TRAVELS IN 
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The morning cool and pleafant : after rec-on- 
noitering the fhores of the- rivers, and confulting 
v/ith our brethren in difirefs, who had not yet 
decamped, refolving to fray and lend their affift- 
ance in palling over this rapid gulph, we were 
encouraged to proceed ; and launching our bark 
into the raging flood, after many fuccefsful trips 
ferried over all the goods, then drove in our 
horfes altogether, and had the pleafure of feeing 
them all fafely landed on the oppofite fhore ; and 
iaftly I embarked with three of our people, and 
feveral packs of leather ; we then put off from 
ffiore, bidding adieu to our generous friends left 
behind, who re-echoed our fliouts upon our fafe 
landing. We proceeded again, croffed the Oconne 
in the fame manner, and with the like fuccefs, 
and came to camp in the fertile fields, on the 
banks of that beautiful river $ and proceeding 
thence next day, in the evening came to camp on 
the waters of great Ogeche. The following day, 
after eroding' feveral of its confiderable branches, 
came to camp $ and next day croffed the main 
branch of that famous river, which being wide 
and very rapid proved difficult and dangerous 
fording ; yet we croffed without any lofs, but 
fome of our pack-horfes were badly bruifed, be- 
ing fwept off their feet and dafhed againft the 
rocks, my horfe too being carried away with the 
current, and plunging off funken fhelving rocks 
into deep holes, I got very wet, but I kept my 
feat and landed fafe : however I differed much, it 
being a cold freezing day. We came to camp 
early and raffing great fires with Pine knots and 
other wood, we dried ourfelves and kept warm 
durirg the long night, and after two days more 
hard travelling we arrived at Augufta, 
