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EXTRACT

OF THE

JOURNALS

OF

Mr. Commissary Von Reck,

Who Conducted the First Transport of SALTZBURGERS to Georgia:

AND OF THE

Reverend Mr. Bolzius,

One of their MINISTERS.

Giving an Account of their VOYAGE to, and happy SETTLEMENT in that PROVINCE.

Published by the Direction of
The SOCIETY for Promoting
CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE.

LONDON:

Printed by M. DOWNING, in Bartholomew-Close.

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Force's Collection of Historical Tracts.

VOL. IV.-No. 5.

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READER.

HE SOCIETY for Promoting CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE, and the Members chosen by them to be TRUSTEES

for the poor persecuted Saltzburgers, having some time ago, promised to publish an Extract of the JOURNALS of Mr. Commissary Von Reck, who in the Year 1733-4. conducted the first Transport of Saltzburgers to Georgia; and of the Reverend Mr. Bolzius, one of their Ministers (recommended to the Society, by the Reverend Mr. Professor Frank at Hall, as an excellent and pious Person, zealously affected to every good Work) do accordingly publish these Sheets; which being written Originally in the German Language, the Reader will be pleased to dispense with some Inaccuracies in the English Translation, which Defect will be made up by the Truth and Faithfulness of the Narrative.

EXTRACTS

OF

Mr. VON RECK's

JOURNAL

FROM

Dover to Ebenezer.

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January 8. O. S. 1733-4.

AVING a favourable Wind, we left Dover, and again set Sail. An universal Joy appeared amongst the Saltzburgers, who praised GOD that he had heard their Prayers.

Jan. 9. We discovered at Noon the Isle of

Wight. Jan. 10, 11. AT Eleven in the Morning, having happily passed through the Channel, we left the Land's End.

THUS GOD was pleased to rejoice us, and give us Hopes, that, through the Continuance of his Mercy, the rest of our Voyage would be no less prosperous. May the LORD be pleased always to assist us; we are in his Hands, and to him. we entirely trust our Souls and Bodies. Towards Night, the Wind increased so much, that it broke the Stay which held the Main-top-Mast; and we had been exposed to great Danger, if Divine Providence had not averted it.

Jan. 24. THE Weather was fine and pleasant. According to our Reckoning, we passed the Latitude of the Canary Islands, and through the adorable Mercy of the Almighty

approached

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