The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-09-26

The large fSamP through which the river, mean
der after their feparaon above the boundary inter
feed in alo all directions by liualler water eour-
ies which maintain connanr connection between the
main branches; freh of them were uied by our
people in paiiine, and repairing from Que fde the
other are laid down on the map
AT the month Of the Mobile river, and or the welt
iide, ttands the town, city of Mobile. The iitua-
ton is handfomc, aud fone of the houfes toera-
by good, and Tor 10 fmal place, the trade is een
derable; but is faid to be unhealthy during the
months of July, AuguR, September and October.
The tort Is OF brick, and fla ds fort dance be-
low the city it is we'll built regular work, and
was taken from the Britih diring our revolutionary
| war, by Don Galvez who Commanded the troops of
his Catholic Maeay. Sine. that time, it has been
rebuilt, and put in good Fate of defence.
From the traverie of the river between the boun-
dairy, and city, the latitude the latter appears be
| aboua5o' So 3W north, and the longitude, 50 52'
Ia" welt, from the royal observatory at Greenwich.
The bay isextenfve, and fuppoied to be about 9
leagues in length but too ihoal for large fpping
The latitude of the bar, the entrance into the bay
iron, the Gulf of Mex;so, ! found by mean of two
good obervations to SOP le so" north and as the
eouris OF the bayi rly north and fonth the ong
tude muis be nearly Tee fame as that of the city.
The up-lands of Ken Florida, as is bounded
generally Of y inferior quality, except the
Miiirpi and is but little value for either planting
or farming. The river bottoms fats are all fer
tie but too ineo nGderabe as to quantity, low
and niarihy, to g we much value to the province.
Ii may be ohfcrved, that no relri6sions in this
country have cen found 70 effe ive as to prevent
iettiements berg made where the land has been
good con elufion may therefore be fairly drawn,
that this prov nee, which has been aided by France
Great Britain and Spain, each in her turn, and yet
remain IN great degree unfettled, mutt be materi-
ally defecii re i'll point Of foil.
III ist 81, 81, IL,
Penfacola have been Hourihing places but this was
owingto eauies not Immediately dependent upon the
ioii. ~ re latter the feat of government while
the Pro mace was held by Great Britain and from the
excee Ice of the harbour much frequented by the
hipPr g of that nation, and both places well iiruatcd
Tor ;hryiug the Indian trade, which was at tina,
time very comfortable but that trade having greatly
oeeieaied, from want ofinhabitans, and the necela-
y Articles of expectation, thoe cities have declined
ali o. Mobile is now beginning to recover, but this
owing to the fettements forming north of the boun-
Gary, on the TOmbecby, and Alabama Rivers. Not
withdrawing the favourable fituation of thofe cities,
DIZZY can never be OF much consequence hut from the
OF the country north of the boundary which
mas greatly the advantage in point of foil and climate
| Although WeH Florida is of but little importance.
when eonfdered alone, and unconneaed with the
inmenIe consequence WHEN
viewed poieiIing all the avenues of commerce TO-
and from large productive country. A Country ex-
tenoing north from the Sill degree of north latitude
to the iources OF the PEARL Pafcagola Tombecby, A.
abana, Coeneeuh, Chattahocha, and Flint Rivers, &
| at leatt 500 miles from ea1 wet. The coat of
this province abounds in lve-oais and red cedar in
comfortable abundance fit for fhip building, which is
not to be met with north of the boundary
From the isfety of the cont of this province added
to the great number of harbors proper for COATING
veiies that of Peniacola into which Feet NAV fail
and ride with fafety, and that of ST. Tofeph's into
which vefiels not drawing more than feventeen feet
water may fail at all times; it mutt be highly impor
tart in commercial point of view, and if connected
with the country north of it, capable of prefcrbing
niaratime regulations to the Gulf of Mexico.
| In a political point of view, Wet Florida NAV be
eoniidered as an Object of the greatef importance to
large divifon of the United States; becaufe that
power, which holds the avenues to commerce NAV
give tore to the meafures of another fiould il he
untriendly to liberty, and public happiness
The population of Wen Florida isIvery inconhdera
ble The principal fet,len,ent is on the Miiifippi
between the boundary and the Iberville. On the
north fde of the Iberville and the lakes to the Gulf
| of Mexico there few fcattering inhabitants.
Thence along the coat, to Mobile Bay, there are a
lew more. There are likewife few about the Bay
From the city of Mobile, up the Mobile, and Ten
law Rivers, to the boundary, there may politely be
forty families From Mobile Point to Peniacola Bay.
there are inhabitants, and more than half do
zen farms on the Bay. From the head of the Bay,
up the Coenecuh TO the boundary, there are two
plantations farms The population of the cities of
Mobile and Peniacola, does exceed Stteen hun
dred inhabitants. From Peniacola Bay to ST. Marks,
there no Inhabitants.