TRAVELS IN' 
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CHAP. VIII. 
As a loading could not be procured until late in 
the autumn, for the fchooner that was to return to 
Georgia, this circumftance allowed me time and 
opportunity to continue my excurfions in this land 
of dowers, as well as at the fame time to augment 
my collections of feeds, growing roots, &c. 
I refolved upon another little voyage up the 
river ; and after reding a few days and refitting my 
bark, I got on board the neceftary ftores, and fur- 
nifhing myfelf with boxes to plant roots in, with 
my fuzee, ammunition and hilling tackle, I fet fail, 
and in the evening arrived at Mount Royal. Next 
morning, being moderately calm and ferene, I fet 
fail with a gentle leading breeze, which delight- 
fully wafted me acrofs the lake to the weft coaft, 
landing on an airy, fandy beach, a pleafant, cool 
fituation, where I paffcd the night, but not without 
frequent attacks from the mufquitoes ; and next day 
vifited the Great Springs, where I remained until 
the fucceediiig day, increasing my collections of fpe- 
cimensj feeds and roots ; and then re-crofted the lake 
to the eaftern fhore. This fliore is generally bolder 
and more rockv than the weftern, it being; expofed 
to the iafli of the furf, occasioned by the W. and 
N. W. winds, which are bride and conftant from 
nine or ten o’clock in the morning till towards mid- 
night, almoft the year round; though the S. winds 
are confiderable in the fpring, and by ftiort inter- 
vals during the fummer and winter; and the N. E a 
though fometimes very violent in the faring and 
autumn^ 
