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is a high rich Island at the mouth of Coosau. They have some fences, good against cattle only; & some families have small patches fenced near the town, for potatoes. These Indians are not Creeks although they conform to their Ceremonies. The men work with the women & make great plenty of corn. During the season for labour, none are exempted from their share of it, or sufferred to go out hunting. There is a rich flat land nearly five miles in width opposite the town on the left side of the river, on which are a number of conic mounds of earth. Back of the town it is pine barren & continues so westward for 60 to 100 miles. The Coo,sau,de generally go to market by water, & some of them are good oarsmen. A part of this town moved lately beyond the Mississipi, & have settled there; and the description sent back by them that the country is rich & healthy and abounds in game, is likely to draw others after themn. But as they have all tasted the sweets of civil life in having a convenient market for their products, it is likely they will soon return to their old settlements which are in a very desireable country, well suite to the raising of cattle, hogs &