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CHAPTER XII
OGLETHOBPE SETS SAIL FOR ENGLAND ON A RETURN VISIT—THOMAS
CAUSTON GIVEN THE GENERAL CONDUCT OF AFFAIRS—TOMO-CHI-CHI,
His WIFE, SCENAWKI, AND His NEPHEW, TOONA-HOWI, ACCOMPANY
OGLETHOBPE ON THE VOYAGE—OGLETHOBPE Is GREETED WITH EN
THUSIASTIC ACCLAIM—POEMS WRITTEN IN His HONOR—RECEPTION
GIVEN THE INDIANS—TOMO-CHI-CHI MAKES A DEEP IMPRESSION—
INSPIRES A LENGTHY ODE—THE INDIANS PRESENTED AT COURT—
TOMO-CHI-CHI's PORTRAIT PAINTED BY. VERELST—ONE OF THE IN
DIANS DIES OF SMALLPOX AND Is BURIED IN LONDON—SAVAGE RITES
OF BURIAL OBSERVED—OGLETHOKPE TAKES THE DEPRESSED INDIANS
TO His COUNTRY SEAT—WHAT TOMO-CHI-CHI THOUGHT OF LONDON—
LOADED WITH PRESENTS THE INDIANS RETURN TO GEORGIA ON THE
PRINCE OF WALES—OGLETHORPE RESUMES His SEAT IN PARLIAMENT
—MORE STRINGENT LAWS ADOPTED BY THE TRUSTEES—SAMPLES OF
GEORGIA SILK PRESENTED TO THE QUEEN—SHE ORDERS A COSTUME
TO BE MADE OF THE FABRIC, IN WHICH TO APPEAR ON HER BIRTHDAY
—THE MORAVIANS—COUNT ZINZENDORF'S SCHEME OF COLONIZATION
—IRENE—SOME OF THE MORAVIAN SETTLERS AFTERWARDS MEN OF
DISTINCTION—GEORGIA LOSES THESE COLONISTS TO PENNSYLVANIA,
EXCEPT FOR A SMALL REMNANT—SCOTCH HIGHLANDERS INDUCED TO
. EMIGRATE TO GEORGIA AND TO START A SETTLEMENT ON THE ALTA-
MAHA RIVER—NEW INVERNESS—JOHN MOHR MC!NTOSH—REV. JOHN
McLEOD—CAPT. HUGH MACKAY—THIS SETTLEMENT ALMOST COM
PLETELY EXTINGUISHED BY THE SPANISH WARS—DARIEN.
On April 7, 1734, Oglethorpe set sail for England on a return visit.
Before leaving Georgia he placed Thomas Causton in authority, giving
him the general conduct of affairs. Mr. Causton was not only store
keeper for the province, an office of the first importance under the trus
tees ; but he was also a bailiff. In the event any problem arose which
he did not feel competent to decide, he was to consult Mr. James St.
Julian, of South Carolina, or Mr. Francis Scott, of Georgia, either of
whom would prove a safe councilor. Oglethorpe had been absent from
England for more than sixteen months and there were a number of mat
ters to call him back, some of which pertained to his own private affairs,
others to his management of the province, on which he wished to confer
with the trustees. It was not without sad hearts that the colonists bade
him adieu. To quote the exact language of Baron Von Reck, he "was
their Benefactor and their Father; who had watched over them as a
good shepherd does over his flock; and who had so tender a care over
them both by Day and by Night.'' It was a tribute well deserved.
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