HORTH AMERICA. 
Corn (Zea) and Potatoes (Convolv. Batata) were 
greatly advanced in growth* and promifed a plen- 
tiful crop. The Indigo made in Eaft Florida is 
efteemed almofl equal to the belt Spaniffi, efpeci- 
ally that fort, which they call Flora. Mr. Mar- 
fhall prefented me with a fpecimen of his owq ma- 
nufacture, at this plantation : it was very little* if 
any* inferior to the bed: P ruffian blue. 
In the morning following, intimating my inten- 
tions of proceeding on my voyage, Mr. Marffiall 
again importuned me to flay ; but I obtained his 
confent to depart, on my promifmg to vifit him 
at my return to Georgia. After breakfafl I there- 
fore took my leave, attended to the fhore by 
feveral Haves, loaded with ammunition and pro- 
vidons, which my friend had provided for me. 
On my expreffing feme difficulty in receiving fo 
large a fhare of his bounty, he civilly replied, 
that it was too little to mention, and that, if I had 
continued with him a day or two longer, he fhould 
have had time to have ferved me in a much better 
manner. 
Taking my leave of Mr. Marffiall, I again em- 
barked alone on board my little veffel, and bledfed 
with a favourable Heady gale* I fet fail. The 
day was extremely pleafant ; the late thunder floral 
had purified the air, by difuniting and diffipating 
the noxious vapours. The falling of heavy ffiow- 
ers, with thunder and brifk winds, from the cool 
regions of the N. W. contributes greatly towards 
refloring the falubrity of the air, and purity of 
the waters, by precipitating the putrefeent feum* 
that rifes from the bottom, and floats upon the 
furface, near the ffiores of the rivers, in tbefe 
fouthern climates, during the hot feafons. The 
ffiores 
