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  could     not   be  taken    off  that   day。He    was    pleasantly     received    by   〃the
  younger〃 Reck; but the Baron was absent; having gone to see the site to
  which the Salzburgers wished to move their settlement; Gen。 Oglethorpe
  having given his permission。About the time the periagua arrived; a heavy
  rain   came   up;   and   fearing   the   effect   on   the   new…comers;   Spangenberg
  obtained permission to take them into the cabin。 When ten o'clock came
  they decided to wait no longer; and started for Savannah; with the result
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  that they spent the entire night in the rain; in an open boat; and then had
  passed but half way up the river! Early in the morning Spangenberg took
  two men and his small boat and went ahead; stopping at Capt。 Thomson's
  ship to get some things Korte had sent them from London。They reached
  Savannah in the afternoon; and before daybreak on Thursday; Feb。 23rd;
  the periagua at last landed its passengers at Savannah。
  That evening Spangenberg returned with Oglethorpe to the ship; that
  various important matters might be more fully discussed。 They agreed; (1)
  that   the   five   hundred   acres   already   surveyed   for   Zinzendorf   should   be
  retained; and settled; but that it would be wise to take an additional five
  hundred   acres   of   more   fertile   land   nearer   Savannah;   where   it   would   be
  more accessible; the grant to be made to Christian Ludwig von Zinzendorf;
  the Count's eldest son; (2) that no Moravian could accept a fifty acre tract
  without pledging himself to military service; but land could be secured for
  a number of them at the rate of twenty acres apiece; without this obligation。
  This land could be selected near Zinzendorf's estate; the town to be built
  on the Count's property。If any wished to leave the Moravian Congregation;
  he should receive twenty acres elsewhere for himself。(3) Non…Moravians;
  like John Regnier; might live with them on the same conditions。 (4) If one
  of the Moravians died without male issue; the Congregation should name
  his successor in the title to the land。 (5) The promised cattle should still be
  given。
  It was further arranged that Spangenberg should continue to hold the
  title to his fifty acres; but with the understanding that it was in trust for the
  Congregation; the same to apply to Nitschmann's land; if desired。
  On   the   25th   and   26th;   a   number   of   Indians   visited   the   ship;   being
  received       with    much      ceremony。〃King〃          Tomochichi;       and     others;
  Spangenberg   had   often   seen;   and   they   were   formally   presented   to   Mr。
  Wesley; of whom they had heard; and to whom they gave a flask of honey
  and a flask of milk; with the wish that 〃the Great Word might be to them
  as milk and honey。〃Tomochichi told of his efforts to keep peace among the
  tribes; in the face of rumors that the English meant to enslave them all; and
  of his success so far; but he feared the Indians were not in a frame of mind
  to give much heed to the Gospel message。 Still he welcomed the attempt;
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  and would give what aid he could; advising that the missionaries learn the
  Indian tongue; and that they should not baptize;  as the Spanish did;
  until the people were instructed and truly converted。
  On     Feb。   27th;   General     Oglethorpe      started   for  the   Altamaha。      His
  journey   to   Georgia   on   this   occasion   had   been   principally   to   protect   the
  southern   borders   of   the   colony   by   establishing   two   new   towns   on   the
  frontier;   and   erecting   several   forts   near   by。One   company;   which   sailed
  direct   from   Scotland;   had   landed   in   January;   and   begun   a   settlement   at
  New Inverness; on the north bank of the Altamaha; and a second was now
  to    be    established     on    St。   Simon      Island;    and    was     to   be   called
  Frederica。Oglethorpe had expected to take the Salzburgers who came on
  the ‘London Merchant'; to the southward with him; but nearly all of them
  decided      that  they   preferred     to  join  those    of  their  number      who    were
  preparing      to  move    to   New    Ebenezer;     and   the   General    did   not  insist;
  contenting himself with his English soldiers。
  A periagua had been started a little in advance of the sloop which bore
  the   provisions;   arms;   ammunition;   and   tools;   and   in   the   evening   Gen。
  Oglethorpe followed in a swift; ten…oared boat; called;  from the service
  in which it was often employed;  a scout boat。
  With the General went Mr。 Ingham; and Lieut。 Hermsdorf。 The latter
  assured      Spangenberg       that   he   had    really   meant     little  more    than    to
  compliment the General on the occasion when he remarked 〃that he would
  ask nothing better than to follow him through bush and valley; and see him
  carry    out   his   wise   designs;〃    that   he  did   not   know     at  that  time   that
  Oglethorpe   was   going   to   the Altamaha;   nor   how   far   away  the Altamaha
  was。   But   Spangenberg   gravely  told   him  that   Gen。   Oglethorpe   had   taken
  his word as that of an honest man; and that he would not attempt to hold
  him back; only he wished him to so demean himself as to bring credit and
  not shame to Zinzendorf and the Moravians; to whom he was at liberty to
  return   when   he   desired。Hermsdorf;   therefore;   went   with   Oglethorpe   and
  his fifty men; was made a Captain and was given a position of importance
  in superintending the erection of the necessary fortifications on St。 Simon。
  Benjamin Ingham's visit to Frederica proved to be his first unpleasant
  experience in the New World。Like John Wesley; he came with the strictest
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  ideas of Sabbath observance; etc。; and as one said; in answer to a reproof;
  〃these were new laws in America。〃 The effect may be summed up in his
  own words:〃My chief business was daily to visit the people; to take care
  of those that were sick; and to supply them with the best things we had。For
  a few days at the first; I had everybody's good word; but when they found
  I watched narrowly over them; and reproved them sharply for their faults;
  immediately the scene changed。 Instead of blessing; came cursing; and my
  love and kindness were repaid with hatred and ill…will。〃
  Oglethorpe       remained     on   the   Altamaha      but  a  few    days;   and    then
  returned to Savannah for the rest of his colonists。 Meanwhile the Moravian
  Congregation   was   being   fully   organized。   During   Spangenberg's   visit   to
  Oglethorpe   on   his   vessel;   the   Moravians;   including   Bishop   Nitschmann;
  met     together;   and    John    Toeltschig     was    elected   manager      (Vorsteher);
  Gottfried      Haberecht;      monitor     (Ermahner);      and    Gotthard     Demuth      to
  perform       various    minor      duties    (Diener)。     The    name     of    the   nurse
  (Krankenwaerter)   is   not   given;   but   he   was   probably   John   Regnier;   who
  acted   as   physician;   not   only   for   the   Moravians;   but   for   many   of   their
  poorer   neighbors。   Andrew   Dober   was   associated   with   Toeltschig   in   the
  management of the finances; and all of these men were solemnly inducted
  into   office;   it   being   the   custom   to   give   a   kind   of   specialized   ordination
  even for positions not commonly considered ministerial。
  Three   〃Bands〃   were   formed   among   the   men;      smaller   companies
  associated for religious improvement; each Band electing a leader charged
  with special oversight of the members。There was one among the married
  men; one among the unmarried men who were communicants; and another
  for the unmarried non…communicants; Toeltschig; Seifert and Rose being
  the leaders。The women were organized in like manner; though being few
  in   number   there   was   probably   but   one   Band   among   them;   under   Mrs。
  Toeltschig        who      had     been     appointed       Elderess      before      leaving
  Herrnhut。There is no reference to the celebration of the Holy Communion
  by the first company during their months of preparation in Savannah; nor
  had   opportunity   been   given   to   the   second   company   since   they   left   the
  English coast; but now; with Bishop Nitschmann to preside; they were able
  to   partake   together;   finding   much   blessing   therein。  They   resolved   in   the