CONTENTS. 
—Indian voyages to Cuba — a fiming party and naval race — an excurfion to 
the Manatee fpring — defcription of that incomparable nymphswum — an 
account of the Manatee — croffes the river to explore the country — Spanifu 
remains — vail cane wilderneffes — ancient Spanifh plantations — Apalacheaa 
old fields — returns to town — White King's arrival — a council and feaft — 
character of the king—- leaves the town on refearches, and encamps in the 
forefts — account of an extraordinary eruption of waters — joins his compa- 
nions at camp — entertainment by the White King in Talahafochte— Contee, 
its preparation and ufe — returns to camp — great defert plains — entertain- 
ment with a party of young Siminole warriors — various natural wells and 
finks ; conjectures concerning them — account of the Long Pond, and de- 
lightful prefpects adjacent — returns for the trading-houfe at St. Juan's — 
embarraflments occafioned by the wild hones — encamps at Bird Ifiancl 
pond — vaft number of wild fowl tending their nefts — engagement with 
an alligator who furprifed the camp by night — observations on the great 
Alachua favanna and its environs — -arrival at the trading-houfe %\ j 
C H A P. VIII. 
The Author makes an excurfion again up St. Juan's to Lake George — 
revifits Six Mile Springs and Illicium groves, makes collections, and re- 
croffes the lake to the Eaftern coaft — that fhore more bold and rocky than 
the oppofite — coafts round that more, touching at old deferted plantations 
■ — Perennial Cotton — Indigo — unpardonable devaluation and neglect of the 
white fettlers, with refpect to the native Orange groves — returns to the 
trading-houfe ijm 
CHAP. IX. 
Indian warriors, their frolic — curious conference with die Long War- 
r ior — ludicrous Indian farce relative to a rattle-make — warfares 253 
CHAP. X. 
Farther account of the rattle-fnake-^account and defcription of ether 
fnakes and animals — catalogue of birds of North America ; obfervationt 
concerning their migration or annual paHages from North to South, &nd 
back again 2>6i 
CHAP. XI. 
"Vifits an Indian village on the river — water melon feaft— -defcription of 
the banqueting-houfe — makes an excurfion acrofs the river; great dangers 
in cromiig ; lands on the oppofite fhore-r-difcovers a bee tree, which, 
yielded a great quantity of honey — returns to the more — embarks for Fre- 
derica in Georgia; vifits the plantations down the river; enters the 
found and paffes through ; arrives at Frederica — -embarks again — touches 
at Sunbury — arrives at Charleftoh, South Carolina — meditates a journey 
to the Cherokee country and Creek nation, in Weil Florida 36I 
part in. 
C H A P. I. 
The Author fets out for the Cherokee territories — paffes through a fine 
cultivated country — croffes Savanna river and enters the ilate of Georgia 
— Dirca paluftris — cowpens — civil entertainment at a plantation — purfues 
the road to Auguila, and rccroffes the river at Silver BiufT — account of 
Mr. Golphin's villa and trading ffcores, Silver Bluff, fort Moore, Augufta, 
Savamia rfyer, mountains of large foffil o\ fjxr-fhells 306 
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