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c , FEBRUARY 16, 1827.
No. 7.
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NOTICE.
indebted to the Estate of Thaddeus ]
i, dec’d. are requested to make im
mediate payment, and those having demands against
said Estate will present them lor payment, qualified [
as the law directs.
THOMAS MOORE, Adm’r.
Jan. 12,1827. ’ 2—40ds
A LL persons
Estate of Samuel
AU Lettefs to the Editor on matters connected
Vith the establishment, mast he post paid in order to
Secure attention. . ‘ .. ..
r rCP It may ha prop cr to inform those who shall
us with their advertising custom, that Notice
i of Land and Negroes by Administrators,
; Guardians, must bo published sixty day*
le day of sale. : : - •
sale of Personal Property, in Eke maimer,
I be published forty days previous to the day of
Notiee to debtors and creditors of an estate mast
be pubMwfijforfy days-
that Application will be made to the Court
* Ordinary for Leave to sell I^and, must be publish-
' 'line months.
i that Application will be made for Letters
list ration, must be published forty days.
the
owell, dcc’d. are re
quested to present them to me within the time pre
scribed by law, and all those who are indebted to
the Estate are requested to make immediate pay
ment, or suit will be commenced.
JOHN G. WINTER, Adm’r.
Warrcnton, Jan. 2, 1827. 2—40ds
WK7ILL BE SOLD, on the -first Tuesday in
f f March next, at the Court house in the town
PATH. COALSON
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW.
ERS his
will faithfully execute any legal business
may be entrusted to him in the counties of
" trades, Thomas, Decatur, Early, Bol
uthem district of Florida, Tallahassee,
munications on business by mail will be
at Tallahassee.
24,1827. 4—4t
LA7T.
r IE undersigned have united in the Practice of
the Law, and w31 attend to the business of
tir pfofi sSion jointly, in the counties of Greene,
organ, Putnam, Jasper, Hancock, Taliaferro* Ogle-
orpe, arid Clark.
'WILLIAM C. DAWSON,
YELVERTON P. KING.
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LIAM C; DAWSONjfyrill attend the courts
counties of De Kalb, in the Cbatahoochee,
Flint, and Walton in the Western
1—3m
iMINISTgATO&’S SALE.
ILL be sold, on the first Tuesday in April
\W next, at Watkinsville, a quantity of Com
/Fodder; perhaps tome Stock,'and a few other
p jmAcs. the. property of the estate of Dr. William
“Triwether, deceased. Terms—Notes with appro
ved security, payable 25th December next, with in-
tcrest from the date ff not punctually paid,
f JAMES MERIWETHER, Adm’r.
January 26. 4—tds
vrrlLL BE SOLD oir the first Tuesday in March
next, at the Court house in the town of- Law-
renceville, Uwianett county, within the ua^al hours
of sale,
One Lot of Land in the sixth district of
said county, No. 304, containing 250 acres: levied
on as the property of Daniel M^Murphy to satisfy a
ar of t‘ ' '
NOTICE.
fi. fa. in favour of the Augusta Bank
One Lot of Land in the sixth districtVof
SHERIFF’S SALES.
said county, No. 284, containing 250 acres: levied
on as the property of Jchii Cates, to satisfy a fi. fa.
in favour of Isaac' Harvey, administrator of John
| Barnard, deceased, vs. said Cates, and other fi. fa.’s.
One Lot of Land in the fifth district of
| said county, No. 22, containing 250 acres: levied
on as the property of Reynolds Harris, to satisfy a
fi. fa. fronf a Justice’s court in favour of Russell <$■
Boyd: levy made by a constable, and returned to
me.
POSTPONED SALE-
of Jefferson, Jackson county, within the lawful hours
of sale, the following property, to wit:
One Lot of Land containing one Acre,
more or less, adjoining Adam’s Land, in the county
of Jackson, in the vicinity of Jefferson, with a Tan
Yard and other Buildings thereon; it being in the oc
cupancy of CharleB Bacon, levied on as bis property,
to Satisfy a fi. fa. in favour of Timothy Bndgeman,
vs. Charles Bacon and Benajah Dunham—pointed
out by plaintiffs’ attorney.
Two Hundred and Fifty Acres of Land,
more or less, lying on the north fork of Oconee river,
adjoining Dupree, whejreon Stettin Mays now lives;
levied on as the property of Stephen Mays and Storlin
Mays, to satisfy a fi. fa. in favour of John Howard,
for the use of Smith Young, vs. Stephen Mays and
S ter tin Mavs.
JOSEPH HAMPTON, Sh’ff.
Jan. 27, 1827.
One Negro Girl, about three years old,
by the name of Clarecy, and on< black horse: levied
on as the property of William A. Hooper, to satisfy
a fi. fa. in favour of Edward Fefberston, and others,
vs. said Hooper.
WM. NESBIT, Dep. Sh’ff.
POSTPONED SALE.
A LSO, at the same time and place, within the
hours aforesaid, will be sold,
Twenty-five Barrels of Corn, and Three
use.
Stacks of Fodder: levied on as the property of
' i favour of
George Lawrence, to satisfy a fi. fa. in
Allen Dyks.
The Interest of EUemander Warbington
[in Three Negroes, Bet and her two children, belong-
[ ing to the Estate of Esther Wates, deceased: levied
on as the property of said Warbington, to satisfy a
fi. fa. in favour of John S.D. Byrom, for the use of
i John Freeman.
WM. NESBIT, Dep. Sh’ff.
Jan. 19,1827.—ts
WILL BE SOLD," on the first Tuesday in Much
’’ next, at the Court-house in Hall County, in the
usual hours of sale, the following property, to wit:
NOTICE.
*^|^p r ILL be sold, at the late residence of Thomas
Covington, deceased, in Hall-County, on the
Seven Hundred Acres of Land, be the j second Monday in Much next, all the Personal Pro
same, more or less., with a Grist Mill and a Lime P. er fy belonging to the estate of said decked, con-
Kiln thereon, the 'grantee 4ot known, lying on the sistingof about Fifty Barrels Com, and other articles
waters of the Walnut Fork of the Oconee river, *“ *
NOTICE.
dthe House of Sarah Waites,
in Gwmntftt county, on the second Wednes
day in Mal^hnext, all the Negroes belonging to the
Rstato of Bather Waites ! dec’d. consisting of One
Negro Woman, and her CHjHren—Sold for the bene
fit of the hews and creditors of said Estate. Terms
made known on the day.
ELEMANDER WARBINGTON, AdnVr.
January 5^—is
whereon Isaac Sow-el, now lives; levied on as the
property of I. Sowel, to satisfy two fi. fa’9. one at the
instance of James Blackstock, and one at the in
stance of Charles Dougherty, vs. said Sowel.
Two Hundred Acres of Land, be the
same, more or less, the grantee not known, lying on
waters of the Mulberry Fork of the Oconee river ;
levied on as the property of James Claghorn, to satis
fy a fi, fa. at the instance of James Wirt, for the use
of P. J. Murrey, vs. Wm. Claghorn, Andrew M‘£ver,
and James Claghorn, security.
Two Negroes, Jim a Boy 8 years old ;
Linda, a Gill 6 years old; levied on as the property
of Jesse Clayton, to satisfy 12 fi. fa’s, issued from a
Justice’s Court at the instance of Patrick Brewster &
James M. Prescott va. Jesse Clayton, and Felix H.
Walker, his security—Levied and returned to mu by
a constable.
Two Hundred Acres of Land, be the
same, more or less, the grantee not known, lying on
the Walnut Fork of the Oconee river, with a Grist
Mill thereon; levied on as the property of Jo9iah
Hickman, to satisfy a fi. fa. at the instance of John
M'Connell, for the use of Hamilton Winn, vs. said
Hickman.
too tedious to mention.
THOMAS BYRD, Jr. Adm’r.
February 9.—40ds.
NOTICE.;
A LL persons are hereby cautioned again
ding for any note or acceptance of mir
iinst tra-
mine from
Col.'Burwell Pope, of Oglethorpe, as I have sufficient
ffsets against them, and will pay the said claims to
°oo other person but said Pope himself.
C. C. BIRCH.
February 9. ’ \ •
T^JINE months after date, application will be made
ill to the-Honourable, the Court of
to the-Honourablc, the Court of Ordinsry. of
Jackson County,' when sitting for Ordinary purposes-,
for leave to sell the Real State of Abraham Williams,
. HOLLOWAY WILLIAMS,
ABRAHAM WILLIAMS,
February 9.—ra9m
rilliams,
’ | Adm’r.
NOTICE. •
W ILL BE SOLD, at the late residence of James
Hulsey deceased, in Hall county, on the 21st
day of February next, all the Personal Property of
said deceased, consisting of Horses, Hogs, CowS,
Sheep, Cora, and Fodder; one Still; one set Black
smith’s Tools; Household Furniture, and other arti
cles too tedious to mention.
PLEASANT HULSEY, Adm’r.
Jan. 2, 1828.
ADMINISTRATRIX* SALE.
VK7ILL BE SOLD at.the late residence of Michael
” Macken, deceased, ip Gwinnett county, on the
' first Wednesday in March next,
AU the Personal Property of the said de
ceased, consisting of Hogs, a quantity of leather,
Household Furniture, Currying Tools, &c.—Terms
made known on the day of sale.
SARAH MACKEN, Adm’x.
^ Jan. 12,1827.—ts
or less, and known by pa
11th District of Hall County, lying <
creek; levied on as the property of Warren Barnet,
to satisfy two fi. fa’s, issued from a Justice’s Court,
one at the instance of John Shepherd, and one at
the instance of Green W. Smith, vs. said Barnet—
Levied and returned to me by a constable.
Forty Acres of Land, be the same, more
or less, lying on the waters of th Grove river, ad
joining Dodd and others; and one Bay Marc 12 years
old; levied on as the property of Samuel Paxton, to
satisfy a fi. fa. at the instance of Peter Weaver, vs.
said Paxton,'and Caleb Herndon, his security—the
property pointed out by the, defendant.
Seven Head of Cattle; levied on as the
property of James King, to satisfy a fi. fa. at the in-
stance of Stephen Reed, vs. said King—the property
pointed out by the defendant.
JACOB EBERHART, Sh’ff.
Jan. 19.—ts
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE.
'WILL BE SOLD on Tuesday the 27th of February
next, at the late residence of^Ahi^fam >Vil-
liaras in Jackf * 1
*Th
ison county, within^ sale hours,
ie Personal Estate
of arid Abraham Williams, late of said county, de
ceased, consisting of Horses, Hqgs, Cows, Com, and
Fodder, and Household and Kitchen Furniture.—Sale
to continue from day to day until the whole is dis
posed of—Terms made known on the day of sale.
HOLLOWAY WILLIAMS,) ...
ABRAHAM WILLIAMS,
Jan. 10,1827.—ta
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE.
WILL BE SOLD, on Tuesday the 20th of Februa
ry next, at the late residence of Thomas Hinton,
iiate of Clarke county, deceased, all the perishable
'jproparty belonging to the Estate of said deceased,
s consisting of Horses. Hogs, Cattle, Sheep, Com, anti
Fodder; Household and Kitchen Furniture, and ~
number of articles too tedious to mention.
A| the same time and place, the Plantation will be
rented, and the Negroes hired for the balance of th
WOOD & JONES,
H AVE ju3t opened a fresh a^sortmenfiof GOODS
from N. York, consisting of Super Blue, Black,
Oxford Mixt, and Fancy Coloured Cloths and Casai
meres, together with their usual supply of superkr
/feady made Coats, Pantaloons, ana Vests.—Also,
Fifty Acres of Land be the same morel t Sl^V upp, L° f
less, and knew, by p,K rf Lo, No. 74, f I
Super Super Beaver and Rorum Hats, made to order,
are also received.
February 9.—3t.
on Wawhoo I
THE CHARLESTON OBSERVER,
A RELIGIOUS Paper published weekly
Charleston, S. C. on an Imperial Sheet, at $9
in advance, or $3 50 at the expiration of three months.
This paper has received the approbation of the Synod
of South-Carolina arid Georgia; and the names of
Rev. Drs. Palmer, Leland, and Henry, and Messrs.
McDowell; White, Bnirt, and other*, are pledged to
aid in famishing its column* with oripinakiuartar. .
B. GILDEBSLEEVE, Editor.
January 30. . ‘ . t:
W ILL BE SOLD on the first Tuesday in
March next, in Gainesville, Hall county,
ANTIQUITIES OF FLORIDA.
Copy of a letter from Judge Brackeitridge,
of Florida, to Col. White, Delegate in
Congress from that Territory, January
14, 1827.
SIR: In compliance with your request,
I will now proceed to give a brief topogra-
of the curious
part of our Territory, in
within the lawful hours of sale, the following pro
perty, to wit:
Two Hundred and Fifty Acres of Land, .
on the waters of Bigg creek, adjoining Alexander 1 phical and historical sketch
and others, and known as Lot No. 165, in the 8th I and interesting part of ou _
stance of GeoTgc Murphy and others, vs. said Mont-1 -*- * ie twenty townships exposed to sale last
gomery—the Land pointed out by defendant. J May twelvemonth, contain a very large pro-
One Hundred Acres of Land, more or I portion of excellent land, which has been
less, lying on Allen’s Fork, waters of the Oconee nearly all purchased, with a'view of settle-
river, granted to Demsey Rogers; and one Bay ment . f n appearance, it is entirely Unlike
: rs;. f S*r«Ka *»>• p* * .1,! a** L *.
found every where,and thenumerous flowers
which embalm the air, during a great part of
the year, may, perhaps, have occasioned the
name of Florida to be given 5 for I will pre
sently show, that, after Mexico, this was the
first part of the American continent which
became the scene of Spanish adventure.
The only regret which I feel in contempla
ting this beautiful region, is its very limited
extent—an Osis, which appears to have
been formed, by nature, in one of her most
sportive and fantastic Humours. The gen
eral substratum, perhaps a few feet above
the level of the sea, is a soft lime- stone, of
recent formation. In the pine wood plain,
which stretches towards the highlands of
Tallahasse, the stone is often found in mas
ses on the surface. ;
About sixteen miles from the port of St.
Mark’s we begin to ascend, and enter the
country described; the ridge forming, in
some measure, a barrier to the passage of
the water to the sea ; on the contrary, the
streams, in general, rising near the summits
of the hUls, flow downward, until they reach
the general bed of the lime stone, where
they either sink into the fissures of the rock
or spread out in lakes, which have their sub
terranean passages ; but they again rhe on
the south side of the ridge, and form some of
the largest springs in the world. The Wa-
kullen comes forth at once, a noble river,
two hundred yards in width, its source not
less than one hundred feet in depth, and so
transparent, that apersoh standing by the side
of it, feels as though he were on the edge of
a precipice. The lakes of Tallahassee a-,
bound in fish ; the trout, bream, perch, and
soft shelled turtle; and in winter, with wild
fowl. The soii, as well on the uplands as
in the valley, is adapted to the culture of the
sugar cane, rice, sea-island cotton, and In
dian corn. Hitherto }t has been healthy,
and it is fair to presume that it will continue
so ; the winters are of course mild, and be
rithin the reach of the sea breeze, the
lieat of summer is greatly moderated.
The appearance of a dense population, I we hn
which seems at one time to have covered
this country, has induced me to make some
enquiry. While at Havana, I could learn
nothing; but while at Charleston, 1 met
with an English work, Roberts’ account of
Florida, 1763, whiclj, gives a piece of histo
ry apparently but little known. The dis
trict of Apalache. it appears, was inhabited
by a race called Attimaco Indians, with
whom the Spaniards have become intermin
gled. The Bamassee Indians, who lived
near St. Augustine, backed by those of A*
palache, made frequent excursions into the
new settlements of South Carolina, threaten
ing them with total destruction. In conse
quence of this, Col. Moor, Governor of
that state, made three inroads into their
country in the years 1702, 4 and 6, march
ing to the Flint river, and then taking a di
rection to the south, towards Tallahassee-
In his last expedition he entirely defeated the
Spanish Governor, a Don Juan Mexia, kil-
,n ling and taking prisoners above eight hun
dred of the Spaniards and Indians—Don
Mexia himself being one of the prisoner
Col. Moor transported 1400 of the Indians
god fixed them in a settlement near the Sa
vannah river. The Settlements were com
pletely destroyed. This agrees tolerably
well with the traditionary account of the old
Indian Chcfixico, who says his father told
him the settlements formed by the. intermar
riages of the Spaniards and Indians, had
been destroyed by a great warrior, after
three different invasions. Chefixico says
that when a boy, the country was so open
as to be scarce of game, and was not resor
ted to by the Indians until the forest grew
Spaniards proceeded through extensive fields
of corn, beans, pumpkins, and other vegetal
bies which extended on either side of the'
road farther than the eye could reach. Be
tween the fields a great number of houses Were
scattered about without any order, as in the
villages. On the next day the governor
went in advance, with 200 Cavalry and 100
infantry, and Reached the principal town,
which he found deserted. It consisted of 250
large good houses, in which he lodged his
army, while he himself occupied the resi
dence of the Cacique. Besides tins town;
there was throughout the whole, district, at
the distance of half a league, a league, and
a league and a half, villages- containing sixty
or a hundred houses: besides h vast number
of dwellings, scattered about without order-
The face of the whole province is delightful,
the land fertile, with a great abundance of
provisions, and a plenty of fish, which the
natives catch all the year, and preserve fof
The governor and his followers were
Mare
ton
William Jones, vs. said Whorton and Cobb—property I sea-board. Instead of being a plain unva-
poinu d out by defendants. ried surface, it resembles the high lands a-
Fify Barrels of Com; levied on the pro- bove the falls of the rivers in the Atlantic
perty of John Gamer, to satisfy a fi. la. in favour ofj fltntps _ is booMiMU hv bill
-i u ^ y a “ ,avo . u, t °i states, and is beautifully diversified by hill
Jeremiah Field, vs. said Gamer—property pointed 1 , , , , J . ,
out by defendant. and dale, and rendered picturesque by the
One Bay Horse, with a ball face: levied number of lakes, whose pure waters reflect
on as the property of Stephen Gamer, to satisfy a I the forests of oak, which frequently clothe
fi. fa.| in favour of Geoige Woodliff, vs. Stephen and I the sides of the hills, down to their very
John Gamer-—property pointedI out by John Gamer, margins. These lakes receive a number of
anuary . . . . E, . . I streams, which flow* from the higher grounds
onrl tliomool voo-«n IViaiv LaoawiA
.year. Among the horses is an eteoant Stallion of
the finest blood which this country can produce, now
in his seventh vear. Persons wishing to purchase
a one will do well to attend.—Terms made
own on the day of sale.
RACHEL HINTON, Adm’x.
Jan. 9,1827.—2ts.
K i "V
VALUABLE PROPEBflHf FOR SALE.
T HE subscriber offers for sale, 10 or 12 likely
ytiuag Negroes—Also, a Tract of Land on
Jack’s creek, Walton county, adjoining lands of
Simon Holt and John Sillman, supposed to be equal
-in quality to say land in Walton county ; the Tract
contains Two Hundred and Fifty Acres, and has a
small improvement, about 40 or 50 acres cleared.—
"What of the abase property is not sold by the 20th
' ’ * : OUt-
! the
the first Tuesday in rind lose themselves in their p’acid bosoms
. ;»,• .u ii court housc in Hall The largest of them ere called the Imonia,
county, with*O, of -Je. >b. iMtowng] ^ Miawuki, each of Whicfeii
W ILL BE SOLD, on
April next, at the
property, to wit: , . , •' .-irirr
One Negro Boy by the name of Jefferson, [ r0 « th,rt y* to fort y m ‘\ e3 circumference
about fourteen years old, of a dark complexion, the Ithere are many others of smaller size
property of May Mullins, to satisfy a fi. fa. m favour I affording many beautiful situations for coun-
FoJJohn Lay; issued on the foreclosure of a Mortgage, 1 ' ‘
vs. said Mullins. J. P. BROOKE, D. S.
January 26.
[toy fcesidences, where the natural open
groves of oak, lrieMyy*,bflBfih« and magnolia
grandiflora, surpass in magnificence the
proudest parks of the' Jwagltoh nobility.
I The soil of the uplands hears a strong re
semblance to the best part of Fri
W ILL BE SOLD, on the first Tuesday in
March next, at the Court-house in Gwinnett
county the following property, to wit:
n . . . ' i • . | semmance to uie Dear part ot I’nnce
One sorrel horse levied, on as the pro-1 aa i
perty of John Sparks to satisfy a fi fa in favor 3 Maiyl^ld i fad .the Tace
John WjogfieM f vs Samuel SUearmon and John I country is not unlilvo the South side
Sparks, of the Potomac, opposite Washington city
Three hundred and sixty apres of land, j In the valleys, there is a much heavier
more or less, *%oining Parram and others, levied on growth of timber, and frequently deep cane
as the property of William Sikes to satisfy a fi fa in ’—* - m. , « -
THOMAS W. HARRIS.
. . \ 2—5t
favour of Jesse Sturdivcnt, property pointed out by
John P. Winn,
JAMES LOUGHRIDGE, Shff
January 24,1S27.
brakes. Th|re are, also, frequently to be
met with, grassy, ponds, surrounded
glades, whici»afford excellent pasture. The
strawberry, the wild grape, ;and plum, are
delighted to see this country arid its fertility,
but found the Indians fierce Arid warlike*
To shew the fertility of this province, It suf
fices to say. that the whole of the Spanish
army, together with the Indians in their ser->
vice, exceeding 1,500, and three hundred
horses, subsisted on the supplies taken at
first; and when they stood in need of any
addition, they never went more than a league
and a half to procure it. The country is al
so well suited to the raising of every kind of
live stock, having fine woods, excellent, wa
ter, lakes, ponds, and reeds, whiclLjyittfe
eat so readily, as not to require any Jiind of
grain in addition. It is also well adapted t<*
the culture of silk, from the gTeat quantity of
mulberry trees ; and there is besides, Aw a-*
bundance offish of an excellent quality. 5 ’)
This description is wonderfully acc^fite.
The settlement of this country ma^ perhaps
be dated from the year 153C ♦ which, until
the destruction in 1706, would be nearly
years. It is probable that'a part or
De Soto*? army rosined in possession |
. bo^ves/nBy^wenrii account of
the exact period at whidfff trfc Spaniards
made their settlements. It isv^ated by
Roberts, that previous to their d<^Sinction
by Gov. Moor, they carried on a
able trade with Havana, by small
After the destruction, the comity appears
have been lost sight of by Eur&pear
powers ; the Spaniards made no -attempt tc
settle it again ; and it was not until about
the year 1763, that the Briurh built the
present Fort of St. Mark’s, but formed no
settlement, perhariS’on account of thd hos^i
tilities of the Muskogee Iildidns ; fwhd \ f ,
then possessed it. During the period thd
Spaniards subsequently possessed it, the
Seminoleans and Muscogees carefully for
bade gny one to enter it. Asa proof of'
how little it was known to the Spaniards, l
will mention the fact, that there is not a
ingle Spanish grant in the whole of it :
the grant Of Forbes merely approaches its
borders. In some eld maps it is marked
“ the Apalache old fields.” The march 0?
Gen. Jacksoil into this district, in 1818, hi
pursuit of the Seminole Indians, was thb
first notice we ever had of it. It is now
about three years since our settlements be
gan ; ahd contains a population of about
2000 souls, wlych is tap idly increasing.
By the last census, Tallahassee contained
about 800 and 5 or 6 mercantile establish* ,
ments, which an
up ; that it was then full of Orange ahd Fig'
trees, and the roads and bridges still to be
seen. At present the traces of the rGads
are still visible, and also numerous sites of
villages, forts, and private residences,
number of towns are laid down on the old
maps, the principal of which are, St. Ma
thew, St. Aspalaga, Ocon, Tapalaga,
St. Mark de Apalache, Ayavala, San Pedro
&c. No such place as St. Louis is marked
and 1 am at a loss to know on what author*
ity the ruins of a fort near Tallahasse has
jeon called by that name.
The district of Apalache, we learn, from
Garcillass de la Vega, was very populous at
a period more remote. Pamphile de Nsr-
vaes was the first who discovered the bay of
Apalache, but was compelled to retreat on
board his vessel wWi great loss. This is
the same person who was afterwards ap
pointed by the governor of Cuba to super
sede Cortes-in the conquest of Mexico. Ele
ven years after the landing of Names, that
is, in 1540, the celebrated Hernando Soto
landed at Tampa bay, and marched along
the coast, until he came to Apalache, of
which a very curious and interesting des
cription is given. “ The governor and his
companions having beqn informed, in the
town of Osachile, that the province of Apa
lache, which they had heard so highly prais
ed, as well on account 'of the abundance
and fertility of the soil, as for the valor of its
inhabitants, was now at no great distance,
were desirous to see whether it was as fer
tile as it was represented to be” After a
slow and tedious., march, opposed at every
step by parties of Indians, and after several
bloody engagements, he reached
vines. “ At daylight,” he observe
extensive busiriesSJ^
One wing of the Capitol, a handsome brick#
building is now completed, and occupied; [
TheV|
1
this winter by the legislative council,
country begins to wear the appearance oft
cultivation ; good roads ire made in all dl-
rectlons, and carts, waggons, and carriages
are constantly travelling them. The grant
to Gen. Lafayette, containing 23,000 arireS,
Of the best land, adjoining the town, ref*
mains a wilderness ;• hut it is to be hoped,
that something anil he done with it before
long : for, so large a body of land remain
ing unimproved, must undoubtedly tend to
retard the progress of the town. If the
grape, the olive, and the silk worm, can suc
ceed any where in America, it must be here.
This present to the good old General, no
doubt, frequently occupies his thoughts, hot,/
gs an object of sordid speculation, but r ~
the means of uniting his name, and his i
terests, with the very soil of our republic.—-I
am respectfully, your most obdt. servt.
H. M.-BRACKEN-RIDGE;
Col J. M- WttlTE,
Delegate of Florida;
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MISCELLANEOUS EXTRACTS.
A late Brussels paper contains the fot- k
lowing highly interesting paragraph, whicb/ y *
\rd hope will turn out to be true. ■■■■
moiety of tho discoyeries and invent!or
mentioned in foreign papers were true.the'
would scarcely exist any natural
that might not be removed—any
in tho Mechanic ^Axiv-ibAtJE*
speedily overcome.:
-Deaf and Dumb.—T)r. NeWbo‘utgh,( of
Brussels, has just obtained complete sue-"
cess in bis operation' on five individua!\iz.
Charles Cestree, aged 11 : Louis Dalorgo,
15, and Barbe; Jane ; rind HenTv, De Laloy,
aged IS, 16, and li>, years respectively.
''nr the 22d November, * * "
present one hjesty.
g been since invitel
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