Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-02-07

bank of the river. The upper suburb
is called the American Faubourg or
Faubourg S.. Mary, the lower the
French Fauhourg or Faubourg Ma
rigny. The latter is almost entirely
peopled by French. of the middle and
lower classes, the upper principally by
Anglo American emigrants from the
northwestern states The city proper
contains a mixture of all nations, peo
pie and tongues that dwell on the face
of the earth The city was first set.
tied by the French 17l7, and was nam.
ed in compliment to the Due dor.
leans, regent Of France during the
minority OF Louis XIV 1 cannot here
descant Oh It's history, bot since the
purchase by Pres dent Jefferson in
1903, fits astonishing increase in wealth
and population has been attended by
corresponding Influence ofthe Anglo
American tace Indeed, ii has during
the present year barely escaped dis
memhermeni, arising fromihe opposing
influence'of American tas they are
calledl and French interests A bill
for converting the wholel into two cities,
TO be called the Upper and Lever
City, actually passed the house of Re-
representatives., and was thrown out in
the senate only by one or two votes,
in February last Immediately after
this defeat, bill was introduced by
the French members themselves, for
re organizing the city government, in
which many of the measures objected
10 by the. Americans were removed,
and their influence in the city councils
greatly increased This measure has
restored harmony for the present but it
IS easy for the impartial spectator like
myself, to perceive that Gallo influ
ence must at no distant day succumb
under the talent, enterprise. and pop.
ulation annually rolling in from the
northern states of the Federal u
Mon and as the neighhorhood becomes
healthy, which will be in proportion as
civilization advances, it will probably
for some time to come continue TO aug
ment the population,
New Orleans proper is in the form
of parallelograms 400 yards long
by the side of the Mississippi, and
700 yards back from the river,
but the ground occupied by buildings
on the Upper Faubourg alone is of ex
tent greater than the city, and con-
stanily extending up the side of the
mighty water, The lower Faubourg
is about two thirds the slze of the city
proper, and is understood to be not
increasing The whole is laid out in
streets, crossing each other at right
angles, fifty toises, or about LOT yards
apart, and forty feet wide II is sur
rounded by a street nearly 200 feet
wide, planted with four rows OF the
Occidental Plane tree, or American
Sycamore, aud is truly a delightful
ramble The front side is of course
bounded by the river, on the raised
bank of which. called the. Levee,
a busy scene unparalleled for variety
and interestfin any par, of the world
with which l am acquainted, is con
FINALLY passing Lei Us pass down
ID from the southern extremity of the
Upper Fanbourg, to the northern
limits OF the city proper, For the frs,
mile along the coast of the Mississip
pi, fat boats or arks form a ronlinued
line. Their contents for sale are slaves,
timber, planks, horses, fat and lean
cattle, sheep, hogs, 1.-THE Americans call
all swine hogs after they are grown
all sorts of domestic poultry, and va.
rious kinds OF large and cumbrons ma
terials. This motley collection is sue.
ceeded by the steamboats,, which are,
during the busy months. always ia
great numbers During the third week
IN April last, | counted thirty nine -
They lie with their bows on shore
close to the bank, and even proiec,
in upon it side by side There are
very few of them small, many are of
three and four hundred tons burden.
All are good looking vessels, many
handsome, and few magnificent -
Below these is another continued line
of fiat boats, or arks, which, like the
ark of old, ARE filled " It'll almost every
clean and unclean thing: fruits. dried
and green, potatoes, hogs lard, honey,