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TRAVELS IN 
I palled by on my afeent of the river, on the banks 
of the little lake below Charlotia. 
We were received and entertained friendlily by 
the Indians, the chief of the village conducing us 
to a grand, airy pavilion in the center of the vil- 
lage. It was four-fquare ; a range of pillars or polls 
on each fide fupporting a canopy compofed of 
Palmetto leaves, woven or thatched together, which 
lhaded a level platform in the centre, that was af- 
cended to from each fide by two Heps or flights, 
each about twelve inches high, and feven or eight 
feet in breadth, all covered with carpets or mats, 
curioufly woven of fplit canes dyed of various co- 
lours. Here being feated or reclining ourfelves, 
after fmoaking tobacco, bailee ts of the choiceft 
fruits were brought and fet before us. 
The fields furrounding the towns and groves were 
plentifully flored with Corn, Citruels, Pumkins, 
Squafhes, Beans, Peas, Potatoes, Peaches, Figs, 
Oranges, &c. 
Towards evening we took our leave, and arrived 
at the flores before night, having in the courfe of 
the day collected a variety of curious fpecimens of 
vegetables, feeds and roots. 
The company being bufily employed in forming 
their packs of leather and loading the veffel, and I 
being eager to augment my colie 6t ions during my 
flay here, I croffed the river with a gang of our 
people, who were tranfporting a party of horfes 
to range in the meadows and plains on the fide oppo- 
fite to the trading-houfe : we carried them over in 
a large flat or fcow. The river was here above a 
mile wide, but divided into a number of flreams by 
numerous 
