Dr Andrew Turnbull and the New Smyrna colony of Florida . the settlement. Four hun-dred pounds was to be used for roads, bridgesand ferries, one hundred pounds for a Parsonand Schoolmaster and three pounds apiecefor the cost of transportation of each colonistto the settlement.^^^ It is, therefore, evidentthat the English government was as muchinterested in this undertaking as any share-holder in the Company. It also continued togive substantial assistance for at least fouryears thereafter. (1) CO. 5/563 p. 226-228; Lords of Trade to Shelburne. 28 CHAPTER IITHE MAKING OF NEW SMYRNA ARLY in the
Dr Andrew Turnbull and the New Smyrna colony of Florida . the settlement. Four hun-dred pounds was to be used for roads, bridgesand ferries, one hundred pounds for a Parsonand Schoolmaster and three pounds apiecefor the cost of transportation of each colonistto the settlement.^^^ It is, therefore, evidentthat the English government was as muchinterested in this undertaking as any share-holder in the Company. It also continued togive substantial assistance for at least fouryears thereafter. (1) CO. 5/563 p. 226-228; Lords of Trade to Shelburne. 28 CHAPTER IITHE MAKING OF NEW SMYRNA ARLY in the Spring of 1767, Turn-bull set sail in his converted sloopto collect settlers from vessel w^as manned and pro-visioned by Turnbull himself/^ nosmall investment for one individual in thosedays of slow travel, and as he proceeded togather his colonists, his fleet grew to con-siderable size. He had difficulty, however, inpersuading the Greeks to emigrate becausethe Turkish Government opposed his scheme.^^^Nevertheless he secured two hundred wild. (1) Lransdowne, Vol. 88 f. 133. (2) Landsdowne Mss. Vol. 88 f. 147. 29 DR. ANDREW TURNBULL tribesmen from the mountains in the southern-most part of the Peloponnesus, who hadalways defied Turkish rule and who livedunder chiefs in a state of civil war, when thevwere not fighting the Turks. These recruitsdid not produce a favorable impression on theOttoman empire and when Turnbull sent aships crew ashore for water at Modon in theMorea, the commander of the garrison seizedthem as rebels. This officer was prevailedupon by presents to release them, but every-where the Turks placed obstacles in the way ofthe enterprise.^^^ Finally Turnbull decided to go to Leghornin Southern Italy for recruits, for the Gover-nor there agreed to allow Italians to sign con-tracts with him, on condition that he take noGenoese silk manufacturers.^^^ One hundredand ten Italians joined the expedition, but (1) Lansdowne Ms. Vol. 88 f. 147. (2) Lansdowne Ms.
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