travels in 
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veyors were appointed, by the governor and coun* 
til, to afcertain the boundaries of the new pur- 
chafe ; they were to be attended by chiefs of the 
Indians, feledted and delegated by their country- 
men, to affift, and be witneffes that the articles of 
the treaty were fulfilled, as agreed to by both par- 
ties in Congrefs. 
Col. Barnet, who was chofen to condufl this 
bufinels on the part of the Georgians, a gentleman 
every way qualified for that important truft, in a 
very friendly and obliging manner, gave me an in- 
vitation to accompany him on this tour. 
It was now about the middle of the month of 
Mays vegetation, in perfection, appeared with all 
her attractive charms, breathing fragrance every 
where; the atmofphere was now animated with the 
efficient principle of vegetative life ; the arbuftive 
hills, gay lawns, and green meadows, which on 
every fide iriveft the villa of Augufta, had already 
received my frequent vifits ; and although here 
much delighted with the new beauties in the vege- 
table kingdom, and many eminent ones have their 
lequeftered refidence near this place, yet, as I was 
never long fatisfied with prefent poffeffion, however 
endowed with every poffible charm to attraCt the 
fight, or intrinfic value to engage and fix the 
efleem, I was reftlefs to be fearching for more, 
my curiofity being infatiable. 
Thus it is with regard to our affections and at- 
tachments, in the more important and interefting 
concerns of human life. 
Upon the rich rocky hills at the catara&s of Au- 
guita, I firft obferved the perfumed rhododendron 
ferrugineum. 
