The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-04-05
Correspondence of the DI.n,,c, !,

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t,e.s sdtatgnsf,ne-- ttg Vegetables Dlenr~eN E,u;, ~
"ees blooming. P'e" y-ffntt
n, sT' AUGUSTINE March o6. 1s55
No"or-Away down here In ,b,, u
""y' "here the hum and bu..,o ~
never rd,-where life In fact !. o,o -, 'Ao .
round OF dull monotony-your v.Ir.h,. S'''e
oones IKE the invigorating sea-breeze ssssr PAPER
in vnnr c,,,, am Indebted to some kind friend
Ia youl cny ior fregularly, and allow me to ac.
knowledge the obligation just here ~ sc-
there werey II may except the price of ntov;.,o,
WHICH perhaps, VIII be news to some of your read,
ers. Cornis selling at $500 per tusbel and scarcs
al hat flour at any price above sl3, saw from sI3
10 Sio per barrel; Irish potatoes from $3.50 IN S5
per oushel, by RETAIL and other provisions In M
proportion; fowls not to be had at any price, and
9sei @ lean and tough. Board 10 enormously high -
innk OF paying s. to $3.50 per day for board, res
gardiess OF the length of time you stay here, and
pam iare at that compared with the hotels 10 your
Gy, invaiids who come here for their health from
.uo Nof'n are pretty generally surprised at the
ona,ses, OUT they have to grin and endure it,
Inc climate OF this place Is excellent and per-
sons suffering with pulmonary complaints are In
most cases greatly benefited and in some cases
entirely relieved by it. There are not few of that
CLASS mere now, affected Cor might say affIicted
In almost every conceivable manner iron, the
noiiow coughing. far gone consumptive This pl, ce
rX'ss almost entirely on the money that they bring
were TO become unpopular as a resort for them
IL would become almost entirely deserted, being
comparatively an inland town, having no COM
nierce or trade OF any sort-althoueh at the mouth
VI the matanzas river and in sight of the coast vet
IL 10 le miles from the ST. Johns river where the
man steamers from Charleston and Savannah and
VesseiS OF large size stop. The mails and passen-
gers are Drought across the country from Picolats
ahaibg place on the St Johns river to this place
oser' perhaps, the worst road and with the worst
eans al 'nat were ever seen 1t generally takes from
20 hours to perform that journey of 1e miles
CharSe aniooat comes here once month from
charleston, which Is quite an event to this dull
ptace and everybody turns out TO see H. as though
itwere great show
IN one thing this place is little ahead of most 9TH
efs mat Is In vegetables. They have been pretty
premium all this winter Green peas lettuce table
oeans cauilnower cabbage. and for the last week
OF SO new potatoes and ruta baea turnips of as
good quality and as large az ever saw
~ ~ we escape without having more frosts this
VIII De great fruit year. Everything In the tree
ana shrubbery line Is budding and bosso ming The
peach ana plum trees have been in full bloom for
week or more, and the grape-vines and fig trees
tn az covered with leaves and all giving signs of
iaTSe crop OF their respective kinds of fruit
ihere ls an abundance of the best quality of fish
ana oysters TO be had here the year round Trout
mu'let, sheep-head, yellow-tails, bass and whjte-
hSh are all plentiful Ia the waters near this place
ana now the season has just set In for drum-fsh
u me Inos' delicious of them ALL perhaps the fattest
fish that swims
AT some future time will try to give you an item
or two of the habits and customs of the natives of
this place with description of the country and Its
pscuilafltes both as regards the animal and vege-
taoie kingdoms generally, if acceptable
Yours, respectfully, A VrRGINIAN