Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-12-09
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Most OF our readers, no doubt, willrecollect
the surrrizirg eiior's made by the Govern
ment Oi Napoleon To extIact sugar from beet
roots and thus render france Independent Of
the West indies TOR that mbdcrn article of
prime necessity. After the restoration of Louis
the Legitimate, 1t was lookeh upOu as a sort Of
marx oi man iOH dityto ridicui, those etimts,
notwithstanding the success -wIt:! which they
had Oeentrequentiy attended. Tn times seem
10 nave Changed and what was cons. dered n
marx os Bona sartiSm' IbIcc Neais ago is
nov very PROPERTY, and with lust pride an
nounced in the Paris Commercial Journal as
one OF the mos. profitable sources OF pational
Industry.
was very ircreduloms (says .he wr;,er)
respecting the Manufacture al sslrfron, beet
root. Nj. Chaptai has converted me by cNhl.
bt!nS two tApnNdnl pounds, in his Sugar
bakery. The process il quite simple there is
nothing mysterious IN Il. The profits are very
conSlucrdbie nothing is lost. The remains II
thiS precious root serve rs excellent food Tor
cattle; TIC Syrups and molaSSes are afterwards
converted into Alcohol, more OF less strons, AZ
nc may deem proper lie estimates the pro-
Iuce OF this article alone at from 10 5000
francs.
Yon caaviIh difficulty have an idea Of the
great labor performed b, Cnuai Chapldi in the
execution OF his rnts ulpto, ems,rs aud ma.
nUfuctures lie has !ert!iilrd iat,ieUS,. tracts
OF land, that hal hitherto been unvutivated
Shahteionp, let formerly Tor - OF 1 a thousand
francs, no% pr0idces from 81 10 100 J1J fraucS
gNpFnces WHAT an amazing Improvement
l must adj, Sir. that have never seen more
bedutltal i0cks OF meriuos more heartily CT n
purer breed or IL better condition lie las
from IL TO l2C0 black cattle, and ihink [ am
nOt wrong In estimating the annual sale of
l:s wool, sheep and lambs, at thirty thousand
francs.
The whole OF what has been distributed by
NJ. Chaptal during this unfortunate year a
moG-St his working people, iii money, bread,
ah0 IA Iehet Of every description, cannot we'll
be eStna,ed. At tile neighboring town OF
AnDoise, Though the agency of the Mayor he
supplies The inhabitants with corn at five
or SIN francs under the price OF the neigh
norlns markets. This single trait would sui
nee Il procure him the benedictions of all
mankind; and il Is well known, thar this be.
nevoient act alone COS tilim ten or tweivethou.
sand francs.
| nave also visited the works erected for
The manufacturing of Files at Amboise, d.
Tected by NJ. de aaint Brnce, aided with the
advice OF Nj. Chaptai. You have had good reason.
SIr, TO boast of tins manufacture /; nothing of
us hind can be more perfect. Our IRON is
thGre speedily converted into good steel and
Inc iiies or this mandatory are every day oh.
tanning the preference over those OF Clsrma-
ny-aiid are as we'll finished and more perfect
IMAM those Which are obtained from the En-.
gi,sh manufactures. IL is in the arrangements
OF tnls place, hat we eau have Il full eXem-
piihco ion OF the miracles that can be per-
formed by a Judicious division of labor. With
wbat rapidlty file dttaiuS perfection! Two
dnStry to acquire Il Comfortable subsistence
los themselves and their fimiies.'
One Of yomr Subscribers, and
Mem5er forhe encouragement
If -EatiOHdi Industry.