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veyors were appointed by the governor ami coun- 
cil, to afcertain the boundaries of the new pur- 
thafe; they were to be attended by chiefs of the 
Indians, felected and delegated by their country- 
men, to affift, and be witneffes that the articles of 
the treaty were fulfilled, as agreed to by both par- 
ties in Congrefs. 
Col. Barnet, who was chofen to conduct this 
bufinefs on the part of the Georgians, a gentleman 
every way qualified for that important trull, in a 
very friendly and obliging manner, gave me an in- 
vitation to accompany him on this tour. 
It was now about the middle of the month of 
May 5 vegetation, in perfection, appeared with all 
her attractive charms, breathing fragrance every 
where ; the atmofphere w r as now animated with the 
efficient principle of vegetative life 3 the arbuftive 
hills, gay lawns, and green meadows, which on 
every fide invell the villa of Augufia, had already 
received my frequent vifits ; and although here 
much delighted with the new beauties in the vege- 
table kingdom,' and many eminent ones have their 
fequeftered refidence near this place, yet, as I was 
never long fatisfied with prefent poffeffion, however 
endowed with every poffible charm to attract the 
fight, or intrinfic value to engage and fix the 
efteern, I was refile is to be fearching for more, 
my curiofity being infatiable. 
Thus it is with regard to our affections and at- 
tachments, in the more important and interefting 
concerns of human life. 
Upon the rich rocky hills at the cataracts of ^u- 
guffa, I firff obferved the perfumed rhododendron 
ferrugineum, 
