lO TRAVELS THROUGH 



cious treafures : they were to be found by cul- 

 tivation, which is the mother and nurfe of all 

 mankind, and the riches of countries. 



We were obliged to keep along the coaft of 

 Florida^ and on the thirty-feventh day of our 

 voyage we were near Louifiana. Unhappily for 

 us, a violent ftorm expofed us to the danger of 

 perifhing, and obliged us to go towards Cuha^ 

 where, not finding the fquadron, we imagined 

 the Englifh had raifed the fiege ; but we were 

 going to deliver ourfelves up into their hands, 

 as fhall appear from the fequel. 



We refolved to touch at the Havannah in or- 

 der to take in provifions, which we were in 

 want of, and likewife a coafting pilot. We 

 came to the road on the eighth of September 

 1762, hoifted a flag, and fired feveral cannons 

 to call afTiftance, but were furprifed to fee no- 

 body come \ however, approaching more and 

 more, and jufl as we were entering into the 

 port, we faw Cafile Moro almoil demolifhed, 

 which made us take a refolution to launch our 

 boat with fome officers, to go upon difcovery *, 

 our canoe luckily met with a Spanifh halandra^ 

 or fmall vefTel, going out of the harbour, hav- 

 ing fome families of that nation on board, with 

 a paffport from the Englijh governor, Lord Alhe- 



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