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English get word of Havana's plans to attack Georgia

Source: A True and Historical Narrative of the Colony of Georgia in America #173

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[From 1741 A True and Historical Narrative, edited by Amy]

The following March, we were notified of the Spaniards’ Intentions to attack our Colony from Havannah [Havana]. This put the whole Province in great Consternation, especially the Town of Savannah, which had no Fort, Battery, or any other Place to shelter themselves in Case of an actual Attack. Therefore, they immediately started to build a Wooden Fort, and all sorts of People labored continually until it was somewhat finished. Only Mr. Causton never came to help. Instead, he did everything he could to slow us down, making light of the Information, even though it was sent Express by Commodore Dent with a Letter directed to the Commander in Chief of Georgia, and has since been completely verified that the Spaniards had Four Thousand Men on board and ready to sail, if an extraordinary Accident had not prevented * them. People now seeing the little Care that was likely to be taken in Case of a real Attack; and likewise finding, to their Cost, that the Improvement of Land was a vain and fruitless Labor with white Servants only, and with such Restrictions and precarious Titles, many began to withdraw and leave the Colony, and very little was planted this Season.
*They were detained eight Days in Havannah by unfavorable Winds: (the Land-Forces staying on board all that time) at the End of which there came Orders from Old Spain to refrain from Hostilities because the Convention had then been agreed upon.