The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-06-26

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were col. James Monroe, DR.. VIM. Foushee
General John Cuerran,, Alexander McKac, job
Richards, merchant Of this place, Francis Pei
due, Matthew Woodson, Robert Hide, Ceorc
Williamson, Joseph Young, VIM. Young, Jane
Meredith, James Fore, Perry Hooper, Mcaia
Crew, Allen McRae, esqr. and DR.. Archer.
! The cause was tried in the Hall of the Hous
! OF Delegates, before very crowded and anx
ous audience, and the fullest examination of tn
evidenc, & the arguments left but oI.c Sentiment
in the public mind that the defendant was per
fectly innocent of the charge. After the srg,i
ment was finished, the Jury retired, and in fe
minutes returned with general verdict for tn
defendant.
A molten was then made by the counsel Coz III
commonwealth. for = new trial; they stated a
their motive for the motion, that tn. vertiic
would be much mere satisfactory to the publ,
mind, and the people of the commonwealth Il
large, 1t it were permitted By the court 10 stant
after this motion; with this view they assigned a.
the ground Of their motion, that the verdict WIS
CONTRARY to the evidence, but the court uNANI
MousLY over-ruled the motion for new trial
| Concurr'ng in declaring, that the deisndant wa,
faIriy entitled To the verdict which be had recei
we'd that it WAS such one az they tbensselves
would have rendered, had they been on the Jury,
and, therefore, that it perfectly satisfactory
! to them >..
| hanmfa have seen with
pleasure Report from the Com mi,tec of
the "Maryland association for the cncou.
ragement of Domestic Manufactures"
| Ibis Association. says the Wing, is soci
lety formed in Baltimore city and county.
tor encouraging domestic manufactures, par.
tIcularly those of cotton, linen and woo.en !;
The members, near 1000 in number, hay
ing subscribed articles OF agreement not to
wear foreign cloths, or use, other foreign ar
tcles; provided good substitutes could be
produced at home.-The facts detailed in
this Report are of the most anspicious cha.
racter.
Various institutions for the spinning and
weaving Of cotton, are on foot near Balti
more. The Union Mandatory. ON Petap.
so. has capital of S 100000 and will
have from 6 to Thousand spiudics, 500 of
which are now at work. The Company pre-.
pare all their, own machinery.
E. & ]. lowering &c Co.'S, factory, on
Gwynn's Falls, hasa capital of S 200 O0o; s.
VIII have 5000 spindles in operation in August
next. 1t will go extensively into the cordu-
roy, thickset and velveteen wares.
The :. Washington Cotton Company" on
Jones's Falls, have capital of S 5000 and
1000 spiHdles in motion-with which they
spin 1000 hanks yarn per week, from No.
o to SO. They have a dye-house, and 7
looms for cords, twiils, stripes, chambrays,
There is a Calico printing and dying fac .
tory, on Gwynn's Palls-and mandatory
OF Hats and Bonnets, belonging to a Mr..
Cartee. OF the town of Baltimore
BESIDES these larger establish ments, there
are more than so looms, in and near the town,
employed OIL Summer Cotton-ware.
The WOODEN mandatory on Joues's Falls,
is greatly enlarged and improved.
The Domestic Warehouse and other stores
In Baitomore, have now for sale the follow
ing wearing articles of home manufacture.
drawn from various parts of the union viz.
flaXen and tow linen; cotton shectng and
shirtlng printed calcocs. shawls and hand.
kerchiets, cotton and lindsey stripes; cham.
brays Virginia Cloth /; bedtickng and CO.
.verllds cotton yarn and thread of various
kinds and Colours; sewing silk and cotton
coatings. coarse and fine cloths cassimeres
and Casinetts; morocco hats and caps buck
skin brooches, pantaloons and gloves bosie,,
ny yarn and shoe-thread cotton and thread
hose ladies' hats and bonnets &c
Exclusive of the fol egoing manufactures,
there are others, which have attained con-
siderable perfection at Baltimore. There
is one paper mill, which has capital of
3 10000; and makes 10, 600 reams per an.
num-anether with capital of 6 20 600
makes 10000 reams. Two Gun powder
mills. whose capitals 10000, that make
62 quarter casks day. a spade, shovel
and hoe mandatory, whose capital is s g.
600; that is said to- make 8 doz. of spades
and shovels per diem. The glass works of
Mr.. Frieze, capital s 10000, annually pro-.
dncing $500 boxes of glass, each containing
100 square feet. The type foundery of S.
Sewer. &c. capital S 10000, that casts from
IL to $4,000 pounds of types per annum-
Not 70 speak of the paper hanging factory of
Thomas and Caldcleugh-nor of the Sitting
iron, rolling and nail factory of Ellicott,
& Co. on the Petapsco, with a capital of
s $4,000
From these facts, the Committee do not
hesitate to infer, "that the Report of the
Secretary of the Treasury mus, fall far short
ct the real progress made. and of the capital
embarked in domestic manufactures through
the Union"
We i'll Virginia, are behind our sister states
OF the north--in this patriotic career. But
the good work has commenced. Spinning
machines ON small scale, are winding their
way into the counties, to the South & West
OF ms. The "Swift Greek Cotton Factory"
within few miles of Petersburg, has 500
spindles in motion, and in few weeks, will
have 300 more--exclusive of some prepa-
ratory machinery, on an improved plan.
Gen. Tnrrt1u. The Indchendent lime
rican enquiries, why the Nat lnteligencer
" has omitted to inform us that Turreau has
demanded of Mr.. Madison, as preliminary
step towards appeasing Bonaparte, the i'm
mediate election from fffice of CANAAN por