Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-06-03

s. p s. brig Acorn, bound to
*Dsl 9 g ST. ssill At Bsllem, ! !. lose 90
Bsscn, g . you that an Official ad-
time 10 l''O a,s;ysd last night from SIR
,..iiss was r 8. Toulon A.et, (24 sail, OF
|ords, ' s;., ~ Of the line) had got into
which 'O aaSsther with the intention Of
csdis; wo' s,ay. or coming out immedl.
making any 60, ,a,,;oa with the Spanish
stss p .' sIu' When they frs. APP
ships'lsc =; s4 Iohn Orde's fleet were, It Is.
pa!ss al anchor, aud ihs enemy g,s 70 ~ b;r
''o but they did not Otter . % s'' a,;se, !.
from when :
iag''l,' u,,o or8e's feet consisted OF s
slf i l,S line they are now Oft Cape
sal i The Haleyon, brig OF war;
E.p's ss;s morning with the advice 70 Eng
sails W. ~ Walsingham Packet to Ireland
lahd' me "a Brsst stations. II Nelson
Fsr0l ss,s Straits speedily, the e
cones uv', y.t be overtaken, and beat; II
|nsny I I,' escape IS almost certain. By adj
not ' sras, England, ofths q inst. It seems
VICES a0' Rest feet we're IN Carsaret bay,
S watched b BY Sir Charles Cotton. o'pula
a 's.s .sds his vigilance and form a juno
' Joy we xs may expect great eseoss IN the
Summer. E..r-h Minis.
Ter IS arrived here"
:, Hunter. who was appointed by the
.;,s0t.of the United States, coajoipei,r
r;,h M, Dunbar, Of Natehez, TO explore
~ fla,ehi.,a river, and its borders, have
. - the object Of their mission, and
have have procursd materials for an accurate
chart If the river, and the immediate
country j. passes through. The doctor
gives i aauering account of the country,
Generally through which he passed. He
found great variety of soil and situation ;
sometimes a low Fat country, whose whole
surface is overaown by the river in the wet
season; sometimes high and elegant, and
/ !. others broken and rolling but generally
fertile and capable of the highess cultiya
lion. He assembled the river about i've
hundred miles, and found it uniformly gen.
! lie and beautiful; (the velocity of the cur
4 rent not being more than half mile an
hour) from 80 to 100 yards IN width, and
capable Of being nayigated with boats.
with but few distractions, which are east
'lyremoved) as high assthe little Missouri,
"a 'dissanss St $50 miles. The doctor,
who is chemist and mineralogist, found
flew objects worth notice. Iron could not
bs, found IN sufficient consequence to be
named. Coal was found in places, but NOT
IL abundance, and Of very inferior quail
i y, The country abounds in alt.springs,
some Of which are of equal strength with
the waterof tie ocean, He visited the fa-
nous medicinal, or hot. springs of Qua.
shsia, and found them among the greatest
natural cuiosities in the country. They
Issue from hill or mountain, of upwards
o. zoo test in height, and near 100 from
'ss base; and on lmmersing the ihermome-
yer, ltrose in some 10 10, and in Others
70 $50 degrees, Fahrenheit; the surface
u the ground for some distance round, is
sowamasao be felt by the feet In walking
over IT. and snow melts on it Immediately
ASH ialls. They doctor is of opinion that
@sS possess extraordinary medical vir.
tues
From the Information we have obtained
n1a doctor Hunter, and other gentlemen
a"o nase visited the Ouachitta country, VIZ
&C Induced to believe that there are few
psls OF Louisiana, that hold out create,
ssup.allons to emigran,s. Situated on {
ass 'Eer /; avariety Of soil; eligible stu
sava' apure salubrious atmosphere, anc
aan temperate Climate; these are adyan
soss o. which few parts of the world car
'asl louisiana Gazette.
Veiooking over abundle Of old panph
R; y'0s other day happened to take "
.sn0p's " Political Delusion," delivered
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