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LS9 Monday, March \9, 1S21. BY MYRON BARTLET. The Telegraph is published weekly tUlacon, Ga.—Office on Cherry Street, near JL Public Square. TEEMS. foraYear, - * * * 99 For Six Month,, - • • DR. BUCHANAN H AS located hiuuelf in Macon; where he may be found as a PRACTITIONER of MEDI CINE. jan 31 14 2 00 n-p All applications for Subscription must be ac- .^Lnied with the money, or the paper will in no [coiapaoi [c«*e be sent. Winery and Mantua Making, v,w door above Mr. Corbett's on, Mulberry Street, near the Court houtt. MRS. E. LEVINGSTON, fFROM GHENT,) ESPECTFULLY informs the Indies of Macon, and its vicinity, that she has arrivedhere, irnme- from New York, ond intends carrying on then- ' . ?,„- in euin its various branches, with oil oTthc latest ILas. She flatters herself that her work will be lecuted j„ the best orderand most approved manner, ‘he has made arrangements in New York to be sup- Iriied with the newest and most seasonable fashions. IJL has brought with her the fashions for the Spring and Sommer, for Hats, Bonnets and Headdresses, and will awlays have on hand ready made Bonnets and "n^{[. LEGHORN HATS cleaned, cut and trim- mtd’ffliiol to new. Orders from the country prompt- lt attended to at the shortest notice. Matron Feb. 27, 1S27 tf 19 iVc\N Clothing Stove, AND EAT WAREHOUSE P JUDSON & CO. on Mulberry street, near J. , b. trie/.- (f Co. have just received and will keep I constantly on hand, a general assortment of ' Fine ond coarse CLOTHING, Euro[>cnn and Domestic DRY GOODS, IConsisting of Blue, Black, Olive, Claret and Drab [broadcloths, CASSIMERES, vestings, [mid all other articles usually kept by Merchant Tai- ,l0ri TAILORING. All orders in the Tailoring line will be thankfully Irecrived and punctually attended to. Having rcceiv- I c d Workmen from Ncw-York. with the latest fash- I ions, they will be enabled to do their work with neat- I ness and despatch, and hope by strict attention to bu- I sines* to merit a share of public patronage. N. B. iThey will receive quarterly the latest Ncw-York I Fashions. HATS. They have also on hand, n general . assortment of Imitation Beaver, Fine and Common Roram and Wool HATS, and expect shortly a quantity of Fine l Beaver Hats. Having experienced the ^ Jmconvcnicnccs of having Hats brought I ouTin s finished state, they will advisedly have their I Hats principally finished in this place. As this branch I will be conducted by a professed finisher from New- I Y ork, they will be enabled to offer their Hats in a faSh- lionahle and saleable condition, Wholesale and Retail, I as low as they can be bought in Savnnnnhor Augusta. I illerebaatsiwd others arc invited to call and exam- line for themselves. 1 Merchants having Hat* on hand in an unsaleable I roodition, can if they wish have them blocked and I dressed in a condition to be saleable. OLD HATS dressed over on the shortest notice. A liberal price allowed on second bond Hats and | Clothing in exchange for new. 1 SHELL COMBS. oO dozen superior Brazilian SHELL COMBS, for | tile low ns above. 13—jan 24 GARDEN SEEDS. C\ FRESH assortment of GARDEN SEEDS, d&L just received and for sale by jan 10 FLUKER & COLLINS. SULPHATE OP QUININE. J UST received and for sale by FLUKER & COLLINS. dec. 12. JUST RECEIVED, fcJAA By boat Rising States, MV Barrels Irish Potatoes 25 do Sugar 20 do superfine Flour 5 hogsheads Whiskey G tons Iron 20 dozen Hoes 40 bnrrels best Rye Gin Powder, Shot and Lead—For Sale lout for GaJk. bp STONE & COIT. All persons indebted to the firm of Slone 5f Coil, ei ther by Note or Account, arc requested to settle the same without delay. jan 24 GARDEN SEED- THIRTY-FIVE BOXES OF SHAKERS’ GARDEN SEED, JUST RKCKIVED BV ELLIS, SIIOTWELL & CO, CONTAININ'.} White Onion Yellow Onion Red Onion Blood Beet Early Turnip Beet Carrot Parsnip Long Cucumber Early Cucumber Watermelon Muskmelon Dutch summer Squash Red Cabbage Early Yorkshire Cabbage Flat Turnip Rutabaga Sage 8quash Pepper Double Peppergrass Curled Endive Turkey Rbeubarb Solid Celery Curled Parsley Asparagus CrooknecksummerSquashNasturtion Crookneck winter Squash Early June Peas White Head Lettuce Prickly Cucumber Speckled Lettuce Imperial Lettuce Frankfort Lettuce Leek Lettuce Salmon Radish Scarlet Radish Early Golden Hotspur YVbite Marrowfat Green Dwarf Marrow- ? fat Peas ) Strawberry Dwarf Early Six Yvcek Dwarf ) Beans $ Mustard do. Early Tumip Radish Vegetable Oyster Drumhead Cabbage Round Spinnage Savoy Cabbage Early Prickly Spinnage. Which will be sold in small boxes suitable for fami lies, or by the single paper—warranted fresh, feb 14 16 STONE «$• COIT HAVE just received, from Boston and New York, and are now opening, A LARGE ASSORMLNT OF SEASONABLE GOODS, AMOXO WHICH, ARE THE FOLLOWING: Super Brondctoths and Cussimeres Blue, black and mixed Satinctts Blue, mixed and white Plains 1 Olive Fustians Duffle and point Blankets Bed and white Flannels J Plaid and camblet Cloaks Brown and bleached Shirtings I Domestic Plaids and Checks IA good assortment of Calicoes and Bombazets I Cambric, checked, Jacouctand book Muslins I ydl, figured and sprigged Muslins I Coane and fine Cambrics j Brown and colored Cambrics [ H*** 01 ! and buff Cravats I Md cotton Handkerchief* | tncy grain Scarfs and Shawls I Naples and pink green Handkerchiefs ISS* Ikunnet, and Levantine Silks I whHeaad green Florence Silks I and ' v °r»tcd Shawls I Sr’P*® Batiste, and Angola Tippets I Canton aud Italian Crapes [Figured and Nankin Crapes |{~? ,4 y.»«d8cotch Diaper I Indict kid Gloves Mdics’ black lnrseskin Gloves yratlemen’t beaver uud horscskln Gloves Wgnorn and straw Bonnets' Cotton and worsted Hosiery *tou<Uounci> Kobe* Lsghih Ginghams, Ribbands tody-made Vests, SJS and horn Combs pSJjMHe beaver Hats 'S#»®aWe roram Hats "to gad drab wool Hats • com ™ uand fine Shoes '<-■ xj_ ” 4 Awroceo and pvunelle Shoes jo-I?;®* 1 *' 5 and children's Shoes Cutler’ nnd « rttrin B ®gg in R & ^kery, and Glase Ware -.‘“J J** also receive, by the first Boats, ft large GROCERIES—all of which wUl be Five .. y WANTED , will b. n 1? d Wes of COTTON, for which cash “ui. • , MACON CLOTHING STORE. L. FITCH % CO. MERCHANT TAILORS, K EEP constantly for sale, at their store on Mul berry street, ' A General Assortmeni or ■ : DRY GOODS AND READY MADE CLOTHING; which will be sold ns low as can be bought in Savan nob or Augusta; aud they solicit the patronage of their former friends and customers and the public at large, TAILORING carried on os usual. Having the latest New York Fashions nnd Workmen, Customers may depend on having their work done in the best manner and most foshonable style, with neatness and despatch. We return our thanks for past favors, and solicit the itronage of the public for the future. N. B. On hand,200 pieces ofPAPERHANGINGS of different patterns, which will be sold low. Old debts MKINNE Sf CO. I q HAVING recommenced the FAC L * TtfTORAGE and COMMISSION BU a*y>j SINES8 in the City of Augusta, re- I spcctfully tender their services to the j ™ L public as J Commission Merchants. Ilfictmf n^ 05 Bre governed by the present low |ocnthY,t»-“ on -. In,tc#d of 25 cents lor the first 1 rilin-3s? riRe . thoywill ask 12 1-2 cents, and for tosch»[I?! s P*f ba, *> being one half of the present All .?* lbe otb ®r Warehouses In this place, tgainst in.. 1 * H 16 ? raa y Mcelve will be fully insured *•—- * without the owners of it being •F J bln 1 S for such insurancef By this ar- |UveJtJ'i, ,,,on ffi* ve *y,h a le of Cotton they may l V PwmroU^ , ?“ lon V bc df ‘ tro ?* d by ire, It will J price of the day „ BLANKS FOR SALE AT THIS OFFICE. IMISCLLANEOUS. ANTIQUITIES OF’FLORIDA. Copy of a letter from Judge Brackenridgc, of Flori- ™t*Tfn?tQ Be * oelegate in Congress from Washington, January 14, 1827. am—In compliance with your request, I will namo now proceed to give a brief topographical and historical sketch of the curious and interesting ay i mutt be paid. December 5 STONE & COIT, n Hate just received, by Boat Nancy, 4V Barrels best Rye Gin 20 do Apple Brandy 30 do St. Croix Sugar 50 do Canal Flour 4 tiercsRice 8000 lbs. Castings 2000 do Grindstones—For sale low for cash or Cotton. February 27 19 FLUKER & COLLINS H AVE removed their DRUG STORE to one of the tenements in McDonald's building, on Mul berry street, where they will keep constantly on hand, A General Assortment of DRUGS, MEDICINES, PAINTS, Surgeons’ Instruments, Glass Ware, Dye Stuffs, &c &c. All of which will be sold on accommodating terms. 10—jan2 TO THE PUBLIC. P[T)HE subscribershaving purchased the Store late- IL ly occupied by Mg. A. E. Stratton, together with his STOCK of GOODS. now offer them on as liberal terms as they can be had at any store in the County. The former easterners of Mr. Stratton, and the public generally, are most rev pcctfully solicited to call, with this assurance, that no exertions on bur part shall be wanting to render them every satisfaction. A good supply of GROCERIES will be kept con stantly on hand. Additions to the present stock arc daily expected. liberal Discounts will always be made on all pur chases for Cotton or Cash. TAYLOR, MURDOCK & CO, mil,borough, Jasper County, Jan. 1,1827. From the Columbian Star, CASE OF MORGAN. Wc have not heretofore noticed the various and conflicting rumours relative to a Capt. Mor gan, who, it was alleged had been carried off and murdered in the western part of New York I P art °f our territory, in which our capitai, Tal- by a club of Free masons. We have been I lahassee, « situated. The t verity townships looking with somo solicitude for a distinct de- exposed to sale last May twelve-months, con- velopomont of facts, that we might not, after a very large proportion of excellent land, publishing the rumors, bo compelled to apolo- which has been nearly all purchased, with u gise to our readers for imposing upon their v * ew °f settlement. In appearance, it is en- credulity. . • - | tircly unlike any part of the United States, so Captain Morgan, who was a mason, had near t * ie seaboard. Instead of being a plain threatened to divulge what ho denominated the of unvaried surface, it resembles tho high lands secrets of the Fraternity. In order to prevent I above the falls of the rivers in tho Atlantic tbq execution of hi* threat, a number of indivi- States, and is beautifully diversified by hill ond dlialiB| members Of masonic XJUIlgca, tuu.biiivi j-xlalo. «ni «xmHiiux*wli l#. A. . i to, remove him, and it is well ascertained that °f whoso pure waters reflect the forests they took him, on lhe night of th8 IStli of Sep- °f oaks,' which frequently clothe tho sides of tember last, to Newark in Upper Canada.— *' 1C down to their very margins. These What became of him afterwards, is now the 1 l a ^ e;1 receive a number of streams, which flow principal mystery, and we are glad to find that j f rora the higher grounds and lose themselves the inhabitants of several counties in the west- * n their placid bosoms. The largest of them ern part of Now York are vigorously engaged! called tho Imonia, Jackson, and Micasuki, in prosecuting an inquiry that will unquestiona- eacb ®f which is from thirty to forty miles in bly terminate in fully unveiling the subject. A circumference; but there are many others of a convention of 17 delegates, composed of tho sntullor size, affording many beautiful situations most respectable men in society, have visited I f° r country residences, where tho natural open the British side of the Niagara, and after a la- K rovo ? of oak. hickory, beach and magnolia borious investigation have announced that t!toy grandiflora, surpass in magnificence tho proud- have become convinced, to their perfect satis- 05t parks of tho English nobility. The soil of faction, of the following awful and tremendous I ffi® uplands bears a strong resemblance to the facts; best part of Prince George’s county, Maiy- Firat.—That tho unhappy Morgan was ta-1 land; and the face of tho country is not unlike ken to Nuwurk, Upper Canada, gagged, bound | rite south side of tho Potomac, opposite Wash- ami blind-folded, ° ington City. In the valleys, there is a much Secondly.—-That he was there offered to tho heavier growth of timber, and frequently deep British masons of that place, with a request cane brakes. There are, also, frequently to that they should get him on board of a British 1 be mot with grassy ponds, surrounded by glades, man ofw,tr, or tun, him over to Brant, the In-1 "'hicli afford excellent pasture. Tho stmw- d'mn chief and a mason, to be executed with ta-1 berry, the grape, and plum, are found overy- vage cruelty. where, and the numerous flowers which etu- Th.rdly.—That tho Nowark lodge assem-1 balm the air during a great part of the year, bled on this proposition, and sent for Brant, ma y perhaps have occasioned tho name of Flo- who camo accordingly. r ‘da to bo given: for I will presently show, Fourthly.—Brant proved himself too much [ *bat, after Mexico, this was the first part of tho a noble son of nature, to have any thing to do j American continent which became the scene with so cowardly, inhuman and wickod a trans-1 Spanish Adventure, Tho only regret which action. TJio savage hero disdained to do that, I f in contemplating this beautiful region, is which cowardly white monsters urged him to j very limited extent: on Oasis, which ap- do. : pears to have been formed by nature, in ouo of FiftblyJ—Tho Nowark masons, thus rebuk- her most opposite and fantastic humors. Tho od by savage justice and magnanimity, likewise 18 cnora ^ substratum, perhaps a few foct above finally declined to take charge oi tho miserable 1 *be level of tho sea, is a soft limestone, of a re- victim. •• v t 1 cent formation. In the pine-wood plain, which Sixthly.—The diabolical wretches who had 1 strotches towards the highlands of Tallahassee, hint in custody, brought him back as far as I stono is often found in masses on the sur- Fort Niagara—hiiJ there murdered him in cold ^ ace * . _ blood—cutting liis throat from ear to ear! cut-1 About sixteon miles from tho port of St. ting out his tongue, and burying it in tho sand! Mark’s wo begin to ascend, and ontor tho coun- —and concluding tiie hellish rites by sinking tr y already described; the ridgo forming, in his body deep in the lake! ‘ some measure, a harrier to tho passage of tho Tho proofs of tho facts are contained in a water to tho soa. On tho contrary, the streams series of letiors published in tho Albany Ob- * n general, risiug near the summits of the hills, servor of rho 9th ihsi. The entire results of ^ ow downward, until they reach tho genoral the investigation will soon bo mads public.—I bed of tho limostonc, where they either sink in- Tho whole subject possesses.odditional interest l b° *j**uros of the rock, or spread out in from tho fact that more are probably implicated | h'kos, which have their subterraneous passages; in these deeds of hellish malignity,than the more b . ut they again rise on tho south side of tho actors in the bloody sceno. We hope that the r f d b' e » and form somo of tho largest springs in “hoaven-bom spirit of ototmal justice” will I , ‘ le world. The Wakullen comes forth at search them out and award them the doom | ? nce , a noble river, two uundred yard* in widtli, which their baseness merits. ,u sourco not lcss “ ,Iin ono hundred foot in Tho infamy of this act, however, should Ncpth, and so transparent, that a porson stand- not be attached to the whole Fraternity. Be- ,n S the , al(lo ° f «. f eeU as thmigh he wore cause a few misguided and ignorant fanatics, |“ e ed S° ™ a precipice. Tho lakes of who wear tho name, but do not possess the Tallahassee abound in fish: the trout, bream heurt, of masons, have done a foul deed, tho a®*} soft-shelled turtle, and in winter, stain of which all the wators of Niagara cannot with wild fowl. The soil, as well on the up- wash frora their wretchod souls, wo should not la j“k “s in the valley, is adapted to the culture associate their guilt with tho general body to | Y 10 sugar cane, rice, Sea-Island cotton, and which they unfitly ciaim a relation. Indian corn. Hitherto it has been healthy, Tho N. Y. Commercial Advertiser says and « « fair to presume that it will conhnuo what we fully believe: s0 » 'bo winters are of course mild, and being ‘‘The principles of the order, ifunpervorted, within the reach of tho saa-brooze, tlm heat of are as puro a system of ethics as can be devis- summer is greatly moderated, ed; its maxims aro drawn from the holy scrip- Tho appearances of a dense population tures; its doctrines are those of peace on earth which seems at one timo to have covered this and good will to men; its labours arc labours of j country, lias induced mo to mako somo inqui- lovc. Nor among liberal and intelligent ran- ry. whilst at Havana I could learn nothing; sons, is there any mystery in the order into I but while at Charleston, I met with an English which the world need inquire. There are no work, Roberts* account of Florida, 1703, Juan, Aspalaga, Ocan, Tapalaga, St. Murk do Apalache, Ayavala, San Pedro, dec. No such ( dace as St. Louis is marked, and lam at a oss to know on what authority the ruins of a fort near Tallahasso have been called by tliat Tho district of Apalache, wo loam from Garcilasso de la Vega, was very populous at a period more remote. Pnmphile de Narvies was the first who discovered tho Bay of Apa lache, hut was compelled to retreat on board bis vesseb with great loss. This is the same person that was aftorwards appointed by tho governor of Cuba to supersedo Cortes in tho conquest of Moxico. Eleven years after the landing of Narvees, that is, in 1530, tho cele brated Hernando Soto landed at Tampa Bay, and marched along tho coast until ho came to and his companions having been informed, in tho town of Osachalo, that tho province of A- pulace, which they had heard so highly prais ed, as well on account of the abundance and fertility of tho soil, as for tho valor of its in habitants, was now at no great distance, wore dcsirious to see whether it was as fertile ns it was represented to be. After a slow and tedi ous march, opposed at every step by parties of Indians, and after several bloody.cngagemonts, he reached the province. “At day light,” ho observes, “the Spaniards proceeded through extensive fields of corn, beans, pumpkins, and o’her vegetables, which extended on either sido of tho road farther than the eyo could reach.* Between the fields, a great number of houses were scattered about, without any order, as in tho villages. On the next day, the Governor went in advance with two hundred cuvalry and one hundred infantry, and reached the principal town, which he found deserted. It consisted of two hundred and fifty large and good houses, in which he lodged his army, while ho himself occupied the residence of the cacique. Be sides this town, there was throughout the whole district, at the distance of lialf a league, a league, and a league and a half, villages con taining sixty or a hundred houses, besides a vast number of dwellings scattered about with out order. The fjico of the whole province is delightful, tho land fertile, with, a,-great abun- dauce of provisions, and plenty offish, which the natives catch all tlm year and preserve for use. Tho governor and his followers were delighted to see this country and its fertility, but found the Indians fierce and warlike. “To show tho fertility of tho province, it suffices to say, that the whole of tho Spanish army, together with • tho Indians in their ser vice, exceeding fifteen huadrcd,aad three hun dred horses, subsisted on tho supplies taken at first, und when-they stood in need of any ad dition, they never wont moro than a league and a half to procure it. Tho country is also well suited to tho rearing of every kind of live stock, having fine woods, excellont water, lakes, ponds, and reeds, which cattlo cat so readily us not to requiro any kind of grain in addition. It is ulso well adapted to tho culture of silk, from the great quantity of mulberry trees; and thero is- besides, an abundance of fish of ex cellent quality.” , The description is wonderfully accurate.— Tho settlement of this country may perhaps bo dated from the ycar 15SO, which, until the destruction in 1706, would be nearly two hun dred years. It Is probablo that a part of Do Soto’s army remained in' possession; we have however no authentic account of tho exact pe riod at which tho Spaniards madetheir settle ments. It is stated by Roberts, that previous to their destruction by governor Moore, they carried on a considerable trade with Havana, by small vessels. After the destruction, the country appears to have been lost sight of by European powers; the Spaniards made no at tempts to settlo it again, and it was not until n- bout tho year 1763, that the British built the present Fort St. Mark’s, but formed no settle ment, perhaps on account of tho hostility of the Muskogee Indians, who then possessed it.— During tho period the Spaniards subsequently possessed it, the Semiuolcs anil Muskogee* carefully forbade any «ue to enter it. As « CTnHE subscriber continues the Practice of Law in dA this place. In addition to tho Counties in which he has heretofore practiced, he will attend the 8upe> rior Courts in the Counties of Lee. Muscogee, Troup and Coweta. jan 2 {If JOHN P. BOOTn. COMMISSION BUSINESS. THE subscribers having formed a connexion in the COSIMISSION LINE, will attend to all business addressed to oither of them, hereof, ter, undorthe firm of Hill &. Store. * PARIS HILL. J. & 8. STONE. Savannah, October SO, 1888—8 FACTORAGE. THE subscriber* continue to trans act FACTORAGE and COMMIS- SION BUSINESS in SAVANNAH. AH produce consigned to them, will be insured against fire, after it goes into ■tore, without any charge to the owner. Storage on Cotton will be eight and a half cents per hale for the first week, and six cants for each succeeding week; but if it remains a month, twenty-five ceats only will bu charged for the month, and twelve and a half cents for each succeeding month. T. BUTLER & CO. novejpbtr l—r—cotf-rr-wl taqaira, , . — . - - - , secrets about tho principles of masons, or I which gives a pieco of history, apparently but proof how little it was known to the Spaniards, their conduct. Tho secrets of tho ordor are little known. Tho district of Apalache, it ap- I will mention the fact, that.thoro is not a sin- the form of their obligations, their manner of pears, was inhabited by a raco called Atimaco glo Spanish grant in the whole of it; tho grant working, and those mystic signs and tokens by Indians, with whom the Spaniards had become which masons, in any country, or of any lan- intermingled. The Yamasso Indians, who liv- guago, aro enabled to recognize each other.— od near St. Augustine, backed'by those of Ap- And this it all. Our books, our history, our palache, niado frequent excursions into tho lectures, ourprinciples,aronots&crhrjastho vul- new settlements of South Carolina, threaten* £ r believe. And in regard to the outrage un • mg them with total destruction. In conse- r consideration, whatever may have been the qucnco of this, colonel Moore, governor of that offences of Morgan, or whatever may bo his I provinco, made three inroads into their coun- fato, it receives the dcop and decided disappro- try in tho years 1702, 4, and 6, marching to bation of every mason of honour, character, Flint river, ond then taking a direction to the and virtue.” . south, towards Tallahassee. In his last oxpe- -—I . j dition, ho entirely dofeated the Spanish govern Cultivation qfSilk.—In reply to an inquiry or, a Don Juan Mexia, killing and taking pri from Mr. Minor, a representative from Penn- toners, above eight hundred of tho Spaniards sylvania, the Secretary of the Treasury states and Indians—Don Mexia himself being one of that, the Report on tho Resolution of last May, tho prisoners.—Colonel Mooro transported will not bo made to the presont Congress.— fourteen hundred of the Indians, and fixed Measures had been taken by'tho Secretary to them in a settlement near the Savannah rivor. obtain not offiy from all parts of tho union, but! The settlements wero completely destroyed. ' from Europe, such information as might con- This agrocs tolerably well with tho tradition- stitute the proper material for a report, but ary account of the old Indian Chelixico, who from tho shortness of tho recess, sufficient time I says that his father told himv tho settlements had not been allowed to receivo a return to the formed by tho intermmarriage of the Spaniards inquiries made. A hopo b entertained that and Indians had been destroyed by a great tho Report will bo in a stato to lie presented to warrior, nftor threo different invasions. Che- Congress at an early period of tho next scs- fixico says that, whon a boy, the country was sion# I so open as to bo scarco of game, and was not Seal Shins.—Since 1819, fifteen cargoes resorted to by the Indians until tho forests of fur spal skins, taken within the southern ar- grow up: that it was then full of orange and tic circle, have been brought into tho port of fig trees, and tho roads and bridges still to be Stonington, Conn, and sold for two hundred I scon. At present tho traces of tho roads are and seventy-seven thousand five hundred and I still visible, and also numerous sites and vil— ninety-seven dollars. Four vessels from Ston- lages, forts and private residences. A num- ington arc now engaged in the scaling busi-l ber of towns aro laid down on tho old maps, ness. ,*• . I the principal of which arc St, Matthew, St, f '1 ¥l Vf, of Forbes, merely approaches its borders. In some old maps it is marked “the, Apalacho old fields.” The march of general Jackson into this district, in 1818, in pursuit of the Seminole Indians, was the first notice we ever had of it. It is now about three years since our settle ments began, and contain a population of about two thousand souls, which is rapidly increasing. By tho last census, Tallahassee contained a- bout eight hundred, and five or six murcantilo establishments, which do an extensive business. One wing of tho Capitol, a handsome brick building, is now completed, and occupied this winter by the Legislative Council. The coun try begins to wear the appearance of cultiva tion; good roads aro niado in all directions, and carts, wagons, and carriages arc constant ly travelling them. The grant to General La Fayette, containing twenty-three thousand a- crcsof the best land adjoining the town, re mains a wilderness; but it is to be hoped, that something will be dono with it before long; for so largo a body of land, remaining unim proved, must undoubtedly ton4 to retard th.0 progress of the towu. If tbe grape, tho olive, and the silk-worm can succeed any wWe in America, it must be here. This present to tho good old Genera), no dou’.it frequently co pies his thoughts, not as an object of sordid speculation, but as the means of unttiug hi* name, and his interests^ tfith the very soil of* our republic. ‘ I am, respectfully, your most obedient ser vant, j , H. M. BRACKS.NRIDGE. • Qot.J. M. m&, Delegate, Florida, <»| \EJm a* ji : d m