Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-05-26

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p1o IS 81 : stand. should have answered
s1a ,ssssr { fortnight ago but only received
gu! 's ,so,ping. Indeed hardly mail arrives
tp,. ,l bouf being robb' d no longer than yes
so WI, ia coach, with the mail from Dublin,
tsrd1 = near this town; the bags had been
sss l :.ss,v left behind for fear Of accidents,
Juc'si - mood luck, there was nobody IN Il but
sao' !. al passengers, who had nothing tor
wv . Sr: to take Last Thursday notice was
sas ~, that Gang of rebels were advancing hi
ssss ',,ser the French standard immediately
s1'' ~ ,,,an in the place, including women ansl
ess'' nm out to neetthem We soon found
D0', s,,es much too little, and they were Tar too
y. - think of retreating death was Ia eve-s
nsl s,ss--bat too it we went, and by the time
III. little party was killed, we began 70 be all
w. Sss Fortunately the rebels had no guns, but
s .s.s,s cutlasscs and pixies and, as we had
p, NV NJ rnuskets and ammunition, we put
p's..n 81 TO the sword. Not soul Of them e.
p ..sned. except some that were drowaed IN an
' 's;ssent hog and in very short time, there
ul 0otb;og to be heard but silence. Their
!" .lorms were all Of different colors, but most
y Green. After the action, we went to rum
= BE- 4 sort ofcamp hey had left behind them;
M NM. found was a few pixies without heads,
.arcsl of empty bottles full OF water, and
s s1uI, of flank French commissions filled up
9TH Ir;shmcn's names. Troops are nowssta-
,o . every, where, round the country, which
s s squares with my IDEAS.
have only. leisure to add, that ] am, IN
Great haste, yours truly, u e.
20 p. S.-Hyou don't receive this IN course
!. ,o,,st have miscarrieds; therefore / beg you
viii Immediately write TO let me know
"a. The .z5,er;cap Editors Of Nsgushahers.
Toe culture Of Fruit frees being an ina
nortalt obieet in every part of the q. States,
md in many Of the old towns, the scarcity Of
timber and fuel, point to the necessity ofrcar-
ias forest trees. Ihave observed with regret,
n every part of the countrys great error in
regard TO the raising Of trees of al kinds, that
is, ia fermit:sg grass 70 grosc aear the body ct
INNS trees. Even the hardest forest trees
will thrive we'll, unless the earth round
them at least two o. three feet, is kept loose
and free from grass or weeds. For want of
attention to this important circumstance, In
Vulnerable trees decay and die; and those that
Do not die, their growth is so slow that the
labor Of the planter is nearly lost, as in that
state il will require. four times the number of
years to rear them to maturity, sthat would be
required if properly cultivated.
In Planting trees, it is essential to their
quick growth, that the ioies be much larger
than the extent of the roots and athatsomesrlch
earth be put into tbs hcscs. And let it be re-
membered that the growth of trees may be In
creased by proper manGss and keeping the
earth loose round them, as much as other
plants are BY the like culture. Any person
may ascertain this fae., BY due attention to
some trees, and neglect eff others.
It's computed that forest trees to the value
Gtwo millions of dollars might be annually
raised in the old towns of the u. States, with
out lessening the growth OF any other produc-
lions and without great expense, as the ground
may be kept In proper order by the plow,
When thetrees are planted In rows. Many of
the pastures would be benefited by being sur
rounded with forests and their shade issre-
ireshing to cattle, sheep and Eorses, and to
u animals. Whoever netiees the. decrease
oshmber and fuel In the old towns, and the
Increase of inhabitants. Inust view tbs as "a
very important concern, and lament that it is
q generally neglected. The naked lands of
Ear9fe,. once covered with trees where milf
ons Of people can now scarcely obtain fuel to
cook their yictuals, afiordsa lesson for the peo-.
pc OF this country. But our. own experience
may teachus with still more effect; within
Twelve years, wood has risen in price in ma
~ towns more than two bundred per cent
sarelyshen our domestic, as we'll as political
and moral concerns, require Us to keep our
slcs hxed.on futurity.
as the loss to the farmers is immense in
oaseqasnee Of the general error above men
uoasds 1t is hoped that every Printer may
We these hints to his readers.
AoRIcuLTuR AZ.
MT. Leroi, who has made many successful
xApenments in agriculture, advises persons
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