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j home, scmciimcs-mduccd feelings more
mound, unbroken but by thc humming of on the Culfis aboiitt70 wile* ;• the kike,lying near-, I left her to witneu the (erection of the
| our own voices, or the scream of the ciane, Ij.betvvccnlhera. Further up the river, «aj ^Uor^u^ funui(il pile- If our strong, posts, were flxed
|«s he winged tiQTAray to perhaps a distant "».#»»appnattoasoywthe-At^. into the ground at the four corners, and.to
ectduit upper 'platform was laid. It was an ob-
•fcon- long equate, and the lower part of.the pile.
esa hear tho roaring of the wirf a’.* 1 *?; (1 IC fc were lied with strong rdpes, at
atSSSuiE *risraesSa
quarc. and the lower part of .the p .
on, the bodies vvcrc. tq.bc laid, was■
three feet high. The, whole was 1
»ly eight feet long and'five' or six i
Vrvmth'l
1 > to go*/ hboi
bad. Anyone can icokat the map and sco tlw course. probably
^^Mdssglpp HMiSE '
the Settlements cease, and .for stout 80 miles yon
have the vtv'ldcrness, to Lake Monroe. There are
’ ’ r cr trail?, arid no difficulty to get cn
...e stoics witli you. On this routei yon
ngc lake, then lake Eustace, WW"”
.1 visit Fort GflWh, where- thriec mitlilic
. . _ , . i.turterist 26 miles to. Lake Mqnw and
:>vpjnoi Suitth Florida, ovt-ept for outlines,
tirooT iio value.— 1 There is great prejudice
too against- this -cminrrv: and-yet I much
question whether there Is nspot to.be found
..Id' ll .‘holds forth (lie same inducements
the s'etrer, where tlicre is greater protirise
-life—and where cnterpriy.e and iu-
_ (histrv; can in so little time, under the bles
sings of providence, convert poverty and.
cuiiiar.-nssiiient into coiu|*:tency and. ease
The [Iqrritorv of which 1 ' 1
hut^iad'moro^ample room tji. sit and.move emigrants have resorted M> tltcif naij
• ■ , , , .. Lake Jessup, where several ferulics reside,
can show cattle that are finer, and this too, , rfn , (rtbe cohntrv i- healthy ? hov.- about
wit brut being fed by their owners summer m c«ijiiu<;s ? mid.what sort of water
or winter. 1st. As to health. I wonlille very Vtilingto live
Sou! It Florida lias one advantage of the 'here. 1 think it healthy. My Tcatotis are these:
greatest importance. There are no inun- I. The greatmars of the country M yrer ?ahd pine
Sat ions or ilootls in ltcrrirers or creeks, and ^ed, or °® k *"*•-■ 7° H C ™ STTit’
. f ■ .. V»r7t,ion I river? and lakes, lave sandv shores and randy bet-
perhaus two fect is the llttiiosl V toms, atsl Wore is eery little wet land, nctwith-tand-
Iroin high water in the St. Johns, so that | in „ ^ autJiority of Murray - ? Enevdopcdis of Gc-
i’„r v 'here is no danger of crops drowning frem ograuhv, which asserts that it i* ailVwump, and pro-
fHL" ‘.relo.; 1 flc«a here. * dScfTi&ty bushels cf iregs to the acre. 9. The cli-
cl The sugar cane ripens from 20 to 52 mate ismilil and delightful—no extreme cold or lira!
> 1 n ultd frequently tttsscls o’uf like 111- I— a slight frost indicate? the greatest cold, and the
Ic; and the depth between the tipper
and.-lower parts—abo open space—was
stand erect,
The 1 last, intelligence
that the emigrants were p
ousiy, in their own cflbrf
jure had just adjourned:
"wasi is formed by.the citizens <
1 and- rests for its authority
compart among the ncopii
‘r 1
live governments. I Since the ©etteifti«
vemment oft the Union Juts failed 'hiiht-njj
to extend its laws over, that 1 region,H
about,. iLwas.chicliy.hrtilt af grecn.uta
gtffxftit down on the spot 1 .*' Tift' ’hVango
trefe contains much turpentine, and bums
fiercely ’when green. All arouiid, without
and within, above anjtl below, dry straw
was. profusely thrown, -than which there
are few articles more combustible.
. At about five, the crowd opened, and the;
old lady (forapparently she was threescore) , tablishcd schools, built churches, foitii
arose, and walked slowly down to where'cities, engaged in ccmmetcc, irgan'*
the pile was erected! .’The ceremonies colonial .legislature, defended then
were still very tedious, aiid the disiribiition against nil encroachments—in a word, hi
of rice, cocoa-nut, and hleseings still went ’ the foundations of a prosperous empire, j.
A few rice were also given to some of i advance of any action by our Govcramcii!.l
rights, and formed a voluntary poHltoil
■variation for themselves.
The ■ improverheitts ■ about the fall*
Wallametto were progressing.rapidly.
Emigrants have gone to Oregon, cure
tered difficulties, opened improvemes
made prosperous rettlemcnts, inlictluri,
the arts and comforts of civilized
the younger people. After water had been i They now demand, as they have I
poured over the victim, the officialing Brah-1 demanding for years, that the ptrotcctfa^l
froiii tlte 3 Hit do'.vn to the 2 It It degree of | ; 0 ; UUl an( j j rc< „.. n _ _ ______ _
it'M-rri latitude, is the most^southern part of Jjj - £ orn . j, jj r m in Xovcinlicr and lie-1tet wTcely ester rtaclic* 70 deprees. Here in ; | u; , n ht lrr icdiv and cnrelcsslv.lhc va- and sustaining arm of the Republic shall
. now thSSrfethe iJoS^ra^ctkiDS! a . ,lrf *»»««foclured imosugar, and | riou. requisite pra/ers-and they are mun- be extended to them,
tii any- perfcct.-pu
rite great mass of the country is poor L . ils jjy cttiiivuicd us Indian Com, und is
pirn; KinJ, clothed-with good timber, and j be ic-ast subject to casualties of anv crop
talfcWperJcd with running water. In va- lhat roug< j of this sugar that was
rums parts oT the country, however, you ! wor ,fi 8 cents intlwSavnmtahMarket.—
ft . -spots of rich fine land; also hammocks | Tllig ig doiiars to the acre!!! (bow
:.nd prairies of uiirivaUcd bcauty^ aptj 0° | much is an acre of cotton worthf perhaps
this esti-
i and mere
rregiotis arc ccntim afi) fanned witli the sea hreerr«.
tnedernting the hrat of the sun, prcdacinga linctny
and ex!iderating effect on the fi eling?, and preven*.-
itudi *
ing tliut lassitude which i? so often the piecursor
lever. 3. The ECttlere, after trying the' country for
fcu-ral years, say it is healthy; and I, frctu tie '.arc
of the country,'see r.o n o on to douht their’vvord.—
hut lot cnch man judge for ItieiH-lfand act accordingly.
Next in order come? the mnsqiiitces. yhe editor
otthc Doiuocrat, in 1'olnmbv?, nmnilests eontonlarm
on this snh.cct. I teas amused at hi? fears. What
i another prod tic-
rows here 10 per- Imonn living in ColomhusHfraid-ofinusquitces ! It is
lialiiu sotlicmcnl, about 25 miles soiilh! "iv,'l , , , :™ , .":‘,‘'!a‘V,"7iirei«5inr 6 kin«l iif lobueL-f* toohad- 'ihisiusevtisnuta rtranger in Georgia,
v. ost of U-c Monroe. This body of land '. f v at Cfa fiSe ~ M wcathor and star-tiing water, wilt brinp..thcm
, . , , •• • . t i and is trendy mlniired fot fine solars.
».mi l ) by 3i» is c;oilivd with Spain, 1 learn, Jms hitherto monopolized
t'at la.iljmncr, free to spilt, and brau-| n j! 0 j* ||jj g nrtictb made in her colonies, to
to bniid liotises.
It is well watered • ,j ia! known in this country even
5il'CiU113. Olid small IlVinir I vvitli snirnr smickers. It sells at about 4‘i
!’• rth any where. Tliey fiwnnn on tl*o I akos of C-ou-
ru!a; they Mod die wctvtls in the .‘■rtliin^of Kentucky.
Co near the rivers and you will find them—go Lack
into tliepiiy: lands end there are ucnc.
As it is here, so it is in Florida. I h
raw r.onc when
ll.-s undulating, and is extremely rich,] Thc St . ; , [ g ;,>ttd Cotton is also grown
composed of b.ack loam, tine sand, arid , | |0rc l0 ,, rt . n ( pi-rfection, but I found I lie
sea saelts, as is 'be case wait ua the rich ■ ■■ ■ •
lauds of litis region.
AiacbmTiilanlers disposed to pliandon it.
They lout not made more than 28',; or 3.u
East of this,'and in the saute latitude doliars to the band (bis year, and v ere dis-
!ics Lake Jessup, 13 miles long, and -1J satisfied. They said (hey w
.. . _. . .. j votild go at To-
bread, connecting by its eastern end vvit It | bncco and Sugar hereafter,
the riv.-r St.John-, and surrounded by a-j Oranges also grow in their native spi! in
bout 3 V 1 1 1 acres of the pretties! and rich-! South l'lorida. The woods arc fitted with
est lands that I have seen in any country, i the native orange groves, trad mulling can
About hah of ibis land is prairie, clothed j, c more liciiutifiil, llura to sec even in llic
w ith gras?, and a luxuriant weed called the depth of Winter, the deep green trees, all F(>
w,;d sun (lower, and when in bloetn ptc- interspersed and bonding will, llie yoliow ' kiu ,! KC , v v -i x . n i p „Hishul' my letter, and noU.ing
scntiUo IbcbcIioiJotau unintcrruplea sliest; fmil. i eamiu-d in thc wiitj crauge groves,, „ loro . -Lei mil judge and act ter tlam-elves. I «-
ot yellow, far as the eye can reach. . The : and again and again slcpitinder Hu.-tr sltelr lcctcdns[-.i.t »..i lake Jessup to which I desire to
tl-rt-ock l on the same levct and is the | | Crj where iho-frpit were tdliKUtging over; tuivo',,.in:whether I shall ever get there is anoti.ee
e --it —i :- -i-.u-j ...i.u —i. ...... . ... ■ ■ Lt.c»icn: time r.il determine."'
ALEXANDER SPEER.
.-■!> Diet! to them think differently,
suiall creeks ami branches tasted very pleasantly.—
So a'-o thc wells arii-i ringBjSofaraal sutv. Wl.at
is ealit tl sand liftl water is as good there ns in Geor
gia. It is true, however, that there is no such water
,o lie fount! in Florida as is seen gushing from the
rorks of thc mountains, and tut up countryman would
no doubt fora time crntplain of thc water, hut this
i asses away in a few weeks, and lie feels it no mere.
Ftitn Colkden, I think it aheut 400 utiles to lake
Monroe hy land: and by water,'via h'avannah, i! is
ai^rnt 800. I beg leave to remark that I am persua
ding no cne go to Florida. 1 have no interest iu-
v< ivrd, aud ito motive to make a misstatement, and
| Irat e tint doth so knowingly. I intended art act ol
an then repeatedly an-
., nnd a tight sleeved,
long yellow gown drawn on, and site w as
supported in her walk to the pile. The
dead body had been laid there before. She
stood in prayer for a short space. She
was evidently much exhausted w
exertions site had continued Ip make for
full four hot,re after leaving her bouse, be
sides those site lintl previously undergone;
but was calm and collected, and, to the
last, resisted thc affectionate entreaties of
Iter relatives to live. She was aided to as
cend the steps at the open end; for one
end must be left ojten—only, a few cocoa-
nut leaves were hung on while she was as
sisted in altering the position of her hus
band's hotly, which had not pleased her.-—
Her son, his face ull swollen with weeping,
handed her « slip of lighted wood. She
asked him to lie it easily between her tecs,
Unit'd States Frigate Savannah.—The follow j f
is an extract of a letter from a correspondent oftl*
U. S. Gazette, dated cn beard the U. 8. frigate 8v
varnish, at Mazattan, California, 4th Jan. 1846:
Resfected Sib—I drop you « few lines whit I,
n prayer tor a si.or. space. o..e -Htaps may be acceptable to J car frem roe. Wcbft
tdently much exhausted with the ballaoon the20th Jolyri84T;'.irPayta,ftonithro,,
i. _ . - to New Caherm, one of thc Woahington Islands, no*
colonized by tbo French, which they seemed to i*
doing pretty well We arrived at New Kahtra Mil,
of August,left it on the 16th of August, and arrivnt
at Byron’s Bay, thc Island of Ouhyhco, one-of tie
Sandwich Islands, on thc 31st August 1844—a beau
tiful island a good place ter all kinds of vessels to go
to/gcod ancltompo, plenty of fresh water, and all
kinds of refreshments, such a
poultry, hogs, beef, h-
canas, plantains, cocoanats, pumpkins, Sic. &c.; the
sweet potatoes arc very fine, so arc the onions, and
all at very reasonable prices.
We lelt Byron’s Bay 23 September after rrcniitii;
the re acme time, wned and watered ship. I forgot k
mention that the Missiouarica hero are doing a gerj
(Lai of good; wc visited them on shore, and fomd
that it might not too soon fall. Her lips , them very attentive, they preached on beard our ship
continued to move ; soon she waved Iter j every Sunday wliilo wc lay there—thc next place we
foot, nnd applied the other torch which . arrived at wm<_Onlm or Honolula, wo took in prori;.
in li-— *— r m —*- :J - 1
she held in her hand. The outside was i «kere. The island, since my but visit to it is
instantly fired, and the blazing fury of the j mnlh ^"proved, and a considerutto commerce ecu.
£».wk. lkfkf.h re .klss^olLXr’.W , ^^
iHion shreak rising shrill above the sound gonreOalm, luntUr, irivklod Salnwn, ic
.it.' kind of soil, and is clothed with oak ■ |„n, |* isea?y ra incculato ilivse trees witli
el vtirions kinds, the cabbage tree, gum, 1 (| )c sweet .oia’nge, and tlien in a.few year
hickory, poplar, roil cedar, magnolia anjl ; NOI! cnn h;iK*c groves lhat will bring you 4
orange trees, beside.* many others for which j 5 antT 6Tt5l!arj,U> the tree each year.—
i have no metre. The sottis h dark grey, [ T|, or( i is nd Ifcttcr-hiussinitss titan this to
composfcd of loam, sand a;id%ea slvt-lTs; it I irich of small capital,-for the labor is very
is sapj jo'bs about two feet ddcp r -*—*—*-* ' —*
and rests! small, nnd you may multiply yourlreesto
on bhta clay. This prairie and hammock any extent.
ii from 2 ip 5 mites wide, and is more limn! "| have no doubt that the coffee tree nnd
J * long stretching all around tin-lake,and is nrany other of the West India fruits lhat
;.r -cssiblcin its whole range by steamboats.! | have not montioued will )>c found ciillivn-
f.i-; jilso bounded in its whole leng'li by j md in Sooth Florida in a few wars. There
: .uo laud, convenient for building, and nre imint-nse bodies of good lands on the
>-rc no doubt from l>kl to 15 1 lamilics j lakes and rivers still further south than
in-gilt be. located with great advantage, and where 1 was,- where all these fruits mav
15 : Hnnd-i.could be employed more htcra-1 g row , ami iruquestionably will do so here-
' it civ, .then any tvlrcrc else of which I have I a ft Pr .
• knowledge. | It is tmo^that (his country is wild nnd
In the midst of Lake Jessup, is Bird Is-| unm-iilcd, bur it cannot remnin30long, thc
l.fril, iif idiom l'.t) acres, nearly circular;; lands are public, aud therefore to the set-
tt is til! a rich prairie, except two acres in tier now costs nothing; and it is not proba
its centre, which is its highest pan, and ble tlint they will be in the market for 12
clothed with, tpnbcr. Ia the spring it is | or 15 years ’to come.
From the Mrtrvprfil'tn M.igavine fur Felruary.
The Sul (ce.
‘ There is to be a. suttee! at Bulwarrec—
wili you go and sec it P
1 futd been eight years in India, nnd the
greater part of iliat time in a iiralitmmcc
counlry, and ter some years tt vomlercr
therein; yet 1 bud never seen u suttee.
it was noon; tire blazing sun glowed
fiercely in tbc clouded firmament, and the
air wus still as death—making the day-a
hot one even in tlmt withering clime. But
the occasion was too templing, nnd the op
portunity too rare to be lost, and 1 rode on,
guided by tbc train of the natives who in
cessantly crowded to the place to witness
litis sell-willed sacrifice. I found several
gentlemen there before me. Soon after
came the Mnhnlkarrce, attended by his
peons, ami followed by a number of res-
freor Ore-
Ale., and re.
the victim, scaled in the blight red flame, {l** 1 pbc® of pert importance to the United States
rolling her arms nnd body i«>gcny. She ; •"
fell back, and 1 saw lter head^nnS' dicsf, 1 $#***? Coast of C ‘ kfomk * ■**«*<*«>•
.... - - | ber 30,1844.
... r ,, 'I-i • M MonUry is poorly settled at present, but there are
and thc canopy-of the pile fell, blazing, fiw , lamb all aW this coast, a good many Ann-
down, and covered all, and the crowd qui-; ican tetters (termers) win are doing mil; it atxmnd.
elly and gradually dispersed. I in tine cattle—good deer, fish and vece-talilcs 11®.
. The time that elapsed from the lighting (Lrstand that persons como from Colombia river,
of the pile till thc top fcU in, 1 C stiinatcdi wk ^ fe *y wt 9 0 ^ , ^ r ™“‘'>lsp!««t<>Kv
were olher geni leinen 1 here,« ko: ^ „T4e ccZehy £ k, ■„ k—uled -ew.ewiee »
s I saw, who stud il could not be j the Mexican Cover * * -*—•-*—- v - ‘
hut there
saw, not ad
above four or five.
right; for tity mind was too eagerly cn.
grossed otherwise to leave any room for th«
measure Of time.
• , | the Mexican Government. I should not bo snrpn*ed
They me probably j iro long to bear oftheir being an independent far-
.— .— -• »-— ernmeut Mr. Larkins, our Consol there, » a fmo
man—and seems to bo very innch liked among tire
Mexicans. There were two ship* arrived there, tliut ss
trade for Hides, the Don (luixotte and Vr.ndalla.— •
‘*i»u ... «■('. c,>111.5 11 j ui iu vuni,. peons, mtu io.towcu ov » miiuucr o
rendezvous of inytiada of water fowls | I do hot desire what 1 have here said to | pcctnhic inhabitants of' Vingoria. H
lhat collect hero to hatch and rear their { mislead any one. I have spoken of whnt
young; and while this work is going on,' I saw, nnd what 1 heard front such nulhori-
licir peteams are heard at all hours of llic I ty as to have no douli* in tuy mind, ns to
night, and never die on the car. It would iis truth, still no one should move to a new
be a good spat fora hermit's cell or a fairy’s j country on thc opinion of another. Men
palace, hil l vVilh thc same improventen 1 ! havedifi'erciil tastes,anil see things through
wo-tld rival up beauty, the for famed Isola | different mediums, and eoch one should
Bciij, of Lixc Maggiore in Italy. j therefore go and judge for himself. Do
Six utiles northwest of Lake Jessup, lie? ’ tltis, nnd tit least no iiarm cun he done by
Lake Monroe,: a beautiful sheet of water this article. ALEX
of about five miles in diameter. On its
north-eastern shore tstho village of Enter
prise, a ptnee at which Major Taylor has
made considerable improvement. ’On the
Southern side is Fort Mellon, beautifully
oiluatcd, and where probably in a lewyenrs,
there will be a handsome towh, furnishing
supplies for Uatlin nnd Lake Jessup settle
ments. This,too, will be in tbc line of the
Southern mail to Tampa, and probablv in
a few years a railroad will stretch front
this point to Tampa, whirling forward those
millions of commerce, that now arc so fre
quently. wrecked on thc Florida Keys.
Back from Fort Mellon one mile, along
;i straight fine road, cast up by the army
When stationed lrer>, lies Fort ’Read, sur
rounded by the pine forest, nnd sufficiently
elevated, to have n handsome view of the
lake through tlie trees. This will be a de
lightful ridge for private residences, as well
as a rndst valuable retreat for invalids; the
most so, perhaps, of any in nil Florida; and
llie consumptive patient who finds no relief
here, need hardly look for any in this world.
Lake Monroe is desirable as a. place of re
sidence, not only because of its water scene
ry, but also because of thc absence of rich
alluvial lands on its margin—the pine land
coming down in most instances to the wa
ter ; and forming a smooth sandy beaeji.
It was ChristmnH when wc were there.—
The days wore clear and bright, and thc
nights balmy and pleasant; so that often
standing,upon thc wharf looking at thc
moon beams playing upon tbc lake, and
" ening to the' ritstlingmf. thc waves ns
y dashed on the beach; with silence all
.EXANDER SPEER.
Cullodvn, Jan. 24,• 18-15.;
SOUTH FIjORIDA.
Afessfs. Editors:—In reply to nmnoroiis enquiries
from voninus (arts of the State, permit me. to trouble
with one more' letter on South Florida. The
enquiries nre so numerous, that I hardly know how
to reply without beinre tedious. However,-I wil!
condense what I have to say. as much.as possible.
First.—There are two routes to Florida, ono by
Itailrond to Savannah, anil thence by weekly steam-
hoats to lake Mcarpe, 225 mile np the St. Johns.—
This rente from Macon, going and returning, will
cost about 50 dollars. From t avannah to lake Mon
roe sill take shout four days; and the traveller would
do well to lay in his stores at Savannah on which to
subsist while exploring the country. In going thc
route the voyager will see a most magnificent river
in the tit. Johns. It varies from one to three mile
wide up to Lake George, a distonco of 140 miles,—
lake Georgo iS 12 miles wide and 20 Tong,and licau-
tiful os the visions of fancy. Here the tide stops,
and tlic river from this placc is from 200 to 400 yards
...:s_ —J—y deep -, and fremthja Jake up it is
pper St, Johns.” The Lakes arc in
the f< llowing order aa you ascend F—UtUo Lake
Georpe.'Xstke'G»drg»,^prfdg Garden lake, Lake
Betironi. Lake Monroe,lake Jaresap, Lake Poinsett,
lake Hainey, lake Winder, and take .Washington;
nnd bej-ohd this, the river is unexplored. Lake
Washington Is very large, and is poritnps about 100
miles higher than ’loko Monroe. Lake Jessup was
the nr vruwvtrr. of my peregrinating, and is abo rt
frem the month of the river.—
250 miles by water
During the war large steamboats ascended the river
about 46 miles beyond Loko Monroe, anil it is un
known how much "
lions
m how much' farther they cnn go. TTie^H
1 to the U«vt> twiiw^a lis route, arc, that it is
expensive, and he vrilfhanlly lcabjeto get horses to
it^ps'ben he gets .there—A public
explore the erda
1 pro
ceeded to the house of the intended victim
to explain there to her and Iter relatives
what their own religious laws were, and
our government’:;orders relative to this sac
rifice., I waited awhile, and then getting
impatient, went to inquire at what lime the
suttee would take place.
‘Probably about two hours hence.’
*Tlw»n wlion nil ia rpndv ornrl ni
Then, when all is ready, send nnd let
me know.’
I returned home, thc distance being
scarcely two miles.
About two, P. M. I received thc expect
ed summons. They hail cut down thc tim
ber, but had not even begun to make thc
pile. Thc victim was seated in the midst
of n dciisc crowd of both sexes and all
iges—consisting of thousands—under thc
hade of q wide spreading bnnvan tree.—
Thc native authorities opened a path for
me, and I passed up close to her. Dense
as the crowd was, there was no crowding
upon her; but thc small open circle was
kept clear by th j rcspqct'paid to her. One
hy one advanced to receive front her hands
a little rice and cocoa nut, and her blessing.
Steady in her demeanor, cheerful and fer
vently did she address herself to her old
acquaintances, her friends and relations,
ana none went away uiiblcsscd.
She, for one victim' of Hindoo supersti
tion was most, evidently not under the in
fluence of any intoxicating drugs, and for
from being influenced by ncr relations to
this act.
‘ I hayc rowed a vow,* was her answer
to others than ihem, ‘to die in this way by
the side o'f my husband, and I will keep it.
1 ran die But’once, and once I must die,
this is the mode I have chosen. Spare
your entreaties; that which my own sons
nnd my daughters could not persuad mo to
do, do you suppose you can f Cease, cease
your arguments; I have heard all, and
more than all you con urge—tho toare of
The ‘.‘Paint Rock,” Tennessee.
When the traveler from the West first
touches the. French Broad road, which is
built for 3' or 40 miles in the bed of the
river of thc same name, on its Northern
side, lie beholds at one glance the sublime
nnd beautiful, the picturesque and novel,
thickly huddled together before him. If
Ik- lie un admirer of nature, he stops to
gaze in delight; he feasts long upon this
first view, and lingers to admire its gran
deur! But when, with reluctance, Ire for
ces himself away, and commences his
journey up tho River, the scene so rapidly
varies, so many new and wonderful objects
present themselves to him, that the excite
ment first produced is not suffered to abate,
but is rather lightened by the change.—
Finding that he has lost nothing by leav
ing hisTirst prospect, he hurries from the
second, to sec if thc scene continues undi-
minisbed in its aliurcmcnls utter he shall
have passed thc bend of thc River before
him. He makes thc turn—the interest of
the scene increases, and in ratio with its in
crease of interest is his increase of speed,
un'ii he finds himself urging his poor Iiorsc
with whip and spur, rapidly approaching
the “Puint Rock and if he lias wonder
ed already at the strange manner in which
nature has crowded its scenes together, he
how slops astonished nnd in raptures ! The
rocks, in an unbroken wall, arc piled one
above another, rising hundreds of feet in
thc air, so overhanging the road, which is
scarcely wide enough lor a carriage to pass,
as to almost shut from him the sight of day
and make him shudder for his safety. He
gazes upon this stupendous pile of rocks,
rearing their awful heads tar above him,
bidding defiance to thc thunder’s heavy bolt
trad thc tornado’s fearful power, and stretch
ing so far along the distance, that they
seem to have pushed the River from its
course—his heart swells and palpitates at
thc remembrance of thc hand that has pla
ced thefn there. . He turns for relief to the
other side of the River, and whal a scene!
Mountains, detached from each other ex
cept thc union formed by' the extension of
their bases, rising, thickly grouped togeth
er, almost perpendicularly above the dark
rolling clouds which often shut their sum
mits from his inquiring eyes; while the
River, with almost deafening roar, dashes
madly among the rocks ra ils channel and
ever rushes onward through the deep gorge
provided for its unceasing flow, completing
tho scene of the ’‘Paint Rock.”
Corr. Raleigh Register.
We left Monterey Doectolier 16, in company with
" ‘ arrived ?
sloop of wnr Warren, CajiL Hull, and arrived at this
place 3(1 January 1846, all well. - I found here
wlialo ship called the Hamilton, of Bridmoit.
Our ship continues thcreme aa when I laid
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Hast wrote
to you. Our crew and officers enjoy exceBrot health,
and
every thing to ter goea on smooth and caw.—
We have a fine Captain—James Armstrong- —twit
wo shall soon loose linn—of which I am very sorry.
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We shall leave this place on the Gib January,
lor Acapulco, to woed and. water, from thence to
Valparaiso—thence to Calhto, which we expect to
reach about the latter cud of March.
Minerals in Alabama.—The mineral resources in
Alabama are of groat variety aud abundance, hut as
yet undeveloped. From the report of the Committrc
on Agriculture, at tho last session of the Legislature,
we learn that there are five principal and several
other minor mines of Gold aud Silver in Uazdoljih
county, producing about $136,000 annually, and if
ford in rr rmnlonnrnt tn S nr 500 nanmn-t In fho umn
fording employment to 3 or 600 persons.
of iron ore, which dues
_____ Iuthe same
county arc inexLuustiMo beds of 1
not loose 25 per cent, in melting. Tallapoosa ton, is
rich in Grid and Silver mines, and they afibrd em
ployment to several hundred hands—Goldrillc is sup
ported by ono mine. Gold too has been found in Coo
sa, Talladega and Chambers. Tlicre are iron foun
dries in Benton and Talladega. No doubt were this
rich mineral region examined by a scientific person,
many valuable discoveries might bo made. In Blount
nitre is found in abundance. This side of Tuscaloosa,
Coal is found in immense quantities, and in many
other places. In Clarke, sadt can be manufactured
at or near Jackson, iron ore, marble, granite, limestone,
&c. are also found in this county. Lead ore in kugo
quantities and of exceUent quality is found in the bed
of the Tennessee on the Muscle 8boa]s, and all these
and others exist in many other sections of the State.
house is.kept by Major Taylor at Fnterprtee, on tlic i ijt *™s and tlifc sobs of my daughters, and
—*‘ :J - # '- t '* c - 1 of thyirliltlo oncf.dtd not and
cast side of Info Monroe. FrfipithisLaketo Smyr-1 the vqjces l. .
na on the Atlantic coast, i* 18 miles, and to Tampa, I cannot dissuade me.
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Wanted.—Sixteen 0 green'
dies are wanted at .Green Baj,.
by as many anfortanate bachelors who
sigh for the comforta.of married life.
President Polk's Business Habits.—.’ne office of
President has never been filled by any man whose
businoea habits fitted him bettor for its arduous and
complicated duties, than James K. Polk. He is not A
only a man of labor, but he works with a degree at ^
method in all bis details which peculiarly qnaHfir*
him for an executive office). He is remarkable for
his promptness and punctuality in all his engage
ments. It is an established rule with him never to
postpone what ought to be done iaunodietriy, end
that which can inany way be done hy himself, he
never, shifts upon others. In the minute details of
business, his perfect system in busiaese, and his ea
parity for enduring intense labor, make bin remark
able for his accuracy. Wo ventured assert that
Mr. Prik wifi give more attention to the details of tbs
varions'executrvo offices, will understand their actual
condition Letter, and overlook tbo various subordin
ates in the offices with'more vigiknee, than any nan
has dqoe since the days of Washington—Aorirfl*
Union. . ■ .
War tcith Mexico.—Gen. Almonte has received
advices foprn his Government rinso the overthrow tf
liia particular friend Santa Anna. The Anfoamador
has been recognised h f the new Government; bs*
will, nevertheless, return home on the first of April'
He expresses the opinion that as the Resolutions for
theAmSnpf^ramwerepured •
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