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Virginian to turn his atten
tion to the propogation of this
valuable animal. A climate the
mod mild and temperate, abun
dant provifions, the finenefs of
our fleeces, when the dock is
u’t II fed, and of late the intro-
duftion of Merino Sheep, are
acqoifitions that render this
country fupevior to any upon
earth. The great Do&or Frank
lin forefaw this immenfe fource
of American wealth, when he
was examined by Parliament on
the internal refources of the co-
Ionics. He anfwered, “ the co
lonies have combined together
ro eat lefs Lamb and raife more
Sheep.’’—Where has the genius
of patriotifin fl d ? Shall the
blood of ’76 be offered up a fa-
crifice on the altar of avarice or
p'Jcafui'e ? May the genius of A-
merican liberty forbid. Let us
examine our Farmers and fee
who among them is unwilling
to enter into fitch an affociation.
Let it never be laid that Virginia,
the garden of America, poffef-
fing fo many advantages, delays
to vie with her fider States and
exalt her fame. When we are
informed that 40,000 Sheep co
ver the fields of a Spanifii gran
dee, and that the poored Turk
thinks his flock infignificant if
not exceeding 100, can we who
bead our liberty and abundance,
be contented with a few meager,
ill bred, fickly wanderers, which
juftify and therefore receive no
attention. The value of the Me
rinos is evident, from the price
they bear, and from the value
of their fleeces. A crofs breed
from thefe or one of the genu- |
ino blood from Spain fhould lead
the flock of every man in pof- J
f fiion of a farm. When we
confider fo many advantages at- ,
tached to the propogation of:
langerious animals, we are led }
to enquire into the caufes of its |
delay. To our Northern hri*. j
thren it may feem the eflecV of j
torpid indifference—The want
of emulation. But we know a
more obvious reafon. Nothing
could fo long have retarded the J
progrefs of a work fo laudably .
commenced by a number of gen
tlemen in the middle diftrift of
Virginia, but that cruel love of
the pleafurcs of the chafe, which
has induced gentlemen of the
firlt clafs to raife fuch numerous
packs of hounds and mongrel
dogs, the mod definitive ene
mies to the Sheep. I would
therefore move, that every man
who judly ellimates the value of
his flacks, who fees how nearly
they are connected with the in-
depence of his country, and his
own individual intereft will ira-
iWdiately facrifice the ufclefs
for the benefit of the ufeful ani
mal.
This perhaps may be confider-
ed an objeft of primary impor
tance. But it might be proper
y'fo to mention an error into
which fome farmers have fallen,
and which ought to be correct
vd. I mean the erroneous prac
tice of penning the Ram for a
certain time in the fall feafon. .
Some fuppofe the delay will
be the means of avoiding the
cold of February, fometjmes fa
tal to the lamb. But tins is found
ko be an incorreft procefs. It
not only renders the Ewes lefs
prolific, but is a means of en
feebling the lambs. And it is
found that the earlieft are com
monly the healthied and molt
thrifty. I would alio add, ano
ther neceffary caution. When
we cl.oofe from the flock a mut
ton or a lamb, we fiiould not
take the larged and befi, leaving
the word for propogation. Our
appetite might had us to this
mi flake. Bat a little cbfervati
on however foperficial, may lead
to its correftion. A'-fdo’ Sheep
are the lead exppnfive animals
in our dock, they do not there
fore require the lead of our at
tention, to make them the mod
ufeful..—-" Keep your Seep fat.
and your fleeces will be large &
fine,” was the common adag-
of an experienced Farmer in Eafi
Virginia. But in order that out
dock may occupy more of ou*
attention and care, a derivation
from the bed Tpecies (the Me
rino) fhould be a primary ac-
quifition. -
Paris, Feb. 17.
At two o’clock this dav the
Senate affembled, under the Pre
fidency of the Prince Arch Chan
cellor of the Empire, and a-
dopted the following Senates
Confulrum :
Title fird—Of the Union of Rome
to the Empire
Art. 1. The date of Rome is
united to the French empire,
and forms an infegral part there
of.
2- It fhall be divided into two
departments . the department of
Rome and the department of
Tralimene.
3. The department of Rome
dull fend feven deputies to the
legiflative body. The depart-
ment of Trafimcne fhall fend
four.
4. The department ol Rome
fhal l be claffed in the fird feries:
the department of Trafunenein
the feconcl.
5. A Senatory fhall be eda-
blifhed in the departments of
Rome and Trafimene.
6. The city of Rome is the
fecond city of the Empire. The
Mayor of Rome is to be prefent
when the Emperor takes the
oaths on his acceffion. He is
to rank, as are alfo all deputati
ons from the city of Rome, on
all occafions, immediately after
•h« . - V.. ,.f tl..,
city of Paris.
7. The Prince imperial is to
aflame the title, and receive the
honors of King of Rome.
8. A Prince of the blood, or
a Grand Dignitary of the em-!
pire, (lull refide at Rome, who
fhall hold the emperor’s court.
9. The property which com
pofes the endowments of the
imperial crown Anil be regulat
ed by a fpecial Senatus Conful-
tuin.
10. After having been crown
ed in the Church at Notre Dame,
at Paris, the Emperors fhall,
previous to the 10th year of
their reign, be crowned in the
church of St. Peter.
11 The city of Rome fhall
enjoy particular privileges and
immunities, which fhall be de
termined by the Emperor Napo
leon.
Title II.—Of ths indepence of the
Imperial Throne of all authority
on Earth.
12. Every foreign fovereign
is incompatible with the exer-
cife of any fpiritual authority
within the territory of the em
pire.
13. The Popes Anil at their
elevation take an oath never to
aid contrary to the four propofi-
tions of the Gallican church, a-
dopted in an affcinbly of the
clergy in 1682.
14 The four propofitions of
the Catholic church are declar
ed common to all the Catholic
churches of the Empire.
Title III. Of the temporal ex
igence of the Pope.
15. Palaces fhall be prepared
for the Pope in the different
parts of the Empire in which he
may wifh to refide. He fhall
neceflarily have one at Paris &
another at Rome.
16. Two millions in rural
property, free of all impbfition,
and lying ia different parts of
the empire, fhall be afligflod to
the Pope.
17. The cxpences of the Ta
rred College and of the Propa
ganda, fhall be declared impe
rial.
18. The prefent Organic Se
natus Confilltum (hall be tranf-
nitted by a meffage to his ma-
jufty the Emperor and King.
(Signed)
CAMBACERES, Print*
Arch Chancellor of the Empire.
FRANCIS JANCOLTR 1\
Carnet. Ss-
cretaries.
(Seen and sealed)
Count LAPLACE, Chancellor
of the Senate.
March 1.
The Emperoi left the Thul-
leries yefterday at half pafi 12
to hunt. His majefiy rerurned
at 3, and held a council of his
minifters.
It is faid that the Emperor &
great part of his court will go
to Campicgne about the 25 of
March.
(laflft, left Cadiz On tfie 2d of March
at which time the army for its »!
fence confided of 4503 Engl.lh
1500 Portuguefe, and 2700 Spam
ards, who had a plentiful fupply <
provifions for fix months. Ther..
were alfo in the harbour and road
7 Spanifii (hips of the line, 1 Por
tuguefe, and a number of Englilh
men of war. The Britifli merchants.,
who had embarked their property
on board the veflels in the harbour,
on the appearance of the French
army, had relanded it, from a fup-
pofition that they were in perfect
fecurity.
The Englifii had diflodged the
French from one of the fortificati
ons which they had thrown up oe-
fore the city.
Jofeph Bonaparte was with the
army. lie had fent a flag of truce
to fummon the garrifon to furrender,
but they treated his fummons with
contempt.
April 21.—By the brig Panther,
enpt. Story, arrived at this port, in
35 days from Lifbon.
The Britilh and Portuguefe ar
mies were in high fpirits : no gene
ral battle had ‘recently taken place.
The French army had not entered
,, apt. Rutter bretfghf Aortic f.x
cans that were dij'charged at .’In-:.
wiwuMBauwwitogv'i
Gen. I.aurifton, aid de camp Portugal, bat were on the frontiers,
to his imperial majefiy, fet out \ Latcjlfrom Cadiz—By the brig
it is faid, for Vienna ou *.hr 25th Young Soldier, ill 21 d,.ys paffage
ult with his majefiy’s portrait. {vom Ca(Ii2 « wlllch P ort the left ««»
Mr. Anatole de Montefquiou, ! tlle 22 of March—we learn that Ca-
fet out yefterday morning for
Vienna.
Mr. Halle, phyfician in ordi
nary to his imperial majefty,
has, it is faid, received notice
from the grand Mai fhal of the
palace, that he is to fet out to
day in one of his imperial car
riages to proceed to Brannau,
to make part of the proceflion
which is to attend her imperial
and royal highnefs the arch-
dnehefs of Auftria, Maria Lou-
il'a, the future ipoul'e of the Em
peror.
Amongft the perfons alfo ap
pointed to' form part of the a-
bove proceflion, are, M. de
B 'auffet, perfect of the palace ;
M. de Seyfftl, mailer of the ce-
lains, M. M. de Bearn, de Ba-
rolle, d’Abuffon & d’Angoffe.
the 22 of March-
diz (till held out ; that the French
army under Joleph Bonaparte, con
fided of about 50,000 men; and
that the Emperor Napoleon was
fhortly expedit'd with a reinforce
ment of 50,000 more. The force
employed in its defence conlifted of
22,000 Spaniards, 7000 Britifli, &
5000 others were daily ex.pcfted
from England. There is a confi-
derable party in Cadiz in favor of
the French, but it is almod certain
death even to fpeak the French lan
guage there. Being well previfloned
it was expended Cadiz would hold
out a long time agaiuft the befieg-
ers.
A gale Commenced at Cadiz on
the 4th of March, and continued 5
days on the cad fide of the Bay,
which is in pofleflion of the French,
and the following American veffels
were wrecked —s'hips Thomas Jef-
witii abodt 10,000 pieces of nan
keens and fome provifions; Com
merce, Colburn, Hallowed, burnt
The Subfcribers
in li. or re GOODS for.
Striped Homespun,
Seven-Eighthi wide at Thirty -
Seven and a Half Cents per yard.
'Thomas & Scurry.
May 8, 1810. 6-tf
FOR SALE,
AN ELEGANT
Billiard 'Table, &zc.
Complete. Cadi or produce will
be taken in payment—a fmall credit
will be given it requefted, the pi t
ch; ifer giving approved fecuritv.
«S. Buffington-
May 8, 1810. 6'—mtf.
Adminiftrator’s Sale.
WILL BE SOLD,
Gn the 4-th of Augujl next, at the
Plantation of Elijah Groom, de..
IVaJhi/ijrtoH county, the
Perfonal Property
Of faid deceafed. Terms will be
made known on the day of fale.
Wiley Groom, Ad’mr.
May 8, 1810. 6-tds
Now in Baldwin Jail,
A NEGRO FELLOW, about
Twenty years of age, fays
his name is Abalard, and that Ire
belongs to Jofeph Sill, of Bryant
comity. The owner is requefted to
take him away agreeable to lav/.
John Mathews, Jailer
May S, 1S10. (i_t f
Thirty Dollars Reward.
J^UN AWAY from the fubferu
a Negro Man by the name of BOB
upwards of fix feet high, thin vifage,
black complexion, a fear on his face
and the little toe oif of each foot,
twenty-fix or feven years of agc.-~
I am inform' d^.z'f- r-p v»T-. k ’ j
in Saurtdersville, Walking ton coun
ty; I expeft that he has made for
- _ _ imeitv, wuiwu..., --— , the lower part of the date as he al
ike chevalier or honor, be- | wirlx a part of her outward cargo on ! ways exprofTed a defire to be a boat-
” . w-.- J i3 0art j. Apollo, Huggins, Pliiladel-
natoi* Beauharrlois; the grand
Equery, Prince Aldobrandini
Borghefe ; and the bifliop of
Mente, are alfo gone to Bran
nau.
The Prince of Neufchatel is,
it is faid, charged with power
from all the princes of the con
federation of the Rhine, to ren
der every where on their terri-
tories the fuitable honors to the
auguft proceflion.
The produce of Engiifn rher-
chandizeconfilcatedbctwcen the
Scheldt and Maefe, is to be em
ployed in repairing Flulhing.
A letter from the duke of
Dalmatia, dated from Seville,
February 2, gives an official ac-
count of the entrance of the
French into that city. The duke
of Belluno had previoufiy pro-
mifed in an anfwer to the two
flags of truce, the inhabitants
fhould be protected, that thofe
in arms fhould be allowed to
feTve in the troops of king lo-
feph, or retire, and live peacea-
ably on delivering up their arms.
The inhabitants then fubmitted,
and the French entered the city,
where they found 263 pieces of
cannon, and a large quantity of
arms, ammunition and provifi
ons. .
Bosrox, Ap'il 19*
SPANISH SHfcEP.
Yefterday were landed and paf-
fed through this town, 44 genuine
full blooded Merino Sheep, import-
ted from Lifbon, in the Edward, by
MeflTrs. Cornelius Coolidge, & Fran
cis J. Oliver, merchants, of this
town. They were in excellent order,
and will make a valuable addition to
a flock fo important to the manufac
turing intereils of Maflachufett9.
NewTcrE, April 18.
Captain Burrows of the brig Ju»
phia, burnt with all her outward !
cargo on board; Franklin, Qucenef- j
bury, N. Y. burnt in ballalt; Aria- \
dine, Humphries, Portfmouth, got j
off with but little damage; brigs
Smilax, Johnfon, Philadelphia, burnt
with all her outward cargo on board ;
Commerce, Brown, Richmond,
burnt, part of her outward cargo on
board ; Sampfon, Mafon, Vermont,
burnt, with part of her outward
cargo on board ; Barque Pornpey,
Sevurs, Salem, burnt in ballad ; with
a large number of Englifii, Spanilh
and Portuguefe veffels, to the num
ber of 30 fail, amorigft which were
a Spanifii (hip of 112 guns, 3 of 74,
and one Portuguefe of 74. It Was
fuppofed that not many lives were
loft ; but this could not be afeer-
tained, becaufe all communication
with the eaft fide of the Bay was in
terdicted. Admiral Purvis loll a
boat’s crew in humane endeavors to
aRift the Americans.
Norfolk, April IS.
Captain Rutter, of the feliooher
Mary, arrived yefterday in 15 days
from St. Bartholomews, informs Us
that before he failed a packet had
arrived from England at Antigua,
bringing London papers to the 20th
of February. That he read Anti
gua papers containing London in
telligence to that date.—There was
nothing important, except that the
London papers Hated there had been
a firing along the Freucli coaft, in
confequence of a Commercial Trca-
having been figned between
man, and perhaps he may undertake
to pafs for a free man by thealfift-
ance of fome white perfon. The a-
bove reward will be given to arty
perfon who will deliver the faid Ne
gro to the fubfdribcr, in Morgan
county, near the high ftionls of the
Appalatchee, or by giving informj-
fo that I get him again-
Abner Banckjlcn.
MayS, 1810. 6-2 w
Georgia.
Baldwin Inferior Court in Chtitnlcrs,
May 2nd, 1810.
Prefent, their Hcncrt
A. M. Devcreux 4
Robert Rivers, Is? > justices,
Elijah Owens, J
PON the Petitirin of Daniel
U'
France and die United States.
Captain R. further dates that the
London papers fpoke pofitively of
an amicable adjuitment of all mat
ters between this country and G.
Britain.
After the arrival of this packet
there was -a marked difference in
the treatment to Americans—-all
who claimed the chat after of Ame
rican citizens were difeharged from
the men of war, to the number as
It was reported of ncaaly 600 at An
t tigua, and the adjacent lllaV.ds;
Sturges, dating that he is con
fined in the common Jail of this
county on a ca. fit. in favor of Arthur
Cheethani, for the ufe of William
Schley, praying the benefit of the
infolvent aft,
On motion of Mr. Rutherford,
attorney (or the petitioner, It is or
dered, That on the eleventh day of
June next, the faid Daniel Sturges
will be brought up before this court,
and all the creditors being notified
agreeably to law, and no fUggcftiou
of fraud being made by any one ot
them ; the faid Daniel Sturges will
be allowed the priviledge of the find
aft.
ExtraFl from the Minutes,
Fred. Freeman, Cl’k.
May b. 6-It
"holts ferry.
ALL perfons travelling ou
horfe back, may crofs at my
FERRY lor half price.
Thaddcus Holt.
March 13, 1810. 50-tf
BLANK
Collectors Titles,
For SAc at this UJjice.