NORTH AMERICA. 
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CHAP. II. 
The vefTel in which I was to embark for Eafir 
Florida, being now ready to purfue her voyage, we 
let fail with a fair wind and tide. Our courfe was 
fouth, through the found, betwixt a chain of fea- 
coaft-iflands, and the main. In the evening we 
came to, at the fouth end of St. Simon's, having 
been hindered by the flood tide making againft us. 
The captain and myfelf, with one of our crew, went 
on more, with a view of getting fonie venifon and 
fea fowl. We had not the good fortune to fee any 
deer, yet we were not altogether unfuccefsful, hav- 
ing taken three young racoons (Urfus cauda elon- 
gata) which are excellent meat : we had them for 
i upper, ferved up in a pillo. Next morning early, 
we again got under way, running by Jekyl and 
Cumberland Iflands, large, beautiful, and ferule, yet 
thinly inhabited, and confequently excellent haunts 
for deer, bears, and other game. 
As we ran by Cumberland Ifie, keeping the chan- 
nel through the found, we faw a fail a head coming 
up towards us. Our captain knew it to be the 
trading fchconer from the (tores on St. John's, and 
immediately predicted bad news, as me was not to 
fail until our arrival there. As {he approached us, 
his apprehenfions were more and more confirmed, 
from the appearance of a number of paflengers on 
deck. We laid to, until me came up, when we 
hailed her, " What news ?" " Bad ; the Indians 
have plundered the upper ftore, and the traders have 
efcaped, only with their lives." Upon this both 
Ycffels came to anchor very near each other, when 
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