Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-01-24
From Inc baltimore America.
FLORIDA.

various suggestions as to its governmen, md
po.ice. The governor oongratsla,es The /,
ri>la,i.e Council, that the elective !rancbi..
has been made TO depend merely on aye and r.
sidence, and deprec ates the.idca Of ann,,i,,
any part oil the territory to.the adjoining state.
instead of erecting it into slate. He advise,
the retention Of the school lands iii their ev,.
men,ed value shall render Sale exprd!cn,; :,
also the revision Of the laws, some brtter noi.
Of public alton Of them, ard some better nrs
vision for the punishment Of criminals. II,
deems it inexpsdicnt that the people .b,I
have .,he privilege of rlecting all their ccuny
officers except the jadgcs Of the infrrio
courls," as asked in q late memorial. The
Their topics are the propriety Of kec ping -
gisters Of births for the more convenient a,ce.
| ;anment Of citizenship, The adoption Of sumo
| simple plan for taking the census; amendm,n,
Of the laws relative to sla' es; and he incrrss
ing expectancy of removing the Indians With
in the confines Of Florida. The provisig-
MADE by the las, Congress for the adjnde,
ZION of all the land claims in Eas' Fiorlia. W
be found highly beneficial, and when some ..
rangcmen shall be made for the Gnsl set,
mcnt of claims ofe,ery amount S: description
an abundant population will hil he 'en>e
! grants which, as long as their titles are due,
| nus, must remain wilderness. The Mcssag.
cutters at some length into the ques len q
boundary betw, zen Georgia and Flo ia. Th
lave governor OF Georgia he contends % BE- i,
an error in his explanation Of ii, which wcul
bring the line within five miles Of Tallahassee,
and cut of from Florida 1000 square nj IS d
sec toned land, much Of il already sold and vc
cupied.
Very serious and, we believe, very Success.
full efforts are making in Florida, towards III.
cultivation Of sugar in East ami Middle Foli
da.. Mr.. Kingsley, on the ST. Mary, ha, con.
plettly succeeded in making sugar from Care
produced by his plantation. The commodiy
has been pronounced by ,he most compe.ru:
Judges, to be equal TO any !oreisn Sugar. The
East Florida Herald says that IT would hol b.
matter Of surprise il Florida sugars, and Flo,
rida land should be greatly preferred by the
con. u1nei and the cultivaior. Col. Dumm,t
has be equ lily successful; and like ia Ierbs
acc cunts are expected from Mr.. M'in,o,h srd
Col. Humphreys. 1t seems FLORIDA has
ny military titles as any other PAT, Of lhs
warlike country. Here ale two colonies mek'
ing sugar with great earnestuess; a"d, III isc'
The whole country would seem TO BE- cultivate
by SO many Cincinnatuses.
"who scorning .for,ign delicacies, seize
The hoe, and greatly independent live.
Extract Of letter to the tor Of the Baltimore ml
rcan, dated
KEY WEST Dec. goth, 1927.
ave have in port the brig Enterprise, I!NcS
cock for New York in day or two; the brig
Iosannah, Bagley, from Mobile, for Mobile IL
a few Gays; Reuben Ross, waiting orders from
Havana, where her supercargo has gone; sIDcr
Vic,ress, Of New Haven, bound to New Or,
leans, arrived yesterday. Captain Hopnef, d
the Mexican schooner Of wal Molestadot
from cruise on The Coast Of Spain, sale!
from here on the oath, for Vera Cruz, with he
prize, feIucca, filled with Spanish oil and
olives. Two more prizes are daily expec'et
for orders, will touch here and proceed 10 Ven
Cruz.
His D. Majesty's schooner Nimbl,, (caps
Holland, boarded the schr. Lapwins, Kenned!
of your port, from Norfolk for New Orle1nsr
off the Doubleheaded Shot Keys, on The 18Th
inst. all we'll She al the same time hI'dT
shots a, the Reuben Ross, but e'uld noi
overtake her. Nrxl day she fell in with The
Spanish guineaman, the big Guerrero OF Il
guns and ninety. men, and chased her on shore
on Carysfort reef, where both vessels struck q;
8 O'clock in the e,ening. The Guerrero b!Set
in moment and lost al her mass. Tie cF!i!
Of five hundred and sirfy one SLAVES and I!cri,rss
crew, wee appalling beyond description. IIs
English schooner being on shore, and u"a'"
TO govern her prisoners, was Obliged 20 witness
the escape Of a large part ofthem. The 'eIn"'
slaves were first placed on board lhe wrecN!'3
schr. Thorn; Belonging 10 Bunce End Dr"'
Of this place, in number $50, and about 10 O.
the Spanish crew taking forciblr pos>'s:o'
carried her TO Santa Cruz il the Island OF "
ba, where they were landed, and the Thor
permitted to depart.-She arrived here On 10.
Oath inst. They placed also l46 slaves o,
board the Amerie an smack Flo, ida. AID chrn'' /
her also by force 10 Santa Cruz, and he sma'"
returned here also on the oath inst. ! nc b"
fish schooner succeeded in securing 'l22 save
4 since deadly and brough. them here 10
sloop Surpris', where they are Sie-ed BY U.s.
CoAector-Th armament and sails, and ~
packages of dry goods from the GuerreIo -
be sold here in few days. The N!nbIe -,
her false keel aud rudder, bu, is peh'csiy''S.
She threw over her guns and shot, then h"aS
of, and substituting the Guerrero's ruddtf '
her own, came in here on the 24tn, where
still is; settling the claims for salI age, aS-'