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wind then suddenly shifted S. E., and soon began to moderate. 

 The rain, or rather mist, that fell had a saltish taste for miles 

 in the interior, evidently being mixed with spray Irom the sea- 

 water. The appearance of desolation that was presented to 

 the eye the next morning was awful in the extreme." 



Island. — St. Catherine's Island is about 13 miles long and 

 one and a half miles wide. The soil is sandy, and is ca- 

 pable of the highest cultivation by the application of manure. 

 Sea Island cotton, corn, sugar-cane, peas, potatoes, are the pro- 

 ductions. The yield of cotton is from 150 to 200 pounds per 

 acre. Corn 20 to 25 bushels per acre. Potatoes 400 bushels 

 per acre. It is high, dry, and healthy. The island is owned 

 by three gentlemen, who cultivate it with 300 slaves. 



St. Catherine's Island is celebrated as being formerly the 

 residence of that celebrated half-breed Indian woman, Mary 

 Musgrove, who married the Rev. Mr. Bosomworth. She was 

 styled and recognized by General Oglethorpe as queen of the 

 Creek Nation. She was artful, perfidious, and ambitious, and 

 exerted a despotic sway over the tribe. She asserted claims 

 to the site of Savannah and the surrounding country, and 

 threatened the infant colony with her vengeance, and was ap- 

 peased only by concessions to her of the islands of Ossabaw, 

 St. Catherine's, and Sapelo. Twenty years since, the man- 

 sion in which Bosomworth and his queen resided, was stand- 

 ing. It was singular in its construction and appearance, being 

 wattled with hickory twigs, and plastered within and without 

 with mortar made of lime and sand, and surrounded by spa- 

 cious piazzas. Tradition designates the spot where this extraor- 

 dinary woman was buried. 



Historical Notices. — Liberty county was the theatre of 

 many important events during the Revolution. We can only 

 name a few. At a meeting held in the city of Savannah 

 to decide whether deputies should be sent to join the de- 

 puties of the other colonies, at the general Congress, it 

 was decided in the negative, and St. John's parish, now 

 Liberty county, dissented from this negative, and resolved, 

 "that if the majority of the other parishes would unite with 

 them, they would send deputies to join the General Com- 

 mittee, and faithfully and religiously abide by and conform to 



