Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-02-27

be admitted to claim the indemnity, bu: the pay
ment in France can only be made to those duly
empowered, and without prejudice to the righ's
of creditors, in the proportion to winch they
shall become entitled under the law which is
contemplated.
5th On this question, l refer to the answer
given to the Sd.
9th. think that may say, that the payment
of the indemnity will be made by fiiths, yearly,
as soon as the sums, for which the government
of Hayti is engaged, shall be realized, and that
this payment will be made in specie. AS to the
conjectural proportion OF the indemnity, II
would be presumption in me 10 hazard an opin-
ion.
9TH. To this answer, that according TO the
project of the law, which Will be forthwith sub
mitted to the Chambers, the limitations will be
prescribed, for the colonlsts IN france, proba-
bly,, year; for those in the other States OF
Europe eighteen months. and two years Tor
those who are out Of Europe. Those limita-
tons will run from the day OF the promulga-
zion of the law.
I 9Th have reason to think that the future
law will also provide for this.
Such, sir, is the information which venture
to give in answer to your letter. Your Excel
lency owes me no apology for the trouble occa-
stoned by it. Ii is pleasure TO me to find, in
the representative of great nation, this SYM
| pathy for the unfortunate of which have, my
self, been so long the witness, and even the
object, and for which am happy in expressing
to you, in the name of my countrymen, my
lively acknowledgment and theirs, and pray
you often to give me the occasion OF repeating
to you the expression Of it, and that of the re.
spectful consideration which profess for your
| Excellency. l renew to you sir, with double
pleasure, the assurances Of all the sentiments
of devotion with which am,
Your Excellency's most humble and most O.
bedient humble servant, ). WANIE.
An extract CT letter from gentleman ira
Yelling in Florida, to his friend in Washing
ton, dated St. Augustine, 5th Feb. 1926
"Since had the pleasure to address you, on
my arrival al this place. have made an excursion
to the south as far as Smyrna. There is mar
row strip of very fine cotton and sugar land,
nearly the whole distance, parallel with the
sea, and not more than five or six miles dis
tant, which is said to be healthy, and believe
it to be so, as it is under the influence of the
sea air and salt water. 1t has the advantage
Of inland navigation nearly the whole distance,
from the entrance at St. Augustine and Mos
quito bars, for vessels not exceeding nine feet
draft of water. There are several projects Of
canals from the river St. Johns; the distance
at several points, from ten 10 eighteen miles
crossing level country, not more than ten to
fifteen feet elevation. Should those canals be
made, it would give a considerable value to
the intermediate country, as we'll as the lands
towards the head Of ST Johns find, from
report, that the best Spots of land appears to
be granted, east Of the St Johns; but whether
those grants are genuine or fabricated, still
remains question 10 be decided 1t appears
that the commissioners have made but little
progress in bringing the desirable object to a
close. The government, no doubt, will receive
their report, as well as the complaints or re-
monstrances from the inhabitants; but; upon
the whole, think this country wants nothing
but capital and enterprise to make it valaa-
ble section Of the Union. have no doubt but
the land is, on an average, better, in respect to
soil, than either the Carolinas or Georgia.
Added TO the advantage Of climate, for sugar
as we'll as health, the eastern sea coast is said
to be generally healthy. expect to leave this
tomorrow 10 NlSll lne ana dltdnaS-
see lands, which are said TO be very fine. TO
give a value to the public lands, as well as pr.
vate interests, it requires that good roads should
be made, which cannot be done from the present
scant and poor population, without the aid Of
government.
see project of deep ship canal, to unite
the Atlantic sea with the Gulf There is no
doubt that boat navigation can be effected to
unite those seas, but the bars and shallow wa
ter at the outlets to the sea would be barrier
to make the navigation for large vessels i'm
practicable. The present population here are
a remnant of the Spanish Minorcans, and set
of poor adventures from the States great
proportion Of the Americans are Lawyers-say
about fifteen to population of two thousand
persons, which, in place of promoting an ami
cable adjustment OF disputes, will produce
continued scene of litigation, and leave shell
10 each of their clients, after taking the oyster
themselves 1t is absolutely necessary for the
government to adopt some mode by which the
claims can be brought to close, as, even now,
five years after the territory has been in posses
sion of the United States, it is impossible to
say what title is good and many who have
grants Of from 1000 to 5000 acres of land.
have not the means to defray the expenses Of
investigation Of their title; and il must remain
H. Al. late