Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-08-12
From Me Philadelphia Union.
NEW TOWNS IN THE WESTERN COUNTRY.
Concluded.

NEW TOWNS IN THE WESTERN COUNTRY.
Concluded.
CH,B.R..--The town Of Chahaba,
which will be off red at public sale on lie
first Monday of next October, and which
will probably be the seat of government
for the state of Alabama is situated on the
western branch of the Alabama, al IFS Con.
luence with the river Cahaba. II is dis
tant about II miles in right line from St.
Stephens on the Tombigbee. and bears
north 40 degrees east. ST. Stephens is a.
bout 60 miles nearly north of the townOi
Mobile. The Alabama is very crooked
river, from its confluence with the Tombig-
bee to fort Jackson, the distance in
straight line is about 1872 miles, but by the
river the distance is about 264 miles.
ALApaNa.-The town OF Alabama is 81.
tuated ON the Alabama River, ten miles he.
low fort Jackson, and the junction OF the
Coosa and Talapoosa. A sale of lots in
the town will take place at Milledgeyille
on the first Monday in October next, and
be continued during the week.
Persons DESTROYS Of becoming purchasers
would do well TO take view of the ;own
of Aiabama-from the fertility of the soil
of that section OF the Country, and the
commanding situation of the site, il must
vie with any inland town, in the United
Sales.--future are several good springs on
the town tract, and it is ascertained that ey
cellent wells Of water can be had at very
convenient depths.
John Scott is the agent for the propr.
etors.
H.vASA.-Tbe town Of Havana is sits-
ated in Lauderdale county, Alabama ter.
ritory, on the north side OF the Tennessee
river, Immediately above Colbert's reserve,
within nine miles Of the town OF Florence,
aud eight from Colbert's ferry.
The town of Havana is included in that
section Of the country which was recently
sold at Huntsville when forty two town.
ships brought to the government the uR'
precedented sum of 5000, 900 dollars. Tie
simple fact that within this district, land
sold, Tor purposes of agriculture, from 80
to 70 dollars per acre, furnishes an incon
tes,ible evidence of the fertility Of the soil
and the value of its productions. The cir
mate too, is of an agreeable temperature,
subject neither to the excessive heats ofthe
south nor the chilling blasts of the north
yet the fruits and growth Of the latter ar
rive at great perfection, IS the most prohta.
BILE species of agriculture Of the former,
are produced in the most luxurious abun-
dance.
OF all the scites for towns in the late sales
the town Of Havana has incomparably the
highest claim 10 precedence in CONNER
cial point OF view.
Considering the situation of this place,
as IT respects its commercial advantages,
and the rising importance Of the north
side OF Tennessee river, within the limits Of
this territory, and the remarkably rich set
Element 10 the adjacent counties OF Murray,
Giles, Lawrence and Wayne, in Tcnnes-
see, all OF which must necessarily depend
upon this point as beirg the head OF na'!-
cation on tie Tennessee for steam beats,
barges and keel boats, for their supply Of
foreign articles. We say. taking these To-
cal advantages into consideration, many
persons who are TO be extensively engaged
in mercantile and agricultural pursuits, BY
their repeated solicitations have induced
the proprietors 10 lay of 4 town Oh tbs
site.
The purchaser Of cotton, the staple Of
this section OF the country, will find it en-:
phaticaliy to his interest TO locate himself
at Havana, .wi:cre he can ship his purchase
any season Of the year. which will arrive
in market several months earlier than the
cotton from Madison county, or any place
above the Muscle Shoals. Thus, that place
embraces important advantages both in the
export and import trade.
Havana is situated at point on the Ten
nessee river, which is the nearest possible
Route from the most populous settlements in
Kentucky and Tennessee to the Mississip.
pi, the southern parts OF Alabama territory
and West Florida. Ii may here be re-
marked, thai. ferry will be established
here, by which the river can be crossed viii