The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-09-22
COMMUNICATION.
HTHarI' on 'h' aa'r-ai 0Soartscrs cf TIE Ngir7?pi
Territory, ~ a CHi=en Of Ipejt.sefon Cosaty.

Territory, ~ a Cni=sn Of Ipejt.nsfon C,nafy
HE convenience OF navigation, is euual, or per-
maps hyperion 10 any part If the Atlantic fas OF The
! fame extent. This Territory is wa!led ON the welt
by The MH.Ippi, the navigation of which is well
known the country between that river an. romi,g-
oY' IS wstered by the Pearl and Chiealawhay rivers.
Which rs neinded in the treaty wi.h the Chock,a,v In
| dians; yet remaining unrarifisd bv Conpr.f.. Tie
iorl5igey river afford. the mua advantageous navi
CATION, and runs nearly through the centre Of the FER
rtory, nearly north < inuh this river heads final
ditianee iouth of euneilee river aid could without
very great exPence, be connected with that river by A
proper sana ihort daauce, 10 as to carry on the
trade OF iennefee and the lower part of X n,uclsy
| through this channel, about half the experce .f
carrying on through Its preient channel Shippimq
can aicei'd tomb;eby as high Franklin iut above
Fort St. Stephens, with cafe and .asety the tide
flows eonlde1abiy higher, and large boats can 90
WITHIN inaii dtance OF reiTeiIee river, acrors to
wi.eD the country IS level for good wavrpn road :;
and from Naihvie, TenntiTse, 10 Franklin M T.
is not above $50 miles; il road was or,,rd in A;
rect line, and the land carriage between the two
places, IS hardly equal 20 TIE di9ance over the
mountains between Philadelphia and Pitti5urg which
would De great aving, even until Canal could be
cut or the nav CATION OF boats eaablihed ND as hvl
as they could 60 This river is interrupted with
dangerous falls as the Ohio and many OTHER rivers
OUT Is gentle and the current alnnua motionl.ls in
hummer, even above tile water exceDt af,y tboals
which can b. rendered free from dairer by a FiraM
exPence. he Iuikaoola is an ean branch of TIM.
RIVER is h&Vsaoe Tor boats very ccEfderAb.e Gii.
lance INTO mott fertile country. The Alabama in
teriects the Iombgby jun above Tort Stcddart and
waters the eacrn par, of the TERROR ia nayi,abe
very high upisto rich country. i he Ysz,o river
makes out OF the Mhlippi alords good navigation
Tor the country adjoining, which for richnes Of foil
is perhaps, as ALTO Comfortable portion Of the lands
on the lombgby, TufS ilooia AMI Alabama rivers
equal to aEJ in the world for production of corn cor
ton and wheat and tobacco, &c There is a VERY
ina'i portion OF the large dAritt competing this Ter
rhory, out what is poiried Of eaiy and convenieu,
navigation although there are large tracts of fsrt
lands oi very hyperion quality; there are large for
ems OF pine barren, which lerve fora laiiing range
lot CATTLE winch thrive TO great perfection and never
require any iced IN winter The country near the lea
more rs not generally marhy, Georgia and CAROL
ma oa me creeks and ipriugs continue even to the
iea more ne country eomprehended in the treaty
WIN ,le Chocktaws comprehends large portion nj
valuable lands and timber, and would conne.4 ,he
iettitinents on the MiGllpp; and Iombigby if ra,i
ned and cut OF al connection CT the Chocltaws With
| the SPiniards. Although the bed Of the Tonhirhv
rlVer isievei, the adjoining country is generally hgi
a"d 'he ar pure when comparing the ile naviga.
ton, the fertile land with the atural fupport Of t5t
tie, without labor and all the ADVANTAGE. non,r,
o! North America can boa as its fuperior by nature
the ad ct government is eGary rae the peo
PIE and place to that rank which they are defined
by nature. The ratification Of the Choektaw treaty
aud tho Tree navigation of Mobile and fsvorabl,
llna policy, would lUon contribute TO the numbers
lhliicient tor fate. Nothing would be Greater
iasty to the weisern country than rong militia for
us de!ence, TO fcure which, favorable land policy
would greatly contribute. II the revenue Is
by iuch policy might be neeeGary the expencss OF
keeping up troops, "oud be in an equal degree IN
neceiiary. AT pFeient the Spaniards exact with ri.
gour IL per cent. on American commerce EXPORT &
lame tor import 81 per OF the prelen, labor
OF the people on the Noble waters, for pafIinc the
great highway Of nature from one American port 70
another Its not objectionable calculate the add
tionai revenue on imports, be f'.or,ly augmented
IN very great degree by increafe Of population
aud cultivation, which would naturally follow the e
vents favourable 20 emigration. TIE speculation OIL
lands might be lelencd by scuring to real rmigrants
the right to purchaie Reasonable terms tracts of an
extent, iutabIe to the numbers belonging to family
It may no. be amis TO tate the produ ttion from la
Dor which will be found correct by the ftr6ten en-
quirer Il Isl moderate crop OF cotton which produ
ces 1000 b ci feed cotton, and upwards of 1000 has
been gathered from az of land the corn and 10
1aeco are nearly as the bea lands on Roanoak and
lone other rivers to the north ward Great quantity
of fip timber and otier timber abounds with cedar
mulberry, W. oak, walnut, cherry. &c. &c.
September q, sO..