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Jjig from a morning vifit to his farm a few miles 
from Penfacola. Mr. Livingfton went with me and 
introduced me to the governor, who commended 
my purfuits, and invited me to continue in Weft 
Florida, in refearches after fubjeCts of natural hif- 
tory, &c. nobly offering to bear my expences, and 
a refidence in his own family as long as I chofe to 
continue in the colony ; very judiciouOy obferving, 
that a complete inveftigation of its natural hiftory 
could not be accomplifhed in a fhort fpace of time, 
fince it v/ould require the revolution of the feafons 
to difcover and view vegetable nature in all her va- 
rious perfections* 
The captain of our fortunate bark by this time 
being ready to fail, I took leave of his excellency 
the governor, and bid adieu to my friends Dr. La- 
rimer, Mr. Livingfton, and others : fet fail about 
noon on our return, and came to again within the 
capes of Mobile river. 
Since I have hitherto given a fuperficial account 
of the towns, ports, improvements and other re- 
markable productions -of nature, and human arts 
and induftry, during the courfe of my peregrina- 
tion, I fnall not pafs by Penfacola and its environs* 
This city commands feme natural advantages, fu- 
perior to any other port in this province, in point 
of naval commerce, and fuch as human art and 
ftrength can never fupply. It is delightfully fituated 
upon gentle rifing afeents environing a fpacious 
harbour, fafe and capacious enough to fhelter all the 
navies of Europe, and excellent ground for anchor- 
age s the Weft end of St. Rofe ifland ftretches acrofs 
the great bay St. Maria Galves, and its South-Weft 
projeCling point forms the harbour of Penfacola* 
which. 
