2 5© 
TRAVELS m 
chap. yin. 
As a loading could not be procured until late in 
the autumn, for the fchooner that was to return to 
Georgia, this circurnftance allowed me time and 
opportunity to continue my excurfions in this land 
of flowers, as well as at the fame time to augment 
my collections of feeds, growing roots, &c. 
I refolved upon another 5 ; little voyage up the 
river; and after refling a few days and refitting my 
bark, I got on board the necelfary (lores, and fur- 
nilhing myfelf with boxes to plant roots in, with 
rny fuzee, ammunition and fifhing tackle, I fet fail, 
and in the evening arrived at Mount RoyaL Next 
morning, being moderately calm and ferene, I fet 
fail with a gentle leading breeze, which delight- 
fully wafted me acrofs the lake to the weft coaft, 
landing on an airy, fandy beach, a pleafant, cool 
fituation, where I parled the night, but not without 
frequent attacks from the mufquitoes ; and next day 
viiited the Great Springs, where I remained until 
the fucceeding day, increafing my collections of fpe- 
cimens, feeds and roots ; and then recrofied the lake 
to the eaftein fhore. This fnore is generally bolder 
and more rocky than the weflern, it being expofed 
to the lafh of the furf r occafioned by the W. and 
N. W. winds, which are briik and conftant from 
nine or ten o'clock in the morning till towards mid- 
night, a! mo ft the year round ; though the" S. winds 
are"con fide table in the fpring, and by fliort inter- 
vals during the fummer and winter ; and the N. E. 
though fometimes very violent in the fpring and 
autumn,, 
