George Dunbar to James Ogelthorpe, Jan. 23, 1734/5, 193 Oglethorpe ordered the Highlanders to land at "Barnwell's Bluff", but later moved the settlement about 1.0 miles farther up-river, probably due to the periodic flooding of the bluff and its proximity to the marsh, something attributable to malaria outbreaks in this time period Also, though it is not stated in records, it stands to reason that Oglethorpe was familiar with the earlier hardships endured at Fort King George.