The Portland gazette., 1818-07-21

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lion of acres. Its water courfes are nu-
merous, navigable, and profufelv ta1Ph-
cd with variety of fcale, skin, and ihel.-
| iih, and their fhores at certain feas,a2
well fupplied with wild fowl. is .tofes
of lumber arc inmenfe and tn 41a-39
ties of many of them are preferred III al.
countries where they have beer otsd te
thofe of the fame clahes foun1 olieWAcTc
particularly its pine, cedar, cYprei5, an6
live oak, which are kinds of iunber more
numerically deGred iu terrc4rial and ma
rine ftruc, ures, anG are .he clades in
which il mott abouuds Florida pine
has beer purohaiet in Savannah for lhip
building at fifty per cent higher in price
than the pine Of Georgia, though but az
bout Z degrees difference in latitude ;
and it is we'll known that the Florida
pine has had preference in the royal
dock yards Of England to any other pine
thar has been ufed there.
i" The exportaticns of Florida, amount
ing at prefent to almoit nothing, could
be very great if it had fuficient popu-
lation For the lat twenty years, there
has not be-n exported one barrel of tur-
pentine. the produce Of this province,
whereas when ii was an infant colony of
Great Britain, one contractor ihipped
from ST. Johns river, in one feafon,
twenty thoufand barrels. Ag ain: In
Savannah river, Georgia, which is in
no wife fuperiour to the river ST. Johns,
are loaded hundreds of vehels Per year,
while the whole of this province does not
load ten vefels Ia year, noswithitand-
ing Florida has many more advantages
ariGrg from IT'S local Gtuation - fuch as
extenGve hihing itreams, fuperabundant-
ly fupplied ; large fields for wrecking in
the peculiar Gtuation of its COATS and
keys-a more fouthern climate. more &C.
niaI TO the cultivation of fome important
articles of commerce, and to many valu.
able fpontaneous productions of nature,
&c.
4" Its expectation might conhfi of ma
ny articles,viz the four claiIes of lumber
already mentioned, and many others cot,
ton, wool, hemp, indigo, tobacco, pot
and pearl ah, myrtle and bees wax, turs
pentinr, tar, roGn, pitch, indian orn,ricc,
rye, barley, oats, grape and orange wine,
grape and pearl brandy whiskey, malt Ii
quors, pease and BEANS of many kinds, q
,ong lit of e(culent and medicinal roofs,
culinary, medicinal and manufacturing
oils, 5eef, pork, hfh, butter, cheefe, lard,
peltry, sc. &c Sugar and A ur have
not been fairly tried; bat in Georgia, ly-
lug more north, the former is made in
great perfection, and the latter in LouiG-
ana directly weft--there is no reafon to
doubt of the lucrative productions in
FIorida: and its fouthern parts will fuit
the growth of coffee-for forming
long peninfula between the two gulphs,
the Atlantick and Mexican, the climate
becomes much more fouthern than the
latitude warrants.
"1hefe advantages lay dormant only
from the want of hands TO put them in
| motion"
When General Montgomery was lead
| ing on the attack at Quebeck, The enemy
retreated before him In passing around
| Cape Diamond, the ice and projecting
rocks rendered it necessary for the Amer
leans 10 press forward i'll narrow file, un-
| Ill they arrived al the block house and
| picket l he General was himselfin front
and assisted will. his own hands TO cut
down and pull up the picket. he rough
ness Of the way had SO heightened his line
of march that he was obliged TO wait for
force 10 come up before he could proceed.
Having rc-establshed about 200 men, he
advanced boldly and rapidly at their head
TO force the barrier one or two Oft the en-
emy had by this time ventured TO return to
their battery, and seeing match extending
by one OF the guns, touched it of, when
the American force was within 10 PAGES Of
it. This single and accidental fire struck
down General Montgomery, his aids.
Captain M'Pherson and Captain Chess
man --Aiarsholr8 Life Of Washingtou.
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