Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-04-02
From the New. York Morning Courier.

in relation to this couniry, contains some pas
sages that approach nearer TO importantly than
we have been in the habit Of seeing from the
other side Of the Atlantic.
The article in question purports to be re-
view Of Lieut.. the Hon. Fred. Fitzgerald, De
Ross Travels in the y. Sand of late
work entitled "North America and the United
STATES as they are,
Both Of these works are very hastily dispatch
ed, WHEN the reviewer proceeds to give his o.
LINTON Of this country, The opinion enters
tained of the Hon. Mr.. De Roos may be gath
cred from the following ex,ract:-
",lr. De Roos, in his dedication 10 the Lord
High Admiral, tells his royal highness that
'manv of the observations which his book Con-
rains have reference to the maritime interests
of Great Britain and the United States At
ter reading ihi, promise, we were somewhat
disappointed with the performance of the hons
orablr lieutenant. In truth, il is but little that
we have hren able to CLEAN from him on these
points, and we must, thr rcfore, have recourse
10 other sources Of insormarion."
Oi"Nor,h america aud the United States
as they are" the following general remark is
made
ave mus, presume tha, this German work
abounis il personality; and is, for the most
part GHTnsiyeiy personal TO those who hold
or have latrly held. Off, rs of s:ate:and though
the author knows something of America, we
pay very ,iI,le difference to any Of his state
ments or opinions -
The remark, that follow appear TO be made
without any reference 10 either Of the above
works.
The United States of Nor'h America, look
ing al Iaem 'ss they are may be considered as
prodigy, TO which we should in vain seek TOR
any parselin the history OF nations an infant
in years; 4 gan, in siz- and strength, and In
intellect an adult: yet THIS precoIlous adde's
cence is neither unnatural, tor even d fiji ult TO
be accounted for. The people who fist cons
ceiyed The idea Of plantations in North Amer
lea, were Engishmrn, of the highest and most
enlightened characters, whose adventurous
companions under the fostering care OF an
anxious parent, after the disasters oil few
years, rose suddenly, like the dragons teeth
sown by CaGmus, into iu'l>grown men, not
however armed, like these, with weapons tor
their own destruction, but with the strength,
vieour, and intelligence Of the parent state.
Such race OF men were well calculated to
overcome all difficulties; and MANY and serious
were the difficulties they had 10 conquer, be-
fore they obtained, from the righfnl owners,
possession OF country, equal in many respects,
and superior in some, 10 that which sent them
forth.
Taking the extent Of territory comprehend
ed within the united provinces and their de-
tendencies, as stated by the Americans them-
selves, il is in mean length $500 and in mear
breadth $50 miles, constituting an area OF
2,o76,4l5 square miles, or l,S2S, $4,000 acres;
or, to compare il with an object Of the same
kind, more generally known, il is equal in sur
face nearly TO all Europe. The natural fea-
lures OF this stupendous territory are on a
scale OF corresponding grandeur. Immense
plains skirted by interminable Forests oun-
tains surpassed only on the sister continent OF
South America --rivers Of the first magnitude
stretchingi heir innumerable branches in all
directions, impaTiing luxuriant verdure 10 the
valleys through which they how-lakes that
are, in fact, mighty seas Of fresh water-m AXE
Nd the outline Of this magni6cen, country.
The soiL of course, is found in every variety Of
quality, ADD the extremes Of the latitude show
that the climate is calculated for the products
of the torrid as well as those OF the temper ate
region. That the climate, 10 many places, is
not coneenial with the human constitution, can
arise only from the ,uncleared and undraned
state Of the land in those parts; and such par
,ial evil will necessarily decrease with the in
creasing density of the population"
In the following extract the reviewer appears
10 have lost sight Of the candour that prompted
the preceding remarks. He must have for
couen the number ofGeneral Packenham's
troops, and their fare, as also the reception
which portion Of the Waterloo troops me;
on the northera frontier:
"a republican dominion Of this extent, to
say nothing Of the mixed character Of those
who compose it, is an anomaly in the history
Of governments, its mere existence being ST.
contrary To all elder experience, its permanent
sy, as an united government, for any great
length of time, has become matter for specu
latiou, and is considered by many as exceed
ingly doubtful. The eonfederacy, tits well
known, was on the very verge Of Being dis.
solved, when, at the conclusion of,he late gen
eral war, from q generous feeling, and W.
must say, an heroic spirit Of forgiveness, Eng
land held out favourable terms Of peace; wha
England might at tina. time have done mos
Justly, she could have done, with all imagina