travels in 
Our encampment was fixed on the fite of the old 
Ocone town, which, about fixty years ago, was eva- 
cuated by the Indians, who, finding their fitua- 
tion difagreeable from its vicinity to the white peo- 
ple, left it, moving upwards into the Nation or 
Upper Creeks, and there built a town; but that 
fituation not fluting their roving difpofition, they 
grew ficldy and tired of it, and refolved to leek an 
habitation more agreeable to their minds. They ail 
arofe, directing their migration Scuth-Eafiward to- 
wards the lea coafit ; and in the courfe of their jour- 
ney, oblerving the delightful appearance of the ex- 
tenfive plains of Alachua and the fertile hills envi- 
roning it, they fat down and built a town on the 
banks of a lpacious and beautiful lake, at a final! 
di fiance from the plains, naming this new town, 
Cufcowilla : this fituation pleafed them, the vaft 
defarts, forefis, lakes and favannas around, afford- 
ing unbounded range ol the belt hunting ground 
for bear and deer, their favourite game. But al- 
though this fituation was healthy and delightful to 
tlie utmoft degree, affording them variety and 
plenty of every defirable thing in their eftimation, 
yet troubles and affiidtions found them out. This 
territory, to the promontory of Florida, was then 
claimed by the Tomocos, Utinas, Calloolas, Ya- 
rn a fes, and other remnant tribes of the ancient Flo- 
ridans and the more Northern refugees, driven 
away by the Carolinians, now in alliance and under 
the protection of the Spaniards, who afiifting them, 
attacked the new fettle ment, and for many years 
were very troublefome ; but the Alachuas or Oco- 
nes being ftrengthened by other emigrants and 
fugitive bands from the Upper Creeks, with whom 
they were confederated, and who gradually efiablifhed 
other towns in this low country, ftretching a line of 
fettle meats acrofs the i fill mu s, extending from the 
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