The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-04-20 00:00:00

•the eaten of the Mississippi and Ohio will be low,
and the ascent of steem.briais impracticable; sod
peaks'', it would not be advisable ter yes (an Inca-,
lid) to venture within the impart atmosphere of
.Orleans at an earlier seems, that is, before thsfrosts
base commenced, sod a crowded stomas-beet, la hot
w.alier, roast be a my **pleasant situation. Os
this aileoletioa the only roots is the old ono by Bol-
timorn.over the mountains ; by that time the tevePike
..111, I hope, be enoipleted, and then the usdertakiug
will mit be as treeleedeas. The way most be to get
a single-horse waggon and a bone; there are some'
•lishi things made ea perpose, and jest suited to the
. oiceelhoo, smortly painted sad used for visiting wag. •
gone. Is this way may be takeis a freak of clothes,
anal previsions; whet other thilly woks,* mast only
its by the read waggons. If the weather prove fa.
email*, we may make two meals a-day from our
sprovisioss in the waggon, and tile third at the tavern
when we pat up for the eight; of Ibis there will be
time for farther considerstias. I hare already cot
trees needy half &diciest far building a log cabin of
she size I hare mainlined, and could, in a week, fell
enough to complete It tbrosighest ; bet as I shall
want my neighbours' assistance to the raising, I can-
not sew refuse to assist tbem when they require it.
Another hefts we meal Wee; bet I do not consider
it possible to raise one peerless to your arrival in
this country. The log enbin will be bet a terry
pleas to brio( you to; bet yes will brquite as well
of as your neighboers, sad it shall not. be long be-
fore we lieges better either of brick or framed.
" I sea dig geed brick-earth ow est ht, sod
boar also a geed bed hf limestone, an acquisition
many of my neighbours will be without. I have
been in oath full force shoat something or other,
that the cam of Europe have taken but little hold of
me—they appear, as Mr. Birkbeck observes, of as
little importance to es as a dream. I ascot well
lame this place till the beginning of Jane, after
whit* I shall start for Basked with all expedition,
to bring you all over to this country. One of my
first jobs will bete plant a peach and apple orchard ;
this most be done in February. Apple-trees from
seeds will bear in seven ynrs, and generally produces
good halt without grafting. I inlaid new to pro.
cure a quantity of grafted taus, some of which will
bar la three years ; and to-morrow shall pat in a
-reesidarable erased', of apple-seed and peach-stones
which will in Ilene make* lare plantation : peach
trees will predate fruit the third year after planting
the Moses, and plentifully from the fourth. The
pekes of goods bete are astonishingly high— Eaglisit
manolemered goods use double, sad he some plates
triple the Sogligh price. Almost every thin would
pay well to bring seer, admitting the ditty and ear-
vier, steep, hefty fo'reitere. Seger, Moog% sous-
ing any from Orleans, is 23 teats. or 13Id. per lb. ;
• linen mites, sod similes goods, monstban double;
batierdashery almost fear times higher than in Eng.
land. Moebpoverty moms le east among the pee.
,ple here, yet nothing like distress. The people are
not provident, and 'prod too meth time is &Julian
whiskey : this whiskey is the curse of the natino.—
.1 know sassy plantations of 'fire or siz years' stand-
.ing, where met an spode tree has been plaited ; and •
many hews where there is scarce a seal to sit on,
sod the iiilsahitents sot iedostrimes enough to risks
a Mel; yet dmeriame men bees fear or 6n horses,
worth from 40 le 100 &Hers met, a number af
yews, and two or three hundred hop. These old
feelers will swat 'begin to more off ; many of them
talk moth of Bed River, on the Missouri territory.
As settlements increase here the range for cattle is
destroyed, mad deer will grow scarce: when this is
the case them see cannot live; they know this, yet
welcome es smorog thee, and all seem pleased with
us us neighbours. Most of hens hare beer, frontier
men ell their liens, mad always will missies so, still
retreating as pepelation advasers. We have Ss In •
diens siting WO miles of es ; I have net wee one
sitars leaving Baltimore. Deer and turkeys are at
present abundant, bet commit Wog remain so. There
aro wolves, sad a boor is by chance found by the
bunters : neither of these are dangerous. As settle-
meats hoc rrrrr , *eery thing detrimental to homes
comfort will decline.

" Dec. 3.—Ao loterreption presented my finish-
ing this last soot. I have sow got all my hoese legs
cat, sad hope to have it milted ea Tuesday or Wed.
aresday nest. Mr- Dank had se btrease of family Ire
the early part of this week of sandbar sou : be has a
brother its Eagisod, whom istentloo Is to come stet
with his family es seem as coeveoleet. rune all the
plemb.stoeft yee meet with of all kinds, also the
seeds of pears: English seeds of most kinds in
wanted here. Most of the old tattlers are from
Keetecky : there exists a weesiderable jealousy be-
tette them and the Yeekeys ; they receive the Eng-
lish laws% them in a meth more friendly manner
than they do the Now Englanders : the latter are an
indestrioss class of people, sod spend bet little time
in bunting. The whole carcass of a deer, without
the ski., is. he purchased for a dollar. I shall not
neglect icy opportunity of procuring fruit-trees of
every sort that-is to be met with : 're/melees are to
be met with at Ilarmsey. If you hese so *pp.,.
totally to get soy berries of the yew sod belly, d.
so ; I have eel men either of these in this citatory,
sad thisk they would de well fur lire fences. An.
other Englishmew has emend half • section of laid
bet wets eased Mr. Maidlow, who appeers • social,
friendly mos. Perhaps I may speculate iu another
quarter section before I write 'gale, which shall cot
be long."