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windward iide ; and having collected a quantity of 
wood, fufficient to keep up a fire during the night, 
I ftruck one up in front, and fpreading fkins on 
the ground, and upon thefe placing a blanket, one 
half I lay down upon, turning the other over me 
for a covering. 
The dorm came up, with a furious wind and 
tremendous thunder and lightning, from the oppo- 
fite N. W. coaft, but luckily for me, little rain 
fell, and I refted very well. But as the wind next 
morning blew very frefh, right in upon the more, 
there was no porfibility of moving, with fafety, 
from my prefent fituation. I however arofe to 
reconnoitre the ground round about my habita- 
tion, being roufed by the report of a niufket not 
far off. I had not left fight of my encampment, 
following a winding path through a grove of Live 
Oak, Laurel (Magn. grandiflora) and Sapindus, 
before an Indian ftepped out of a thicket, and 
croifed the path jufl before me, having a large 
turkey cock flung acrofs his moulders : he faw 
me, and ftepping up and fmiling, fpoke to me in 
Englifh, bidding me good morning. I faluted him 
witn * It's well, brother," led him to my camp, 
and treated him with a dram. This friendly In- 
dian informed me that he lived at the next planta- 
tion, employed as a hunter. I alked him how far 
it was to the houfe ; he anfwered about half a mile 
by land, and invited me to go there, telling me 
that his matter was a very good, kind man, and 
would be glad to lee me. I replied, that I would, 
if my boat and effects in the mean time could be 
fafe. He faid that he would immediately return 
to the houfe, and acquaint his mailer with it, who 
would fend trully negroes to bring my velfei round 
the 
