Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-03-08

OF leo dolls. on tie Philadelphia Bank
four of go dolls on the Bank Of the North.
ern Liberties, and several others. After a
patient investigation Of the circumstances,
the jury ~ bounced him guilty.
Richmond, February 90.
SINGULAR SNOW.
Between and o'clock yesterday, We
witnessed in this city the most singular
fakes OF snow which we recollect ever to
have beheld. They were Of astonishing
size, and looked like small snow balls fall
ing from the clouds. Some Of whom mea-
sured an inch and quarterin diameter
The substance Of them was uucotnmonly
light--their chrystiIlization very delicate
exhibiting collection of the finest nee
dies lying together in every direction.
OF EAST FLORIDA.
Extract from Ellicol's Journal, published
in 1914.
East Florida is but little better than
wilderness the soil is not superiorto that
of w. Florida, and none of its navigable
waters rising in the United States, it does
not appear equally interesting. 1t is.never-
theless, Of immense importance to the U.
States, being, from its present situation,
well calculated to give security to the com
merce between the Atlantic and the Wes-
tern states and may be considered one OF
the main keys to the trade of the Gull OF
Mexico. On the Hest side it affords two
remarkably fine harbors-one is known by
the name of Hillsbomugh bay, (Bay
Tonpa, or Spmitu Santo) the latitude IS
stated to be 81 deg. Sc min. north, and
the long. SO deg. west of Greenwich. II
is very capacious. and will admit any yes-
SC! over the bar not drawing more than
"a feet water. The other harbor is call
ed by the Spaniards Bocca Grande +; and
by the English Charlotte Harbor, stated
to Le in lat. 2G deg. 43 min. north, and
IS deg. 81 min. west long. 1t has fifteen
fee. water OH the bar, and good anchorage
within. Exclusive Of those harbors, there
are several others, we'll calculated for
coasting vessels, that draw not more than
seven feet OF water. The Florida Keys
and Rect Likewise furnish great number
of Harbors proper for coasling vessels, md
advantageous stations for cruizers; parti-
cuiarly that OF Key Biscanio, situated at
The northern entrance oil the Reef, and ca
pable of commanding the whole coasting
trade which should take that passage.
This being the entrance OF the Rect, and
the mos, proper place TO depart from in
sailing norlhwariiy, would lie one OF the
most eligible positions on the whole coast,
and perhaps Oh the continent, for light
house. But, instead OF any advantage be-
ing derived, either to the United States or
his Catholic Majesty, from these favorable
situations, they serve as dens and hiding
places for the privateers and picaroons OF
the Bahama Islands, by which the trade of
both nations has suffered immensely in
spoliations and extraordinary as it may
appear, il is no less true, that nearly the
whole coast Of East Florida, so far as ma
rhine possession gives q right, is under
the dominion of the Bahama Islands the
coast and islands being uninhabiled, even
by single solitary settler, from Appala.
chy almost round 10 St. Augustine /; from
which the inhabitants ofthe Bahama Islands
cut and carry oG, without interruption, as
much OF the valuable ship timber as they
! find necessary or convenient.
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