l8 Mr. Anderson's Account of a 



he could, by fending fome trulliy negroes with me, and wiihed' 

 he was able to go with me himfelf. This was a kind offer to 

 ine, in my then fituation, as negroes were what I only wanted, 

 having only one boy belonging to Dr. Young with me. I 

 knew, if I had great difficulties in the woods, he and I both 

 fhoujd be inadequate to the talk, as in a fhort time we fhould be 

 ic wearied as to be unable to proceed : from what I had feen of 

 the mountain, I knew I muft be tuider the neceffity of carrying- 

 water with me; and from the great diftance to the top, and' 

 obitrudions w^e might naturally expe6l, I fhould at leaft 

 require two days to accomplifh it. 



By examining the fide of the mountain towards me with a 

 good glafs, I imagined I faw two ridges 1 might get up. I per- 

 ceived they were covered great part of the way with thick 

 wood; yet 1 hoped, with a little cutting, I fliould be able to 

 , fcramble through them. I appointed next morning to begin, 

 my route by one of thefe ridges. 



February 26, 1784, I left Mr. Maloune's about fun-rife,, 

 with two flout negroes and Dr. Young's boy ; each of us hav- 

 ing a good cutlafs, as well to clear our way through the woods, 

 as to defend us in caf6 we fhould be attacked by Carlbbees or/ 

 run-away negroes. We arrived at the bottom of the mountain 

 a little before {tVQU. in the morning. To get to either of the^ 

 ridges, we found we had a rock to climb above forty feet 

 high: it was with great difficulty we fcrambled up, affifl-?- 

 ing one another in the befl manner we could ; here we found it' 

 neceiihry to contra<!:l: our baggage. After getting up this rock,. 

 I found myfelf in the bottom of a narrovy and -deep ravin.. 

 Having afcended this ravin a little way, I faw fome cleared , 

 ground on Its fides, with tobacco growing. This I conjec- 

 tured: was the habitation of fome Caribbees; but I was much, 



^: . furprifed 



