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ran off, leaped the fence, and had the good fortune 
to get into a dark fwamp, overgrown with vines 
and thickets, where he miraculoully eluded the 
earner!: refearches of his enemies, and finally made 
a fafe retreat to the houfe of his father-in-law, the 
chief of the town, throwing himfelf under his 
protection, who gave his word that he would do 
him all the favour that lay in his power. This 
account I had from his own mouth, for heating 
of my return, the next morning after my arrival, 
he fent a trufty meffenger, by whom I found 
means of accefs to him. He farther informed me, 
that there had been a council of the chiefs of the 
town convened, to deliberate on the affair, and 
their final determination was that he mull lofe his 
ears, or forfeit all his goods, which amounted to 
upwards of one thoufand pounds fterling, and even 
that forfeiture would not fave his ears, unlefs Mr, 
Golphin interpofed in his behalf; and after ail, the 
injured Indian declares that he will have his life. He 
entreated me with tears to make what fpeed I could 
to Silver Bluff, reprefent his dangerous fituation to 
Mr. Golphin, and folicit that gentleman's mofh 
fpeedy and effectual interference ; which I allured 
him I would undertake. 
Now having ail things prepared for my depar- 
ture, early in the morning, after taking leave of 
my diftreffed friend the trader of Mucclaffe, I 
fat off; palled through continued plantations 
and Indian towns on my way up the Taiiapoofe 
river, being every where treated by the inhabitants 
with marks of friendthip, even as though I had 
been their countryman and relation. Called 
by the way at the beautiful tov/n of Coolome, 
where 
