. Boston, Mass. A brief description of ye ancient town, and also of the best way to get there. Together with an account of the foundation of the publick schools. Illustrated with artiftick engravings . s, lately built by theGovernment of the United States, at a great ex-penfe, and defends Bofton Harbour. It is a regular,ftrong, enclofed work; the ramparts of ftone andbrick, with a magazine, fortrefs, barracks, andother buildings; commenced in the year 1800, andwere completed in 1803. The view of the town, as it is approached fromthe fea, is truly beautiful and picturefque. It liesin a circular
. Boston, Mass. A brief description of ye ancient town, and also of the best way to get there. Together with an account of the foundation of the publick schools. Illustrated with artiftick engravings . s, lately built by theGovernment of the United States, at a great ex-penfe, and defends Bofton Harbour. It is a regular,ftrong, enclofed work; the ramparts of ftone andbrick, with a magazine, fortrefs, barracks, andother buildings; commenced in the year 1800, andwere completed in 1803. The view of the town, as it is approached fromthe fea, is truly beautiful and picturefque. It liesin a circular and pleafingly irregular form roundthe harbour, and ornamented with fpires, abovewhich the Monument of Beacon Hill rifes, whichis now, however, overtopped by the new StateHoufe. On the bafe of the Monument are in-fcriptions, commemorating some of the moftremarkable events of the late war. Beacon Hillis the higheft ground on the peninfula, and affordsa delightful and extenfive profpect. The Commonbelow it contains about forty-five acres alwaysopen to refrefhing breezes; on its eaft fide is theMall, a very pleafant walk about 500 yards inlength, adorned with rows of trees, to which an9 [addition. Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market. addition of about loo yards has been lately River and Weft Bofton bridges are highlyufeful and ornamental to Bofton; both are onCharles River, which mingles its waters with thofeof the Myftic River, in Bofton harbour. Seven Free Schools are fupported here at thepublic expenfe, in which the children of everyclafs of citizens may freely affociate number of fcholars is computed at about 900,of which 160 are taught Latin, etc. There arebefides thefe many private fchools. The principalfocieties in the Commonwealth hold their meet-ings in this town, and are, the Marine Societ)-,American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Maffa-chufetts Charitable Society, Bofton Epifcopal Char-itable Society, Maffachufetts Hiftorical Society,
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