328 l^he Discoveries 
liifhed according to the Engtijh Law. III. Trade to be 
withdrawn from any Indian Town offending againft 
Treaty. IV. The Englijh to pofiefs all Lands not 11 fed 
by the Indians^ provided, that upon fettling of every 
new Town the Englijh fhould fet out for the Ufe of their 
Nation, fuch Lands as fhould be agreed on between the 
Englijh beloved Men, and the Head-Men of their Na- 
tion. V. To reftore all runaway Negroes, and carry 
them either to Charles the Savannah^ or Petachu- 
chula Garrifon, upon being paid for every fuch Negro 
four Blankets, or tvra Guns, or the Value thereof in 
other Goods, if taken on the other Side Ocorivy River ; 
and one Blanket if the Negro is killed in taking or en- 
deavouring to make his Efcape. VI. Laffly, They pro- 
mife, with ftrait Hearts and Love to their Brother Eng- 
UJJj^ to give no Encouragement to any other white Peo- 
ple to fettle there, and to all this they fet the Marks of 
their Families. This Treaty being concluded, Mr. Ogle- 
thorpe thought fit to return into England^ as well to re- 
port the Situation things were in, in that Country, as to 
procure the neceffary Supplies for promoting the new 
Colony. 
5. In the Month of June 1734 Mr. Oglethorpe ar- 
rived fafely in England^ bringing with him T omochichi^ 
Mico or King of the Tammacraws Senawki, his 
Confort, and Toonakowi^ the Prince his Nephew, as alfo 
Hillifpilli^ a V^ar Captain, and Apakowtjki^ Stimalechi^ 
Sintoiichi^ Hinguithi^ and U?nphychi^ five other Indian 
Chiefs, v/ith their Interpreter. They were lodged at the 
Georgia-Office, Old- Palace-Tar d, where they were hand- 
fomely entertained j and, being fuitably drefied, were in- 
troduced to the Court, then at Kenjington. T omochichi 
prefented to the King feveral Eagles Feathers ; which, 
according to their Cuttom, is the moft refpeclful Gift he 
could offer, and made the following Speech to his Ma- 
jefty, “ This Day I fee the Majefty of your Face, and 
“ Greatnefs of your Houfe, and the Number of your 
“ People Ism come for the Good of the whole Na- 
“ tion called the Creeks, to renew the Peace they had 
“ long ago with the Englijh. I am come over in my 
“ old Days ; though I cannot live to fee any Advantage 
“ to myfelf. I am come for the Good of the Children 
“ of all the Nations of the Upper and Lower Creeks, that 
“ they may be inflrudted in the Knowledge of the Eng- 
“ li(h. Thefe are the Feathers of the Eagle, which is 
“ the fwifteft of Birds, and who fiieth all round our 
“ Nations. Thefe Feathers are a Sign of Peace in our 
“ Land, and we have brought them over to leave them 
“ with you, O ! great King, as a Sign of everlaffing 
“ Peace. O ! great King, whatfoever Words you fiiall 
“ fay unto me I will tell them faithfully to all the Kings 
of the Creek Nations.” To which his Majefty made a 
gracious Anfwer, affuring thofc Nations of his Proteftion 
and Regard. 
Thefe Indians, but more efpecially their Mico or 
Prince, gave evident Marks, during their Stay in Eng- 
land, of good Senfe, and of a fincere Inclination to carry 
on a friendly Correfpondence between their own Nation 
and ours ; and therefore they defired of the Truftees, that 
the Meafures, Prices, and Qualities of Goods to be pur- 
chafed by them, with their Deer-Skins, might be fettled, 
as likewife the Weights ; that no body might be allowed 
tO’ trade with the Indians in Georgia, without a Licence 
from the Truftees, in order, that if they were in any 
refpeff injured, or defrauded by the Traders, they might 
know where to complain. And they further defired, 
that there might be but one Store- houfe in each Indian 
Town, for fupplying them with the Goods they might 
want to purchafe, from whence the Traders fhould be ob- 
liged to fupply them at their fixed Prices. The Reafon 
which the Indians gave for this Application was, becaufe 
the Traders with them had often, in an arbitrary Manner, 
raifed the Price of Goods, and defrauded them in the 
Weights and Meafures •, and, by their Impofitions, had 
often created Animofities between the Englijh and In- 
dians, which had frequently ended in Wars between 
them, prejudicial to both. 
In Compliance with this Requeft: of theirs, the Truftees 
prepared a Law, intitled. An APt for maintaining the 
Peace with the Indians in the Province of Georgia 5 which 
and Settlements Book I. 
contained the fame Regulations and Provifions that were' i 
made in an A6f paffed by th^ Council and Affembly in * 
South Carolina, in the Year 1731, which Aft would have 
reached the Country now Called Georgia, if it had not been 1 
erefted into a feparate Province. They likewife prepared 
another Law, calculated for the fame falutary Purpofe, I i 
mean the preventing any Dangers from the Indians,, by 
the pernicious Effefts of fpirituous Liquors, as well as : 
the Health of 'the People already fettled, and that might : 
be fettled, in their new Colony, which was intitled, An 
API to prevent the Importation and Ufe of Rum and Bran- - 
dies in the Province of Georgia, or any kind of Spirits, or •' 
JirongJU %ters whatfoever. They likewife prepared a third 
Law, upon a very mature Deliberation, and for the Rea- • 
fons before mentioned, intitled. An API for rendering the 'i 
Colony of Georgia more defenfble, hy prohibiting the Im-^ ■■ 
portation of Black Slaves, or Negroes, in the fame. Thefe :i 
three Afts were laid before the King in Council, in the i 
Month of January following ; and after a Report from 
the Board of Trade, That they were proper to receive 
his Majefty’s Approbation, they were accordingly rati- i 
fied. Two Embarkations were made this Year, v;hofe 
Numbers are hereafter mentioned, which confifted chiefly i 
Us Saltfourghtrs, vsho Nith. thtSaliJburghers th?Lt wtnt be- ■ 
fore, were fettled in a I'own called by them Ebenezer, up- . 
on the River Savamiah, at fomeDiftance above the Town ; j 
and by the Sobriety and Induflcry of the People, they ; 
prove a very thriving Settlement. 
6. In the fucceeding Year, 1735, the Truftees were en- •: 
couraged by an extraordinary Supply of twenty-fix thou- -i 
fand Pounds, granted by Parliament, and very confider- -i 
able Benefactions, as well in Carolina as in Englamd, to >| 
think of making very confiderable Embarkations for i 
ftrengthening the fouthern Part of Georgia ■, and to ob- 
viate any Objeftion that might be made, as in Under- ■* 
takings of this Nature Objeftions will never be wanting, of 
their fending ufeful Poor from hence, it was refolved. That ;i 
thefe Embarkations fhould confift moftly of People from 
the North Scotland, and perfecuted German Proteftants. 
The Reader will obferve, that by the Care taken in this ;i 
Refpeft, the Nation gained a very confiderable Advantage, , 
fince by this Means the Overflowings of all the Northern 
Countries of Europe, which are known to breed robuft, 
hardy and induftrious People, were fecured for our Service, 
and carried over and fettled in that Part of his Majefty’s . 
Dominions where fuch People were wanted moft ; where, 
from their Circumftances, they were obliged to fulfil (as 1 
indeed they have always done) the Ends for which they 
were fent thither and fo became an Acceflionof Strength 
of great Confequence and Advantage, at a very firiall and 
inconfiderable Expence. But that the Reader may be 
fully apprized of, and perfeftly comprehend, the trueRea- 
fons which induced the Parliament to grant fo much 
Money, for the Settlement and Im.provement of the Co- 
lony this Year, and may likewife be enabled to judge of 
the Weight and Importance of thefe Reafons, it is re- 
quifite to inform him, that the Colony of South Carolina 
drew up a Memorial, dated the 9th of April 1734, figned > 
by Robert Johnfon, Efq; their Governor, Thomas Brough- 
ton, Prefident of the Council j and Paul Jenys, Speaker of 
the Commons ; containing a Reprefentation of the State 
and Condition of that Province, and therein fo full, fo ‘ 
clear, and fo authentic an Account of Fafts, equally cu- 
rious and important, that it is impoffible to fet them dov/n 
either in fewer or better Words than are ufed in that Me- 
morial ; Part of which therefore we ftiail give here, and 
fhould very willingly have given the Whole, if the Na- 
ture of our Work would have allowed us Room. 
“ Your Majefty’s Subjefts of this Province, having ; 
“ often felt, with Hearts full of Gratitude, the many 
“ fignal Inftances of your moft facred Majefty’s peculiar ’ 
“ Favour and Proteftion to thefe diftant Parts of your ' 
“ Dominions, and efpecially thofe late Proofs of your ' 
“ Majefty’s moft gracious and benign Care, fo wifely 
“ calculated for the Proteftion of this your Majefty’s > 
“ Frontier-Province on the Continent of' America, by 
“ your royal Charter to the Truftees for efirabli liing 
‘‘ the Colony of Georgia-, and your great Goodnefs fo > 
“ rightly ' 
