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Being returned from the Cherokee country to 
Dartmouth, I underftood that the company of ad- 
venturers for Weft Florida were very forward in 
their preparations, and would be ready to fet off in 
a few weeks, fo that I had but a litde time allowed 
me to make provifion and equip myfelf for the 
profecution of fo long and hazardous a journey. 
Our place of rendezvous was at fort Charlotte, 
on the oppofite fide of the river Savanna, and 
about a mile from fort James* I had a defire to 
make little botanical excurfions towards the head 
of Broad river, in order to collect fome curiofities 
which I had obferved thereabouts ; which being 
accomplilhed, 
June 2 2d fet out from fort Charlotte in company 
with Mr. Whitfield, who was chief of our caravan. 
We travelled about twenty miles, and lodged at the 
farm ofMonf. St. Pierre, a French gentleman, who 
received and entertained us with great politenefs 
and hofpitality. The manfion-houfe is fituated on 
the top of a very high hill near the banks of the 
river Savanna, overlooking his very extenfive 
and well cultivated plantations of Indian Corn (Zea) 
Rice,Wheat, Oats, Indigo, Convolvulus Batata,&c» 
thefe are rich low lands, lying very level betwixt 
Thefe natural heights and the river ; his gardens 
occupy the gentle defcent on one fide of the mount, 
and a very thriving vineyard confiding of about 
five acres is on the other fide* 
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