Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-10-06


city and kingdom of Tunis, High Sheriff
of New-(ork, Counsellor at Law, and
by the grace of God Governor and
Judge OF Israel, have issued this nly pro-
clsmation.
Announcing to the Jews throughout
the world, that an asylum is prepared
aud hereby offered to them, where they
can enjoy that peace, comfort and hsp'
piness, which has been denied them,
through the intolerance and misgoyern-
ment of former ages; an asylum in a
free and powerful country, where am
pie protection is secured to their per-
sons, their property, and religious rights,
an asylum in country remarkable for
its vast resources, the richness OF its
soil, and the salubrity of its climate;
where industry Is encouraged, educa-
ton promoted. and good faith rewar-
ded, "a lard of milk and honey" where
Israel may repose in peace, under his
wine and tig tree" and where our peo-
pie may So familiarizc themselves with
the science OF government, and the lights
of learning and civilization, as may
qualify them for that great and final
restoration TO their ancient heritage,
which the times so powerfully indicate.
The asylum referred to is in the state
Of New-York, the greatest state in the
American confederacy. New-York
contains, 43,al4 square miles, divided
into fifty five counties, and having six
hundred aud eighty seven post towns
and lies, containing one million hive
hundred thousand inhabitants, together
with six million acres of land, improve.
ments in agriculture and manufactures,
in trade anu commerce. which include
valuation of three hundred millions OF
dollars oftaxable property. One hun
bred and fifty thousand militia, armed
and equipped, constitution founded
upon an equality Of rights; having no
test oaths, and recognising no religious
distinctions, and seven thousand free
schools and colleges, atior'lIng the bles-
sings of education to four hundred
thousand children OF every religious de-
nomination. Such is the great and in
creasing state in which the emigration
of the Jews is directed.
The desired spot in the stale OF New
York, to which hereby invite nay be-
loved people throughout the world, IN
common with those of every religious
denomination, is called GaAND ISLAND.
ard on which | shall lay the Foundation
OF City OF Refuge, to be called AR
RARA1.
Grand Island in the Niagara river, is
bounded BY Ontario on the North; and
Eie on the South, and within few
miles of each of those great CONNER
cial lakes. The island is nearly twelve
miles ia length and varying from three
to seven miles in breadth, and contains
upwards of seventeen thousand acres
of remarkably rich and fertile land.
Lake Erie is about two hundred and
seventy miles in length, and borders on
the State ofNew- York, Pennsylvania *
Ohio, and westwardly by the possessions
of our friends and neighbours, the Bril-
fish subjects of Upper Canada. THIS
splendid lake unites itself, by means OF
nayigable rivers, With lakes ST. Clair,
Huron, sichigan and Superior, embra-
cling lake shore of nearly three thou
SAND miles; and by short canals, those
vast sheets Of water will be connected
with The Illinois and Mississippi rivers,
thereby establishing great and valua-
Bile internal trade 10 New-Orleans and
the Gulf of Mexico Lake Ontario to
the North, is one hundred and ninety
miles in length; and emptles INTO me
IT. Lawrence, which passing through
the Province Of Lower Canada, carries
the commerce of Quebec and Montreal
10 the Atlantic Ocean.
Thus fortified 10 tie right and lett by
the extensive commercial resources oil
the great lakes, and their tributary
streams-within four miles OF the sub
lime falls of Niagara, ahording the
greatest water power IN the world Tor
manufacturing purposes,-dlrecuy OPP
posite the mouth Of the grand canal OF
three hundred md sixty miles inland ma
yigation, to the Hudson river, and city
OF New FORK, having the fur trade OF
Upper Canada to the west, ana also oil
the great territories towards the Rocky
Mountains and the Pacific Ocean; ike
wise the trade Of the western states vi
America. Grand Island may be coasi-
dered as surrounded by every commit
cial. manufacturing and agricultural
advantage, and from its location is pre-
eminently calculated to become in time
the greatest trading and commercial
depot In the new and better world. To
men of worth and industry it has every
substantial attraction; the capitalist