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JVATSOJY MACHEjV,
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At S3 Pr anaum-.half pay abletd advan .
Territory of JFlorida i v :
The following observations on the Soil,
Clicnate; &c. of FLORIDA, are fur
nished the editors of the Petersburg In
talligencer, by an intelligent Citizen who
derives his information from a Correspon
dent in that country, in whose judgment
and veracity 4i liaiiraicitXcoa6dnce
We give them a place for the satisfaction
of such readers as may feel an interest in
the subject : 1
. frOR THE INTELEIGENCER. r
Messrs Editors -For the information
of your readers; I Submit the following
description of . x I
' . v ;.Vr; h FLORIDA. j, ;
This country has, as yet, been only
partially described, and but little known
to the people of this section of country, Ss
in fact to the civilized world.; The ori
ginal inhabitants being lodiansand Span
iards and from causes of previous inva
sions, by Spaniards, as well as by . the
South Carolinians,- about two hundred
years ago, they had 10 eu force a f direct
neutrality, by withdrawing themselves
Irom an traae wnico men exisiea oeiween
ihev then noMessed. to the ruthless and -
infuriate
per a
country
tint (in
to the entire exclusidn of all white men
entering the countrv. which was Heidi V
enforced, until General Jackson irivaded
thera in 1814. Syice then, and then
bnly, this rich, heaTihy and vaTuabTe"
country has been known to us. Whale
ver information has been lhrb
)Wn Ibefbre
the public, urging its value and sitUatiun,
objections have been heaped against them,
fraught'with foul declamation : imagining
rall visssionary, and written only for per
sonal aggrandizement. Tallahassee, the
-eat of government, ? ts situated 20 miles
from Fort Sr., Marks, in a rich district of
country, inclining to be( broken, affor
diiig fisie Springs of pure - water equally
palatable and pleasant with our neigh
boring water. , 1 he lands generally are j
something similar to those of this State, I
though they produce much better: to their f'
looks than ours ', do, . The traveller' In
passing through the country will j Gad a
great deal of rich as well as poor land,
yet the emigrant can obtain a first rate
plantation for a small sum uf money.
This though will not be the case long,3 as
the population since 1823, the.first land
sales, is now 25 000, including the. old
settlement of S:. Augustine ; such an in
crease of refi.ied, wealthy and ' enterpri
ing men will ere - long gi ve a standing
juuprecedenled to that courtry. The, pro-
theui and th Spanish Islands : regarding ft he rocks and faro a spring in the valleys ;
1 their lives and fire sides more than civili- wnicn runs oui unuer uie iimv iu
aiinn nr affiirulfure: which i blessinaa I frnis other, springs.!. Jacksoirs Lake
d hand of an invader. v The ud. nassee, eignt mues wiue ana wiin y nm wfgu,ju.npeu yc-tuc ,i should be taught rand these
nd- lntvfr trih- whn 1nhit.a ihU ; long,' is living water, and no appiehen- and vas drowned. defended on ihe Pioond that a
. w . w . mm . m . i - w w . . . . . . . I . " . ' V ' If J I" ' t I
1 noainfit their Vniiimon fhel hut ! lakes the ihhabijants view them as so murdered while lying in his birth t enables man to defend himself
i iinitpd thir interest drtrtslreii0lh. -s'tMicas is ruitrnttiucu num. hc i..uiU..h, ihmiiiv.ihh ,ivWi.w. -j llenree OI KnowieOe Ot .IIIIS C
Iduct from one acre of such land will give , completing their "bloody and revolting :ito undergo their trial before the District
the planter one hhd? of sugar aiid two task, Uhe Frenchman took the command Court of the. United Stats, uow in ses
barrels of molasses superior to NewOr- vf the vessel; destroyed her paper's and j-sion in that cityC Beacon.
teans, anu inieriorro iue uest-xvesi
l'idia Besides the sugar crops, this land
is well adapted to the growth of Sea Is-
lt land Cotton, whtch you plant only every
thiee years, making as much to fine acre
as can be ;made of cmmou cottoti ..in this
State, for which you get at this time from
16 to 18c j and it isaid' one ; hand, can
tend five acres,1 besides cultivating all
other necessaries, winch are grown on a
plantation .-. ' f , i ; X ,
-The pKjr landsare adapted to the rai
sing or cow and diher stock, there being
an everlasting range which time and stock
cannot eat or destroy. The beef that is
raised can be readily shipped to ; the Is-
laiids, wher a ready market is found &
a good price obtained: A poor inan can, vehient place, and they accordingly an
by the assistance of a few lads, raise a chored there about 6 o'clock on Tuesday
great many tattle, which needs only gent-, evening .
ling the range being so good as to require ; Mr. Dobson, the matej from whom the1
no feeding in winter. 1 , , .. . ; ... ,-. oregotng particulars are obtained, states
A poor familycan do well by raising : that on anchoring, the pirate captain or
silk worms, which is an easy and pro- dered him to have the boat lowered and
fitable business, i j liave seen a hank of brought alongside, as he intended to go
sdk, which was made by a poor woman, ashore atthe Point; He accordingly
equal to the best Italian, who said - she got into the boat, and as soon as she was
had then in her house 30 wt. which she lowered to the water, he cast I off the
had made and spun into thread during the teacles, seized an oar and sculled away
last spring V ; x V " x for the shre'the pirate calling after him
Whether my idea of this country be and asking if -he - was "going lo betray
congenial with yours, it may be of suffici- him?: On landing, the niate related the
eat force for those who wish to emigrate' above particulars to several of the offi
to visit this country before they settle. cers of the Fortress, who were for some
The enterprising Alabamians are leaving time doubiful as to the probability of the
their, own state and settling themselves in story ; but on his mentioning that' the
Florida ; not only for the consideration name of the vessel tin the stern had been
of health, but wealth. The large and obliterated, Captain Dana ordered a boat
ne river A ppalachicola, formed by the and. rowed off to the vessel to' ascertain if
Lhaiuhoochee and Flint, divides the ter- such was the fact- before Jie had reached
ory iato East aud West. ! There ill the vessel, however, he was bailed from
atownUid oaTlhisfallj on a high bluff, her by the pilot, and informed' that the
eMot miles below the junction of the two, pirate captain1 Itad cut his throat. : The
r,TerV Jracin; all the advantages of three Spauiards had . a litile; before, by
havicration. With three fine snrins on iU
r - -it - . , o ... v -
-This situation is such, as to justify Ine
onrliiiinn lhaf it uill hi artm aflA lift"
mVn a fenr years, and will, from
produce; from Georgia and Alabama.
Opposite this site, plantations one and a
half miles on the low grounds can be had. i
TKa oli.nata i vmv rhiU ' anH hfalihv
tested by four years residence in the coun- (;
try by. its inhabitants. Last winter there
was ice .half, inch tbiclt, but hot cold
enough to kill oranee trees and other
West India shrubbery, which grow in the
country xTlie summer would reasonably
be supposed to be very warm especially
by - those who have never had an op
portunity of knowing much about it. But
it is to the contrary a stiff sea breeze
rises in the morninff';at 8 o'clock, which i
cools the air and forces offthe heat, keep-
ing the thermometer down to; 80 and
.85, . with the exception of a fev days,
when it got to 90". The nights are never
warm you generally will have to use ,a
counterpane, and very often a blanket.
As it is my inteution to give an honest
account of this country, I must not neg
lect to inform you, that M usquetoes and
allligators are plenty- The finest fish
can be had j- every plantation affords an
abundance; caught rrom large springs or
ponds which areralnjosti on vefyj tract.
IThese large sbrioys or ponds are hot
stagnant but running .water. The i branches
or. creeks sink thro' the fissures of 5
being the largest, lour miles irom Talla- i
many nversand not stagnant lakes, t rom
this lake as well as from the rest, is
caught a quantity ot usn, . ana wna
fowls, of all descriptions to a good extent,
Oysters grow in abundance on the coast,
and .mav De procured in great plenty.
- X i Citizen of reursburg.
'fOn the Cape, and the. lands f im-uediateljr
on the Gulf of'Meiico, musquctoes & Alle-
gators are to be foudt but (iu the.uppfr part
ofthererritory,GadMen Leou&tc. these pests
are not to be luuud. Lununs SNtiNL.
f i Baltimore, June 15.
PIRACY AND MURDER.
The brigantine, Crawford, Gapt4 Hen-
ry Brightman, belonging to Troy i Mass.
sailed from Matanzas,'.'on the 28th ult.
with a cargo fr New York, and "eight
passengers, four ofwhom, (a French and
three Spanish saifors,) on the 1st of June,
nbout midnight rose upon t'. captain and
crew, and rem lining passengers,' and
Slaughtered all except three,, viz-: the
mate, Mr. Edmund pobson, of Somerset,
Mass, the cook, and a French gentleman,
passenger, lhey also stabbed the mate,
but he having ran aloft, where he re-
might render them as a navigator; . After
ciMors, ana suusiuuieu a complete set ot .
Spanish papers, which they had brought
. on board with them, purporting that the
vessel was Spanish, and that she.
had
cleared at Matanzs for lahtburtr. A-
ware that it would be necessary (o
crease their stock of jprovisions for-ii Eu-
ropean voyage," they tried to get Into St.
xMaiy'sj'lo oblaiir supplies, but the wind I
setting them : on, they" were , unable to
fetch into' a port: until:, they made :the
Capes of Virginia which they did , on
Tuesday mornmwhen thev were boar
ded bV a mlot who undrsiandins thVir
object to be to obtain provisioiis with the
least possible delay; advised them to put
in at Old Point Comfort at the most cun
imairied during the night, they spared his , be, despatched by .lO'riay7s- mail, reach
life in consideration of .the assistance he " the Chief Justice in tim, ii is probable
of a boat
and, made
City shore.
from a neighboring, vessel
their escape to the Elizabetl
where due diligence has bee
feet their aonrehenxiont ;
used to eK
Captain Da-
na and his boat's crew boaided the ves
sel and keni oossession of ler until she
.was delivered over to the custody oV Mr.
., ......
VVeStwood. the njtofn hoBSe omcer at
Hamptoo, to whom Col. Gratiot had in
trie first instance . sent inform
ion, ana
she lias been sent up to NorwIk. A n
inquest was held on the body if the pi
rate Co ptain, (whose' name was, believed
fro m h is pa per to ' h a ve t beenx A le x a n
der Tardy,) whifeh was theaextmormng
interred oh the beach;
Of the victims of the tilood thirsty
monsters who wrou2liti this horrible ca-
tastrophe, the following iwhiculars are
vohtained Irom iJr. UoDson,
t!ie male of
,the Crawford
Captain Henry Brightm
rt, of Troy,
(Mass.) slabbed and thrown
Asa Bicknelt, seaman, xf
bverboard..
onnecticut,
shot and thrown overboard, f
Joseph Dolliver, do. of $alm, Mass.
throat cut and thrown overboard.
Oliver Potterj do. of VVtitport, Mass.
stabbed desperately, but Reaping Irum
his butchers, ran up to -thi ma t hiad,
where he remained, until; exhausted by
the loss of blood, he fell ti the deck and
expired. - X"x . ' JX'
Nathan Dittee, do. jumped overboard !
and was-sometime afterwards heard cal-
ling for a plank or barrel to be thrown
to him, but the demons regarded him not.
iMr. Worman Uobinsou, ot onneci-
Cut, passenger, and pan owner
of tht
j. ,aii Amencan, a carpenter oy trace,
Irom I lovtdence, It. I J.who had been
following 4us business lor some, time at
Matar.zas,' was killed aiid thiown over
board, i
Norfolk, June 16.
The three Snahiards. who; figured in
the ' blood v trapedv on board th bngan-
...... ' w
tine Ctmcfordf the hocking f delaili of
some nnesse, got possessio i
which were given ih Thusday' Bf con, mingle. lf that be destroyed, a kn
were brought i up iKiinptlampion lasiXJ little
. . . , . , J j X i c .v. ? X .X . r t .i i e
right, between 11 and 12 o'clock, in the wards the defence of the members of
patket ncUr. Brothers , Captain Bennett,
guarded by six citizens of that place,' un-
der the orders of Mr. Samuel , Seer cant,
with i instructions from the committing
Magistrate, to deliveMhem over to Win.
Loall, Esq. JLJ. S. Deputy 'Marshal for
this district.. Mr. Loyall had them im-'
mediately escorted to the jail tf this Bo-,
trough. They Are now undergoing an
examination before the Mayor. . '
The names of the prisoners are Felix
fiarbeito, Joseph r iHurando, and Joseph
Cassory. One . of them is between 30
and 40, another about ,20and the thiid
abjut 20 years of age. -. - :-
Should the Documents connected with
their commitment, whichtwe learn, vill
lithe culpi
The following is an extract of a letter from
Midshipman Spottswodd, one of the officers
belonging to Com.' Forter's squadrou, who
were risen Upon by their prisoners and car
ried into, Havana. -Whig. ' ' '-
' " HAVANA, June 1, 1827
u I have the pleasure to inform vou
that we have been liberated on our na -
m .
rits will be ordered to Richmond
role, until regularly exchanged, which j Alexander, Either by i notf or book ac
wili be very. , soon, probably iu a week, i count, ; are requested to make immediate
e snait sun rrora nere to-morrow' fnr
Key Vest, where our little squadron now
, is and - wi,l remain there until exchanged,
when I shall again have an opportunity
of gratifying my desire to be engaged in
active duty. - - " -
After the character which had been
given tne of the Spaniards, my surpr ze
was very great, when instead of being
maltreated, as I had every tea sun to , ex--peer,
I was used in the" best manner, and
no pains or trouble spared to 'make my
situation as pleasant as circumsunces
would admit. Indeed I know of no men
(our own countrymen at ways excepted)
who possess in a more eminent ! degree
than the Spaniards, all those fine trails of
character which are calculated to please.
When 1 was - first akenba ving lost
every article of clothing, many of the
Spanish officers not only offered tne the
use of their, wardrobes, bul pressed me to
accept of them as a . present; which,
however, as 1 was timely relieved by a
remittance of money from toy dear old
commodore, I declined, j x - x '
The officers and men aboard our
Vessels at Key; West, are very healthy
and in excellent disciplfne. A few days
agd, one of Com; Porter's brig captured
a Spanish brig valued at $150,000.
; Laws of Honour. A much talk has
been exnended with retard to - the chal-J
lehged party to'choose his weapon,' per
haps the following story jnay settle the
question Some jears ago, an American
captain was challenged by a French gen
tleman at Paris The captain had beenj
a whaler, and chose tne narpoon lor uis
weapon. The Frenchman shrugged up
his shoulders4 "Exj rfiaof we sias
pass at is de harpoon i 1 will 'meet you
asTunjen til-homme, vid my smalt sword
but he old whSler was Inexorable. ;;The
dispute was submitted to a court of ho-
nor, which decided that the' Frenchman
mjJSlnv llil l iiaipuun, ui ujjuiw-
gise. He slru2ged Jip: his sbouldefs
second time-" monsieur capaine, beg
paraon, l qve no SKtu in ae narpoon ;
am hot one whaje. 1 beg pardon, beg ar."
rhus matters ended peaceably and J he
harpoon of the Nantucket ;hiir not
make a pin cushion of.the body of the j
, L"; i11c--r j
The Baltim(re papers give an account
Hh tnnk
place near that . city , on Saturday, two
professors of this rtooirt hafing enga
ged in a pitched battle, in violation f
the, peace, as well as the p.roper decencies !
of socie ty. VVe regret to see any Ihingj
like a taste for these disgraceful scenes, t
which are more suitable lor communities
groaning under the slavery of ignorance,
than for;, a nation whose institutions and
prospects depend, solely 'on the intelli- j
pence and virtue .of its citizens. There I
; have been manv attemnts made in differ
1 ent dhiis of ahe Union, tr estabtish
schools in which ' the science of boxi
have been
certain
haracter
against
; bruth, assaults. All
this may be veiy
ive(t but lt s worihv
of consideration
w hetner tne connoence .which sucu
. knowledge would inspire, would not.tend
rather to' increase the number of tffen-
ders against the public peace Wd morals
than to diminish it. Thexesl reliance .
- for nersonal nrotection is -oni the moral
, .elevation of . the. wOcitt with
which' we
know
e t o-
the
i cotnmunitv from
the ' assaults of tach-i
Xother.---iVtii
Journal.
' j Panther. "-Sampson Pauljj an Indian
living on a small bland in Lake George,
while - out spearing lish, discovered
; large panther swimming towards him.-
Leaving the fish to combat with his new
cnehiy, he commenced an: attack,, by first
pelting the panther with stones. Nnthing
lauhted at this,' the pantfier boldly
advanced upon ihe Indian, and the In
' dian ns boldly received him on the point
v of his ' spear, and wiih ;the firsHhrust he
! put out an eye, and he next struck him in
'the, throat, and, held him under water
till he was drowned. . The panther mea
. sures 7 feet 3 inches from the tip of his
nose to i he end of his tail, j
FKANCIS ALEXAiNDER
Has for sale the followwg articles, viz
Hats, black and drab, various qualities,
Men). Women, and Children's Boots and
ShneSjDomestic Goods, such as Brown
and. bleached Shillings ; and Sheetings,
j '-Plaid Calicoes, &c. . &c Vaniish for
1 Shoes,'; Harness, and Morocco. Block
f R. & L. aud straight Shoe Lasts, ; &c. &c.
; for sale low for cash.- ' ! ; ) "
I Those persons mdebled to F.
payment, or ; they will soon be called .-on
by one duly authorised to receive a fee '
Newbern, June 16J82. . -
JOHN G. KINCEY
r HAS just "received from New York,
per packet Schrl Amityi the following ar
ticles, which' he will seli for cask only :
: New York mess and prime pork, city
inspection, , , t j. V- .s
Family Flour, - x
Fresh Gun Powder, and Hyson Teas,
Loaf and lump sugars,: Apple Brandy,
, Bye Whiskey, &c. Sic. j T -.
June 13, 1827- j ; 1 '
' FOR3S.LE,
x On very accommodating terms -
Uig-, TH ATpleWnt anrJ
4jJ&iz i commodious Dwelling
QCa-cSk 5 House, situated on
' Broad-streel, opposite
nnD the residence of Ed-
ward Graham, Esq.-r-
: Tlie payment will bemade easy to any
person wishing to purchase, f For further
particulars enquire of X v
: FRANCIS. ALEXANDER
; ror JOSEPH BELL. ,
I Ne wbern, June JL6f82. " ' .
NOTICE;
DR1AN H. VAN BOKKELEtf x
iXJBL of the city of ew York, merchant, .
having on the 1 1th November, 1825, bs
signed his property to the subscribers, in
trusty for the benefit of " his creditors;
e'in
mentioned, and subsequently
thereto, he having made an arrangement
with -his creditors, for the payment of all
1hs debts in fait, by which the conditions f
of said assignment, are annulled. ..Now,
therefore, pursuant to a provision, miide
in tbe said assignment, notice is hereby
given to the creditors of the said Adrian
H;,Van Bokkeleh, (if any tltere are) 16
exhibit and prove their deroaiid ,befoe
us, Yin or before the first day of August
next; and any creditor omitting so to
exhibit aud prove : his demands on or be-
fore that j time, will be precluded frona
unit ftiviHunrl nnHr ftniri nftif7nmfit.
ad the trust property so held by us and
remaining in our hands be re assign-
ed tn said Adrian H. Van Uokkelen, ii no
demand ' be made on the Trustees in
virtue of said assignment, previous to
that date
JACOB LORlLLAttD,
: LEFFERT LEFFERTS,
; . ' DYER BRAINERD.
New-York, juhe 13, 182r83tlacsb'
ICT The Editors of the Raleigh Kegiiter
are requested to publish the above three time,
and charge to this Office. " L .. ' . , ;
TjfiE SU13SCU1BER;
TJ AS recently received from N. York,
fresh supply 'ol Lemon- Syrup,
Seidlitz Powders, and Soda. Powders.
Also, one elegant Musical Snuff Box.r-
Silver ible Spoons and lea spoons, oi
elegant pattei ns, patent and common
Watch Crystals, Watch Ribbons. irst
quality nauea toouih, jwuuj, mu huuk
llooKSf maroieSf ait. , - . -.
J TUO'S Wi MACHEN,. ;.
2nd door north of the Court-tioutje.
June 9, 1827. '
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