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“ the fame Time, and haVe had a Party of them with 
“ me for fome Months. I can march four hundred 
Men of the Regiment, and leave fufficient for the Gar- 
“ rifons behind me. I have ordered three Troops of 
“ twenty Men each to be raifed, but I have been difap- 
“ pointed of Horfes by Captain Cuthherfs Death, fo 
“ I have got yet only twelve. If the Carolina People 
“ will pay them, I believe they may raife fifty very 
“ good Men at Purrijburg. I fhould defire four Months 
“ Provifions for four hundred Men of the Regiment, of 
“ Rice and Meat, with Boats for carrying it to St. Auguftin^ 
at the Rate of one Pound of each per Diem for each 
“ Man. I have thirty-fix Cohorns, and about eighteen 
“ hundred Shells: Of the People of the Province of 
“ Georgia I cannot draught many, becaufe I muft not 
“ leave the Country naked •, and, as they are poor, if 
“ they negledl their planting Seafon, it will be difficult 
“ for them to fubfift *, therefore I would only raife two 
hundred, which is equal to the Number of Soldiers I 
“ fhall leave behind, and this I cannot do unlefs I can 
pay them. I believe they will be content with 9 /. 
“ Carolina Currency Month, and fix Pounds of Meat, 
“ and fix Pounds of Rice, each per Week, befides which 
there muft be Pay to the Officers. Therefore if the 
“ Afiembly fhould grant me a Sum ffifficient to pay 
them, and the Provifions, I would raife the Men. 
This is my Opinion with relation to the Preparations 
“ for diflodging the Spaniards at St. Augufiin., without 
“ which we certainly cannot do it. The legifiative 
“ Power of Carolina will be the beft Judges of the Ser- 
vice it will be to them. For my own Part, I think that 
' if we do not take this happy Opportunity of attacking 
■ St. Auguftin whilft it is weak, the Havanna being 
' blocked up by our Men of War, which renders them 
“ incapable of receiving Succours from Cuba, all North 
“ America, as well as Carolina and this Province, will 
“ feel it feverely. As foon as the Sea is free, they will 
“ fend a large Body of Troops from Cuba. You re- 
“ member the Account you fent to England, of the 
“ Preparations fome Time fince made at Havanna ; every 
' “ thing is there ftill, and if they fhould come up and 
' “ land in Florida, we muft then make a defenfive War, 
“ and they may then chufe who they will attack fepa- 
' “ rateiy. They may moleft all North America with their 
‘‘ Privateers, and if they can by any Means get the ftart 
“ of the Men of War, they can run into Shole-Water, 
■ where they cannot follow them. I am willing my- 
“ felf to do ail I poffibly can for annoying the Enemy 
“ as his Majefty has ordered, and fhall fpare no perfonal 
“ Labour or Danger towards freeing Carolina of a Place 
“ from whence their Negroes are encouraged to mafiacre 
‘ “ their Mafters, and are openly harboured, after fuch At- 
• “ tempts. The Spaniards attacked the Ifland of Amelia, 
‘ “ and murdered two Men there : I, to return their Civi- 
' “ lity, landed in Florida ; the Spanijh Horfe with a Party 
' of Negroes and Indians advanced as if they intended 
“ to attack us ; but before they were within two Miles 
“ of us went very faft off. Our Indians purfued them to 
“ their Forts, and killed one of the Negroes who had 
' “ run away from Carolina, within a few Miles of St. Au~ 
“ gufiin. I hope you will excufe this long Letter, and 
“ believe me to be, (Aci*’ 
It is very clear from this Letter, that the General meant 
■ to make the Affembly of Carolina perfefUy acquainted 
with his Intentions, and with every thing relating to the 
Execution of them \ and that this might be more fully 
and effeftually done, he went himfelf to Charles Town, 
' where, after many Conferences, and much Deliberation 
j on both Sides, a Scheme of Adlion was agreed upon, and 
an A(ff of Afiembly was paffed April the 5th 1 740, for 
^ carrying the fame into Execution *, the Carolina Regiment 
for this Service was raifed, and put under the Command 
of Colonel V anderdujfen, and Mr. Oglethorpe, as General 
■ and Commander in Chief, publifhed a Proclamation, fet- 
tling the Terms of the Expedition, and amongft other 
things, declared that he would give whatever Share of 
I Plunder came to him as Commander in Chief, towards 
K the Relief of fuch Men as might happen to be maimed 
or wounded j towards the Affiftance of the Widows and 
Children Of fuch as might be killed, and towards reward-* 
ing thofe that might diftingliifh themfelves in the Ser-* 
vice. All things being prepared for entering upon this 
Expedition, with the Troops of both Provinces ^ the 
Rendezvous for all the Forces was appointed at the 
Mouth of St. John's River, where, accordingly, moft of 
them arrived the 9th of May, But fome Time before 
this the General had attacked and taken St. Francis de 
Pupa, a little Spanijh Fort, wherein were a Serjeant and 
twelve Soldiers, about feventeen Miles from St. AuguJUn, 
From the Moutli of St. Johds River the Army 
marched on the 10th of May to attack Fort Diego, 
about twenty Miles diftant •, which Fort had nine 
Swivels, two Carriage Guns of two Pound Shot, and 
fifty Men; and having furrounded it, on the 12th 
they fent in a Spanijh Prifoner with a Drum, to fummon 
the Garrifon, who immediately capitulated on the follow- 
ing Conditions : ift. The Garrifon to furrender Prifoners 
of War, and deliver up the Fort, with the Guns and Stores, 
to the King of Great Britain. 2dly, That they fhould 
have Liberty to keep their Baggage, and not be plun- 
dered. 3dly, That Seignior Spinofa, to whom the 
Fort belonged, being built at his Expence, and on his 
Lands, fliould hold his Lands, Slaves, and fuch other 
Effeds as were not already plundered in the Field* 
qthly. That no Deferters or Runaways from Carolina, 
fhould have the Benefit of this Capitulation, but be fur- 
rendered at Diferetion. This Fort was garrifoned by fixty 
of the General’s Forces ; and from thence they returned 
to the Place of Rendezvous, where they were joined by 
Colonel Vanderdu£'en, with the reft of the Carolina P^egi- 
ment, on the 19th of May, whence they marched again 
to Diego the 31ft; and from thence, in two Days, to 
Fort Mo of a, in view of, and near two Miles iftant 
from, St. Augufiin, and twenty-three from Diego. The Spa- 
niards having deferred Moofa, the General ordered the 
Gates to be burnt, and three Breeches to be made in the 
Walls, which was plainly with a Defign to prevent any 
of his own People from taking Poll within the Place. 
They then proceeded with the whole Army to recon- 
noitre the Town and Caftle, after which they returned 
back to Diego ; from thence the General ordered Co- 
lonel Vanderdujfen to march with his Regiment, and take 
PofTeffion of Point Fpuartell, lying to the North of the 
Bar, and feparated from Port Moofa by a Creek •, while 
the General, with about two hundred and fixty Men of 
his Regiment, and the greateft Part of the Indians em- 
barked on board the Men of War, and arrived at the 
Eland of Anafiatia, oppofite to the Caftle ; leaving be- 
hind him on the Main but between ninety and one hun- 
dred white Men, Highlanders and others, in his Pay, 
with forty-two Indians, and two commiffioned Officers, 
to alarm the Spaniards on that Side ; but he gave a 
verbal Command of the whole to Colonel Palmer, a Vo- 
lunteer from that Province. About the fame Time two 
hundred Sailors, from the Ships, were landed upon that 
Eland, which the Spaniards diredtly abandoned, under 
the Command of Captain Warren, Captain Law, and 
the Honourable Captain Townfend, who were all very 
inftrumental in that Service. 
While things were in this Situation, the Spaniards, on 
the 1 5th of June, marched a very confiderable Body of 
their Forces from St. Augufiin, in the Grey of the Morn- 
ing, in order to attack the People, under Colonel Palmer, 
at Moofa, in which they were but too fuccefsful ; fince 
they furprized the People that were there, cut many of 
them to Pieces, and took Part of the reft Prifoners, 
which was owing to the Negleft of the Orders given 
them not to Iliut themfelves up in a Place which had 
been difmantled and ruined, on purpofe to Iliew that the 
General did not intend to keep or ufe it as a Fortification. 
But the Conveniency of lying under Cover, tempted 
them to forget thofe falutary Inftrudlions, which brought 
on their Misfortune, and gave the General inexpreffible 
Concern, more efpecially for Colonel Palmer, who was a 
Gentleman of Experience and Intereft, as well as a Vo- 
lunteer, who ferved purely out of Zeal for the public 
Good, and therefore juftly efteemed. 
To prevent any Accident of the like Nature, and the 
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