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where I tarried fome time with Mr. Germany 
the chief trader of the town, an elderly gentle- 
man, but a&ive, cheerful and very agreeable, 
who received and treated me with the utmoll 
civility and friendfhip : his wife is a Creek wo- 
man, of a very amiable and worthy character and 
difpofition, induftrious, prudent and affedfionate ; 
and by her he had feveral children, whom he is 
defirous to fend to Savanna or Charlefton, for 
their education, but cannot prevail on his wife 
to confent to it : this affair affe&s him very fen- 
fibly, for he has acumulated a pretty fortune by 
his induftry and commendable condud. 
Leaving Coolome, I re-croifed the river at 
Tuccabache, an ancient and large town ; thence 
continued up the river, and at evening arrived 
at Attaffe, where I continued near a week, wait- 
ing the preparations of the traders, with whom I 
was to join in company to Augufta. 
The next day after my arrival, I was introduced 
to the ancient chiefs, at the public fquare or 
areopagus ; and in the evening, in company 
w r ith the traders, who are numerous in this town, 
repaired to the great rotunda, where were affem- 
bled the greateft number of ancient venerable 
chiefs and warriors that I had ever beheld : we 
{pent the evening and greater part of the night 
together, in drinking Caffine and fmoking 
Tobacco. The great council houfe or rotunda 
is appropriated to much the fame purpofe as the 
public fquare, but more private, and feems par- 
ticularly dedicated to political affairs ; women 
and youth are never admitted ; and I fuppofe 
it is death for a female to prefume to enter the 
door, or approach within its pale. Itisavaft 
conical building or circular dome, capable of 
accommo- 
