Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-11-07
MISCELLANEOUS.


The Columbus Enquirer, contains very interesting
communication from traveller returned ioIn his &c coud
visit TO Texas and who has that country in the
dry and the rainy We condense the article TO
bring II within our limits.
The traveller, Mr. Fsnnin, entered the beautiful hay
oil Mslsgorda in November last, aud proce forty y
miles UP 10 the town Of Maagorda, which promises TO be
the principal shipping port OF the extensive and fruitful
country oil Texas Thus town is well situated about the
zoh degree Of North Latitude, nj the mouth the
RADIO River. The lands this River are OF unsurpassed
fertility The bottom lands extending width quar.e,
oil mile from the River, Of red heavily
numbered, when there is elevation, aud for width OF
Sd OF mile the OF the soil is the same hut the
timber more Thin and the more abundant. Then
commences, with some urher elevation prairie bottom
about four miles wde with the kind of soil rather
lighter, having large quantities Of she'll ending in the
common paine land which is generally lich except oar
the coast.
These lands abound in deer, and are emnenrig well
suited stock The lands are richest on Canv C2cek
branch oil tho CoarAdo about so miles long The wild Peach
lands which adon, lighter and highly valuable for the
production OF Cotton. The water is pure and excellent
both in springs and wells The tiabeIed aud cane lands
extend 10 within sir miles OF Tho Gull OF Mexico when a
light sandy prairie eeds, which NAY he well adapted
for Sea Island Cotton.
In the black sandy praTies at about 30 dcprees No
Latitude, timber is plentiful and HE best sp,
TO be found
The lands the ST. Brasas and San Bernard Ryors ara
similar TO those the Coarado
No Bayou 10 any OF the courses ia cxas;
the bottoms running boldly into the IRA res where The
settlements are made among the Lave Oak groves Which
are beautifully distributed over the immense plains A
brisk breeze blows from A. M until hour by sun
the night, making IL comfortable sleep under Lsnket
During the Summer, the wind is generally from $. ~
At forty miles iom the the ndfIen Mt and
grows worse as you approach nearer.
The writer has much about the land OH The dife
rent Rivers, which we leave out, merely stating dat tie
are oil considered excellent and o exhaustess fertility
He then states for the Information cngrsn,s l,s OIL
entering the country the head Of The suily TO present
himself 10 The Government gent TO enter his name as an
emgrant and solicit ode tic survey Of one lie ue
OF land This being granted lac himself and
having chosen rom The Incorporated lands The survey
&c ven Pfa il.
corded in the Land Office, and certificate issued &C.
cordingy- like manner, man OF the age
oil eighecn may qpaItern league Of land
league 4iii aerrs OF onr rdheasurcmrni and the
consideration paid the Government, The Office ICES and
cost oil survey amount altogether to about SlO0 Ile
eganl Is allowed SIX years TO pay and make improve
ment and both neglected until The expiraon OF that
time, theand is forfeited The land and ali her proper.
~ in the meantime free OF tax alton Tales nav he
perfected Immediately; but TO hold land YOU must ac aI
~ reside in the country and, after PEI iod either
occupy your lard yourself OF have tenant
There has never, until within tIe present year beeu
IN Texas complete civil and Judicial IgahiZ atom The
county stands towards the Mexcsn Conlcdcracy in te
same relation that OF the Ut'ed StIes Trrri ocs
bears TO ours The province is Gt,deG lourisdic-
lions, judicial circuits, in Of which is an AcaJe
There - aso IN each an Ayuuamenlo composed of dive
persons OIL which body, the AIcoe (otJu dge) president
ex.oico. These officers OIL elected I,y the neo,c
OF the respective jurisdictions, every year They have
regular meeting, but may be Summoned ON rr,cy,.n
by the President Their power is merely nuncirri and
the laws they enact for tie jurisdiction are Sent Tor
val to The Legislature OF The adjoining Stale, 10 Iritle
prevail"
The people Of Texas very lille affected nv the
plots and CluIons Of Mexico being 1900 or 1900 nil
from she capital and two Thirds OF the intervening wilder
being occupied by indian iribs aIwsys an war vim
the Spanish race; by which latter is mistake 10 snpo.e
that the settlers ouiuumhefed IN Tie province as
in immediate Subsection. with tie exception of ono
Spanish town of population Of 5000 on Tic " o,fs,u
boundary, there more ilsn 500 Sp,patJs in tJ
Provinces and there less than IS COO American
settlers, who have been concerned IT, or sGctd
by, any Of The Mexican revolution An religions are
tolerated by law OF ihe last Congress Of CoahUi,
which framed rode IN nie I'm .ir,l l,ngusoe f,r
the express benefit ri Texas and tftected 49, III
law proceedings should be recorded 10 a anguaec and
al laws printed ~ u as fveh ~ IN Spdn h. This law es
t1bshed Provincial, Supreme aud Crcui Court rl,e
appointments IN which have been filed by Ameicans
The presiding Judge OF Court s brother of tle Ifop
Mr.. Burnt Of Ohio The lew provides or Tho A.,
yOn'Ineni Of three PoLETIcAL CHfFFs IN 70 Idle IL, AZ
ffren sections Of the Province their ,oies t he s,nI
10 those Of Territorial Governors The Government
have also enacted regular Land Law. asnI e.tbisteJ
niue Lend Offices, preparatory bringingan The vacant
lands 10 public sale Dnd determined not 10 make ans
more grams alter The present afc complied with mi.
w, which IS very favorable TO settlers goes lto operation
next year
The society in the interior ofTeNas s pronounced hot
ter Than toi Of any our frontier settlements Fnefrcs
from The United States generally stop just within fs bor
ders, being asin venture amongsi Austin. eeiic
where they would be oldyrcceiged aud f.us.d IN i
Of land Tor The Pfcpuetors Ct lhe oil grants have lie
control witbn iheif limits and as he conner Is not
free holder Tor six years from he dare the order Of snr
vey should lie prove Of bad character IN the mean lime he
Is ordered from the Colony, and bis n5me erased lro, The
iecoI1 Ab'Uh COLONIES slono Hre Jfger than The State
Of hldbsma, and arc distinguished Tor lie Intelligence
eDefpfizc aud respectabilitY Of The inh8idtgnls
Mr. FoOBin who is Himself forming settlement Ia
Texas, concludes by inviting "hslf fc peope Of Georoi
who are cniuvauog the fo1o ground of gncs 10 emit
CRATE aIso lis 100 nilcsffOui Columbus (eoi IN c,.
settlement no1r the Bfaz,s River some 80 miles ,bove
San Felipe The crops very fine this wear and 100
Will DC provisions fof tlian dobio The poeosfio
The territory OF Texas extensive enough 10 be ,ar
toned into thirteen States Of Tho size Of sog, Cs,o,
CnrsAPEAKE AND OHfo CANAr.~-A n,est .,ee,oa
was held At Cumbehand Maryland on The Isb ina, f
We pnfp0se 81 considering what measures slonld be n