Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-09-18

Noble is about hals-a mile square, and !,
ands"uicly situated On the river. at In, !
ieaa "i the bay, somewhat ike New-Cas-
lie on r'e DeiAware) Tnis is and ia.,st
'ecome = place oil great ;R,"rtsnce, IN ac.i .
count OF the Fertile land y.,is OH the bans.
d theK tw" great nav,sa1le streams, thei
ionbighy and the Alaonna, which maze
THEIR Jnhctina aoou, nnety miles above the ;
town ot Mobile. l.
The country that supplied this town was
limited by lndiau boundaries, and Law onI
the west si,le of the romsisby. Then it
Afforded not SO much advantage for emit
grafton. Bat. slice the additiG IL land ).
ny gen. Jacksoi's treaty with the Greeks.
which includes the land lying nn the Ala
hama, and part of the roa1bisby rivers.
| last water, and tor the space Of 6 months |
"niie WAS there. the emigration was vety |
considerable, supposed to be from two to |
three thousand, nasty settled on the Ala
6ama, and in the fork of the rivers.
ihismust become u Considerable place
Tor export and import when once Jettert
known to the mercantile world. At pre-
sent they are at the expense to send their !
produce coastwise To New-Oileans.
Our Eastern traders would do well tn
visit that place, as there is great demand
Tor manufactured goods, especially dnIncs-
TIC: and IN retura they would yet cntton,
deer-skins, hides, furs, tar, slaves, lumb,.r.l
&c. On the banks of said rivers is an i'm.
mense quantity OF oak wood suitable for
slaves and plank. There is thirteen feet
Of water or the bar IN ne Mobile bay
The river is nayisau .cs vessels from Mol
DIE to the Town OF jackson and st. Sic. !
phens, which hes up the river about one
aundred n.iies.-Phiiad. Gazette
WannSN, (nilio.) Aug. so. |
UislresSiac.--A dist.essinr accident
happeGed al hsd,atula few days since. the
ctiinstances as far as we have lea,pe,, |
them, are these-A vessel belongings to |
Messfs. Lcet and Hartman. was launched. |
on beard vi which we're $50 persons. men.
women and children; after the vessel Was
launched, while rockine her, she unset and |
seven yo,ns men were drowned Jour oil
them belonged in the vicinity of Ashtabu- |
| la, aad two were strangers. We have "a.
Ken measures 10 obtain particular inf,.rn,a-
tlonwinch we shall lay before the publ;c
lis soon as ii is received. |
.
PORTSMOUTH,. Sent. e.
; - Whate, Shark and Iorpoise.- Wha,e /
was lew days since harpouned in Pos
Pect harbva. lie had been cl,ase,, into
siiOai 'Sater by Shark who was likewise
! taken. The SHARK was is ieet in len0th |
anu mad i've rows Of teeth--a small PR |
poise was taken our of his belly. and y har
rel of oil extracted from MS liver
;, ALEXANDRIA. SEPT. 10.
a Stcindler.-A DETECTION toni, nIaca =,
TINS town on the 26th nit. in the evening. oft
Joseph Duusiass Back, who had arrived
mere some TINE osiofe from Boston, for the |
purpose "f commencing very extensive
p"s'Eess' proportloned TO his capital, which |
was ABOUT 100000 dollars in bills, besides
a considerable quantity OF gold coin. He /
INA apretty perfect Knowledge of every
department vi mercantile business, and |
promised supply Of every article in that
lMe. In inns extensive business he a Nd
5f.'tie'nan OF tins place who had some
properly and friends, with an association.
t'uiih5 their intercourse, he deposited IL
.'s possession TIN BOX soldered in al |
us inns aho elegantly papered, contain
,ts iSoo saineas aud bills to considera-
Die aui"an'' hp"p which he occasionally got
so,ne advances to defray his expeuces.
other blils we've also forwarded ,y ao
Oh established merchant Of this place ia
ms son IN Europe, for the purpose of pro
curing goods by the fall arrvals-and the
nt'enian who was to be " concerned, -
oihclated with the merchant (who was his I
stc4uaIntat ce aud fiiend,) in getting them
iorWai aed, aud endorsed them 70 a consiJ- |
cradle amount Oh account of the company
While Black was proceeding 10 make
ms preparatory arrangements during
| which time he passed Into GOOD comnany
with some ecfat, and bought of oentle
nan where he lodged $500 worth of bread
which ne shipped for PHILADELPHIA. He
| made several proposition. TO, large Durcha-
ses, to be paid with bills, or sometime
specie which brought him into noiicc; aud
description OF his person being ascertain /
e4 by a house here, they found him t. be =
man they had fr some time had orders t.
ar est 4 I'm their New York corresp U,lc1f.l
OF WI m ne had purchased flour, aid "a
re FPs'ch ieape q writ was fnrth,vithI
pr1cu-e "a 81 yed for $500, when he de
ciaFec eAt,re ignoraRce of the gentleman
- "hnn the mons was due. He jma,e-l
dntelv sent Tor ms friend, who having full
confidence IN him, went his security. H.
on ms return home, however his fierd..
lruin snfne suspicious CIRCUMSTANCES. press
"a lnm :" examine the ''ponderous bar"
which alter consultation, was done IN tbeI
gresence Of respectable tesrimeny. The
| hrst OF exchsage found therein prov
cd to 'e tie Nextndria Gazettc,' of the
9th I August and two other similar Bill,
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