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both’ Houses in time to enable him to transport a cargo ie living tropica 
plants spite southern Florida previous to the summer rain 
ff erings of ten years have so exhausted his vitality, that he cannot 
hope to ae uritil the — termination of his enterprise ; and he is, 
therefore, anxious to make a speedy commencement, under such circum- 
stances that he can insure its zealous and persevering prosecution and 
completion by others. He will then be content to lay down that life which 
has long been a painful burthen, under the belief that he cannot leave to 
his children a better inheritance than the reputation of his being a public 
benefactor to his country. 
I have the honor to be, gentlemen, 
Very respectfully, 
Your siemiantd serv 
HENRY PERRINE. 
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Eciracts of letters res an officer in. Florida, ——, in the National 
elligencer of 26th February; | 
- ‘The letters are dated the Sth and 9th February, at a spot about twenty 
miles south of Fort Jupiter. He describes a difficult march through briers, 
thick bearded sawgrass, (which is praca and “aan its name, cuts badly,) in 
black mud up to the waist, and crossed wher n Indians might defy a _ 
hundred of the best troops in the world, from the’ pieedian situation of tafe 
fire ots the a kill and wound, and then run off.” The rie 
pon 
iting would, with six hours rain, be svorsiwed some — deep.” He 
y says that — Seminoles, at the late council, wished permission to 
a small portion of the country; and that Gen. pasa a consented 
tae a shall Saat until they hear from Washington.” “In my opinion, ‘ 
they could be made useful allies instead of a daring foe, and would — 
a portion of country uninhabitable by white men, unless, possibly. 
more degenerate than the untutored savage.” Again, on the 9th Pebrhety 
he again says: “I stillexpress my opinion that the: policy of the Come 
ment ought to be to permit them to remain.” 
- P.S.—27th February. By a letter of the 7th instant, from Asse 
in the Territory of Florida, the a toy just learned that the Legis- 
lative Council, without a dissenting vo as passed a new act of imcorpo- 
ration forthe Tropical Plant Conipanyion Unie James Webb, the judge of the 
federal distriet court at Key West, Charles Howe, inspector of the port, and 
postmaster at Indian Key, and the subscriber, are trustees. He had desired 
that two of the trustees should be the Presidents of the Fharesion; but i 
of Louisiana and South pega Orleans'and Charleston on but ig 
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