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作者:江暖      更新:2021-02-19 20:43      字数:9320
  appears   to   be   necessary   for   presenting   extracts   of   the   most   interesting
  parts of it to the reader:
  *   Gen。    Horry     states;    that   his   grandfather      and    grandmother
  commenced   the   handsome   fortune   they   left;   by   working   together   at   the
  whip…saw。
  〃On   December   28th;   1700;   I   began   my   voyage   for   North   Carolina;
  from Charleston; in a large canoe。 At four in the afternoon; at half flood;
  we passed over the breach through the marsh; leaving Sullivan's Island on
  our starboard; the first place we designed for was Santee river; on which
  there   is   a   colony   of   French   protestants;   allowed   and   encouraged   by   the
  lords proprietors。〃  After passing through Sewee bay and up Santee; the
  mouth of which was fresh; he visited the Sewees; 〃formerly;〃 he says; 〃a
  large   nation;   though   now   very   much   decreased;   since   the   English   have
  seated their lands; and all other nations of Indians are observed to partake
  of the same fate。 With hard rowing we got that night (11th January; 1701;)
  to Mons。 Eugee's*1* house; which stands about fifteen miles up the river;
  being   the   first   christian   dwelling   we   met   withal   in   that   settlement;   and
  were very courteously received by him and his wife。 Many of the French
  follow a trade with the Indians; living very conveniently for that interest。
  Here are about seventy families seated on this river; who live as decently
  and   happily   as   any   planters   in   these   southward   parts   of   America。   The
  French being a temperate; industrious people; some of them bringing very
  little   effects;    yet  by    their   endeavours      and    mutual     assistance     among
  themselves   (which   is   highly   commendable)   have   outstript   our   English;
  who   brought   with   them   larger   fortunes。   We   lay   all   that   night   at   Mons。
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  Eugee's;*1* and the next morning set out further to go the remainder of
  our voyage by land。 At noon we came up with several French plantations;
  meeting with several creeks by the way: the French were very officious in
  assisting with their small dories; to pass over these waters; (whom we met
  coming from their church) being all of them very clean and decent in their
  apparel  their houses and plantations suitable in neatness and contrivance。
  They are all of the same opinion with the church of Geneva。 Towards the
  afternoon we came to Mons。 L'Jandro's;*2* where we got our dinner。 We
  got that night to Mons。 Galliar's;*3* who lives in a very curious contrived
  house; built of brick and stone; which is gotten near that place。 Near here;
  comes in the road from Charleston and the rest of the English settlement; it
  being a very good way by land and not above thirty…six miles。〃*4* After
  this;   our   author   gives   a   long   description   of   his   difficulty   and   danger   in
  crossing the Santee in a small canoe; in time of a freshet。 He then goes on
  as    follows:      〃We    intended     for  Mons。     Galliar's   jun。   but   were    lost
  *************。          When     we   got   to  the  house    we   found    several    of  the
  French inhabitants; who treated us very courteously; wondering about our
  undertaking       such   a  voyage     through    a  country    inhabited     by   none   but
  savages;     and   them   of   so   different   nations    and   tongues。    After   we   had
  refreshed   ourselves;   we   parted   from   a   very   kind;   loving;   affable   people;
  who   wished   us   a   safe   and   prosperous   voyage。〃   Our   traveller   had   now
  arrived at the extreme boundary of the white population of South Carolina;
  and consequently of the United States; and this was but forty miles from
  Charleston。 In the course of one hundred and twenty years what a change;
  and   what   a   subject   for   reflection!   But;   to   return   to   the   French   refugees。
  The      same      persevering       industry     and     courteous      manners       which
  distinguished the ancestors; were handed down to their children; and are
  still   conspicuous       among     their   descendants      of   the   third   and    fourth
  generations。      Most     of   them    may    be   classed    among      our   useful    and
  honourable citizens; and many have highly distinguished themselves in the
  state;   both   in   civil   and   military   affairs:   but   in   the   latter   character;   the
  subject of these memoirs; General FRANCIS MARION; stands forth the
  most prominent and illustrious example。*5*
  *1*   Huger;    who     lived   in  the   fork   between     South    Santee    and
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  Wambaw   Creek。   *2*   Gendron。   *3*   Gaillard's。   *4*   Near   this   place   the
  French   laid   out   a   town;   and   called   it   Jamestown;   whence   the   name   St。
  James'; Santee。 *5* After leaving the house of Bartholomew Gaillard; jun。
  on   the   east   side   of   Santee;   Mr。   Lawson   saw   no   more   settlements   of   the
  whites。   He   visited   the   Santee   Indians;   who;   from   his   description   of   the
  country; must have lived about Nelson's ferry and Scott's lake。 In passing
  up the river; the Indian path led over a hill; where he saw; as he says; 〃the
  most     amazing      prospect     I  had    seen   since    I  had   been    in  Carolina。      We
  travelled   by   a   swamp   side;   which   swamp;   I   believe   to   be   no   less   than
  twenty   miles   over;   the   other   side   being;   as   far   as   I   could   well   discern;
  there   appearing   great   ridges   of   mountains   bearing   from   us   W。N。W。   One
  Alp;   with   a   top   like   a   sugar   loaf;   advanced   its   head   above   the   rest   very
  considerably;   the   day   was   very   serene;   which   gave   us   the   advantage   of
  seeing a long way; these mountains were clothed all over with trees; which
  seemed to us to be very large timbers。 At the sight of this fair prospect we
  stayed all night; our Indian going before half an hour; provided three fat
  turkeys e'er we got up to him。〃 The prospect he describes is evidently the
  one seen from the Santee Hills; the old Indian path passed over a point of
  one     of  these    at  Captain      Baker's    plantation;     from     which     the   prospect
  extends more than twenty miles; and the Alp; which was so conspicuous;
  must     have     been    Cook's     Mount;     opposite      Stateburgh。        Our    traveller
  afterwards   visited   the   Congaree;   the   Wateree;   and   Waxhaw   Indians;   in
  South Carolina; and divers tribes in North Carolina; as far as Roanoke; and
  it is melancholy to think; that all of these appear to be now extinct。 They
  treated   him  with   their best;   such   as bear   meat   and   oil; venison;   turkeys;
  maize;   cow   peas;   chinquepins;   hickory   nuts   and   acorns。   The   Kings   and
  Queens of the different tribes always took charge of him as their guest。 –
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  Chapter I。
  FRANCIS MARION was born at Winyaw;* near Georgetown; South
  Carolina;      in  the   year   1732;       memorable       for  giving     birth  to   many
  distinguished   American          patriots。   Marion   was   of   French   extraction;   his
  grandfather; Gabriel; left France soon after the revocation of the edict of
  Nantz;   in   1685;   on   account   of   his   being   a   protestant;   and   retired   from
  persecution   to   this   new   world;   then   a   wilderness;   no   doubt   under   many
  distresses and dangers; and with few of the facilities with which emigrants
  settle   new;   but   rich   countries;   at   the   present   day。   His   son;   also   called
  Gabriel; was the father of five sons; Isaac; Gabriel; Benjamin; Francis; and
  Job; and of two daughters; grandmothers of the families of the Mitchells;
  of Georgetown; and of the Dwights; formerly of the same place; but now
  of St。 Stephen's parish。
  *   This   is   in   error      The   Marion   family   moved   to   Winyaw   when
  Francis was six or seven years old。 Francis was probably born either at St。
  John's Parish; Berkeley; or St。 James's Parish; Goose Creek; the respective
  homes of his father's and mother's families。 1732 is probably correct as the
  year   of   Francis's   birth;   but   is   not   absolutely   certain。   Despite   beginning
  with   this   error;   the   author's   remoteness   from   this   event   is   not