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the Creek or Mufcogulge tongue, and is called the 
Savanna or Savanuca tongue ; I was told by the 
traders it was the fame with, or a dialed: of, the 
Shawanefe. They are in confederacy with the 
Creeks, but do not mix with them ; and, on account 
of their numbers and itrength, are of importance 
enough to excite and draw upon them the jealoufy 
of the whole Mufcogulge confederacy, and are ufu- 
ally at variance, yet are wife enough to unite againfl 
a common enemy, to fupport the intereft and glory 
of the general Creek confederacy. 
After a little refrelhment at this beautiful town, 
we repacked and fet off again for the Apalachucla 
town, where we arrived after riding over a level 
plain, confifting of ancient Indian plantations, a 
beautiful landfcape diverfified with groves and 
lawns. 
This is efteemed the mother town or Capital of 
the Creek or Mufcogulge confederacy : facred to 
peace ; no captives are put to death or human 
blood fpilt here. And when a general peace is pro- 
pofed, deputies from all the towns in the confede- 
racy alTemble at this capital, in order to deliberate 
upon a fubjecl: of fo high importance for the profpe- 
rity of the commonwealth. 
And on the contrary the great Cowetta town, 
about twelve miles higher up this river, is called the 
bloody town, where the Micos, chiefs, and warriors 
affemble when a general war is propofed ; and here 
captives and ftate malefactors are put to death. 
The time of my continuance here, which was 
about a week, was employed in excursions round 
about this fettlement. One day the chief trader 
of Apalachucla obliged me with his company on a 
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