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From the Augusta Chronicle.
St. Louis, Aug. 12, 1805.
Dear. Sir,
T arrived here the 27th ultimo,
after a moft: fatiguing journey,
but thank God well, as was the
case wi-h Col, Hammond, Mr.
Pope, and the rest of the compa
ny—and agreeable to my pro
mise when I saw you last, I now
endeavor to fulfil part of thar
promt ft by writing you.—We
passed through a charming coun
try both in Weft-I'ennefTee,
part of Kentucky and that moft
valuable tra£l called Indiana
Territory, the whole of thole
lands furpafled any idea I form
ed of them for fertility, in ma
ny places we palled through
prairies where the grass is as
high as an horse, and the land
excellent and not a tree on them,
they are from three to twelve
miles in length, and nearly as
broad, and afforded the moft
delightful landscape t ever saw,
and where we met with wood
land, the cane grew on it as large
and thick as in the low grounds
oa Savannah river, it is healthy
and only wants inhabitants to
cultivate it. I crofted several
large rivers, fay Holstein, French
Broad, Clinch, Red and the Ohio
rivers, the last of which is the
handlbmeft river I ever favv, be
ing about one mile and a quar
ter wide, clear and runs very
gentle, I passed through two
wilderntffes, one of 150 miles
in length, having every 20 miles
a ftauon, and the other about
j2O miles without any houses
but three, and infefted with all
kind of wild animals so that I
think we were lucky in patting
fafe. The river Mississippi, on
the banks of which this town is
iituate, is about one mile wide,
tuns rather rapid and is always
muddy, as liign up as where the
MifTouri empties itfelf into it,
which is 18 miles by water, and
then the Mississippi becomes
clear and is not so rapid, and is
a beautiful river. The river
lyiifiouri, is where I saw ir, ry
tv ties from hence about the lame
PETERSBURG : — (Georgia) —Pr INTED BY BURKE & MCDONNELL.
width and rap city as the Mis
sissippi, but always muddy, this
no per ion can account for.—
These has been n late accoun s
from Capt. Lewis, the last ac
count was by the boat that car
ried him, which returned, he
had then alcended the river Mil
iouri two thoulanri rive hundred
miles; and then wa am-mg -
nation of Indians called the yian
dane nation, wlvCh was the h g -
est up the M iiburi th it an?
the trader- had ever been,
are in daily expectation of : r
ing from him. Goverumtn
few days past dffpatched a b*
tc find our the foilrcf of th
Mississippi, st is under the com
marsd of a Lieutenant Leoc, a
worthy officer, a good draftfmao
and arcift, and who I make n
doubt .will give the U. State
a fatisfa&ory account of it.—
This country appears to me a
anew world, and not known b
its former masters, known I trull
under the Americas govei i
merit. This country from th
informatlon I have cohered a
bounds with mines of cliff cent
kinds—but the moft profitable
are the lead mines, their produdr
is beyond conception. This
town consists of about 360 houf
es, built in general after the
French mode, the inhabitants
chiefly French, (fay Canadians)
who have heretofore but a few
among them been left in a ser
vile state, however since the
adoption of the American gov
ernment begin to taste a little
oi the sweets of liberty, thev
are a well disposed let of people.
The lands adjoining this place
is prairies, for about seven mile
but tolerable good, but about
twelve miles from hence, they
are as good as I ever favv, the
climate is much the fame as
(hat of Georgetown, Maryland,
the water good and the inhabi
tants healthy, all this country
wants is inhabitants, the advan
tages would be great- Lane's
produce from 50 to 60 bushels
per acre oh high land, and a bet
ter wheat no country ever pro
duced, the crops of wheat have
been great, felling at. 75 cents
per buftiel, it wc'ghs from 60
to 70 lbs. per bufhtd, so that
the main ftaff of life is easily
procured, oats 37 1-2 cents per
bushel your money and is verv
good and Heavy.
I would ad vile emigrants co
ming to this country, to go
through your state, (lav Jackson
county) as far as S. W. Point,
where they can either defeend
the river Tennefiee into,the
Miffiffippif or come by land as
the y choose. The lands in Up
per Louisiana, w 11 notin ail pro
bability be given or fold by tht
United States for iome time to
come, but Spanish rights to land
can be purchased lower than
what the United States will dis
pose of the lands here for, at aii
events emigrants will not fuffer
j for want of land. Ihe cattle,
here are rrma: kuMy fine, better
‘i II U R S D A TANARUS, October 24, 1805.
beef is not to be had on the con
tinent, and it is a great advan
tage that they can winter them-
I Ives, hogs thrive well here
m-i are laige, in faCt from what
I can learri and what I have fern,
it is a second Egypt. The trade
of ttu.'i country consists chiefly
in furr and (kins, all of which is
thicflv fenc by the lakes to
M •ntreal and Quebec, the fup
ph sos this trade are mostly
uougnr by the lakes to this
untry—l am of opinion that,
ft moft valuable traffic ought
1.0 be attended to, so that the
id vantage arising from it ough:
i’-er to benefit the United
A the citizens belonging
‘hem—as it is at present car -
red on it benefits jieithcr—tlv
furrs are remarkably fine. Me
■amoks are much m want,
y carpenters, ftfill-Wrigh s,
Wheel Wrights, Blackfiniths
Coopers, &c. and their wages
are high—Taylors (decentones)
Saddlers aud Tanners would do
well. The prelent mode of
government is a temporary one,
they are appointed Judges and
Jufticcs, who were such under
the Spanish government, and
who have not as yet loft fight of
domineering over the inhabi
tants, and what I moft dislike
they, are chiefly aristocrats 1 ! !
They ao? enemies to the emi
gration to this country, as they
are convinced their greatness
muff diminim, as this country
increases in population. We
have no press here, (1 mean prin
ting prels) and I think in a ftiort
time there will be an opening
f r a press, and that to the ad
vantage of the person who car
ries it on. T hope when we get
one here, it will be republican.
Y>ur paper is received here,
aud much attention paid to it by
the Americans, who are chiefly
republicans—l must now rc
queft the favor of you tn fend
ing me your paper per firft post
after the rectipt of this, and to
give the inclofed a place.
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The following are said to be the
PRfiLIMIN ARIES OF PEACE
lately entered into between
the United States and the Ba
fhaw of Tripoli:
The ift. article declares that
there shall be from the conciu
fion of the Treaty of Peace to
be entered into between the Pre
sident of the United States, and
the Bafhaw of Tripoli and the
citizens and fubjeefts of their
refpeftive countries, a firm,
everlasting peace founded upon
principles of reciprocal advan
tage.
The 2d. article provides, that
upon the conclusion efthe peace,
the Eafnaw of Tripoli shall de
liver up to the American squa
dron now off Tripoli, all the
Americans now in his pofft ffion,
and on condition thereof, ail rhe
(objects of the Bafhaw of ‘Tri
poli now in the power of*the
Unitea States, shall be dJivtr-
ed up to him, and as the number
of Americans in the possession
of the Bafhaw of Tripoli, a
mounts to 300. men more or
lels and the number of Tripo
line fubjeCts in the power of the
Americans, to about 100, the
Baihaw of Tripoli shall receive
from the United States the sum
of sixty thoufarid dollars, as a
payment for the difference be
tween the refpedlive prisoners.
The 3d. article declares, that
upon the conclusion of the peace
aforefaid, between the United
Statt s, and the regency of Tri
poli, all the forces of the United
States, which, have been or may
be in .hostilities against the Ba
■h iw of I ripoli in the province.
f Derne, or elsewhere within
tlie dominions of the fa and Ba
haw, lhail be withdrawn thence
rom, and no supplies shall be
g ven by or in behalf of the
United States, during the con-r
muation of peace, to any of the
lubjeds of the said Baihaw who
mav bepn hostilities against him,
or any part of his dominions
and the Americans shall use all
the means in their power, to
persuade the brother of the said
Baihaw, who has co-operated
with them ar Derne, &c. to with
draw from the territory of the
Bafhaw of Tripoli, but they will
not use anv force or improper
means to effect that objeCt, and
in case he shall withdraw himfelf
as aforefaid, the Bafli iw engages
to deliver up to him, his Wife
and his Children now in his pow
er.
MINISTRY of the M ARINE.
On board his imperial majefy's
ship tke Bucentaure , the titb
Thermidor,year 13, 40 leagues
IF. S. IV. of Cape Fwiflerre.
Qn the 20th Meffidor, being
off Cape-Finifterre, I was taken
by the e. n. e. and n. e. winds,
blowing with violence. 4 The
Indomptable carried away her
main-top-mast, and rhe fleet
sustained considerable damage
in their yards and fails. The
winds growing calm, did not
vary, but continued in the fame
quarter ; and I remained in this,
situation, without being able to
rife, struggling against contrary
winds, until the 3d Thermidor,
when I ddcried twenty-one fail
of the enerriy.
I immediately drew up the
squadron in line of battle upon
the larboard tack, Admiral
Gravina made signal to rhe Spa
nish squadron to take the head .
of the ]*ne, and placed himfelf
head of the combined fquadroa.
The weather was excessively
foggy ; we steered towards the
enemy, who also steered towards
us in a scattered line, with the
apparent intention of doling the
: wind upon our rear guard, and
of placing it between two nre,
by a counter-march w : th rhe
wind ahead. As soon as I saw.
him to leeward of r -u r rmarter J
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