Edited by David H. Wallace Ulrich Wertmuller's "beautiful painting of Danae in the act of being seduced by Jupiter in the form of shower of gold" and noted that it was sold for 1500 dollars. Dunlop and Buchan started for New York City on the 24th of June, 1811, and it is at this point that we pick up Dunlop's narrative.] The novelty of a steam boat induced us to prefer that mode of conveyance to New York, for which we departed on the 24th. In a country so much intersected with rivers as America is, these boats are of great utility, affording an easy, expeditious & cheap way of travelling. They are to be found on almost every river of consequence and altho between this and New York there is a land passage of 30 miles between the Delaware and Raritan, yet the communication offers every day much cheaper & easier than the uncomfortable vehicles used as mails. These boats are from 80 to 120 feet long, very handsomely modelled and those on the North River accommodate upwards of one hundred and fifty people, each of whom with a bed. The apartment of the ladies is farthest aft, then the gentlemen's cabin, and at the bow the steerage, between which and the gentlemen's cabin there is a space allotted for the steam engine, which is contracted into as small a compass as possible. This engine turns a water wheel on each side of the boat which in breadth is something similar to those used in England in water mills; the velocity of the boat depends much on the power of the engine; and it requires a great purchase to propel it against the tides which run with a strong current in the American rivers. The common medium used I understood was equal to the strength of 11 horses. The proprietors provide the passengers with dinner &c. for which the charge is moderate and one may procure liquors of every description, which are kept for the convenience of the travellers. The banks of the Delaware above Philadelphia are handsomely adorned with country seats, to which the inhabitants retire in summer. The cities of Burlington on the Jersey side and Bristol on the opposite one are populous and thriving places. We disembark from this boat at Bordentown, a small village on the Jersey side, at the head of the navigation of the Delaware. Here we found half a dozen of stage coaches awaiting us, which conveyed all the passengers & luggage to Brunswick, a populous and extensive city on the banks of the Raritan River and about 36 miles from Bordentown. On the road we oass Trenton, the capital of New Jersey, in the neighborhood of which Washington gained a victory over the British troops. The bridge over the Delaware at Trenton is said to be the handsomest in America; near to it the expatriated French General Moreau resides.1 1Jean Victor Moreau (1763-1813), who was exiled for conspiring against Napoleon. After living near Trenton from 1805 to 1813, he entered the Russian service and was mortally wounded at the Battle of Dresden in August 1813. 267