Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-06-08
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t4tti lNitfS AlfHtf 'NNN'-
.fIS iIs EiOsida. we have been gwen 10
sFs.antl that the lime was MI lar dI'
.:.iii. ml.en ,liai far territory, released from
10 fafahlpm II savage hostility, would he
come o popular arena Tor en,errrisins eH
ertii,n. We isye been told al the nch
lau,is Ia ihat country at flowers, which
wuuii he given NJ reward 10 The udven
,ur,,. pioueer. until our fancy almost has
been cheated into The belief that Florida
was actuaiIy the land, which, hitherto, II
iy had been presented TO Us. through The
medium OF our "guIicu dreams" How
ever much we have ieuI ourselves 10 the
saugnine anicipalulls Of others IN tins re-
| card. We must avow hat we were totally
1nprepared to receive, bona jiae. such an
assurance as is exhibited below. thTi the
visions nf he spccuiator IS IN iair way "l
being realized.
The kin,luess ofa lrirud has furnished u"
| ui,h n subjoiucd characteristic letter from
: Col. u. NJ Stewart. the first man who.
. siace The commencement al the war had raj
sd the sIandard ufinc Georgia planter, up
u. fields hitherto claimed, and possessed by
the refractory Seminole.
Lei the armed occupation 2" INTO iuli
operation. and we wall undertake To an'
nounre uu our own responsibility that III"
war is pusirvrls "cfossd for ht last time
"CAMP DtYiANCE, r.. ~
May 10. lSl2.
/ M Drar Sir:-l wrote several weeks
APO a lengthy Qousl) rprs'le. stating
aniung other matters dat had received
:; commission from Lieut.. NJ X. Patrick,
! Suprrinlrn ndcnt pi settlements III tinIida.
! auihorlsIns me TO raise colony nnd lake
( pos-e>.,un o. the fine lund> bordering Lake
7 ye>up, &c. DC.
slncc sud letter II have seen sights,
as the crackers frequently observe, When
they mean To say. thar they have been
much engaged aud deeply Interested. !
soou succees ed III obtaining one hundred
and siriy persons OF all ages, s'H"s, a"d oc-
cupations lu J"iu me. alter letting them
know olrh,- facilities Afforded by govern
mcnt of transportation, rat'"n,. arms.
ammunition, protection. &c. iihcn ininrm
ed ;hcm iha: by an armed ocrnpanc! OF
the country now, they would secure apTe-
empliou right la Que hundred and siSiy
acres OF land IN this rich and bcautIl |
cuurrry ahoundins N game. 81. The in
duccmrnI> held our could not O resisted III
these hard times, and they concluded that
the, could not he wnys,cd. thought so
too. aud The tenth day oi April. and
my adventurous parry embarked or board
al the steamboat commanded by Capt.
Peck. (who BY the way is an excellent
Captain aud ohlIsins een'leman.) Alter
much rcrplcxi,y and hurry, we got every
thing on board, AMI long shall ] remcm-
| her ltc day. FOR | assure you greater va
sicis Of matters aud things throw II together
higsl, DIV pi:slcdS rhiuS could scarcely
have hecn found in Noah's nrk. Steam
WAS got upat last. and we IairI. off from
Trader Hill. when The et-rn1l sercnadr
cnmmcnred that lasted day and night un
Ill = c were all safely landed on The wharf
of Fort Melon. Jus, imagine children
crA A!na. d1ga Gahiinlt-;.lG. sqneSlina- as0-.-
qndckins. turkeys sobbling, negroes slnr.
ing SuInc of The old women scOlding, TWO
or three tiddles ~creaking al intervals, "c
ca>ionaly steam blowing oil, and you may
lurm some little idea nl the music along the
way. Well, here we are. in despite of
every thing, and here we are determined 10
remain. unless the lndians are mure uu
Inrrous than they are represented TO he,
and better snlrliers than we are. for truly
this /. country not 10 nc abandoned II
possession can be maintained. Many 1T
the cnlon:S,s. have already succeeded in
finding Indian fields of many acres ready
with lite labor To produce heavy crops, and
oil have planted more or less, will only
remark, that in my travels through ucarl,
every Sin,c 10 The Union. although have
never seen any soil equal, 10 this We nov
occupy.
The River ST.. John is magnificent
stream. |, aud It's numerous lakes abound
wmh fish. Th" swamps and highlands 'r
well stocked with game. On high sirua
tiuns good wafer is rp be oh,aiued. De-
pend on il. here is Tie country for riches
and pleasure, and the day is rapidly ap.
proachug when thousands viii ne seen
llucking 10 II. Tor It's here he nrangr blooms
from year To- wear. and The sugarcanc will
tassrI The marsh lauds around the
lakes and sidcs Of the river excel all other.
and there are tens of thousands Of acres in
bodies, with not n tree or stump To retard
them from being pa, in ample order for the
reception OF cotton, corn. sugar. rice, or
any Ihiag else. Say 10 all my old friends
who live ny cul,ivains The snil. that adj
vise them 10 lose no time. hut come on
here aud Judge Cor themselves. No acci-
deut as yel has heiailen any of my CO
lony.
On yesterday, as Mcssrs. Crane, Gar
diner AID Sullivan were coming home 10
camp. late in the evening. after loiling all
day with axe aud hoe, hug" tiger al
tempted 10 carry III hr Sullivan, hui fail.
ed ia doing so hy missing Iiis spring by
about three feet. Mcssrs. Crane and Gar
diner ~er- ready IN "a uomen, to assist
! Sullivan: the savage anmni, however,
seeiue he was ournumbcrrtI. fed. and was
| pursued hy Mr. Crane, fine dog, whn also
| rushed to Suliivnn's AID.
In our difficulties, Of every sort, We have
been mosr kindl, aided and encouraged by
all the officer, oi The Army. T"Capl. r.