“One Regiment of the Havannah Militia, consisting of 10 Companies of 100 Men each.
“One Regiment of Negroes, regularly officer’d by Negroes.
“One ditto of Mulattas, and one Company of 100 Miguelets.
“One Company of the Train with proper Artillery.
“Augustine Forces consisting of about 300 Men.
“Ninety Indians.
“And 15 Negroes who ran away from South Carolina.”
From the various accounts of this memorable struggle we select that prepared by Oglethorpe himself, written on the spot, with the scars of battle fresh around him, and the smoke of the conflict scarce lifted from the low-lying shores and dense woods of St. Simons island. The commanding eye that saw, the stern lips which answered back the proud defiance, and the strong arm which, under Providence, pointed the way to victory, are surely best able to unfold the heroic tale. We present the report as it came from his pen:[111]
“Frederica in Georgia, 30th July, 1742.