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th [FIGURES] This was also an interesting day to me in
gratifying the sight of the eye we went on to
the perade ground the morning was
plesant. The field was green presenting the appearance
of one of our Paries [prairies] A ridgment of foot
soldiers was on perade one of cavelry one of Artillery
several bands of music. The Artillery showed much
dexterity in the use of the cannon taking to pees their
carriages & putting them together, they were to fire
shot & shells in the Afternoon at a mark but we did
not stay. We visited the woolwich military rotunda
which was interesting in the highest degree. It
contained Arms & instruments of war from almost evry
nation under And a model and representation of nearly
all forts fortifications battle grounds bridges, ships
of war, Armament guns cannons morters moving of
Artillery & baggage waggons from ten to twenty five
horses attached to each, some of the most conspicuos
presentations was , Battle of & many others which gives a good likenes of the
water rocks buildings forts &c After leaveing this
place we walked to passed a large
company who had pitched their tents to play a game
of wicket ball upon a high bet. We went through
the Greenwich Park containing a large number of
chesnut trees & other shrubery their was a large number
of Deer in the Park the bucks horns were growing
out in the velvet, we stoped & dined with
Br Wilson we then took cars rode to
or the borough called upon Br & took tea
Sister accompanied her
who has been totally blind for 2 years to meeting with
us we had a church meeting. Elder
was present who had a trial the week before I address
ed the meeting for about an hour upon principle
I was vary plain concerning the case of Br Albon
At the close I nominated Br to the
office of an Elder which was carried, when
I closed the case of Br was again brought
up for a settlement After some remarks from
Br Elder Albon got up with a heart full
of evil, envy & accusation Acknowledge that what
was brought against him was true & he should
continue on his course preaching baptizing &
ordaining his own way A vote was taken and he
was cut off from the Church once more making
the second time he has been cut of from the
Church. when this was done An evil spirit arose
in the hearts of some of the Priests upon another
subject which I was oblieged to reprove & put
down though it had a tendency to do good in
the end & purge evil out of the hearts of men
our meeting held untill near midnight it was
rather of a stormy meeting taking it all together
ditance of the day 15 mile
on my return home I recived a letter from
Mrs