Apr. 29. I WENT this Day from Abercorn, in order to take my Leave of Ebenezer, and begin to build a Chapel.

May 1. I HAD Lotts drawn for the Places for the Houses in the Town of Ebenezer; through which all the Commerce from Savannah by Land to Carolina must pass.

May 2. A SLOOP brought us ten Cows and Calves, from the Magistrates of Savannah, by Mr. Oglethorpe's Order.

May 5. I RECEIVED by the † Post Letters from Mr. Oglethorpe, acquainting me, That we were to receive Twenty Cows and Calves, ten Sows, with Corn for to feed them, and some Fowls and Ducks.

May 9. A Sloop brought us ten* Casks full of all Sorts of Seeds; GOD be praised for it. We do not deserve, O LORD, all the loving Kindnesses thou hast done to thy Servants.

May 10. THE Indians brought us a Deer, which mightily refresh'd our Saltzburgers.

May 12. Sunday. We prepared ourselves for the Celebration of a Thanksgiving, to morrow, to Almighty GoD, for his safely bringing us hither. The Chapel was quite finished, so that we could Worship our GOD in it.

May 13. MR. Bolzius made a Discourse upon these Words of Jacob; LORD, I am not worthy of the least all thy Mercies, and of the Truth which thou hast shewed to thy Servant, Gen. xxxii. 10. The lxth Psalm, ver. 9, 10. the Ixvith, and cviith were quoted, and expressed livelily our own Condition. I spake to the People in the Afternoon, and put them in mind of GOD's Kindnesses, by an Enumeration of them, according to my Observations. I read the 26th Chapter of Leviticus, and the 28th, 29th, of Deuteronomy. I applied them to the Congregation, and we made a strict Convenant with GoD, to serve Him for the future, with a more fervent Zeal, to give Him all that is his, to walk uprightly before his Face, to seek only the Kingdom of Go D, and its Righteousness, and we renewed the Vows we had made, when at Sea. Have Mercy on us, O our Saviour; Guide us by thy Holy Spirit, into the Paths of Truth; and grant unto us, the Grace to perform in Truth and Sincerity, all that we have promised and sworn unto Thee. After that, I took my Leave of them, and left them some Rules for their Direction, and was very much concerned, at my leaving such good Christians, and good Friends.

† A Messenger goes by Land every 14 days, from Charles-town to Savannah, through Ebenezer.

* Which were sent from Savannah.

EXTRACT

Of the REVEREND

Mr. BOLZIVS's

JOURNAL,

FROM

Their Arrival in Carolina.

Thursday, March 7.

HOUGH the Wind is fair, the Ship will not go into Charles-town Harbour, but lie at Anchor, till we get a Pilot to carry us to Georgia.

WE have Liberty to go with our Captain in a Boat to Charles-town, where we intended to get our Habits made: But finding no Taylor here that understands it, we must endeavour to find one at another Place. town makes a fine Shew at a Distance in the Sea, and is very regularly built. What we observed here is as follows:

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1. THAT every thing in this Place is very dear, except some sort of Victuals.

2. THAT they have here Money made of Paper, the Value of which is express'd upon it with Letters: and though you give the People Gold or Silver Coin, yet they give you the Change in Paper. This Money is current over all Carolina.

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3. THAT notwithstanding almost every Thing is dear here, any Body that will work may get his Living.

4. THAT there are more Black than White People here; who all are kept to work, but not to Christianity. Few are Baptized; the rest live like Brutes, in relation to the SeventhCommandment. They are brought hither from Africa, by whole Ship-loads, to be sold.

5. THAT the Weather is very hot here. In the Beginning of the Spring all Trees are in Blossom, and the Gardens full of Cabbage, Turneps, Radishes, Sallad, and other Fruits.

6. THAT we found here some Germans, who were very glad of our Arrival, and will come to us, in order to receive the Sacrament.

7. THAT three Weeks ago, a rich loaden Ship lying before this Town, was burnt to Ashes, by the Carelesness of a Boy.

8. THAT the Black Slaves are about 30,000 in Carolina only. A credible Man told us, that about two Months ago, in the two Islands of St. Thomas and St. John, belonging to the Swedes and Danes, the Black Slaves had killed all the White People; the former being more numerous than the latter.

9. THAT Mr. Oglethorpe received us with great Kindness, and went with us to the Governor, a very good Man, where we dined. Mr. Oglethorpe told us many good Things of the Heathens that were to be our Neighbours: That they were good and friendly to every Body; but if they were offended, they calmly demanded Satisfaction three several times; which if denied them, they used no more Words, but never forget the Offence, and will revenge themselves many Years after. If a Man behaved himself friendly to them, he could have of them. what he pleased.

MR. Oglethorpe took Care likewise of the Saltzburgers, and sent on Board the Ship a whole Ox killed, Wine, fresh Water, and Garden Fruit. He also sent a Man to serve the People, and to bring us to Georgia, because he knew the Way.

Friday, March 8.

WE went off with the Sloop, in order to go to our Ship again, but the Wind being contrary, we were obliged to turn back.

Saturday, March 9.

THIS Day we came to our People again, which caused great Joy. We found them all in good Health, and they had edified each other by the Word of God; which gave us great Comfort, when they told us of it at the Evening Prayers.

Sunday,

Sunday, March 10.

BLESSED he the LORD, that he has brought us within the Bounds of Georgia, upon the Sunday Reminiscere; the Gospel of which Day tells us, "That our Blessed Saviour came to the Borders of the Heathen, after he had been per"secuted in his own Country." He hath done great Things for us. He comforts our Bodies with wholesome Food. And lying, in fine and calm Weather, under the Shore of our beloved Georgia, where we heard the Birds sing melodiously, every Body in the Ship was joyful. Among others, we compared with this Gospel the xxxiid Chapter of Genesis, in which we find that the travelling Jacob, (1.) Remembers the many Blessings of GOD, and gives Him Thanks for them. (2.) That indeed he was afraid of his Brother: but at last, (3.) By Prayers and Tears, (collated with Hos. xii. 4.) was delivered from all Fear, and received the Blessings of Christ, (collated with Ephes. i.) The second Part especially was enlarged upon, because some were afraid of being invaded by the Enemies in their Country, as hath been told, (vid. Gen. xxxi. 24. collated with ver. 29.) Likewise, When a Man's Ways please the LORD, he maketh even his Enemies to be at Peace with him. Monday, March 11.

THE Captain, to lighten the Ship, order'd that all Casks of fresh Water should be emptied, which we had now no more Occasion for. Before that time, the Captain was so sparing of the Water, that the People could not quench their Thirst; and now he is obliged to spill so many Casks full.

Savannah, Tuesday, March 12.

AT the Place of our Landing, almost all the Inhabitants of the Town of Savannah were gather'd together; they fired off some Cannons, and cried Huzzah! which was answer'd by our Sailors, and other English People in our Ship, in the same manner. Some of us were immediately fetch'd on Shore in a Boat, and carried about the City, into the Woods, and the new Garden belonging to the Trustees. In the mean time, a very good Dinner was prepared for us; And the Saltzburgers, who had yet fresh Meat in the Ship, when they came on shore, they got very good and wholesome English strong Beer. And besides the Inhabitants shewing them a great deal of Kindness, and the Country pleasing them, they were full of Joy, and praised God for it. We, the Commissary, and Mr. Zwefler the Physician, were lodged in the House of the Reverend Mr. Quincy, the English Minister here.

The Missionary sent to Savannah, at the Expence of the Incorporated Society for Propagating the Gospel in Foreign Parts.

Wednesday,

Wednesday, March 13.

OUR Saltzburgers were lodged in a Tent, pitch'd on purpose for them, till Mr. Oglethorpe's Arrival from Charlestown. A Jew invited our Saltzburgers, and treated them with a good Rice-Soop for Breakfast. And God hath also moved the Hearts of several others here, to be very good and hospitable to us. The Country, as the Inhabitants say, is very fruitful; and the Land chose by us, which is about 21 English Miles from hence, is still better. All that is sowed, grows in a short Time.

Thursday, March 14.

LAST Night we Prayed on shore for the first time, in the English Chapel, made of Boards, and used for divine Worship, till a Church can be built; the Use of which is allowed us, during our Stay here. The Inhabitants join with us, and shew much Devotion. The Jews likewise, of which there are 12 Families here, come to Church, and seem to be very devout: They understand the German Tongue. Though the Chapel is but of Boards, it is very convenient, and pleases the Saltzburgers.

THIS Afternoon, we were carried to a Camp, which some Indian Hunters had in this Neighbourhood, who were in such a Condition as made our Hearts bleed; for in the Absence of their Chiefs, (who were gone to meet Mr. Oglethorpe) they had much disordered themselves with drinking of Rum, a Liquor very pernicious to them, and which has occasioned the Death of great Numbers. They were painted with red, and made strange Postures. The most part of them are marked with blue Figures on their Necks, Faces, and Bodies. They have Beads about their Necks, and Rings, or coloured Feathers in their Ears. The Saltzburgers had been with them, who likewise were touched with this Spectacle. In this Affliction, we went to Prayer, and unexpectedly met with this Sentence; For God so loved the World, that He gave his only begotten Son, &c. which so greatly moved our Hearts, that we gave GOD thanks for his holy Gospel, especially because we had seen the Indians Misery for want of the Gospel. At the same Time we conceived great Hopes, that God will shew plainly that he hath loved and still loves the World. In which good Hopes we were strengthned by the lxxiid Psalm, which was read; and pray'd that God would have Mercy upon these poor Heathens, as he hath had upon others: we shall pray for them. By hu

This, among others Reasons, has given occasion to the Trustees, to prohibit the Use of Rum in the Province of Georgia.

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