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I palled by on my afcent of die river, on the banks 
of the little lake below Charlotia. 
We " T ere received and entertained friendlily by 
the Indians, the chief of the village conducting us 
to a grand* airy pavilion in the center of the vil- 
lage. It was four-fquare ; a range of pillars or polls 
on each fide fupporting a canopy compofed of 
Palmetto leaves, woven or thatched together, which 
fhaded a level platform in the center, that was at- 
tended to from each fide by two fteps or flights* 
each about twelve inches high, and feven or eight 
feet in breadth, dll covered with carpets or mats, 
curioufly woven, of iplit canes dyed of various co- 
lours. Here being feated or reclining ourfelves, 
after fmoaking tobacco, barkets of the choiceft 
>fruits v/ere brought and fet before Us. 
The fields furrounding the towns and groves were 
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plentifully ftored with Corn, Citruels, Piimkins* 
Squafhes, Beans, Peas, Potatoes, Peaches, Figs^, 
Oranges, &c. 
Towards evening 'we took our leave, and arrived 
at the ilores before night, having in the courfe of 
the day collected a variety of curious ipecimens of 
Vegetables, feeds, and roots. 
The company being bufily employed in forming 
their packs of leather and loading the veffel, and I 
being eager to augment my collections during my 
flay here, I crofled the river with a gang of our 
people, who were tranfporting a party of horfes 
to range in the meadows and plains on the fide oppo- 
site to the tradino-hbufe : we carried them over in 
a large flat or fcow. The river was here above a 
mile wide, but divided into a number of ftreams by 
numerous 
