Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-01-18

ball given by Marquis de Turgot, an offensiu.
was made by the Duke of Alba as to M tsnSti
dress, which was resented by young Soule SOGs
with swords was the result. Turgot, who MA "A d@
ers had abetted this matter, was also ealIoS SA OIL
Mr. Soule and was shetin the thigh and so out
wounded The Court of Spain, it is understoaee1GG
offered no impeachment to Mr. Soule in virT;l ast
his wife from even titled impeI tieneree and iaa,
the Unionzof the 18th you will find letter fsot
correspondent of the Courier des Etats Tn;a ron
gives the particulars in full and ina partial =. Wild
The trial of Dr. Geo. A. Gardiner in the n n!
court Tor perjury, still drags its long and
length, and has assumed more unfavoraLIes
to the defendant by the disappearance of ;mnap
papers If he had committed such crime in T.$
Carolina he would have been tried and conv;ot mort
released in five days. 'eu O
l hope that the Importance and interest os =,
communication may excuse its length. IwiII tu aa
make my next shorter and more spicy. u!0E
& LITTLE DAFY
Especial Correspondence of the Richmond Rnou;r.,,
The Su1,otyog Gqsano-lts Consumption
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. 49,,
The Guano interest is growing and INV
one 1t has become necessity to the aoridn ,Sa
interest, both in England and in this country Ia
now a monopoly. Our government are mol
strenuous efforts to open this trade and II
and England are also endeavoring to do tbo a@
These governments have sent agents to the po'. .e
coast for this purpose and to get the best infSa
ton as to the quantity of Guano and the conditon
the trade. OHW
Admiral Moresby was sent out by the Brif,s
Government, and he reports the supply at tbn
lands to be about s. 600, 900 TONS French Fnl
neer gives, the result of his survey, u 0O0 Gs
TONS The Peruvian estimate is 26 600 900 TONS w
the three islands 1t is considered safer a. S W
English and French Governments have no infer,
in binding the public in the matter, to take ~
mean of their estimate, and to throw out the p
Wan altogether. This would give 103 500 GOO tor
as the amount still remaining at the three pripcr1
depostaries.
There are said to be other guano deposits tbs,
Bctw cen ATTITUDES deg. and % deg South tbern a.
others, one of which is estimated to contain 90 N
tons. Besides there are the Lobos Islands and 9TH
crs, which, from information reported to the British
Parliament contain $500, 900 tons. This wonld
make the whole amount now on the coast of Per-,
at about s, SOC, 600 tons.
The consumption of guano in England, for the last
ten years, was 1,019,9 tons. The consumption
in our country, for the period has been about
800 900 tons. At this rate there would be SsnnIr
for the next forty years But if the trade be onenei
the consequence would be an increase of at least 10
per cent. in consumption, which would, of course
very much shorten the supply.
In view of the value and the necessity of sucb
fertilizer guano and in view of its limited SUNNY
science has been stimulated to fresh ingenuity 10
furnish a substitute. The English chemists have
paid attention to this subject and find in an inte
resting paper of Dir. Card of London, of the
results of their efforts. The fertlizipg element Of
guano is nitrogen. This element is said to be abun
dainty yielded from the nitrate of soda, which is
very much cheaper than guano. All the forms of
phosphate Of lime also supplied with fertilzng
qualities And Mr.. Card suggests that the exer.
tons of the British government need not be confined
to negotiations with Peru, but be employed, where
ever the country is represented in dilgent inquiry
after every source of nitrate phosphate the cxs
tence of which has only to be pointed out to attract
the attention of the British merchant
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