Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-04-27
FRENCH VINE COMPANY.

the respect paid us To-day by them.
FRENCH VINE COMPANY.
From the Hottie Ga-efte.]
MIR. CoTrEN--I send yo, The con,ii.
,lOns Of settlement of the French assecia.
ton, made with the Secretary Of The Urea
sury, under The ACT of Congress of 1917,
for the cultivation Of the vine and olive. .
list That before the expiration Of three
years from the date Of the contract 18th
J8nnary, 1870 there shall be made on
each tract allotted 10 each respective as
sociaie il, the four townships IA settle.
meni by themselves Individually, or by
others at their account.
Cd. That before the expiration of four.
teen years from the date hereof, there
shall be cleared aud cultivated within the
SAID four townships, at least ten acres of
land for zach quarter section taken aggre-
gately.
Sd. That before the expiration of seven
years from the date hereof there shall be
cultivated within the said four townships
at least one acre 10 each quarter section
OF land, taken aggregaiely, in vines.
4fh. That before the expiration Of Sc
ven years from the date hereof, there
shall be planted within the said fomr WI
trees, unless il shall be previously estab-
lished to the satisfaction Of The President
that the olive cannot be successfully cul-
ti,ated.
9Th. The agent of the society sl,al,
report annually TO ihe Secretary of the
'Freasur, the state of The society.
The 9th article entities those Of the So
ciety. who had made improvements pre-
vlonsly 10 the first Of August last, TO be
paid for Them, or 10 holi the land.
The 9TH requires hat ullappropriated
lands shall be appropriated 10 other emf.
grants from France, will the appreciation
at the Secretary OF the Treasury.
am much surprised atthe very accom-
modaiipg terms Of this contract, and The
more so, after having had a peep at a let
ter from MIR. Crawford, dated in Dccem-
Der last, in which he says " il is INV in
tention, with the appreciation of the Pre-
sihent, 10 exclude from the benefits of
national munificence-lsl, all those of
the ancient emigrants who NAV have
been inscribed upon The list, who have
sold or transferred their shares. ID.
Those Of the late emigrants who are i'm
the same situation, who shall pot perso
naIly make a settlement within two wears
from the first day Of January next, In
neither case will the right of representa-
fion be admitted The first Article of
the contract should have made actual
settlement and Improvement in person an
indispensable requisite. This would have
put down the present system of specula
ton, and have obliged the merchants of
Philadelphia, who are the actual owners
OF al least three of the four townships, TO
have exchanged The quill forthe grubbing
hoe within three years after date" or
have abandoned their speculation, and
left the land 10 be owned and cultivated
by emigrants from France according 10
the letter of the law, aud in conformity
with the liberal, honorable, and patriotic
intentions Of Congress-. ALABAMA. =
CHARLESTON, April I9.-Cen. Gaines
arrived here oil Saturday afternoon, anu
az mark of honor and respect, was soon
after waited on by the City Council, and
welcomed 10 our city. City Gar.
THE PRESIDENT.
AprH 2l.-A letter was yesterday re-
ceived by the Intendant Of this city, from
the lntendant Of Georgetown, S. C. dat
ed the 10Th inst. which says" have
just received letter from Wilmington,
which informs me that the President of
the u. S. will mol he in Georgetown be
fore Thursday next"
The following is an extract Of private
letter from Wilmington, dated the 10th
inst. politely furnished us by a CONNER
cal friend:
"The President Of the United States
arrived yesterday evening, and has now
gone 10 the Sound; TO return at 3 o'clock,
and dine here to-day. Tomorrow he
goes to Smitllville, and willprobably leave
there on Tuesday ferry city,"
From these data, il is probable The Pre-
sident will not reach this city before
Monday next. [L. e
Gen. GAINES visited the Notifications
in our Harbor on Monday: when salutcs
WIRE fired from Castle Pinckncy and Fort
Johnson. The same evening he attend
ed the Theatre, accompanied by his suite,
and was greeted by the audience with
three hearty cheers. The Manager had
caused the box occupied by this disiin.
guisted visitor aud his party. TO be very
tastefully decorated with colors, ever
green, and roses and in front appeared
in large characters, the word ERIE; :"
recalling 10 recollection one Of The sharp
est contests during the late war, and in
which Gen. G.. signalized himself Tie
play of Alexander, or The Rival Queens,
was, on this occasion, very ably repre-
srnied the part Of Alexander by Mr..
COOPER, in his best manner. IL drew
forth repeated rounds of applause. ID.
New YORK, April 22.-The Foreign
Ministers lately residing al Washington,
aud the Heads Of our Departments, &c.
are almost all IN motion. The PRgsI-
DENT of The United States is Qua South.
eTn tour, and has With him several per
SONS Of distinction. Mr.. BAGOT, the Brit
isl Plenipoteniiary, is waiting al Annap