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die point, to the landing. I thanked him for his 
civility, and not willing to be troublefome, I told 
him 1 would leave my boat, and follow after him 5 
fo taking my fufee on my fhoulder, after dragging 
my bark as high up on fhore as I could, I followed 
the Indian, and foon reached the houfe. 
The gentleman received me in the moft polite 
manner ; and, after hearing my fituation, he re- 
queued me to make my abode with him a few days* 
to reft and refrefh myfelf. I thanked him, and 
told him I would ftay a day. He immediately fent 
Oaves who brought my boat round ; and having 
carpenters at work on a new building, he fat them 
about repairing my veflel, which by night was com- 
pletely refitted. 
I fpent the day in the moft agreeable manner* 
in the fociety of this man of fmgular worth. He 
led me over his extenfive improvements, and we 
returned in company with feveral of his neighbours. 
In the afternoon, the moft fultry time of the day, 
we retired to the fragrant fhades of an orange 
grove. The houfe was fituated on an eminence, 
about one hundred and fifty yards from the river. 
On the right hand was the orangery, confifting of 
many hundred trees, natives of the place, and left 
Handing, when the ground about it was cleared. 
Thefe trees were large, flourilhing, and in perfect 
bloom, and loaded with their ripe golden fruit. 
On the other fide was a fpacious garden, occupy- 
ing a regular Hope of ground down to the water ; 
and a pleafant lawn lay between. Here were 
large plantations of the Indigo plant, which ap- 
peared in a very thriving condition : it was then 
about five or fix inches high, growing in ftrak 
parallel rows, about eighteen inches apart. The 
