Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-06-13
BRIEF SEik,rCfssGS.
n. TIC Correspondence, Il. Porlbnl larad.
THINGS IN NEW ORLEANS.

estate is very valuable Rrnls ar higher llan il
any other city IN the Unltol States When | eas
my eye over the map, and ;faee the almost lhie
minabe water communication n the interior, no
from two nor three great rivers but from mary
rivers flowing through regions not settled at all ol
but spafsely settled any where but lsa{c yrdae S,
much trade, am not afraid to hazard the pfedle-
ton that New Orleans must b. the greatest com
mcrcial city in the world. The field on which the
merchant Is 10 act is most magnificent FHq fre
thousand miles of internal Watcl communication, /,
is said seeks IA vent for its trade IN New Orleans
"A trade from great variety OF ATTITUDES, with n
great variety oil productions, coming from lands
unsurpassed IN fertility, and administering every
thing to the wants or luNnries OF man. Think OF
this aud run your eye over the map, and romem.
Der that vast portions of this country we of New
England should yet call quite unsettled, and say
If | err in my calculation.
There is the Red River, the trade of which goes
to New Orleans, up which, steam boat this year
has gone as faras Cantonment Towson, 1890
miles 100 miles above which there ARE settle
mentsand all along tins river there are new plan
talols many Of y ch are the richest III the world
fertile III the SUGAR cane and cotton, and in almost
every thing which the industry OF man sees FIT to
ca tivato. An individual has Just informed me,
tina, il February he arrived there from Tennessee
and planted with fifty negroes, and that when he
left, his cotton was up, covering two hundred acfes
Oh prairie, anu was 'neh promising III" leiHle
ana valuable crop.
IheIe Is the Afkhns'" nv me hhlf 81 winch
must oto Ne" orleans, n8s3safar at hmts ~
steam boats 9oo mt'os, Us an aai'tm,d' Athah
saw IS yet hol parlI'"y seelea--anl Ihe extent oil
the river IS 300 miles,
There IS the White RIVER my gable Tor steam
'o'' ""'' NV - ''p "''' III "'o' "''''' ''2
miles. lis course Is TOO mites
lhen there Is The O'!" naNsnhie to Ilusbnfs
ZOO mics from Ne" Orleans by water "hetenea'.
y AT OF IN principal steam e7as On the Mssss
supp are pallt'~ih- One WIN all is U'ootMlesf
win the tennessee, hHFleHhe al lines To hoeN
'inc ~ steam ooa'S' ''leaode'hS 'h'o'S" ihe pfsl
parts caaesSee ana 'ne hilea' ''''l"'y ~ ai'
hhh'a win lhe ''u'oe' 'hi, l'V'e 'o'' rs la as
NasHNHle 10y st'"H p""'s-'i' ih7ny o'pe' haNi
SAhl' moro el Mssd"oil'9 mn treasures utlmale
v lno 'hf a'hef 81 N"tis
Then there Is The mmense Als'om with IL
IioH''r'gs -1hefe Is u. 'ois' WIN ''"' nav "a.
ton for 700 miles-Hoek riHef, nav'gaele 200
m.cs-haakashla 40 mes, AMI many Others
which any eye will note on amp. Ava no" l.
ali OF them may be added The mlsbiy Mississippi
itself nas gable by boats 70 ths falls OF ST. Hthan}
la short, there IS continent aea9a NaW o'lens
i World Of ll3eli,-wsth Streams as Hseiai iof
trade rs the Great ocean. smd! skill or Int h2ai
that q " 10, stand wave OF the ''ean' 'd'eaiafef
IN safety from the cold mouth, win It's ice aud IL
SHOWS 10 the warm south, Win ITS sugar cane, is
olives, and us oranges
Norris there IN thus OH'on such ~ rs NJ"
orleans iof emit i,1ls :" VI,
the counter all The desk t. TN Bur ana We pulpit
Every th'ns IS new 81 Jos as II wee JUS al
vancng to tofm ANA combines Nora' courage
acting p'ndeny ana c'u'Ious'y an" us "'h'
that 'hiilchce ""eh 'h"''' eoo,ase 0',' "F mn
~ and prudence, always must have, will here hod
glorious theatre for action. There IS h1rily such
place IN the world for an upright energetic, IN
dustrious and brave man,-no matter what his &c