Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-10-16

inc honi0he ar ScUPPeTnoHg Grape. - Many
Essays have of late years appear ed IN our public
journals, particularly these devoted 10 agricultural
me'efs, earnestly recommending the culture of the
native grapes oil the Country. not only a. am Elk
celient table fruit. hut capable of yielding wine
oi superior quality, and in any quantity desIred-
IL has been generally admitted too. that the subs;i
'nion OF 'hs sslubrious drink for the excessive use
OF afueh' spirits. which ~ TiJkIng daily ravages on
ihc constitutions and chssacters OF our people.
woulJfbe object OF The utmost imDor,anc. in :
deed, naionai well n. an individual BLESSING .
sun iit'lc progress has been made towards produc
ing IL IN such quantities as wOuli supply the ,ssI.
defa'um. Some OF Our CountryIuen il - rue
nave male experiments upon the various grapes
which spring spontaneously In our fields spd he,,-
e., win different Ie~ul'-, most of them, however
tending 10 demonstrate that in those States si,ua
IN temperate iaiitndes,viH> tie Middle ana Western
otstes every facility of sell and season exs for
ina most successful cultivation 'oI The grare and
promises ample remuneration TO those who would
invest a capita! IN the enterprise. Sill few I.vr
ad"ehiued IN the lsudsbje avOcaiUn, In which iiev
might be largely Instrumental In retaining the
intenperale, while they improved their o,yn for
tunes, and contributed 10 the health and gra,iIica
ton OF the community in general.
we fe-pubIIsnei IN our paper OF "a August last,
nom 'hs American Farmer, yalusble coinmuni-
catioT upon the sutject OF The Rgancks or Sem
Pe'no"s Grape, winch IL ioucd ia abundance in
the heigi6ourfng Counties of North Carolina. par
ticuisr'y ON Roanoke Island. and TyrreI, Washing
ton end Gu riluck Counties. In tha, comrnuuira
lion, from he rem OF Mr.. JAMES G. HALL an
intelligent and respectable citizen OF The Lac. nam
Ell County. the Properties of this valuable p-,rs
were distinctly pointed out, and The richness and
IuSmiancc OF The irui, the Eonneyi,y b,,Jns.s
aud proJucuYene-s Of The vine, even yyiihoat the
sklll and attention OF the FIgn eron was so -,ts
iactoTIiy stated as TO induce be=i tb.t ITS cuItiva
10" would immediately engage the attention of
sueh az had any knowled3e the subject, and
desired 10 embark a Email Capital aJysntsa.o,sI,
Among the o her qusiIties Of the Roam. he ts,ane
II was stated IN the communication of Mr. u,u
that no native grape thr0yc well viii, so lI,Ie
cultivation, and produced 30 profitable and Iuyuti
ant cTDp AT an advanced age, add thai uDder the
attention OF an exPeiisr ced hand, i, would fully
equal !" richness and he haPpy combination of it,
,ce.o"s ana sseoh"'"e properties. the finest pro.
duc'lons oi French and Spanish Vineyards
Mr.. Hall has, within few DAYS. done 80 ,h
favor to send rs few OF these hus game.
san pie oi ihe produce, this ear, of a donrshiog
S'nej ard in the county Gf Curriiuck, from y.hicsU
upwards OF 800 gaiiohs Of wine were made the IL,
yeaf' Ihls vineyard Gays hs) is composed o
tour vines, which are suffered 10 extend ihems4lvs
on scaiiods, ami the grapes from Il are good spe
cimen OF the Roanoke grape. They were gathered
some days since, and viii not eat as well a, M
Just taken from the vine. Jgt lrom them Won will
De able to Judge OF the valGe OF lie Koano&s erspe
Ior Vie tSOis as well a. Tor wine"
Nhle we offer thanks to Mr. Hal for his
MAJ OF poli'e"es8. we take great pleasure In de-
ciarlng, hat we have never seen any naive crane
"i equal luSurisncs IN growth or tie crannty and
delicious flavor oi whose juice was to be eoinpa,.
fd to the Roanoke. Indeed. 20 deligbtfulIv min.
gled was t5e acid with The sweet, that unnindGJ
% the proper Imposition to be made OF ,bs speci.
men, we could not Ieirso from tasiing them mil
not one remained Of the sample forwarded, TO OK
hhII TO the public, as evidence that we have no,
yeftsted This admirable fruit
We with pleasure look tory7arI Il, The i,v ,bs,
our vine presses shall overflow with this v,bole.
some and delightful beverage, and the o-s OF ar. !
lehl splits Shall scarcely Ia kno,gn IN our land
S15fok Beacoa.
TIE WEsr.--The sniefprising citizens OF tho
Yss'' not satisfied with covering their likes and
IVcs with some Of the finest steam boats built 10
'ne .aied States, are resolved that the STAR sran-
gsi tanner shall be borne upoa the bosom Of The I
Cctsh Oy vessels built IN western cities, which I
lsw years since were tie abiding places at The
y, Won and The bear fiOs tesdfyns to the sorial
'h,' 'hs ACTON aDd energy of a Zee people arc
no. ~ us measured, b. time space, and ,bst dit
llgWltit6 ttCuieN a.. 80