The Delaware gazette. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1809-1810, 1810-05-26

commander stated, that lie had been chasci short
time previous By seven sail Of the Inc supposed be
French and we have no doubt they are part OF the
rouon feet. which has escaped, as will appear from
the following extract from the Barbados Mcroury. of
the 18th March, which given in the Jamaica
Courant, of the Cd inst.
FRENCH FLEET.
"A repor, has for some days been in town OF
tain information having been lately received b. oil \.
Cochrane, of squadron of ten sail Of the line and
frsates Gan With trocpsj being in reali,css a;
roulon, and according TO the last account, Al single
anchor. waiting the frs, opporIua.,5 to slip ons for
this country with view OF .ctaking Martinique, and
relieving Guadaloupe; bur whether any such norna-
ton has actually been received ~ rh- admiral, we
have not the means OF Judging no immediate GEM.
munication being derived to from any of
thori,y. There is however some ground for the ru
mour at least, letters from Dominica Of the 9Th inst
mentioning that express boat had arrived there
from the admiral with the intelligence; and some
letters have also reached this dated the 7t from Bas
saterre, stating the circumstance of the following
effect-the admiral has information thar French
squadron of sail of the line and Is frgates were
ready to sail for the w, Indies from rouon, with
troops on board to attacl, Martinique, aud ,row
suecours into Cuadaloupc think the repors very
probable one ana if they have the good fottl,e
| escape on, hockadiag squadron Oh ror,on, ~ aay
soon expect to see them"
D3mcStic hfaautacturc&-tIATS --Ths atru-
| al lmportatiCns oi foreiga hats amount 10
S55o,coo
| The annual expectation Of American
HITS, 60. 700. o0C
The domestic manufacture is I'M; Gar. aeariy
equal to the home ooiisumptioa. fhc auu.bct
made in the state Of Eiussa useus Il t.toiatct;
by the hat company OF 6oston, a: topr encs the
Number required for the consainpsor &c the
state aud from other information II "7u.J 40.
pear that in that state alone, the capital arpliet
10 that branch is near E,5,000,Uoo, the cu:abc,
Of persons employed ahaut four thousand, -,.l
the nnmhcY Of ha.sannual!y nla,,. 80 ,933 9
which y so 900 are ti@e hats, w0sth or 40 az
crage four dolls each. and 400, 900 fell ha.s
Worth ore dollar each. l nae stheA mtupAc
ture is still profitable appcars Ijo4 a ilse cs
adjustment on Charles rive, calculated 70 MAX,
annually $1,000 hats, Ave dollars ,,;ecc, AM
to employ one hundred and Gtty worlimeu.
The quantity mad, in Rhode Island is s,atct
at $4,000, worth five dollars each, exclusive q
fcly hats. Connecticut AMI New York max,
more thai Is necessary ior tatir COZ sumption
the !arges. Establishment 'ein. atD4nbury, wner
200 persons arc employed, aad to tho aa.n"nt c
$50, 900 annually manufactured. In Vernon
the manufacture supplies the coi;snm. ton. Il
sta,el BY the hattcis OF Philadelphia, that % ~
hats, worth S. each, are annually made there
: in addition to which 10000 e.uaf,y lats, vo;tI
So each, are annually sold in he cily. II vari
Gus quarters the scarcity G: WOO! il compliance
T. 81, as preventing the making "t soaicieat qran
. iity ol coarse hats. From al. TIE ia!o-mato
il WITCH has been received, il is believed, ,hnt II.
vsun Of al the hats Annually made in tic i.;.,-
:. eiatc: is reae'y ten millions Of ,io;"rs.
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