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I patTed by oil my afcent of the river, on the banks 
of the little lake below Charlotia. 
We were received and entertained friendly by the 
Indians, the chief of the village conducting us to a 
grand, airy pavilion in the centre of the village* It 
was four-fquare ; a range of pillars or polls on each 
fide iupporting a canopy compofed of Palmetto 
leaves, woven or thatched together, which fhacjed a 
level platform in the centre, that was afcended to 
from each fide by two ftsps or flights, each about 
twelve inches high, and feven or eight feet in 
breadth, all covered with carpets or mats, curioufly 
woven of fplit canes dyed of various colours. Here 
being feated of reclining ourfelves, after fmoaking 
tobacco, balkets of the cfioiceft fruits were brought 
and fet before us. 
The fields furrounding the towns and groves were 
plentifully ftored with Corn, Citruels> Pumkins, 
Squalhes, Beans, Peas, Potatoes, Peaches, Figs, 
Oranees, &c. 
Towards evening we took our leave, and arrived 
at the (lores before night* having in the courfe of 
the day collected a variety of curious fpecimens of 
vegetables, feeds and roots. 
The company being buiily employed in forming 
their packs of leather and loading the veffel, and I 
being eager to augment my collections during my 
ftay here, I crofled the river with a gang of our 
people, who were tranfporting a party of horfes 
to range in the meadows and plains on the fide oppb- 
fite to the trading-houfe ; we carried them over in 
a large flat or fcow. The river was here above a 
mile wide, but divided into a number of ftreams by 
numerous 
