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James Postell, and Major John Postell ; while in the ranks 

 the Huguenot descendants were well represented. Cer- 

 tainly the French exiles had rei^aid the land which gave 

 them refuge, and proved the quality of their loyalty to 

 their adopted country. 

 French Exiled It is significant both as to their rank as citizens and 



for Patriotism " 



loyalty to the American cause, that among the prominent 

 citizens of Charleston who were exiled to Florida by Lord 

 • "Coruwallis were John Mouatt, John Neufville, Ernest 

 Poyiis, Samuel Prioleau, Daniel Bordeaux, Daniel Des- 

 saussure, and Benjamin Postell. The influence of this 

 class of patriots was so feared by the British commander 

 that he was not content to have them paroled at home. 

 In their attitude towards the revolution the Huguenots 

 of South Carolina differed from the majority of those in 

 New England and New York, who were ranked among 

 the Tories. It is not strange that men who had been 

 hospitably welcomed and treated by the representatives 

 of the British government should hold loyally to it as 

 long as its authority endured. 



VII 



In 1701 Mr. John Lawson published ' ' A Journal of a 

 An Early Tliousaud Milcs travelled through several Nations of the 



Description " 



by an English Indians." He thus describes a visit to the first Hugue- 



Traveller ° 



nots who settled in South Carolina : 



The first place we designed for was Santee River, where there is a 

 colony of French Protestants allowed and encouraged by the lords 

 proprietary. As we rowed up the river we found the land towards 

 the mouth scarce anything but a swamp, affording vast cypress trees 

 of which the French make canoes, that will carry fifty or sixty barrels. 

 There being a strong current in Santee River caused us to make but 

 small way with our oars. With hard rowing we got that night to 

 * Monsieur Eugee's (Huger's) house, which stands about fifteen miles 

 up the river, being the first Christian dwelling we met with in that 

 settlement, and were very courteously received by him and his wife. 

 Many of the French follow a trade with the Indians, living very con- 



