On their excursion, the next day, they passed the Clogothea, an arm of the Alatamaha, and went ashore on a delightful island, about thirteen miles long, and two broad, with orange trees, myrtles and vines growing on it.  The wild-grape vines here, as on the borders of the Savannah, grow to the very top of the trees, and hang from limb to limb in festoons, as if trimmed and twined by art.[1] The name of this island, Santa Maria, they changed to AMELIA, in honor of her Royal Highness.

[Footnote 1:  Journal of the Rev. Mr. Bolzius, who, it seems, was one of the party.  See URLSPURGER, I. 845.]

On the third day they came to an island which had borne the name of San Juan; but claiming it as belonging to his Majesty, and the southernmost part of his Provinces on the sea-coast of North America, they named it GEORGE’s.

As they approached the Spanish look-out, [Haser centinela] which is posted on the Florida side of the St. John’s river, the Indians shewed their desire of making an assault upon it, as “some of them were related to those that had been killed, the winter before, by a detachment from St. Augustine; and one of them, Poyeechy by name, had been wounded by the Spaniards.”  The General, though with much difficulty, persuaded them to forbear; and prevailed upon them to return to what is called “the Palmetto ground,” near to Amelia Island, in one of the scout-boats, under the care of Major Horton.  When they had got entirely out of sight, he purposed to cross over and inquire of the Spanish guard what had become of his boat and the commissioner to the Governor of Florida.[1]

[Footnote 1:  The district, as far as St. John’s, was taken from the Spaniards in Queen Anne’s time; and at the time of the Peace of Utrecht it was in the possession of the English allied Indians.  Now, since by this treaty all lands in America were declared to belong to their then present owners, and the said Indians still occupy it, and having acknowledged themselves subjects to the King of Great Britain, by cession, the territory became his.]

On going ashore they found no men at the look-out, and therefore went down to the lower one, which was also deserted.  They then set out on their return, and passing between the St. George and Talbot Island came to the rendezvous at the Palmetto ground.  There they met Mr. Horton in the scout-boat, and some boats of Indians; but Tomo Chichi, with two boats, was gone.

Here Mr. Moore, whom I follow, narrates a serio-comic adventure, which, though it may be, to some of my readers, a twice-told tale, will bear repeating.

“About four hours in the night, their sentry challenged a boat, and Umpichi, one of those that had been in England, answered, and at the same time leaped on shore with four others, and ran up to the fires where Mr. Oglethorpe then was.  They seemed in such a rage as is hardly to be described.  Their eyes glowed, as it were with fire.  Some of them foamed at the mouth, and moved with such bounds that they seemed rather possessed.