An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, vol 21 An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, vol 2 The Project Gutenberg EBook of An Historical Account Of The Rise And Progress Of The Colonies Of South Carolina And Georgia, Volume 2 by Alexander Hewatt Copyright laws are changing all over the world. Be sure to check the copyright laws for your country before downloading or redistributing this or any other Project Gutenberg eBook. This header should be the first thing seen when viewing this Project Gutenberg file. Please do not remove it. Do not change or edit the header without written permission. Please read the "legal small print," and other information about the eBook and Project Gutenberg at the bottom of this file. Included is important information about your specific rights and restrictions in how the file may be used. You can also find out about how to make a donation to Project Gutenberg, and how to get involved. **Welcome To The World of Free Plain Vanilla Electronic Texts** **eBooks Readable By Both Humans and By Computers, Since 1971** *****These eBooks Were Prepared By Thousands of Volunteers!***** Title: An Historical Account Of The Rise And Progress Of The Colonies Of South Carolina And Georgia, Volume 2 Author: Alexander Hewatt Release Date: May, 2005 [EBook #8181] [This file was first posted on June 26, 2003] An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, vol 2 Edition: 10 Language: English Character set encoding: US-ASCII *** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK, AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE RISE AND PROGRESS OF THE COLONIES OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA, VOLUME 2 *** E-text prepared by Stan Goodman, Thomas Berger, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE RISE AND PROGRESS OF THE COLONIES OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA In Two Volumes. VOL. II. By ALEXANDER HEWATT CONTENTS OF THE SECOND VOLUME CHAP. VII. _The form of legal governments._ _Sir Alexander Cumming sent out to treat of peace with the Indians._ _Brings with him to England seven Cherokees._ _Who enter into a treaty of peace and alliance._ _Speech of a Cherokee warrior._ _Robert Johnson governor._ _Several indulgences granted the people._ _Happy effects of peace and security._ _A project formed for planting a new colony._ _James Oglethorpe carries a colony to Georgia._ _He treats with Indians for a share of their lands._ _Tomochichi's speech to the King._ _His Majesty's answer._ _Indians easiest managed by gentle and fair means._ _The colony of Switzers brought Carolina._ _Eleven townships marked out._ _A struggle about lands._ _State of the An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, vol 23 colony._ _The regulation of the Trustees._ _Their impolitical restrictions._ _Two colonies of Highlanders and Germans sent out._ _Thomas Broughton Lieut.-governor of Carolina._ _Oglethorpe fortifies Georgia._ _Which gives umbrage to the Spaniards._ _The brave Chickesaws defeat the French._ _Religious state of the colony._ _The association of Presbyterians._ _Remarks on paper currency._ _Small progress of Georgia._ _Hardships of the first settlers._ _An Irish colony planted._ CHAP. VIII. _Trade obstructed by the Spaniards of Mexico._ _William Bull Lieutenant-governor._ _Oglethorpe's regiment sent to Georgia._ _The Spaniards try in vain to seduce the Creeks._ _Matters hastening to a rupture with Spain._ _Mutiny in Oglethorpe's camp._ _A negro insurrection in Carolina._ _A war with Spain._ _A project for invading Florida._ _Measures concerted for this purpose._ _General Oglethorpe marches against Florida._ _Invests Augustine._ _Raises the siege._ _A great fire at Charlestown._ _A petition in favour of the rice trade._ _Remarks on the treatment of slaves._ _The hardships of their situation._ _Oppressed with ignorance and superstition._ _James Glen governor._ _Lord Carteret's property divided from that of the Crown._ _The country much exposed to invasion._ _The Spaniards invade Georgia._ _A stratagem to get rid of the enemy._ _The Spaniards retreat to Augustine._ _Ill treatment of General Oglethorpe._ _His character cleared, and conduct vindicated._ _The Carolineans petition for three independent companies._ _The colony's advantages from Britain._ _Its advantage and importance to Britain._ CHAP. IX. _All commotions and oppressions in Europe favourable to America._ _Cultivation attended with salutary effects._ _Mean heat in Carolina._ _The diseases of the country._ _Climate favourable to the culture of indigo._ _The manner of cultivating and making indigo._ _The common methods of judging of its quality._ _Nova Scotia settled._ _The great care of Britain for these colonies._ _Low state of Georgia._ _Complaint of the people._ _Troubles excited by Thomas Bosomworth._ _With difficulty An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, vol 24 settled._ _The charter surrendered to the King._ _George Whitfield's settlement._ _Whitfield's orphan-house._ _Sketch of his character._ _A congress with Creeks._ _The Governor's speech to them._ _Malatchee's answer._ _A hurricane at Charlestown._ _The advantages of poor settlers in the province._ _The advantages of money-lenders._ _And of the borrowers._ _Great benefits enjoyed by the colonists._ _Progress of the province._ CHAP. X. _A dispute about the limits of British and French territories._ _A chain of forts raised by the French._ _The distracted state of the British colonies._ _General Braddock's defeat in Virginia._ _Colonel Johnson's success at Lake George._ _Governor Glen holds a congress with the Cherokees._ _And purchases a large tract of land from them._ _Forts built in defence of Carolina._ _Its excellent fruits and plants._ _Its minerals undiscovered._ _The British forces augmented._ _Their first success in America._ _The cause of the Cherokee war._ _Governor Lyttleton prepares to march against them._ _The Cherokees sue for peace._ _Governor Lyttleton marches against the Cherokees._ _Holds a congress at Fort Prince George._ _His speech to Attakullakulla._ _Attakullakulla's answer._ _A treaty concluded with six chiefs._ _The Governor returns to Charlestown._ _The treaty of peace broken._ _Occonostota's stratagem for killing the officer of the fort._ _The war becomes general._ _Colonel Montgomery arrives._ _And marches against the Cherokees._ _Chastises them near Etchoe._ _And returns to Fort Prince George._ _The consternation of the inhabitants from Indians._ _Great distress of the garrison at Fort Loudon._ _The terms obtained for the garrison._ _Treacherously broken by the savages._ _A proposal for attacking Fort Prince George._ _Captain Stuart escapes to Virginia._ _The war continues._ _The Highlanders return to Carolina._ _Colonel Grant marches against the Cherokees._ _Engages and defeats them._ _Destroys their towns._ _Peace with the Cherokees._ _A quarrel between the commanding officers._ _A whirlwind at Charlestown._ _Of the heat at Savanna._ CHAP. XI. An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, vol 25 _A peace, and its happy effects respecting America._ _Boundaries of East and West Florida._ _The southern provinces left secure._ _Encouragement given to reduced officers and soldiers._ _Georgia begins to flourish._ _A plan adopted for encouraging emigrations to Carolina._ _A number of Palatines seduced into England._ _Sent into Carolina._ _And settled at Londonderry._ _Some emigrate from Britain, and multitudes from Ireland._ _And from the northern colonies, resort to Carolina._ _Regulations for securing the provinces against Indians._ _John Stuart made superintendant for Indian affairs._ _Decrease of Indians, and the causes of it._ _Present state of Indian nations in the southern district._ _Mr. Stuart's first speech to the Indians, at Mobile._ _A description of Charlestown._ _The number of its inhabitants._ _A general view of the manners, &c. of the people._ _And of their way of living._ _The arts and sciences only of late encouraged._ _The militia and internal strength of the province._ _Of its societies formed for mutual support and relief._ _Of its merchants and trade._ _Of its planters and agriculture._ _An interruption of the harmony between Britain and her colonies, and the causes of it._ _The new regulations made in the trade of the colonies give great offence._ _A vote passed for charging stamp-duties on the Americans._ _Upon which the people of New England discover their disaffection to government._ _An opportunity given the colonies to offer a compensation for the stamp-duty._ _The stamp-act passes in parliament._ _Violent measures taken to prevent its execution._ _The assembly of Carolina study ways and means of eluding the act._ _Their resolutions respecting the obedience due to the British parliament._ _The people become more violent in opposition to government._ _The merchants and manufacturers in England join in petitioning for relief._ _The stamp-act repealed._ _Which proves fatal to the jurisdiction of the British parliament in America._ _And gives occasion of triumph to the colonies._ THE HISTORY OF THE RISE AND PROGRESS OF THE COLONY OF SOUTH CAROLINA.