Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-07-08

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large quantities Of castings, ofevery oes.
crintion made. There is no country ~ ~
the world affords more interesting neiu
tor the botaDist; its woodlands. pra'iies
and harens. are covered with the creates!
nrotusjon of flowers, shrubs and plants.
shall only mention few OF the most note.
The Coumbo and Eppecacuanna. drug
50 famed for their medicinal qualllies' arc
The spontaneous productions Of this Coun,
try. and is found in great abundance all
over the woods.
The cedar, pecaun. and cotton wooo'
with many other growths that are not a.
dspted 10 mole nortbern ATTITUDES, are
found in many parts of this country, IN
considerable quantities.
Animals--ths is copious subject. An
emigrant IRON the eastern states, VINO per-
haps never saw or heard, wolf, panther,
bear. or wild cat, would be filed with sur
prise and amazement on being surrounded
by night on all sides by wolves nowiing
with the most hIdeous yells, and sometimes
coming to his house, taking bis pigs OIL,
and driving his dogs against bis door,
This sir, though il may appear to you IN
credible, is an inContestlble Tact.
Deer is very plenty, the hear panther
wild cat, catamount, grey fox. gohar,
muskrai, otter, racoon, OpOssum, rabbit !,
pole Cat, and squirrel, .are middling plen-
~. The ieathesed tribe is not as nume-
rous as it is in the eastern states, though
there is several species here that are sell
dom or never seen there: such as the peI-
can, lackdaw, turkey buzzard, prairie hen.
and paroquet; the parOquet Is beautiful
bird OF different colours, red, green and
yellow. The prairie ben is fowl that |
= believe is peculiar TO this country, ii is "a
bout as large as hen, keeps in or about
the prairies and is lolerabiy good eating.
The elk and butfaloe, are found IN the IN
settled part of the stale, eighty or one
hundred miles from this 10 countless num-
bers.
The Delaware Wilninglonian publish.
es the following extracts of letters from
Monte Video, of the Glib May:
The lBrltisb} Consuls General and
Vice Consuls have arrived and distributed
themselves in the different porte, even to
Lima and Peru.
'ihe arrival of our Minister, the sp-
poiniment of Consuls by England, and The
establishment OF regular packets, together
with the favorable sentiments expressed
IN Parliament, towards the independence
of South America has raised the spirits OF
the Patriots, and they will think do well.
There have been two ships lost IN this RI
ver--L think both from Baltimore; one
With 5000 5bfs. and the other 400 bbls.
-four: this article keeps al about 10 dollars
on board, and will continue in demand if
The market is not oyersiocked--at least till
The next harvest-say December. The
article of coarse cotton shIrting is in con-
slant demand here--and il the msnuiactu-
rers will be faithful and honest in making
them good, they may monopOlse this
market; English and India will not sell
while American, good, is in the market
But have seen some Of an ordinary quail
jty here, which were likely TO injnre the
credit OF that article. In little time IF
the manufacturers will be careful, and the
Merchants act far and honest y in select
ing good goods, instead Of cheap and ordi-
nary, all that can be made OF these cotton
shifting, called here lenses, will find
ready sale among the country people, for
they seem to like nothing so we'll for
sheets, troW sers, shirts, towels, table.
cloths, &C.