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he could, by fending fome trufty negroes with me, and wiihed 

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

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

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

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

 ihould be inadequate to the talk, as in a fliort time we fiiould be" 

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

 the mountain, I knew I muft be under the neceflity of carrying- 

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

 obftru6lions we might naturally expedt, I -fhould -at leaft 

 require two days to accomplifh it. , ■ i 



Yij examining the fide of the mountain towards me with a- 

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

 ceived they were covered great part of the way W'ith. thick 

 wood ; yet 1 hoped, with a little cutting, I fliould be able tO'^ 

 fcramble through them. I appointed next mornings to begin 

 my route by one of thefe ridges. 



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

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

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

 as to defend us in cafe we fliould be attacked by Caribbees or* 

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

 a little before feven in the morning. To get to either of-the^ 

 ridges, we found we had a rock to olimb above forty feet' 

 high: it was with great difficulty we fcrambled up, affift^^ 

 ing one another in the beft manner we could ; here we. found iti 

 necefiary to contrail: our baggage* After gettjngup this rock,i 

 I foiind myfelf in the bottom of a narrovv and deep ravin. 

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

 ground on its fides, with tobacco grovi^ing. ' This I conjee* •' 

 tured was the -habitation- of fome Caribbees; but I wasmuchi 



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