Months, with necessary Tools, and the Baggage of the Saltzburgers. Apr. 2. WE all went on Board the little Sloop, but found it was too much loaden; wherefore I went with only a few of the Men, and was obliged to leave the rest in the Town.

Apr. 3. WE came to the Village of Abercorn, at Four in the Afternoon: from hence, we were forced to carry our Provision and Baggage to Ebenezer by Land.

Apr. 4. I stay'd at Ebenezer, and could not but commend the Diligence and Industry of the nine Saltzburgers, who were come before, and whose Labour God had given a Blessing unto. They had erected two good Tents, made of the Barks of Trees, one of which was 40 Foot long; and had cut down abundance of Trees, in order to breathe a free Air; and besides all that, they were obliged in the greatest Heats, almost every Day, to walk to Abercorn, which is 12 Miles; and to carry their Utensils and daily Provision, upon their Backs. After this, GoD was pleased, to shew us a more convenient Road than the other, by which we avoided one of the greatest Brooks.

Apr. 5. I returned to wait the Arrival of the other Saltzburgers, who were to follow us immediately.

Apr. 7. THE rest of the Saltzburgers arrived.

Apr. 8. MR. Bolzius made ardent Prayers, that our Saviour would assist us in our Beginning, and bless our Labours with Success.

Apr. 9. WE began to make a Bridge over a Brook, and finished it.

Apr. 10. IN the Morning we went on cutting and cleansing.

Apr. 12. Good Friday. God was pleased to take to himself, the Soul of one of our People, called * Lackner. The Resignation and sweet Death of this Man, who expired the same Day that Jesus Christ did on the Cross, did not fail to touch every one, and raise in us a fervent Desire of enjoying soon the same Felicity, with our Saviour, in the Heavenly Jerusalem. We put up a Box, for the Relief of the Poor, and of the poor Children of the Indians; and as the first Foundation, we put into it the Deceased's Money, which though but small, we pray GoD to increase.

Apr. 13. THE Reverend Mr. Bolzius made a Funeral Oration upon the Words of St. Paul in the xith Chap. to the

* See a more full Account in Mr. Bolzius's Journal.

Hebrews,

Hebrews, ver. 8, 9, 10. which suited the Deceased in every respect. At the Place of Interment, he made a very moving Exhortation, from Heb. iv. ver. 9, 10, 11.

Apr. 14, and 15. Easter. GOD was pleased to awaken our Zeal for his Service, and to animate us to more ardent Endeavours to enter through the strait Gate into the Kingdom of Heaven, and to pass through this Vale of Miseries, Troubles, Sufferings, and Persecutions, to the eternal Felicity which is prepared for Those who shall remain faithful unto the End, and who shall fight and overcome.

Apr. 16. OUR Saltzburgers continued to work upon the Road.

Apr. 18. OUR People had made Sledges; I caused Horses to be put to them, and we brought Provisions to Ebenezer.

Apr. 19. THIS Day the Saltzburgers finished the Way for Carriages; which surprized the English mightily, to see they had compassed it in so short a Time; having built seven Bridges over several Rivers, besides cutting the Thickets and Trees that were in the way; and this for the Length of 12 Miles, from Abercorn to Ebenezer.

WE found before my Tent a strong white Horse; and as we wanted Horses, and knew not from whence he came, nor to whom he belonged, we received him with Thankfulness to GOD. I received Letters from Captain Mackpherson, that he would soon deliver us at Ebenezer the Oxen which Mr. Oglethorpe had bought of him on our Arrival, to supply the Saltzburgers with fresh Meat.

Apr. 22. WE found another Horse in the Woods to-day, which proved very fit for our Service. We found also very good Honey in a hollow Tree, which very much refreshed us. Parrots and Partridges make us here a very good Dish. The Earth is of several sorts, some sandy, some black, fat and heavy, and some of a claiey nature. The first is good for Potatoes and Pease; the second for all sorts of Corn; and the third for to make Bricks, Earthern Ware, &c. And the Meadows and Valleys are good for feeding Cattle, Rice, and Indian Corn: So that we might hope, with the Blessing of GoD, for plentiful Harvests every Year; if there were more People who would apply themselves to the Tilling of the Ground.

Apr. 24. THE Inhabitants of the Island of Edistow, having given 30 Cows for the Use of the Colony of Georgia, Mr. Oglethorpe order'd them to be sent up to the Saltzburgers. Apr. 27. WE sent every Day loaded Sledges to Ebene

zer.

Apr.

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 Go D, 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:

Charles

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 Seventh Coinmandment. 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,