The history of Georgia (1883) (14781442362)

Identifier: historyofgeorgia01joneuoft (find matches)
Title: The history of Georgia
Year: 1883 (1880s)
Authors: Jones, Charles Colcock, 1831-1893
Subjects: Georgia -- History
Publisher: Boston, Houghton
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN



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seventy tons and in five periaguas, set sail for Savannah. En-countering a storm they were forced to seek shelter from its vio-lence at a point known as Look Out. Here they lay all night,and the next day proceeded as far as Johns, where the eightmen, there stationed by Oglethorpe, had prepared huts for theirreception. A plentiful supply of venison awaited their coming.Upon this they supped, and there they spent the night. Re-embarking in the morning, they arrived the same afternoon atYamacraw Bluff. Before dark they erected four large tents (onefor each tything) capable of accommodating all the people, andtransferred their bedding and other necessaries ashore. Therethey slept, passing their first night upon the soil of Georgia. Faithful to his trust, Oglethorpe, having posted his sentinels,sought no protection save the shelter of the towering pines, andlay upon the ground near the central watch-fire. The ocean hadbeen crossed, and the germ of a new colony was planted inAmerica. ( )/ I
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CHAPTER VIII. Early Labors of the Colonists at Savannah. — Oglethorpes Let-ters TO the Trustees. — Communication and Resolutions of theGeneral Assembly of South Carolina. — Assistance from PrivateParties in Carolina,—Account of the Progress of the Coloniza-tion written by a Gentleman from Charlestown. — Oglethorpevisits Charlestown and Addresses the General Assembly.— Con-gratulations FROM Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. Early on the morning of the 2d of February, 1733 (O. S.),Oglethorpe convened the people to thank God for his safe con-duct of the colony to its appointed destination, and to invoke hisblessings upon the plantation. These religious services ended, hesolemnly and earnestly reminded them of their duties as thefounders of Georgia, impressing upon them an appreciation ofthe important fact that the seed now sown would yield a harvesteither for good or bad in the coming generations. Against theevils of intemperance and idleness he uttered an emphatic warn-ing, an