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through ancient Indian Helds, which are called die 
Oafcmulge fields : they are the rich low lands of the 
river. On the heights of thefe low grounds are yet 
vifible monuments, or traces, of an ancient town, 
fuch as artificial mounts or terraces, Squares and 
banks, encircling confiderable areas. Their old 
fields and planting land extend up and down the 
river, fifteen or twenty miles from this fite. 
If we are to give credit to the account the 
Creeks give of themfelves, this place is remarkable 
for being the firft town or fettlement, when they fat 
down (as they term it) or eftabiifhed themfelves, 
after their emigration from the weft, beyond the 
Miffifippi, their original native country. On this 
long journey they fuffered great and innumerable 
difficulties, encountering and vanquifhing numerous 
and valiant tribes of Indians, who oppofed and re- 
tarded their march. Having crofted the river, Still 
pufning eaftward, they were obliged to make a 
Stand, and fortify themfelves in this place, as their 
only remaining hope, being to the laft degree per- 
fected and weakened by their furrounding foes. 
Having formed for themfelves this retreat, and 
driven off the inhabitants by degrees, they recover- 
ed their fpirits, and again faced their enemies, 
when they came off victorious in a memorable and 
decifive battle. They afterwards gradually fubdued 
their furrounding enemies, ftrengthening themfelves 
by taking into confederacy the vanquished tribes. 
And they fay, alfo, that about this period the 
Englifh were eftablifhing the colony of Carolina; 
and the Creeks, understanding that they were a 
powerful, warlike people, fent deputies to Charles- 
ton, their capital, offering them their friendship and 
alliance, which was accepted, and, in confequence 
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