The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-09-25

| sand of them. About three thousand more
have been sent to England by private indi-
viduals.''
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 49,
Meyino Sheep---The following facts relative
to the recent importstion of Merino Sheen nj
this place and New York, have been commuaj
Gated to us by gentleman. whose sources of
mirmation are entitled toperfect confidence -
{ Register.
The number of Merino Sheep imported from
Lisbon within the last month, NAV be Justly con
sidered as matter of astonishment. bv those
who recollect the difficulties which were stated
70 exist IN procuring those animals it will there
fore be gratifying to be informed of the fortu
nate event which has been the cause of a much
larger supply than the United States could have
expected, and than could ever have been procu
red by the greatest exertions, If that event had
not occurred. 1t will also be beneficial to know
what number may be relied on to prevent erro
neous calculations by those who are intereste
IN the breed;ngof that most valuable ami NAL
1t IS generally known that i'm CONSEQUENCE Of a
decree OF the supreme government of Spain, the
estates OF Manuel Godoy, tie prince of peace.
were contiscated, and that on some of these &c
t,tes were the best focks of Merino sheep in
SPAN; the two principal, that the convent of
rsuiar, 500 by the Carthusian Friars to the
prince IN the year 1895, and that of Acquires,
raised from the imperial hooks of Charles V
were OF the best breed, and large proportion of
these have been sold by the supreme iunta of the
province OF Estremadura to the British com mis-
sary general, and to the American CONSUL from
whom purchases have been made for this coun
t.y. Nearly all those purchased by the British
oommiseary general have been sent to England,
ana the whole number secured for the u States
does not exceed 5000, of which 1900 have aire A.
dy been imported Experience shows us that
upon an average, one fifth are lost before they
are on the lands of the purchasers IN this coun.
.ry lIneluding those lost the voyage, which
IN many instances have been sixth j there will
therefore remain aouut 2400 for the supply of
the whole OF the u States To which may be ad
oeu perhaps 500 OF a good breed procured from
Cadiz and its vicinity
The recent importations are slf ACCOMPANIED
with variety of well authenticated documents.
so as to leave no doubt of the breed being as re.
presented, and 1T is much to be feared, that such
brilliant opp ortunity of benefiting the Woollen
Manufacture Of the United States will not again
offer.
1t is enormously stated in the Boston
prints, that Gen. WILKINSON is on ,o,,r
to the Eastward The general is yet at
| Washington.
The population of Newburyport, Mass.
was at the last census 1916 ; il is now 76oO
there appears to be fatality attending
every person or thing connected with our
relations with England. This day we learn
from gentleman charged with dispatches
to our Government, from Mr. Pinkney.
that new Minister Plenipotentiary is an.
pointed in the room of Mr.. Jackson, but
his name is not remembered !-Democrafic
Press.
The Federal Republican states that Of crew
oIJoTfy seuen men, whom the British brig Netlev
brought TO Baltimore, she carried away but thir.
ty-two, the remainder having deserted
- Nateriem suherabat ohus
we nave all of us smiled at the profound
precaution of the OLD woman who. as the
story goes, sewed her letter round and
round, lest the seal alone should not d.
tend it from the collision & friction which
an epistle IL heir to ia rhe post Offices -
but. perhaps we will discover in the fol
lowing extract from the London States
man OF July IA, that his Britannia Males
ty surpasses the old woman in fortiFyinp
his letters Whig.
:" His majesty has written private letters
TO the Persian Monarch on vellum, which
are to be conveyed over by his ambassador.
They are to be deposited in two embossed
silver tubes, each two feet long, rese milling
a large telescope, with three s;iDe, rad,
focts, and secured from outward injury Nv
zeal skin cG8es.''
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