The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1856-11-20
HISTORICAL NOTES.

j. G.. Kohl, OF ths United B,ates Coast Survey
is preparing work, in three volumes, on the an
cient and modern names ,oiM ,ohieh the regions
countries, territories, and States along the eoas
/ Of the NORTH american Union hare been designa
ted, and communicates to the National Inteligcn
Ger brief abstract. From that we extract wha
relates to Carolina and Georgia:
= CAROLINA.
When the Spaniards, under Vcsques Ayllon
Q520 and l526,) arrived OH the coast of what we
now call Carolina, and more especially South Caro-
lima, they heard here OF great Indian king and
country, both called Chicora or Chieorid, and they
applied that Indian name for some time to this
country, without, however, giving to il very distinct
| limits.
| The country was also sometimes called ailcr its
discoverer Terra del Licenciado Ayilon, short
er, Terra de Ayllon, often also corrupted TO Terra
de Aution. Under this name the Spanirds com
pretended sometimes very great part Of North
America, sometimes net more than our province.
| II IS curious enough that the French aso when
they Q563) arrived nt the locality OF Ayllon's ac-
tivity, heard Of an Indian king and country Of
that name. In their cars il sounded, however, like
| Chicoia or ChiOuolc.
Atcr The French navigatons 10 these regions we
hear the country sometimes designated by the
| French themselves with the n me La Fioridc
Florida. The SPaniards. of course, always consid-
cred 1t ns part OF the. Spanish Florida.
The F'cnch built on their Rivierc May (St Ma
teo or st. Johns river) fort which they called
Fort Caroline or Carolina. Some map. makers and
geographers applied this name, rs an appellaon Of
country or territory, 10 the whole region. So we
see, Tor instance, on map Of North America by
Cornelius u .Iudnis, (l593,) tho whole French Flo
rda called Carolina, in honor OF Charles IN, King
France is thntf fttr
afterwards given to the same locality in honor Of an
English king.
The English, alter their settlements at Roanoke,
comprehcndcd the whole territory Of Carolina un-
der their widely extended name OF Virginia, since
1883.
The country round Albemarlc Sound, our pres
sent North Carolina, they called scnctimca on their
maps with the original Indian name Wigandaeoa
or also Wenpemeoc, AMI afterwards sometimes
Ouid Virginia.
To the south Of Roanoke and Albermarlc Snond
the English tried to establish province or colony
Tor the first time in the year 629. when Sir Rob
ctt Heath, Attorney General to Charles obtain
ed from this King grant IL the whole unknown
country between 3S deg north latitude and the
river st. AIatco, and when this country was called,
in honor of Charl,s |, Caroldna.
This grant had, however, very slight cons, qucn-
ees. The country was not sctllcd, not taken pos
session of, no, even surveyed explored.
In the year 1863 Charles II made another gran,
ofail the lands b, tween the Seth and 37t degrees
north latitude io Edward Earl of Clarendon, and
some other lords and gentlemen aud this trac, was
again called in his honor Cpoiina, SO that we may
say we have three Kings Ms rodfathers to this pro-.
vince: Charles TX. OF France, Charles / and
Cllarles II of England %
By second ur'rc annie charter uf the 9th of
March, 1867, Clarl,s III. extended the boundaries
o' Carolina from 90 deg. north latitude To 90 deg
XII nd ftnn ,sast al. II
Ocean"
The country W IS divided into two great coun.
trics-a, northern one, called The County of Al.
6emdric," and Southern one, called 'CIn endon
County,"
In this same year OG6.) William Sayle, the up.
pointed Governor Of Carolina, explored aud SUR
vrycd the whole coast OF the province entering all
the rivers AMI making Astronomical Observations
He no doubt also procutcd map Of the country
to be n'ale, bu, unhnppily this map is not preserved
for us. Probably the results OF this first good sur
vcy OF the coasts Of Caro!nH, were not then made
known 10 the world n, large; for we find s on
the edition OF Champlain's maps Of the year 67T
along the coasts Of Carolina this inscriptions: - Ter
re non encore bien deeourerfe contineate a la
Florida" "a land not Sc, well discovered is con.
ncced with Flordul
In the year 729 the whole great province was
divided into North and South Carolina, and ms
the dividing point on the coast was fixed n small
inlet TO the west of Cape Fear, called Little River
Iulet.
In the year 1888 the province of Georgia was
detached as n separate government OF the old Ter.
riiory oi Carolina, and the southern boundaries Of
this intter were fixed at the mouth OF the Savannah
River, and within these boundaries the name Of
Carolina has been prescribed ever since.
According TO what we stated we may in GER
tain degree consider the names Of WigdndacoG,
Weapsmeoc, Old Virginia AibemarIe County, ms
old particular de- sgnations FOR North Carolina, and
the names OF ChieorG, Y'erTe do Ayllon, Floride
Francoise, Clarendon County, rs particular appel
Iations applied to South Carolina.
GEORGIA.
Until the year 1872 the territory Of The State OF
Georgia was included in the names Carolaua and
Carolina. For the eifccting and pi omoiing OF lis
settlement the King, George ii, separated from
Carolina the Territory between the rivers Savan-
nah ani Altanalla, aud erected this territory, by
charter OF the 9th June, 1892 into independent
and separate government, which was called in honor
Ci that king, the province OF "Georgid." il was
probably from the beginning the intention th., this
colony should 60 far down as the St. Mary's
rivers Tor The patent says t should 60 far south
the southernmOst branch Of the Altamaha river.n
And on the mars Of that time that it was
then believed that Aliamaha river had a southern
branch which conducted into st. Nary's river, and
the mouth Of this river was therefore considered
also to be the mouth OF the Atamaha. The boun.
daries were, however, in later times actually
Quoted so far south, With this exception the lin
It's OF tho province Of Georgia suffered no changes
on the coast, though in tic interior the changes
were great. These interior changes have, how
ever, no relation with our photographed re-
Searches"
RELIGION IN AMERIcA-It is estimated by the
Rev. DIR. Baird that "ncludng the Roman Catho-
lie priests and the Unitarian, Unversasis and 9TH
er heterodox preachers, there is in the United
States enc preacher for every $40 souls" The
overage salary Of these preachers is $500 per year
More than 1000 new church ediiices are erected
every year. DIR. Baird also estimates that 49,
100000 of the 26,500,0G0 people in The Uuited
States in 1855, under the instruction and in
fuencc Of the Evangelical churches; and 4,000,-
900 or 10000 under the influence Of the "non-
nxanncl.calll hnlica of vl,ich The Rnain CatLal;a