TRAVELS IN 
thereof, a treaty took place between them, which 
has remained inviolable to this day. They never 
ceafed war againft the numerous and potent band 
of Indians, who then furrounded and cramped the 
Englifh plantations, as the Savannas, Ogeeches, 
Wapoos, Santees, Yamafees, Utinas, Icofans, Pa- 
ticas, and others, until they had extirpated them. 
The Yamafees and their adherents fheltering them- 
felves under the power and protection of the Spani- 
niards of Eaft Florida, they purfued them to the 
very gates of St. Auguftine ; and the Spaniards re- 
fufmg to deliver them up, thefe faithful intrepid al- 
lies had the courage to declare war againft them, 
and incelfantly perfecuted them, until they entirely 
broke up and ruined their fettlements, driving them 
before them, till at length they were obliged to re- 
tire within the walls of St. Auguftine and a few in- 
ferior fortified ports on the fea coaft. 
After a few days I returned to Broughton ifland* 
The Cherokees and their confederates being yet dif- 
contented, and on bad terms with the white people, 
it was unfafe to purfue my travels in the north wef- 
tern regions of Carolina. And recollecting many 
fab] efts' of natural hiftory, which I had obferved in 
the fouth of the ifthmus of Florida, when on a jour- 
ney fome years ago with my father, John Bartram, 
that were interesting, and not taken notice of by 
any traveller ; and as it was then in the autumn and 
winter, having reafon to think that very many curi- 
ous fubjects had efcaped our refearches ; I now 
formed the refolution of travelling into Eaft Florida } 
accordingly, I immediately wrote to doctor Fother- 
gill, in order that he might know where to direct 
to me. 
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