TRAVELS IN 
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learning the particulars, it appeared, that a large 
party of Indians had furprifed and plundered two 
trading houfes, in the ifthmus, beyond the river Sto 
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 effects, which they fecreted in a fwamp 
at fome diftance from it, covering them with fkins* 
The upper (lore had faved their goods in like man- 
ner ; and the lower ftofe, to which we were bound,-' 
had removed the chief of theirs, and depofited them 
on a fmall iflarid, in the river, about five miles be- 
low the (lore. With thefe effedts was my cheft, which 
I had forwarded in this veflel, from Savanna, not 
being at that time determined whether to make 
this journey by land or water. The captain of our 
veffel refclved to put about arid return to Frede- 
rica, for frefh inftru&ions how to proceed ; but for 
my part, I was determined to proceed for the ifland 
tip 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 defir ed 
our captain to put me on fhore, 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 fifhermen refided, who, as I expe&ed, 
would fet me over on Amelia Ifland, where 
was a large plantation, the property of Lord Eg- 
mont, a Britifh Nobleman, whofe agent, while I 
was t Frederica, gave me an invitation to call on 
him, as I paffed toward Eaft Florida ; and here I 
had expe&ations of getting a boat to carry me td 
St. John’s. Agreeably to my defire, the captain 
put me on fhore, with a young man, a paffenger, 
for Eaft Florida, who promifed to continue with me, 
and fhare my adventures. We landed fafely ; the cap- 
tain wifhing" us a profperous journey, returned on 
board 
