I 
MOUTH AMERICA* 
CHAP. V. 
Having completed my Hortus Siccus, and made 
Up my colle&ions of feeds and growing roots, the 
fruits of my late weftern tour, and fent them to 
Charlefton, to be forwarded to Europe, I fpent the 
remaining part of this feafon in botanical excurfions 
to the low countries, between Carolina and Eaft 
Florida, and collected feeds, roots, and fpecimens, 
making drawings of fuch curious fubjedts as could 
not be preferved in their native ftate of excellence. 
During this recefs from the high road of my tra- 
vels, having obtained the ufe of a neat light cyprefs 
canoe, at Broughton I (land, a plantation, the pro- 
perty of the Hon. Henry Laurens, Efq. I ftored 
myfelf with necelTaries for the voyage, and refoived 
upon a trip up the Alatamaha. 
I afcended this beautiful river, on whofe fruit- 
ful banks the generous and true fons of liberty fe- 
curely dwell, fifty miles above the white fettle- 
men ts. 
How gently flow thy peaceful fioods, O Alata- 
maha ! How fublimely rife to view, on thy elevated 
fhores, yon magnolian groves, from whofe tops 
the furrounding expanfe is perfumed, by clouds of 
incenfe, blended with the exhaling balm of the li- 
quidambar, and odours continually arifing from 
circumambient aromatic groves of illicium, myrica* 
laurus, and bignonia. 
When wearied with working my canoe againft 
the impetuous current (which becomes ftronger by 
reafon 
