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ritory; though the Mississippi river is be-~ 
tween 2 or 300 miles west\of us. Qur set- 
thement on this river is but small; andthe 
Spaniards, unfortunately, hold the mouth 
ei it. 
The country between this and the Missis- 
sippi, and between this and the sea (which is 
about 30 miles off) is entirely covered with 
Majestic pine timber; but the soil is poor, 
exceptin the low grounds of the several ri- 
wers ; where we have a great abundance of 
beautiful trees and flowering shrubs of every 
description. 
My house is about 8 miles south of Fort 
Stoddart. I moved to it from St. Stepken’s 
(50 miles above) in December last. I have 
40 acres on each side of the river, running a 
goed way up and down; with a comfortable 
house, and a good many peach-trees, fig-trees, 
quinces, and pears. The fig-trees have been 
tn leaf but £5 days, and there are already figs 
as large as walnuts. ‘The land and buildings 
cost me 350 dollars. ‘There are abaut 142 
acres planted incotton, and I expect to have 
#9 or 20 in Indian corn. We reckon about 
S00 weight of cotton tothe acre, and between 
oO and 40 bushels of corn. The cotton 
worth 4 dollars a hundred, and the corn £a 
écllara bushel, I have often thought, that 
your trade would answer very wellhere. We 
have vast quantities of cattle. ‘Tallow could, 
I suppoze, be laid inat 12 cents and 4 per 
pound ; and the prices of candles by the box are, 
dipped candies, 18 cents; mould, 20; sper- 
maceti, 50. Fifty cents are equal to 2s. and 
3d. sterlmg. ‘There is‘no excise-on candles or 
soap, Bees’-wax is 25 cents per pound. 
Seap is at 12 cents for brown, and 18 for 
white. But I speak of the Orleans prices of 
Soap and candles. Here they are higher ; but 
the demand is not great. Perhaps, however, 
Bere and at Mobile, which is a town 30 miles 
Fower down, there would be demand enough 
for on2 chandler. 
This is a fine country for cattle. They re- 
guire nofeeding. The woods supply summer, 
and winter. Cows and calves are 12 dollars, 
and whole stocks of 100 or 200, of all ages 
2nd description, from calves to 6 years old 
stots, are sold at 6 dollars a~ head. We 
want good cheesemakers; we have none, and 
cheese is dear. 
Nancy joins in love to you and your’s, with 
your affectionate brother, : 
Harry TouLMIn, 
Fo Mr. Matthew Toulmin, 
Taunton, England. 
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To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine. 
SIR, 
READ in your Magazine for January 
last, the commencement of a very 
er iginal essay on the subject of cruelty to 
Braces ; in many sentiments of which it 
1s. im POSsi ble not to concur; but as hi- 
therto uone of all our philanthropists 
oF e 7 g e 
Cruel Treatinent of Miliiner's’ Apprentices. 
[April 1, 
have treated, that I know of, the subject 
so much more interesting, viz. that of ine 
humanity to redionals; with your permis~ 
sion I shall take the liberty to notice one 
species of it, very little short in point of 
Injustice to that of the Slave Trade; and 
which, if suffered to continue without 
comments, will probably, at least, consti- 
tute a species of legal homicide, the more 
to be regretted as its end will be the de- 
struction of some of the fairest and most 
helpless part of the creation. Appren- 
ticed boys have limited hours of labour, 
and rewards, for exceeding them; all 
handicrafts are paid i they exceed 
twelve hours of attendance; merchants? 
and bankers’ clerks are made to profit 
by extra exertions ; schoolboys know the 
measure of their task, and have at stated 
times, some more, some less, allotted ho- 
lidays ; even menial servants are allowed 
atcertaip hours to visit a relation, or take 
an evening’s walk. . What then will the 
fashionable world think, when. they shal} 
be informed that thew. gayest garments 
are infected with the profound sighs of | 
young, and often lovely and well-informed 
girls, doomed, in consequence of their un- 
reasonable and impatient demands, to 
support exertions under which the strong- 
est constitution must fail; and which, 
it breaks both the heatts and spirits of 
many that were brought up their equals, 
and consigns to an early grave objects of- 
ten more estimable than themselves? 
With glowing indignation has the wri- 
ter of this often beneld women of rank, 
and women of no rank, treat a blushing 
and silent apprentice toa milliner, with a 
degree of rudeness that the lowest me- 
chanic would be ashamed to use towards 
a dependant, whilst her orders were given. 
in a tone of command, that she would 
not dare to adopt to her chamber-maid ; 
but if such be the exhibition of the show- 
room, what has the daughter of a gentle- 
man, once perhaps half spoiled by ten- 
derness, and nursed in the arms of sensi- 
bility, to endure, w hose want of fortune 
to pay a premium condemns her to the 
going out to take orders? I think I see 
her modestly appareled slipping hastility 
by a group ‘of staring loungers; but too 
happy if she escapes some insolent re- 
mark onher person, profession, and man- 
ner of walking; only to arrive at that 
door, where after a cold reception from a/ 
brete of a porter, she tremblingly as- 
cends: the echoing staircase that le: 
to the unblessed dressing-roam of — 
hag of quality, or new married Catherine, 
whose spleen, want of taste, and want of 
Aeclaee 
