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"Wli.""1 1 'iP"i"l'llll"""WWiLiw p '''4f " "'Hill inn mi,,, ill pm?. i iii i ii 1 1 ' mi ii y .. ' ...... , x. v. AT:' V V :.:V ..lREFLECTIONS.-rJ-.W-T; On the capacities and internal improvemtntt of fsJVT. KP. III. Th1k.Mtnfive State ooflolTea. iV fcveral f ' d'ftfift:Uigfa!y a!uble breed of hof-fca and it thofe animals are more ten. tier aod difficult to raife, train, and manage than horotd caiLtle and flieep, there is every thing to encourage the cttcmpt to improve IWM1!MJUK qjiaaiiijes 4 NwtfvCar.i ma hornet! cattle are driven, annually to her ow;faport, and thofe of the - other $tite. It is equally well known that the breeds are in tyo many place far inferior to the bxed pfhorfr- The 'ofs from this drcumflancc ifcvery great. ;. It it earneftly . recotnaieaded tbat care and pains be im japwdiarelyjaked a. tare this, great and ti tetifive difadyaioyigcp Good " bulla and good Cows'fljould be procured for breed at li'ber'ai price.' The profirwitt be' immenfe. tnhe life of the.Englifh. DoeW -JalinTim,' it fa fome where noted . that an Engliih farmer lout a nor toir tor ' io guineas, and another for 130 guineas, at -66 cent? per guinea. 1 he -yta Indies are fo near. that North Ciroltna may fend thither horn ed cattle, horfei, mutes, jack r.ffes and jert tii, (heep, hogs, and all kind'of poltry "with Itfa t ilk? and epnce tbn any of t he Northern or Eatterri States.. Good breed ipg animals of every khid are therefore the : rtdftjmpdrtanrio thera.JjSmill frudbnrffft re not allowed to run at , Urge in fome-qf tiic taccs 1. ana mq i,iwt pi , Notin-vro lina thoulJ forbid thef allowtnr fmall bulls " to run at large. So many of the people of North Carolina will beeafter be. employ ed in railing and manufacturing cotton tobacco, indigo, fis, olives, grapes,'' mad der, &c. that fine beef, cattle, (heep, hogs, and poultry will 04 wanted For their nfc more than ever. Let then all the breed 'be quickly improved. . ' Indigo and madder may eafily be' raifed ta North Carolina to dye the cotton and wool.. . Ail the counties along the South Carolina line; will produce indignr. It fuc eecds inih- weft ranee of counties, and robably may do in all parts of the State. Iie h'gh, cool' county-of Burke has cer, tainly pro'Juc'd indigo r--neither that phtnv hor madder requite rich land. " It vVoul S give a noble, Efprit ducotfs (or united fpi'it) to the North Carolina militia, if they were all clothed ith cotton- died with their own indigo and madder. In d'Ro gives blue," marred tsu, and the two ti'nted "give piifple. National dreffci art g'Ttid met h ois to aoid th - nohfcn fe aiid estravaza'ce ofloreign ffliion( : A Bri-. tith w'jllen is t;xcd with all ' the 1 icife. which fall upon the goods 01 manufacVurer inert-, an.) iney arc nioujiaawc atrj ini. menfe, - Wc pay them .all if wc confume the gooes. " . The ufe of cot ton nrxf to' the'ikin, lias been found very favorable to health in warm, climites. I he liuropean troops m tli lVell Irtdies'prelerve tji'einftlvet from th;i fatal climate by cotton (bins cotton draw Cts, and cot'ton (lockings. trie n.oie we Vear d mettic cotton nurtufdifturev, or even foreign minufattuiet q"wr cotton, the more vre promote agrfc;tH;ue. . : vye Jhould at J tend to this point with tvijr mcrctan's Eaft Indies cdton goods ffio4iM be poll poned ro Englidi, Ffench putch, or ter man cotton goods, which may -and -often will be .nai!e of American cotton. The cultivatiun of tbe olive and of the Palms Chriftt, or Caftor Gil Tree, would " enable-North Carolina r tftabjifh ..gret and itcili;.t? roaii'ufaftory 'bl ; ihe Cattile, marb'ed. and fine white foaps, like th ."fi-of Fpatus.i France, o4' Italy, the Caltor Oil "Ts'ee will yield ltd gallons' to the acre. 'It gio' north of the Clufapcske, and in St.' Domingo ; thercfiire ."mull grow" in North Carfiliiia. The methods of pro enring-it ate either by an oil mill, which tndkts k moll ' excellent, ard .' capable of I'tig u t frtv'ation or by brtaki(j the nuts, . and thru pouting' on them the eiiremctl hot w, t' r. By '1 he time it groves , cold, the Wri'ken ruts ars found at the", bottom, and, the oil on the tup, when it it, fkimiried -of and put up. for ufe The prorefs is iitiple. This oil is neellenc for lamps., It rt'eli known to be a mild, but effectual ' cathartic, .of "dpeuiii) iiiedtcine. -TlieXwoH -we-.banks- ot our! weflern dip . tricTf, nd other parts, are a valt mafa of tr'a ii.re ,io N lith Croliiu. ; It it fup- putej that 4WWjfla''vfrtPac year ly'in Line In county alone ; and I3urkr, Ruihtr'crd, aud Buncombe- have great a bund ihcc of it. 'There is no doubt that it anight be f i . hv capiti'L rhannfeiltires, . doeu the two g'Cit branches of the Sanree, to the OvTuti. .iiid 1 hut ii might, he mji the b ifis of ifteat" hu perou, and vaiioup Iron MauuLctoties in ihotr counti-f. KALE1GIL No. iv. 'It wili be found, thai internal indudry in ..ir r!cu!tur, and in the arts and ma 110. f.,ftU!Ci, which are (nei.crary to fupport ocoliure are the belt aud iurcli depen dence of North Carolinav - It tr'iteetlfary lo'obfere, that in Etrope tTery thing is cpnfidetedas Manufaaurcd, which' is taken upiu its natural ttate. arid 'improved by money and ai t, or rndurlry Salttd, fmuk ed, and barrelled meat and t)lh are fet ,dowir in the ettimates of manufclaus, ns well as butferr cheefe, Tdap, cand1er,"0r piece goods. Tac, pitch and turpfiitine, animal and vegetable oils, (hips, aats, ni bdhandfpikiet, re, nails,1 ftifvetV Maid4ng",v hjb and ilvittalltsrrmiir fcription of kinufadumi objecls. In order to promote improvements, the estenuVe field of agriculture and roanofaftures, it is ftiggefted to the good people of North Carolina, as eipedicnt and BectiTary forth with to eftablilh in every diftrifl or county, it the feat of Jqftice thereof, a f.iciety .for the encouragement of ' Igrkvliw and the " vfcfularls an J manufaBurtt'initk' landing " committee thereof for the prvcvr 'ement,. encow " raiment and proua'm of em'grantrt' ' Nu merous infiiiiHiona have bten fowled "in o. ther ftates lor thefe purofes, - .Thefe fo cieties have produced veiV eiest benefits to ihofc'fljtes, shd to tire whole unlorti.. The Philadelphia focivry have excited hi eotinr ty to the? cultivation and manufadrcre ot Cottoa from the . vear 1787, tnclnfmcly. Then we 'fllipt lefs. cotton than fatt in- nrsig.ii. various cotton ginning or clean big mills have been - introduced from the Vf Indkaef-irnemed'bteitter ?f one of then ha received froia South Carolina OiQ0 :doHr toJuiy.he ufe of his inveqtiqn.,tTher,Phi1adelphiabt v.makei and fell all kaids of labour-faving.twa'chint. they print callieoes and cottons 1ivttbblocks cut after the" European manner. Theira grfcuttural fueitty has done much to -eicite theCusESE m-Jnufatflure, the clovee culti . vation, inigation or watering hills flopes anU mbuntairj tides, vinryardsf the procur ing-the beft lyeeding animals, tbestultiva" tion bp farmerb' - vegetables,-, iiflpronemenrs in the' Gonltructio'n ot tarmers CMlWitifs, and In the form of barn yard, and the v i') of liable manure and making ieompbl-: The -life of lime and olaitt r of Parit. Our fellow-citizens in the north are lriiccf. fant adtioo-for thefe prAfitablei'.endi.'.- Mr. Matthew Ciifry, now of Philadelphia, a va luible emigrant-from' I reland.'feveral y eats in the bock printing 'bufineft, at iPKiladcl phia, hss lately '(tarted Ihe idea of a Bol tair for Ammcdn editions. At the Sill meeting in June laft, baif a'willion of vo lumes were bought and 'fold by tarter, which has niahifelted the "jiiii iocreife and Qompltte euablifliasirit ol-the .ii-nortafit ai ts tf book printijr, ecgraying andbpok bindintr . InCartv's American 'Mnfriim binding , InCareys American, Mufetim, and in the --Philadelphia -andr New York Magazines will be found the ilans of mo ft :i the Americari-iallitutioira for tbt en couragement and promotion of arts,' mann. fafturcs, agticultute and ufi ful .4Jcnow ledge. ,: County and diftr't'A ?libt?fg - wowld "be honorable and beneficial to North Carolina They (Inrild commence wiih -works .upon, farming, liotriculture or gardciW'ffjj.;. manu. fadures,; mechanics, hydraulirs and water wurkit. Thi-fe are very frequcrt in fome of the Hates, and h.ive contributed greatly to the reputation and prolpciity jof the neighbourhood, in which tht y are-eftablilh ' d.-No money 'cahe awmHtifcfaUjr-fetd. out than in fttch cdlieclioriaof bo .fei-' 'j hey are of deep cotvfequence to the rifeng ge I'Craiion and the futare ..ref pec) ability of forth ;Caro;tw and the.tuijMn,! i4t ta-by-meaiigof tbc'ixU modern : books nliat -wt cneahly obtain the theory and practice of all the ufefulnd profitable b jilnefst of the C i vi lized wotlilT I he fanr.er 0 f 'North .' Catolioa can teadily do what the liVise (n another fta'te, or in a fortifrn coDMiy has clearly laid down, as his cooltant and pro- 'iianie praaice. -titty fnrmers and refi. dents at the county feat of Juilice, might buy for two dollars per annum each, : one vai.uible tJ(ftavo book on farming, garden- injjf or manufaclureg for each ! and,jhus by joining (locks in a county libuy,-y'ompa ny, they -might, tor their fifty annual fob- fcriptions, buy fift y yrdumca containing in the whclc a great quantity and a variety pf ufefu.l . knnwlri'ge. The pleafow-and pronr 01 nicu a collection ot bixks is very great, j ne aiviuon ot Worlii Uarvlma in to about fixty counties,; rendets it praclica. tile byrhi fc means to fpredd "precious books jiver the whole furface of the ftatei Ex itaiiUirom thofe books, maJewithjudg. jfient.nd piibhfhed in the gazettes", would Ipred in every direction. ' " - 1 , 'Che fubdivifinn oftthe counties nf Nrth Carolina iHto townfhips or hundred, with the fieceffary townfhip officers, as in Jerfey, Pe-Ttifylvama, MafTachuletts, &c. merits at, tention.' It any man withes to judge of the value of manufattnrea as a iupport to tgricul. tore, let him confidcr what would be the value of hides -end fkins in this country, if we did not make (hoes,' boots, fhppcrt, &c. to the value of eight millions of dollars for 5,6cOjOOo people, and harnefs, carriage -tp, fue buckets, leather breeches and olher article's. Let him fay what irpn ore would be worth, if there were no fur facts, Moomaries, forges, rolling ami fl tting mills, naijarjies, black and white froths, Heel ma kers, fhip faiths, carriage makcr3, and other -jy 01 kera iij iron. Let him fay what peach orchards aqd rye would be worth if there were not 4.000 Hills jn North Cam: Una.;. Let hitn fay what our increafiffir C0tttk oujd have been worth if thrre.,Vert- fotffluchTOartfrfaau olina, and all thi other llatcjt. Our niatin faclureshave kept pace with our growth and proeruainn of all otner iaw materials, except cotton and iron ore. It i to thefe ' rawfmateriaft (iron ore and cotton) that our belt, our increafing attention ii due to-contrivc ufe and manufactures for 1 them, and they are Hie moie pfomifing of luccris, becaule water works and mils and other machinery can be fo exteriGvely em. pioyeri upon them. The introduaion of at lead one cotton (pinning jenny into every village of North Cambnar'as a begin ning and example, is worrhy of the earlicft attention of the ffate. The whole might be imported for 3000 doilais, and would fell tor colt topi ivate perfons. They can be procured fom Mi. John "JJutler, No. 3 North third (Ireet. PUihArhM. 'tnr -.fif.- irollart" Torf 'ipTringlHffiy" of 4 Ipmdteir ...t.k . . .. I; 1 ' . ' n.I . """" '! vyiuiaer, complete i tie new ifivention of Edwaid Welt, r.f.;Lexiiigton, -Kentoeky, tocci-nBitsrflr-uld ailo be pro y cured, hkewife 'ttecl wo. ko, fiirnacc s fr,r callings; rolling arid'Hitting mnilhobTd hi ereacdi N tim mould he loft by fndivj dualt, afTociations, the town governments: 9rjb.. foot the mcft aclive and judicious excrttuoe to attiadl and fix manulaftures ami ma chines, BHd'valurfble emigrants, to ..'improve agriculture, to procure bocks of Hfefitl in formation, to obtain choice reeding ani mals, and in genrial, to give aclivity ami cxteulion toihegieat various arid obvious capacities of the territory and people ol North Carolina, , LEIGH. NEW. YORK, AugU(l I0. As "the public mind his been co'nfi'jera bly agitated in confequcme ot ihe atiival of three French ftvps of war in thiapoit, and the expectation of three . , others, " wc have made it cur blc fi 11 1. fs to become ac quainted with their litviation, as to health, and their object in e.omiiigfnto -thitpt. i'.'e.LM.tbJUj.'ptiperaoJlatte and we do it from the bed information, that the frigate La Confolante, (which vcirtl has beta per mitted to anchot eff fort Jay) is a hetlthy fhfp-Uut file lo.s had 00 death on board (ince her arrival t ff Gauflaloupe, and that though 'there eie upwards cf 2CO blocks on board, not ot,e has died or been fickfhe cannot, how ever, approach the town -none tut the offict-rs and the crftin 0f one boat ar e ai 'lowed to crime on fhore. The other two (hips cf war, though fbieryjiyj atidno u,aligii..ncv on board, are detained at tljciaTiaiantTiTe grijuh jy and cemmodc re CaillaV'pledg.- eu nis won to trie tie.itli.ctti- er, that it any (ickntfs (hould hartpen on boaid La Confolante, he will iultantly (lop the boata' iu iu 1 a"u iepui 1 1 ne eaie or tenedto firtonthe'Town.rinJ taleprovi. fiousperfdice; that itvasan infuit on his natiou to wfufe the cotiful'a paper. An other repci t was, that the blacks had been offered at fa much a head in exchange f:)r provifi-msj and if not takerr. the toun to be bombarded ! A third report waa t hat the Fiench commodore made n propofi ion to land the blacks, and let therr, ifuft,. themfelvc. , this waa alhS nfuM, amt lhe town vat to be laid in cfha 17 - , , R7afTWe atC ifrfotnJ, that f.,mr d.fpofition wasd.fcovered cTii the pa, t of thebIacks, 'o raifcd forte , nd. I his circumllancc was commum'ta L -the mayor of the city, -ho, ,l0 Aon$i ..u-umirpioper,' in cue ot tuch an '"auernpr I oJ?aveihe.niilitVy.in rea4inefs to opp the landing cHour fhores of a fet ef men fo much arbe dreaded-men inured ((J pander and familiar with the moft bloody mallacrts-aiid ripe for eveiy fpecie's of ciuclty. Twe r"bfu'nt '"tera li pafFc.T between . the Major ai.rl tfcVF.enA cofu,n the fubjccl of the French frigau, now in ou turoour.j Xew T ark, AvgvJI i4, isca'.. ...... OIR, . '. ... ... , , f ., lulonging to your nation, new 111 this har bor, have a gttat r.uu ber of You are acduaiTittii: SJr.'"?ik".il.' . -, Liiv icri'pu lousjcalouly with hich. our lavs w-nli. their .ntioduSio',! tntd our coutilry, -,d will therefore perceive it to be a du v, which as it. firft M.gillrate, I e tbha the Corrimandtr of the fouad mn. tUrtr of thofe ptople fhall under ay crttrncf I , pcmmtid to land I hone too it , ,. t-ed.cmed an indfcreiion,. on a point (. -i.tcrelln,e to our police to eflt whether the force -on b.-au! in iullv adrauate to Drt-,.r any rifqne of irfurrccii'or. or tfCap? "1 hrve the honor to ber- With great refneft. ... Ynir molt obfdient ferv't, , EDWARD LlViNG'yTON. ' Ut;zen ArtbmtaT. tfihmercial agent 0 the French Republic, UortrabU Edward LiKunjJcn, Jfo efthe Mr. Myor, On the receipt pf the letter flifl .t """"V!" "ouor tc ri.te.me ve Iteiday, t coinuMcatcd MhttntMo .he comman. - JBiliob; now anchbrr-l1 w:iu, ,h yon caraio-hin. Thefe (ht'pserrt-from Guadalouoe to Canhagena, but anchored fevcral leagues from Ute Spanih Mainland ' only fent a Knar uitli fittn ffvsAta r,n n.'.A The name of ihemipa of war "nnw ,n our port, are, t lie JrijjtLa ConfolaMe, JLttdXa Volontairei and the (loop of war Salamaodre ; ihe whole having on board between 7 and 800 blacks, taken from Gua daloupe. The frigate La Cockade and La Ramaint, and the fhiopt war Le Cerf are houily exptcttd. We ate inlormed, that 'it was intended to land-their black at Carth3gena, but that t hi;, Spaniards would not tective them. On their' determination to bring them put to America, one of tfie fqtiadion-was dif . pati hed bat k to Guadaloune, for orders relative to the dilpofition of the black pri- ioer ana 11 is inppoiea tnjy wilt re main in this port till luch orders fhall be re ceived. - ' ii- It isalfo faid, that the poor wretches en board thefe vi (Tets arealmolt in a date oi It at vat ion j and that application has been made for fupplies, t be paid for in bills drawn on the firft conlul. Jf the paper otTered in payment wilnot be accepted, what is to be done ? ficrtiip-., at this time, it would be advifiblcJ.for our goviernmctir to become indorftri for Buonaparte. This would pleate this powerful man, and per haps prevent 'Ins future power and veu geanci from befng directed again ft us. The reports of Saturday evening, in coir--fequence of orders havincr, been - trivii to -fome of the independent corps to'hold themfelves in readinefc, and prepare for battle, are truly laughable. It was dated as the caufe of thtfe orders, that the coin mander of the French fquadron had threa is port. 1 natter, to trar.fmit in '"ft of b,a 8,,f"- which 1 hope'will i9i p.ir to you fatisfaftdry on all points: ' I have the honor to inform you, that 'in cool, que.ice f ,jie fears maHifeft. W the inhabitants of this city on the apProacl of the fngate La Confolante, the Cm mander has rrdtred her back ro the qua rai.tines as foon ss pr fllble. We flaitet4 jnfelves that you wlll fee in this (Up the Jinceie w.(n of pleafing Trii, I have the h'-not to l;e with rtfptt Mn M. yor, your -very humble ftrvant. ' L. ARCflAMBAL. Toh, 27 Ihermidor 10 o'coci. 1 1 Com.na.uta.n c the Nav,l Divilion of the French Republic, to Citizen Ar- chambal, Cornmiffionerof Comraercitfl Kclatiori "at New ' Yotk. Cit:z n CommtJJioner, i I letcive this iuitant the letter you have? done me tl t honor to write, with a tianfla tion ent'loffd of the one addn fTrd to y 11. 1 halUo tr anfwer itim py-aiTurtng ytii that the moll frvere order bad been ptevi oufly given, to prevent any man of colour Irotu hiving any icrrmunicaticti with the land. - And this morning lhe fame order. hi.vc been renewed. I hope this tfTurance' willgive full fatisfaftion to the Mvnrnf the City. I iHie per font have moreover behaved very praceabe lince their" importation and this. COUtitr doits nnf (rrm ral, uljra( tn pir them .wit h rny ideas of reyolt. But if at y fuch fhould be" entertained, I can- dure YOti molt pofmvely that the land forces on board are more than fifficieDt to keep ilicm in iibod ordi-r. . ' " 1 have the honor to falute yoii. The Commandant of Divilion, (Signed) LA CA1LLE. j k 'i.ranflation "' Aw Tori, Augttl 15, i8cr. Sir,; ' .' - ' ' I ha ve received with gteat fatisfadtiot your letter ot this date, enclofmg -the an- " fwer of the Commandant-of divifion to rny ; note. I hope the temoval of the fitgata u'l not. prove a material inconvenience t thefe. vice Though tendered unnci'r ffory by the sfTurance contained in the Com mandant's letter, I ftiU receive it ou the ! part of .the citizens, as i tvidence of a wifli- to promote, harmony and d i rpe I any feais that may1 ha ve been entertained on the fut jeel of the flavea. . , -. 1 pray you to communisate thofe fenti. . rnents to the Commandant, and accept my thanks for your ready attention to the re. ( .t
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