CONTENTS. 
defcription of the lake — forced by flrefs of weather to put into the beautiful 
ifle Edelano, description of the ifland, ancient Indian town, mount and 
highway — croffes over the lake and arrives at the upper trading-houfe 95 
CHAP. V. 
Provides for continuing his voyage higher up the river, engages an In- 
dian to aflift in navigating his bark, and fets fail, the Indian becomes tired 
and requefts to be fet on more — encamps at a delightful Orange grove— 
continues again alone up the river : defcription of the Palma Elata : enters 
the Little Lake, and comes to camp at an Orange grove — fight of alligators ; 
a battle with them ; great embarraffments with them ; kills one : vaft 
affemblage of fifh : defcription of the alligator and its neft, &c. — defcribes 
the Carica papaya — a very curious bird — in danger of being taken napping 
by a huge crocodile — the banks of the river admirably ornamented with 
feftoons and tapeftry, the work of nature — fepulchres of the ancients — a 
hurricane — vifitsa plantation on the banks of the Long Lake ; defcription 
of the lake, a large fulphureous fountain — account of the founding and 
prefent ftate of New Smyrna, on the Mufquitoe river — returns down the 
river — Eaft Lake — curious birds and a beautiful fifh — leaves Cedar Point, 
touches at the ifle of Palms; robbed by a wolf — arrives at Six Mile Springs 
• — an account of that admirable fountain — defcribes the Gordonia, Ziamia, 
Cactus opuntia, Erythrina, Cacalia, &c. — touches at Rocky Point — ar- 
rives again at the lower trading»houfe. 11% 
CHAP. VI. 
Proceeds on a journey to Cufcowilla — defcribes the country and waters 
— Annona incana, Annona pygmea, Kalmia ciliata, Empetrum album, 
Andromeda ferruginea, Rhododendron fpurium, Pica glandaria non crif- 
tata, Lanius, Lacerta, Snakes, Chionanthus, Andromeda formofiflima, 
Cyrilla — encamps at the Half-way Pond — defcribes the pond and meadows, 
a beautiful landscape — pilgrimage of fifh — defcribes various kinds of fifh — 
great foft fhelled tortoife and great land tortoife — moral reflections and 
meditations — leaves Half-way Pond and proceeds — Situation, quality, and 
furniture of the earth — arrives at Cufcowilla — reception from the Indian 
chief : his character — Siminoles predilection for Spaniih cufloms and ci- 
vilization — India flaves, their condition — departs for the Alachua favanna ; 
defcription of the favanna — Siminoles on horfeback — returns to Cufco- 
willa — a council and Indian feaft — defcription of the town and Cufcowilla 
lake — returns to the favanna — glafs fnake — makes the tour of the favanna 
— veftiges cf the ancient Alachua — Orange groves, turkeys, deer, wolves, 
favanna crane — arrives at the great bafon or fink— defcription of the fink 
— account of the alligators, incredible number of fifh ; their Subterranean 
migrations — returns — old Spanifh highway— Indian village — arrives again 
at the trading-houfe on St. Juan's — character and comparison of the nations 
of the Upper Creeks, and Lower or Siminoles 168 
CHAP. VII. 
Sets out again on a journey to Talahafochte — defcription of the Siminole 
horfe — encamps at an enchanting grotto on the banks of a beautiful lake 
« — rocky ridges and defert wilds- — engagement between a hawk and a 
coach whip fnake — defcription of the fnake — account of the country, grand 
Pine forefl — encamps on the borders of an extenfive favanna- — defcription 
of the favanna crane — comes upon the verge of extenfive Savannas, lying on 
a beautiful lake — the expanfive fields of Capola, decorated with delightful 
groves — -Squadrons of Siminole horfes — a troop under the conduct and care 
cf an Indian dog — the fields of Capola a delightful region — ferruginous 
recks, rich iron ore — arrives at Talahafochte on the river Little St. Juan's 
<— defcribes the town and river — Indian canoes — their voyages and traffic 
— Indian 
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