NORTH AMERICA. 
nhe hemifphere alarmed me greatly, having a large 
lake to crofs. From this grove appears to view an 
expanfive and pleafing profpeht. The heauteous 
long lake in front, about North Eaft from me, its 
mod didant Ead (bores adorned with dark, high 
foreds of (lately trees; North and South aimed end- 
Jefs green plains and meadows, ernbellifhed with 
ifiets and projecting promontories of high, dark fo- 
refts, where the pyramidal magnolia grandifiora* 
paimaelata, and fliadv oak, conipicuoufiy tower. 
Being heretofore fo clofely inveited by high fo« 
reds and deep fwamps of the great river, I was pre- 
vented from feeing the progrefs and increafe of the 
approaching temped, the terrific appearance of 
which now at once confounded me. How purple 
and fiery appeared the tumultuous clouds, (wifely 
afcending or darting from the horizon upwards ! 
they feerned to oppofe and dafli againd each other ; 
the (kies appeared dreaked with blood cr purple 
flame overhead, the flaming lightning dreaming 
and darting about in every direction around, feerned 
to fill the world with fire; whiLt the heavy thunder 
kept the earth in a condant tremor. 1 had yet 
fome hopes of eroding the lake to the plantation in 
fight. On the oppofite Chore of the creek before 
pic, and on the cape as we enter the lake, dood a 
large iflet or grove of oaks and palms. Here I in- 
tended to leek (heller, and abide till the fury of the 
hurricane was overpad, if I found it too violent to 
permit me to crofs the' lake. In confequence of this 
precipitate determination, I depped into my boat 
and pufhed off. What a dreadful ruffing and roaring 
there was every where around me ! and to my ut- 
ter confufion and allonifhment, 1 could not find from 
what particular quarter its dronged current or direc- 
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