To this, if you add the increase and settlement of their children since that time, each of which have their particular houses, or dwelling places, being settled npon so many respective lots and parcels of ground, the present number of inhabitants, comprehending young and old of both sexes, amounts to very near 400 persons. There is a dozen of houses near the church, standing pretty close to one another, whic h makes that place a sort of town ; the remainder of the houses and settlements are dispersed up and down as far as the above said GOOO acres of land could bear. Nay, besides those, there were several other French families members of

a New York MSS. from archives at Fuluam, vol. i, pp. 665-6-7-8. illawks.)

THE TOWN OF NEW ROCHELLE.

New Rorhclle settled without its bounds. They are little, or not at all, improved in their fortunes ; at-.d, a few tailors and shoemakers excepted, they live upon the produce of their own land.

There is no church near or about New Rochellc, save one which from the one side of its bounds is three miles distant, and from the other side seven miles distant ; and divine service is no oftcner performed in it than once in a month, or twelve times in a year. Travelling is in all seasons difficult in this country, it being very rough and uneven -- full of rocks and stones, hills, valleys, creeks, loose and bad bridges. The Fall is attended with great showers, and the Winter witli ice, snow, and exceeding sharp winds.