Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-04-06
From the National Inteyl;ccncer,
LOUISIANA AND FLORIDA.


No. .
The soils of counties characterized az sandy
require particular attention to their naturn I
eroufhs. anu 70 their subsoits. TO enable It's
justly TO estimate their strength aud their
ivaihe These two points require due consi.
deration in judging of the soil of Florida
where il is sandy. Wherever there il under
tue soii sand q sthsoi or under SOIL of soou
Gay OF other earth the trees produced bv
natnre, are of good or great size, and ara Of
Ten lntermiXed orc various kinds The name
or Florida given, il is supposed from the an
pearance OF health. viyor aud richness, in the
WOODS ana natural growths is some evidence
OF The existence of a good snbsoil or under
so,I PIoughius mp the subs0il and mixIp. i,
with the sand, so az to make loam is both
easy and profitable,
The river bottoms. alIuyial Iapds and n.r-
| ticnarly the Deitas The mouths of the rivers
must br eqnsi in tina, climate 20 the prodmc-
| ton OF spgar ccHse. cdcdo, fhe chocolate
nut, and other j'est India productions 1t has
been already mentioned thai the warmth
| of the Gulf STR am driven from the coasts
| OF the Spanish main in he ATTITUDES o 70 I6 n
and from the Caribbean sea mp through IN.
streieht between Yucatan and Cuba towards
Mobile bay, and running as to its eas' divis.
ion from thar bay along the coasts of Loui.i,
ana and Florida, and along the Peninsula Of
| Florida to Cap Sable and Florida and. from
| thence. along the east coast Of the Peninsula
70 the north thereof and beyond il, has very
material Influence upon the atmosphers of the
country lately coded TO Us by Spain The otb
er divisions of The Gulf Stream, produced nv
| onr snuih coast at Mobile runs, as the wrecks
ana dritts prove. westward, receiving the vast
| fresh stream of The Mississippi aud CARRYING
| IT away from the Florida peninsula n
| IL repeated, because il is very impor.
| fant 10 the climate of COR new purchase
| that tile warmth of the Gulf Stream, to he
presumed from the circums lance of its causp
| Is fully proved by the thermometer Ills IN
| he presumed that it will b.. for The same
! reason, the better adapted TO !as manufacture
| q sdH az strengthened in its saline quality nv
| the evaporation under a sun from S 10 /, dc.
erees south Of Turks Islands
When the great extent OF the Florida res.
sion CSC, 0So,000) is considered aud how small
was the extent Of the French part of ST Do.
| mingo and much of il was uscIeared and mn,
| cultivated. we must pc receive, that if a small
portion OF The lands be rich and GOOD enoup n
| for sugar, C flee, and cacao il must In a. he.
! nfnciai as a large West India island The
sugar, conee and cacao plar tiers will have a.
bundant land for grass grain, ground proyj,-
| ions, cattle, hogs, sheop, fuel, building. coon,
eraee boats and all ofer useful necessary
purposes: OH very moderate terms SO as e.
eoabls them TO work every acre of tleir
| good soil. They may Join 10 their smear es.
iates plantations Of coffes.s cotton olives
grape vines, dates, oranges pine apples fys
| aud other things, which are produced on
poorer lands in climates sufficiently warm
and which do not require so many liands as
sugar.
II is presumed that the turtle fishery. for
the meat aud for the sh ell, will be added IL,
our ebterprizing fellow citizens of the eastern
states TO which NAV be added the profits Of
the salvage of vessels, which have suffered
shipwreGk, II Will be our interest TO attract
settlements IN all The Florida ports and along
Ine whole line OF us COATS. by persons of ihe
first nautical and naval capacities practice
AMI experience. Their aid In checking anv
present or uew spii' VI irregulariiv on the
ocean and amongst the KEYS ard isIets wilt
be often Important. even in time of eeace
W lars
paciiies Of FLORIDA mnst be considered as hiof,.
IS important TO the rich aud increasing COM
merce and exports of The river Mistissipni
an0 All ne coasts OF the Gulph OF MEXICO
AID VIII happily increase and strengthen The
bonds Of union existing between The siares ON
the great western rivers and those ON the
Atlantic Ocean This will certainly he the
case. either as Florida uow stand, or II the
les'sla'urs sns'i adopt the plan ~ annex alton
proposes ~ the Convention OF A abama
Itr militia sytem of that risipr and in
cTeaSing stare would be con,itutioRally eli
cited ~ suipHrt and defe "a, from foreign
lnvas'oD The places of marine armament, de.
post, and communication, and The msrcan.
Tile ports on the coasts by THAR irrlns;sn
Within The civil Jurisdiction and militia dis
trict OF the Governor and Commander in
Chi.f "i that State. This in the case OF a 81 efop
OF the Union so much exposed and so lis
IA 4 from tile seat Of The general government.
may be found worthy ofthe most early aud
Sefious consideration. The power of a atats
government to call ont force to reuej ipya~
sion appears to appl, 10 the actual or imini-
nent INVASION OF some portion OF its OVID pro-
per territory.
II is said that mahogany aud several other
WOODS, OF the coasts and islands, on and near
the Mexican Cult, particularly tie dive goods
and the animal dive called eOc6iseak are found
IN FLORIDA, proving the power Of its southern
climate, and adding 10 its valne 10 us.
I'M production OF the puppy and the pre-.
ps'snon 90 opium, may be confidently expect.
The Island OF Cuba, distant los miles. is
lannon's Tor iis bees, it's wax. aud for its bean.
tifri, fine. and abundant honey. Florida holds
forth similar advantages, and the orodue ZION
OF the myrtle wax.
II any part Of our country can snpport pl,n.
Isions OF I'VE CORK ee itDust be East Florida
deaux.
The value Of irrigation, or the watering Of
grounds, Is every where important bat most
10 ~ light soils favored with productive I'll
males. The Humerons rivers Of Florida an
thorise ua 10 expect great crops from even
savoy isnds, winch can be thus irrigated Tie
orange aud the vine are regularly wa,ered in
Portugal and Madeira, with grrat profit.
We shall here conclsde these suggestions
aud remarks, which are iniesded 10 briur tho
real ann probable advantages of the Iaie ces-
500 under the view Of the nation, If thev
shall contribute TO quicken and iDctease The
observation ~ The public agents and priva
peIHo"s who may visit that country, they ma<
cOnduce TO convenience aud 10 henefi,
Brvar EdcWds, Esq, states. that the rnosf
deheatc CoHff. called WOchg grocs IN 4rabi0
IN poor and saady laBds, md IT, Jamaica IN poor
lands unfit for sugar.
LOSS or THF BRIG MARY.
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