From 1741 AN ACCOUNT, SHEWING THE PROGRESS OF THE COLONY OF GEORGIA IN AMERICA, FROM IT'S FIRST ESTABLISHMENT. [Edited for readability by Amy] Carolinians reported on Savannah’s progress In the Carolina Gazette * dated the 22nd March 1733, a further Account was given of the Settlement at Savannah, which was Written by a Gentleman of Charles-Town, who with some others went thither out of Curiosity. * Appendix, No 2. APPENDIX 2: 1733-3-22 EXTRACT OF A LETTER PRINTED IN THE SOUTH-CAROLINA GAZETTE [From above: In the Carolina Gazette * dated the 22d March 1733, a further Account was given of the Settlement at Savannah, which was Written by a Gentleman of Charles-Town, who with some others went thither out of Curiosity. Extract of a Letter from South-Carolina Gazette dated at Charles-Town, 22 d. March 1733. ON Tuesday the 13th Instant I went on Board a Canoa in Company with Mr. Geo. Ducat and Mr. John Balantine, with Four Negroes, and about 10 o'Clock we set out from Mr. Lloyd's Bridge for Georgia, and passing by Port-Royal on Wednesday Night, we arrived on Friday Morning an Hour before Day at Yamacraw a Place so called by the Indians, but now Savannah in the Colony of Georgia. Sometime before we came to the Landing the Centinel challenged us, and understanding who we were, admitted us on Shore. This is a very high Bluff Forty Feet perpendicular from High Water Mark: it lies according to Capt. Gascoigne's Observation in the Latitude of 31d. 58m. which he took off Tybee an Island that lies at the Mouth of the Savannah River. It is distant from Charlestown S. W. according to Course and Windings of the Rivers and Creeks about 140 Miles, but by a Direct Course, allowing Suillivant's Island to be in the Latitude of 32d. 47m. from Augustine N. E. and by E. about 140 Miles, and by the Course of the Rivers is distant from Fort Moore 300 Miles, but upon a direct Line but 115 Miles N. W. and by W. This Bluff is distant 10 Miles from the Mouth of the Rivers on the South side, and Purrysburgh is 24 Miles above it on the North, and is so situated that you have a beautiful Prospect both up and down the River. It is very sandy and barren and consequently a wholsome Place for a Town or City. There are on it 130 odd Souls, and from the Time they Embarked from London to the Time I left the Place, there Died but two sucking Children and them at Sea. When they arrived there was standing on it a great quantity of the best sort of Pine, most of which is already cut down on the spot were the Town is laid out to be Built. The Land is barren about a Mile back, when you come into very rich Ground; and on both sides within a quarter of a Mile of the Town is choice good Planting Land. 37 Col. Bull told me that he had been Seven Miles back and found it extraordinary good. Mr. Oglethorpe is indefatigable, takes a great deal of Pains, his Fare is but indifferent having little else at present but Salt Provisions. He is extreamly well beloved by all his People, the general Title they give him is Father. If any of them is Sick he immediately Visits them and takes a great deal of Care of them. If any Difference arises he is the Person that decides it. Two happened while I was there and in my Presence, and all the Parties went away to outward appearance Satisfied and Contented with his Determination. He keeps a strict Discipline, I never saw one of his People Drunk nor heard one of them Swear, all the Time I was there: He does not allow them Rum but in lieu gives them English Beer: It is surprizing to see how Chearful the Men go to Work considering they have not been bred to it; There are no Idlers there even the Boys and Girls do their Parts. There are Four Houses already up but none finished, and he hopes when he has got more Sawyers, which I suppose he will have in a short Time, to finish Two Houses a Week. He has ploughed up some Land, part of which he has sowed with Wheat, which is come up and looks promising. He has Two or Three Gardens which he has sowed with divers sorts of Seeds, and planted Thyme and other sort of Pot-herbs, Sage, Leeks, Skellions, Celeri, Liquorice, &c. and several sorts of Trees. He was Pallisading the Town round including some part of the Common, which I do suppose may be finished in about a Fortnight's Time, In short he has done a vast deal of Work for the Time, and I think his Name justly deserves to be immortaliz'd. Mr. Oglethorpe has with him Sir Walter Rawleigh's written Journal, and by the Latitude of the Place, the Marks and Traditions of the Indians, it is the very first Place where he first went on shore, and talked with the Indians, and was the first Englishman they ever saw; and about half a Mile from Savannah is a high Mount of Earth under which lies their Chief King: And the Indians informed Mr. Oglethorpe that their King desired before he died, that he might be Buried on the Spot where he talked with that great good Man. The River Water is very good, and Mr. Oglethorpe has proved it several ways, and thinks it as good as the River of Thames. On Monday the 19th we took our Leave of Mr. Oglethorpe at Nine o'Clock in the Morning, and Embark'd for Charlestown; and when we set off he was pleased to Honor us with a Volley of Small Arms and the Discharge of Five Cannon: And coming down the Rivers we found the Water perfectly Fresh Six Miles below the Town, and saw Six or Seven large Sturgeon leap, with which Fish that River abounds, as also with Trout, Perch, Cat 38 and Rock Fish, &c. and in the Winter Season there is variety of Wild Fowl, especially Turkeys, some of them weighing Thirty Pounds, and abundance of Deer.