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- K 4 IffOSi fee Catshill ltccor-Uoi AW r : ...ffejMM cfthx mUagt,, rhave W w. SB f'f f.m planters on the Island. .-.The bar Tori lathe Mumuppt Tcrnto-l o( 5s.,nost excellent. ry.-via. uarey va- APRIL 3 18 ij I Left New-York on the last ori December' add had a pleasant I passage of 6 days to GharUstoa : 1 after remaining there a weeictau- i for Ilavanoa; where I arrived in I 7 days having favorable : ' Winds J aou ffood weather. Tromtnencc i proceeaeain a smait senouuer v, I evv' Orleans and a tedious and uncomfortable passage of 28 days, & attended In two)istances with I oo small daneir of being lost,- Uv skiliul masters, mis asuiigc; i is uau4.lv made in 1 3 day t. Rer 1 mained at New-Orleans only one 1 gratification oj our reader ;we .ficd,b Mor0 Castle. vThe made the following extracts harbor u 5paci,aj' ind:deep, iuS Dated TtW-Orledns iicnt for the: largest h.pa ofii the : ; 'dav Y and on the 16th of February, through bavous-lakes passes and bay s " T80 miles to Mobile. ; My I business led me a circuitous coutrt bv land 260 miles, as far as Fort MonWtnerv; on i the Alabama River, 90 miles from Mobile and ihenee to Stv Stephens, , on the I Tombiirby, near 96 miles from I IVIobile, frofh whence I am . now returning to New yrleans by: the I sea oassaKei as it is termed,' that is br the way of Mobile Port, at the mouth ot tne pay, ana i thence bv the Mississippi niver. Charleston is situated at the con-1 fliience of two rivers, with a bay. I islands, &c. below it much ; like New York. Facing to the east, the harbor is more dimcult of en ' trance than NewYcrk. It is a n am ok much business, from the I a uantit v of rich productions of the coviotrv which arc shipped there, It is also 4 place Of much dlssi- Ditioo.and of. some TeligibnT 1 he population is a mucu immim wiy uy inanucrs, xou iccc on uv- ier uescrioing me country wmcn tucte of all nations and colors! but erage. Its shores are covered with he did & a copy of it for your a aaoie are dominates 'The , daily trees arid logs, with their roots musement and -information. -His '..auctions of from 20 tov30 hum ap beings of every age, from the grey ncad of 75 to the infant jlof a wfek. like so many . Daies oi merchandize, was to ; me a i dis tressing and humilitating specta cle. The wealth; of . the planters w rv crreatB: I heard that the income of a grower of rice, (Mr. i , HO'w- the ear pa, 8210,000: He is said to t own 2500i aiaves. The very high .price et cotton,nce and - tobacco, is increase ittti the wealth of this southern section ot our country asxonisn- ' xngly, . 'Vr Zt' - Cubra is a fine, or, in the lan -guage, of this country an Elegdnt isimd. :The land is high, and in f jmany places ; mountainbus-"the : water good the soil mns . fertile in sugar, coffee, cotton; and the " richest fruits You recollect Jits "ataev viz. 700 miles v long and 60 wide. I was in company with an in tftlhcent frentleman by the nanre of B , who resides in the in- teror of Cuba, He is of : French extraction was born at; New-Or-:i C leans educated at ; New-Jersey Colltgeand for Id velrs has re 4 isrtietrbneuba as a coffee punte From April to October; (he says ,; they uniformly have the sea breeze f or trade .winds as it is termed, ev- ry daytcojrnmencingbciweea 8 avid 9 b bclock, tnevskyl Iclear! ; J" and between 2 and 5 Vclock P.. M a th4y have' a shower,' after ':;"whic'h 5 it clears off. ;TheJI Sea breeze . ' fjf Ah'be'r keep-f the f air cool.';;' He -ttlnoks; their 'warmest weather by no means so oppressive as our ; v v . fior tnera summers. uunng tne - "otiier six'dnthswHictt '.f the ry';sbo('mey: Hive-n land stbrms. no tostfeaobV "verv wlitue raid;" but mild land pleasaht weath ; - er,'like our June and,. September H thinks; the cumatejnost heal . ' there. than in anybrtieiYj country; .; ?' and. theVeounUnanc the ' id lte Iftant shbwas rauchjhealtlil as ;r.v'!. n ? vuntry hehais enc j and h5 : t has gravelled much in Europe and - . , Americai Not more, than, one :teth of tiis country itultivated; ' ; th Tcraainder is ; forest .ij"an'4 err lands perfectly alaptcd to the culture of curirl coDs v.n& cct- may be purchased at; 2 pet -lucre. jlcc upamsn government uavc fci.cu vucir bUiuuiut. system thi,P They countenante. foreign. iti en(raoce aoes p0t exceed T50 nue ana 0'S3ie oi access xnai a unwartii of 80.000 is refiularly laid out in squares, built of a coare grey free stone, 1 he streets are very oarrow bare iy uiacient tor two carts or . car riaget to pass the buildings are TOvered'with tiHi thc floors; f maroie or cement ; ana mere are scarcely any gias? Winaoiv8LVrnur fenes, convents,' monasteries, monks and friars abounds I was ahdwn the tree, still HvinW under which, Columbus 4 said massy on nts laaaiog, wucrc a nanasomc monument is erected; 4 Had Ciiba an United States government, and our northern society; ii would . The voyage, or rather "the clis taice from : HavahhaVto- the Ba hze, or entrance of -the; Missis sippi, it JOO miles. The entrance of this river is somewhat difficult as it projects for into the Gulph of Mexico, with deep bays on each side of it, the land almost level with the sea, and! no: light house or land-marks. ; l he manner has only his compass and quadrant to direct him,; and strong irregular eurrcnis, irora f neiromense quan- titles ot water this miffhtv river delivers to old bqeaof to contend with. The water is of a k muddy colour, like our northern Streams, after heavy . rains : and when we were 45 miles out long before we could discover :he land; t it gave the surrouhding sea its colouri I was surprised at the t of this river ; it does not average j more than three-foUrths of a mile in width, but is very deep I am appertaining to thfm.;;i;By these lodging on the banks, and beirig I covered by the soil brought dow oy tne water, tne rnver is nar- rowed. .Jror au miicssirom its mouth are no trees small canes and coarse grass are the only pro ductions. The first plantation is' 45 miles ; at ter which -there are noreor.le rom New-Urleans to the Ualize, i tne lana on eacn siae or tne river. a am toiu, aoes not exceca p or 8r miles in Widtli before it meets the sea and is low anos warn j)y The river is dyked out by a bank several feet high i he; current pfhe river is 4 miles per hovtr in NeW.Orleanrf ia reuiarlvJlaid n aiti , auu awunf : m iw w v, and about 4 in low much dissipation, and otbiislness rongjtalQ-asie AVr., :. -I f ool eri smiare rittredVesaels were m When I was there ff rom the ea :!-;?0.v"i.m:-,i . .- . tent and fertility I Country, and the i VoVlt iti popntsdotf-d" bosiness sooner than it geherafljr ;contem-, minded & hashed away bv this ci- . 4'V. .. , - ganuc river r..to which- raimyhH'' v" Li-01 ,eve ' n,nS ' H;rlMYv,.r.n! k?n it, Im'i.Wtlv o .,..-.1 . - rVrtr - fifw i rvw :1,t,.., . e has a respectable fort.buiit by the French soon after its settUement; TK Kri yi4WU fnpne stb& boQer building ttitit wrotihe'BaytJmilcr noihtr VnnitK& :k- fr geliilesiir bor of Mobile ii .hoalvli drawing approach the tbwnYet with these serious disadyantages, it will; froraV the lextent and fertility 'bi the Country - vatercd by ;the l ombigby::: and rivers, e ion bscos: a -1 -v : : Mobile is sa.old, toft, settled '"" ""rJ.rr"'-: Aore thatfa ceirtary siote,- by. the a5esof , Jh!h l11 Prench. U has .'popohtiotfbf du.ce ftom 2 .to W ct, erf;, seed feelapprbach the towa ver . i dificulty, and aU larirer can lr ?. W .cft P"" AfiiVfSv.sN AflPwyca in picxincr. . ? pkca of extensive buslasn, uaT::il a better harbour should be disco v ered on the essiside of the bay of which, there h sorpe ; probability ipc couatry -about; r Mobile.: .tad above it, has been under fatal ob structions to its improvement Within the last 50 years, it w has changed mastcts four times. -The Indians have; possessed all the XJpper, Country and tjie seat of the late war with the Creeks was just above Mobile, All the inhabi tants were obliged 'to ;flee; anto forts or stockads. ; r One of i these (Fort t M im'msi ) 5f miles "from Mobile, on the Alabama; was ta ken by. a parly of: 750 Creek' In dians. In August, ; 1813,; and 308 men, ooca jand children were massacred with truly Indian barbarity--Khly 6 ore escaped. My business led mcto the' . spoti The Alabama and Tombigby riv ers united 40 miles, above M obile. Theept sea Vvessels: up1! o this tjoint: ? but the barl below Mobile and ; the Strength of the current and,wihd Ing e purse: for the. 'rtVet arje. fatal obstructions - .rB ut these' streams, for 466 miles, are navigable ', fori barges or fiats, and afford impor tan t advantages for inland oav i gat ton..---r. - f E migrations- to ; iis ountry withb 12 )nonimispast,"haVe immense so great tnat a famine of bVesd; is 4 actally corn, -80 miles above Mobile, be-; ing from 4 to 6 dollars per bush el. 'Theses emigrations are ; prin ciipally from the C&olinas;;Gebr gia and Tennesseef Many ; plan ters worth from 10,t)OOtoB30,000 hav; came nselected'theifplanr canon ana oegan ineir cultivation ou the public lands, intending to purchase at the sale Which is ex pected to be next fall. At. v any rate, they get two crops, the pro ma ot which ; fcat the iprcseht pri ces, wiuenaole them to outbid a- nv competitors. . Being desirous of obtaining cor- rect iniormauon respecting tne country. I requested a Col Dins more for many vears a ; resident. one of the principal " surveyors. with whom I became acquainted at StStephensVito give me fa let- account I find aUuridantly cbrrob brated from Gen.: GaiheS, and s i ces Su SiepUcns M. T.J : March 8, 1817. ! SIR Agreeably to' your de sire I will give you a short sketch of this country of its quality Qf I - f 7Fi - pability bf?ietdements TheLto pography will be defined by which on reference tb vbur rilans vou easily discover the pbsitionv f . i he country south of latitude 3 l33f Ngisjgeaeraljy' piny land, interrected by water-courses, k tpf 1 , -- f i "' " 4 ' ' , ri"HiJ":" rT'7.v- grouna oecomeainixea wua oar ! uy6wuuu autt: PPiart W T- "4Vt'M 1 Hrrfift rf ia hH. :.nil tk.,in. tBe .taplproduct of tbj f r"W ud? ? . I rl.Mt.nf ilAhflMll. a atf.ll .v. awaa J VvU..uu? ... ..y c, u tc luuispcnsauie ..pccessa I riM rt - Ifltt . "1'. :m.r Una.. cotton an acre, afpresent worth S K h:eJu1": lhl8;h)a auce trom; to ia cwt. wtt is ta ? uf AfflM PaPlckVh P?Dt,whlch cujtryate but ja cottbnr crop has .. P"0 B The! present growth of the coun try consists of a reat variety of the oas or the zlarirest and-, best quality, pf hickory, poplar, locust, muioerryv j pine auc Tlepbisible ; growth cry species it fruit trcci Labria in : : the v fjni ted- States apple c, cherries, pluba . in all ? their ; va riety, apricot3,pears, peschssnd figs. ; the la'tter.will require' come shelter of screen from the cc verily of the winter in the northern part of the territonr indian corn ! or mazef ryeyf wheat barley, bat,; rice potatoes (sweet Vend' irbh ; artichokes , . pindars bsa23,puci kins, melons, squathea and -: sim lins, and every kind of hortulan production. In case of a depres sion of the priced or demand for cotton, indigo, madder, woad & ntory, is near the x Alabama i mean, that which; will admit of the greatest farming population,- and of course would best suit a colony from the north, who!tought to bring vith them smiths, V wheel wrights, weavers, tanners 1 curri ers, boot and shoemakers, hat ters, schoolmasters and preach era? f a w, -'ji ,' Commerce in the Mississippi Territory.; at presents :takes the cad Of aeneulture.: Ooodsv are very abundant, but are sold high. I am sorry to say that religion ' in all this country is out of the qucs tion. I cannot learo that there are more' than, seveu religious cieties m theTwhoJe Flcmtoryj & these are very emall Catholic and Presbytenaa societies the sabbath "is . scarcely khdwn,"exccpt as a holidayl ftbfone language iscommon Education; is sadly of rich planters of 8 or 10 years j wlioI found on lconversing with them could not say i their letters The population Was at: present a large propbtidh of that class of em lgrants wmcn ven. .cana pv orieers. " The inhabitants are hos pitable, : but7 indoisnt. THeir liv ing, we northern people should call miserable. J The winter climate is deiightful-vlery little frost and seldom ; any ; stdrmsand with common temperanceec prudence . I suspect more healty than biir north era climates, where we have such extremes, and sudden changes. f Fibm the Boston CenttrteL' Explanation, If the following extract from Gen. ,WJJL KIN SO N S late 'Me moir8 is correct, we were in ,er- rbr m bur v -remark. ; tht President Monroe ; escaped iro meaner! UUtUj Ul EU UUIIU liiv ttvututiuua' rv war, and hasten to correct the error.! It will be : recollected, that cxtefU'.The best part of the cbun- couldjiothabedeen-- taj irigfrhj ap try . which I have seen, in the tef- predated; for; "t if thi" en'iny had V i C ,S ' SpeC' facts with which etery oOeJiWac Lftk'',- W the" alHed feowers dutv: as aoldier of the revolution: nd ' that like WASHUiGTOK, Brooks; and vothers had irscav . . ped umntured. We did not make theremarksolelyoourrecpl warf out mace .Dqumes o to the field Irom.begtDmog to the "J vV-".,,v-- Tf'iil " nlme" W'S-liwr.frf.Uw daogerlof-distilndiDS titaaf-t art,, gallantry. vneA- . - -. iuc wuuic inure. cuuruiuy, asii.j n ftiifSr,rtrt :- Hiii.V. t 1 a& oa... oa.. kj a M a. war. i Mas ded in the battle bfTrentmi.andtr: rvrv '"T"V ,r - . . v- - ..-vx.-- - , . it is well , known he . was: always oarticular inivin'if credit whereV .w - ... u - cverit w due,nd;ieldqmo mittedjn makipg a retum of the names of oficers. killed ror Extract from the UU vol chap. 3 : It wasnow-brxab!:5dwndAm the ;storm beat violently in bur fa- ces it?thetack haie on the leftj and wasiinmedfately frbntwharl forced ttheienemv's picketl and pressed into rt ntiip nlfimn'; lfrtW -To Jkt heels. Theeuerav tary ehe w of resist a.M ..aaW.BA.Ai a. a. a . dows of their quartsrs, Which they abandoned " S3 we advenced. end made! an attempt ta: fora b tfie all the cbvcrcirbf brd)exe main street whicK taiht hire sue- gard i revolutions seeded .but for a ltix rrua'- batter v: dred of f revbiutibcs. fd opened by Capt. T Forrest, qn der the: immediate order oi Gen. i cypress.---1 .v -.,- ui i -.m. v w . u v y u n way b! V!? tfrcctlwrjiqhyc mofc;sjja;;e C2CDy ia vatioaa dircttloiia j cr-d the , decisions o f capU Vijliani . . Washington,3 Who 'seconded bv lieut. JAMES MONROE, (now president of the U. S.) led the ad- vanced guard of tfie , lcftyolumofH perceiving that thefenernV Avcre endeavouring to formf ajlattery, rushed jorxrd drove the (irtiller Ut;from their quns and Uck' nvo pieces in thact: oJSrinp - - , v. THcsei .officers vrcrdt:oth Wounded in the charge ; the cap? tain in theiwrist -the lieutenant through the jshoulder. These-par- ticular ats of illantry htfye'nesv got his artillery ; into . bpperatipn, . . 1 in a barrow Weet, it might have checked pur?; movement, apd gK1 en him time to form andivfTect i -and if hehap retUed: actpssthe bridge in his rear, and t'ak.n post, r he -would have placed a decile be- , twecn us, which in our lalf na ked half frozen vconditfcn he ought to have defended apfaih our - utmost ettorts; ana we in turn might have been compeled to re treatIt would have been fatal to us I' SOUTH AMERICA. It seems' by tne Cl&tst flintellU gence that overtures have5 ; really been made by the Spanish court to T the English; to engage thc assis. taoce in tne suojugation, or the re volted colocies in' Sduth America. ; It may be ;rembmberedrthaIbrd Casdeiiahjdidsomci timexnteic3 . plicitly state in the house f com- mons't that England waso: i take no part in Wk cbntroversyp: It ia a questionable Jact whether Great Britain does not look witWa favor able eye on thistrUggfo f the colonies? tor their emancipation, becluded as she in a great meas urejsi trom-ytherronurient pf Eut rop she is now in quest of other marketifcfciau c it is of the utmost cousequeoce to her : that x the iouth : 'Arnericaa porta should be opened., tf Jtord Castieragh furthet : in thchbuse of commons dectared,tth Eng land was cot bound vb; tfefy rith , 1 hiseatholiclmajen in; -the sstioa; ;binvrieen -f thatsbveigny.and I We suspect that tfie who truth t WasjnotJoldby.his lordshlp-ifor irZ- we deem - it extremely prbbablc Ktin : puuer- i ottween; all Uies allied powers,' to. remain neuter? xn the :n:'"WJ"l rnntrnvfrav. v-' I h nmnirinv r,t, -.".j . uf art ' artiv en Innir. 1 WifU o.t.L. 7:, 'uZ"ZurJ ?v ice83 pt military populations ,Eu- I - . ,.' .IX iu SSon,rA;"Sr 8Uch incumbtan(:e4 ,Nti better k'-.a!..- lo-Ja: - Jjted; - The allies areVperfeWl, k- 1 -.-. . . ' '-' I pass that au oppo; iauc aa inataoovcspoxenoi.is ne i; ? f ;- & u?m.3!iu. injKW'jt luicsuHca powers, are-, ignorant ox - JAi yy 1 . .1. J that crowied heads are indifferent jnipunt to a charge ofidibcy agaia I we.moyeme raenc : importance ; the! whole 1 patribtsreuceessfoK forma oW I beriocoutd ;-v- thft ionftf rfrnt A i-4 a.n iTirtrvtant . Hmar A- m.ob I tioneUcbnsidc Idedlcabthcrrthe horro witn which - at:pntlibf thetcbnJcderatlsVcnd ; I yet.ixus tnportantohe is nqr pas i ( " .'-V, 4 - if-? x t - I V
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