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Georgia & Carolina Gazette. Volume i.] TER M S OF THE GEORGIA (A CAROLINA GAZETTE . 1* Price to Subscribers, three dollars per annum, half in ad vance. 2. Advertisements for the firft inlertion feventy-five cents per square, and fifty cents for each continuation. 3. Advertisements will not be inserted uniefs previously paid ibr. N. B. Gentlemen who have been jo obliging as to obtain Sub feribers for this Paper , will con fer an additional favor by for warding a jlatement of the names to the Editors as soon as conveni ent. g — -■ - ’ <HIIIWIIM.——■ ■ ■mi - Wl■■■! ■ —’ ■— >■ w 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. 11 -- - * V </+ • 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 [Number 19.