Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-12-27

VALUABLE SUGAR ESTATE IN LOUISIANA.
for Sale or Rent.-Ali that extensive Sugar plan.
tation in the Parish OF st. May's adjoining the plantation
of the Hon. Judge Porter situate about three miles above
the town OF Franklin, the port of entry of Attakapas
LOUISIANA. This plantation contains about 5000 of
Land lying on the River Teche about 1000 of which is
enclosed with good cypress post and rail fence and in
high state OF cultivation; and there is abundance of
wood land Tor every requisite purpose. Sufficient cane
plants have been secured make with the raoons of this
about 400 hhds sugar season. and The crop
be increased to 600 hhds per annum by adding forty
more hands than is worked the planation.-
There has been erected recently brick sugar house. mill
house and purgery, the most approved modern PLAN
furnished with frst-rae horizontal sugar mill of Vest
Point manufacture and steam engine, built by Rush and
Muhenburg OF Philadelphia, TO which is attached pair
OF burr stones Tor grinding corn, all of which in full
operation this season. There are also the premises
houses Tor owner ovcrseer and slaves mechanics shops
and all needul buildings The plantation is stocked with
an ample supply oil mules, horses mich
hogs, &c. corn fodder, &c. carts and farming mple
mens in idct possesses thing necessary for the
advantageous cultivation Of large sugar crops
The slaves the plantation be removed and
disposed oil on the I'D January next-And Of the
owners, who resides at the North is DESTROYS his
interest in the estate 10 which he give any pero-
nal attention, whilst the resident partner under the ne
cessiy of returning TO Euope,hey therefore offer to
sell the plantation, with without the personal property
on credit OF j. 2, and years. the purchaser giving
notes Tor the several payments satisfactorily endorsed
mortgage on the slaves he may place the plantations
gether with lien on the estate till final payment shall
be made.
II not sold, the plantation will be rented for term Of
years, either with without the stock the stock would
be sold to the lessee the apprase of three dsner
esed DeighbO .ng planters The would be received
IN money or 10 meebahable sugar at stipulated price,
deliverable at fixed period Of each year the premises
W. would be leased for five years. TO be worked joint
account Of the and lessee the latter placing on the
plantation 80 TO 100 good working hands, the
nett profit, after paying current expenses be divided
pro rata according 10 The relative value Of the slaves and
The plantation. There is no position in Louisiana
healthy is within few miles OF the Gulph Of Me xico
Tor four years past but death has occurred the plan
ision by fever, and il has been entirely exempt from
| Cholera during the last summer and autumn
To the Virginia and Carolina slave owners these propo
sons present advantages beyond The profit be derived
from culvatng sugar. BY the laws Of louisiana slaves
be introduced for SALE but admitted for the use
Of the owner, and may be sold after residence in the
State Of five years And is highly probable, that at the
expiration OF FIVE years lease, the slaves introduced 10
work the plantation, would, by SALE produce their
owner fully so per cent the prices they would now
command in Virginia or the Carolnas.
Communications from persons disposed 10 gotiate for
lease or purchase OF e plantation viii receive prompt
attention. " addressed 10 Box so 800 Post Office Phi.
iadelpha; and would be desirable that such commune
eauons should reach Philadelphia before the 25th Dec.
November IL. 65-6,