But The Improvements Have Not Advanced In Proportion To The Buildings; There Is Scarcely A Dozen Lamps In The Whole Town, Which Is Badly Paved, &C.

All the inhabitants agree as to the necessity of establishing a powerful, and energetic government, for the regulation of the town, _somewhere_; but though frequent town meetings have been called, they cannot agree about the _means_.

Something must soon be done, as the nuisances are every day increasing.

Yours sincerely, &c.

Since writing the above, the general assembly has ordered fifty thousand dollars be raised by lottery, which are laid out in paving the town, and clearing the Basin. Two enormous machines have been constructed on the dutch plan, to work with oxen, which make such progress in clearing the channel, that it is expected in a few years it will be sufficiently deep, to admit the largest merchantmen to come up to the wharfs of the town. And since my landing in England, my brother informs me, Baltimore is at last incorporated; a vigorous police established; and improvements are going on with spirit.

* * * * *

_Baltimore, November 27th, 1794._

DEAR SIR,

Yours of the 21st of August I received. - So I find you fall into the commonplace notion of the English, that manufactories are forming here, which will in a short time render all importation of british goods unnecessary. Take my word for it, you have nothing of that kind to fear, whilst the United States have so few inhabitants, and so _much_ of their best land uncultivated.

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