Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-09-08

coded well and no dop5t will produce in due
Tim. and with proper pruning and dressing;
branch Of knowledge very little understood
here and consequently asouree OF great prom
W. -. o...ssor. The first successful estao-
i;.hment upon a respectable scale IN FLORIDA,
will realize an independence in lew years
Ans e,h. Knowing the peculiar habits and
of the European elaborrs, and at
The same time their inapliIRfe tds2epnase Inc
axe a, first; an instrums5s INST inkuk ana use
Gnlness in evelling our fofests, advise that as
MANY strong, able-bodied and industrious Ia
borers be brought over fromSwllzerland as pos
sible: but ,haSanlv slight dependence al h,s'
be placed uponfhein operations IN such oil inc
labors as our native Inhabitants are more eApe,'
in. such as the telling ofs,rees, splitting rails
for fences, SC. These laborers may III .he
mean time, be employed in grubbing, rolling
The logs, and burning brush on your he"'y ac'
CURED lands. c,n;ss
or even the more northern European can bear
the hea, and change of climate inciaentai 10
their removal from that continent 10 TINS SEC
ton Of Florida: for this obvious reason; that lhe
mean heat in Florida is less than IN ooutherh
Switzerland: the ihsrmometer, (far'enhells
| ranging in the extreme Of hot weather between
rs and go, in the day time, and75 and 90 IN tnr
nigh, time. In pointpi health and ameni'y,
nav almost say delicious luxury oil climate,
Tallahassee, the Capitol Of Florida, may be con-
considered as the Montp elier Of ,he u States
The climate resembles that Of Naples, without
ti,s siroc wind. At that season OF the year when
This Bohon Upas acts with so much viruence
upon The shores of the Mediterranean, we, the
neop!e of Florida are refreshed with daily
| showers. which continue from the middle OF
July 10 the autumnal equinox. They cannot
be called periodical rains, as in the more south
ern !a,i,udes, but in their cheering etfec's upon
vegetation and upon the animal system, the
same, although accompanied with such VI
client or terrible appearances
Ans 18th. AS this is almost the highest
part Of Fiorid,, proceed to give description
fit, as well as an account OF its princlPai pro-
du, tons and fruits. l he face OF this country
can,ot he said to he mountainous, although H.
clined to be hill 1t has rolins, with snt
6cient Of the advantages of champaign, with
out losing anv of tn, beauty OF billy suriac'
TIL soil is com. osed. il some places of deep
warm and mellow h zle earth, easily worked
in others, Of deep bla K mouli, based upon
CLAW .ot a deep red colour when turned uT
presents glossy smface. and when wettrd
stains the fingers like paint in other places
Of pu,e To- m with a mixtore OF clay and hns
+ sand. d en- but not heavy. hislast. ubserve
affords the erea err evid nee Of the 'ine. In ad
di,ion t. the productions and fruits enunera
red in tn, 9TH answer, | have to state that tht
orange. (swect, Sur and bi'tcr) grows Wild II
the countyaof Aiachua, and the China orange A.
cultivated both q, S, augustine and Pensaco
la with great success; but as this IS newly
settled part of Florida, Gently emerged IRON
he ppssessi IN Of the ibyrirln' S, The China
grange has not arrived TO n.aturity for want o
u withsto a the frcsss !w0
commonly s, YER iniers, wit any mat ri
al injury a, that tend rage The live may al
so be ranked as a staple Proauo io', OF this Ter
ri DRY. IN oily, grove established with the
intention of manufacturing the olive OF and
preserves. would yie.d enormous profits The
trees ha seen in St ,ug slime in tie
gardens of srme Of the gentlemen Of that city
re larger han IN" largest olive tees Of France,
< excel them in the q atty qua tity 81 the,
frulJ The olive tire grows wild IN tni, reg on.
have seen much fruit on he trees tn t came
under ~ cNservation. ha no doubt they
could be ga advantageouslv Silk has been
cultivated and re-red with success. The hite
mulberry (m9rus attn has been introduced aid
found 10 thrive. The purple mulberry (morms
ru6ra) is common in cur forests and atiains a
very large S ze, and uG IF ,rd uourishm, mt
in abundan' for tn" silk worm, with this sin
gle objection, that tie quality Of tie silk when
the worm has be fed upon the mores ru6rn is
not as fine by 50 per cent, as when fed upon
the morus aiba
Ans. l2,.,. There is no difficulty in selling
or disposi, g OF the predictions of Florida, Il
slight view Of The map Of No'ih America, viii
be sufhc't nj to satisfy any &c .sonab'r mind on
this subject. Our vicinity TO the seabnyrd and
| our extensive coast abnurding with fine bays
and harho's, give us greater advantages in th!s
respect than any otter part the y States -
We have a choi"e Of Cuba for market in4 our
live s;o' k, pro, visions and luInhec, aaa 81 New
Orean,, New York, AID all tn, southern ,,or,s,
| Tor our Cotton and sugar and fryi's, T,llah -
see being only 90 miles fTom ~ ii3'ks. a por,
Of entry and delivery for 'cs,e>tiron rng IS
frei water: with your COLONY; Nnr c.,p.coine d.
rect to the place of your srr.,,a n ~ !, ssrl,
aud bring all your lmpiemrf { husband! Y -
There are thousands % az rpS' I'D n,ullI-
'ated land To be bI"U 'f .'i,.., 90 o. so mile
OF this place, al from , ,o ,otars yer acre, 10
d country, me " for