The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-06-27

so. ". 4 2u' S'STiinS oh' Il pOunO OF COTTON,
more IN our ships than in her oqw,.--One eff.
feet 81 this duty may be, that as Il large bare
--sope say one half--of our cctt6n rr1oi that
! Is now sent to G. Britain. is there spun into
yari Tor the German market,;it may lead at
no distant day to the, spinning OF the cotton
wool in the u. States; and the direct trans
portation of the yarn 10 the German market
More spinning machines may be erected
amongst ns-ah1 more German houses--and
fever British ones, may be established. -.
Many OF those articles, which are now sent
to Great Britain as an Intermediate empori-
nIn to supply the continent, will change their
destination Thus in some respects, the mer-
chants OF that country will cease to be the
factors of our own. ~
The Public Advertiser of New York asserts
that, TIE story of General Armstrong, our Min
lister at Paris intending to return in The Mentor,
IS false The ship Virginia was boarded by an
officer from British -, who impressed three
sea'nens This IS fine proof of the concihato-
ny tone of the British government
a'iother broef Of The same Disposition A -ner.
chant IN London under date oi llth April, writes
to his friend IN Montreal, that auorder in coun-
Gil would appear in the next or following Ca
zette, laying duties in the West Isdia Islands
nbon the eesseis and Imports of nearai s,es. with
20 ones" 1t Is at least fact, thst the CO.
ionai Assembly of jamaica have taken a2bint
rom tins predominant tone of the Smother
Country"-and have really passed an Act laying
"a heafy duty upon our produce, imported into
that island, in all but British bottnms-and al.
SO tonnage on vessels under the flag of the u
nued States % This law is now in forcethe fol-
lowing are given as the import duties, on such ar
ucIes as are subject to. tlppse exactions: j
Shingles, 6s. Sd. per NJ Slaves l5s. per nj.
Pitch pine Lumber, i5s. per Uncommon do
~ per M Wood Hoops; l5s. per M--dor-
s seq Sa,te &c. 10 per centITonnage, 6s: 3D.
per ton-Floar, IS Sd. per Dbl Corn Meal, S.
"a per bbl-Corn, Beats &c. 1Od per bushel-
Kice s. Id per Cwt. Boston Chips, SIS 3D.
M linus II seems, that the British Cabinet are
attempting to repair their exhausted resources
70 extend Their commerce. att the cost of o,ir own
and to levy new impositions upon us, by laying
eIorbitant duties our vessels and productions
as well in the ports of G. b. as in her colonies.
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IMPROVEMENTS IN MANUFACTURES /
The United States making daily advances
IN those arts-which arc conhected with the ma
nutacture of Cotton and Wool. A Mr.. Mcbride
ct tennessee has invented Machine, which
gins. cards, and Spins by one continued operati
on II he ~ shuttle begins to- be used lin our
common looms MIR. Cooper of the town of I. ebu-
non, Dauphin county, state at Pennsy WANNA, has
| obtained Patent from the President orthe u s.
| fora D0u5ke Loan, of IN entirely neyy constrIc
ton. Such looms are already in use i'm Great.
Britain-of which there is a description in the
Register OF Arts" printed in London. MIR
Us loom IS SO constructed, +" that one person
may weave f1oo pieces OF cloth OF any size usual
on a common loom. 1t makes border on all
sides OF the cloth. In the space of 70 hours, 40
yards OF linen have been woven, the yarn of
which counted doz. and z cuts to the pound.
me Patentee engages to weave about 80 yards
every day IN the week" But much more i'm
portant Improvement i'm looms has been effected
| at Exeter, in the state Of New. Hampshire
The machine is called Water Loom, from its
| being put in motion by that power This sort
/ OF improvement is worthy of notice The arts
begin to assume their finest finish, when the ina
inmate powers efnat,re are called in to their as
slstance 1t is then that Srdter;Cr rriud C. sfea.,,
| arc made to take the place of the hands & mus.
Giles OF man-the expenCe of Iaboir is almost 81,
Persedcd-and those labour- saving machines
start forth, which enable one man TO do tile work
OF many, The Water. Loom is the FIRST gre at
step, that we have seen in the art of zyeaeine =
me SISTER branches OF ginning, of carding and
spinning have long since surpassed it, by mean.
OF the various. engines which have been inven.
ted for these purposes. 1t may now. be expect
ed, that the business, of weaving will recoy,
| that Just proportion CT improvement, to which
| 1t IS entitled, with its sister arts. This Wuter
Loom is said to weave excellent Duck from Cot-
fon' instead OF HeHtP-and the owner has in con-
sequence engaged to furnish canvas for a mum
per OF vessels now hitting out. 1t is capable OF
weaving 6eEticks, and every kind of figure, in
Guiding velvets, corduroys &c. In former let
ter, the owner had observed, that a woman or
child might tend teuo iooms-but he is now con.
vinced on further trial, that AN active woman
may tend four. 1t weaves yarn from to Is, 8:
works AS well in high numbers as :. !ow" This
account isslven by Mr. Mussey o. Exeter.
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It's likely that Great Britain may comply with
the engagements of her Minister The Orders
OF January and November may have been rescin.
ded on the 10th June.-Bu let us still be on our
guard. Let us keep a watobful eye over her