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said defers may be remedied by the ad
dition of earths or other ingredients,
which abound in the country, and in a
manner that pay be pradifed by com
mon farmers, 50 Dollars. And if it
Ihall appear to the fatisfa&ion of the
Trustees, that, upon an extensive prac
tice, the improvement of the poor foil
.would be more than equivalent to the
expense of the improvement, the addi
tion of 100 Dollars. A minute defcrip
|jos cf the fey^ral foils, and all the cir-
ing or fuel, in those parts of the coun
try where the annual confuniption new
equals or nearly equals the annual
growth ; & shall raise the greatest num
ber of trees, being not less than 4000,
apremium of 100 Dollars or the Socie
ty's gold medal.
And to the person who shall in like
manner have raised the next greatest
number of sorest Trees, being not less
than 3000, a premium of 60 Dollars or
the gold medal.
And to the person who fliall in like
-manner have raised the next greatest,
or 2d number, being not less than 2000
Trees, a premium of 30 Dollars, or roe
Society's silver medal.
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OF ALL THE DEPOSITIONS AND HABITS WHICH LEAD TO POLITICAL PROSPERITY, RELIGION AND MORALITY ARE INDISPENSABLE SUPPORTS. ^fISAIAGTOA S LEGACY.
ing fine grass, fit for hay or pasture,
.Into low frefh meadows, now producing
coarse wild grass or bushes a premium
,cf 30 Dollars.
9th. To the person, who shall ascer
tain, by accurate annalyfis, the constit
uent parts of several fertile foils refpe&-
jvely, and in like manner the parts of
several poor foils ; and thus shall disco
ver the defers of the latter ; and shall
ihow by actual experiments how the
sth To the person who fliall pro
duce the largest quantity of wool, meat
and tallow, from the smallest number
of sheep, not less than one score, a pre
mium of 30 Dollars ; to be claimed on
or before the ift of August, 1800.
6th. To the person who shall, in
one year, by a method new and ufeful,
or that shall be an improvement on the
methods already pradifed, make the
greatest quantity of Compost Manure
in proportion to the expense ; to be of
a good quality, and composed of mate
rials common to most farms ; the quan
tity to be at lead 200 tons, and the claim
to be accompanied with a description
of the yard or place, and the mode in
which the fame is made ; a premium of
50 Dollar s, or the gold medal.
And for the next greatest quantity,
being not less than 100 tons, 30 Dol
lars—Claims to be presented previous
to the ift of August, ißco.
7th. To the person who shall flew,
by actual experiment, to the fatisfa&ion
of the Trustees, a new or improved me
thod of working oxen, being superior
to any now practiced in New England,
a premium of 30 Dollars ; claims to be
presented on or before the ill day of
August, 1800.
Sth. To the person who shall shew,
by actual experiment, on not less than
two acres, to the fatisfadion of the
Trustees, a new or improved, being the
best and cheapest, method of introduc-
Provided however, that candidates
for each of these premiums, will be re
quired to shew that their Trees are not
less than 3 years growth at the time of
application, and have been produced
in the method, on the success of which
the premium is claimed.
4th. To the person who fliall intro
duce into the state of Massachusetts, for
the purpose of propagation, the firfl
Ram or Ewe, of a breed superior to
any now in the ftace, a premium of 30
Dollars, & for the second 20 Dollars;
claims to be made previous to the ift of
August, 1800.
3d. To the person who ffiall, on or
before the ift day of November, ißot
Ihew by actual experiment, to the fat
isfadion of the Trustees, the cheapoft
and best method of cultivating white
oak and other sorest Trees, for build-
2d. And a premium of 100 Dollars,
or the society's gold medal, to the per
lon who Ihall on or before the ift day
of November, 1800, discover an effec
tual, and the cheapest method of destroy
ing the Bug worm, and give evidence
thereof to the fatisfadion of the Trus
tees,
Offered by the Trufees of the Mafochuftts
Society for Promoting floriculture.
ift.TT 0 the person who shall discov
er an effectual and cheap me
thod of destroying the canker worm,
and give evidence thereof to the fatif
faction of the trustees, on or before the
Ift day of August, 1800,a premium of
100 Dollars, or the Society's gold me
dal.
Agricultural.
PREMIUMS
We have lately seen an eftiniate of the popu
lation of France, in 1723, at which time it con
tained 25,000,992 fouls ; of whom 12,609,369
were males; 12,391,698 females ; 11,100,000
were married; 699,756 widowers ; 1,221,512
widows; and five millions 519,000 men able
to bear arms, exclufivc of the population of the
departments of Mount Blanc, Mount terrible,
and Alpes Maritimes, which were estimated at
542,000 fouls. According to a calculation form
ed from official documents in March last, the
total number of males was 10,275,000, and the
number of men capable of carrying arms, did
not exceed 4,000,000. The deficiency is not
attributed to the sanguinary corfli&s which
have emanated from the revolution, but to a
temporary emigration, the consequence of their
conquers in Germany, Italy, &c. But this
emigration of conquests, we believe, is nearly
at an end. Still, however, we question whether
the next cenfts will be greatly increased by the
circumflance.'
A single acre of land, near Moreficld, in the
county of Hardy, (Virginia) has produced this
year 130 bushels of Indian corn..
A Number of the firft literary characters in
Connecticut have associated for the purpose of
promoting philosophical researches, and especi
ally for developing the Natural Hiftory of that
state. They are incorporated under the title
of The Connecticut Acadnmy of Arts & Sciences ;
Dr. Dwight is efe&ed president, and governor
'1 rumbuil Vice president. There are five Coun
fellors, one recording and three corresponding
fecretarics, and J. Meigs, former editor of the
New Haven Gazette is Cabinet keeper and li
brarian. This institution, from the characters
which compose it, promises to be the firft in
eminence in the United States.
Increase in two years, 3,489
This increase is about one-twelfth of the
whole number returned.
Number of horfo above three years old in
1796, 38,303
do. in 1798, 41,346
Increase in two years, 3,041
Chaises, Chairs and Sulkies in 1796, 1,284
do. in 1797, 1,433
do. in 1798, 1,173
Gold Watches in 1796, 173
do. in 1797, 209
do. in 1798, 227
Silver Watches in 1796, 3^072
do. in 1797, 3,416
do. in 1798, 3,635
Clicks, in 1796, 2,191
do. in 1797, 2,383
do. in 1798, 2,639
In the returns, chairs with steel
springs are distinguished from those
with wooden springs—and it appears
that the increase is principally in the
class of carriages with steel springs. A
mong the clocks also the increase is
greatest in the class of those with steel
and brass wheels.
The increase of the grand lift of that
state, since the establishment of the na
tional government, has been from
something more than 5 to 6 millions of
dollars, about one seventh or eight.
But as the principles of taxation have,
in that period, been somewhat varied,
this augmentation does not exhibit, the
exa& ratio of the increase of property.
Betides the polls being assessed by law,
a great part of the increase arises on
augmented population. The actual
increase of property is however very
considerable, and it is presumed, the
fame remark is applicable co all the 0-
ther Hates.
The total actual value of all the real
and personal property in Connecticut,
estimated on fair principles, is found to
be about fifty millions ct dollars. If
we suppose this a fifteenth of the whole
property in the United States, the
whole value of the property will be
750 millions of dollars—equivalent
nearly to 159 millions sterling.
SOME idea of the increase of pro
perty in our country may be form
ed from the augmentation of the grand
lift, which is the basis of taxation in
Connecticut.
The whole number, of oxen above four years
old, returned in 1796—was, 39,423.
do. in 1793, 42,912
loth. It is required that the Com
munications for which the foregoing
Premiums arc offered, be accompanied
with proper certificates from the feleCt
men, Magistrates or Clergymen of the
vicinity or other vouchers to the fatis
fadion of the Trustees ; that they be
delivered in without names, or any in
timation to whom they belong ; that
they be feveraily marked in such man
ner as each claimant Ihall think fit ; the
claimant fending also a paper fealcd
up, having on the out fide a correspon
ding mark, and on the inside his name
and address. By order of the Trifees,
JOHN AVERY, Secretary.
cumftanccs attending the procefles, cul
tivation and results will be required.
Claims to be made on or before No
vember 1801.
Rapid Increase of Property.
Population in France.
Literary Institution.
CORN.
sent from thence by waggons to upper
Italy, whither Gen. Frolich with his
troops and 4000 Ruffians, had been or
dered to proceed fromßo%from which
city it isfaid under date of 019.5,thatthe
tree of liberty, and tri-colored cockade
bad been Burned, when the Neapolitan
tion a number of recruits having been
The total failures at Hamburg from
Sept 6, to Od. 25, 1799, amounted to
26,753,763 marks banco.
From Alexandria O&. 7, it is Rated, that
on the preceding day the Austrians ob
tained an important victory over the
French, and opened the communica
tion between Ceoa and the camp before
Coni, which place they had surround
ed, and wliicii they were immediately
to befege.
From Milan, of the loth, it is said
Gen. Melas had defeated Gen, Cham
pionet with the loss of 4000 men. The
head quarters of tlie latter were at
Finale and his army was 40,000 strong.
Accounts from Vienna Od. 19,men-
The Duke of York landed at Yar
mouth, on Sunday. He was accom
panied by Gen. Dundas, and Colonels
Brownrigg and Pepham. The popu
lace knowing how to refped personal
intrepidity, though in misfortune, drew
his coacfl to his residence. On Mon
day his Royal Highness arrived in town
and waited on his Majesty at Windsor ?
and then proceeded to the Dutchefs at
Oatlands.
Received on Wednesday, states that
Ancona was taken possession ofby the
Austrians, O&. 1.
Six thousand of Dutch loyal troops
arc at the Isle of Wight.
Louis XVIII. is to return to Ger
many from Ruflia.
THE HAMBURG MAIL,
The following Brigade orders have
been published, concerning the victory
obtained by the Imperial Ruffian Gen.
Rosenberg.
“ Head Quarters, Gengenbach, O&. 9.
“ The troops are previously inform
ed, that the imperial Ruffian General
Rosenberg has attacked the enemy
near Schwitz, and defeated them, with
the loss of several thousand men and a
General ; the General of division, I^a
courbe was made prisoner, and seven
pieces of cannon were taken.
(Signed)
"Count MERVELDOT, Major General."
LONDON, NOV. 10.
Napper Tandy, and his aflbciates,
were yesterday removed from Newgate
to be conveyed to Ireland
oft!>e Germanic Empire.
"TT IS Imperial Majeity the Empe
ror of all the Ruflias, ever ani
mated with zeal for the cause of fov
reigns, and wishing to put a flop to the
ravages and diforde. 'which have been
spread by the impi^tf<>.:nmant un
der which France groans, to the re
motest countries ; being fully determi
ned to dispatch his sea and land forces
for the support of the furferers, and to
restore royalty in France, without how
ever, admitting any partition of that
country; to re-establish the ancient form
of government in the United Nether
lands, and in the Swiss Cantons ;to
maintain the integrity of the German
Empire ; and to look for his reward in
the happiness and tranquillity of Eu
rope ; Providence has bluffed his arms,
and hitherto the Ruffian troops have
triumphed over the enimies of thrones,
religion and social order.
“ His Majesty the Emperor of all
the Ruffias, having thus declared his
views, and the motives by which he is
guided, addresses this declaration to all
the members of the German Empire,
inviting them to unite their forces with
his to destroy their common enemy
as speedily as possible, to found on
his ruins permanent tranquility for
themselves and their posterity.
" Should his Imperial Majesty of all
the Ruffias perceive that they support
his views and rally round him, he will
instead of relaxing his zeal, redouble
his exertions, and not flieath his sword
before he has seen the downfall of the
Monster which threatens to crush all
legal authorities. But, ftould he he
left to himfelf he will be forced to re
call his forces to his States, and to
give up a cause so badly supported by
*hofe who ought to have the greatest
fliare in its triumph.
Late Foreign News
^, Nl.nl) S d: I'.ipcr
Ctyv of a Declaration mate . . Lie Imperial Majefy
lie Emperor cf all the # fas, to the Members
" Catfebina, Sept, 15/oldfyle) 1799."
A RMY.
SWABIA, OCT. 10.
It is believed that Prussia will possess
itfclf of the dutchies of Juliers and
Berg, to which it - has pretentions. It
is averted that this affair was arranged
with Sieys at Berlin—that Sieys had
promised upon his return to Paris to
accomplish it ; but notwithstanding for
a month after his return he shewed no
symptoms of anting ; Prussia demand
ed what he meant to do ?— He answer
ed vaguely. Prussia marched her
troops. The corps which assembled
near Wefer, had no other object but to
possess itfclf ofJuliers and Berg.
Gen. Berthier is to be chosen Minis
ter at war.—Maffena has required of
Zurich aloan of 800,00 c francs —An
English corvette with 300 emigrants
has°been funk by a French frigate.—
Buonaparte is to set out immediately
for Berlin—other accounts fay he is to
command an army against Italy Ad.
Mafferado is immediately to depart for
Brest. It is said, Maffena has defeated
Prince Charles, who has loft 10,000
killed and wounded ;—amongft the
former, Prince Conilantine, the ion of
the Emperor of Russia ;—and that Su
warrow is hemmed in on four sides.—
The Brest fleet, it is said, has failed.
flag was hoisted at the castle of St.^ugelo.
From Genoa, under date of Oa. 3. itis
said General Klenau had repulsed the
French to the walls cf that city, and
possessed himfelf of the heights upon
which he was erecting batteries. Gen.
Championet had sent his sick and woun
ded to Nice. Many of the Genoefe
merchants had emigrated, in conse
quence of which their properties were
confiscated. Want extended over thole
who remained, whole misery was in
creased by heavy contributions,
LONDON, OCT. 28.
Art. I. The crime committed by the
Government of Hamburg shall be de
nounced to every allied and neutral
government by the Ministers of the Re
public resident at those governments.
11. The Consular and Diplomatic
Agents resident with the Senate of
Hamburg, shall immediately quit the
city and its territory.
111. Every agent of the government
of Hamburg shall receive orders to
quit his refidehce in twenty four hours,
and the territory of France in eight
days.
IV. A general embargo shall be laid
upon all the ships and veffcls carrying
the flag of Hamburg, and now in the
ports of the Republic.
The Ministers of the Marine Police
and Foreign Affairs, are charged with
the execution of this present decree.
(Signed) GOHIER, President.
La Garde, See. Gen.
Eight transports have arrived here
with wounded troops from Holland.—
Numbers of them have been landed &
dressed, & are to re-embark,forCoTchef
ter.
FROM SWITZERLAND
ZURICH, OCT. 16.
Mafena, Commander in Chief, to the Minders at
War of the Helvetic Republic.
In consequences of 'he surrender of
Tapper Tandv, and his YfTociates, to the
British, by the Senate of Hamburg, the
Executive Diretfok , on the 9th inst.
issued an arrete in which they pronounce
the delivery of them, “ a crime against
the rights of nations, a breach of the
laws of humanity, and an high offence
against the French Republic," —And
after the enumeration of fix ramifica
tions of the denunciation, decree as fol
lews :—
The last accounts I have had of Su
warrow, state, that he had been sick for
three' days preceding at Mayenfeld:
that his army was reduced to about
5,c00 men, most of whom are destitute
of aims and shoes, and in a deplorable
situation, on their march to Feldkirch,
which indu es me to suppose that he is
endeavouring to effed his junction with
the remains of the army of Korfakoff.
What gives greater probability to this
conjecture is, that the Ruffians who
were upon the Rhine have all been re
lieved by the Auftrians,and are march
ing towards Bregentz.
My movement into the Grifons will
take place on the 18th or 19th.
(Signed) MASSENA.
Lord Bridport's fleet, of 34 fail of the
line, pal Ted Falmouth on Friday, for
the westward. —The Spanish prizes are
now ascertained to be worth one mil
lion sterling,
fC-V ' Hamburg Affairs.
HARWICH, OCTOBER 2j.
BERLIN, OCT. 5.
PARIS OCT. 27.
PARIS, OCT. 23.
The crews of the English frigates
will share nearly as follows:
The Captains about 50,0001. each ;
the Lieutenants and their class, be^
tween 7 and 80001. each ; the Mid.
Ihipmen and their class between 2 and
30001. each ; and the common Sailors
and Marines between two and 3001.
each.
Yesterday and to day have present
ed a novel fpedtacle here ; the cherts
of dollars have been landed from the
Spanish prizes, and conveyed from the
dock-yard to the citadel, a distance of
two miles and a half, attended by part
of the crews of the captors, also a guard
of marines, and of the Surrey, fencible
calvary, with music, and the English
colours hoiftel over the Spanish, at the
top of the artillery waggons, in which
this immense treasure is conveyed, for
immense you must suppose the number
of dollars tq be, when they require be
tween 60 and 70 artillery waggons to
carry them. The various and whim
sical modes in which the jack tars ex
prefled their joy and exultation when
attending this procession, afforded much
entertainment.
TO BE SOLD,
Four or Five Tons of Excellent
tHATCH.
Enquire of the Printer —fa. 17, iSoo.
“ The intelligence was brought by
a Swede from Smyrna, which adds,
that the wind being too far to the north
ward to fetch even Ireland, Capt. Wil
liamson proposed to stand for Lisbon,
where we trust he has fafely arrived
with his gallant shipmates."
" At ten o'clock of the morning of
the 28th ult. Scilly N. N. E distance
35 leagues, the ship Washington, from
London for Philadelphia, J. Wiliiam
fon, commander, was attacked by a
French privateer, with 24 guns on her
gun deck, and 4 011 her quarter deck,
when a close action commenced, in
which the Washington's 24 pound car
ronades upset, and she was left to de
pend on 8 twelve pounders ; she, how
ever, made so good a use of these guns,
that at eleven o'clock the privateer
made fail to repair her damage ; the
Washington being too much cut in her
rigging to be able to follow.
"At 12 she again bore down, and
at half patt 1 renewed the fight, which
was continued with great warmth for
an hour and a quarter, when she 'ran
with all the fail she could carry, leaving
the Washington's braces, taij-fheets,
standing and running rigging, and all
fails cut to pieces ; her three masts and
crotchet yard rendered useless, and the
entire ship a mere wreck ; but fortun
ately with only one man killed, and
two wounded.
Preparations are in considerable for
wardness for an expedition, whole suc
cess will be a deadly stroke to t le pow
erful, thougli at present inadive, ma
rine of the enemy.
The French government, we are in
formed, have caused it to be intimated
to the senate of Hamburgh, that on re
ceiving a contribution of 11 millions
of livres, they will forgive the insult
done them in ^he surrender of Napper
Tandy and his adbeiates. A less sum
it was believed would be accepted, and
amity restored through the agency of
citizen Rheinhard, the French minis
ter for foreign affairs ; who is represen
ted as much attached to Hamburg,
from having resided there and married
the daughter of a physician named Ru
marus who dill practices in that city.
The late accounts from Switzerland
represent the army of Maffena to have
been for upwards of four months with
out pay, and nearly destitute of both
cloaths and pfovifion.
The merchants of Liverpool have
with' their accustomed wisdom and lib
erality, est ablifhed a fund for the sup
port of commercial credit at the present
eventful period.
The Weft India fleet is appointed to
fail from Portsmouth on Thursday
next. Several ships for America will
take advantage of it.
“ Distinguished merit, in whomever
it may be ^ound, always meets our rea
dy commendation. The following de
tail affords ns particular pleasure, as,
in doing justice to some gallant fellows,
it records an act highly honorable to a
people whom we with to gain and for
ever esteem as a second part of our
selves.
From the London Observer, dated Sunday Nov. 10.
American Gallantrv.
PLYMOUTH, OCT. 2Q.
London, nov. 10.
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