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CONTENTS. 
forced by ft refs of weather to put into the beautiful ifle Edclano, defcription of 
the ifiand, ancient Indian town, mount and highway— erodes over the lake and 
arrives at the upper trading-houfe 5 
C K A P. V. 
Provides for continuing his voyage higher up the river, engages an Indian to 
shift in navigating his bark, and lets fail, the Indian becomes tired and vequefts 
to be let on Ihorc — 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 em- 
barraffments with them; kills one : vaft aifemblage of fi(h : defcription of the 
alligator and its neft, &c. — defcribes the Carica papaya- — a very curious bud 
— -in danger of being taken napping by a huge crocodile —the banks of the river 
admirably ornamented with feftcons and tapcftry, the work of nature — fepulchres 
of the ancients — a hurricane — vifits a plantation on the banks of the Long Lake; 
defcription of the lake, a large fulphureous fountain — account of theffiounding and 
prefent ftatc 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, Zamia, Cadtus opuntia, Erythrina, 
Cacalia, &c. — touches at Rocky Point — arrives again at the lower trading-houfe 
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CHAP. VI. 
Proceeds on a journey to Cufcowilla — defcribes the country and waters — An- 
nona incana, Annona pygmea, Kalmia ciliata, Empetrum album, Andromeda 
ferruginea, Rhododendron fpurium, Pica glandaria non criftata, Lanius, Lacerta, 
Snakes, Chionanthus, Andromeda formofiftima, Cyrilla — encamps at the Half- 
way Pond— defcribes the pond and meadows, a beautiful landfcape — pilgrimage 
of fifh — defcribes various kinds of fifh — great foft ihelled tortoife and great land 
tortoile — moral reflections and meditations — leaves Half-way Pond and proceeds 
— fituation, quality, and furniture of the earth — arrives at Cufcowilla — recep- 
tion from the Indian chief: his character — Siminoles predilection for Spaniih 
cuftoms and civilization — India Haves,, their condition — departs for the Alachua 
favanna; defcription of the favanna — Siminoles on horfeback — returns to Gufcor- 
willa — a council and Indian feaft — defcription of the town and Cufcowilla lake— 
peturns to the favanna — glafs fnake — makes the tour of the favanna — veftiges of 
the ancient Alachua, — Orange grove?, turkeys, deer, wolves, favanna crane — ar- 
rives at the great bafon or fink — defcription of the fink — account of the alligators, 
incredible number of fifh; their fubterranean migrations — returns — old Spaniih 
highway — Indian village — arriyes again at the trading-houfe on St. Juan’s — cha- 
racter and comparifon of the nations of the Upper Creeks, and Lower or Siminoles 
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C II A P. 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 the coach-whip fnake 
—defcription of the fnake —account of the country, grand Pine foreft — encamps 
on the borders of an extenfive favanna — defcription of the favanna crane — -conics 
upon the verge of extenfive favannas, lying on a beautiful lake — the expanfive 
fields of Capola, decorated with delightful groves — -fquadrons of Siminole horfes — ■ 
a troop under the conduft and care of an Indian dog — the fields of Capola a de- 
lightful region — ferruginous rocks, rich iron ore — -arrives at Talahafochte on the 
river Little St. Juan’s — defcribes the town and river — Indian canoes— their voy- 
ages and traffic — Indian voyage to Cuba — a fifhing party and naval race — an ex- 
curfion to the Manatee fpring — defcription of that incomparable nymphaeum — an, 
account of the Manatee— croffes the river to explore the country— Spaniih re- 
mains — vaft Cane wiiderneffes — ancient Spaniih plantations— Apalachean old 
fields — returns to town— White King’s arrival— -a council and feaft— charadtpr 
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