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he could, by fending fome truffy negroes with me, and wiffied 
he was able to go with me himfelf. This was a kind offer to 
me, in my then fituation, as negroes were what I only wanted, 
having only one boy belonging to Dr. Young with me. I 
knew, if I had great difficulties in the woods, he and I both 
fhould be inadequate to the talk, as in a fhort time we ffiould be 
fo wearied as to be unable to proceed : from what I had feen of 
the mountain, I knew I muff: be under the necefiity of carrying 
water with me ; and from the great diffance to the top, and 
obffrudtions we might naturally expert, I fhould at leaf: 
require two days to accomplish it. 
By examining the fide of the mountain towards me with a 
good glafs, I imagined I faw two ridges I might get up. I per- 
ceived they were covered great part- of the way with thick 
wood ; yet I hoped,., with a little cutting, I ffiould be able to 
fcramble through them. I appointed next morning to begin 
my route by one of thefe ridges. 
February 26, 1784, I left Mr. Maloune’s about fun-rife, . 
with two flout negroes and Dr. Young’s boy ; each of us hay- 
ing a good cutlafs, as well to clear our way through the woods', 
as to defend us in cafe we ffiould be attacked by Caribbees- or 
run-away negroes. We arrived at the bottom of the mountain 
a little before fe ven in the morning. To get to either of the 
ridges, we found we had a rock to climb above forty feet 
high : it was with great difficulty we fcrambled up, affift-' 
ing one another in the beff: manner we could ; here we found it 
necefiary to contract' our baggage,. After getting up this rock, 
I found myfetf in the bottom of a narrow and' deep ravin. 
Having afcended this ravin a little way, I faw fome cleared 
ground on its fides, with tobacco growing. This I conjec- 
tured was the habitation of fome Caribbees; but 1 was much 
1 • furprifed . 
