Georgia Military Records: The Capture of Fort Moose and St. Augustine File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by J. G. (Jerry) Braddock Sr., JBraddock1@aol.com Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm On May 9, 1740, after several communiqués between Oglethorpe and Bull negotiating the strategy to be employed against St. Augustine, the expedition, though not yet up to planned provisions and men, got under way. According to an entry in Oglethorpe’s journal which was reproduced in "Colonial Records of South Carolina - The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly," he reported, "On the 9th, General Oglethorpe passed into Florida, campt [camped] upon the Spanish side of the River St. John's and sent the Indians to reconnoitre the Country "The expedition reached the south shore of Florida's St. John's River, the last water obstacle in its quest, then marched half way to St. Augustine before stopping for the night. Several cannon were abandoned in the soft sand along the way because of a lack of horses to pull them…