TRAVELS IS 
45 S ' 
The morning cool and pleafant : after recon- 
noitering the fhores of the rivers, and confiilting 
with our brethern in diftrefs, who had not yet 
decamped, refolvmg today and lend their abid- 
ance in palling over this rapid gulph, we were 
encouraged to proceed ; and launching our bark 
into the raging flood, after many fuccefsful trips 
ferried over all the goods, then drove in our 
Iiorfes altogether, and had the pleafure of feeing 
them all lately landed on the oppoflte flrore; and 
laftly I embarked with three of our people, and 
feveral packs of leather ; we then put off from 
fhore, bidding adieu to our generous friends left 
behind, who re-echoed our fliouts upon our fafe 
lanidng. Weproceededagain, crofled the Oconne 
in the fame manner, and with the like fuccefs, 
and came to camp in the fertile fields, on the 
banks of that beautiful river; and proceeding 
thence next day, in the evening came to camp on 
the waters of great Ogeche. The following day, 
after eroding feveral of its confiderable branches, 
came to camp ; and next day crofled the main 
branch of that famous river, which being wide 
and very rapid proved difficult and dangerous 
fording ; yet we crofled without any lofs, but 
. feme of our pack-horfes were badly bruifed, be- 
ing fwept oft’ their feet and dalhed againfl: the 
rocks, my horfe too being carried away with the 
current, and plunging off funken fhelving rocks 
into deep holes, I got very wet, but I kept my 
feat and landed fafe : however I buffered much, it 
being a cold freezing day. We came to camp 
early, and railing great fires with Pine knots and 
other wood, we dried ourfelves and kept warm 
during the long night, and after two days more 
lard travelling v/e arrived at Augufta. 
