NORTH AMERICA. 
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Ing from a morning viiit to his farm a few miles 
from Penfacola. Mr. Livingfton went with me and 
introduced me to the governor, who commended 
my purfuits, and invited me to continue in Wed 
Florida in refearches after fubjects of natural hif- 
tory, &c. nobly offering to bear my expences, and 
a residence in his own family as long as I chofe to 
continue in the colony ; very judicioufly obferving, 
that a complete investigation of its natural hiftory 
could not be accomplished in a Short fpace of time, 
fince it would require the revolution of the feafons 
to difcover and view vegetable nature in all her va- 
rious perfections. 
The captain of our fortunate bark by this time 
being ready to fail, I took leave of his excellency 
the governor, and bid adieu to my friends Dr. Lo- 
rimer, Mr. Livingfton, and others : fet fail about 
noon on our return, and came to again within the 
capes of Mobile river. 
Since I have hitherto given a Superficial account 
of the towns, ports, improvements and other re- 
markable productions of nature, and human arts 
and induftry, during the courfe of my perigrina- 
tion, I mall not pafs by Penfacola and .its environs. 
This city commands feme natural advantages, Su- 
perior to any other port in this province, in point 
of naval commerce, and fuch as human art and 
Strength can never fupply. It is delightfully fituated 
upon gentle riling afcents environing a Spacious 
harbour, fafe and capacious enough to Shelrer all the 
navies of Europe, and excellent ground for anchor- 
age ; the Weft end of St. Rofe ifland Stretches acrofs 
the great bay St. Maria Gaives, and its South- Weft 
projecting point forms the harbour of Penfacola, 
which, 
