of John Cockburn, \^ 



fliould take. This is the pleafanteft and moft 

 fruitful Part of the Country, that we favv 

 between the watery Savanna, and the Foot 

 of the Mountains, 



We Ipent moft of this Day in travel- 

 ling through a Wood, where was Variety 

 of Fruit, and at laft came to a great 1 it 

 which we crofTed, and had n^t gone above 

 a Musket- Shot, before we met with an old 

 Range, which, as Night was approaching, 

 proved a great Conveniency for us to lie in; 

 wherefore, we went diredily to leek for 

 Wood, and then made a good Fire, not 

 forgetting to fill our Calabalhes with Wa- 

 ter. This Night there happen'd luch a ter- 

 rible Storm of Wind, Thunder, Light- 

 ning, and Rain, that what with the hi- 

 doius Yelling of wild Beafts, and the falling 

 of huge Trees, occafioned by the Storm, a 

 Man would have thought himfelf in another 

 World ; however, by Morning the Storm 

 ceafed, but the Rain continued as much as 

 ever, fo that there was no travelling for us„ 

 Our greateft Concern now was, that if this 

 Weather held, our Provifions would be all 

 fpent, before we came to the Mountains. We 



had 



