Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1816-10-01

h
oy the drough has been increased by the
torrents of rain. writer in that paper,
who signs 4" II starving People," calls upon
the Executive 10 convene the Legislature
TO take the scarcity into consideration, and
the abatement OF Taxes, which, 1t says 1T
is now evident cannot be paid" tie thinks
Congress ought 10 be convened Tor the
same reasons.
In Massachusetts, there are prospects OF
the most plentiful harves, gathered Tor
many years. The weather ipE severa! days
has been remarkably fine FOR ripening the
products OF the earth, and bringing forward
plentiful fall feed. In quantity and quality
many articles exceed the limits oil recollsc.
ion.
Turnip has been raised this season by
a gentleman in Acton Mas. which weighs
on. hundred and sevessy-fwo ounces.
NIEXTCO-A prospective view Of the
probable magnitude oil The population oil
| North America one century hence, might
well Gil the mind Of the conlempla,ist With
wonder and establishment. MOI 10 men
| ton these United States, Of SO vast extent,
and so rapidly increasing in population !;
nor 10 mention the four British PROVINCES
which are likely to become, in process OF
| time, the .Northen Hue OF this western con-
| tinent not to mention these TWO grea! d.
visions of North America Mexico, OF
itself alone, stands iair TO be vast empire, ere
the close Of another century.
Mexico, or New Spain, according toDoc-
| a a 4
regions, east by Louisiana and the gull OF
Mexico, south by the islhmus OF DarIen,
which separates il from Terra Firma in
America, and ives, by the Pncihc Ocean.
Is length is about one and lwenty hundred
miles, aud lis breadth about thousand /;
and it extends from the ninth 10 the loilieth
degree OF north latitude.
| / he following statements respecting that
country contain only part ottne mere out
lines oil Mr.. Humboldt's account
The population Of Mexico, in 1903. con
sisted OF about six millions and an halt and
so ,spid was the increase OF lis population
at that period. that the average proportion
| OF births 10 deaths throughoua the whole
calm, was as ITO 10 100 ] his incleas-
| ing population in Mexico has been accom-
| panied by correspondent, impi osement oil
lis p.odace and also, by the construction
| Of eds Tor its internal coniae;ce.
/ he mines Of Mexico are the most pro-
! dactlve Ut any, th.t weie esGI worked IN
| any county, at any penod OF bis!ory. MOI
that ine orr Is richer, tor II Is nol so rich as
ore found lit some Other COUNTRIES but
there Is an endless abundance oi 1t. lac
whole numDsr VI persons employed under
| ground, LII digging the ore, OF wor.lng the
mines, II about ta.sty thousand the ANNUAL
proc uc,, OF late !e.is, averages about TWEEN
| y Two millions ot dollars the annua! coIn-
| age, in silver and goid, hos neal, doubild
in the las, iiity years.
A great part Of the table land oil MEXICO
| rs extremely terslle and the whole OF that
elevated land exceedingly healthy; it re-
semblss the south oi France IN tempera
tue ii climate.
There is All extreme inequli,y Of wealth
in Mexico. The Count OF Valenciana las
enjoyed an annual income ot tour hundred
and twenty thousand dollars year. The
Marquis oil Fasoaga drew in SIX months
from 4 single mine clear income vi eight |
hundred and thirty thousand pounds SER
ing. Many other Mexi.ans are iinmenss-
~ s,~h. Close TO this inmense wealth,
however, II seen the most wielChed power
y. la the city OF Mexico alone, there are
rom twenty 10 thirty thousand squaiid beg
CARS.
ihe shores Of Mexico are exceeding dan !
gerons 10 nayIgato,s, on account Of the vio-
lent winds and stoims that prevail during
sreai part Of the year and It's eastern coast
IS totally destitute OF harbours, and hardly |
ailords any tolerable shelter Tor ships oil |
burden, On its western coast II has some |
excellent harbours bu, that COAST is ex-
posed 10 violent ,empes,s considerable |
part OF The year.
Ii We consider, in a comparative point OF |
view, the Two neighbouring countries, Mex
leo and the Y .States-whose population is, |
numerically almost could've shall find |
that while the former mas some pre-emi. |
nent advantages, The latter has unspeakably |
the advantages With respect to navigation |
O no country else IN the known world has |
The God oil nature gwen So many and So |
great advantages tor inferior and foreign |
nayIpation sc IN the, wk,c n helnrs,e IN r.. !