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Ride in, if they could get over the Bar that 

 lies at the Mouth of it^ there were very 

 pleafant Trees on both fides, and all man- 

 ner of Fifti and Fowl in it ^ Parrots were as 

 plenty here as Sparrows are at a Farmer's 

 Barn Door in England at Thraftiing time, 

 and Monkeys like Flocks of Sheep on a 

 Common, but we durft not fire for fear of 

 any Spanijh-Indian mould be looking out 

 and difcover us : About twelve we turn'd 

 into another River on the Right-hand, not 

 fo broad as the other which brought us in- 

 to a Lagoone $ about four we got into it, 

 it being a large Bay ; Land all round us, on- 

 lv fmall Creeks, which carry up us to the 

 Barckadeers or landingPlaces, but no Houfes 

 near you, except it were Huts, which arc 

 built by travelling Indians : We landed a- 

 bout five, at a very muddy Place, having 

 nothing but Swamps to march through, 

 and but one Man could go in the Path, 

 which was but juft cut by the Indians for us 5 

 when we got out of that Path, we came to 

 a River, which was full as bad marching as 

 before,occafion'd by the great Rains defend- 

 ing from the Mountains, it took us fome- 

 times up to the middle, and when out of 

 it, had nothing but Rocks to climb over, 

 and before we came to the Town (as they 

 call it) we croft this River thirty three 

 times in ten Miles March , and in mod: 

 Places it runs fo ftrong, that it is as much 



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