Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-05-17

me TIE alarm was snbsicing, as 10 atemp,
ad been made on the coas@ by Miranda
IF any intelligence received froa, n,in. a.
formation he'd been received there from La
Guifa'o the ,o,a april, al wh.eh time Ii.
american vessels we;e loading.
FromMr Ksntuchy Gazette 9f Aprill6.
The letter from Fort Stoddart contains
Interesting accounts. We have seen other
letters trou below confrmlng he accounts
Of che hostile disposition q! sh- spaniards
&C Q P~Y
Of letter from a s. ntleman os respsc;s.
biIty, residing az s'ors olo>'d4r: ca he
Mobile, 10 a eentlea. an 10 this place,
dated Fort S;cddarl, on the Mobile,
March Is, 1906.
DEAR SIR,
When bad las, the pleasure OF seeing
you, promised that would give you
some account Of this 2ounuy. | made the
same promise TO many Other friends, bur
| have no, yet fulfilled It in many instances
on accoun; Of The political situation OF this
county; which though. could not last
long bot which as long as It does last
t.?ows very dark cloud over a country
uh.ch Is cerainiy possessed OF many naa'
RAJ advantages. unknown 10 any new coua-
,ly in the UnileG S.ates. : ht general as.
pcct Of il, however, IS by 10 means lnSIi'
ing; and, indeed, Is peculiarly calculated
to excite the disgust Of q nauve OF Ken.
lucky. Instead Of woods, vasiegated and
enliYrned By !. wonderful. varsity OF TIM
Der, one vast, tuninterfrpted samenesi
spreads over all ,he uplant country, from
the sea 70 Fo,t ST. { sphens. Immense
pine barriers gt.etca ytstnse!ves in every
direction ErI, thGf4 i- ; .a4Iesty IN the
pine, and ali ii. gsnct q Wv open green
lawn, watch appears. az tki5 .caoon OF the
year, after The burning Of he woods, TO-
gethes with such Z bsan'y snd variety IA
he Aowe=v shrubs, which a,;oro The backs
of the deep, c!aa: riv.lets, watch pass eve
ry where through the cooa.ry, that tic
npd Notwithstanding the general uniform.
it,, cannot help Being frrq4eoily impressed
with the mixed sublnlily ADD beauty OF the
scene. Bet the moss impOrtant ciFc0E'
stance is, thai tilese poor pine woods attoFo
an iaexhaustb!e range for hogs and cattle; /
which neither il winner or sumner, are al!
tended will. any expense to &hs owner %! 3
that of ccc s:cnally keeping 'hsni tose'htI'
YET, you would scarcely believe 1t, bot /! 4
is a real lacs, nothing is more commoO'
han tor a man WHO has 500 cows, &c Dc
destitute Of both rn!lk and butter for the
Use ct bis family, and rather thaa tase ih'
pains Of providing little bay or toadt'
Cor their cows 10 the w;nser, they turn 'het
calves oar with them iuto the range, an
send To NV Orleans for coa.e aud sugar
a, a substitute, though they have neither
cream nor butter 70 reudet this beverage
agreeable. We wait New England !a'H' q
ers, VITO understand chcese making, Ora
ther, perhaps, the cheese makers Of o~''' @
ztr!and, who mtehs certainly soon MAKE y
har.isGnc for,ua-. @
"Xcn.s2ty has oFien bsen sad TO D. r.
lae beaI poor mans coAni-y. thios 81 s.
still. Bur lh,5 is a much better rich u'aa
country isis g.uch bet=r for a a1an "m
has half a doaen good working bands ~
can &c: cash FOR what he raises. CopE
sells at from 50 1915 cen!s Per hls1el u
this !ine. Fork, cut Of the woods, u'T q.
ally sells at SIX dollars per hundred, 4" R
cotton is COW selling at four dollsrs per h1p S
dred ia the seed, notwithstanding ihe o.
ties of IL per ccu5. demanded ar AloOH' IS
and the CHI ses of .sroding it TO OT'sap M
Aud though have only spoken O! pine ~
rens, yet, there are~vcry valusoe rIch
yer bottoms; and above for, S.. Stephe"
for forty miles. very cnns:dsri'ie in':
mixture of good upland (ss an "e" M
tormedi which Is soicra5iy rlch. ":"" E