oD 
p- 4 
n the ac ‘of February fome fas Trees and fmaller 
Pais Be rors the Woods with their Bloffoms, yet the Spring makes 
w progrefs till Ae Gecialian of April, when it advances fud- 
and Ji, it rains not often ‘bat vehemently, with 
ery loud thunder, which produces: numerous 
{plit from ee to peace but as 
ea it rains in great 5 dae 
ight ‘er three weeks, overflowing oe the Savannah 
round: at which time there appears wild Fo ae of 
various ee eee! of the vada kinds, hich retire at the 
fall of t 
Ufu Sy or once in about feven years thefe rains are attended w 
violent ftorms and ce © which 
the time of t 
ee oi between ae 
nas Me fatne 
by Heprre h Carolina hou affect all the 
cle “of Florida, yer t a further a they p pr oceed, fo much the 
more they decreafe in ay fury, Virgini t having often much 
- ic, and North of that ftill leis. Though thefe hurricanes are 
Gane 
ie 1713, the winds reoel fo furioufly, that it drove the Sea into 
Charles-Town, aging much the fortifications, whofe refiftance 
it was thought preferved the town. Som e uated houfes, 
ot far from the Sea, were undermined anh ied away with 
the anpaeita Ships ie frem their anchors far with 
gn Lan 5 particularly a Sloop in North pes was drove three 
eniles over Marfhes into ie ee S. othe like manner 
was dr and, ged in pee two Trees, the 
hull of which in that fituation 1 faw fome years after; and 
to the beft of m he keel was ten or twelve feet 
above the ground: This Jaft was in Listhera, one of the Bahama 
iflands. 
In Woods of Pine Trees are eens feen glades or a 
eccafioned by the fall ont site 
ich lie proftrate oe : ie 
which is formed a aes ae avenue an ie 
‘wide, more or lefs, and forne miles long: Thele are Sia the 
effe&s of violent gufts of wind. 
Thofe parts of Carolina not always exempt from 
C 
fogs; but the upper parts at ie ieee are feldom otherwife than 
feren 
i Febrasa ary and March the Inhabitants have a cuftom of punning 
oe Ww ‘een which caufes fach a contin a fm ae that not Mes 
ine the caufe, it might be imagined to proceed from fog, 
foual cicknes in nthe alr: Likewife the faoke of the Tar- kilns 
contribute not , and poffeffes them with 
an M opines ae oe ee Add to thefe, an ann ee 
cuftom of the Silane in their huntings, of fetting the Woods 
fire ee miles in extent. 
v rthern Continent of America is much colder ae eet 
parts of Hurope which are parallel to it in Latitude 
dent from the mortal effects the frofts have on ie ee s 
Virginia, that grow and ftand the Winters in a though 15 
Degrees more N 3 and what more confirms this 
the violent 
and fudden freezing of large Rivers, as before-mention ad: 
Admitting from thefe Sania see :: ae ce uel part 
of our Iftand the frofts are more than 
will then appear t e inter rs in Virginia, hough in the Lati- 
tude of 37 Degrees North, and parallel. with the Sou art 
He are as cold as e North Part of oo nd, which-is in the 
This-great difparity of Climate holds ae our Northern 
Colonies: Newfoundland, and the South o of Hudfon’ » being not 
itable for cold, neues in the Latitude of the a Parts of 
ithou 
yet ae their ill effects caufe a defile ms 
which Countries in ee fame Latitude 
and 
in Europe are bleffed with, fick as Wine, Oil, Dates, Oranges 
many things impatient of pate a 
There has indeed of late n fome efforts towards the making 
of Wine both in Virginia and (aaa 3 the fuccefs of which, time 
will difcover. 
ome Oranges there are sie ae ais but in the Maritime Parts 
only. I ee faw nor hea s from Salt 
Water. Such is the ai See 
Maritime (Parts, and thofe lying diftant fro 
ferve toi Ei {trate. 
m ie Seq, as the fol- 
ech kisa natro w flip and in Vir, 4g having the Sea on 
one fide, ar the Bay of aA on ae Here I faw rid. 
frees, with trunks ‘of a large fize, and off pie years Handing, 
withou 
Quoi que les bois y foyent ornés des leurs de quelques ae & des 
dh se in au commencement de Kévrier, le Printemps A ay pe 
€s jufques vers le Senne @ Avril; @ a les 
ge frien J font tout ee du, ¢ 
pleu ment, mal. 2 dan 5 mois de Mai, as _ , & 
23 illet ; re ces pluyes font acomgn . beaucoup diel , Sde 
tonnerres affrenx, qui fendent un grand nombre d’arbres, Hie le baut 
Jufqu'au bas; mais coms me he - ays oft peu pupir, les babitans Sont rare- 
ment expofes aux effets 
Vers la fin de Lg ou ye $4 2, Bhat ordinairement guane ale 
= es bli de Lee 
x 
eon lors par yoitre des oifeaus 
baffes font 
: fave a S e) “pli leurs efpe ie, . oe ie 9 ee aquatiques, qui fe 
tg ean ent a bai aiffer. 
a ip 
is et 
Pou 
de vine ofa oe qui arrivent communément vers le 
te ee des erga fee qui font de fi aie wn cles dans les ile: oe 
tilles & Caribes a Wy Ws iffent étre caufes p 
ee ou eae de ie caufe. Ces ae vafibl iffent confi late 
iba it de la Caroline & quot qu w ils 7 mit toute la cb 
Plori a ae 4 Vers 
e Nor: 3 la en wen étant 4 
a 
. ee ae ces es ouragans ne nee an pe [oven 
@ la Car iolen 
i vents - ve néanmoins d, ne au mois a Septe mate os lok 
1713. qwils poufferent la Mer jufques dans Charles-Tow 
magerent confi idrablome ft les forests, 2 a a i spac defyulles oat palin 
hua /, 7 
ville, les bOr FCLILD basy 
& voifin nes & la Mer, Sfurent fate par ie fondemens, & entrainges avec 
les habitans. Des en 
avant oe oer terres’ ; co dans la Caroline ape une ne cbaloipe en 
particulier fut ck 
al) ille par 
deff uses smarais. Ui re fi pareill pouffee d i & demeu 
a4 On pen A ], 
t lques années apres , & autant qu ‘le om se la quille en étoit 
i ne des ile. 
t douze p t Ilathere, une des iles de 
Lf 
ama. 
On voit fouvent dans des foréts e Pare des claivieres, ou places é entiere- 
ment découvertes ee oa es te des ui demenrent eee du méme 
cote, ce qui form ue droi Wen ey plus 
ou moins, Pf de ees mille de re ey ce font encore la me effets des 
violens coups dev 
Cett ve Das arte ae & es Be as voifine de la Mer, weft pas tou- 
la partie haute du pays eft rarement. 
fans un air ae 
contume de 
& a Mars, ce qiti caufe une Se ona que ceux qui Wen 
7 
hi uler 
“ou dune Daa a a pains al air. La fumée des fourneaux a 
ee 
goudron ne contr, mn plus a & tromper les étrangers, & a les 
prévenir contre aie oe ac nae 3 aquoi il faut ajouter une coutume. 
a kaa es Indiens ee don leurs chaffes, de mettre le feu a des 
ee Bh Yfreurs miles a éte 
nent Seplentional pe ? Améti ique, ds yeas ie a gue ei 
d, fee e latitid ae. ie, 
dela ae 
norte ie les ae Hi oduifent fur Nee curs pla i 
re 77h iftent a P Fiv 
qua a fe srowwe encore oy trmné + shes Heme 
par la rapidite & ee 
vivieres y geloient. 
En admettant donc ae ces circonftances, que dans la partie la plus 
oe ke de la Grande Brétagne - gelées ne font p 
que dans la Virginie, “gerd que, git ¢ cel 
Liitade Spina & fous les on poral es Gi 
dionale d’Efpagne, les Hiss font néanmoins auf froids quan 
d’Ecofle, qui ye au 
lus ae Viral 
Cette Loe ‘di ifiren on climat fe maintient ~ toutes nos colenies 
ord: Vile d e Neuve, & le Midi de 2 ue ed Nae 
sababitables a oe i froid ie que dailleurs | 
a partie Méridionale d’ Angle 
uoi que les oe de e Care in e & de la eee ve De fréquonment 
interrompues par des interv temps plus be wd, ¢ pe ae fs 
ey oe ces pays de plufieurs prota 5 utiles, file Spay. 
a Eu ee qui se ‘fous Va mime patents nie ye vin  p ini te ne a 
rang WA 
Meéri- 
Nord 
ne dag de latitude, ¢eft-a-dire de vingt degrés 
Sf fe fain vin 
as le ‘eas nous Bae ie ee 
Ta Caroline; mais ce n’ eft que de les pare 
pthc Vly = gale ive is ily a ee une 2 fee Y dix 
milles de la Mer; 
entre eles contrées Leta wo) celles ge fos loin fa la ae D exemple fui 
Vani MOnLV era t ét (4 mieux ite ce Gu ej avance. 
ly a en Virginie une sis teroite ales re, nommée Accoma ck, qui 
er un (ote, @ le 
a la Me oe Chefa oF de Pautre. 
pehien cote des figuiers, don « ee 
JJ vis du 
fort 
anciens, 
Sans 
