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nation. They estimate the number of gunmen of the old town at 180 & 270 in the villages or small towns. The land is flat for half a mile on the river, & fit for culture - back of this, sharp stoney hills, - the growth pine & the branches all have reed. They have no fences around the town. They have some cattle, hogs, & horses, & their range is a good one. The shoals in the river afford a great supply of moss, called by the traders salt grass; and the cows which frequent these shoals are the largest & finest in the nation. They have some peach trees in the town & the cassine yupon in clumps. The Indians have lately moved out & settled in villages, & the town will soon become an old field. The settling out in villages has been repeatedly pressed by the agent for Indian affairs and with considerable success. They have 7 villages belonging to this town. 1st. New-you-cau named after New York. It is on the left bank of the Tallapoosa, 20 miles above Oc,fus,kee. These people lived formerly at tote,pauf,cau (spunk not?) on Chat,to,ho,che, & moved from thence in 1777. They would not take part in the war between the United States & Great Britain & determined to retire from their settlements, which, through the rage of war, might feel the effects of the resentment of the people of the United States when roused by the conduct of the red people as they were placed between the combatants. The town is on a flat bordering on the river - the