The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1878-05-09


l130 o'clock, A. NJ. we arrived at FeF-
nandina. This is n vory petty little
place, pleasantly situated>on Amelia
Island on The Florida side of the St.
Marys river, and has population of
$1,000 Inhabitants At this place The
"fourth estate" was taken charge of
by Mr. Dotterer, one of the pl omin-
ent merchants of the Island, and a
native of Charleston. He escorted us
to his residence, whero we had the
pleasure of meeting his amiable and
accomplished wife, and were enter
tanned in that whole, ,souled hospitality,
peculiar only, We believe to South
Carolnians, where they are enter>
tanning South Carolinians. Here we
bebeld the rarest of flowers in all their
splendor and beauty, besides we feast
ed the eye upon tho orange tree
covered with that deep, dark, green
foliage peculiar to tho tree, interspers,
ed with its golden fruit, fully matured
and ripe, and the young orange not
larger - tho end Of the finger,
which reminded US Of the human fa>
mily-as ono generation ripens and
falls into the grave an other appears
on the stage to take it's place, and to
follow generation after generation
under the same inexorable laws of
nature: Hero also, VIC saw in full
perfection, the fig, lemon, banana,
Japan plum trees, &c.
The party, with profound gratitude
to Mr.. and Mrs. Dottercr for favors
bestowed, bowed themselves out Of
the house and still, under the guild
0nce Of Mr.. Dotterer, visited the Eg-
mont Hotel, which has bccn built by
some Northern firm, and gorgeously
and extravagantly furnished for the
accommodation pricipally, we suppose,
Of Northern travel. We here Sc
lected room 28 for Colonel Hemp
hill and his wife, Che solemnly prom>
ised to marry next falD and had it
especially reserved for him when he
lands there next winter on-his bridal
tour. From this place we visited all
the points in the town of any note,
and gladly wcnded our way back to
the Dictator, for the thermometers
stood 81 degrees tt II NJ. Hore we saw
corn six feet high. This will evident.
ly sound a little "6shy" TO many Of
the farmers of this County, but VIC are
willing to be qualified to it, on the
authority of "Uncle Bob.' At two
o'clock we steamed out from the
wharf Mt Fernandina, and was soon
outside of the bar, and in less than
two hours crossed the bar at the
mouth of St. Johns, n distance OF
eighteen miles: 10 the right on en-
tcring the river, is situated Fort
George Islard, upon which is Mount
Cornelia, tho highest point on the
coast south of New Jersey. At the
mouth of the river is situated little
town known as Pilot Point, where
the pilots and q few other families
live. After entering the river, the
first roint Of any noto is st. Johns
Bluff It was here on this bluff, in
1862, that tho Huguehots. under the
leadership Of Landonniere, attempted
to form a colony, and for their pro-
lection built a fort, which they
called Caroline, The remains of which
are said to still exist. Spain, however,
claimed exclusive right to Florida,
and looking upon the Huguenots as
infidels, an expedition was fitted out
in SPAN for the purpose of driving
them from tho country. Under the
leadership Of Pedro Mcnendez, in
1865. Fort Caroline was captured, the
Huguenots offering only foobe re-
sistanco' 1t is said that an indiscrim>
mate massacre of men, women and
children took place, and that Monen-
dez hung some OF the prisoners upon
the neighboring trees, placing over
them tho following inscription; "Not
as Frenchmen, but as Lutherans'-
Three years after this dastardIy act
of the Spani"rds, Dc Gourges, a