The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-08-28
AMERICAN MANUFACTURES.

I, would afford us peculiar fatisfaaon, were we a
bic to furn friends lovers of their country, with
daily column under this head announcing the inn
provement and increafe of efabi fllnent-the flock
however, though rapidly increaing, viii afford
that occupancy.
For the prerent, we have peafure in Eating, from
aSual knowledge, that there has been ere9ed, with
in the boundaries of this city, Factory, which con-
tans TWO looms for the purpoie of making cloth Of
Arong quality between fail duck aud RuGia meeting;
in the large of thee made cloth ieven yards wide
and uch is the uperiority of its machinery that one
alone is able to make from SIS to 42 fgusre Yds
per day, without more exerions than common
weaving. The frit piece, containing nearly four
hundred yards was nifed and cut from the loom a.
bout four weeks Gnce. The proprietor is in poGeai-
on Of mode Of applying rotatory motion tolooms
Of the uefu kind IN the prefent iutance, however
thar operation is unnecehary--in Earope, 70 far
our Information is correct, two men at leaf
poyed in the making of cloth Of this width, who,
gether, feldom produce than eighteen yards per
day.
The leGer loom in fmiar manner, cloth
three yards wide OF the fame texture, which can be-
and often is worked by boy Of twelve years--the
tramp of this loom does require ounces.
The object of the factory is that of making the pa
floor cloth, fummer carpets, fnnar with thoic
al Hare's patent, which have hitherto always been
Imported, for the perfection of which it is beh that
there should be no leam, it is therefore neceGary to
weave of this extraordinary width.
Connected with this buiinefs, is that Of renovating
1ooieu carpets baizes which oiherwle of lit
tie uie--they can be done at a lma e1pence---they
coated fide leaving the wool on the other
overwhelmingly giving the advantage Of FUN
mer we'll as winter carpet. This operation makes
them and durable, provided they are previouly
darned il necehary, to have neither holes Jumps.
AHYeya.
The German VERT N oGthe Pfllms which has Bssn
tolerated and ianetoned by the Catholic Church, is
not exactly oonformabls with the trauAation of La
,her, which is ufrd in the Protsaant Countries
From the diylon of one of the Plains in one Of the
verioDs, from oniiiion in the other the chap
do no, preefely correfpond. This oircum1anoe
unfortunately overlooked during the celebration
Of the acce1ion OF the Betior of Wurten:berg the
Kinely dignity. On that oecafon, public lerviee
was performed Throughout, the kingdom, and the
Court ordered all the Clergy take for their the
ON Palm, yerles G. 7. The Proteltant minilters
preached from the words, For thou hait made him
beH for ever thou hat made him exceedingly glad
with thy countenance. For the King truhed ii the
Lord and through the mercy Of the Mot High he
ihall not be moved" Net 70 the Catholic Divines :
they were perenp,oriIy required to obey command
which Admitted no deviation and did actually take
for the great aud oyfal oceson, the veres which in
our arrangement in the 22d chapter, But am
worn, and mau, a reproaoh OF men aud dtfpjfed
ofihe people. Al they that lee me laugh me TO
fcorn ~" Leaasa paper.
Among the many rifakes INTO which foreign
ers have been betrayed when learning the En-
elill language, the following which recently
occurred, is not the leaR whimical. a young
German wifhing to acquire elegance as well as
correctness Of phraie, and not liking the mean
nefs of the term, "pUt out he candle" was
Informed b. hi. infruaor, that he might Fay,
ii he clofc, 4" cStnyu,Ei tive candle" a few
days afterwards, dog annoyed the young 70.
reimer very much by bowling in hIs room, on
which, turung 10 his frgaai, be ordered him
"to sziuguilh that dog"
WIT +. HVIBLt Lire.-At late contef-
ed election at SJG:h.op, b-iweeu Mr. H. T..
ard M. G. K. wdGgoger belorringto the
fauntr, atcuGed icfvapi Of tic latter while
driving Ar ok teao into the toua: Well
John, ] dear " them oXe" be- 20 he roAed for
your pear'y jo-day, heai; then." ." Oh, yeS,
answered John, 4" and 'hs Wagon is swine TO
be Geawed for you.ne."