continues to the Long ifland. This river has its inundations alfo. Above the Chickamogga towns is a whirlpool called the Sucking-pot, which takes in trunks of trees or boats, and throws them out again half a mile below^ It is avoided by keeping very clofe to the bank, on the South fide. There are but a few miles portage between a branch of this river and the navigable waters of the river Mobile, which runs into the Gulph of Mexico.
Cumberland^ or Shawanee river, inter- fedls the boundary between Virginia and North CaroHna 67 miles from the Miffifipi, and again 198 miles from the fame river, a little above the entrance of Obey's river into the Cumberland. Its Clear fork croffes the fame boundary about 300 miles from the Miffifipi. Cumberland is a very gentle ftream, navigable for loaded bat- teaux 800 miles, without interruption;
then intervene fome rapids of 15 miles in length, after which it is again navigable 70 miles upwards, which brings you with- in 10 miles of the Cumberland mountains.
It is about 1 20 yards wide through its whole courfe, from the head of its navigation to its mouth.
The Wahajh is a very beautiful river,