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the intelligent wool-growers. The second
have already adverted to, as far as relates
to tie covering of the wool, and it is not
my province to point out to the practical
farmer the exact manner In which ne may
best provide convenient shelter tor his
sheer; the buildings, however, tor this
purpose, should have near the reot, sliding
doors or windows on each side, to admit air
in any direction, and to regulate the warmth.
The practice of cotting, or housing the
sheep at night, was found TO be very bene-
6siai To the wool. lam informed by my
friend Mr.. S. Wilkins, OF Cirencester, that
where eotting has been discontinued IN
Herefordshire, the woods have considerably
.deteriorated. I am surprised this practice,
so necessary in our climate, has not been
more general; and still more so, that it
should be relinquished where the growth of
fine wool was an object OF importance. II
there be any truth in what have hitherto
advanced, it is obvious that housing the
sheep at night, and providing them during
the day shelter from the rain and sun, must
preserve and improve the wool and would
also essentially conduce to the health, COM
fort, and preservation OF the animal.
The third object to be attended to is the
Quantity OF food. AS considerable differ
of opinion exists with respect to the
eifts tos food on the hreness 81 wool, and
as the question is SILT $40 fu0fee, shall be
excused IN stating my own observations on
siss siI,iect. A sudden yenloyai 10 :, rich
ss.4n5 easture, has tendency to increase
Is. iiSg &c. and make the wool coarser.
assert this from repeated examinations OF
lis effect on forest sheep removedinto pas
lures 10 iatten. believe some breeds OF
sheep resist tss;a feet more than others, and
the Span sin perhaps more than any of our
native she sp.& have stated that this eff
feet is occasioned by removal from poor
to.a rich pasture. | do not, however, by
this mean 10 assert, that some breeds OF
sheep will not produce fine wool when plen.
tifuii, supplied eh nutritious food. This
NAV Be the case with the Trashumantes, or
fne.wooled travelling sheep in Spain, which
are said bv some writer's to exceed in tas-
ness the stationary coarse wooded ones. It
is not the absolute quantity of TODD which
animals consume, but the proportion of
nourishment each species may contain, that
we ought to attend to. If food be supplied
IN nearly the usual quantity, and be of
lind on which the animal will thrive. it will
produce no changesin the wool, and it is of
little consequence whether 1t be given in the
form of grass, hay, or turnips; whether in
enclosures or open fields. acmit with DR..
s
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Parry, that the great anu SUDDEN CnahSe
which appears to take place after enclosures
in the quality Of wool, is generally occa.
stoned by the introduction Of heavier breed
of sheep. We're it the interest of the far
.mer to grow fine wool in the same situation,
he might efTectit by careful' attention to
the breed, anu by limiting the quantity OF
food given to his sheep. That the latter
circumstance is necessary to be attended to-,
was the opinion of Mr.. Blackwell of Dish
ley: he said to ne the year before his death,
/" he had no doubt that fine woods might be
grown on rich pasture lands by overlooking
them, and preventing sheep from obtaining
more nourishment than they had been &C
customed to-" state this, because am
apprehensiye that the opinion Of Mr.. Bake
well en- this subject, has been mistaken by
Mr.. Turner, who is quoted by DR.. Parry
as an authority that Mr.. Blackwell did not
admit the effect OF food or climate on wool.
! 1t is probable that Mr.. Blackwell had stated,
that different kinds of food made no altera-
ton in the wool, for it was not the kind of
food, but the nourishment it contained, to
which he attributed any effect on the wool.
Until the change occasoned by rich pas
lures on the wool Of Spanish sheep be fully
ascertained, it would be desirable that they
should be supplied with nearly the same
quantity Of nourishment to which the pa
rent hocks have been accustomed, provided
that this be sufficient to keep them IN heal
thy state. Baron Schultz, in his account OF
the sheep Of Sweden, informs US, that some
of their aeeces may be increased from 2 ID.
to 4 Ii. by an increase of food. Mr.. Fink,
although he does NOT admit that increase OF
food injuries the quality OF the Saxony flee
ces, yet he allows it will increase their guam
tity. 1t must do this either BY frightening
the staple, or by charging the thickness OF
the fibre: in other words, it must make the
wool longer or coarser; in some instances
it may 60 both. there is one undeniabIe
tact, which may silence every doubt on this
subject, us it is not an inference from any
PAL tai or local observation, bul is proved by
the general experience u wool-buyers in
every part Of our island. After fine open
winter, greater quantity Of wool is pro-
0uced, than when the season has been Sc
we're in some instances the difference will
amount to full one fifth of the aggregate
weight OF the whole quantity OF wool grown
in the kingdom. The heeces at such smes
are considerably larger, but the wool is al
ways coarser; as the wool sorter knows b.
long and constant experience.
To be continued.
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az GOSHEN CHEESE, of the
arIt quality, NEW POTATOES,
PRIME PORK, Lamp Oil & Bran
dy, juit arrived from New London,
and for iale on board the lchr. Sally
at Harper's wharf.
Augulf 20. stf
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST so.

Observations on the influence Of Soil and CH-
mate upon WOOL from which IS ded'tc-
ed a certain and easy method Of mbroo-
ing the quality Of English Clothing W0ols,
and preserving the health Of Sheep; spam
hints far the management Of Sheep after
sheoring: an enquiry into the structure,
er0zvth, and formation q wool and hair |;
and remarks ON the means by zohich the
Spanish breed Of Sheep may be made to
breserpe the best qualities Of ats fleece IN
changed in I'll srens climates.
By ROBERT BAKEWELL.
Nth occasional Notes and Remarks, BY tn
RIGHT HON. LORD soMERvILLE.
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europe.
LETTER TO THE KING,
On the Maritime liar against France.
LETTER I.-(CoNCLUDED.)

LEI Tx -(CONCLUDED.)
SIR,
The Parliament has recently been told, in
your majesty's name, that the aid you are
giving to the enemies Gf France upon the
Cont nent of Europe, is giUen 7Oith a vjezv
Of Keeling Nah0ieOn from our 0Tvn shores.
The expressions are somewhat different but
this is the Substance, this is the real meas
ing of the words Does it not then become
me, If | hive 1T in my power, to prove to
you that this is not the way to keep the con
queror from the shores of England Tat
this is waste of our means> That it has
no further effect than that of augnenting at
once our deb's and our taxes, and of hasten
lug the day when the cry OF the widow and
the orphan shall proclaim whether or not "a
national debt be national blessing 20
In what way, should like to ask of your
Majcsty's servants, their subsidies to the en-
emies of France upon the Continent are to
keep Napoleon from our shores Is it by
giving him employment on the continent ?
That Of course must keep him from our
shores for while 4; but the possibility at least
is, that by all the means we can contrive, by
all the wars we can excite, and by all the trea-
sure we can squander, he cannot, for any long
time be thus employed and consequently,
when he Can no longer be so employed, we.
uI'Oi' VIC wy D'ihOiPiC vi WHICH NhiS dlD is
given to his enemies, must be in imminent
danger. Therefore, by our present line Of
politics, by our present system obedience. by
our present explicit avowal, il Napoleon
succeed in suGdulDg all his enemies Gpon the
continent, we have very little hope Of beinc.
able to resist him"
This, Sir, though neither very consofug
nor very honorable to the country, is the
conclusion to be drawn from the declarations
as well as the acts Of your Majcsty's servants.
who appeart to have giyenup all hope Of En-
gland being able, II lettto herself, to provide
even for her safety, leaving her honor total
W oft oil the question. Aud this opinion is.
indeed, very reasonable. upon the suppositi
on, that TIE present is The only system of
nd.al warfare that can be adopted Upon
the suppostlon that we have il not in our
power to prevent Napoleon from Carrying
ON an uniuJ, Trupted ez aangs OF products,
yHe most ,tlu1blg of Az commerce between
ali the countries from Naples 10 Maiyeilles,
"dd from Bayonne Hamburg, that we are
unabie 20 preYcut MIN from connecting all
these countries, aUd Consolidating diem un.
der hjs e"dy, By ties o. convenience apd OF
interest "a, vel as by The power OF his arms
and Of his civil and poi deal esta Jlshment,
t'@t we are unable with all our endless list
OF ships, 70 countcract the operation OF signal
posts, defended each by g couple Of invaids,
that IN spite Of al Nc are able 20 do, France
VIII teein win seamen, naval stores, and all
the means Of speedily creating a navy upon
'h's svppost'on, i IS indeed perfectly rea-
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4 AND FOR SALE--The subscriber offers
"a for sale that yaluab,. estate on which he
formerly resided, lying on James River, near
the Town of Warmnster, in the County of Mel.
son, lately Amherst, This tract contains nearly
two thousand acres--The low grounds are OF
lie most valuable kind, and the highlands irninc-
dately adjacent there % are very fertile and un-
commonly ievel-lt might be divided into two
plantations to advantage. OF continued in one, as
might suit the owner. The houses ar new and
amply sufficient for the comfortable accommodate
ton OF afamily-A more minute description is
seemed unnecessary, as it's presumed, the pur-
chaser will view and Judge tor himself. The
subscriber will only observe that the place j.
very healthy, Hes in fine neishborhood, and
commands. perhaps, as MAN. adyantp res IA any
other situation that is offered for sale in e state
One fourth of tile purchase money will DC requi-
red on the first Of January, when possession
Will be given and the balance will be divided
INTO nine equal annual insta'ments, without any
charge Of interest if the principal be p,r7ctualiy
paid--A large crop ofsu,aii grain Will be sown
in good order, AID the purchaser may be accom-
modated with corn &c. sufficient for Years
supply. Letters directedto Buckingham Court
House, or 70 Warmnstcr, would he soon rece'.
we'd and attended TO. In my absence, my brother
Mr. Joseph Z. Cabeil will sl,cw the land TO any
person desircus to purchase.
VIM. H. CABELL.
September I. IF
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I'm the 21st day of December next, if fair,
~ if not the next fair day, Will be sold, at the
dwelliug-hou Of the late George Garner, in
the county of Westmoreland, about sixteen like
" NEGROES, and the present years crop of
corn, Sc. which property will he sold pursuant
TO deed Of trust, made by George Garner for
the purpose ofsecuring the payment of his debts.
The sale will be on a credit of twelve months.
.he purchasers giving bond with approved secu-
rity. If the negroes and crops do no. sell for a
sufficient to pay the debts of the said Garner,
the subscribers will, on the day after the sale of
the negroes and crops, sell all or 80 much of the
land conveyed in trust for the above purpose,
will make sum sufficient for the payment of the
debts of the said George Garnc:. All such ere.
dtors as may exhibit their claims to the subscri-
bers before he said 2lst Of December next, pro-
periy authenticated, and which the subscribers
may consider legal and just, may purchase at the
said SALE and shall be allowed discount of their
claims, against their purchase
sr THOS STOWERS,2
A' JAMES COX,
Wcstmoreland County,
October 3D. ids
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+. KAAPDRW SIDNEY COLLEGE,.

az I a Dteeff'S 81 NFe Bodyd 81 1TA.teeS, on the
a 29h day Of September 1909.
Whereas, 1T appears, That some ntisretyeser
ta,iens haze been circulated, and nsd,g nisapbse-
tensions entertained BY the public respecting re-
gulaon lately ddoptea. prohibiting the students Of
This seminary, from attending ar he ourf-houss, on
court days. AID other public days; On motion, it was
ordered, Ina. the saiaiaw be published IN one If
The Gasettes printed IN the city Of Richmond.
Resolved, TIA. resort Of the students At
this SEMINARY, to Pubiic meetings, at TIE court;
house, cosrt days, Gus.e,s, &c loss Of time,
generates vice and q corruption Of morals, ana
ought motto be toierated."
sit is therefore ordered, That after the eon,-
,nenceezt Of tie ne,et Session. no student shat he
permitted TO go to RE cowr-hsuse on court days,
on days Of Muster, uaess zvhcn compelled attend
By legal authority"
1este, NJ
pRLrRr" LAC1r, C!crs.
October IL 4x
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HOSE indebted to the late concerns OF
Dunlop, Pollok and Co. of Manchester, and
Robert Pollock and Co. of Richmond, are no "
requested TO come forward and settle their res
pective balances, as longer indulgence cannot
be granted lawyers aad agents naving the coiiec
ton orsettement of debts d;:c either If the sbove
concerns, will be pleased to forward us state
mentS OF the business in their hands
TO I7PKiN5 q NURRAl.
Richmond, Sept. 5. ep2m
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{ HhfLEs FkEMON Respectfully inform.
y Tie pubic, thai I've has opened q Might
SCHOOL iof tne French Language, a. Mt. Da-
i0uNs nCHi door bciOwtlu Gi,Dg Ta,ern, Vyhuic
j., Wi. attend ,ilec n,.inS ever, week, Vucsd.;
Thursday K saturday, from ~ tie evening g. y
lie w, nl,J Attend. those fiIsii.es, who wish 10
h" TIER Children privately instructed in tbat
zen Oh c.rcwion, ia thei respective houses
l.Ia t1r" W % BE- made Soown by applying o,
sins. 9. Mr.. DArouas.
IJ,154r 80. ia,
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TWhNTY DOLLARS RKVARD.

u pN-AWAY, from the subscriber, ON the
IA 1Oth day OF Scptenhcr last, an apprentice
boy named hILE ELAN, (Jound 70 me by
tire county conrt OF haicl,., } by trade saddler.
about Iyyears OF aye, feet 2'iuctea high, has
tdher s'u'ow complexion, biacl; halY, which
lie sometimes wears tied,) full black eyes, a great
gambler, ana being detected ia that vice, IS the
cause Of MS going Oft The clothes he carried
with hliu are, brown cloth c0ltee q mixed yir-
gina cloth do two par Of blue Virginia cloth
p%N~.oon5, aac one do OF a brown ground, with
=" "nte check stripe. lis supposed i,e viii Ell.
"cn'or &" get work at the above trade. as ne car
ia OFT at his tools with han. Will give tic ..
h".e reward "a any person vino viii ruturu the
sad apprcutCc 90 nc, or tod e. umin IdI, so that
l get hnn again. torewain al persons from har-
boring OF employing him, 40 1 am determined t.
prosecute suclpss do Masters OF vessels and o.
Ihefs, axe cautioned against carrvnga I'M away
JOHN d. READ.
'''e'sDuiE, October II pm
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September I.

"a I OTICE-Ail persons concerned are requi-
l red to take notice, that we have sold Tie
uehts due to the late concerns ut Robert Polio
and Co.ofRrchmond, {, Dunlop, Pollok and Co.
ST Manchester, to Messrs Tompkins and Muir.
ray of Richmond, and that payments hereafter
are to be made to them alone, orto those whom
they may empower to collect
JdMES &-JORN DUNLOP.
peterShlirrr. Sent s
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RI. & ]. &. G.

TO THE PUBLiC--The subscr bers exc
4 cutors ofJoin McRae, decd. will, on Tues
day, the seventh day Of Nov. next, offer, at pub
lie sale, before the tavern Of Mr. James DdreH,
OF this town, the following PROPERTY, viz !:
Twenty-Five or thirty Slaves, among ,gi.:ch are
several good carpenters, disthlers, bakers, cooks
and house servants Tigo brood Mares, one Of
which IS the celebrated running mare Carolina,
with a florizel colt by her side, and now in foal
y SIR Harry the other high bred mare ai,o in
iyaIby Sir Hurry, together ~ilh SKIER .sut sad-
die and work horses, three mich Cows, carpeu.
tcrs tools, plantation utenijis, &c.
The terms Of sale viii be, for the slaves, = cues
DIT of one, two aud three wears, and Tor lse~Bal.
IN all cases, Bonds wish approved security wiIl be
required, to carry interest from the date If not
punctuai'y pad.
R.CH.fRD NcRAE, md
DtWIEL EPPES,
E%ccts NJ John McRae, accsassR
Petersburg, Sept. -. 1904
GJ All persons having ldus agsin,t the es.
tate Of John Nc rae. dec are requested to 5.1us
them forward Tor adjustment, and al w3,o are ~
debted 20 the sad csta'c. "a WaSe mined 90 dr.
fm5cnen.s iDr p1y, Us no inhuiG encc can Dg. So.
ven. u WcH & Do.
OLUMBIhA MILLS i'he subsUrber,
~ haymg ar-hased the Coic'abisn Mils, beg
'cyyc IotnDrm tho public uiey are g.;nC cash Tor
SUiteH.Der =. u
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~ ME Subscriber being licensed to practice the
4 Law, will attend the Superior and Inferior
Courts for Henrico, and the Hastings Court of
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS trusting business to his
management may rely bis best efforts for their
interest. His Office Is inthe upper story OF the
MARKET House III Richmond.
N. SHEPPARD.
October % I'm
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a ADVERTISEMENTS be sold to ,t,
- highest bidder, on the 10th day of N0vem-
Der next, If fair, if not, the next fair day, at
the late dwelling house of John Carr, Il. ID
decd. The crop of Corn, Fodder, Oats, and
Hay, plantation Tools, household and kitchen
Furniture, Wagon nearly new, two Ox.carts,
orse-cart and the stock consisting of Horses,
Hogs, Sheep and Cattle including of a Joke OF
Stcers.--On the same day.. and at the same
place, will be sold the tract Of and on which To-
ell Bennett resides, about 4 miles above Char
louisville, containing about 800 scres-the tract
called Johnson's tract adjoining VIM. Fitch, jr.
about or miles north OF Milton, containing a.
bout 400 acres-the tract called Halls tract ly-
ing between Micajah Carr's and John Roth
Wells, containing about 292 acres--and shout
500 acres Oak Land, a considerable part Of
which, from its fertility is adapted to tie produc-
ton of Tobacco, and what is opened is fine for
Corn and Wheat this last mentioned tract adj
joins the lsndz on which the decd. lived and in
an excellent ighborhood-all of the aforesaid
Tracts OF l. md, lie in the County of Albemarle
and will be sold on one and two years credit, G.
quail ,nstalments-the other property on twelve
months credIt-It VIII be required of the ,ur-
chaser OF ANY ofthe above property, to give bond,
with approved security, and if not punctually
paid, to carry interest from the date for al! sum.
above ten dollars under that sum the money will
DC demanded. AS | am anxious to close my ex-
ecutorship soon as possible, earnestly request
ali those who are indebted 70 the Estate TO make
paynlent--and all those TO whom the Estate is
indebted ere solicited to come forward, and re-
cciyS their due.
THOMAS CARR, Exr.
Aibemarle, Oct. II. 3w
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r. TERREL,
Sept. IS.

CT All persons are strictly furwarned from
harboring or employing the above Negro. Ai9o,
al Captains of Vessels, or any other person, are
forwsrned from taking the said fellow out
of the State under the strctest penalty Of the
Law.
R.T.&I.A.
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LATEST NEWS FROM ENGLAND.
BosToN, Oct. Is.

BOSTON, Oct Is.
W Since onr paper wa, pat TO press last
evening. the ship Packet, has arrived in SO
days from Liverpool, bringing London dates
to the 6th u ptenlber. At which time q, w.,
had been received that peace was conclude
between France and Austria--the emperor.
Francis, as might be expected. makes in,-
mense sacrifices to the conqueror--hc is to-
reiinqulsh his imperial title and the srealeg
part OF his dornI'ions, and in future !, 20 he
styled King of Hungary and Bohemia---Ro-
napaste adds TO his former title chat of Arch.
duke II Austria.
The Earl of Chatham had returned from,
the Walchercn expedition with the Who'll
OF the troop excepting 10 900, which are 10
remain to keep possession of the island. IL
was found impracticahie to proceed an the
river achsIdt, SO as to- get possession Of the
FRENCH neet near Antwerp Lord WEI.
Hngton, late Sir Arthur Wellesley, was IN
der the necessity of retreatiug before tn.
french troops Immediately alter the battle
at IaIavera, and had taken hts position at
be!eytose, as appeared by his dispatch, da-
ted at that place Aug 8. His situation was
conceived very critical
Passengers.in the Packet, Mcssrs. Scho-
field Woolsey. Appleton, Bycrs, Fowler and
Rice.-"Pafriot.
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EEN DoLLARs REWARn-Rnnaw,u

YEN DOLLARS REWARD-Runawav
l. from the Subscribers, in the early part OF
April last, near South West Point, in Tennessee,
negro man, named MOSES we suppose him
to be about six feet high, well made, a little an.
ciincd to be knock -kneed, Of dark complexion,
speaks slow when spoken to, and inclines to lisp
little his clothes cannot be described as he
took off number, and ofvsrious kinds.
The sad negro was purchased by the subscri-
berS, Tin February last OF Martin Turner, of This
City, and generaI.y calls himself Moses Turner.
He has wife in this place, and it is supposed
he snow lurking some where in this Town, as we
nave been informed he has been seen here, p e.
vious to arrival. The above reward, besides
legal charges, will be given to any person who
wtIl deliver the said Negro to Richard Terrell or
]. A. Grant, or secure HMM any Jail SO that
theyget him again.
ID " ID
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gIHE subscr bers wish to purchase imaedi-
Z ateiy, Black Walnut TIMBER, aufiicien,
for the making of two thousand n.stocks A q.
ny person wishing to contract for furni.nIn., the
said timber, will apply to us at shop, opposite
the government huuse.
STEWARD, 9UARRLER c, KERNES.
October 10. If
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HE subscriber wishes to employ two good
L Workmen in the wheel wright business, to
whom good wages will be given The work
men may be at liberty to work by the piece Al
so, two apprentices wanted to ire wheel.
wright business. d. 9UARRIER.
October 10. If
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Centjnci Office. We4ucsday Noon.

The Packet has Just arrived from Liver
pool bringing London papers to the 9th
sept.
In a paper Of the 5th, it is reported tha,
France and Austria had concluded y reare
mat Austria surrerders grea, par, Of her.
territory That Francis i. to- lose his lin
ct EnpcrGr, anal take that OF King Of qur-
gary and Bohemia. and that Napoleon adds
TO his other titles, that Of Archiuke of An,-
tria 30 TAR Tia report and we think II d,
mere bubble. Paris Moni;curs to the 99I
Aug make no meation Of any treaty heinz
concluded, & that the negotiations Oft were
not to be opened ia Hungary until the 15fh
OF Aug. And London paper of the G,h b
silent on the subject.
The Expedition totbe Schcldt was returns.
inG "A great number of the troops had Az
rived III England, principally caval Y. de
horses %. which had not been landed l,or6
Chatham states as'the cause % the a5andon.
meat of the ul'erior objects, The j,npr c.,-
cabiiity ct an attempt upCn Antweri, MON
the great Rumbvr Of troop, assembled 10 d.
! I'D II; and from the sickness, the enc,
the climate, which began to be tel,
army. \ force Us .01O) j., TO be LEFT ~ tha.
island OF Walchcren sufficient 10 secure IN
important possession. Tie papcrsar.. {a..l
~ sca1cTpng the GasI Of Cla.c..o, f.r