to the Gold Mines , Sec. 



however fourteen pound weight of Gold 

 on the 4th. as we did fixteen on the next 5 

 when we thought it time to kill Beef, and 

 other Provisions, and get Mules ready to 

 carry our fick Men over the Savannahs : 

 As we were leaving the Town on the 7th. 

 there was an old Prieft who could hardly 

 creep, at whom Pedro fired his Gun, but 

 feeing it had not done any Execution, he 

 took up a great Stone and beat the poor 

 Fellows Brains out, which barbarity the 

 white Men much difliked 5 then we fired 

 the Town wherein I guefs there might be 

 about nine hundred Houfes, but one Church, 

 it lyes from Caledonia S. W. about fixteen 

 Leagues 5 fo that our defign in marching fo 

 far about, was to come upon them undis- 

 covered. Indeed, fuch a march, was never 

 undertaken before, by any, but fome French 

 Pyrates, who after they went fome part of 

 the way, returned again. 



Having got over the Savannah on the 7th. 

 , wc were the three Succeeding Days much 

 incommoded in our march, efpecially with 

 our fick Men j but on the eleventh, we got 

 up to a large Indian Town, where we joyn- 

 ed all together ^ but the Indians were very 

 unkind to us, for we could get little of any 

 fort of Provisions without ten times the 

 value of it 5 fo that fcarcity began to creep 

 in among us, moft of our Shoes were worn 

 out 5 fo that forty or fifty Shillings was a 

 cpmmop Price for an old pair, others gave 



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