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cover and promotion of pyramidal laurels and 
plumed palms, which now and then break through 
upon the fight from both (ides of the way a ve pals 
alonq;; the eye at intervals Healing a view at the 
huinbie ;# but elegant and neat habitation, of the 
happy proprietor, amidfi harbours and groves, all 
day, and moon-light nights, filled with the melody 
of the cheerful mockbird, warbling nonpareil, and 
plaintive turtle-dove, altogether present a view of 
magnificence and joy, inexpreffibly charming and 
animating. 
In the evening I arrived at the feat of the Hon* 
B. Andrews, efq. who received and entertained me 
in every refpefl, as a worthy gentleman could a 
ftringer, that is, with hearty welcome, plain but 
plentiful board, free converfation and liberality of 
fentiment. I fpent the evening very agreeably, and 
the day following (for I w’as not permitted to de- 
part fooner) : I viewed with pleafure this gentleman's 
exemplary improvements in agriculture ; particu- 
larly in the growth of rice, and in his machines for 
(helling that valuable grain, which (lands in the 
water aimed from the time it is fown, until within 
a few days before it is reaped, when they draw off 
the water by fluices, which ripens it all at once, and 
when the heads or panicles are dry jdpe> it is reap- 
ed and left Handing in the field, in frnall ricks, un- 
til all the draw is quite dry, when it is hauled, and 
Hacked in the barn yard. The machines for clean- 
ing the rice are worked by the force of water. 
They Hand on the great referyoir which contains 
the waters that flood the rice-fields below. 
Towards the evening we made a little party at 
(filling. W e chofe a (haded retreat, in a beautiful 
grove of magnolias, myrtles, and fweet bay- trees, 
which 
