The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1836-12-02

sNaNn A&hs w A0s0Aty ~ aA9am07 VI
Germans. from HsIdleburg On The Rhins
and he vicinity. The spot Vas called
Nsa0 Berns. out Of compliment Ia Graf
lenreid. lhe unwoFthy lssder al the pity.
WIN was q native Of Berne in SsIlzer.
land. Their first shelter. Ike most emf
grants Of that periud. we're temporary
huis erected on the spot where we NV
write. which hey occupied ill they
should be formally put in possession Of
their promised lands. GraHenreid snd
Michel had previously e0yenanled wth
the Lords Proprieinrs Of Gamma for
10000 acres between the Ntuse and
Cape Fear rivers. al twenty shillIngs the
hundred arres. :and sixpence Annually
quiz renL Having thus secured the laGds
these men wished IN make them produce
tive by settling them, and they Accord
ingly agreed 10 transport 10 Carolina one
hundred families. about $50 IN number.
Sho had sought refuge in England from
irreligiOus persecution IN their Own coun~
Try. promising 70 each $50 acres OF land.
. 10 be held on Easy terms. In December
Of the year above mentioned the Pslas
tines landed az stated. in the cOnfuencs
OF the Neuse and Trent, snd erected
their temporary huis. But the III fortune
. which in their native country had com-
PEELED them 10 seek The protection 81
Queen Anne Of England. pursued them
even here. Grafenried, 10 whose name
the lands had been taken up. ard With
whom the eonfding emIgranis had depos
sIied their money. returned 10 Europe
without having gwen them title r. Iiseir
respective settlements He had baiote
his departure, treacherously mnrtgassd
the Whole grant TO Thomas Poiick Tor
eight bundled pounds Sterling. aud 70
passed 10 The hers Of thai eenlleT ans
who, al This Jay. retain considerable
portion of IL. These unfortunate Pc pie
were, after . series OF years. psray ins
demnifed by a grant Vi 10000 acres, free
from quit rent for ten years, IN conse-
quenee Of their petition TO the Kings
George the first. Among the descend.
anita Of those prosecuted people who yet
remain in the neighborhood. we can trace
but the names oi Islar. Moor. Eipock,
Morris. Kinsey. Kehlar. Granade. Md
Ter. and simmons. The earliest Iegis.
lafive act which we 6nd respecting The
laying out and promotion Oft town, 10
dated Esd November 20. 81 1928.
| Query 6. What is the country around
Lin
| .4nsrer. The country around News
bern 10 slluvial. being about 80 mies be-
Inv the primitive formations. The pre-
ysiliug natural growth. as on all lands Of
like quality and similarly situated IN east.
err Csrolius, is The pine, most prnita-
bic natural product in this state Ale
though the pine la"ds predcmlna'e. Here
is a sufficient portion OF OAK and hl AIRY
lands in,erspersed fnr all the purposes Of
agriculture; and the fertility ~ the soil
when under the hands OF the skIlfui farm.
err. is ahundsntly evident in the rich pro.
ducts which IL natures. Gotten, matzes
wheat, rye, beans. pease melons, pumps
kins, iurnips. po'sloes. tobacco, apples
pears, peaches, &C.. require only the neS
cessary culture to be produced in sbun-
dance and probably.
! Query7. What are the principal pro-
ducts of your country!
.3nsmer. This inquiry has been paF>
tally answered in replying to tina, WHICH
precedes. In addition we will mention
tar. pitch, turpentine, shingles, slaves.
pine lumber, pork of the best quality, and
beeswax.
! Qusrys. Where are these products
sent TO market!
| .4nsscer. Principally 70 New York,
but partially to Philadelphis, Baltimore.
! Boston, Charleston and the West Indies,
by vessels belonging to the Town.
| Query 9. What is the amount Of met.
chandise sold in your place annually.
.7nstrer. Estimating from the taxes
paid on importsuons. there 10 sold in this
place about S2O0.0O0 worth of merchans
disc annually The amount Of exports !.
considerably greater. About 10, 900 bales
of cotton and 100000 barrels Of mrpen,
tine are among the annual exports.
Query 10. Where do your merchants
purchase ,heir goods. ard wha, is their
mode Of conveyance!
4 .9nstoer. In New York priueipaIly;
and as may be inferred from the reply 70
| the 9Th inquiry, partially in Philsdelphia,
! Baltimore. Boston. Charleston and ,hs
, West Indies; and the means Of convey
ance are generally furnished by vessels
. owned ip Newbern.
The editor ct the Herald will perceive
that We have lacouically replied tn hi.
interroga,ories, in The way Of ques,ior
E aud answer, II, however, be OF any O
= his literary friends be engaged N III.
e compilation Of statistical work sc- n,
}. public beue6t. we will readily furnish
/. him, By letter, with more extensive in
formation ~ the subjec, of our state an,
ne,gtb"rho"d, for which We have copi