Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-02-14

reign country. The manufactures of woolJep NJ.
greatly extended, and are now a valuable exDort
PARTICULARLY to America. The potteries of Sta.
fordshire are without precedent in extent; it is
true, the colours China ware, and some of tn,
manufactures IN GERMANY still excel the Stafford
shire, yet the imitation is so admirably executed.
that few would know the difference betw,xt the
China and the most improved potteres of En-
gland Presents of the latter have lately been
transmitted 10 China, no doubt the most beauti.
hu specimen OF manufacture, and for the
purpose that the Chincse who are admirable al
limitation, may introduce the landscape into Their
finer ware
What we have mentioned of the flourishiner ST
tnatinn OF our nl:if.tures, must be guarded with
tie coniiderat on that chief demand is Tor xpor
tiion the home consumption, which is always
The best and most be S-iic ~, has been cons der.
big affected by the preseat distressed SITUATION
OF the agr:culturist.
To The extended manufacturers of the country,
we are likely 10 add one of the greatest impor
lance, and ifit succeeds, at which 1T present the
best informed in the Country are very sangu ne
1T VIII ou;strp the staple manufacture in France,
to which country it has always been SUPPOSE
exclusively 10 belong. The manufacture We al.
iudc to is, that Tor which parlame nt passed all
act to excuse MIR. Lee from giving into The 'aten,
Office spec ticaion of his invention fjr the pre-
p,ratlon of hemp and fax without sleeping
winch not only rots the raw material, but wastes
~ aud destroys the finer parts not fit Scr the pur.
Poses OF manufacture. The exemption from the
standing law in favor of Mr.. Lee was done in or.
de: to prevent foreign nat ons from awaiting the n.
sc.v1s OF this invention, which they would have
sc zed upon the moment his speculation had been
maize publ The measure was a wise one and
eve friend OF his Country will applaud IT, espe
cially when it IL considered, that he mach merry
winch supercedes the eep.ng 'fhemp and Lax Is
OF 80 simple 6a;ure, ,hit y very few pounds
viii furnish II; and the article produced from
the fax, beant fnl beyond description. Several
OF the most Intelligent Of our manuf. cturers at
Manchester, have inspected the raw material
whcn made ready for spinning by the new process
oo'ii IN lis native colour, and simply VIII n w.s,ed
WIN soap and water By the usual method a
preparation, by half rot,ing the We gc,able IN wa.
Ter, the dark colour is fixed so firmly, that onl
violent chemical process. and the application OF
acld and corrosive preparations, can dislodge II ;
but the sample application of soap and water TO
tiGx prepared IN the new method, will not ONLY
discharge the colour, but leave the staple so beau
tiiil, so sl'ver-lke white, that nothing but the
hnest beached silk can any way rival it, Will
such an article tor ingenuity 10 exercise itself on
most important results may be anticipated
full and far exim.nat on of the merits of ,he
INVENTION took place ~ January last bef,re the
trustees OF the Linen and he.npen manufactures
20 "S'N'u, "heh IL appeared 10 tilat board; that
1t was most important; that, beside, flrnlshin
more beautiful matcrlai, at was infinitely strong
err, as well as very much more IN quantity, tina.
wnen prepared by the common me had and HI,
The see which IS 1t,ily destroyed by sleeping
preserved by The invention to he cultivator Tn.
board voted premiums to Mr. Lee, of two polrnd>
Tor every breaking or cle' s.ng "a iine, and IF 1,
shiliinss for every refining machine, which ma.
be made ready for working in Ireland
Tae new n.sch!ne invented will spin the a.,
much liner than it is possible to spin cotton.
and it will not be matter of surprize r. anotba'.
species OF piece gooda should not onlv be manu-.
featured, but, owing TO the humber of inechan
icks,s ready trained to fine work, ii inn, suc,
as will even surpass the cambricks OF Franc,
should very soon become leadins; article n.
the trade ofthe country.