NORTH AMERICA. 
75 
Corn (Zea) and Potatoes (Convolv. Batata) were 
greatly advanced in growth, and promifed a plen- 
tiful crop. The Indigo made in Eaft Florida is 
efteemed altnoft equal to the bdl Spanifh, efpeci- 
ally that fort, which they call Flora. Mr. Mar- 
fhall prefented me with a fpecimen of his own ma- 
nufacture, at this plantation : it was very little, if 
any, inferior to the befl PrufTian blue. 
In the morning following, intimating my inten- 
tions of proceeding on my voyage, Mr. Marfhall 
again importuned me to flay ; but I obtained his 
confent to depart, on my promifing to vifit him 
at my return to Georgia. After breakfail 1 there- 
fore took my leave, attended to the more bv 
feveral flaves, loaded with ammunition and pro- 
viiions, which my friend had provided for me. 
On my expreffing fome difficulty in receiving fo 
large a fhare of his bounty, he civilly replied, 
that it was too little to mention, and that, if I had 
continued with him a day or two longer, he mould 
have had time to have ferved me in a much better 
manner. 
Taking my leave of Mr. Marfhall, 1 again em- 
barked alone on board my little vefTel, and blefled 
with a favourable fteady gale, I fet fail. The 
clay was extremely pleafant ; the late thunder florin 
had purified the air, by difuniting and diffipating 
the noxious vapours. The falling of heavy fhow- 
ers r with thunder and.brifk winds, from the cool 
regions of the N. W. contributes greatly towards 
reftoring the falubrity of the air, and purity of 
the waters, by precipitating the putrefcent fcum, 
that riles from the bottom, and floats upon the 
furface, near the mores of the rivers, in thefe 
fouthem climates, during the hot feafons. The 
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