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board his veffel, and we proceeded for the fort, en- 
countering fome harfh treatment from thorny thick- 
ets, and prickly vines. However we reached the 
fort in the evening. The commander was out in the 
foreft, hunting. My companion being tired, or in- 
dolent, betook himfelf to reft, while I made a tour 
round the fouth point of the ifland, walking the 
fhelly paved fea beach, and picking up novelties. I 
had not gone above a mile before I came up to a 
roebuck, lying flain on the fands ; and hearing the 
report of a gun, not far off, and fuppofing it to be 
from the captain of the fort, whom I expected foon 
to return to take up his game, I retired to a little 
diftance, mounted the fand hills, and fat down, en- 
joy ing a fine profpect of the rolling Billows and 
foaming breakers, beating on the oar, and north 
promontory of Amelia Me, oppofite to me. The 
captain of the fort foon came up, with a flain buck 
on his moulders. We hailed each other, and re- 
turned together to the fort, where we were well 
treated, and next morning, at my requeft, the 
captain obligingly fet us over, landing us fafely on 
Amelia. After walking through a fpacious foreft 
of Live Oaks and Palms,, ^and cromng a creek that 
ran through a narrow fait marfti, I and my fellow 
traveller arrived fafe at the plantation, where the 
agent, Mr, Egan, received us very politely and hof~ 
pitably. This gentleman is a very intelligent and 
able planter, having already greatly improved the 
eftate, particularly in the cultivation of indigo. 
Great part of this ifland confifts of excellent hom- 
mocky land, which is the foil this plant delights in, 
as well as cotton, corn, batatas, and almoft every 
other efculent vegetable. Mr. Egan politely rode 
with me over great part of the ifland. On 
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