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zephyrs that pass over it, born of the not distant ocean, borrow 
perfumes from its aromatic trees, its spicy bowers and sweet- 
scented flowers. 
The State of Georgia, as a token of gratitude to General 
Nathaniel Greene, of revolutionary fame and memory, conveyed 
to him one-half of the island. He died too soon to derive-much 
benefit from a gift which reflected back a pleasing lustre upon 
the donors. The General’s widow married a wealthy man by 
the name of Miller, who made the island his home and spent his 
money most lavishly in erecting a palatial mansion, opening 
splendid drives, laying out the grounds, and adorning them with 
all the choice trees and flowers that are found or can be made to 
live in the vicinity of the tropics. 
The place is called ‘‘ Dungenness.”” Upon the island are the 
remains of ‘‘ Light Horse Harry Lee,” one of the heroes of 1776, 
and the father of General Lee, the Commander-in-Chief of the 
late Confederate armies. Excursion parties visit Dungenness 
from Fernandina frequently, and in the future it will no doubt 
grow-in popular favor. We visited the island the present year 
but defer, for the present, a more particular description of it. 
The Bridgeton made a detour for the purpose of stopping at 
St. Mary, situated near the mouth of the river of that name 
which constitutes in part the dividing line between Georgia and 
Florida. In the palmy days of the Georgia planters St. Mary 
was quite a place of fashionable summer resort, and considerable 
money was spent upon its docks, avenues, buildings and gardens. 
But it suffered severely during the war, its docks and warehouses 
were destroyed, and not much remains to indicate what it has 
been. Its climate, cooled by the ocean, is said to be very fa- 
vorable to health. 
Our steamer stopped at Fernandina just long enough to enable 
us to ride through its streets, upon one of which we were pleased 
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