TRAVELS IN” 
learning the particulars, it appeared, that a large 
party of Indians had furprifed and plundered two 
trading houfes, in the ifthmus, beyond the river St. 
John’s ; and a third being timely apprifed of their hof- 
tile intentions, by a faithful runner, had time to carry 
off part of the effeds, which they fecrece I i: a fvvamp 
at fome diftance from it, covering them with Heins. 
The upper fcore had faved their goods in like man- 
ner; and the lower {tore to which we were bound, 
had removed the chief of theirs, and depolited them 
on a lmall ifland, in the river, about five miles be- 
low the ftore. With thefe eflftds was my cheft, which 
I had forwarded in this veil'd, from Savanna, not 
being at that time determined whether to make 
this journey by land, or water. The captain of our 
veil'd, refolved to put about and return to Frede- 
rica, for frdli inftrudions how to proceed ; but for 
my part, I was determined to proceed for the ifland 
up St. John’s, where my cheft was lodged, there be- 
ing fome valuable books and papers in it, which I 
could not do well without. I accordingly defired 
our captain to put me on ftiore, on Little St. Si- 
mon’s, which was not far diftant, intending to walk 
a few miles to a fort, at the fouth end of that ifland, 
where fome fiftiermen refided, who, as I expeded, 
would let me over on Amelia Ifland, where 
was a large plantation, the property of Lord Eg- 
mont, a Britifh nobleman, whofe agent, while I 
was at Frederica, gave me an invitation to call on 
him, as I pahed toward Eaft Florida; and here I 
had expeditions of getting a boat to carry me to 
St. John’s. Agreeably to my defire, the captain 
put me on fhore, with a young man, a paflenger, 
for Eaft Florida, who promifed to continue with me, 
and {hare my adventures. We landed fafely; the cap- 
tain wiihing us a profperous journey, returned on 
board 
