by Goat-Island.]

At Manchester they took lodgings at the Eagle Tavern, and hastened
immediately to the Falls; their steps were guided by the mighty roaring.
In a few minutes Alida and her company stood near the precipice, and saw
before them the immense mass of water which rushes with a tremendous
noise into the frightful abyss below. It is impossible to describe the
scene, and the pen is too feeble to delineate the simultaneous feelings
of our insignificance on the one hand, with those of grandeur and
sublimity on the other, which agitate the human breast at the sight of
this stupendous work of nature, which rivals that of all other
countries, in grandeur, beauty and magnificence. We can only gaze,
admire and adore. The rocks on both sides are perpendicular, but there
is a wooden staircase which leads to the bed of the river.

[_Travels_:

At Manchester, we took lodgings at the Eagle Tavern, and hastened
immediately to the Falls: our steps were guided by their mighty
roaring. In a few moments we stood near the precipice, and saw
before us the immense mass of water which rushes with a tremendous
noise into the frightful abyss below. It is impossible to describe
the scene, and the pen is too feeble to delineate the simultaneons
feelings of insignificence and grandeur which agitate the human
breast at the sight of this stupendous work of nature! We can only
gaze, admire, and adore. The rocks on both sides are perpendicular,
but there is a wooden staircase which leads to the bed of the
river.]

They descended, but in consequence of the drizzly rain which is produced
by the foam of the water, they had by no means so fine a prospect from
below as they anticipated. On this account, therefore, they soon again
ascended and satisfied themselves by looking from above upon this
sublime and majestic sight. As they returned, full of these mighty
impressions, to the Eagle Tavern, they found to their great joy a fine
opportunity to speak of the grandeur and magnificence they had just
beheld. There was another party just arrived from New-York, to render
homage to this great natural curiosity.

[_Travels_:

We descended, but in consequence of the drizzly rain which is
produced by the foam of the water, we had by no means so fine a
prospect from below as we anticipated. On this account, therefore,
we soon ascended and satisfied ourselves by looking from above upon
this sublime and majestic