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power of beings who had excited in her 

 mind such horror. She addressed Heaven 

 for protection, and, taking courage, pro- 

 ceeded onward. After travelling three days, 

 she had nearly met with the Indians, as she 

 supposed, that had been sent to Clinch to 

 steal horses; but, providentially hearing 

 their approach, concealed herself among 

 the cane, until the enemy had passed. 

 This giving a fresh alarm, and her mind 

 being filled with consternation, she got 

 lost, proceeding backwards and forwards for 

 several days : at length she reached a river, 

 that seemed to come from the east ; con- 

 cluding it was Sandy river, she accordingly 

 resolved to trace it to its source, which is ad- 

 jacent to the Clinch settlement. After pro- 

 ceeding up the same several days, she came 

 to where the river runs through the great 

 Laurel mountain, where is a prodigious 

 water-fall, and numerous high craggy cliffs 

 along the water edge ; that way seemed 

 impassable the mountain steep and diffi- 

 cult: however, our mournful traveller con- 



