TRAVELS IN 
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thereof, a treaty took place between them, which 
has remained inviolable to this day. They never 
ceafed war againft the numerous and potent bands 
of Indians, who then furrounded and cramped the 
Englifh plantations, as the Savannas, Ogeeches, 
Wapoos, Santees, Yamafees, Utinas, I cofans, Pa~ 
tica:, and others, until they had extirpated them. 
1 he Yamafees and their adherents iheltering them- 
felves under the power and protection of the Spa- 
niards of Eaft Florida, they purfued them to thp 
very gates of St. Auguitine ; and the Spaniards re- 
futing to deliver them up, thefe faithful intrepid al- 
lies had the courage to declare war againft them, 
and inceftantly perfecuted them, until they entirely 
broke up and ruined their fettlements, driving them 
before them, till at length they were obliged to re- 
tire within the walls of St. Augpftine and a few ir^ 
ferior fortified polls on the fea coaft. 
After a few days I returned to Broughton Ilian d* 
The Cherokees and their confederates being yet dift- 
contented, and on bad terms with the white people, 
it was unfafe to purfue my travels in the north weft- 
tern regions of Carolina. And recolle£ling many 
fubjedls of natural hiftory, which I had obferved in 
the fouth of the ifthmus of Florida, when on a jour- 
ney fome years ago with my father, John Bartram, 
that were interefting, and not taken notice of by 
any traveller $ and as it was then in the autumn and 
winter, having reafon to think that very many cu- 
rious fubje&s had efcaped our refearches ; 1 now 
formed the refolution of travelling into Eaft Florida » 
accordingly, I immediately wrote to dodtor Fo~ 
thergiii, in order that he might know where to di- 
rect to me. 
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