The recorder, or, Lady's and gentleman's miscellany. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1801-1802, 1802-09-22

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that Georgia is divided from the Flori-
das by mere land mark, ana rom |
Louiiiana BY the MiiIii6ppl:.
Should your iordifi;p, or che fagact-
otis Mr.. Chalmers, aik how 1t comes 70
pats, that the Spaniards have neyerbeen I
able 20 make any thing of the cottoi
lands ak you, In return, how it comes
TO pats that they have not been able 20
make any thing of rwo-rIlirds OF che
iiland of ST. Domingo, while the FRENCH
have exported, annually, produce 10 the
amount OF .fsvfa asilIions yferiing from
the Other elird Of the fame inanas
But, my lord, the Spaniards have been
able co make ionething of the Cotton
land, on the banks of rhe Miifliifippi.
They have, in forne degree, prodted
from the example of eheir more induitTi-
Gus neighbours, and the New-Orieans
cotton is no leiS familiar to the eats otfitate
merchants than that Of Savannah. The
cultivation has already been fucccfSfully
begun, and there wants nothing BUT the
enrerprize of the French, and the mar
kct of Europe, which France has ar her
abioluEe command, TO render the terri
tory. now cedcd to her, the hrlt in the
world for the produce OF commodity,
in the manufacture of which VIC have
long been an Object ofheg envy. The
fages Of the board 81 trade may iIlum.-
nate thcjr houles, becaule the cotton
lands Of the MiililiipPi,and the manuiac
lures Of Belgium have paaed rogesher
INFO the hands Of the French ). buc tie
nation will finally feel the effects Of this
tranfer and II IS fseldiag alone, my lord,
1!iat eau teach tllen roeitimate the me
rlts OF itatestnens who have an g bsrsai-
/" ter dslpeiitiaa te ettfFgce"
Secondly, this ceiiion may be viewed
e5gi0i4g 20 s5oe French commeuaing in
a9sacs oter HE zOiA gf- the Goysyngsn md
feopF # he U,ai;sl STATES, 10 The prejudice
q ifeaf Rg,stais. And here, my lord, I
an, particularly anxious 10 direef your
attention 60 the map, which have caui.-
ed TO be g,ade purely for the infrnction
YOUR ktrdthip. 60 How pocra thing
- noble oficei' r., sIsr-
u q, garnet at Gar
4, e,sr - ,f,szer-, ~ Fais map Keen called
ten aionths iooner 10 perform his talk,
your iordihlp's niad rnighr have been
| enlightened, and a continent mighr have
! been iayed from che fangs of France!
/ I nc itaFes OF Kent clsy and Tenueifee
and the Other dlttTicrs Which are noryet
! formed inso ftaces, together with the
/ back part OF the ftare of Georgia, cor.
tan population of about half million
OF fouls !; ttiar IS to fay, tenth part Of
the whole population of the United
Sfases. Lhete people arc feperated
rom the Eaitern part Of the union, by
wlidcrncis OF three, four, or five hun
dred miles Their produce, which is
! RATED on the mott fertile foil IN rhe
world, their beef, their pork, rheir
butter, their Indian corn, their wheat,
Their lumber, their ihingles, their itaves,
Their boats and Cheir Hoops, all the pro
duce OF their lands and OF chcir iabour.
mutt md It's way TO market down tho
river Mlil1lppi, Of which the French VIII
no" have the iole command, by being
n pohciiion o. Mew-Orjeans. This
Place, which has ircreated of late years
IN an aLtoniihlrg degree, ard which is
very comfortable in point Of population
and wealth, HIS nor only the command
OF fhe river, but il is tic Only conve
nlent place Of depoGe for goods coming
down from the American fetrlemears,
BY treaty With Spain, which was, how
ever, nos obtained without ZONE difficult
Y and good deal of addrels, the Amc-
ricans Obtained The free paiIaee of the