Star.
London, England, 1804-08-18 00:00:00

PorACit OF DASCGFEAT.

It will be remembered that form time in the fpring
of 18°2, the flip named the Invelligator was com-
pletely fitted up in the Thames, and amply finred
and provided, and put under the command of Cap-
tain Flinders, in order to proceed to the South Sea
for the purpofe of exploring the enalls and the inte-
rior of New Holland ; and that, betides the officers
and crew, there were embarked perfons (killed in
practical allennomy, natural billowy in all its depart-
ments, and others accotapliflted in the art of drawing
and painting.
-lly a Danills flap a►►ived very lately at Dover,
letter, have been received from Canton, en China, by
which it appears that the Invefligator arrived at Port
Jackfon on the sth or 6th of June left year, after hay-
ing fintfieed • part of the intended furvey of New
I3ollandt by which time the had received filch injury
a the cnurfe of her voyage, and was fo rotten, that,
on examination then made, the was condemned as
'Unfit (or (nether fervice.

The fame accounts further add, An the Porpoife,
is &call armed veitel then at Port Jacking), ander the
diretlion of Goveraw King, was pitched on to com-
plete this voyage of difcevet y : Ant that, being fur-
eyed, the was alto found onfit for fo daimons% a
Service. It was then determined that the Porpoife
fbnntd pmcced to England with the officers of the
invelligator. To the men of fcience an offer wa►
made of either flopping at Port Jackfnn till Captain
Plunders &mild return from England with another
sip, or taking a pottage borne, as many as could be
accommodated, in the Porpoife ; the tell to follow
by the firft proper conveyance that might offer.
The Porpoife failed from Port jackfou about the
toth of Bei/sift 1803, having under her convoy the
merchantmen Cato and Bridgewater, bound to Ba-
tavia. The intended track was through Forreft's
Estaaights, between the north coal! of New Holland
and New Guinea, and fo. getting into the Indian
fen, to follow the ufnal track of the lodinate, in-1
Bead of the circuitous route by Cape Horn.
The public has lately been informed of the unfor-
tunate relbit of this voyage. The accounts now re-
ceived are to the following purpok :—About ten
o'clock at night, on the 17th or 78th of Augull 1803,
the Porpoik being a little ahead of the Cato and
BlidgewAter, who were on the larboard and Un-
heard quarter, breakers were fuddenly ken from the
forecaflle. Tbe veffel was at that time going right
before the wind at the rate of eight miles per hour ;
• and it was fo exceedingly dark, that the breakers,
though tremendoufly high, were not difeerned till
they were within a quarter of a mile. The helm was
inflantly put down, and an attempt made to brace
round the yards, but before the fhip conld be brought
about fhe was amongli the reefs or (helves.—lt was
expeEted the would go down the innant the (truck;
but, providentially drifting on one of the reefs broad-
fide ways, the heeled a lifik, and then remained itn-
nneeabic. The fitnation now was dreadful : fo re-

mote from Land, the night fu dark and flormy, with
the breakers driving over the deck, and the relief
ex pates! every moment to go to pieces. Yet, for all
this, the accounts add, that the officers and !hip's
company, having taken every precaution in their
power, remained- as compofed as if the veld had
been riding at anchor.
The people of the Cato and Bridgewater did not
erifeern the breakers In from as thole in the Pc ?Toile.
When they did, they ir.fl.ntly hauled for the wind ;
but unfortunately on oppofite tacks, and fo mufl have
inesitably met one ant thcr. To avoid rink deltruc-
'ion them was no alternative but for one of them to
give %%ay. This was done by the C,mmai.der of the
Cato, ti e leder relief, under the affluence of imme-
diate affidance from the other ; which accordingly
pni:ed anti was fared, whilil the Cato went item on
the reef, and immediately funk. The people clung
to the rigging till the morning, when they found
theinfelves about half a mile diftant from a coral
find bank, nearly as much in circumference. This
inferable afylnm they all reached, except two or
Ciftf who petilhed I as alto did the company from
t le Poi poife, who found means of conveying hither
the fkip's provifions and pan of the Rotes. After-
wards Captain finders and the Commander of the
Cato, with eight or nine hands, left the reef in the
cutter which belonged to the Porpoife, and reached
Port jackfon, a diffanee of more than goo miles, in
Ailey. From thence the (hip Rolla, in company with
two fchuoners, one of them commanded by Captain
Flinders, weighed on the Loth of September, and
made the fatal tee on the Bth of Oetobcr, and reliev-
ed thole wit° had remained there. On the 6th of
December the Rolla and frhcomers anchored lately
at Macao, where they found fifteen or lateen India-
men nearly ready to fail, waiting for intelligence nem
Europe ; in fine of which the gentlemen belonging
clothe Invelligatorpropoted taking their 'mirage home.

SALE Of ?ART OF HIS m tiyEsrr, FLOCX
OF SPANISH SHIsEP.

It is a Angular circumflarce, confidering the great
length of time that fine or broad woollen cloths have
been in ofe in Europe. that the wool from a parti-
cular breed of (beep, kept only in Spain, where there
are exceedingly large flocks of them, fhould have
been cffential to its fabrication. Thefe (beep are
known by the name of the Merino breed, and were
peculiar to Spain till about the year 1786, when the
unfortunate Louis XVI. introduced a flock of them
into France, the progeny of which are Rill fubf►Ring,
and their wool poffeffing all its original qualities,
upon the national farm at Rambouillet, and in the
neighbouring communes. His Britannic Majelly was
not unmindful of this °Nee, and within a year of
the fame period begat', and continued from time to
time, the importation of (mall flocks of Merino (beep,
which were, with his Majeßy's known liberality. pre-
fented to different Agriculturalls and Breeders, or
fold, with a view of diffecninating the breed. at the
common prices of Englifh (beep at the time. In the
year 1792, through the medium of Lord Auckland,
who had been Ambaffador to Spain, his Majefty pro.
cured from the Mar chionefs Del Campo d'Alange,
forty of the bell Spanifh (beep, in exchange for eight
6ne Englifh coach horfes : this flock his Majetly 'con-
fided to the care of Sir Joftph Banks, Bart. Pref.'-
dent of the Royal Society, who has paid more at-
tention to the fubjeet of wool. and is.without doubt
the moa perfealy informed on all points relating
to its produaion and ufes, than any other man. Hi,
Royal Higknefs the Duke of York's Park, at Oat-
lands, was felcaed as the fcene of thefe interefling
and national experiments.

Sir Jofeph Banks had affichionfly employed Madill
upon his eflate in Lincolnfhire, fence the firfl intro-
dtunion of Spanilh Iheep, in trying the effcfl on wool
ant carcafe, of all the crones which could be made
between them and the different breeds in England;
but on receiving charge of the Royal Merino flock,
in 1792, he difpofed of all his own Amp, in which
there was any mizture of Spanifb, and has confined
his views in the management of the Royal flock to the
prefirvation of the orighml breed of 5792, having
fence admitted no crones, not even of newly import-
ed Sparta fheep, however fuperior their pretenfions.
Thefe &cep are very far from handfume in their
&ape, and too generally look thin and poor; they
are principally diliinguifhed from other Iheep, next
to the fuperior finenef. of the fibre of their wool, by
the dirty appearance of their fleece outfide, though
beautifully white within, owing to the great), matter,
or pa, as it is called, with which it abounds, caul-
ing the dirt of the land to adhere to the wool ; they
have alfo white faces, of a pectiliarnny appearance;
jun above the ode are two or three tinguLr wrinkles.
and upon the head, behind the horns, is a loft pro-.
tuberance of Beth: they are alto Iris in fire than a
great proportion of the Englifli them The Merino
Sock continued healthy. and enereafed very fall, but
the hnyers of wool were averfe to the idea that any
wool grown in England could anfvrer the purpofe of
that imported Fran Spain, in the mannfadure of fine
cloth; and Sir Jofepls Banks was unable to obtain
more than as. per pound for the wool of elide fheep in
5796, and only as. 6d. in 5797. In 1798, this wool
was waffled previous to the fate, and forted into three
different parcels, according to its finenefs, as is done
in Spain. viz.
.prime wool, or Rafteot (R), which
fold for p. choice locks, or tiara (F), at 35. 6d, and
Fribs or rercerot (T), which fetched 2s. 6d. The
fleeces of 5799 from this increafing flock, treated in
the fame way, was fold, the prime wool, or R's, for
p. 6d. the choice locks, or Ps for 3s. 6d. and the
Fribs or T's for zs.e ss. 6d. being in thefe tiro lag
years the (landing price of the very belt imported
wool. The Royal Merino flock at °attends, conti-
nuing to increafe, in t Soo, the R's produced p. the
F', p. and the T's Is. 6d. In aril the R's fetched
p. 6d. the F's 35.6 d. and the T's ts. 9d. Eleven
wether, or callrated Iheep, were this
fear fatted, and
at Cbriftmas itiot, fold at good prices ; the mutton
alfo proving excellent in quality, and very unesped-
edly thejelt wool, or that obtained (ions the fkin by
the fell monger, produced rm. for each Sheep, :fur
all expences attending it were paid.
In ittol. Sir Jofeph Banks obtained for the wool
of his Majefly's Sparta flock, the R's p. 9d. the F's
3s. 6d. end the T's ts. gd. ; and in the year 1803,
the prime, or R's produced 6s. gd. the F's 4s. 6d.
and the T's as. The quantity of the inferior torts of
wool, from each fleece, has evidently decteafed fince
thefe Sheep were in England, and at this time, left of
thefrik will be found in any number of fleeces of
his -bdajelly's wool, than in the fame number and
weight of fleeces produced in Spain, a proof that
the wool is not difprifed to degenerate in our climate.
The wool of the prelent feifon was wafhed on the
backs of the (beep in the Eoglifli way, and fold all
together without (cowering or Crting, at as. 6d. per
pound. The Royal Merino flock then confined of
ico ewes, ; rams, and 78 lambs; thefe 78 lambs
being the produce of 90 ewes. with which 4 rams
were ufed ; alto of 23 fhearling rams, 7 rams of
greater ages, and ra. ewes, which were (elated for the
intended tale, which took place on Wtdnefday left
in a paddock in Richmond Park, by the Ede of Kew
Fopt•lane, nut far frt. m the Pagoda..

Among thole who have molt diflingnilhed them-
(elves in feconding the noble views of his MAjefly in
introducing and extending the breed of thefo (beep,
are to be named, Lord Somerville ; Dr. Parry, 01
Bath; Mr. Bridge, of Winford Eagle ; Mr. Ridg-
way, of Upperton ; Mr. Toilet of Gloucederihire ;
and the Bath Agricultural Society , while Mr. John
Maitland, of Batinghall•llrcct ; Mr. I.aycnck of the
Borough; and Mr. Edridge, of Chippenham, have
doge themfelves great honour in their endeavours to
promote the fate and manufadure of Englifh Merino
wool. Mr. Gibiolet. of Bond. firm ; and Mr. King,
of Newgate Market, are alto deserving of great rade
for their exertions in removing the prejudice which
was generally entertained againtt Spanilh mutton,
on the GrR introduaiou of the Merinos into this
country.

Mr. Toilet poffeffes a ram bred from a ram and
ewe, fold to him from the Royal /lock in t For, which
in June laft yielded t t:lb, of not.] of the very firit
cpality. The fame care and attention which has
been for fome years part paid to the improvement of
other breeds of Meg) in ft k kingd.,m, by breeding
conliantly from the moo ',wet animals in the fi .ck
in preference to others,. has fuccccdcklici the carea:cb

of feveral of the Royal Merino flock ; and as
Jofeph Banks in a late addrefs to the pthlic, obferves
—" Give a juilifiable hope, that by a date (elation of
rams and a correct judgment in matching thew, Me-
rino (beep will in time be produced, with carcafes
perfally fathionabtc, and wool as perfealy fine."
The fame addrefs after noticing that the demand for
his Majedy's Merino Qleep i..creafes prodigioufly,
particularly in Glouceflerthire, thus introduces the
notice of the prefent fate from his Majetty's flock :-
4' As fpeculation on the value of paS nills Bleep is evi-
dently on the increale, and a rea onable probability
now appears that his Ljetty's patriotic exertions in
introducing the breed, will at lea be duly appre-
ciated and properly underflood ; it would be pal-
pably unjuft, mould the views of thofe who with to
derive fair advantage from tb: tale of the progeny of
Spanith (beep, purchafed by them from the Royal
(lock, be in future impeded by a continuation of
the tale of the King's (beep, at prices below their
real value."

This citeumflarrce having been Rated to the King,
his Majefly was gracioutly pleated to permit the rams
and ewes that are to be paned with from the Royal
Merino Rock this year, to be fold by audion, in the
fame manner as is done at Woburn, by his Grace
the Duke of Bedford, and at Hoikham, by Mr.
Coke, on the prefumption of this being the mot
likely manner of placing the bell individnals of their
improved breeds in the hands of perfons moR likely
to preferve, and further to improve them.
Notwithfianding the heavy and ahnoli ineeffant
rain on Wednefday morning, near 5o gentlemen and
Breeders oftbeep arembled foon after eleven o'clock,
at the pens of (beep intended for rale, and minutely
examined them. Sir Jofeph Banks, who hu but
juß.got abroad from a fevere fit of the gout, ventured
out, and Raid in the field the whole time.
About two o'clock, Mr. Farnham, the audioneer,
of Richmond, opened the Wines by a Aron, but neat
fprech, on his Majeßy's gracious views in promot-
ing the breed of excellent limp before them, and read
the printed ciinditions of the tale; after Sir Jofeph
Banks had Rated that his friends Sir Richard Wort
ley, r f the Ifle of Wight, and Sir James Riddle, of
Semiarid, not being able to attend, had commiflioned
him to bid for fix or more of the Bleep, the tale com-
menced ; at which much keen bidding was leen
among the amateurs and breeders prefent.
The &ft twenty-three lots confißed each of a fingle
(heading ram.

Lot 1, was a ram, labouring under a temporary privation of
fight. which Sir Jofeph Banks and Richard Stanford, the King's
&wallet* lb tcd to be not very automates with thefe Step r.: this
teafoo, but front which there was no doubt be will perfeEtly re-
cover; the weight of his fleece was Rated to be, at the 1.1 Bear-
ing, 3i ipw.; be was knocked down to Captain MaCarthlar, at
61. I is. after Sir Joleph bad &melted him that an old Ad! of Par.
Hameln food in the way of importing Bap from this country.—
The Captain's fabled Acing to take the Beep, which he was pan
chafing. to New South Wales, in about three weeks time, to add
to the flock which he b rearing new to Botany Bay, with a degree
of furrafs which proadfis to be of the grout nadonal importance.
The beep ntended for Lot s, was unwell, and not offend for
fair Lot 3. fleece 4tb. 3oz. was fold to George Home Summer,
Etta. at 7L tas Lot 4, fleece 3lb. of very fine wool, was bid ro
Mr Knowles, at 91 tos. Lot 3, Piece 41b. was bought by Mr.
Andrews, for Mr. Beekingham, aim Canterbury, at to guineas
Lo; 6. a very lively Beep, was bought by Captain Monthly, at
t 1 Lot 7, fierce 31b. t sou. with bad eyes at pretax, was knock.
ed clown to Sir Jofcpb Banks, for one Whiz friends, at 61.7.. Lot
8, fleece sib. 40a. was fold to Mr. Knowles, at to guineas and a
half. Lot 9. Beare 31b. flan,. was bought by J. W. Allen, V-fil.
near Bury, at 3o guineas. Lot to. Bowe 3lb. hos. was fold to Mr.
Lcith, at to guineas and a half. Lot it 1. fleece 3lb. taoi. of bet-
ter wool than the lalt, raid to Captain Mmarthur. at 15 guineas.
Lot 12, fleece slb. 4oz. was fold to George Hume Summer,
at 27 pines/. I.ot x 3, fleece Sib. 4oz. WU bought by Captain
hlacanbar, at if. guineas. Lot 14. was fold to Mr. Warren, at
rt guineas. Lot t 5, a Beep at preterit blind, Bone 41b. 1801..
fold to Captain Maearthur, at as guineas Lot i 6. a very per-
lea Beep and fine fleece 4ib. 402. fold to Sir ]dept Banks, at so
guineas. Lot 17, a Beep having the diforder called the foot
rot, fleece 41b. :102. was role! to Mr. Warren, at twelve pounds
Lot 18, fleece 415. 801. was bought by Sir Jolepla Banks, at four-
teen guineas. Lot 19, flees 41b. rut. very fine wool, was ram
to G. H. Summer, at 20 pilau& Lot so, fleece 41. 602. was
bought by Sir Joreph Banks, at t 5 guineas Lot 21, ileac s lb. to
Mr. Beckingbasn, at twenty-five guineas. Lot 12 acme 41b.
401 to Captain Macarthur, at at guineas. Lot 23, Beene al Bts
to sir Joleph Banks, at ao guineas Lot 24, fleece sib. :oz. to
Mr. Freeman, near Henley, at 42 guineas, which finithed the
luring rams. Lot at was a full-mouthed ram, which had not beat
ufed, though fo ezpreffed by miltakc in the bill; was told to Gene-
ral Nobodies of Scotland, for 7 guineas and a half. Lot s 6. a full-
mouthed ram, called Young Snag,lour yews and a half old, whole
fire was in as much repute among the King's Beep as Ecliple
among race hortet, and who had been tiled in the King's Bock,
fleece silb.waa fold to G. H. Summer, for t 8 guineas. Lot 27, a
iour-tooth ram, which had not been ufed in the royal lock, fleece
ells Boz. was fold to Mri4lefferfon, at 38 guinea,. Lot 211, a .20.
Brew sfilb. was to r. Heaven, at 23 guineas. Lot 29, a four-
touch ram, which was ufed law yew in the King's Bock, was fold
to John Prodlor Andertion, Efq. at a 4 guineas. Lot 30, • ditto,
twee 71h. ini. was fold to Captain Macarthur for 27 guineas.—
Lot 3t. a good ditto, fleece filb. Sot. was fold to Mr. Kidd at 24
guineas, which completed the lots of rams; the remaining four-
teen lota Acing fall mouthed ewes, shirh had been bred from in
the royal lock, and were warranted good bags lot 11 fold to
Mr. Buckingham at 9 guineas Lot 33. to Mr. Hallet, at 8 gifineas.
Lot 34.t0 Mr. Buckingham, at 7 gonna+ and a half. Lot 35, to
Mr. ireenun, at 7 guineas. Lot 36 to Mr. Freanan,at Bguineas.
Lot 37, to Mr. Ltith, at nine guinea, and and a half. Lot 38, to
Mr. Eyton, at gt guineas. I.ot 39, to Mr. ,Knowles. St 7 Vl-
ncas. Lot 40, to Mr. Backing/tans at eight guineas. Lot 41, to
Captain Macarthur, a guineas Lot 45, to Mr. Campbell, at
9 guineas. Lot 43. to Colon-I Greville, a: nine guineas Lot 44.
to ekneral Robinfon. at 7 guineas; and Lot as to Mr. Haat, at
fa guineas i

The fele ended about a quarter pall four o'clock,
when Sir Jofeph Banks dated, that the prices at which
the (beep had been foldeseeeded his Majelly's and his
own expeZtations and willies on the cubic& ; his Ma-
jelly never hiving haute f,ld a Spanifh fheep for
more than fie guineas, they were alwAys before fold
by private enntrael, while he had given away more
than a7O (beep ; but from the eagernefs exhibited
this day in bidding, he had no doubt but his Ma-
jelly's intentions of placing the (beep in thofe Gentle.
men's hands who would mod value and attend to
the increafing of the breed, would be fully *deter-
ed. It was dated, that the dieep might day three
days in his Majedy's pagure, or even a longer time,
at the rilk of the purchafer, if not t nnvenient to re-
move them fooner ; but fuch was the eagernefs of the
buyers to hear off their lots, that two or three tarts
appeared in the field in a few minutes, and were
loaded with the lheep ; and one Getaleman took away
a (peep he had bought in a chaife with him Betides
the Gentlemen mentioned above, as relent, we no.
ticed Henry Hugh Home, Efq. Mr. Chute, Mr.
hart. fiiperintendant of hi. Majedy's farm at Rich-
mond, Mr. L twrence, Mr. Filmy, &c.—Thisfisew and
(ale sit (beep is intended to be annual; and next year
a larger number of ewes are intended for tale, his
Majcity's Ark having now arrived at the number
intended to be kept.

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GENERAL CURRENCY AS UNDER
%neat, 564. 68a. 76a. per qr. Grey Peak oat to Goa,
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Rye, 31,1*. 3g.. od. Tick Ditto Os. 38*.
Barley. sta. pa oil. Ous, 24-. 26e. :Is.
Malt, 68s. yja. od. Poland ditto, tps. 30s. of,
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