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Georgia, held their first regular meeting in London. The 

 charter from Georgia, the record, was read, granting all the 

 lands between Savannah and Alatamaha rivers. This charter 

 covers sixteen large octavo pages : it excludes Roman Catholics 

 from the benefits of the country. 



From "A Brief Account of the Establishment of the Colony of Georgia, under Gen. 

 Oglethorpe, 1733." 



Arrival of first Colonists, at Charlestown, South Carolina, 

 13th January, 1733. 



Charlestown, January "20. — On Saturday night, l3th Janu- 

 ary, 1733, came to anchor off our bar, a ship with about 120 

 people, for settling the new Colony of Georgia, in which was 

 Ja7nes Oglethorpe, Esqr. ; who came ashore that night, and 

 was extremely well received by his Excellency, our Governour. 

 The next morning he went on board; and the ship sailed for 

 Port Royal : — and, we hear, there are two more ships with, 

 people (which will make the number 500) expected daily. 



Account of the Progress of the first Colony sent to Georgia. 



We set sail from Gravesend, on the 17th of November, 1732,. 

 in the ship Anne, of 200 tons, John Thojnas, Master, being; 

 about 130 persons, and arrived off the bar of Charlestown oni 

 the 13th day of January following. Mr. Oglethorpe went on 

 shore to wait on the Governour ; was received with great 

 marks of civility and satisfaction ; obtained an order for Mr. 

 Middleton, the King's pilot, to carry the ship into Port Royal ; 

 and for small craft to carry the Colony from thence to the river 

 Savannah, with a promise of further assistance from the Pro- 

 vince. He returned on board the 14th day; and came to an. 

 anchor within the bar of Port Royal, at about sixteen miles 

 distance from Beaufort. On the 18th, he went on shore upon 

 Trench's island, and left a guard of eight men upon John's ;, 

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