The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-05-21

southesn lsliude, besides having the .dyso.
tsge OF situation, on u peninsula between Two
gvlfs, which evidently briogs Us faster into a
tropical chtpats then tho la,ii ude Variants,
while the h.ppJ inclination OF tha, peninsula
towards the East, ptocores TO all Florida a
branch of the trade winds, that, like tho .afc.
y.valve Of . Nssm engine, takes of the su.
psfhuous heat, and secures 10 Us health, com.
iorts, and pleoty OF f,h.
Col BuLow, from your State, with sboyo
200 Negroes, viii d. ect hi. whole force to
The cul,sr1 Of the Cane he has seen and pur.
chased OF those lands We deem best adapted
to il. growth, and expresses himself much
pleased with Them. Your friend, Mr.. KiSos.
LEY, piaottd, last sumner, Q qusnlity IN ST.
May River, the Notthcr most extremity OF
East Florida, Of course ,he Oos, inferior IN
climate, and its produce SO exceeded hi, psc-
psra,ions tor its msnufsctu e, that no sent tho
load oi sioop, OF about 70 tone, To be manu-.
i'c'o'ed at the works Of Mr.. WV. CAnso.
CHAN near Daficn, who, l ON iolo,msd.
speaks highly otis size, quantity OF juice, and
richness IN sacchaunc mstier. This grew
on 'eclsimed ,ide swamp land. Several 9th.
er uisls, on smaller scale, have been msdo
on hiRh-hommork, low hommoek, savannah
and pine bearing lands, and all have esceed-
ed expectation. The iands best adsptcd 20
the Cone, are reclaimed ,ldc, river, and inland
swamps, but more particularly the low hon,-
mock, oi which We have large quantities and
which, in our b'undo'ins WY, We conmoniy
call swamh, whIlo IL is evident, from their ma 4.
tu'sl growth, live oak, orange, cedar, hickory,
ash, as well sstteir soil, . fat, dark, vege,s.
bic admIs'on with losmy Garth, bo,tomed fre.
quen'iy with mari, clay or stone, that the
'etm swamp 10 altogether mi'app'ied.
This class Of land, (ow. .hom,nock.) wants
no Gaining or di,ehing for any other Of our
cultures ba, Cotton and for this, because ie
Is crop in the field until the end Of the yesr,
consequently the later gathering might DO in.
jured, or esen lost, In very wet fail, which
commonly hsppeos once or twice IN 5 yea,ss
all other crops arc in store by, al far,hos,, tho
middle Of November. Cane being an article
that delights in o wet soil, the base OF tho
plant rem sining in tho ground to "raGoon"
the next year, would ta;her improve than in-
ar " Lawns saf. 9f a. psGtsSs!c. ,has hs r",e,
NOT being q native Of low isod, and ss tho tr.s
is TO stand fo' yeas, II would be the DeIt1r v,
dic hing, when plsn,ed in such land. This
land is not BOG io wet seasons; thp trees /
have iUst mentioned ss the natural product of
low. hoDMock. will not grow IN very wet land.
II is very much in our favor, generally, that
We know Of no such evil as heavy freshets ia
our iivets.
Ypu psr,icnIsrty enquire, for on, prospects
o. raising coffee to sdvsnIsge. ! think they
are unqucsuonsble. There are sope, how
ever, VINO differ from mo in opinion on ,his
subject. Bu, ,ha, must sriso, 1t appears TO
me, from their regarding only the iau'udinsi
k., n( A ha Svlt IN, tai no m
sccoun, The influence consequent on II, siius.
,ou snd 70, m, where latitude 27 degrees will
be lound ss tee fom cold On latitude IS dc.
Erees on the continent 10 tho west. Nor have
they noticed, OF, perhaps, evor seen. tho
uscks of oa,ute on ihs, coil. From latitude
~ deg. 10 M. tho mon'h Of Indian. River, to
stiiude - deg. So IN. the sou,he'nmos ex-
uemiy Of Fio'Ids, are found, spon,sneou',
macy OF the tender plants Of Cuba this space,
embracing 100 statute miles. north snd south,
| call our cufFee ,egion. Al 2T deg. l: m.
have seen The hesco plum, a plant that cans
no, bear cold, producing { uit in great luxu-
risace, aud sbundsnt; and there, too, The
mapgtove shew, the termination OF frost.
The mang owe, u fine tree for ship.buiIdlng,
tanning and fuel, Is perhaps our best index OF
| cold. II grows on salt mud. iostesd OF tho
| part Of ST. hnssta,ia', Island, opposite to 81.
Augustine, latitude 29 deg. IS IN. where wa
| find few scatter ing bushes o! il among tho
marsh.grss., which are every year killed by
| frod. this plant O. sdusiiy sscends in sis'ore
| TO IT deg. ~ IN. who're IL is found as large ss
common oaks, and in greet quantity. There
| I have searched tor fost, but could find nei.
| thsr traces Of us tecen, nor femnto occur
renee: tho former is known by carcers'ed
limbs; tbs latter by s'umps OF limbs from
| which the csneetsted wood had tell, an
younger limbs have grown out.
Every plant in every country, have ho's
.neuIie, in gres,sr or less degree; cotton
| i. pcrhsp, the most ptecstious OF those 40
cultivate fo, market, sod coffee snd sugar the
least so. Il is 90, to be supposed tha, cold
never enters ,hs, coffee region, for coffee
fields are sometimes blasted 10 Cubs, by cold