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fwamps. Many people go out together on this 
kind of fport, when dark : feme take with them lit- 
tle fafeines of fat Pine fplinters for torches ; others 
facks or bags ; and others furnifh themfelves with 
poles or ftaves : thus accoutred and prepared, they 
approach the roods; the fudden blaze of light con- 
founds, blinds and affrights the birds, whereby mul- 
titudes drop off the limbs to the ground, and others 
are beaten off with the ftaves, being by the fudden 
confirmation, entirely helplefs, and eafily taken and 
put into the facks. It is chiefly the fweet fmall 
acorns of the Quercus phillos, Quercus aquatica, 
Quercus fempervirens, Quercus flammula, and 
others, which induce thefe birds to migrate in the 
autumn to thofe Southern regions; where they 
fpend their days agreeably, and feaft luxurioufly, 
during the rigour of the colds in the North, whither 
they return at the approach of fummer to breed. 
Sat off next day, and croffed the river at Zub- 
ley’s ferry, about fifty miles above Savanna, and in 
three days after arrived at Charlefcon. 
Obferved, by the way near Jackfonfburg, Pon- 
pon, After fruticofus, growing plentifully in good 
moift ground, ufually by the banks of canals. It is 
a moft charming autumnal flowering fhrub ; it will 
rife to the height of eight or ten feet, when fup- 
ported by neighbouring trees. 
After a few days refidence in Charlefton, I fat 
off on my return to my native land ; crofted Cow- 
per river, about nine miles above the city, where 
the water was a mile wide, and the ferry-houfe 
being on the opppiite fhore, I hoifted my travel- 
ling blanket on a pole for a fignal, which being 
white 5 the people loon came to me and carried 
me 
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