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ChaD* in. ^ ENGLISH in Pk M ERICA. J4S 
“ Parris, belonging to Port Roy aim South-Carolma, and 
who was married tliere,and had a Plantation in that Pro- 
“ vince:Thatthey came to an Anchor with Part oftheFleet 
“ olf Frederica Bar, to theNorthward of it ; and the Spa- 
niards faid that they fnould not have found out Georgia, 
“ had it not been for Parris their Pilot : That they lay 
feveral Days at Anchor off the Bar, during which 
‘‘ Time the Men were put into fmall Boats in order to 
land ; but feeing feveral Men marching on the Beach,, 
they were afraid to land, as they intended, and came 
“ on hoard again ; for about three Days after, holding 
a Council of War, they refolved not to land any Men 
“ till they had made themfelves Mafters of the Harbour. 
“ During the Time they lay off this Bar, the Spaniards 
“ often whetted their Swords, and held their Knives to 
“ this Deponent’s and other Englijh Prifoners Throats, 
“ faying, they would cut the Throats of thofe they 
“ Hioiiid take at Georgia. They failed on the 5th 
“ of July with . a ftrong E after ly Wind and Tide of 
“ Flood : That the Englijh fired from the Batteries and 
“ Ships very brifkly, and ,the Spaniards faid that the 
“ EngliJJo ftood very well : That a Four-Pound Shot 
“ hulled the Ship where the Deponent was ; and one 
Eighteen-Pound Shot from the Battery killed feven 
‘‘ Men on board the large Ship : That there were of the 
‘‘ eight Three-Maft Ships ; the Commodore’s 
“ was a Twenty-Gun.Ship ; there was alfo a Snow with 
fourteen Nine-Pounders, and a Galley with three large 
Guns, one of which he heard was a Twelve-Pounder, 
“ which was manned with above one hundred Men ; 
“■ there were alfo feveral Privateers, fome of them with 
ten Guns, and fome with eight: That the Spaniards 
“ and {om^lrijhmen onboard told him, that in the whole 
“ Fleet there were about five or fix thoufand Men, and 
were come with a Defign to take Georgia, and after 
“ that go to Port-Royal in Soiith-Carolina. He farther 
“ fays, that they had a whole Regiment of Negroes, 
“ with a Company of Grenadiers, in the fame Manner 
“ as other Regiments have, and cloathed in the fame 
■ “ Livery as other Spanijh Regiments ; they were com- 
“ manded by Negro Officers, and he faw the Officers 
“ walking along with the Governor of St. Augujlin afliore ; 
“ that they were dreffed in gold and filver-laced 
“ Cloaths, like other Officers, and that they were kept 
“ in the fame Pay as the other Regiments. He further 
“ laith, that the Ship where this Deponent was, was 
‘‘ loaded with Grenadiers and Dragoons, who had on 
“ board Saddles, Bridles, Piftols, and all Accoutre- 
“ ments : I hat they landed all them from on board his 
“ Ship, and put a fmall Guard of ten Men on board: 
“ That two or three Days afterwards one of the Captains 
“ and one Sergeant of the Grenadiers came on board, 
■ “ and this Deponent afking the Sergeant v/hether he had 
“ been at Frederica, he anfwered, that the Woods were 
' “ fo full oi Endian s that the Devil could not go through 
' “ them, and that the Indians had killed about one hun- 
' “ dred and fifty of their beft Men, and that there were 
“ but very few Soldiers : hofe who came on board were 
fo down-hearted that they could hardly Ipeaka Word: 
“ That upon this they were ordered to get Water on 
“ board, in order to get to Sea in a Hurry, which this 
^ Deponent took the Advantage of, and made his E- 
' p fcape to General Oglethorpe. 
Mark. 
Samuel X Cloaks. 
14* It may be truly faid, that there never happened in 
- this Part of the World, any thing more honourable for 
; the Englijh Nation, or more likely to ftrike a Terror in- 
; to their Enemies, than this entire and total Defeat of fo 
‘ formidable an Invafion, by fuch a Handful of Forces. 
Inftead of raifing and heightening this Succefs, to do 
Honour to the General’s Character, we ought rather to 
leffen or diminiffi fome of its Circumftances, to render it 
in fuch an Age as this more credible ; but we have taken 
■ no Liberties at all, the Fabls are reprefented Step by Step 
' as they happened j and the Reader is left to judge how far 
It appears from hence that Georgia is a true Frontier, in 
refpect to Carolina-, and what Advantages are to be 
hoped for in cafe the new Colony Ihould increafe in a 
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reafonable Proportion, for twenty Years to come *, biit 
to help the Reader’s Judgment in this Refpebt, and to 
fhew him in what Light tiiis Tranfabtion was confidered 
by all our Colonies in America •, the Inhabitants of which 
were certainly the ableft, and moft equitable Judges ; it 
is requifite to obferve, that John Pinker., Efq; Governor 
of the Bahama IJlands Lewis Morris, Efq-, Governor of 
New Jerfey f William Gooch, Efq; Gol tsmox cA Virginia ; 
George Clark, Efq; Lieutenant-'Governor oS New York-, 
Gabriel John Jon, Efq; Governor of North Carolina ; Pho- 
mas Bladen, Efq; Governor of Maryland-, and George 
Phomas, Efq; Governor of Penfylvania -, all wrote to Ge- 
neral Oglethorpe upon this memorable Occafion, to con- 
gratulate him upon being the happy Inftrument in fo 
honourable and fo important a Service ; to affure him of 
the Share they took in the Honour he had acquired, and 
of the true Senfe they had of the great Deliverance that 
Providence had wrought for all the BritiJJo Colonies in 
North America, by his Conduft and Courage. Stronger 
Teftimonies than thefe, with refped; to the Confequence 
of the Abtion he had performed, it was impoffible for him 
to receive, and better Evidence than thefe Letters afford 
it is likewife impoffible that we ffiould have here at home ; 
and therefore to fet this Facff in its true Light, and that 
the People of Great Britain may have a juft Notion of 
the Advantages arifing from this wife and well condubf- 
ed Defence, in which the Bravery of Britijh Soldiers, their 
Affebtion for, and Confidence in, their Commander, is 
fo clearly exprelTed, 1 thought it reafonable to annex the 
Copies of the Letters written by the three firft mention- 
ed Gentlemen, as being equally honourable for them, 
and for the Perfon to whom they are addreffed ; and if 
I add no more, it is to avoid being tedious, and that I 
may have an Opportunity of doling the. hiftorical Part of 
this Sebtion, with Papers that do fo much Honour to the 
new Colony of which it treats. 
Copy of a Letter from his Excellency John Tinker, Efq‘, 
Governor of the Bahama Hands, to Genercil James 
Oglethorpe, 
SIR, N. Providence, Nov. 6. 17420 
I am favoured with both of your Excellency’s Letters, 
of the 3 1 ft of July and 1 6th of September, with an in- 
clofed Account of the Spaniards Defcent upon your Pro- 
vince, and your fortunate Vibfory over them : Upon 
which I beg leave to congratulate you, and to alftite you 
none of your Acquaintance can receive more real Satif- 
fabtion at an Event that muff; contribute fo much to 
your Honour and Reputation as this laft. I rejoice too 
for the Public, becaufe I am fure if you had not given 
fo good an Account of them, the neighbouring Provinces 
would have been in imminent Danger. I know the Ge- 
neral had Orders to attack this Hand upon their Return, 
fo I may juftly thank you for faving me a great deal of 
Trouble. 
If there is any thing in this Government that can con- 
tribute to your Pleafure, and facilitate the Continuance of 
our Friendfhip and future Correfpondence, I ftiall, with 
Joy, embrace, the Propofition. The Bearer has been a 
long Time here, and can give you an exabt Account of 
the Carte du Pais. We are, at prefen t, employed in re- 
pairing the Fortifications, and making fome additional 
ones, which will, I hope, be compleated this Winter, 
I have the Honour to be, with great Regard and Truthg 
Tour Excellency'’ s 
mojl obedient humble Strvant^ 
^ • (figned) John Tinker.’ 
Copy of a Letter from his Excellency Morris, Efit, 
Governor <?/ New Jerfey, to General Ogle- 
thorpe. 
S 1 Ra Burlington^ the 2d of Nov. 1744.' 
I received the Honour of yours of the 31ft of 
laft, 
