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& watered by the stream of the [illegible?]
we had the town of Coblence, standing on the banks of the river,
& two [illegible?] each possessing a convent. Behind the town
to the left were the remains of the Chartreuse, crowning a height,
adorned with vineyards, & orchards [illegible?] the plain before us were
spread more than thrity villages & every point of the
circle presented some new & interesting beauty to the
eye. The principal part of the commerce at Coblence consists
in transporting the merchandise of the Rhine up the Moselle or
vice versa. The Moselle takes its [illegible?] in the Mt. Vosges & begins
to be navigable at Metz. The view from the bridge at Coblence
is beautiful. The tomb of the brave F. General Marceau, who
perished at Altenkirchen in covering the retreat of Jourdan,

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