The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-08-10

Aoo,0WO SiiionS, ana OF spirits ulSttlIcu from
foreign sweets, may be safely computed at
ID millions of gallons. These being often of
fourth and other high proofs. would require
above six millions of bushels of grain to sup
ply the distillers, (and more would be requi
red TO make beer who should be employed
IN manufacturing American spirits to sub
stitute for foreign. This quantity of gram
is greater than that, which would be re-
qnired to make all the wheat -four we ever
exported in vear!! The nations who
scandaiously injure orr rights, would lose
the supply OF our -four. the sales of their
spirits and moasses for tlis,illng, and often
the freight of both and their navies and
privateers would lose the opportunity to
plumber our property. So far AS the cane,
our new and valuable acquisition could sup
ply Coarse sugars and molasses, the Louisi
ana planters would reap the benefit From
the sugar plantations on the gulph of Mexi
CO To the orchards of the northern and cas-
tern states, nearly all the American cult.
vators might share in the supply of the raw
materials, whether cider. or spirits or beer
should be chosen for the drink of the consu
mer.
The brcweries of Europe afford us the
sure and easy means to extend our present
stock OF information in that very useful art
and trade. The domestic brewery, or house
hoid or family brewing. as practicable
IN our Climate. appears to be worthy of
the iabours OF the patriot and the :chemist.
The grain distillery of Ireland is also pc
culiarly worthy of American attention
They generally dlstil from MATTED grain:
practice little known, and less pursued i'm
the ). The quality of spirits distilled
from MATTED grain and matured by care
and time, is much superior to any idea,
which is generally entertained by the native
American consumers. Justly p,ejudced
against the ardent, harsh AID new gram
s~rlts OF our country, called wHIsKEY all
distilled liquors, made from our grain, are
despised and disliked by many, without an
attempt to introduce Improvements from l..
broad
Important discoveries in the manufacture
OF spirits and beers have been made by A..
merlcan genius. The discovery Of Colonel
alexander Anderson, native of Maryland
now OF Philadelphia, in regard to the prac..
tIcability OF brewing with a considerable
mixture of unmarried Indian corn /; the dis.
covery by 'he severend Burgess Alison,
lately of New Jersey, of Pbiladel
PIMA of the mode of extractig the
essential oils from spirits when burnt
| and the discovery ny the last gen
tleman of the practicability of pref able
distiilation from the common Indian CORN.
| STALK, will be found worthy of the aten,i
on OF me enquiring artist. The two first are
Certain advantages: the last is SAID to pro
mise much, according to several early but
| Imperfect experiments.
HE vast consumption ofinferior low pric.
ed foreign wines in this country, is worthy of
considerable attention on this occasion. The
! wines imported into the United States are
about two millions of gallons per annum.
Some are reshipt. AS fore observed per-
ry, cider and peach brandy are far prefer
able to sharp and i'll fl .vored wines. The
Improvement and increase If all our liquors
would have tendency to diminish the use
OF those in degree worthy of the attention
OF the cutivator, VINO raises materials for
our distileries, and of the manufacturers and
capitalists whose industry, skill and none.
are employed in the business
Tne house hold prepa, atoms OF fruit Ii
quors in many families, and even by dis.
tillers from the fresh and dried peach, grape.
curranr, cherry, &c. are not unworthy of our
attention. and particularly as i, is probable
they will lead to many use ul experiments
in the cultivation of the vine and the manu-
factory OF It's proper juice, in a country ike
this, whose southern ,egions produce the
orange In as much perfection as Spain and
Portugal, and whose more northern districts
extend into the climates Of the claret the
Sauterne, the Tokay. the Hook, the Bur
gundy and the Champ gee
ne most enormous expenses of the Anne
r'can revolutionary war, and the Geepes
sufftrings OF the patriotic army were ruase
produced by the frequent desiilution of wine
good DISTILLED spirits aud porter. Ii is there
fore OF the greatest importance to our posi-
BILE military operations, that we have al.
ready quantity of some of these LIQUORS
steadily manufactured in our own coun,rv
from cur own materials. equal al least TO
ten millions Of gAllons. Lei as then imh ,o1,r
me monutacture on the principles a !good
business. free from fare,gp sp lia,iou and
OF public spirit. raised by foreign indignity.
outrage and conhScation.
1t will not be useless or imperiinen, m
the public iBteres' In entreat the attpn ION
OF the learned practitioners of the heoEue.
arr and other Philosophers to this subject
1t is for them to inform us by what domes
tic american substitutes we can, in our va
rious climates, most benefcially shut ont
the poison OF any particular foreign Liquor
The D1edfcdsed porter of G.. Britain, as our
physicians can demonstrate is far less Whole
some than the pure EXTRACTS of hops and
gram, which compose whole tribe of
beers Foreign liquors are Often aduIterat-
ed The abundance of our ing redient, or
raw materials exempt US from the tempta.
ton to sophisticate the American drinks
A method to give body to our fermented
liquors, after the manner of the Madeira
and Sherry wines, which will enable us To
Keep them sound i'll uilage casks and in un
corked bottles, is worthy of the considera
ton OF the learned, able and patriotic civ
mist.
JURISCOLA.