KORTH AMERICA* 
373 
CHAP. V. 
Being returned from the Cherokee country to 
Dartmouth, I underftood that the company of ad- 
venturers for Weft Florida were very forward in 
their preparations, and would be ready to fet off in 
a few weeks, fo that I had hut a little time allowed 
me to make provifion and equip myfelf for the prole- 
cution of fo long and hazardous a journey. 
Our place of rendezvous was at fort Charlotte., 
on the oppofite fide of the river Savanna, and 
about a mile from fort James. I had a defire to 
make little botanical excurfions towards the head of 
Broad river, in order to collect fome curiofities 
which I had obferved thereabouts ; which being ac- 
complished. 
June 2 ad fet out from fort Charlotte in company 
with Mr. Whitfield, who was chief of our caravan. 
We travelled about twenty miles, and lodged at the 
farm of Monf. St. Pierre, a French gentleman, who 
received and entertained us with great poiitenefs and 
hofpitality. The manfion-houfe is frtuated on the 
top of a very high hill near the banks of the river 
Savanna, overlooking his very extenfive and well 
cultivated plantations of Indian Corn (Zea) Rice, 
Wheat, Oats, Indigo, Convolvulus Batata, &c„ 
thefe are rich low lands, lying very level betwixt 
thefe natural heights and the river ; his gardens oc- 
cupy the gentle defcent on one fide of the mount, 
and a very thriving vineyard confiding of about five 
acres is on the other fide. 
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