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make a settlement at Sinabel Island: several wealthy, intelligent, and enter 
prising men, from New York city and State, emigrated there during the 
years 1830 and 1831, with a full determination not to be’ discourage 
any disappointments of a trifling nature, which the settlement of all new _ 
countries are subject, but ‘to persevere until they should reap the fruit of 
their labor, depending for their supplies on the market of New York, until 
such times as they could raise their own produce. They continued for 
about two years, when they were completely disgusted with the country, 
and left it, carrying with them the very worst reputation of Florida: some 
returned to their former residence, others proceeded elsewhere. 
The fact is that the principles, practice, and seasons of tropical cultiva- 
tion are as opposite to those of entratropical culture as the climates them- 
selves. Associated enterprise must first form a model of successful vegecul- 
ture, and a nursery of supply for tropical cultivation, before any emigrant 
from the intemperate zone can have the least hope of success, ; 
could say much more upon the subject, but time will not permit. 
thuily, 
Your obedient servant, 
CHARLES HOWE. 
Dr. Henry Perrine, ‘ 
" Washington, D. C. 
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DOCUMENT No. 2. 
Extract of a letter to the Secretary of State of the United States of Amer- 
ica. eS 
ConsuLaTEe Unitep Srares of AMERICA, — 
Campeachy, October 23, 1834. — 
water, on rocks or trees, in miry marshes or moving sands, in the brightest 
sun or darkest shades, and yield the greatest sehiobt of the comforts and 
ible labor, and at the least pos- 
nae lami 1 i of 3 i 
i emmy, Spd ieoue 
