all night but being desirous to
get to our distined home, thought
if we could get 12 miles down the
River to Robert Hoops

's, we might
next day reach Tunesassah, where
we were anxious to get, we left Fran-
cis's about 3 his son and daughter go-
ing with us, butbefore we had got
far it began to thunder, and the
Gust increased, until it became
a very great rain, we stoped at a little
Cabbin a While until the heaviest
of it was over, but our Bed, Clothes
&c were on the Horses I was afraid
they would get very Wet, and hav-
ing nothing but a foot path to
travel and the Bushes
thick and
Wet, made it very disagreeable
getting along, we got to Robert
Hoops's about 7 and were kindly
received by his Housekeeper, he not
being at home, but was out look-
ing after Provision, in several
places where we have been latterly been it has
been the case, scarce of Provisions