NORTH 
AMERICA, 
when he inftantly fprang up, ran off, leaped the 
fence, and had the good fortune to get into a 
dark fwamp, overgrown with vines and thickets, 
where he miraculoufly eluded the earned re- 
fearches of his enemies, and finally made a fafe 
retreat to the houfe of his father-in-law, the chief 
of the town, throwing himfelf under his pro- 
tection, who gave his word that he would do 
him all the favour that lay in his power. This 
account I had from his own mouth, for hearing 
of my return, the next morning after my arrival* 
he fent a trufty meffenger, by whom I found 
means of accefs to him. He farther informed 
me, that there had been a council of the chiefs 
of the town convened, to deliberate on the affair* 
and their final determination was that he mud 
lofe his ears, or forfeit all his goods, which 
amounted to upwards of one thoufand pounds 
fcerling, and even that forfeiture would not fave 
his ears, unlefs Mr. Golphin interpofed in his 
behalf; and after all, the injured Indian declares 
that he will have his life. He entreated me with 
tears to make what fpeed I could to Silver Bluff* 
to rep re fent his dangerous duration to Mr. Gol- 
phin, and folicit that gentleman’s mod fpeedy 
and effectual interference ; which I affured him 
1 would undertake. 
Now having all things prepared for my depar- 
ture, early in the morning, after taking leave of 
my didreffed friend the trader of Mu cc lade, I 
fat off, paffed through continued plantations 
and Indian towns on my way up the Talkpoofc 
river, being every where treated by the inhabi- 
tants with marks of friendfliip, even as though I 
had been their countryman and relation. Called 
by the way at the beautiful town of Coolome* 
where 
