They Have A Well-Disciplin'd Militia; Their Horse Are Most Gentlemen,
And Well Mounted, And The Best In America, And May Equalize
Any In Other Parts:
Their Officers, both Infantry and Cavalry,
generally appear in scarlet Mountings, and as rich as in most Regiments
belonging
To the Crown, which shews the Richness and Grandeur of this Colony.
They are a Fronteer, and prove such troublesome Neighbours to the Spaniards,
that they have once laid their Town of St. Augustine in Ashes,
and drove away their Cattle; besides many Encounters and Engagements,
in which they have defeated them, too tedious to relate here.
What the French got by their Attempt against South Carolina,
will hardly ever be rank'd amongst their Victories; their Admiral Mouville
being glad to leave the Enterprize, and run away, after he had suffer'd
all the Loss and Disgrace he was capable of receiving. They are
absolute Masters over the Indians, and carry so strict a Hand
over such as are within the Circle of their Trade, that none does
the least Injury to any of the English, but he is presently sent for,
and punish'd with Death, or otherwise, according to the Nature of the Fault.
They have an entire Friendship with the neighbouring Indians
of several Nations, which are a very warlike People, ever faithful
to the English, and have prov'd themselves brave and true
on all Occasions; and are a great Help and Strength to this Colony.
The Chief of the savage Nations have heretofore groan'd
under the Spanish Yoke, and having experienc'd their Cruelty,
are become such mortal Enemies to that People, that they never give
a Spaniard Quarter; but generally, when they take any Prisoners,
(if the English be not near to prevent it) sculp them, that is,
to take their Hair and Skin of their Heads, which they often flea away,
whilst the Wretch is alive.
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