Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-11-25

"The elegant pottery mandatory OF
Messrs. Trotter and Co is conducted in a
Istyle so perfect, so complete in all that is
required for utility or taste, that we require
only few privations of foreign articles to
give complete establishment to our own"
Mr. William Davy is establishing
near Germantown (Pa.) a manufactory
of wool, In which machinery worked
by water is employed, the principal
part Of 1T already erected and on the
most improved plans adopted in Eu-
rope; many obstacles and difficulties
are subdued, and the carding and spin
ming effected in great perfection. He
has aireadypurchased about 1ooOoolbs.
of very excellent clothing wool, which
he throws into three qualities, the low
est makes good useful stockings, and
many other articles ofciothing may be
made with IL: The second is applied
to making the well known article Ger
,nantown fnlled hose, and will also
make excellent coatings: the third or
best quality makes curiously neat
stocking, and can be applied to manu-
tacurc variety of other articles ofcio-
thing and of the first necessity; this
quality is about one sixth of the whole,
aud is equal to the general run OF the
best English wool.
The prices of wool are undoubtedly
high, and labor sill more beyond the
rates, the former may be estimated az
an excess of one-third and the latter at
something less chan double, and a greas
delay occurs from scarcity OF laborer
instructed in the different branches of
mandatory there is also YET reluo-
lance among the laboring class TO place
their children under regulations and
restraints necessary to be established
and strictly observed IN the Gnanulac-
turing system, this however will it IS
presumed soon yield TO the advantages
arising from such emplovments, and a
conviction that they viii become per-
manent. The doubt thar has hitherto
existed on this point, has indeed more
than any other cause Intercollegiate
Die youths from an empioymeni in new
naAlfact 3rie s, 20 n any o. which have
been establishes, and from a failure o.
support and success been speedily y
bandoncd; il is however TO be hoped,
that a liberal protection and support
will be now afforded, IN which case the
establish nent herein referred to, may
be considered as the germ of an ex-
tensive and beneficial one. Its situa-
ton affords peculiar advantages, and
the proprietor from his knowledge of
all the branches OF the woollen manu-
factory, will no doubt be disposed TO
carry them TO the utmost extent; and
at no very distant period may bring in
10 the market an annual supply Of 40
or $4,000 lbs. OF woolien warn OF dif-
ferent colors, and suited to the manu-
features of the most useful kinds.
A sample Of supcr6ne blue broad
cloth pronounced by the best Judges to
be equal to European Of seven dollars
per yard, is exhibited in Pittsfeld, MS.
Fhis cloth was made OF Mr. Watson's
Iunmixed Spanish wool aud manulac.
tured in the vicinity, under the direc-
,ion of Mr. Eli Maynard, clothler-- Ii
is a complete denomination Of the i'm
portant object Introducing the Span
lsh Sheep mao general use, rs well as
chat we can manufacture broad cloth
equal 90 those Of the best English cloths
and cannot therefore fail to remove
all doubts on this point. 1t is hoped
lour farmers will immediately intro.