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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Daniels, William Haven, 1836- (search)
Daniels, William Haven, 1836- Author; born in Franklin, Mass., May 18, 1836; educated at Wesleyan University; Professor of Rhetoric there in 1868-69. He then devoted himself to religious work, chiefly in the capacity of an evangelist. His publications include The illustrated history of Methodist in the United States; A short history of the people called Methodist, etc.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), St. Augustine, (search)
y appropriated $10,000 for the service. An army of 1,200 men (one-half Indians) was raised, and proceeded in two divisions to the attack. The governor,. with the main division, went by sea to. blockade the harbor, and the remainder, under Colonel Daniels, proceeded along the coast. The latter arrived first and plundered the town, the Spaniards retiring within their fortress with provisions for four months. Their position was impreg– nable, for the Carolinians had no artillery. Daniels weDaniels went to Jamaica to procure battering cannon, but before his return two Spanish war-vessels appeared. Governor Moore raised the blockade and fled. This expedition burdened the colonywith a debt of more than $26,000, for the payment of which bills of credit were issued —the first emission of paper money in ;South Carolina. Oglethorpe, having been joined by a. South Carolina regiment and a company of Highlanders, marched with his whole force, about 2,000 strong, to Fort Moosa, within 2 miles of S