. A popular history of the United States of America, from the aboriginal times to the present day. essels, carrying more than three thousand troops,was brought from Cuba, and anchored at St. Augustine. In June of1742 the squadron passed up the coast to Cumberland Island, and at-tempted the reduction of Fort William. But Oglethorpe by a daringexploit reinforced the garrison, and then fell back to Frederica. TheSpanish vessels followed and came to anchor in the harbor of St. the southern point of the island to Frederica, Oglethorpe had cut aroad which at one place lay between a moras
. A popular history of the United States of America, from the aboriginal times to the present day. essels, carrying more than three thousand troops,was brought from Cuba, and anchored at St. Augustine. In June of1742 the squadron passed up the coast to Cumberland Island, and at-tempted the reduction of Fort William. But Oglethorpe by a daringexploit reinforced the garrison, and then fell back to Frederica. TheSpanish vessels followed and came to anchor in the harbor of St. the southern point of the island to Frederica, Oglethorpe had cut aroad which at one place lay between a morass and a dense forest. Alongthis path the Spaniards must pass to attack the town. The English gen-eral had only eight hundred men and a few Indian allies. In order tocope with superior numbers, Oglethorpe resorted to stratagem. A Frenchman had deserted to the Spaniards. To him the Englishgeneral now wrote a letter as if to a spy. A Spanish prisoner in Ogle-thorpes hands was liberated and bribed to deliver the letter to the de-serter. The Frenchman was advised that two British fleets were coming. COUNTttY OF THE SAVANNAH, 1740. GEORGIA. 243 to America, one to aid Oglethorpe and the other to attack St. the Spaniards remain on the island but three days longer, and theywould be ruined. If the enemy did not make an immediate attack onFrederica, his forces would be captured to a man. Oglethorpe knew verywell that the prisoner, instead of delivering this letter to the deserter,would give it to the Spanish commander, and that the Spanish commandercould not possibly know whether the communication was the truth or afiction. This letter was delivered, and the astonished Frenchman wasarrested as a spy, but the Spaniards could not tell whether his denial wastrue or false. There was a council of Avar in the Spanish camp. Ogle-thorpes stratagem was suspected, but could not be proved. Three shipshad been seen at sea that day; perhaps these were the first vessels of theapproaching
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