rew, whom the young lad
pointed out to him. When he came up to him, he kindly said that he was
heartily sorry for his misfortunes, but that we were all liable to them,
that they happened by the will of God, and therefore it was our duty to
submit to them with patience and resignation; then, pulling out his
pocket-book, he gave him three or four pounds of that county paper-money.
Mr. Carew returned him thanks with all the marks of the most lively
gratitude, and Mr. Whitfield wishing him well to England, went away
singing psalms with those that were about him; and we make no doubt but
Mr. Carew joined with them in the melody of the heart for the good
success he had had with Mr. Whitfield.

From hence Bampfylde was only seven miles to the city of Philadelphia,
which is one of the finest in all America, and one of the best laid out
cities in the world. It is the capital of Pennsylvania, and, were it
full of houses and inhabitants, according to the proprietor's plan, it
would be a capital fit for a great empire; yet it is a large city,
considering its late foundation, most commodiously situated between two
navigable rivers, the Delaware and Schuylkill. He designed the town in
form of an oblong square, extending two miles in length from one river to
the other. The long streets, eight in number, and two miles in length,
he cut in right angles by others of one mile in length, and sixteen in
number, all straight and spacious. He left proper spaces for markets,
parades, quays, meeting-houses, schools, hospitals, and other public
buildings. There are a great number of houses, and it increases every
day in buildings, which are all carried on regularly, according to the
first plan. The city has two fronts on the water, one on the east side
facing to Schuylkill, and the other on the west, facing the Delaware,
which is near two miles broad, and navigable three hundred miles, at
least for small vessels. The eastern part is the most populous, on
account of the Schuylkill, which is navigable eight hundred miles above
the falls. We have observed, that each front of the street was to be two
miles from river to river, as it was at first laid out; but one cannot
suppose that it is finished in that manner. The streets that run against
the Schuylkill are three quarters of a mile in length; the houses are
stately, the wharfs and warehouses numerous and convenient. This city
flourished so much at first, that there were near a hundred h