The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-17
sPANlARDS DRIVEN AWAY.
lSverIst Preparations for Var Ne
vlve Some Thrilling Traditions
WHEN SPANISH BLOOD WAS SPILLED
% the Sands Of 81. slnsnss Xslsnd
and Alons Georgis Coast--Gfew
Jealous OF Gen. O9IethoFpe.

Brunswick. Ca. April 1l.--How thu
openiards were last driven from the sol
Of the original thirteen British colonies
forms . pertinent story now.
The sinister-looking guns which have
been arriving In Brunswick for the coast
defense, and tho fevcrish preparations to
get them In lighting trim before the first
burst Of hostilities. recalls the battle OF
Bloody Marsh. on which Spanish blood
mingled with the yellow sands OF st. ST.
anon q island.
The causes which led to the first Spanish
Invasion began with the dawn OF the
Eighteenth century. At that Time the far-
thest point south occupied by the Eng
lish settlers was Charleston, while the
Spanish held domain ovcr the Florida
coasts as far north as st. Augustine. Be-
tween these two opposing forces. separated
by every element which represents dis
similarity. was the territory which now
comprises Georgia and the northern por-
tlon OF Florida. then little more than a
waste inhabited by rowing tribes OF red
men and q few adventurous English and
Spaniard frontiersmen. This wilderness
acted az sort OF tuffer between the two
settlements each OF which was constant
~ on the alert to forestall any encroach-
ment which political aVarice might
prompt,
THE COMING OF OGLETHORPE.
In England there was steadily growing
conviction that the British should occupy
the neutral ground. and thus, in 1878 when
Oglethorpe. respected as an hereditary
soyalist aud noted for his phiienthropic
schemes, appealed TO parliament to amelio-
rate the wretched condition OF the perse-
cuted Protestants OF Europe and to make
some attempt TO remove the inhuman!ties
under which British prisoners and Grim
inals suffered his plea struck parliament
and George II as an admirable opportunity
to kill two birds with one stone They
realized that through this phlanthropst
they could further their political designs.
and at the same time impress the people
under the home government with a sense
OF Its magnanimty. So. in June. l322.
King George granted Oglethorpe charter
by It ceding to him for the period OF
twenty one years the country between Sa
vannah and the Altamaha river. and west
from the head waters Of these to the Pa |
cific. to be held IN trust for the poor -
In November. of the same year. Ogle- |
thorpe embarked with 100 settlers and in
fifty-seven days arrived on the South |
Carolina coast; Ogle,horpc after the lapse |
of fifteen months. returned 10 England,
after having made n tour of the territory |
assigned to him, and entering into profit |
aba treaties with many tribes OF Indians, |
He returned In 1886 with 300 additional
oclonists. among them John and Charles
Wesley, who landed at Tybee. He then
undertook journey through the inland
channels OF the coast and guided by In
dams on the second day arrived at ST.
Simon's island Hero he laid out a town
ate en- n bluff overlooking the Altamaha.
At the north end Of the island the spot
now being known ms Frederick. Here may |
be found oglethorpes fort and cannon. still |
N state Of excellent preservation. and n |
place OF Interest for the tourists who re-.
sort to the island every summer The fort |
which was erected ON the blum commanded |
q Wild stretch OF tho Atamaha