TRAVELS IN 
The morning cool and pleafant : after recon- 
noitering the mores of the rivers, and confulting 
with our brethren in diftrefs, who had not yet 
decamped, reiblving to (lay and lend their afiift- 
ance in pafling over this rapid gulph, we were 
encouraged to proceed ; and launching our bark 
Into the raging flood, after many fuccefsful trips 
ferried over all the goods, then drove in our horfes 
altogether, and had the pleafure of feeing them all 
fafely landed on the oppofite more ; and laftly I 
Embarked with three of our people, and feveral 
packs of leather ; we then put off from more, bid- 
ding adieu to our generous friends left behind, 
who re-echoed our fhouts upon our fafe landing. 
We proceeded again, croffed the Oconne in the 
fame manner, and with the like fuccefs, and came 
to camp in the fertile fields, on the banks of that 
beautiful river ; and proceeding thence next day, 
in the evening came to camp on the waters of great 
Ogeche. The following day, after croffing feveral 
of its confiderable branches, came to camp; and 
next day croffed the main branch of that famous 
river, which being wide and very rapid proved dif- 
ficult and dangerous fording ; yet we croffed with- 
out any lofs, but fome of pur pack-horfes were 
badly bruifed, being fwept off their feet and darned 
againfl the rocks, my horfe too being carried away 
with the current, and plunging off funken fhelving 
rocks into deep holes, I get very wet, but I kept 
my feat and landed fafe : however I fuffered much, 
it being a cold freezing day. We came to camp 
early, arid xaifing great fires with Pine knots and 
other wood, we dried ourfelves and kept warm 
during the long night, and after two days more 
hard travelling we arrived at Augufta. 
Being 
