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TRAVELS lit 
friend and benefactor ; and taking an affectionate 
and final leave of the worthy C. M'Latche and the 
whole trading company, we fet fail in a neat little 
fchooner for Frederica in Georgia, about the laft of 
September. We had a pleafant and profperous 
voyage down the grand river St. Juan's, frequently 
vifiting the plantations on the banks of the river 9 
efpeciaily at fuch times as oppofed by contrary 
winds ; and according to promife did not neglect 
calling on the generous and friendly Mr. Marmall 
who received me fo politely, and treated me with 
fuch unparalleled friendfhip and hofpitality, when 
afcending the river alone laft fpring. 
We never once went out to fea during the. 
voyage ; for when we had defcended the river be- 
low the Cow -ford, we entered the found by a chan- 
nel between Fort George ifland and the main, 
through which we pafled, and continued failing be- 
tween the fea coaft iflands and the main to Frederica 
on St. Simon's. 
On my arrival at Frederica, I was again, as ufual, 
friendly received and accommodated by the excel- 
lent John Spalding, Efq. ; and here learning that the 
honourable Henry Lawrens, Efq. had a large fhip 
loading at Sunbury for Liverpool, I determined to 
embrace fo favourable an offer for conveying my 
collections to Europe ; and hearing at the fame time 
that Mr. Lawrens was daily expected in a veffel of 
his own, at his plantations on Broton Ifland and 
New Hope, in order to take a loading of rice for 
the cargo of the fhip at Sunbury, I transported my 
collections to Broton ; where meeting with Mr. 
Lawrens, he generoufly permitted me to put my 
things on board his veffel, and gave me room with 
himfelf 
