We Pass'd Over An Exceeding Rich Tract Of Land,
Affording Plenty Of Great Free Stones, And Marble Rocks,
And Abounding
In many pleasant and delightsome Rivulets.
At Noon, we stay'd and refresh'd ourselves at a Cabin,
where we met with
One of their War-Captains, a Man of great Esteem among them.
At his Departure from the Cabin, the Man of the House
scratch'd this War-Captain on the Shoulder, which is look'd upon
as a very great Compliment among them. The Captain went two or three Miles
on our way, with us, to direct us in our Path. One of our Company
gave him a Belt, which he took very kindly, bidding us call at his House,
(which was in our Road) and stay till the lame Traveller was well,
and speaking to the Indian, to order his Servant to make us welcome.
Thus we parted, he being on his Journey to the Congerees,
and Savannas, a famous, warlike, friendly Nation of Indians,
living to the South-End of Ashly River. He had a Man-Slave with him,
who was loaded with European Goods, his Wife and Daughter being in Company.
He told us, at his Departure, that James had sent Knots
to all the Indians thereabouts, for every Town to send in 10 Skins,
meaning Captain Moor, then Governour of South-Carolina.
The Towns being very thick hereabouts, at Night we took up our Quarters
at one of the chief Mens Houses, which was one of the Theaters
I spoke of before.
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