Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-10-03

This constitutes :hc only fever of the country
To be sure, upon the Mississippi, AT New-Or-
leans, and IN those parts OF Louisiana which
are covered with weeds. more violent and dam
serouS levers exist, anu there are causes tor
some complaints Z; but iliS is very different
country-our wide, open and extensive ptai.
RES, the continual current otar which sweeps
over item, aud the sea bfeeze> continually
Moving during the sickiy and warm months
prevent those dangerous consequences, as to
disease, which follow those establishments
made ~ the midst OF woods, and refnovcd from
the ihiluchce of the sea. Attakapas ani One
lousas are washed by the sea upon their south
ern boundaries. The pure air of the ocean
passes over their entire surface, without meet
Jug amy swampS OF wood, or putretaction in its
course. liz reaches them as unadulteiaied as
when II first lett old Ncptuues domain, ana
gives softnesS, elasticity and freshness to the
atmosphere, which is truly agreeable an plea
SAINT 10 the feelings. Daring the three last
Gears. the thermometer of Farenhcit has Sci
dom been higher than SCO in The summer, and
ouly five times as high as 93o AS la as can
ascertain fron Any observations during The last
three Years, the average mean heat OF Alta
kapas and Opeionsas. has been abeut T50 in
The months OF July, August and September.
That close, suf,ocating heat sn often fell TO the
nortiiv ard, aud so injurious To heath, is seldom
experienced here. The nights during the sum
mer, are very pleasant, always famed by the
sea breeZes. and generally cool enough 20 CO.
yer witE IA sheet and often with a counierpane.
he dewS here are far from heing unhealthy,
so great is the influence OF the salt particles
waited IN the sea air. Ii is impossible for me
IN ihi> address, To enter into a tram of reason
ing ioproye TO yen the saiubrity at Four climate
ali can do * TO state the facts such as they
are-and so have done.
" any of you determine to emigratc, / will
ASK you, after the exhibits have given YOU of
the produce ofrur soil, and the description #
our climate aud country, TO what more advan-
taSeous section of the Union can you 20, than
The two counties have described? Is not this
the country for the slave holder! DO not the
climate, the soil and productions of this conn
try furnish alluremeuts to the application of
your negroes on our lands In your states
planter, with ten negroes, with difficulty sup
ports family genteelly here, well managed ,
they would be fortune 10 him. With YOU the
seasons are so irregular, your crops often fail :;
here the crops are certain, and want of the ne
cessaries of life, never for moment causes the
heart to ache-abundauce spreads the table of
tie poor man, and contentment smiles on eve
ry countenance. Perhaps YOU will scarcely be.
heve me, but declare to you have not seen
one beggar in AttakaPas or OpelOusas nor do
know AN object of charity from want Oh I.
mat At this moment as much could be said for
the whole world
shall make no further remarks at present :;
and, should any person who reads this publica.
tion, wish to Obtain further information relative
to TINS country, the editor ofthe paper will fur
hisii them with my name and address, aud
VIII most cheerinily give them every iniorma-
ton i'll my power.
an Emigrant from Muyiand.