of North Carolina. 255 



We have no frontier Towti in North-Carolina, which is an 

 advantage in not being so continually alarm'd by the Enemy, 

 and what has been accounted a detriment to us, proves one 

 of the greatest advantages any People cou'd wish or desire. 

 This Country being Fenced with a Sound near ten Leagues 

 over in some Places, through which, although there be Water 

 enough for as large Ships to come in at, as any part hitherto 

 seated in both Carolinas; yet the difficulty of that Sound to 

 Strangers hinders them from Hostilities against us, so that 

 this natural Bull-work proves very advantagious to us in 

 securing us from our Enemies. 



Our distance from the Sea likewise rids us from two 

 curses or Plagues which attend most other parts of America, 

 viz. the Muslceto's, and the water Wood-worms, that eat Ships 

 bottoms. Whereas at Bath and Eden-town, there is no such 

 thing known, and as for Musketo's we are very little troubled 

 with them, except it be in low Marshes, and near the Salt- 

 waters, which are only habitations for wild Beasts, Birds, 

 and Snakes of various kinds. The vast quantities likewise 

 of Fish that this great Sound or W^ater supplies us with, 

 when ever we take the pains to Fish for them, is another 

 considerable advantage not to be met with so commodiously in 

 any part of America as in this Province. 



As for the Climate (as I observed) we generally enjoy a 

 very wholesome and serene Sky, and a pure and thin Air, the 

 Wether seldom proving so overcast or Cloudy but we have 

 the blessing of the warm Sun, except it be in Winter, and 

 then as soon as the South and West-winds begin to blow, the 

 Horizon immediately clears up and restores the light of the 

 Sun. The Weather in Suynmer is very pleasant, being con- 

 tinually refreshed with cool reviving Breezes from all Quar- 

 ters except the South, which is very sultry. 



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