234 June 1749. 



THE laft of the high weftern mountains 

 is called Butterhill, after which the coun- 

 try between the mountains grows more fpa- 

 cious. The farms became very numerous, 

 and we had a profpedt of many corn-fields, 

 between the hills : before we pafled 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 

 mulket-fhot in breadth. Afterwards we 

 caft 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. 



THE Saffhfras'tree (Laurus Saffafras) 

 and the chefnut-t ree grows here in great 

 abundance. I found the tulip- tree (Li- 

 riodendron tulipifera) in fome parts of the 

 wood, as likewife the Kalmia latifolia, 

 which was now in full bloflbm ; though 

 the flowers were already withering. 



SOME time after noon the wind arofe 

 from South-weft, 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 confift of grey rock ftone, 

 and clofe to them, on the fhore, lay a vaft 



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