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houfe being mo ft conveniently fituated at the 

 landing place on the bank of the river, we are 

 happy to avail ourfelves of the liberal offer of 

 the governor, and to make his manfion our 

 refting place, and point of rendezvous, in our 

 occafional vifits to the town. 



To fpeak of the fumptuous day we had 

 at Mr. Blair's were to throw an air of doubt 

 upon my former notes regarding the paucity 

 of frefh provifions in thefe colonies. But let 

 it be remembered that individuals of large 

 eftate may find the means of procuring a 

 mod ample fupply, for their own table, al- 

 though the colony may not furnifh an over- 

 plus to fend to the public market : and, in-* 

 deed, at Berbifche frefh animal food is pro- 

 vided for the troops more frequently than 

 we have yet been able to procure it at De-? 

 marara. 



Mr. Blair is one of the mod opulent 

 planters in thefe colonies, and, not difliking 

 the good things of life himfelf, he has aflerrw 

 bled them at his place of refidence in fuffi- 

 cient fupply to enable him to treat his friends, 

 with the mod fumptuous liberality, He ia 



