A Military and Topographical Atlas of the United States, Including the British Possession in Florida (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1813 Excerpt: ... to the westward of the Muscle shoals, where it is called Natarchucky, and running a south-eastward course of 120 miles, it receives a great number of tributary streams, and then makes a bend to the westward, about 40 miles, to Fort Tumbeckbey; from whence it flows, with a crooked passage, in a south-east direction, of about 150 miles to its junction with the Alabama. Both these rivers have a fine navigation, and are of great importance to this country. The Tombigbee is navigable with sloops to Fort Stephen, and beyond that for smaller vessels, to within 50 miles of Bear Creek, anavigable branch of the Tennessee river. The Alabama is represented as a most beautiful river, with a clear gentle current, flowing at the rate of 2 miles an hour; from three to _four hundred yards broad, and from 15 to 18 feet deep in the driest seasons. It is navigable to within 55 miles of a navigable point on the Hiwassee river, which falls into the Tennessee.--_ Pascagoula River is a pretty important stream, but it is very shoal. at the outlet, admitting only vessels drawing 4 feet. The water deepens however after crossing the bar, and there is a good boat navigation for 150 miles. The soil on its banks, in the interior of the country, is represented as excellent. _ From Mobile bay to Pearl river, the population is very inconsiderable. There area few settlements on the banks of the Pascagoula, and a few more, chiefly French people, round the bay of St. Louis; but in general the country does not exhibit any appearance of cultivation whatever. Even the roads are nothing but mere Indian paths, and the scattered settlements exhibit but slight indicationsof the existence of a government. Such was the state of the country a few years ago, while under the Spanish dominion. Now that it...