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case, as in case of subscription to the loan, of per proposed to be loaned, the time or times when the mitting the amount which may he engaged to be whole or its portions will be advanced, and the peadvanced by the bank, to remain in the bank in de-riod when reimbursement from the United States posit till drawn for by the treasurer, for the current will be expected. service.

I have the honor to be, very respectfully, sir, your
ALBERT GALLATIN.

obedient servant. The President of the

your instituI also request that in the event of tion subscribing to the proposed loan you would inform me whether it would be your wish in case Bank of New-Hampshire, Boston Bank, Main Bank, Portland of reduction, that that on your subscription should Bank, Saco Bank, Bank of Newburyport, Salem Bank, Bank of be made on the same principles as on all others, or Essex, Bank of Providence, Bank of Rhode-Island, Bank of Bris whether you would leave it discretionary with me tol, Newport Bank, Bank of New-London, Bank of Middletown, Bank of New-Haven, Union Bank (New-York,) Bank of New-York, to reduce it to a less sum than your proportional My reason for this last enquiry is that in Merchants' Bank (New-York) State Bank (Albany,) Philadelphia share. Bank, Bank of North America, Bank of Maryland, Union Bank of Maryland, Mechanics' Bank of Baltimore, Fariners' and Mer-the event of a larger sum being subscribed altogechants' Bank (Baltimore,) Franklin Bank (Baltimore,) Marine ther than eleven millions, it would be desirable to Bank (Baltimore,) Farmers' Bank of Maryland, Union Bank of receive the whole amount from individuals, and to Georgetown, Potomac Bank, Farmers' Bank of Alexandria, Bank reserve for some subsequent emergency, the reof Alexandria. sources of such loans as may be obtained from the several banks.

(D.)

Treasury Department, May 11, 1812. SIR-To my letter of the 7th instant, I beg leave to add, that if it should suit the views of your institution to loan any sum of money to the U. States at a rate not exceeding six per cent. per annum, with out however subscribing to the proposed loan and receiving stock therefor, a special contract may be formed. In this event you will be pleased to communicate to the secretary of the treasury the amount

I am very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant, ALBERT GALLATIN. The President of the

Union Bank of New-Hampshire, Union Bank (Boston,) Massachusetts Bank. State Bank (Boston) Roger Williams Bank, Hartford Bank, Manhattan Company, Mechanics' Bank (New-York) Bank of Pennsylvania, Farmers and Mechanics' Bank, Bank of Baltimore, Commercial and Farmers' Bank, Bank of Virginia, tate Bank (Charleston) Planters and Mechanics' Bank, Bank of Columbia, Bank of Washington, Merchants' Bank (Salem.) E

Statement of the amount obtained on the 1st and 2d of May 1812 on account of the Loan of Eleven Millions of Dollars.

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Banks. viduals. Total.

11.500 11,500

20,000 102,900 122,900 500,000 263,000 763,000

20,000 80,000 14,200 94,200

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(c)

20,000

State Bank

(a)

Providence, R. I.

Bristol Bank

(c)

500,000
50,000

Roger Williams

Newport

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100,000

20,000

25,000

50,000

50,000

20,000

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20,000

20,000

20,000

(e)

10,000

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200,000

Alexandria

100,000

Farmers of Alexa. (c) (a)

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63,600 591,600

Union of Georgetown (c)

75,000

Washington

50,000

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Charleston

Planters & Merchants

200,000

350,000 75,400 425,400

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150,000 S

TOTAL,

4,190,000 1,928,000 6,118,900

(a) On special contract.

(b) Stock or special contract at the option of government.

All the other banks receive stock.

(c) These banks are not the usual places of deposit for public monies.

All the banks with which public deposits are made subscribed, those of Massachusetts, Union (Boston) Saco, and Maine excepted

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American Manufactures.

What shall we do for blankets, if congress do not take off the restrictions on commerce?

The English factors and runners say we must do without such articles, as no country can furnish them but England. Let us take an item of this, as Dean Swift said. We shall shew those gentle men that we are not at so great a loss as they ima gined.

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only become him to consider how far it is his duty [body of men) may make a like nomination and port it, without the imputation of crime: it will sentiment of the majority of it.' to the party, pursuing those measures he generally approves of, to break in upon what appears to be the

loudly in his behalf, to his political friends. It is true The unanimity in favor of Mr. Madison speaks that many [republicans] members of congress were An ingenious soldier of the army of the United nomination was made, and several others neglected absent from the seat of government at the time the States has given proof amounting to demonstration, that we shall feel no privation, if we should never merous; and nearly one half of the whole of the or refused to attend. import another bale from her manufactories. Mr members of congress, of every political denomina But still the meeting was no Elkana Cobb is the inventor and patentee of this tion, voted to recommend his re-election-besides, new mode of making blankets by the aid of machinery; a sample of the manufacture has been exhi among those who were absent he has many advo bited before congress, and has, I hope, generally, the meeting from doubts of the propriety of so makcates; though some, perhaps, neglected to attend met their approbation. A plan is now forming to ing a nomination. Of this propriety every man has put this useful discovery into immediate operation, a right to doubt-it is a matter in which, in the most and it is contemplated that by the 4th day of July, liberal meaning of the word, every one should be a (a day dear to every real American) this manufacto ry, with the labor of four hands, will completely justifiable, to any party. It is an affair on which, free agent; and to meet or not to meet is equally finish 25 pair of blankets of an excellent quality, while the tongue argues, the heart should be at every day; a saving of labor beyond the compre-peace," for in respect to it an honest difference of hension of any but those best acquainted with the advantages of machinery. opinion may easily exist.

Mr. Cobb deserves well of his country; he has and some say, coarsely enough to be sure, that the Much complaint is made of Mr. Madison's levees; suffered persecution from his friends in his native nearest and easiest way to reach a man's heart is state Vermont, at one period being called a lunatic, down his throat"-that to good eating and drinkfor expressing his mind on the subject of his invening, in a place like Washington abounding with tion, which induced him to engage in the service neither, is to be attributed the predilection in his of his country as a private soldier, that at his hours of leisure he might resume a favorite object.

Washington, May 14, 1812.

The Nomination,

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favor. They also tell us of the court-like pomp with which these levees are managed; as if a gentleman dare not appear at one of them in pantaloons and boots, though ninety nine hundredths of our population are genuine sans culottes, and a very great number of persons are not invested with a pair of Of a president and vice president of the United say that on account of this etiquette many plain shoes, except as slippers, in the winter season. They States, by the members of congress, in their indi homespun members of congress refuse even so much vdrul capacities, at Washington city, has given intercourse with the president as ought to exist for great offence to some; who pronounce it an act of the benefit of the people at large, equally interested usurpation, and describe it as being unconstitutional. in conveying their private sentiments to the execuWith any general measure it is not to be expect-tive and in obtaining a knowledge of his character, ed that every one can be pleased. But there is rea-by means of their representatives and neighbors. son to believe that those who condemn the manner We apprehend, however, if this abomination does in which the nom nation was made, are rather dis exist, that it is more properly attributable to the satisfied with the persons nominated, without having candor enough to confess it.

visitors than the visited; who have themselves If the public sentiment is to be gathered from the afraid to assail and destroy. It is impossible to beestablished a tyrant (CUSTOM) they despise, but are usual mode of expressing it, a large majority of the lieve that James Madison can require or expect that people of the United States are in favor of the re-any gentleman wishing to pay his respects to him, election of Mr. Madison as president-and the cha should specially provide for the occasion certain arracter of Mr. Langdon is of the highest grade. All ticles of apparel not generally used by himself or parties have occasionally resorted to some medium his countrymen, and thereafter to be thrown by as for concentrating their force, and, where measures mere lumber in his trunk or portmanteau, though and not men are the object, the practice is both we have heard of such things being done. The just and necessary. There does not appear any fault lies with the visitors-they are in a practice better method to obtain the common opinion of a "more honored in the breach than the observance," people so widely separated as are the inhabitants of and they ought immediately to abandon it, lest by the United States, than by a convention of their usage it may become the common law. If it does obimmediate representatives, assembling as citizens tain to that extent that has been stated, so foolish a from all parts of the union, to recommend pro custom might easily be broken through by a mere per persons to be supported for the executive depart-half dozen of independent men. Some of the popin ment of the government, an affair of universal in jay creatures might smile and smirk at first; but as The chief argument against it is that in four members of congress are generally presumed trigue may be used to bias the judgment and influ to be men of common sense, at least, reason, and a ence the decision of the members-but confiding in just hatred to this senseless form of royalty, would their integrity in other respects, their honesty should speedily triumph. The usage is barrowed from St. not be questioned in this; a matter of secondary James's, where every person is compelled by the tyimportance, and no further binding than it shall ranny of custom, to appear in a dress that at any accord with the free will of the people at large. It other place would be considered even ridiculous. interferes with no man's rights; for any man, (or At Washington it was originally designed as a sort

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Presidential Election.

of compliment to Mr. and Mrs. Madison; and is blockade by proclamation shall be declared null and now complained of by the very persons who volun void-nor make indemnity for past spoliations.-tarily impose it upon themselves, and thereby, in Their uniform conduct and constant declaration is some degree, compel others to adopt it. But what decidedly opposed to such an adjustment-they has this to do with the nomination? We have tra- have a thousand times pledged themselves not to velled insensibly from the point we started at-but make it and they will not make it. The great had said all we had to say on the subject before we sufferings of the people may compel the regent to digressed, except to express our belief, that a thou- displace them and select other men; and with a sand such nominations will not retain the good opi-change of ministers, thus brought about, a change nion of the people in favor of Mr. Madison, or in of measures may be hoped for, but not till then.-duct him a second time to the presidential chair, un From the want of employ, added to the high price less the country is released from the present quasi state and scarcity of the necessaries of life, many formida of war-by an honest peace or open hostilities. ble insurrections have broke out in various parts of England-so far they have been quelled by the military. But the evils are unredressed and the distresses of the people receive accumulated force by every A considerable portion of the early supporters of president Adams day's privation. If the present state of things conticharged him with a temporising policy towards the close of his ad-nues, and the people become accustomed to meet the astration, with a view to a re-election; that is, that he sacrificed primeres to popularity. The same things are alleged by some in military; if on one or two occasions they shall try red to president Madison--but certainly not with the same their strength with the soldiers, blood being drawn-psibility, for in the public acts of that gentleman we observe the " signs of the times" will indicate an approachonly on sentiment-an uniformly non-submitting spirit. One ost saiutary change in the constitution of the United ing scene of horror having parallel only in the anStats, which designates the persons intended by the electors for nals of revolutionary France. the president and the vice-president of the United States, has been effeted-bit, in the opinion of many, another alteration not less im portant is yet to be made, which is to disqualify any person from Elling these high offices for two successive terms. It is thought that if the duration of service was so limited, much strength would be given to the system of the government, in the more frequent gratification of individuals by the election of their friends and neighber, and particular favorites; and that these officers would act Lore independently, well knowing that no stroke of policy could secure for them a continued place; and that, when descended to the rank of private citizens, and the offices, perhaps, in the hands of their rivals, their misdeeds, if any they committed, would be carefully sought after and completely exposed. On some future cecasion we propose to speak more fully on this subject

Political Notices.

During the week we have had some pleasant ru mors. It was stated that Mr. Foster, the British mi nister, had offered, or was about to offer, certain highly important and interesting propositions to the government of the United States, embracing, in short, the complete adjustment of all the great and leading causes of complaint that we have urged against his country for many years past. It is a fact that a British messenger, a Mr. Ruffe, arrived at New York a few days ago with dispatches; which the British papers say, contain proposals of a very conciliatory nature

Mr. Pickering's Letters.

Three reasons have induced us to give place to the letters of Mr. Pickering. 1st. Because one political section of people of the United States look up to him as an oracle-esteeming him one of the most honest and intelligent of men. 2d. Because another and a greater portion of the citizens, regard him as a prejudiced, superannuated and babbling old gentlemen, whose absurdities amuse them—and, 3dly, and chiefly, because both parties, for a time, read his productions.

Interesting Scraps.

Characteristics of the people of Wales by a walking

traveller.

"On considering the character of the NorthWallians, we find that little variation has taken place in it, during the lapse of eighteen centuries; and if we allow for that polish which the progress of society naturally produces on individuals, we shall We do not give the least faith to these rumors-see the present inhabitant of Merioneth and Caerthey may answer the purpose of exciting false hopes, narvonshire, as well pourtrayed by Diodorus, Cain some, for a moment, but cannot make a lasting sar, Strabo, and Livy, as if they had taken the impression on any. Nay, were such propositions likeness in these days. actually made, under the hand and seal of Mr. Fos "The modern like the ancient celt, is in person ter, shewing at the same time his instructions in large and robust: his countenance sincere and open, extenso, who would confide in them? Would the his skin and complexion fair and florid, his eyes government of the United States again be lulled blue, and his hair of a yellowish tinge. As he thus into a false security, and, a second time, abandon nearly resembles his great ancestor in person, he is the stand it had taken? Certainly not-it would also equally like him in mind and disposition.pursue defensive measures and guarantee the ratifi- Openness and candor are prominent features in the cation of the propositions by being prepared for an Welsh character of the present day; they were full immediate declaration of war, if the British minis-as strikingly displayed by the ancient Celtic nations. t v should refuse them instant operation and effect Their hospitality you are enabled to judge of, from Th violation of Erskine's engagements will always the examples of it which I have mentioned in the stare us in the face when a negociation is to be en-preceding letters; amongst the ancients they were tered into with England, and make us believe, that highly extolled for the same amiable quality. That what her ministers say may or may not be honest-quickness of feeling so apparent in the Welsh, which as erediency may dieta'e. frequently displays itself in fierce, but transient fits But proposition" of a very conciliatory nature" of passion, and as often produces quarrels and will not be made while the Percerals and Liverpools bloodshed, perpetually embroiled the celts in war of the day hold the conscience and the will of the and slaughter. National pride, a venial defect in regent. They will not revoke the orders in couned the character of a people since it arises only from they will not abandon the practice of impress the excess of hudable affections, is proverbial ment, or give freedom to those that have been im mongst the inhabitants of the principality, and pressed-they will not agree that the principles of they seem to have it by hereditary descent from their

celtic forefathers, who thought more highly of them-, and 10 lbs. and would cover 6 two thirds square selves, than the polished nations around them conmiles. If the whole were in guineas, and laid in a ceived they had a right to do. line close to each other,they would extend to 10,521

ib.

BRITISH DISTILLERES.-The following is the amount of duties paid by the distillers in Great Britain for the last seven years, from the 5th January, 1804, to 5th January 1811 :—

"I have before observed, that a religious spirit miles-if in shillings, to 220,959 miles, which is prevails amongst the lower orders of the Welsh, nearly nine times the circumference of the globewhich produces à characteristic decency of manners if in penny pieces, to 4,162,878 miles being sevenin that description of people. It is, however, much teen times the distance between the earth and the tinged with superstition, and the belief in spirits moon, and what would go twice round the earth and apparitions is very general. The names of and five times round the moon besides! Lon. pap. many mountains and rocks evince, that they are SILVER TOKENS The circulation of tokens all considered as the residences of subordinate intelli over the country is carried to an immense lengthgence and this is accounted for, not so much, per and this accounts for the disappearance of the dolHaps, from the credulity natural to ignorant people, lars. They have found also a readier way of inas from the circumstances of the scenery wherein creasing the circulation medium.-They beat a dolthey reside, the gloom and desolation of which, ad-lar into one hundred sixpences, and make it pass ded to its being liable to singular and striking varia for 21. 10s. Call you this depreciation? On the tions in appearance, have a strong tendency to affect contrary it is a clear proof of the increasing value the human mind (naturally timid) with superstitious of a dollar! ἐδ. fears and whimsical notions. Similar situations CONSOLIDATED FUND.-The income of the con will produce similar manners; and hence it happens solidated fund for the year ending on the 5th of Jathat their brethren of the Scotch-Highlands enter nuary, 1812, was 42,286,152/. 18s. 11-14d. For the tain the same opinions, iu this respect, with the in year ending 5th of January, 1812, 40,917,1357. 185. habitants of Wales. The ghosts of the departed, 4.14d. The charges upon the first year were 35,296, and the spirits of the mountains, rocks, and winds, 3131. 10s. 9-14d. leaving a surplus of 6,979,739/. 85. make a conspicuous figure in the poetry of the 2-13d. the charges upon the last year were 36,801, north; and some of the sublimest passages of Os- 9931. 18s. 9-12d, leaving a surplus of 4,115,841/. 19%. sian have their origin in these popular prejudices. 6-14d. The decrease in the income of the last year "The Welsh females still retain that beauty of was uner the head of customs. The war-taxes for face, which drew encomiums on their Celtic mo- 1810 produced 22,027,4441. 9s. 7-14d. for 1811, thers from the writers of antiquity. They are mid- 22,393,0637. 13s. 5-34d. dle-sized and well shaped, strikingly modelled according to the taste of Anacreon. Their eyes are dark and sparkling, and their complexion and teeth fair and white. Though their persons display a proper degree of symmetry, yet they are obviously 5th Jan. 1804 to 5th Jan. 1805 12,322,309 7 8 34 stouter than the women of South-England, and in- 5th do. 1805 to 5th do. 1806 2,305,884 17 1 14 herit a great portion of that strength which Diodo 5th do. 1806 to 5th do. 1807 2,343,809 10 7 rus mentions as characterizing the Celtic females. 5th do. 1807 to 5th do. 1808 2,706,563 12 212 The dress of the Welsh woman is exactly similar 5th do. 1808 to 5th do. 1808 2,757,804 14 9 throughout the principality and consists of these 3th do. 1800 to 5th do. 1810 2,056,079 18 7 34 particulars: a petticoat of flannel, the manufacture 5th do. 1810 to 5th do. 1811 2,427,916 3 5 3-4 of the country either blue or striped; a kind of a The returns of the last two years, when the distilbed gown with loose sleeves, of the same stuff, but lation from grain was prohibited, is considerably generally of a brown colour; a broad handkerchief below that of any of the preceding years. Besides over the neck and shoulders; a neat mob-cap, and this diminution of revenue, when sugar was em a man's beaver hat. In dirty, or cold weather, the ployed, it is observable, that, during these two person is wrapped in a long blue cloak, which des- years, there is, besides a loss sustained of the duty cends below the knee. Except when particularly paid on the malt in the other years, amounting to dressed they go without shoe or stocking; and even 250,000/. more annually. The total amount there. if they have these luxuries, the latter in general has fore, of the difference between the last two years of no foot to it. The man's attire is a jacket wais coat the above returns, when sugar was used, and the and breeches of their country flannel, the last of two years preceding, when malt was emyloyed, is which are open at the knees, and the stockings (for not less than 480,3731. 6s. 10 1-4d. nearly one mil the men generally wear them) are bound under the lion and an half sterling. knees with red garters. Both men and women are [Thus it appears that the excise on distilleries vivacious, cheerful, and intelligent, not exhibiting alone, (though every thing else is taxed at as high a that appearance of torpor and dejection which cha rate), has produced from 12 to 14 millions of dollars, racterize the labouring poor of our own country; in Britain. What an uproar have we in the United their wants being few, are easily supplied; a little States, at raising less than half of that sum on varimilk which their own mountain goat, or the bene ous articles!-From this evidence, let us learn ont volence of a neighbouring farmer affords them, an own vast resources; and be convinced, that on oaten cake, and a few potatoes, furnish the only WHISKEY alone, without oppressing any one, meal which they desire. Unvitiated by communi have a source of revenue sufficient to supply all the cation with polished life, they continue to think and EXTRA demands of the government.] act as nature dictates. Confined to their own moun- Mr. Perceval's letter about funding the fourteen tains, they witness no scenes of profusion and ex-millions of exchequer bills, has given rise to much travagance to excite envy or malignity, by a com- speculation, or rather we should say much alarm parison between their own penury and the abun- among the party. He says in it, that in the event dance of others. They look round and see noth of the above sum of 14,000,000/. in exchequer bills ing but active industry and unrepining poverty, and being so subscribed to be funded, it is not my inten

are content.”

BRITISH NATIONAL DEBT.-Assuming the national debt at seven hundred millions sterling, it would weigh in bank notes 61 tons, 17 cwt. 2 qrs

ib.

tion to propose any addition to the 5 per cents, in the present session of parliament.' ib. Feb. 10,

BILLS OF EXCHANGE.-It was determined by th court of king's bench, in the late case Cooper

Lindo, that the holder of a foreign bill of exchange to prince Eugene with a degree of vehemence that cannot recover upon it unless he can prove the hand gave his highness a better idea of his sincerity, than writing of all the endorsers. In the above case all of his discretion. The prince told him things had were proved except the first, that of a person who gone too far, to admit of a reconciliation with the resided in the West Indies. Lord Ellenborough count, even if the latter sought it, which from his not immediately recollecting a case in point, inquir disposition, he was persuaded would not be the case ed if any gentleman at the bar did, when Mr. Mar--and that therefore Rousseau's persisting in his apryatt, cited one, which occurred many years ago in plication, could only bring upon himself the same which it was decided that all the endorsements must disgrace. The poet heard this declaration without be proved the plaintiff was therefore nonsuited. the least emotion, and replied to this effect: "Be it This decision will render it necessary to receive so then, since it can be no otherwise; it was to M. foreign bills of exchange with caution, as some of Bonneval's recommendation I owed your highness' the endorsers might be resident in a foreign coun favor and protection; since you have deprived him of try, and, in many cases, it will be almost impossi- of your friendship, let me likewise lose your counble to prove the hand writing of all of them. Will tenance; I had rather die in misery, than live undeit be possible to transact business under this inter the imputation of ingratitude." This is related by dict? the publisher of count Bonneval's memoirs as a plain The most considerable sale of English sequestrat-matter of fact. It is certain that Rousseau aftered merchandize which has ever been known in the wards lived and died miserably; cut the memory of North, was to take place on the 16th of March at his virtue will live forever. Carlsham, in Sweden. There was then and there to be sold 800,000lbs of raw cotton, 1,000,000 of coffee, 2,000,000 of sugar, 100,000 of cotton thread, 100,000 of cocoa, and 40,000 of indigo, &c. &c.

AMERICAN TRADE TO THE BALTIC. Particulars of goods that passed the sound, (paying the dues at Elsineur) bound for the Baltic markets, in 102 American vessels from the 1st January to 1st December 1811.

PRODUCE OF THE UNITED STATES,

1,613,900 lbs. rice, at $2 1-2 per 100
lbs-estimated at

Areceipt to die a never failing blue.-Take one pound of logwood, boil it in an iron pot four hours, in as much water as will cover three pounds of flax en yarn (when boiled) then put in your thread and let it remain a few minutes, take it out and add two ounces of blue vitriol, finely pulverized, stir it well 5,313,336 do. cotton, 15 cts. per lb. for two minutes, put in your yarn again, which 750,511 do. tobacco, $5 per 100 lbs. keep in two minutes, stirring it all the time, then 11,890 do, cotton twist, $5 per ib. take it out and put it in clean cold water, in which 18,036 do. cheese, 12 cts. per lb. let it remain two minutes more, then take it out and 29,394 gallons rum, 60 cts. per gall. dry it, after whieh boil it well in strong soap suds. 208 bbls. beef, § 10 per bbl. Cotton and wool may be died in the same way, but 60 do. pork, $15 do. will not bear boiling or more that milk warm suds. 195 do. bread, $6 per cwt. SHEEP SHEARING.-On Tuesday, Mr. John Cox-70 do. flour, $10 per bbl. etter of Greenham mill, Newbury, had two South

estimated at

FOREIGN PRODUCE.

Down sheep shorn at his factory exactly at five Amount of domestic produce
o'clock in the morning, from the wool of which
(after passing to various processes) a complete dam 7,420,416 lbs. sugar, at $ 11 per 100 lbs.
son colored coat was made and worn by sir John
Throckmorton, Bart, at a quarter past six in the
evening, being two hours and three quarters between 106,140
the time allotted, for a wager of 1000 guineas. The 128,312
sheep were roasted whole and a most sumptuous 77,241
dinner was given by Mr. Coxetter, to sir Jonathan 243,010
Throckmorton, col. Stead, captain Bacon and 150,342
many other celebrated agriculturalists of Berk- 96,457
shire."
5,931

2,582,167 do. coffee, 16 cts. per lb.
do. indigo, § 1 75 per lb.
do. ginger, 9 cts. per lb.
do. spices, valued at
do. pepper, 15 cts. per lb.
do. rocoa, 20 cts. per ib.
do. gum-arabac, 10 cts. per lb.
do. anniseeds, 10 cts. per lb.
do. sasaparella, 25 cts. per lb.
do. tin, 25 cts. per lb.
tens citron bark, 60 per ton

4,224

9,208

Anecdote of J. B. Rousseau-the poet. This unfortunate man, having been obliged to 22 leave France, in consequence of being suspected as 2,500 lbs. Peruvian bark, $1 per lb. the author of some libellous couplets against certain 100,500 do. cocoa, 11 per 100 lb. great men of the court, retired into the Austrian 28,000 do. cassia, 35 cts. per lb. low countries; where he obtained an introduction to 571 casks oil circa, 90,000 gails. at 1 Prince Eugene, through the interest and friend 287 pipes wine, $150 per pipe. ship of couet Bonneval, (known afterwards as Os-1,090 boxes fruit, 3 per box man bashaw.) The prince readily received him in-128,394 feet mahogany, 15 cts. per foot to his protection and favor,and lavished upon him all 1,210 bullocks horns, 10 those attentions which he so well knew how to be 27,516 bushels salt, 30 cts. per bushel stow upon men of letters. Soon after this, the im- 2,794 tons wood, 50 per ton petuosity of count Bonneval led him into a dispute 28,500 pieces nankeen, 60 cts. per piece with the prince, which ended in the entire disgrace 56,707 hides (a 30 lbs. each) 10 cts. per of the former. Rousseau, who was at this time at lb. Brussells engaged in entering upon the duties of a 1,330 chests hyson tea-per invoice new employment procured him by prince Eugene, 13,144 lbs. ivory 25 cts. per lb.

no sooner heard of the misfortune of his friend,

than he forgot the care of his own interest, and set Amount of foreign produce

ent immediately for the court determined, if possiAmount of domestic produce

ble, to bring about a reconciliation between the prince and count Bonneval. He addressed himself

Total

$41,347 50 797,000 40 37,525 55

59,450 2,164 32 17,636 40 1,080 900

1,170

700

958,974 17

$16,243 70 413,146 72 185,745

11,549 08 100,000 36,451 50 30,068 40 9,645 70

593 10

1,056

2,302

1,320

2,500

11,055

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