TRAVELS IN 
encampment. A brifk wind arifing from the lake, 
drove away the clouds of mufquitoes into the thick- 
ets. I now, with difficulty and induftry, colledted 
a fufticiencv of dry wood to keep up a light during 
the night, and to roafl feme trout which I had caught 
when defending the river : their heads 1 fl'ewed in 
the juice of Oranges, which, with boiled rice, af- 
forded me a wholefome and delicious (upper: I hung 
the remainder of my broiled fifh on the fnags of 
fome fhrubs over my head. I at laft, after recon- 
noitring my habitation, returned, fpread abroad 
my fkins and blanket upon the clean hands by rny 
fire- fide, and betook myfejf to repofe. 
How glorious the powerful fun, minifler of the 
Molt High in the rule and government of this earth, 
leaves cur hemifphere, retiring from our fight 
beyond the weftern forefts ! 1 behold with gra- 
titude his departing (miles, tinging the fleecy rofe- 
ate clouds, now riding far away on the eaftern ho- 
rizon ; behold they vanifli from fight in the azure 
Ikies ! 
All now filent and peaceable, I fuddenly fell 
afleep. At midnight I awake ; when, railing my 
head erefl, I find myfelf alone in the wildernefs of 
Florida, on the (bores of Lake George. Alone in- 
deed, but under the care of the Almighty, and pro- 
tected by the inviflble hand of my guardian angel. 
When quite awake, I ftarted at the heavy tread 
of fome animal; the dry limbs of trees upon the 
ground crack under his feet; the dole (hrubby thicks- 
ets part and bend under him as he ruffles off. 
I rekindle my fleepy fire; lay in contact: the 
exfoliated fmoking brands damp with the dew of 
heaven. 
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