[208] The Legislature of Georgia, in acknowledgment of the conspicuous gallantry of Colonel McIntosh on this occasion, voted him a sword with the words Come and take it, engraven thereon.
[209] See White’s Historical Collections of Georgia, pp. 523, 524. New York, 1855. McCall’s Georgia, vol. II, pp. 155, 161. Savannah, 1816. Moultrie’s Memoirs of the American Revolution, &c., vol. I, p. 189. New York, 1802.
[210] The inhabitants of Sunbury seem, at times, to have been considerably annoyed by the lawless conduct of the troops quartered in their midst. So marked were these violations of good order, that General Howe on the 16th of January, 1778, deemed it proper to call attention to them in a General Order, from which we make the following extract:
“Complaints have been made to the General that some of the Soldiers have injured the Buildings in the Town; and his own observation convinces him that these complaints are but too well founded. Actions like these disgrace an army, and render it hateful. Any Soldier who either offers Insult or does Injury to the Persons or Property of the Inhabitants will be punished in the severest manner. And officers of every degree are injoined to exert themselves to prevent such Enormities for the future if possible, or to detect those who may commit them, that they may receive that punishment which such Actions so richly deserve. Officers of Companies are to take particular care that their men are made acquainted with this Order.”
[211] If we may credit a contemporary writer, the population of the Midway settlement was considerably demoralized.
[212] For this disobedience of orders Major Lane was subsequently tried by a Court Martial and dismissed the service. McCall’s Georgia, vol. II, p. 177. Savannah, 1816.
[213] This island lying in front of Sunbury, divides Midway river into two channels known respectively as the front and back rivers.
[214] McCall’s History of Georgia, vol. II, pp. 177, 179. Savannah, 1816.
General Moultrie, then at Purysburg, before the news of the surrender of Sunbury and its fort had reached him, wrote to Colonel Pinckney: “I fear we have lost Sunberry and the two gallies that took shelter under that battery, last Thursday or Friday, as we heard a very heavy cannonade from that quarter. The officer commanding had about 120 Continentals and some inhabitants within the fort,—refused to evacuate the post; notwithstanding his receiving positive orders for that purpose he, Don Quixote-like, thought he was strong enough to withstand the whole force the British had in Georgia, for which, I think, he deserved to be hanged.” Memoirs of the American Revolution, &c., vol. I, p. 259. New York, 1802.
[215] Memoirs of the American Revolution, &c., vol. I, p. 259. New York, 1802.
[216] McCall’s History of Georgia, vol. II, pp. 235, 237. Savannah, 1816.
[217] McCall’s Georgia, vol. II, pp. 270 and 271. Savannah, 1816. White’s Historical Collections of Georgia, pp. 533, 537. New York, 1855.
[218] History of Georgia, vol. II, p. 283, et seq. Savannah, 1816.
[219] See letter of Sir James Wright to Lord George Germain, under date Savannah, 20th August, 1780. Collections of the Georgia Historical Society, vol. III, p. 314. Savannah, 1873.
[220] General James Screven, who fell in the skirmish near Midway Meeting House.
[221] This monument has never been reared. The obligation is as binding now as when thus solemnly recognized.
[222] Quoted in White’s Historical Collections of Georgia, p. 530. New York, 1855.
[223] See Watkins’ Digest, pp. 298, 618.
[224] See White’s Historical Collections of Georgia, p. 528. New York, 1855.
[225] See Historical Address before the Liberty Independent Troop by the Rev. Dr. Charles Colcock Jones, pp. 10, 11. Savannah, 1856.
[226] See Watkins’ Digest, p. 431. Marbury and Crawford’s Digest, pp. 128, 129.
[227] Clayton’s Digest, p. 213.
[228] Clayton’s Digest, p. 243.
[229] “Notes and Observations on the Pine Lands of Georgia,” &c., p. 65. Augusta, 1801.
[230] Watkins’ Digest, p. 380.
[231] Clayton’s Digest, pp. 115, 246.
[232] See Watkins’ Digest, p. 618.
[233] Gazetteer of the State of Georgia. Philadelphia, 1829.
[234] Lamar’s Digest, p. 84.
[235] To Mr. G. W. J. DeRenne are we indebted for the following memoranda from H. M. Public Record Office, Georgia, Vol. 35, B. T., touching the primal settlement, and naming of Hardwick:
“May 13, 1754.—The Neck of Land called the Elbow on Great Ogeechee River—which (on the 10th Day of this Month) they had named George-Town.”
“4 Feb., 1755.—His Excellency was pleased (with the approbation of the Board) to name the Town lately laid out at a Place commonly called the Elbow on Great Ogeechee River, Hardwick.”
“Minutes of the Proceedings of the Governor in Council.”
[236] Board of Trade. V. 167. Stevens’ History of Georgia, vol. I, pp. 405, 406. New York, 1847. White’s Historical Collections of Georgia, p. 183. New York, 1855.
[237] This river was then called the Great Hogohechie, which responds more nearly to its original Indian name than the appellation subsequently adopted.
[238] See Plans and Elevations of the Forts necessary in Georgia, forwarded with Governor Reynolds’ letter of the 5th of January, 1756, and now on file in the Public Record Office, London; Maps B. T., vol. XIII, No. 14.
[239] The design of transferring the Capital of the Colony from Savannah to Hardwick, conceived by Governor Reynolds, was adhered to by his successor, Governor Ellis. “The depth of water in the river, its more central position, its greater distance from Charleston—the proximity to which, he argued, restricted the commerce of Savannah—the convenience of its harbour as a naval station, and the fertility of its adjacent lands, were the principal motives which operated with him to enforce the plan suggested by his predecessor. As a consequence of clinging to this scheme of removal, Governor Reynolds had neglected repairing the public buildings of Savannah, and its inhabitants had ceased enlarging and beautifying a town so soon to be deserted. The Filature was out of repair, the Church was so decayed that it was only kept from falling down by surrounding it with props, and the prison ‘was shocking to humanity.’
“The removal of the Seat of Government to Hardwicke, which had received the favorable notice of former Governors, was discouraged by Sir James Wright, who argued that if the object of a removal was to obtain a more central position, Hardwicke was too near; while, on the other hand, a removal there would be very disadvantageous to the present capital which was conveniently settled for intercourse with the Indians and for trade with South Carolina. The project was therefore abandoned, and the attention of the Assembly was directed to enlarging and strengthening the City which Oglethorpe had founded.”
Stevens’ History of Georgia, vol. I, p. 433. Vol. ii, p. 19.
[240] History of the Province of Georgia, &c., p. 25. Wormsloe, 1849.
[241] Marbury and Crawford’s Digest, p. 151.
[242] Watkin’s Digest, p. 339.
[243] Marbury and Crawford’s Digest, p. 167.
[244] Jonathan Bryan.
[245] Careful search fails to disclose a map of this survey either among the records of Bryan County, or in the State Archives.
[246] Marbury and Crawford’s Digest, pp. 544, 546.
[247] Idem., p. 160.
[248] Marbury and Crawford’s Digest, p. 174.
[249] Lamar’s Digest, p. 211.
[250] Page 65. Augusta, 1801.
[251] Page 116.
[252] Travels through North and South Carolina, Georgia, &c., pp. 321, 322. London, 1792.
[253] Watkins’ Digest, p. 325.
[254] See Watkins’ Digest, p. 444.
[255] Watkins’ Digest, p. 658.
[256] Clayton’s Digest, p. 58.
[257] Clayton’s Digest, p. 92.
[258] Clayton’s Digest, p. 182.
[259] “Notes and Observations on the Pine Lands of Georgia,” &c., pp. 62, 63. Augusta, 1801.
[260] The original name of this village was the Town of Lincoln. See Sibbald’s “Notes and Observations on the Pine Lands of Georgia,” &c., p. 63. Augusta, 1801.
[261] Marbury and Crawford’s Digest, p. 177.
[262] Dawson’s Digest, p. 450.
[263] Dawson’s Digest, p. 109.
[264] Clayton’s Digest, p. 606.
[265] Pamphlet Laws of 1836, p. 103.
[266] Collections of the Georgia Historical Society, vol. III, part I. Savannah, 1848.
[267] Miscellanies of Georgia, part I, p. 67. Columbus, 1874.
[268] Wormsloe, 1849, pp. 25, 26.
[269] p. 235. A. La Haye, 1755.
[270] DeBrahm’s History of the Province of Georgia, p. 30. Wormsloe, 1849. Stevens’ History of Georgia, vol. I, pp. 406, 407. New York, 1847.
[271] Travels Through North and South Carolina, Georgia, &c., pp. 35, 36. London, 1792.
[272] For further notices of these villages see “Moore’s Voyage to Georgia,” p. 32. London, 1744. “An Account Shewing the Progress of the Colony of Georgia,” &c., p. 35. London, 1741. “A State of the Province of Georgia, attested upon Oath,” &c., p. 10. London, 1742. “Extract of the Rev’d Mr. John Wesley’s Journal,” &c., p. 61. Bristol, n. d. “A True and Historical Narrative of the Colony of Georgia,” &c., p. 109. Charles-Town, 1741. “An Impartial Enquiry into the State and Utility of the Province of Georgia,” &c., p. 51. London, 1741.
[273] “A Journal of the Proceedings in Georgia,” &c., vol. II, pp. 166, 318, 319. London, 1742.
[274] London Magazine for 1745, p. 552.
[275] Idem, p. 604.
[276] Stephens’ Journal of Proceedings, vol. II, pp. 472, 492, 497. Idem, vol. III, pp. 13, 16, 17, 124, 206. London, 1742.