The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-10-19
ANTH. MERRY.
tAnnIRALrr orrIcE. sth Jan. 1904.

4. SIR, 80
Having communicated to the lords Of the
vAdmiralty Lord Hawksbury's letters of the
S3d ultimo. inclosing copy Of a despatch
which his lordship had received from Mr..
Thornton, his majesty's charge d'aifairs in
America. on the subject of the blockade of
the Islands of Martinique and Guadaloune.
together with report of the advocate gene
1aI--
Thereupon have their Lordships' com
nands to acquaint YOU for. his lordship's in
formation, that they have sent orders to
Commodore Hood nor 10 consider any block
Gde of those Islands as existing, unless II,
fesfeci 10 particular horfs which may be
ACTUALLY INVESTED. and then nor TO
faffnre UesSeis bound TO such FORTS unless
they shall previously have been warned MOI
10 enfer Them. and that they also sent the ne.
eessary directions to the judges Of the uice ;.
admirably courts in the West Indies and
America.
I am, &c.
(Signed)
EvEAN NEPEAN.
George Hammond, Esq.
The Secretary Of Var and the .attorneu
General of the y. States arrived in this CT
ty on Thursday. m
General Iurrcau, the French minister.
4.
The frigate Co7stitnfion anchored in
Hampton Roads on Saturday the 9th inst.
from Boston.
SHEEP. -
Great Britain with population oS tea
millions, is stated to have IS millions of
sheep. The United States, with millions
otpersors, ought to have IL millions of sheen,
TO preserve the same preparation but as wool
Is BOT much used to the Southwark, / am in
ciined to believe that The quantity Of sheep
"a the United States. does not exceed 10 or
IL millions, Notwithstanding their great in
Grease within the last two or three years.
The war in SPAN having destroyed ma
ny OF the Meriro sheep, Great Britain
which used TO import from to 8 millions of
pounds annually, ar about shiilngs ster
ling, now purchases it at IS shillings and
her hne cloths exported have in Consequence
very much risen. The duty also upon ex
ports, and the heavy duty upon imports
here. and high freight and insurance have
also operated to augment the price.
suppose the ten millions Of sheep in the
United States doubled in four years, and
their produce to be Alb, per sheep, there
will be an increase of 40 millions of pounds;
and suppose that the other ten millions of
sheep, BY improvements in their fceces
give each one pound more, here will be an ad
di,ion of ten millions of pounds. The total,
fifty millions
Ihe woolien manufactures of G.. b. a.
mount to about IS millions sieri
OF these about z millions are exported, The
Y. States Will export wool, raw and mann
featured; the greater portion of our popula
tion require warm Clothing all the year
round the rest will be supplied with cot
ton. or mixture of both for the warm sea
son ~
America, with benignant corntenance,
and peace smiling by her side, welcomes
the arts and sciences resorting to her shores
and points TO her extensive territories
where Merinos may Craze unalarnied by
the roar of cannoh, or by hoardes OF Zero
cious soldiers. --.9u-ora. :y
I'VE learn, that General Armstro-, has
written to the Secretary of State /; that b.
naparie has, offered to restore Ferdinand to
the Spanish throne, provided he will accept
it as grant from himself, and consent that
the country between the Pyrennces and the
Ebro shall remain to France, Both these
conditions, we presume, will be rejected :;
the first as dish0norable, and the second not
only OF account of its curtaiIing the kne.
dom Of several brave and industrious pro
Iinces. but because il will leave the coun-
Try without safe frontier on the side of
FrSnce.--F Federal Republican,.
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