The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

CHARLESTON, (S.C.) April 12.

A correspondent has favoured us with the following information, which he says may be relied on: A gentleman in Christ church parish planted one acre of land with cotton seed, which he sold at 1s. 3 3/4 pence per pound, to the amount of the whole £16. 13s. 9d. It was, on examination, of an exceeding good quality; the planter declares that had he attended it properly it would have produced more. He further says, that one of his hands could with ease take care of 7 to 8 acres, until the cotton is ready to take in, at which time he must have the assistance of small negroes to pick and carry it into safety. As the mode of cleaning it in this country formerly is what the planters dislike, we have the pleasure to add, that there are persons in this state who can make the necessary machines for picking it, as well as for carding and spinning it. This commodity bids fair to become a principal staple article of export from this state, for if one negro can manage seven acres of cotton, and it sells at the above price only, his labour, will bring his owner in £116. 16s. 3d. per annum, supposing also that each acre of land produces only 267 lb. of cotton. It is well known that the cotton manufactories in Great-Britain will take any quantity that this state can raise, as they are deemed by good judges to be now only in their infancy. Land that is unfit for rice or corn will yield cotton; as negroes, in raising this article, will have no occasion to wet their feet, they will of course be more healthy, and will live longer than they do by raising rice in swamps; besides which, as they will be able to earn so much money by the cultivation of it, the planters will thereby raise the value of every negro now in this state.