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The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-09-14
SDosueptlc.

FezzGn Ram-Doctor Davis, Consul of
the u. .. for Tripoii, has imported into the
city of New York, from that regency, a
sheep which was presented to him by the
Bashaw of Tripoi, and which came from
Fezzan, an interior kingdom of Africa, tri
butary to the Bashaw of Tripoli This an
imal has excited. very deservedly, the curl
osiiy of great number OF our citizens, and
to crafty those who are at distance, the
following description OF him and particulars
concerning him may be relied On.
The body is longer than the ordinary sheep
of our country his legs are olong, that he
may be compared, in point of size, to a wear
ling calf his head is long and large the
forehead arched his horns spiral but not
large has fine eye, with a bold demea
nour his neck is long, with large dewlap
Of hair /; his head and legs are not covered
with wool, as some of the merino sheep are,
but with a short white shining covering OF
silky hair, except. that around his ewes,
for about half au inch in breadth, the hair
is black, and about the half of his ears to-
wards the end are also black. At a small
distance hIs covering appears of the dirty
brown OF the merino. but on examination OF
the fleece there is Il mixture OF straigb, hair
or wool, Of a soft silky feel and appearance,
mixed with coarser white hair, such as you
present is from an inch and one half to two
inches long his Lal is long and thin, re
sembling somewhat that of the Tiger.
Fezzan, from whence the animal was
brought, is described as circular domain
in vast wilderness like an island in the
ceau, lyiug to the south of Trpoli. and is a
tributary kingdom to Tripoli. There is an
annual present of these Rams made 10 the
Bashaw of Tripoli. No females are ever
permitted to come from there and from the
amazing length of the journey across the de
serts which requires from 20 to 90 days gen.
erallg, but a few of those that are sent
survive the journey out of four when we're
sent with the one now here, only two arrived
at Tripol, one OF which died on his passage
10 America.
The origin of the merino race of sheer is
involved in so much obscnrity, that scarcely
any two writers have been found TO agree as
20 the probable origin of the race. From
ONE circumstances detailed by Doctor Da-
Wis, as collected from various persons in Tri.
poll and Spain, and comparing the make,
form aud marks of this animal with some
sheep imported into this city from Spain. 1t
may be ccnjectured that the race Of ueei.
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LONDON. InlY 81.
Hall hast seven, p. NJ.

Mercantile Credif.--1he alarming shock
given TO commercial confidence has indu
ced us to enquire into the state of the &C
counts OF the principal defaulters. The fol
lowing particulars of the deb:s and credits
OF five houses, were presented to the com
mittee appointed to enquire into their affairs,
this morning. The members of the com
mittee were Messrs Shave, Langston, Fort.
Graham and Pecie.
Greave and Fishcr--debts, sos OO0l.
Credits, 632, 1921
Rowlandson AID Co.--debts. 2s3 ,o33l-
Credits, 339 1921.
Hardy, Ottey and Co--debts, 81 ,8O2l.-
Credits 377. 775l.
Rowlandson, Bates & Co--debts, 2s5, 1881
Credits, $50. 444l.
]. Goodicr--debts, 33t, 1921 -Credits
497 ,2O9l.
In Messrs. Jacobs's concern, by their own
account, IL appears, tho, the shipping pro
perry amounts to 100 O00l. and thev state
their surplus to be also 100, O00l---The
mount o. their total debts is given at 900,
O0ol.
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nos have sprung from mixture ofthe Fez-
Ian Kan with the common sheep of Spain
and Barbar,.
Laster,c, \ French writer. says the word
Mer'no. acccresag TO a Spanish writer is de
rived from Marines, because the breed came
From beyond sea.
Fhc Fezzan Ram diff,rs from the Bar
barry Ram in some particulars, enc on two
OF the most prominent are, chat the tails of
the barbary sheep are snort ard about five
inches broad, whereas the tails of the Fez-
Fan ShecP are very thin and long From
me cafcase TT the Barbary and Alcrino sheep
there exndes a Eat or gresse. technical z
known by The name Of Yok. The Eezza,
appears 2ertcctly free FRONT it.
lhe fezzan sheep are SIC AIRED twice
year previous to the tme OF shearing a
great part OF the Coarse hair falls out, and
only portion OF it remains in, which is con.
sidered necessary in order to manufacture
1t. and 1t is said IS sent to Persia, but by
what route is rot known, where they man.
utacture it into what is commonly called ca
mels hair shawis.
The Jerbi and Benzazi sheep, which are
said to be cross with the Fezzan and Bar
barry sheep have portion ofthe coarse hair
with fine soft, silky, and curley hair, or
wool, and this covering is manufactured into
a kind of goods called Jerbl shawls.
This animal is now Mt the residence Of
Mr.. Wm. A. Davis, Bloomingdale, about Sc
ven miles from the city who it is understoo
mas determined to dispense his usefulness
the present season only, to a Reasonable ex
tent ;---from that stock we shall be able
70 judge OF the value OF tie Ram, and there
can be no doubt from the information OBJ.
tained, though small, that he will be yaiu.
able acquisition to this Country, and par,i..
cuiarly so as he is supposed to be only about
9 years and 2 uld.
Much praise is due to DR.. Davis for his
selection OF such an acquisition as the Fez-
Fan Ram, but much more is due for some
rare and useful plants which he has brought
with him, and which the Bashaw of Trip6li
sent for at bis request to Syria a particu-
Tar account of which will soon be given.
IT our ambassadors and consols abroad would
use like diligence in sending TO America
whatever is TO be found rare and valuable in
foreign nations. they would do q most &C
cepsable service to their country.
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France, but to the Emperor's personal pro-
perry in short, as AN Imherioi Demense
IL Is reported in Paris, that the French
Emperor is treating with the deposcd king
OF Sweden to reinstate him, and to assist
him in attacking Russia, as Gus,avns must
naturally be incensed against Alexander.
Joseph de Montgolfer. the celebrated in
ventor OF ire balloons died on the Goth Of
June, atthe advanced age of7O.
The Gazette of Saturday has announced
the failure OF two country banks
LONDON. July 81. We have the satisfac-
tion to announce, that, Notwithstanding the
restraints attempted to be imposed on the
trade OF the Baltic, a feet of $40 sail has ar
rived from that sea.
Our last letters from Malta contain the
following melancholy article of naval intel
igence, which. we trust, may prove, If not
unfouaded, as least considerably exaggera.
ted -" A few days since, just after the
hands of his majesty's ship Repulse, of "a
guns, capt. ]. Halliday, had been piped on
deck, a vivid shee, of lightning passed along
It, and struck near one hundred of the men
instantancously dead %
The corn crops, we are very happy to
state. speaking generally are of great pro
mise and no apprehensons need now be
entertained of a scarcity.
July %. The defaultcrs who were an
n.
cipally confined to the Stock Exchange, ex
cept one Broker for an inconsiderabe sum.
And although there were Is or ID failures
IN the Stock Exchange declared on Friday
or Saturday, the Funds rose about 9 per cent
on the Latter day.
Mr.. Canning. accompanied by his friends
Mr.. HuskisSon and Mr.. Ellis intends to take
trip TO Cadiz aud they have been pre- =
vailed upon, as it is said, by the Marquis
Wellesley. TO go up the Mediterranean, and
TO pay visit to the Court of Palermo
July 27 Letters have been received in
town this morning from North Yarmouth
of yesterdays date. They mention the ar
rival of the Lynn sloop of war, from the
Cattegat. who brings intelligence that con-.
voy OF merchantmen, under the protection
OF the forward, gun brig, had been attack
ed OH the Maze OF Norway, by division of
she enemy'S gun boats, and that AZ sail of
them were captured.
July 70. Yesterday the following letter
vas received from Heligoland -
HELIGoLAND. July 81 l learn from
some Gentienen just arrived from the CONT
nent, that the Westphalian troops refuse to
march to spain, and are deserving as fast
as they can get 10 the coast, in order to get
on board the English briggs, &c. stationed in
the rivers they likewise bring news of the
queen OF Holland having died suddenly at
the baths of Piombiers.''
ne lanes will not now suffer any Amc-
fican ships to so to the island of Scylt, nor
20 any port on the west coast of Holstein,
Hchieswidge, and Jutland, to unload A to
tai exclusion of the Americans is daily an
pretended.
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PH1LAD1LP arA, Sep. z
COMMUNICATION

When Captain Robinson left Tonningen, the
Americans were hurrying eff as fasea possibIe,'
IN consequence ofthe ports Of Tonnngen, Hus-
selm and Sylt beiHg shut s,inst the American
shipping. by royal order from the king of Den-
marx, which captain X. saw i'll the hands the
American Consul al Tonnngea. 1t was suppo-
sed by many TO be a prelude to a general seques
tration, bu, by the Danish gentlemen in authority
at Tonningen, said TO be IN consequence of the
candestine trade earned on be- wecn those ports
and EDslarh under The American fig.
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BALTIM ORE, Sep. 2
no SUBMISSION

1T having been ascertained, that among
the seamen on board the British government
brig Nelly, now lying IN our river, there was
a native OF Mary land invoinntarily detained.
the people Of Fell's point hrehared them
selves to release him, Al! things being in
readiness, tive gentlemen waited upon lieut..
Jackson last evening, and demanded the
inan. Inc lieutenant made some hesitation
as to complying with he requisltion. but
was gwen 10 understand hat only one luur
was allowed him TO deliberate. The sailor
was sent on shore within the limited time.
and the brig mas since moved fertilizer down
the river Tie released American reports
he was originally impressed, and has been
detained for Is years in the British service.
during which time he made seven attempts
to escape, and was as often unsuccessful. and
severely logged, &c. He has for - years
past been accounted as dead by his friends.
who reside OH the Eastern Shore 1t is be
!ieved there are several other Americans on
board the Nelly, but their "Drotec ,ions''
being destroyed and their persons unknown,
the truth cannot be ascertained The pub.
lie irritation has been uncommonly great
from belief that Lieutenant Jack son is the
man who barbarously and wautonly abused
Captain Rider of this port. some time since
But Captain Il. being absent, and no po.
2ltive proof of the fact being submitted, the
people have very prudently and properly
treated lieutenant Jackson aud his crew with
their accustomed hospitality. Such is the
current account of an affair which has af-
forded much conversation this morning
EUe2!ne Post
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FRENCH LIC'ENCED ADIERIC.4N
VESSEIS

II Paris fsaher offhe 16th July states,
that forty american vesssfs huve teen H.
cencedb y The Enheror TO froceed to the u.
STATES, and bring 60 France cargoes Of Cor
ION for the use ofshe manufactures. TIE
penalty Of confScafio,a is 10 /otiogy any rom
ninnfcafton 7oifh British Eort.-Some
vesscfs zoere also TO be lcenced to imhort
Cochineal and Indigo. under similar he.
aauy.
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KENTUCKY. BA1Rpsrow N. August 81.

KENTUCKY. BAIRBsTow N, August 81.
his Jriend in This neishborhood. dated
VINCENNEs. Angus IS 1910.
On Sunday last upwards of hundred OF
The Prophets party, under the command Of
ms brother, the principal war chief, arrived
at this place, and this day commenced the
council between them and the Governor, nv
the Governors yard at which there we,et
about so Weas and Miamies, and about four
hours were spent i'll kind ofpreliminary
discussion in which they expressed great
friendship Tor their while brethren in the
u. States, and heir disposition 20 settle e.
very thing 20 ,be Governors satsfaction.-'
This talk will no doubt continue several DAYS
they will probably get into the princi
pal discussion to morrow, and the vent.
which is very uncertain, will be known in
a few days 1t IS certain that false repre-.
sen;ations have been made 70 them from the.
British agens or traders, and very prcbab-
ly both, from several little circumstances,
that have taken place to day, and which
are too tedious for me to detail in a letter
at TINS tlHe. i suppose the whole number
OF Indians IN this neighbourhood at present,
Is about 200 men, women and children,
there are, however, very lew woman and
children "a suspicious circumstance and
this place is in rather dangerous situation,
for this moon is the time. all accounts agree,
for general attack on the out posts. and
unders and it is about the time of their re-
ceiving their annuities which is an excuse
for their assembling at those places.
Hgentieman Just arriUeG from Porto Ri
co, at NeU YORK, gives The following adj
tices. >
On the 15th Of Juiy last, by an order Of
the governing fo7Oer, rh French hroherty
7yas deciarcd 10 6e segueslered. comfrchen-
ding auffe plantations and hriUate frofer-
y ofeveTy FrenchDlan in thai island, Tear.
ing 10 each herson 100 dollars ard their
Clothes. The governor was Obliged To en-
force fhis order by screTdL Of tire connect
isrs, Tyso fregended t1Gthis eEeeHency Hqd
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BY the above accoantit would seem, tha,
all the defaultcrs have a large surplus, aud
we hope the accounts are correct We up..
derstasd, that the five first had meeting
with the bauk directors. and ,hat IL was a.
greed by the company, to give them time
on all their bills,,n the hands of the bank. IN
specific conditions as to security, whicu arc
in the course Of arrangement.
We have to day two failures In the mer.
camille market. not very considerable, and
one principal and some minor ones ON the
stock exchange,
Misery offke South IF ireland We are
sorry TO state. from authentic accounts. ;ha,
very general distress prevails throughout the
South of Ireland. That heretofore flourish
ng district has sunk. within the last twelve
months into melancholy condition. The
mercantile failures which have occurred to
an immense amount in Cork. Waterford.
Limerick. and the lesser towns have nearly
annhilatod all trade and confidence they
have grown since last November, to nearly
two millions in the value of losses. One We
ry recent Insolvency in Limerick alone, fails
little, 1t at all. short of 100 ,oOOl.
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The Danes will not now suffer any Amc.
rican ships to so to the island of Scylt, nor
10 any port on the west coast of Holstein,
Schieswidge, and Jutland, to unload A to
tai exclusion of the Americans is daily APP
pretended.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-02-16
BALTIMORE, Feb. 6.

When the embargo enbosomed in our
harbors one hundred millions of property,
the disciples of the Essex Junto told US II
was submission to France, and by their
forced opposition to the laws produced
such panic as induced the 10Th Congress
to crafty their wishes BY its repe Il. Now
this hundred milliens Of property has beea
again committed to the oceaps and the
British, many of whom were on the point
of starry alton, have been we'll fed and sup
piled W til the means of carrying on war
against US, have violated their ensag !.
ments, have committed new depreda,lons-
and these same junto folks tell us we can
not go to war with England, but must sub
nit to her views. otherwise sac will cap
ture all these hundred m,lions which nave
been impruIen.ly let lo1ss on t!rs ocean.
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AN AMERICAN.
FROMOUR CORRESPONDENT
Al WASHINGTON.
WAsuISGrov, Ian.


An anecdnte is now ia circalati, IN,
which is said 70 be founded on Fact.
The British cabinet was on the eve OF
confirming the. agreementtnade by our
ad ninisirl.ion with Mr.. Erskine, for
which Mr.. Canning was the, warnest
advocate, when his sacred mai -str, GA
hearing that part of NJ. Secretary
Smiths letter ID Mr.. Erskiae, where
in he states that the king owed ittD his
own honor to punish the officer who
was the cause of the outrage upon the
Chesapeake, fell into avio.ent passion,
cryiog out, VINO the d--aladA
these id rebels judges of my ho or!
The consequence was, all idea Of con-
firming the agreement of Ecskine's
was inmsdiately scoused, aud his ma
jesty's ministers, who were indebted
to their pliabiiiy to his religious and
other prejudicss for thsir. elevas,ca to
power, made one more sacrifice 20 his
hatred of his quondam subjects. :,
NcU-1ork Columbian.
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NATIONAL BANKS.

Mr. Sawyer, after some predatory reI
raeks, moved for the consideration otthe
rrsoln'ions some time ago laid on the Ia
bic hy Mr. Nicholson.
s.fr Sawyer moved 10 refeT to selec
committee the 6rsl clause 10 the fIst reso,
lu'ion in ,he following words: Resolved,
thai provision be made by law To- Se"e
"a, national esiab!ishmentofb banks through
OF, the u. States"
Mr. Smile suggested the proprie,y
Of refefiing i, 10 the committee appoin
ted on the memorial OF the Presiden
and directors of the bank of the Uni'ed
Sta'es.
Mic Dana conceived that the propesi-
tinn taken conn, Gladly, had in view lwo
broad principles, the frst TO facilitate in
iercrurse and ex'erral improvement, gen.
eyalIy; Tie second, TO provide lI1= msa7s
Of carrying ,ha, principle into effect. He
dnub,cd the propFietys under the idea OF
re!es,ing the sablsel TO committees. OF Ihus
caitinc up any proposition submitted by q
n1rn,l,er I'll The House.
MIR Ross moved to refer this clause to
committee OF the whole House, because
he conceived it 10 involve a great consli
tH.f0Hat Q0tSNOD, WOiCtt w VIC hiSi tfiaSS
cnght 10 he settled in committee of the
whole. The importan. question which
ought 10 be considered is- whether the
Congress Of the United States are vested
mi,h any authority whatever TO institute or
charter institutions Of this kind On this
po:n, he did express an opinion but he
vas confident il was question which had
divided the ablest heads and bes, hearts
Of tie country, and therefore should be
mspGcly considered.
Mr. Love concurred with Mr. Ross in o.
pinion as to The importance Of the con.
stiiu,ional cues ion, BY the report of The
eemmi tee on the petitions Of the baLks
Of this distri6, this morning referred
the subjs0 was expressly before a COM
rni,iee Of the whole. THIS motion might
be referred 10 that committee. Unques.
rionably, from The magnitude ofthe sub.
i,a. itsbould frst be DISGUISE 10 commit.
Zee Of he whole,
Mr. Nicholson said that, since be had
offered The fstretolution, part (Which
was now proposed to be referred, he had
ertained soms doubts OF the constitu'
,;opaIi,y Of the measure, which were not
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-02-16
A Proclamationr
By the President of the u. states.

BY the President OF the u. States.
WHEREAS, information his been receir--
ed, that a number OF Individuals VINO
lave deserted from the army of tn. Uni.
ted States, SON. Of whom have soasits lel-,
ter withol. the jurisdiction thersaf, hAye7
becom. seas Die OF their ofclc', anl are.
DESTROYS of retur ling totheir. day.
A full pardon is hereby granted ali pro.
clai ned 10 zach AMI all of suca ild,viIs is
as shall, within four moi:hs from tae.d Ate.
hereof, surrender themselves 10 the cYn-
nan 1ing Officer Of a,y military p ,st W thin.
the United States, or territories tl-re.
of,
In testimony whereof, Ihlve caused the
seal of the United States 10 be affixed to.
these presents, aud signed the same WITH
my hand.
Done at the city o. Washington, tho
29th day OF Jinu Try, in the year Of
our Lord, one Thousand eight hun.
dred ani ten, and of the Independence
of tn: United States of America thu
thirty Fourth.
(Signed) JAMES MADISON. ?
By the President,
r. SMtTa, Secretary of State.
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preserve ourselves fro flr,'ic- c,r.
sagioa by Nv ,,dia5 ali ,ise ,co lrse with
thu oi |. We have tried r. IRE .aei.,
IA the remedy Ia IS iac .c.sed IN; dts
ease. Experience hs, taught Us, tair
our CO numerical faculties .,eof tAat
active, vigorous ..ure, that they mus.
and will have exercise. The great
question is, upol what principles shat
they be direc:cd? l answ err
Let our rulers rclectani consult in
a spirit worthy of the object aad the
means bsfor. the n--les them ce:tse 10
calculate ON the future suTsasss cf
those, who consider both their nonor
and their couu;ry's as stock in trade.
aud thar deceptive popularity whlcd
random, hcentious and degrading com
merce has made more 6ckle than tn.
Wind that waits it--let them declare
explicitly, and boldly to the world, the
rights that they will protect, and the
wrongs that they will resist, TO the ex-
tent of our msans--and add as ex;,li-
cit declaration 9th ,sc ,iemoraNz:ar
acts ofcomm-rcial fraud and alaeio.l.!
Degradation, az home and abroa 4. that
they will punish in our own eitizeas
with the severity they deserve--y.et
this be don. with deliberate wisdom
and uashaken flrmness, an.l we shslt
soon learn, five cannot find friends,
worthy of our alliance in the old world,
that we have world of our orr;
and become justly proud of the name
Of
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yet wholly removed; and he ,h4d there.
fore no obj-Stioa to the refe 10 q
committee oil the whole for tull dsscussL
IN. -
The motion to refer TO committee ri
the whole was nega.'ved.
The motion to refer 10 a ssle6 conn.,
mi,lee WAS nega;ived 81 q large majori-
~.
The subject of course sin lies on the
table.
On motion of Mr. Montgomery,
Resolved, That the committee appoin-
ted on SO much of the message Of the
President Of the United States OF % h
November last, as relates 10 our military
establishment be instructed 10 enquire
whether any and wha alterations il is ex.
pediett 10 make in the a6 emitted an
och establishing rules aud articles for the
government Of The army OF the u. S" and
tha, they have leave 10 report b. bill or o.
therwise.
The bill to extend the time for locating
Virginia military land warrants and return
ing the survey thereof into the Depart
men. of War, wen. through committee
Of the whole, Mr. Pi;kin in,i.e Chair and,
the black for The time of ex tenson having
been filed, on the suggestion of Mr. Car.
land, with Eve" yeafs--,h- bill was or
dered to be engrosssd for a lii I'd read.
ing.