American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-04-30

AMERICAN DUCK AND sRERsCc KEhs.--Ihest
two important articles are now manufactured in
first in the state of New Jersey,
1.-THE last in this state they both more durable
than the imported; and so much do the manufac-
turers of the foreign articles fear the substitution OF
them for their own, that limitations OF the latter
(caled by some the Wilmington Sfrite) have, in
great quantities, been thrown into the American
markets and are selling in quantities, to defeat
the American manufacture 1t is sincerely hoped
that every american merchant will supply his ship
with American Duck some Englshman who late
y built ship in our port, refused to have her sails
made Of the new American Duck, although 1t Is
quite as cheap and lasts much longer than any 9TH
err. 1t is pretty much the as respects the
Wilmington Domestic StriteS they are much hea-
vier and much more serviceable and quite as cheap
as the imported or counterfeit trash called Whining
ton stripe. May every man who wishes his country
Jas Washington made it-indehendent, not forget to
use our own Stripe and Duck.-Aurora.
MARBLE.-Is appears that our country is proli.
6c in marble: there are-the Pennsylvania Black
Marble; the Stockbridge White, Of which the New
York City Hall is built the Verd Antique, richly
vened with green the New Haven, similar in APP
pearance the Potomac, beautiful composition OF
pebbles of various shades, of which the columns OF
the capitol at Washington made the Common
Veined Black and White the Cherry Valley, OF a
dark grey color; the Vermont, of teautul dove
color, &c.--Peters6urg Intel.
WILD sHEEp.-The New York Statesman men
tons the receipt of specimen OF wool, the pro-
duce of wild sheep that were found on OF about the
Rocky Mountains, at The sources of the Missouri &
rivers. Numerous flocks of them are
said to inhabt those regions, and it is thought that
they may be easily domesticated The wool in
tineness softness and delicacy, resembles that of
the Cashmere goat.
THE BLUE BooK.-What is called the " Cour'
Calender in England, from being done up in red
leather, is generally denominated the " Red Book =
1t is provided by law that every two years, similar
work shall be published in the United States, to con
ain list Of all the public officers their agents and
clerks and the amount OF their pay and emoluments
respectively which, from being bound in blue lea
her. is called the Blue Book'-and blue enous
t is, on many accounts. But il is defective in MA
ny parts that were completely under the control OF
he heads of the dlfereRt departments. The amount
0f receipts by some persons is not given at all and
by others is put down in way that completely de
eats the great purposes designed by law and battles
4 wholesome examination of the facts by the pe0-
Die. We do not wish to be particular, but there
some things in this book that have the appearance
If intent to certain NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. it is
impossible to believe that a subordinate officer can
lot be compelled TO give in all the items required by
IN act Of congress. Nothing is so disgusting as that
" hich pretends to be what it is not--and the most
hateful OF all thing is falsehood set forth in the
words Of truth We shall speedily notice this book
more at large.-JNiie8.