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firfb chain of rocky hills, through which this fa- 
mous river forces itfelf, as if impatient to repofe 
on the extenfive plain before it invades the ocean. 
When the river is low, which is during the fummer 
months, the cataracts are four or five feet in height 
acrofs the river, and the waters continue rapid and 
broken, ruffling over rocks five miles higher up : 
this river is near five hundred yards broad at 
Augufla. 
A few days after our arrival at Augufta, the 
chiefs and warriors of the Creeks and Cherokees 
being arrived, the Congrefs and the bufmefs of the 
treaty came on, and the negociations continued un- 
determined many days ; the merchants of Georgia 
demanding at lead two millions of acres of land 
from the Indians, as a difcharge of their debts, 
due, and of long Handing : the Creeks, on the 
other hand, being a powerful, and proud fpirited 
people, their young warriors were unwilling to fub- 
mit to fo large a demand, and their conduct evi- 
dently betrayed a difpofition to difpute the ground 
by force of arms, and they could not at firit be 
brought to liften to reafon and amicable terms ; 
however, at length, the cool and deliberate coun- 
fels of the ancient venerable chiefs, enforced by 
liberal prefents of fuitable goods, were too power- 
ful inducements for them any longer to refill:, 
and finally prevailed. The treaty concluded in 
unanimity, peace, and good order ; and the ho- 
nourable fuperintendant, not forgetting his promife 
to me, at the conclufion, mentioned my bufmefs, 
and recommended me to the protection of the 
Indian chiefs and warriors. The prefents being 
diftributed amongfl the Indians, they departed, re- 
turning home to their towns. A company of fur- 
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