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*

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*1* Huger, who lived in the fork between South Santee and 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,