Litchfield enquirer., 1829-04-16

gOuu nay SpCtufaou WtUn WaterN DO ptuC0u before him; ifFcry thirsty, give lhreo or four quarts of water now, and tho remain. der tn half an hour, and then let him Do thoroughly dresfd, ,hand-rubbcd, ,foot-pick- ed, and foot waIhcd butOy no means let him be ridden to water or, if this prac- tice is cuStomaty, and cannot ho avoided. lot it not be higher than the knees, aud af. forwards insist on tho legs being rubbed perfectly dry nt good hand rubbing and light sponeing isbetter than washing. Hav- ing thus made hhl comfortable, proceed to feed with corn knd beans according as ho is used.
 20 feed q horsS whcn esry hard ridaca,or ,ccakly onR tcadr, it is often found useful to give bread, .Qrsbroad with ale, or gruel and ale. 1t is 0ftho utmost consequence if tho journey is totbe of several days con- tinuance, or fit IS to consist of . great distance in QUO Of two days, that the bait- ings arc sufficiently long to allow tho horse to digest his food digestion does not be- giN in less than an hour, and is not com- pleted in less than three; consequently any bait that is less than two hours, fails of its ohiact, and snch n horse travels on his former strength rather than his renewed strength, and therefore it cannot continue. Alter horse iseied he win sometimes lie down; by all ninans encourage this, and if he is used to doit, got lima retired corner for the purpose. .a,..a. ..,.....,. ,sI 1Ne baitMg V .a joNracyng horse should nmhrac0 all tho Foregoing particu- lars, with tho addition of foot stopping, and cato that his stable ha .0tusnal temperature to that to which he is accustomed; and that no wind or rain cancoma Co lIim give hin, now full supply cfswator if he hos been at all exposed Id the cold, mash him, or, if his dung ,ho dried by heat. do the same otherwise lot N, good prOnortion, ot oats and bonns bn his supper, with hay, not to blow on half the night, but enough only to afford nutrlmenf. w egu#atega tYkea yetsuwed home from a journey, it 1t has been severe one, lot tho hotso havo his foro shoes taken oii,, and ifpossiblc, TO. Movo him to looso box, with plenty oi litter: but if the stones be rough or tho pavement ho uneven, put on tips, or mpre- y loosen tho nails of those shoos ho hns on: keep his feet continually moist by, . wet cloth, and stop lhem at night if the shoes be lett on n.ush him regularly, and if very much fhtgNed or reduced, let him have malt or caFtnts, and it possible, turn him out an hour .anr two it tho middle o tho day, to graac Needing or physickinG arc unnecessary unless tho horsc shows signs Of fear, IT tho legs Do inclined to swell, batho them with vinegar and chamber lyo, and bandago thom them up during the day, but not at night, and the horso will soon recover Go his former s.ate.--Loadon's Eacyc. cf Agrica!tav.
 Distressing Shipwvcck.-B the NOntuck- c, Inquirer, we learn tho particulars of 0 most distressing ~Mipwr rGck an tho eAst0rn coast of that Island, on Sunday, tho 25d inst. Tho storm commenced on Sunday, ahout sunrise, and continued with unabnt- ed severity through tho day, and tho fol- lowing evening. One of tho schooners wrecked was tho Ranger, of Salem, Cor nelius Wasgato muster, loaded with spurs, and bound to New-York. Tho other schooner, was ,ht Ann, of Thomaston, Me. Reuben MoSlan, master, loaded with Lime, bound to New-York vessel md cargo totally lost neither insured. Tho mon lost from tho Ann woro Reuben II. Mosman, and El&idge, first and second mates, and sons olt thc captain, and George
 Hart, of St. Geoge, Me. Theso two schooncrs left Chatham on tho day on which they wore wrecked, in company with two others, Hhosc names Capt. M. does not recollecl those two arc supposed also to have been krecked.
 Somo of tho un6rtunate mon who were lost, pcrished wid fatigue and cold, after they had succoeAd in getting ashore.
 Such was tho cas- with tho two sons of Captain Mosman. Finding that they were
 unable to walk, 10 with the energy and
 forlitudo of an dcctionato father, bore
 them on his shouldr alternately for about
 a mile, when one fthem died in that po-
 sition, and the otht was found dead when
 he returned to tae him up. After this
 he was barely able Q crawl npon'his hands and knees to the hasc of which he was in search. The six bodies were taken to town on Tuesday, md the next day inter- rcd amidst the moSpxpressive solcmnitics. Capt. Mosman, thrughout this scene of suffering, which ht deprived him of two hopeful sons, and auch property, has e. yinced spirit of r,signation which en,i- ties him to high ommendalion, and re-