NOftTH AMERICA. 
47 
CHAP. V* 
Having completed my Hortus Siccus, and made 
tip my collections of feeds and growing roots, the 
fruits of my late weftern tbur, and feet them to 
Cbarlefton, to be forwarded to Europe, I fpent the 
remaining part of this feafon in botanical excurfions 
to the low countries, between Carolina and Eaft 
Florida, and col left ed feeds, roots and fpecimens* 
making drawings of fuch curious fubjedis as could 
not be preferved in their native ftate of excellence. 
During this recefs from the high road of my tra- 
vels, having obtained the ufe of a neat light cyprefs 
canoe, at Broughton I Hand, a plantation, the pro- 
perty of the Hon. Henry Laurens, efq. I fcored 
myfelf with neceffaries for the voyage, and refolved 
upon a trip up the Alatamaha. 
I afce'nded this beautiful river, on whofe fruit- 
ful banks the generous and true fons of liberty fe— 
curely dwell, fifty miles above the white fettle— 
ments. 
Flow gently flow thy peaceful floods, O Alata- 
maha 1 How fublimely rife to view, on thy elevated 
fnores, yon magnolian groves, from whofe tops 
the furrounding expanfe is perfumed, by clouds of 
incenfe, blended with the exhaling balm of the li- 
quidambar, and odours continually arifing from 
circumambient aromatic groves of iilicium, my ric a, 
laurus and bignonia. 
When wearied with working my canoe, againfl 
the impetuous current (which becomes flronger by 
3 reafon 
