Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-13

s'The knowledge and Practice of Chris
tianity Made Easy to the Meanest Capaci-
ty; or, An Essay for the instruction of the
Indians" which was printed at the ex-
pense Of the Society for Propagating the
Gospel. This led to a further step on the
part of the trustees, which was to send out
proper persons to teach the Indians and
chaplains to officiate in the new settle
ments. Among those who came to GeOr-
gla, not however for a year or two yet,
were the famous brothers, John and
Charles Wesley, who arrived in Savannah
with OglethOrpe in February, 1875, the
third anniversary of the settlement.
The next emigrants to Georgia were
people of a harder race, and better adapt
ed to agricultural pursuits. These were
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES hundred and eightymen,
women and ehildren-whO came from In
yerness and its vicinity, and arriving in
Georgia in January, 1875, settled near the
mouth of the Altamaha, calling their town
Darien.
A curious remembrance of the Indians
visit to England was sent over from Geor-
gia to the Trustees, in the shape of a
hieroglyphie letter. 1t was composed by
a chief of the CherOkees, being drawn in
red and black figures on the skin OF
young buffalo, neatly dressed. A transla-
ton into English had been made when first
delivered, in the presence of the Indian
chiefs and the authorities of Savannah.
was designed to express the grateful ac
acknowledgement by the Indians of the hon
orS and civilitIes shown to TOmochlchi and
his companions, their admiration of the
British Court and Kingdom, and their
strong attachment to OglethOrpe. This
hierOglyphic painting was ordered to be
framed and hung up in the Georgia office
at Westminster.
The silk worm interest, as has been
seen on the reverse of the colonial seal,
was originally expected to be an impor-
tant occupation of the settlers. To show
what had been done in the first year or
two, and to pOpularize and stimulate this
pursuit, piece of the manufactured
Georgia silk was presented to Her Majesty
in October, 1735, who ordered a suit of it
to be made up for her own wear, and she
appeared in it on her birthday.
After a long and tempestuOus voyage
the ships SymOnd and London Merchant,
the latter having a second company of
their MOravian Bishop, Nitschmann, and
the. former having a fresh English emil
grant company, in all 225 persons, embrace
ing OglethOrpe, the two Wesleys, Rev.
Mr.. Ingham, their oxford associate, and
Sir Francis Bathurst and family-the first
barOnet who had come over to the colony
arrived in Savannah on February q,
barkatiOn."
OF these clergy, John Wesley came to
be the rector of the church in Savannah,
and the other two came to learn
the Indian tongue and to teach the
natives. On this voyage Oglethorpe gave
another evidence of his habitual self-sacri-
fee, for the King had ordered one of the
sloOps of war to take him back to Georgia,
but she chose to go in one of the merchant
chi lodi wit a m m
that he might be able to take care of the
people on the passage The two ships kept
close company, and, whenever the weather
permitted, he left his own vessel and went
on board the other vessel to see that the
like care was taken of the people there.
Most Of the emigrants were taken down
the coast and established on st. Sim0n'S
Island, Charles Wesley and Mr.. Ingham
going down with them. John Wesley ell
tered upon his first and his last rectOrship
of a parish church in Savannah, and
preached his first sermon here on Sunday,
March !, 1736. 1t would be an interesting
history to speak of the zeal, the honest
purpose. the mistakes. the trials and the
failures of these two brothers in Georgia,
from their arrival in February, 1916, to
their departure, Charles in the next sum-
mer and John in December, 1887, but the
story is too long. Those who desire to see
it. and the career of Whitefield, who sue
ceeded Wesley in this rectOrship of
Christ Church, will find it admirably
summarized in Bishop Stevens historical
discourse in Christ Church May %, 1873.
OgiethOrpe superintended the settlement
of the new emigrants at st. SimOn's, and
then visited the Highlanders at Darien.
Afterwards he visited the various islands
on the coast, and named Cumberland,
Amelia and George, and established the
nf Ern6ApIn1 SImOnFS
As the settlements extended southwark,
and thus drew near the Spaniards, COM
plicatiOns threatened. These led Ogle-
thorpe to return to England at the close of
1875, to consult the British Ministry. He had
hardly landed when he was cOmplimented
by the trustees "with unanimous vote
of thanks, as he had made this second as
well as his first expedition to Georgia en-
tirely at his own expense" He detailed
the prosperity of his colony in the found
ing of three new towns, Augusta, Darien
and Frederick, and the general spread of
the population, the peaceful intercourse
with the Creeks, and the signing OF a treaty
with the Spanish Governor General of
Florida. But indications of bad faith
among the Spanish urged the King to ap-
point OglethOrpe General and Commander
in Chief of His Majesty's forces in Caro-
Ina and Georgia, and to authorize him to
raise a regiment of six companies of
hundred men each.
This regiment, though ordered in this
year, was not in the field until 1873. Its
officers were gentlemen of family and char
acter, and twenty cadets were incOrpO-
rated for the filling of vacancies. Ogle-
thorpe engaged at his own expense forty
SupernumerarieS, and each man had leave
to take a wife with him, and to draw pay
and ratiOns for her. The following list of
officers of this famous regiment has never
appeared in print in any volume of GeOr-
gia history, but the Georgia Historical
Society has in Ms. complete list, fur
nished by one of its correspondents, the
rector of Basham, in Kent, the Rev. L. w.
Carr, who is the descendant Ofan ancestor
born in Savannah before the American
revolution, to-wit:
James Oglethorpe-COlonel.
James COchran-Lieutenan Colonel.
William CO0ke-MajOr.
Hugh Mackay-Captain.
Richard NOrbury-Captain.
Alexander HerOn-Captain.
Albert Desbrisay-Captain.
Philip Delegall-SeniOr Lieutenant.
Philip Delegall--JuniOr Lieutenant.
Raymond pemeFe-Lieutenant.
George Morgan, George Dunbar-Rank
n6 o. stated.
Will Horton-Ensign.
James Mackay-Ensign.
William TOlsCn-Ensign.
John Tanner-Ensign.
John Leman-Ensign.
SandfOrd Mace-Ensign.
Hugh Mackay-
Edward Dyson-Clerk and Chaplain.
Thomas Hawkins-SurgeOn.
Edward -QuartermaSter,
A portion of this regiment, under Lieu
tenant Colonel Cochran; came over in the
spring of 173S and landed at Charleston,
whence they marched by land to Frede-
rica, their headquarters. In July Ogle-
thorpe himself, with six hundred men,
women and children. including the rest
of the regiment, embarked directly for st.
Simon's, making his last visit to America.
This strong military body was a great re-
lief to the Southern frontier, as the Span
iardS were increasing their forces in st.
Augustine. Its history during its life of
twelve years, for it Na5 disbanded in
1749, is very interesting. It's efficiency in
the field, especially in repulsing the
formidable Spanish attack on st. ST.
mons in the summer of 1742,
and in subsequent engagements, IS well
known. But the subsequent jealOusies and
misconduct Of some of its officers, their
| malicious charges against Oglethorpe
and their quarrels and duels with each
other, make its later history painful.
Az interesting account Of the regiment
was printed in the MORNING NEWS on
January i; the present year, from the pen Of