The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-31

Incidents In Early History
OF Carolina-The Coast Hospitality.
Charieston's Beginning.

CnarleS IL, or England granted the
province of Carolina, which embraced
the present states of North Carolina
and South Carolina, to the Earl OF
Clarendon, the duke of Albemarle,
Lord Craven, Lord Berkeley, Lord Ash
ley, Sir George Carteret, Sir William
Berkeley. and Sir John Colleton. These
even men he constituted Lords Pro-
prietors of Carolina" There were then
no white people living in Carolina. and
the Lords Proprietors resolved to es-
tablish colonies there. They establish
ed in the province two countless; the
first of which they called
and the second Clarendon. Albemarle
extended from Virginia to Albemarle
sound and Clarendon from Cape Fear
TO Florida. Sir John Yeamans. of Bar
BADGES, was made governor of Claren-
don and Mr.. Robert Sanford was made
clerk n register. In October, 1865,
Governor Yeamans and Mr.. Sanford
with a company of settlers sailed from
Barbados in a Fly boat" a small
frigate n a sloop, and in November
reached Cape Fear where they settled.
Governor Yeamans soon after returned
to the Barbados leaving Sanford in
charge Of h colony. In June, 1866,
Mr.. Sanford procured a small vessel
and with a party of eighteen sailed out
to explore the coast of Carolina to the
southwark. On JUNE 22nd the explorers
entered a fair river and sailing up four
or five miles came to anchor, when a
canoe with I'VE Indians approached.
They got aboard the vessel and inform
ed Sanford that this was the country
of Edistoh, and that h chief town OF
the Cacique was on the western shore
somewhat lower down towards the sea.
Tho nnYt dQU he urant with his h04f
into a creek on the east shore about a
mile up, and landed. Then, according
to instructions, he took formal posses
sion by the ancient ceremony of turf
and twig of the whole country from the
latitude of SO degrees north to 20 de-
grees south and west to the south seas,
by the name of the province of Carroll
rs for his majesty, Charles II, king of
England, and to the use of the propri-
etors. Two days later he stopped at
the landing place nearest to the chief
seat of the Edistohs. The Indians
came down to meet them and invited
them to their town. Several of the
party went and were much pleased
with their entertainment. Among the
Indians who came to visit Sanford was
the Cacique of Kiawah. The Cacique
was very urgent that Sanford should
&c to his assuring him OF a
broad and deep entrance and promis-
ing a large welcome and plentiful en-
~tertainment and trade. Kiawah was
the country about the present city of
Charleston, so that we see that proven
bia' hospitality and loyalty of the
Charlestonian extends farther back
than the first white settlement. But
Sanford had to decline the Cacique of
Kiawah'S invitation n push On down
the coast. In July he arrived at Port
Royal. The Cacique of Port Royal
came aboard, bringing with him his
sisters son He inquired of Sanford
when he would return, n pointing to
the moon ske whether he would come
within three times of her completing
her orb. Sanford told him no; but in
ten months. He seemed roubled at
the length of time and begged him to
come back in five. Sanford insisted
Upon the first number he had given,
and the disappointed ndian then gave
Sanford the u fellow to take with
him, telling him he must clothe him
and bring him Jack when he returned.
The Cacique proposed that Sanford
leave an Englishman in the place of
the young Indian so that he could learn
h language. This was agreed to and
Henry Woodward, a surgeon, volun-
teered to stay. The Indians received
Woodward with great joy.
The Cacique placed him on the
throne by himself and then led him out
and showed him a large field of corn
which he presented to him; then
brought him the sister of the young
man who was going with Sanford, to
tend and dress his victuals n to take
care Of him so that her brother might
be better used by the white men.
Sanford, after staying awhile and be-
ing royalty treated by the Indians, re-
turned to his ship n set sail up the
coast.
Before Sanford returned to Port Roy
al the Spaniards of Florida made a
raid on ort Royal n carried DR..
Woodward a prisoner to st. Augustine.
From thence he was rescued by an
English vessel and carried to the Lee
ward islands, from whence he shipped
as surgeon Of a privateer and was cast
away on the island of Nerris by a hur-
ricane on the End of November, 1869.
There he was discovered by Sir John
Yeamans and another body Of colontsta
from England who were on their way
to settle in Carolina, where they all ar
rived or March II, 1910, in Sewee bay.
There the friendly Cacique, of HAWAII.
again Visited them and sailed with
them to Port Royal where they set
tied. But the Cacique, of HAWAII, so
highly eXtolled the virtues of his coun-
ty that, after some discussion, the set
Element was moved to his country in
April, and a town was laid out on the
west bank of the Hawai-, or, as it is
now known, Ashley river, n 10 a
later it was moved to the eastern side
of the river to the point where the riv-
er Joined the Etiwan, or Cooper as it
was afterwards called.
This was the beginning Of Charles
ton, and of South Carolina, for the new
settlement fourished and had a sepa-
rate governor, and soon the proprietors
gave it the name of South Carolina to
distinguish it from the colony to the
north OF t. which then began to be
called North Carolina. DR.. Woodward
concluding that he had had adventures
enough, settled down with the Charles
town people and though the male line
of the Wooodwards ran out with the
third generation, many of his descend
ants have been among the most dis
tinguished people Of the state.
A. s. SALLY, JR.
in Columbia State.