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APPENDIX. 
The Tiefau, Talbana, and Ponchartoula, are capable of boat 
and small schooner navigation. Springfield or Bookter’s land¬ 
ing, is situated on the W. bank of the Talbana, about ten miles 
from lake Maurepas. 
The Tanchepehoe is accessible for boats but is unfavorable 
for schooner navigation. 
The Tchefonta is a wide and handsome little river, afford¬ 
ing a safe harbor and navigation for any vessel that can be sailed 
through the Regulees. Schooner navigation extends several 
miles up the eastern branch, culled Bouge Falia, on the west 
bank of which a town is laid off by the name of St Jack; and 
several buildings are erected. 
Madisonville is favorably situated for the coasting and West. 
India trade, having about two days sail in going put, and about 
twp weeks sail in coming in, the advantage of New Orleans: it 
lies more convenient to the necessary supplies for repairing 
and building vessels; it is believed to be a more healthy situa¬ 
tion, less infested with musketoes, and furnished with good 
spring water. 
Madisonville is situated two miles from the mouth of the 
river Tchefonta; about 30 miles N. of New Orleans; about 30 
miles E. from Springfield; about 70 miles E.from Baton Rouge ; 
and about 80 miles E. by. S. from St. Francisvilie, at the mouth 
of the b«you Sarah, in the state of Louisiana. It lies about 80 
miles E. S E. from Woodville, the seat of justice in Wilkinson 
county ; about 110 miles S. E. from the city of Natchez; about 
60 miles S. E. from the seat of justice in Amite county ; about 
<90 miles S. by W. from New London or Monticellp, on Pearl 
river; about 65 miles S W. from New Columbia, in Marion 
county; about 140 miles W. S. W. from fort Stoddert, and about 
110 miles W. from Mobile town, in the Mississippi territory. 
These are the conjectured distances on rectalineal directions; 
for there are few or no roads leading towards M idisonville. 
The Old King ? s road, as it is called, leading in a direction from 
Baton Rouge to the bay of St. Lewis a few miles E. from the 
Regulees, crossed thp river Tciufonta about half a mile-above 
.the Cockle bank, now the site of Madisonville. 
