At the Southernmost Extremity of the United States in latitude 24°33' 36"N. and longitude 82°52'30"W. rises out of the mild water of the Gulf of Mexico a little island over which float the flag of the Union, albeit not by the particular good will of some of its inhabitants, which in many respects is one of the more remarkable in our possession. Here are gathered or rather were before the war in a space of fifteen hundred and seventy-five acres a community peculiar and in proportions to its number more heterogeneous than might elsewhere readily be found. Here are to be found mingling with natives of the Northern and Southern States of our Union Spanish Creole, Bahamian, Minorcan, European of every nation. Many negro and occasionally a sprinkling of Indians. Although best with a genial climate and a soil though scanty of great fertility little or nothing is raised on the island either to sustain life or to barter with other for necessary commodities. There are neither manufactory nor mine nor any considerable commerce with other section yet the inhabitants are all of them comfortable, many of them thriving and some of them rich.

Who ever visited the North has coasted along the verdure clad shores of Florida, must have noticed on approaching the Southern Extremity of the peninsula here and there upon the water distinct specks which gradually increasing in size become revealed them over at trim built and principal little schooners or sloops having like seabirds along the course of the advancing vessel. They have to the stranger a pickaxe and friendly air until per chance the Captain re-

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Show how the people living on the border are having more contact with each other in a little periphery, a little in mine/ Smuggling, a little slave-trading, a little buccaneering (loke a saus & from down a devil & a product of doubtful weekly).

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Regularly laid out & many very pleasant & very handsome residents lived with tropical foliage & shrubbery allude to recluse showing an implicit character in the relation. See U.S.adae's light house.

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Make it better by far.

It was rather a dark night & accordingly still no ripples in the water when in passing over the causeway from the shore to Foul Payle across the sea, a phenomenon never heard of, there seemed to be a bright flame under the bridge which in mediately attracted the attention of the officer accompanying me - a moment's miscalculation which caused the officer thought I had the cash horden were immediately given to have it removed - softening it was said, but now it was both a phenomenon and a recall of water from the shore, so there were no waves on the shore again, the water in much the bridge was built affected to modulate this brilliant phenomenon. Looking a little further west where the long smooth swell from the shore were breaking in the slones (drifted) a marvellous light appeared

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At the Southernmost extremity of the United States in latitude 24°3'3"N. and longitude 82°5'2"W. lies a little island over which float the flag of the United States (albeit not by the assistance of a particular good will of many of its inhabitants), which in many respects out of the most remarkable points in our national history. Here are gathered or rather in a sort of leucanthus, or leucous and were before the war a common place of heterogeneity of fashion or in proportion to its number, than might else well be found. Here are Spanish creole white (and Obied Bahama), Minorcan, &c. natives of all the states of our Union, better most of the nations of Europe, many negro, & occasionally a sprinkling of Indian. Although best with a general climate & a soil which suits of great fertility, little or nothing is raised on the island either to sustain life or to barter with them for necessary commodities. There are neither manufacturers nor mines, yet the inhabitants are all of them comfortable, many of them thriving + some of them rich. Therein neither rocks nor sand properly so called, nor any spring of fresh water, the temperature never falls below an average of 60° in winter nor rises in Sun more beyond 89° in thearde + is almost always a cœm -{s} from the north. Who do not coast along the (bend of) North Coast shores of Florida from the north must have noticed as he neared the Southern extremity, little specks on the horizon of water, which gradually g之上 into the white sails & graceful hulls of our built vessels, now and then like gulls along the course of the advancing vessel by the passenger for whom she was made for, until the captain somewhat They have picturesque & commercial appearance which now even in its best response to an inquiry in any language is not oft in mouth when the Captain says that the vessel is off the desired Florida Reef, & the friendly little vessel is no other than the famous Key well wreckers on its lookout for a 

like a ship, then seem to be{s} playing to the wake of some one watching, like a ship for a spring. Our principal little island is their home. How will they quickly appear playing like shakers in the wake of the ship watching like for a spring. (Impure filler)