, New Church, New North Church, New South Church, the Church of
England Church, the Baptist Meeting, and the Quakers' Meeting.

The conversation in this town is as polite as in most of the cities and
towns in England; many of their merchants having traded in Europe, and
those that stay at home having the advantage of society with travellers;
so that a gentleman from London would think himself at home in Boston,
when he observes the number of people, their furniture, their tables,
their dress, and conversation, which perhaps is as splendid and showy as
that of the most considerable tradesmen in London. Upon the whole,
Boston is the most flourishing town for trade and commerce in all
America. Near six hundred sail of ships have been laden here in a year
for Europe and the British plantations. Here the governor commonly
resides, the general court and assembly meet, the courts of judicature
sit, and the affairs of the whole province are transacted.

The streets are broad and regular; some of the richest merchants have
very stately, well built, convenient houses. The ground on which the
town stands is wonderfully high; and very good water is found all over
it. There are several wharfs built, which jet into the harbour, one of
which is eight hundred feet in length, where large ships with great ease
may load and unload. On one side are warehouses almost the whole length
of the wharf, where the merchants stow their goods; and more than fifty
ships may load and unload there at the same time.

Coming into the city, Mr. Carew was surprised at the grandeur of it; and
seeing a green hill at the end of the great street, much like Glastonbury
Tower, he went up to it, and had a most beautiful prospect of the city
from the top of it, where was placed the mast of a ship, with pullies to
draw up a lighted barrel of tar to alarm the country in case of an
invasion. Going down the hill again he met two drummers, a sergeant, and
several soldiers and marines, who were, by the beat of drum, proclaiming,
that the taverns and shopkeepers might safely credit the soldiers and
marines to a certain value. Some of the soldiers presently knew him,
and, accosting him, persuaded him to go along them to one Mother
Passmore's, a house of rendezvous, where they were very merry together.
While they were drinking, in came Captain Sharp, who commanded them, and
who was an old acquaintance of our hero's. What, Mr. Carew! cried the
captain in a surpris