Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-06-19

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Ordered, That when this Board shall adj
Journ TO day will adjourn to meet again on
the 10th day of September next ;at which
time il will proceed TO decide whether anv
memorials which may have been fled with
the Secretary, in pursuance of the above or
ders, shall be received for examination.
g Ordered, That copy of these proceed
lngs be published by the Secretary of this
Board, in oli the public gazettes in which the
laws OF the United States arc usually prin-
ted. By order,
L. WATKINS.
Secretary 10 the Commission
Under the lthar;iclc ofthe Florida Treaty.
FLORIDA.
As every letter which comes from the new
territory is read with interest, we copy from
the National tntalIiSenccr of yesterday the
following, addressed 70 tue editors ofthat pa
per. Blakeiy, Hay 7h, 1891.
promised TO write you on my return
from Pensacola. am much pleased with
the place : the harhor is one os the nostmar
nifcent in the world, and the air is delight
fully pure. The soil is light, but / think bet
ter than that Jersey, or the vicinity OF An
naFol:y. 1t requires m 'nuriny, and then pro-
duces the upland rice, aud barle or oats
But the iiS and grape succeed here much
better than on the Mississippi Gardens are
made with very li'tlo plins and produce well.
del3lttul sprla5, llrse eaonsj to turn
mil, flows directly through the town. | am
convinced Pensacola mast Or a great town
at present il is a miserable place, the houses
are nearly all in ruins !; but from the sudden
influx which it is supposed Will take place
every species ofspcculation has commenced.
by which the prices of property and rent
have become very high, and, fear, will in
lhre the place. The present population is
saiu TO be fifteen hundred, which probably
exceeds that of all West Florida. Capital
can DC employed here to advantage, and al
klatis OF mechanics are much wanted There
is superabmdance ofoiiice expectants, and
OF advcnturers of all kinds, whose situations |
fear viii be no better there than any where
else. There are already seven LAWYERS there,
who seem determined to take the start of
some dozen or two more who are on their
way When the town and country grow
there may be business for four o. five of the
best among them and a few Of The worst, but
the middle class will inevitably starve.-
1here ";l! be no courts until The organization
OF the territorial government, which Will be
next winter.
think more favourably of the Pine lands
penned as tits called, that is slightly man,red.
II produces rice, 50 or 10 bushels 10 the acre
aad barley from 60 TO 80. Indian corn rc-
quires much stronger soil. What is re-
markable, / observed that, in those places
where the pines were cleared, the oak, the
buck eye, and the dog wood, spring ND. No
fair eXperimenthas been made of this soil
In the neighborhood Uf Pensacola il is better
than IN any place have seen, being mixed
with shells.
The people Of Pensacola are very inna-
tent tor the change-but this will not take
place until the arrival oithc Hornet. which is
daily expected. Gen. jackson Is extremely
popular among them, which did not exI,,.c+
to find the case-but the reasons which fh,x,
gave are very sufficient. They say ne Is =
man OF energy, and at the same time scrunu-
lously just. | had been informed that he
was an extensive owner of property here.
but find that he does not oyn single foot
and that he Is engaged in none ofthc pi,rcha-
ses which have been made By others. Large
purchases have been made by gentleman of
the same name in Tennessee, but no CON
nection OF his.
p. S. -Four more lawyers have arrived
since the above was written. Poor fellows
.f3ontpelier, Goth .3fGy, 1851.
nave now been at this place about ten
days, very impatient to return to Pensa
cola. Not word has been heard octhe Hor-
net. General Jackson talks Of despatcbinr
vessel TO Havana to learn what has become
of her. There is certainly something wrong.
We have given up all hope of hearing fyoin
her before the last Of the month. This I'M
fortunate circumstance will deranre all the
preparations that have been made, and there
is now very little probability Of getting pos
session before the middle OF july.
The cantonment il delightfully."- sitlialed.
treat taste has been displayed inthc pIanand
construction of the quarters. The men are
all IN fine order, about FIVE hundred in nurn-
Der, and in good health. They will leaye
very comfortable quarters, Gne "a rdcns. &c
bat am told these will be occupied bv
number Of gcnteel families within 10 or 90
miles around for the sake ofhaying school
during the SIMMER. This IS certainly bea,,-
tllul country: il is far from being barren
The subsOil is red clay, and very little ma
nure suiIices The long-leafcd pine is not the
iuvariabe Indication OF sterility, like the nine
Of our mouDtain regions. The water IL very
good. In fact, this is the best poor mans
country in America.
The Alabama has been UNUSUALLY Rich for
this season Ofthe year, in Consequence Of
which the crops OF cotton are entirely des-
troyed. The lrosts in the upper part of the
state have effected The same thing. Perhaus
not fifth of the usual crop viii be made !
this year. But for the Relief Law passcd
by Congress, the distress in this country
would have equailed that Of any part Of the |
Union.
enclose you copy Ct BE geaegali order
Oh reYif wing me trospg.