& : 03LTH AMERICA* 
C H A P, II. 
The veflfel in which I was to embark for Eafb 
Florida, being now ready. to purfue her voyage, we 
fat fail with a fair wind and tide. Our courfe was 
fouth, through the found,, betwixt a chain of lea- 
coaft-i fiands, and the main. In the evening we 
came to, at the fouth end of St. Simon’s, having 
been hindered by the flood tide making again it us. 
The captain and myfelf, with one of our crew, went 
on fhore, with a view of getting fome venifon and 
fea fowl. We had not the good fortune to fee any 
deer, yet we were not altogether unfuccefsful, hav- 
ing taken three young racoons (Urfus cauda don- 
gata) which are excellent meat : we had them for 
fupper, fervecl up in a pillow Next morning early, 
we again got under way, running by Jekyl and 
Cumberland Iflands, large, beautiful, and fertile, yet 
thinly inhabited, and consequently excellent haunts 
for deer, bears, and other game. 
As we ran by Cumberland Idle, keeping the chan- 
nel through the found, we faw a fail a head coming 
tip towards us. Our captain knew it to be the 
trading fchooner from the (lores on St. John’s, and 
immediately predicted bad news, as (he was not to 
fail until our arrival there. As (lie approached us, 
his apprehenflons were more and more confirmed, 
from the appearance of a number of pafiengers on 
deck. We laid to, until flic came up, when we 
hailed her, ce What news?” cc Bad; the Indians- 
have plundered the upper (lore, and the traders have 
gfcaped only with their lives.” Upon this both 
veflels came to anchor very near each other, when, 
learning: 
