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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 dialedt of, the 
Shawanefe. They are in confederacy with the 
Creeks, but do not mix with them; and, on account 
of their numbers and ftrength, are of importance 
enough to excite and draw upon them the jealoufy 
of the whole Mufcogulge confederacy, and are 
ufually at variance, yet are wife enough to unite 
againft a common enemy, to fupport the intereft 
and glory of the general Creek confederacy. 
After a little refrefhment at this beautiful town, 
we repacked and fet off again for the Apalachucla 
town, where we arrived after riding over a level 
plain, confuting 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 
propofed, deputies from all the towns in the con- 
federacy afiemble at this capital, in order to de- 
liberate upon a fubjedt of fo high importance for 
the profperity of the commonwealth. 
And on the contrary the great Coweta town, * 
about twelve miles higher up this river, is called the 
bloody town, where the Micos, chiefs, and warriors 
afiemble when a general war is propofed ; and here 
captives and flate, malefactors are put to death. 
The time of my continuance here, which was 
about a week, w T as employed in excurfions round 
about this fettlement. One day the chief trader 
of Apalachucla obliged me with his company on a 
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