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London, England, 1804-09-13 00:00:00

C 170 cid i r NATION

Fite fnltviring SkereSet, respecting the iciiiintry soli Nation of
rue ciiiiek are t don front I.:tters written S hit Din.-
At-.,t pi Go.ernittent, and woe resid..g with
the nati.n, to a pimate Friend.
" Choctaw Nation, April 27, Mi.
" I laving already given you an account of what
this count, y does produce, I will now give you an
account of what it is capalsle if producing; and
first of the necessary articles. Ma ze, or Indian
corn, rye, wheat, barley, beans, peas, potatoes, hock
the Irish and Freoch, every species of hortulan plant
known in England, and some that will not grow in
dr it climatsz To the above list of necessary ve-
getables, may be annexed a proportional quantity of
beef, pork, and mutton, milk, butter and cheese.
For raw materials of clothing—skins, wool, cotton,
flax and hemp. When this country opeas for settle-
ment, it will differ much from most new setdernents,
if there be not a government demand, equal to the
rrnduce of the last mentioned :Uncle, to purge of
the usual influx of rascals. Many of the conveni-
eaces of lite, nut absolutely necessary to our sub-
sistetice are included in the above bet : those con-
veniences which approach nearer the lunar it, are as
follows; fruit:, viz. strawberries, currants, whist-
tleberries, plums r.f various kit..tv, every species of
grape, and in the Southern parts the orange, and
perhaps the lime ; the fig in greatest periedion in
every part of the country. Peaches could be pro-
duced in greater abundance than apples in Nese-
England. Apples might also be produced, but not
so well as in the more Northern climates. Sugar.
cane glows very well towards the viol', and in ge-
neral produces, where cultivated, a profitable crop.
At present, however, the culture of cotton super-
sedes every thing in malty parts, and will continue
to do so, as long as the high demand fur it conti-
nues. From the grape the various wines and brandy
may he produced ; from the cane, sugar, molasses,
and rum ; from' peacbes, a most delicious, highly
flavoured brandy, and from the grains the different
qualities of malt liquor and whiskey. The black
mulberry is the natural growth of the rich lands,
and the white mulberry might be easily introduced.
Slk might be manufaeured equal to any part of the
world. Animals of we, pleasure, and sport, maybe
increased with great ease ; as horses, goats, ante-
lopes, and deer. The waters do not abound in
fish, though at this place we get a partial supply.
Iron abounds in the country, and, from the nume-
rous licks, it is probable that it m:y be male. It is
not to be untie' stood that all the land in this country
is good. There is a largo proportion of inferior qua-
lity, and the water scarce in summer.
a For the charaaer of these people, mile& all the
vices possible for ignorant people to commit, with
a certain portion of the most amiable virtues; heigh-
ten the contrast by uniting complacency and tender-
ness with the most obdurately vindiftive tempera-
ment ; shake all together, and take nut a dose suffi-
cient to hang a white mac, and you have a Choc-
taw.".

CARLISLE A7SIZES.
(Concut:l.)

claws v. sessastorsa.
Thonias Gibson claimed air estate wfiich some time
ago was conveyed overt° Mr. Monkhouse byDoro-
thy Graham. Dorothy possessed the estate, but
being reckoned insane, this action was brought to
render her conveyance of it null and void. A num-
ber of witnesses were called on the part of th,!
who sufliciently proved that Dorothy had hem
an idiot from her birth, and had never conJus.cted her-
self like a reasonable woman ; that she was incapa-
ble of managing her own affairs, and never was cr-
imped wish any work ; was per fenly ignorant of the
v4te of money, and preferred half a-crown to Llf-
a-guinea, her choice being determined by the size of
the piece. In short, this poor creature could In no-
thing but just play like a child. So far from being
*able of transaaing money matters, she could not
warn count the nrriner of er lingers, or know the
right hand from the left. After the evidence for the
Illain•iff was closed, Mr. Monkhouse, the Defendant,
agreed to compromise the business by giving up half
the present value of the estate.

FANWICR AND •aoraea v. IRVING.
This was an a&ion of trespass brought by the
trustees for the Charlton Family of
Whi:eliall, against Mr. Irving, tenant under bir
Wilfrid Lawson, Bart.

Mr. Serjeant Coce eta., in opening the cause for
the Plaintiffs. stated tnat this anion WAS brought to
ascertain whether the manor of I orpenhow belong-
ed to Mr. Charlton. or Sir W. Lawson. 1I • end.•a-
vo•irei to prove, that, from time immemorial,. the
Whitehall Family had claimed the Inrdslti sOl the
manor, and ha I always been c•sosidered and Ac-
knowledged to pusses the• kiristlidion over 1 orpe
how comm•nr. That which gave rise to the present
dispute was a lion-kilo at !suit on
this common. which Sir W. Lawson, about eigin
rars ago, lotto the Dzfentlant ; hut," said•the Non,
.04114 •• I shall prove, by a• aturnh.a. of iespeetiible
witnesses, that ttiislimAiln has bees tented of the
Charlton and Salk•:ld Farniiies, and' their prede-
cessors, for many generation.; that whoever g.- t
lime from this kiln paid for it •to the l.'arirly of
Whitehall; and, in franchises granted ley 'a-
way to their terants, a fine was 'levied for every
troAchasent on Torpenhow Comm .n. Besides all
these mai, when \;r Carbon came to 1 orpen-
how, Sir W. Lawson sent him a compNrnemary
ear I, expressing the pa► ittilar obligation lie w nt:ti
be under to Mr. Charitn Yo p.rmission to shoot on
the was•es of %Chiteh••use and Lowmooor, within the
=MOT Forpenhow "

About twenty wi nesses were called on the part
of the Plaintif. many ..f whom had been tenants
under Mr. Charlton, and had farmed
lime ttla or him. she substance of their evidence
t. ..t 'h,.% had -.eon the botradary of l'orpeshow
comas > > rose by the stewards of Mr. Charlton; that
this boundary ineuded a 1 the wastes belonging to
that common ; that Sir W. Lawson had also caused
the boundary to be rode, but, on their interfering
with these wastes. were discharged; that BorrisgilF.
hill limekiln was w ithin the afoiesaid boundary, and
had been occupied by tenants under the Whitehall
Family ever since they could remember; and, al-
though these tenants had been several times dis-
charged by the Lawson Family. they enatintted in
possession until about the year 179 b, earn itiebard
Tysan giving it up, Rob -et Irving was put in pos-
session by Sir W. Lawson.
Mr. Pat C, the leading Counsel for the Defendant,
commented on all the prominent team es of the fore-
going evidence, and admitted that they were very
strong; but obset ved, that those about to be pro-
duces! on the smart of the Defendant would be equally
powerful.
_ _

• The Rev. John Waite deposed, that in August
lne, under the dircaion of Sir Gitfrid Lawsoi., he
mad: a complaint to the workmen of BorresgiU.:Jill
limekiln for burning lime there, threatentr.g them
with an anion if they did not immediately slit.—
Other Witnesses deposed that they hare, under the
Lawson Family, burned lime on the disputed ground.
Several depositions were read, which s:ated that the
general opinion of the neighbourhood was, that the
ground disputed belonged to the Lawson Family.
and that Giltstonebeck was the Wain isry, dec.
Mr. berjeant Coca.t.t. made a long reply s after
which his Lordship remarked, that it was with gr. at
satisfanion he ohss.rved the Jury continue so atten-
tive during such a long and tedispni trial. Alter
sum fling up the whole, the LTarn.d Judge observed,
that in certain cases the eviJe:,ce was strong on both
sides ; but he cautioned the Jury against putting too
much weight on the written disositions as the evi.
ch:nce for the Dclendant ch.eity consisted of these,
they did nut seem to carry such weight a, the body
of evidence on the other side.

After a :tearing of thirteen hoar, the Juri found
a verJi& fur the Plaintiffs.

The groond has been measured oat fur horrock%
at Nisorn ehlf, where the camp now is. Toey are
to be set about immediately, and a part of • he troops
ai,w embarked are to be hutted on the ground during
the w.nter, to assist in building the barracks.
Thursday morning, as. a lahour..r was setting
posts and rails about the stack yard a Mr. DAVI°
Li 'inn, at Swine. near Hull, he found about se.
vcnty English silver coins (in high prescnation), of
King En‘sa o the Sixth, Queen MARV, Queen
ELIZARETII, King JAMell the Torsi, and Kin:.
CHARLAS thr Ftasr. The abi.vo e•:ins had
rently been buried in a bag. as th.: man found some-
thing of that nature when he dub them up. It is
remarkable that this is the third time this year that
coins have been found secreted at Swine, some
which are very ancient.

CORMEXCHANtSr., Watiste4hse, Sart. I!.
In codsequence of hating but few arrieak of What to
has caused a further dna!' advance nn this &mac. N-cw
full as dear. Satiny and Mul are cheaper. N.w White Pees
feel. our currency. Seans of each ki d are rather Weer.
Oat. at about the finish of Monday's a. I k.A lej ; and
to day we have but few buyers at a further small declension.
Frier is about ss. per sack dearer thanOsst week.
CURRENT PRICE OF GRAIN.
Wheat 54..66. 745. Mains 3s.. 44.. 04
Fie,- Jo 7ss. 77.. 04 Tick 'leans 41. 37. 0 .
•vr 38s 41. 01. Oats 14. 171. 89.. 0.1
B llls Ses. 04. 'Waal'. Bb (11.
%4l't
Whit 56.. 0.1. Fine F10ur...„.60. 65. 01
Ur. f rakes...4oo. 4104. 9i. Sexed& ..... frois Od.