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I foon entered a high foreft, continuing the fpace 
of fifteen miles to the Three Sifters, a public ferry 
on Savanna river: the country general!} 7 very 
level; the foil a dark, loofe, fertile mould, on a 
ftratum of cinereous-coloured tenacious clay ; the 
ground fhaded with its native forefts, confiding of 
the great Black Oak, Quercus tindloria, rubra* 
phellos, prinos, hemifpherica, j uglans 
nigra, J. ruftica, J. exaltata, Magnolia grandiflora, 
Fraxinus excelfor, Acer rubrum, Liriodendron 
tulipifera, Populus heterophylla, Morus rubra, 
Nyfta fylvatica, Platanus occidentalis, Tilia, Ulmus 
campeftris, U. fubifer, Taurus faftafras, L. Borbo- 
nia, Ilex aquifolium, Fagus fylvatica, Cornus Flo- 
rida, Halefia, yEfculus pavia, Sambucus, Callicar- 
pa, and Stewartia malachodendron, with a variety 
of other trees and fhrubs. This ancient fublime 
foreft, frequently interfecled with extenfive ave- 
nues, villas and green lawns, opening to extenfive 
favannas and far diftant Rice plantations, agreeably 
employs the imagination, and captivates the lenfes 
by feenes of magnificence and grandeur. 
The gay mock- bird, vocal and joyous, mounts 
aloft on filvered wings, rolls over and over, then 
gently defeends, and prefides in the choir of the 
tuneful tribes. 
Having dined at the ferry, I crofted the river 
into Georgia : on landing and afeending the bank,' 
which was here a North profpedl, I obferved the 
Dirca paluftris, growing fix or feven feet high. I 
rode about twelve miles further through Pine 
Forefts and favannas. In the evening 1 took up my 
quarters at a delightful habitation, though not a 
common tavern. Having ordered my horfe a ft able 
and provender, and ' reirdked my fpirits with a 
X 2 , draught' 
