The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-09

VI n'' bichi the King of the Yamacraws.
1oA ljs end drew near, he summoned his
As -,ors about him and urged upon them
foio"Sav .Dersevere in their friendship for
ina r,nqIfsh. He expressed the greatest ten
tAe - for Oglethorpe, and was troubled
oeI H05safb came at a time when he might
W. baen of service against the Span
nav A. he had induced the Creeks to sign
"a ,rs9tv and thus assisted in the found
w n the town, he desired that he might
married in Savannah, among the English.
u so when life departed, they bore the
AZ an o,arror. as he had wished, to Savan-
Oh her prominent men being his pail
na.rs followed by the Indians, the ma
Lstrotes and the people. And reverently
In honor to the martial sound of min
% euns, they laid him to rest in the heart
" he town And over his grave, by order
II Oglethorpe, they erected a pyramid of
ores in testimony of their gratitude. We
80 the spot each day-for it is in the
ut house square-but in our harder
,,as we have thrown down the simple
aonurnent they raised-and there he lies,
Nth our busy life above him-forgotten.
coit is with your greater friend, old war
r,or Upon our streets rise other monu-
r,snts to brave and goodly men, and even
,ba brutal Spanish chief who cut his MUIR
darons plundering way from south to
9Th through Georgia's length, has his
memorial In our midst. But you who toll
a. and fought and gave and suffered for
her good-rest you forgotten. Such is your
fate.
ITO the rescue, spirits bold!
To the rescue, gallant men:
Let the marble page unfold,
All his daring deeds again.
On the 18th of November, 1789 the Span
iards began hostilities by shooting two
rr;zI1op1ars on Amelia Island O0lathOrpa
at once gave pursuit, and, failing to over
rake the assailants, pushed on to the st.
Johns landed on the main and burnt three
4 out-posts. Marching in the direction of ST.
Augustine and attacking and defeating a
detachment of Spanish horse, negroes and
Indians, he attempted to take
Forts st. Francis and Picoata,
but failed for want of artillery. Return
ing on Jan. l, 1740, he surprised and burnt
Fort Picolata and captured Fort st. Fran
els This placed him within twenty miles
1 of St. Augustine. In all of these expedi-
lions he was accompanied by the Indians
from the Yamacraws. By this time the
home government began to interest itself
in Georgia affairs and Admiral Vernon was
dispatched to make a demonstration
against the Spanish West Indies-whilst
4 Oglethorpe was to invade Florida. 1t was
agreed that a regiment of 500 CaroiinianS
4 should meet the Georgia force at the
mouth of the st. Johns, and runners were
4 sent to the Indian allies. The naval force,
after the West Indian service, was to rem
devious off the st. Johns bar and block
ade the north channel and the Matanzas
pass, whilst detachment of sailors erect
ed batteries on Anastasia Island. st. Au-
justine thus menaced from the sea- was
TO be invested on the land side by the army
under Oglethorpe. About the middle of
May 174O the army. 1000 strong, consist
{ro Of
on st. Augustine, Capturing Fort Moosa,
which was two miles from the town. prep
arations were made for the attack. The
signal for the assault was given the fleet,
which did not respond. Given a second
time without result the unsupported attack
from the land became impracticable. This
lack OF cooperation compelled Oglethorpe
10 convert the plan of assault into seige,
which continued for three weeks without
result The fleet finally weighed anchor
and sailed away, and the garrison, having
been provisioned and reinforced, Ogle-
thorpe raised the seige and, i'll of fever,
began his homeward march. At this
juncture the Carolinians, forgetful of the
traditions of their brave state, behaved
badly. They had not lost a man during
the expedition, but as the troops began to
withdraw such was their perturbation of
spirit that they broke into a disorderly re-
treat,leaving the remainder of the force
tack which was promptly delivered,
and as promptly repulsed. As
they hurried along they invited an
Indian chief to go with them. He replied:
No, will not stir a foot until see every
man belonging to me marched off before
me- The army reached Frederick in
safety on July 10. With the experience
which came to many of us in the tremen-
dous conflicts of the late war in America,
the military operations in which the coll
ony of Georgia engaged, however momen-
Jus and serious to those of that day, are
apt TO seem trihing affairs to our broader
observation. But, however, contracted the
scope of his opportunity one cannot but
be impressed with the military genius of
Oglethorpe He had been reared in a stern
and capable school and knew war as it
was understood by the ablest generals in
EUROPE. His strategy was perfect, and
MS soldiers recognized in him that high
quality of a commander which carries him
Wherever he is willing to order his men
10 go. Indeed, it was only on rare occa-
SONS, when his presence was elsewhere
demanded, that he did not actually move
on land and on sea, at the head of his
command. Intrepid to the last degree the
instant an expedition or seige became flu
Tile he turned toward his base His en-
ergy was enormous. Delivering a blow
Today all the chances were that, irrespec-
morrow. The Spaniard became worn
through loss of rest, and his fleets hast
ehed TO put the ocean between them and
Oglethorpe's scout boat with Its swivel
gun He invaded Florida before and after
the battle of Frederick, and he contempt
uously patrolled the st. Johns a dozen
Imes. His movements sometimes Dor
GeIed on recklessness, but he was never
IhdIerent to the safety of his command
ana hghter as he was never risked the
hVes Of those under him when the object
Ill Ill view could be attained by strategem
me stage was small, but it was the same
great actor who had won the applause of
marlborough and Prince Eugene.
WINS he was representing to the home
government the urgency of naval sup
port the storm was gathering fast. No
vessels arriving, and the lieutenant gov
eInor of Carolina having declined assist
once' Oglethorpe made his preparations
10 meet its fury alone. 1t burst upon him
81 me summer of 1742. A Spanish feet of
nlY-one sails appeared in June. In one
way and another the vessels of this fleet
were separated, and so badly used in de-
'aH mat 1t finally disappeared, to be re-
pl'eed on June rs by another fleet of thir-
S-sN sails, which together made the
Cuoa and st. Augustine squadrons. This
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