Date published: 1912-01-01
Source: Collections of the Georgia Historical Society - Vol 7 (ID89)
Author: Georgia Historical Society (ID12)
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1742-02-03 - 1742-02-03

Montiano communicated obstacles in the King's plan to attack Georgiaedit

From COLLECTIONS OF THE Georgia Historical Society, Vol. VII. THE GOVERNOR GENERAL OF CUBA INFORMS THE GOVERNOR OF FLORIDA WHAT TROOPS AND SHIPS WILL BE SENT FROM HAVANA, FOR THE EXPEDITION AGAINST GEORGIA, AND MAKES VARIOUS SUGGESTIONS. 1742-5-14 Guemes to Montiano Sir, Among the obstacles and difficulties arising in carrying out the will of His Majesty, and communicated by me to Your Lordship under date of February 3rd, past, the most serious was the possibility that, and doubt whether, the English, strengthened by the fresh re-enforcement of 4,000 men which arrived in Jamaica toward the end of January of the present year, would enter the Gulf of Mexico, and attempt to attack this Havana or some other position of the Islands.

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