Amongst The Rest, We Found The Spanish Oyster-Shell,
Whence Come The Pearls.
They are very large, and of a different Form
from other Oysters; their Colour much resembles the Tortoise-Shell,
When it is dress'd. There was left by the Tide several strange Species
of a muciligmous slimy Substance, though living, and very aptly mov'd
at their first Appearance; yet, being left on the dry Sand,
(by the Beams of the Sun) soon exhale and vanish.
At our Return to our Quarters, the Indians had kill'd two more Deer,
two wild Hogs, and three Racoons, all very lean, except the Racoons.
We had great Store of Oysters, Conks, and Clanns, a large Sort of Cockles.
These Parts being very well furnish'd with Shell-Fish,
Turtle of several Sorts, but few or none of the green,
with other Sorts of Salt-water Fish, and in the Season, good Plenty of Fowl,
as Curleus, Gulls, Gannets, and Pellicans, besides Duck and Mallard,
Geese, Swans, Teal, Widgeon, &c.
{Thursday.}
On Thursday Morning we left Bulls Island, and went thro' the Creeks,
which lie between the Bay and the main Land. At Noon we went on Shore,
and got our Dinner near a Plantation, on a Creek having
the full Prospect of Sewee-Bay: We sent up to the House,
but found none at Home, but a Negro, of whom our Messenger purchas'd some
small Quantity of Tobacco and Rice. We came to a deserted Indian Residence,
call'd Avendaugh-bough, where we rested that Night.
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