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  came five or six hundred miles to renew a treaty with them; they planned a
  spectacle  which   would   at   once  please   and impress   them。 All   the   settlers
  were put under arms; and led out to meet them; saluting them with a volley
  of    musketry。With        great   pomp      they    were    conducted      into    the   town;
  presented with guns; clothing; etc。; and then; through an interpreter; they
  were assured of the good will and faith of the English; and urged to be true
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  to   the   treaty;   and   protect   the   settlement   against   those   Indian   tribes   who
  were under French and Spanish influence。
  Spangenberg was ordered out with the others; but excused himself on
  the   ground   of   weakness   from   his   recent   illness;   and   when   the   officials
  offered     to  depart    from    their   custom;     and   allow    one    of  Zinzendorf's
  〃servants〃   to   take   his   place;   he   explained   that   the   Moravians   did       not
  understand English; and knew nothing of military manoeuvres。During the
  first year the question of military service was not sufficiently prominent to
  cause   real   uneasiness;   but   Spangenberg          foresaw   trouble;   and     wrote    to
  Herrnhut; urging that the matter be given serious consideration。
  When the Moravians passed through London they had fully explained
  their position to Gen。 Oglethorpe; who promised them exemption; but they
  had no written order from the Trustees to show to the local officials; and
  not even a copy of the letter in which reference to the subject was made。
  As    Count     Zinzendorf's      〃servants〃     nine   of   them    were    ineligible;    but
  Spangenberg;   as   a   free…holder;   was   expected   to   take   part   in   the   weekly
  drill; which he quietly refused to do。
  All free…holders were likewise expected to take their turn in the Watch;
  composed        of   ten   men;    who     patrolled    the   town     by   night   and    day。
  Spangenberg         admitted    that   the   Watch    was    necessary     and    proper;   but
  decided   that   he   had   better   not   take   a   personal   share   in   it;   other   than   by
  hiring some one to take his place; which was permitted。 As the turn came
  every   seventeen   days;   and   a   man   expected   fifty   cents   for   day   and   one
  dollar for night duty each time; this was expensive; doubly so because the
  officers demanded a substitute for the absent Nitschmann also。 Twice had
  Spangenberg been before the Court; attempting to have the matter adjusted;
  but he  found that this; like many  other things;  could   not be settled   until
  Gen。 Oglethorpe came。〃All men wait for Gen。 Oglethorpe; it is impossible
  to describe how they long for him。〃 The Salzburgers especially wished for
  him;   for   they   did   not   like   the   place   where   they  had   settled;   and   wanted
  permission to move to a more favorable location which they had chosen。
  On the 14th of February; 1736; Capt。 Thomson arrived; bringing letters
  from     England;      and   one    to  Spangenberg        announced       that   the  second
  company   of   Moravians   was   on   the   way   and   might   soon   be   expected。At
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  three o'clock in the morning of February 17th; the town was roused by the
  sound of bells and drums。Thinking it meant fire; the Moravians rushed out;
  but learned that Gen。 Oglethorpe's ship had reached Tybee; and the people
  were   awakened   to   welcome   him。   Full   of   interest   to   learn   whether   the
  second   company   was   with   him   the   Moravians   paused   for   a   hasty   meal
  before going to meet the ship; when to their great joy Bishop Nitschmann
  appeared before them; 〃and his face was to us as the face of an Angel!〃
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  Chapter IV。 Reinforcements。
  The 〃Second Company〃。
  Before   David   Nitschmann;   the   〃Hausmeister〃;   left   London;   after   the
  sailing   of   the   first   Moravian   company   for   Georgia;   he   presented   to   the
  Trustees a series of propositions; the acceptance of which would open the
  way for a large increase of Moravian emigration。 The proposals were; in
  brief; that the Trustees should give credit to the Moravians to the extent of
  500 Pounds sterling; which; deducting the 60 Pounds advanced to the first
  company; would provide passage money and a year's provision for fifty…
  five more of Count Zinzendorf's 〃servants〃; the loan to be repaid; without
  interest; in five years; and to bear interest at the usual rate if payment was
  longer deferred。He also suggested that the money; when repaid; should be
  again advanced for a like purpose。
  In addition he requested that each man of twenty…one years; or over;
  should be granted fifty acres near Count Zinzendorf's tract。
  The Trustees were pleased to approve of these proposals; and promised
  the   desired   credit;   with   the   further   favor   that   if   the   debt   was   not   paid
  within five years it should draw interest at eight per cent。 only; instead of
  ten per cent。; the customary rate in South Carolina。
  During the summer;   therefore; a second   company prepared to   follow
  the pioneers to the New World。On the 5th of August; 1735; two parties left
  Herrnhut; one consisting of three young men; and the other of thirteen men;
  women   and   children;   who   were   joined   at   Leipzig   by   Jonas   Korte;   who
  went with them to London。On August 8th; five more persons left Herrnhut;
  under the leadership of David Nitschmann; the Bishop; who was to take
  the second   company to   Georgia; organize   their congregation;  and   ordain
  their pastor。
  This   David   Nitschmann;   a   carpenter   by   trade;   was   a   companion   of
  David Nitschmann; the 〃Hausmeister〃; and John Toeltschig; when they left
  Moravia in the hope of re…establishing the Unitas Fratrum; and with them
  settled   at   Herrnhut;   and   became   one   of   the   influential   members   of   the
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  community。When missionaries were to be sent to the Danish West Indies;
  Nitschmann and Leonard Dober went on foot to Copenhagen (August 21st;
  1732); and sailed from there; Nitschmann paying their way by his work as
  ship's   carpenter。   By   the   same   handicraft   he   supported   himself   and   his
  companion        for  four   months    on   the   island   of  St。  Thomas;     where    they
  preached to the negro slaves; and then; according to previous arrangement;
  he left Dober to continue the work; and returned to Germany。In 1735; it
  was   decided   that   Bishop   Jablonski;   of   Berlin;   and   Bishop   Sitkovius;   of
  Poland;   who   represented   the   Episcopate   of   the   ancient   Unitas   Fratrum;
  should consecrate one of the members of the renewed Unitas Fratrum at
  Herrnhut; linking the Church of the Fathers with that of their descendents;
  and    enabling     the  latter  to  send    to  the  Mission     field   ministers    whose
  ordination could not be questioned by other denominations; or by the civil
  authorities。David   Nitschmann;   then   one   of   the   Elders   at   Herrnhut;   was
  chosen to receive consecration; the service being performed; March 13th;
  by Bishop Jablonski; with the written concurrence of Bishop Sitkovius。
  The   three   parties   from   Herrnhut   met   at   Magdeburg   on August   13th;
  proceeding from there to Hamburg by boat; and at Altona; the sea…port of
  Hamburg;   they   found   ten   more   colonists   who   had   preceded   them。   Here
  also they were joined by Christian Adolph von Hermsdorf; who went with
  them     to   Georgia     as   〃a   volunteer〃。Apparently         Lieutenant     Hermsdorf
  wanted the position of Zinzendorf's Agent in Georgia; for the Count wrote
  to   him    on   the  19th   of   August;    agreeing     that  he   should    go   with   the
  Moravians; at their expense; but saying that if he desired office he must
  first prove himself worthy of it by service with and for the others; even as
  the   Count   had   always   done。If   the   reports   from   Georgia   justified   it;   the
  Count   promised   to   send   him   proper   powers   later;   and   to   find   a   good
  opportunity for his wife to follow him。Rosina Schwarz and her child; who
  had come with them to Hamburg to meet her husband; returned with him
  to   their