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wood for my fire, ftrolling in the dark about the 
groves, I found the furface of the ground very un- 
even, by means of little mounts and ridges. In 
the morning I found I had taken up my lodging on 
the border of an ancient burying ground, containing 
fepulchres or tumuli of the Yamafees, who were here 
(lain by the Creeks in the laft decifive battle, the 
Creeks having driven them into this point, between 
the doubling of the river, where few of them efcaped 
the fury of the conquerors. Thefe graves occupied 
the whole grove, confifting of two or three acres of 
ground : there were near thirty of thefe cemeteries of 
the dead, nearly of an equal fize and form, being 
oblong, twenty feet in length, ten or twelve feet in 
width, and three or four feet high, now overgrown 
with orange trees, live oaks, laurel magnolias, red 
bays and other trees and fhrubs, compofing dark and 
folemn fhades. 
I here, for the firfl time fince I left the trading 
houfe, enjoyed a night of peaceful repofe. I arofe, 
greatly refrelhed and in good fpirits, ftepped on 
board my bark, and continued my voyage. After 
doubling the point, I palled by fwamps and meadows 
on each fide of me. The river here is fomething 
more contracted within perpendicular banks ; the 
land of an excellent quality, fertile, and producing 
prodigioufly large timber and luxuriant herbage. 
The air continued fultry, and fcarcely enough 
wind to flutter the leaves on the trees. The Eaftern 
coaft of the river now opens, and prefents to view 
ample plains, confifting of grafiy marihes and green 
meadows, and affords a profpedt almoft unlimit- 
ed and extremely pleaflng. The opponte fhore 
exhibits a fublime contrail; a high bluff bearing 
magnificent forefts of grand magnolia, glorious 
palms. 
