Harper's encyclopædia of United States history from 458 1906, based upon the plan of Benson John Lossing .. . gustine could easily be taken. Thehostile preparations made the Spaniards man was a stranger, but, without further inquiry, Lee an-nounced to the Con-tinental troopsunder his commandthat he had plannedfor them a safe,sure, and remunera-tive expedition, ofwhich the very largebooty would be alltheir own. Callingit a secret, he leteverybody know itsdestination. With-out adequate prep-aration, without afield-piece or a medi-cine-chest, he hastilymarched oflF the Vir-ginia and NorthCa
Harper's encyclopædia of United States history from 458 1906, based upon the plan of Benson John Lossing .. . gustine could easily be taken. Thehostile preparations made the Spaniards man was a stranger, but, without further inquiry, Lee an-nounced to the Con-tinental troopsunder his commandthat he had plannedfor them a safe,sure, and remunera-tive expedition, ofwhich the very largebooty would be alltheir own. Callingit a secret, he leteverybody know itsdestination. With-out adequate prep-aration, without afield-piece or a medi-cine-chest, he hastilymarched oflF the Vir-ginia and NorthCarolina troops, inthe second week inAugust, to the ma-larious regions ofGeorgia. By his. ., ^ , , order, Howe, of vigilant, and even threaten war; and North Carolina, and Moultrie, of Southwhen, in 1739, there was war between Eng- Carolina, soon followed. About 460 menland and Spain, he determined to strike from South Carolina were sent to Savannahthe Spaniards at St. Augustine a heavy by water, with two field-pieces- and onblow before they were fully prepared to the 18th, Lee, after reviewing the collected 392. s^^^^i^K^T RUINS OF AN OLD SPANISH FORT IN FLORIDA, ELOBISA troops, sent the Virginians and a portion itia, with whom they skirmished. In oneof the South Carolinians to Sunbury. of these General Scriven, who commandedThe fever made sad havoc among them, the Americans, was mortally wounded,and fourteen or fifteen men were buried At near Ogeechee Ferry the invaders weredaily. Then Leesought to shiftfrom himself toMoultrie the fur-ther conduct ofthe expedition, forhe saw it must bedisastrous. Moul-trie warned himthat no availableresources whichwould render suc-cess possible hadbeen provided, andthe wretched ex-pedition was thenabandoned. F o r -tunately for hisreputation Lee wasordered North
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