234 June 1749. 



The laft of the high weflern mountains 

 is called Butterbill, after which the coun- 

 try between the mountains grows more fpa- 

 cious. The farms became very numerous, 

 and we had a profped: of many corn-fields, 

 between the hills : before we paued thefe 

 hills we had the wind in our face, and we 

 could only get forward by tacking, which 

 went very flow, as the river was hardly a 

 mufket-fhot in breadth. Afterwards we 

 cafl: anchor, becaufe we had both wind and 

 tide againft us. 



Whilst we waited for the return of 

 tide and the change of wind, we went on 

 fhore. 



Ttie Saffafras-tree (Lawns Sajfqfras) 

 and the chefnut-tree grows here in great 

 abundance. I found the tulip-tree (Li- 

 riodendron tultprfera) in fome parts of the 

 wood, as likewife the Kahnia latifolia, 

 which was now in full biolTom ; though 

 the flowers were already withering. 



Some time after noon the wind arofe 

 from South-well:, which being a fair wind, 

 we weighed anchor, and continued our 

 voyage. The place where we lay at anchor, 

 was juft the end of thofe fteep and amazing 

 high mountains : their height is very ama- 

 zing; they coniift of grey rock itone, 

 and clofe to them, on the more, lay a van: 



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