TRAVELS IN 
lowing this courfe I was led to the cape of the little 
river, defcending from Six Mile Springs, and mean- 
dering fix miles from its Source through green mea- 
dows. I entered this pellucid dream, failing over 
the heads of innumerable fquadrons of fifh, which, al- 
though many feet deep in the water, were diftindly 
to be feen. I pafliSl by charming iilets of flourish - 
ing trees, as Palm, Red Bay, Afh, Maple, Nyffa, and 
others. As I approached the difcant high fored on 
the main, the river widened, floating fields of the 
sr een Piftia furrounded me, the rapid dream wind- 
ing through them. What an alluring Scene was now 
before me ! A vad bafon or little lake of crydal 
waters, half end 
Orange and odor: 
rcled by fwelling hills, 
idrous Illicium groves. 
clad with 
the tower- 
ing Magnolia, itfelf a grove, and the exalted Palm, 
as if confcious of their tranfcendent glories, tolled 
about their lofty heads, painting, with mutable 
Shades, the green floating fields beneath. The So- 
cial prattling coot enrobed in blue, and the fqueel- 
ing water-hen, with wings half expanded, tripped 
after each other, over die watery mirrour. 
I put in at an ancient landing 'place, which is a 
Hoping afcent to a level graflfy plain, an old In- 
dian field. As. I intended to make my mod consi- 
derable collodions at this place, I proceeded im-t 
mediately to fix my encampment but a few yards 
from my Safe harbour, where I Securely faflened 
my boat to a Live Oak which overfhadowed my 
port. 
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After collecting a good quantity of fire-wood, 
as it was about the middle of the afternoon, I re- 
Solved to reconnoitre the ground about my encamp- 
ment. Having penetrated the groves next to me, 
I came to the open foreds, confiding of exceed- 
ingiy 
