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7 A' - "rot: 50 UALEIGH. X. C . U tDItESDAT. DEC. 13, 1818. . ' 'f;-UH n-' ' '..'. " - -.'v- ' ;.";V. a.-'-W AGP. IC TT L 7 TJ P A L ; n-rf '" Frmti tlte Ammletn Farmer. , ON THE FARMr- Accumulation of .Manures. -Amons nil the labors of the farm, this should siond first; for fay what we may to the contrary, no'farmer "cari ciiliifate his farm to profit, who is negligent iti sup plying his corn, root, and truck;. crips, generally, with mnnure. Let us culii vate such crops an we tin j, devote to them as much Uhof as va tnay, unless we feed them with n liberal inousure, their products will be mnngre anJ uu requiting; so also will be the crops ' that are to 'follow . them in successive rotations, as the ground work of their feed is generally laid in the preparation ofJhe gronud lor corn and - other hoe crop. As to the sources whence the materials are to be drawn to mako ma nure, we have so often specified them, that it is nlinost useless to repeat them here, and we will L jonjpeak oTthein "2ia gerier scrapings of the lanes, roads and yards, mould and leaves from the woods, the mould from head-lands, tence . corners and fence-sides weeds and grass from the marshes anl elsewhere, corn-stalks, offal of every kjnd susceptible of being rottedeach and nil of these form ma terials for makins composts, and if gathered and formed into heaps to de compose, will make excellent manure by next spring. Tha best disposition flint fanull hit tntAA At ttlDfVf . iihi wwiv wt V Wi A .w . r : would be to. snieacimejii-ai and ho? peus i ho? pens. Placed there Ihfougb the fall and winter, they would,: by spring time, form n body of the most en nching manure, and be worth, pound for pound, fully as much, U not more than so much stable manure. Perhaps there are farmers who, otter- reading this, will say, wq have no time lor such, employment no hands to ba thus em ployed! , To such we ? would say, that your interest would to very ... sensibly promoted by appropriating two" hands and a team lor six weeks to such work that the lorce thus employed, during tha period named, would enable you to make. three bushels of corn for everyone you will make ifyou neglect our advice. To cultivate 1 orn without manure' is killing to man and beast, whileitactunlly robs 1 he farmer's poc ket ana nnai iy an v es him to "sell bis home-stead and co a- mong strangers, to encounter, in his age the hardships ot a frontier I He. io far mer ought to consider that he has fulfil ed his duty; who does not, in the course of the year make five double horse loads of manure for every cleared acre ot land n his placethat will eive,r mm loads to the acre for his corn, besides a suddIv for potatoes, turnips, and truck gens rally ; ' ; ''S ; I Liming l( your land has been long ' in culture -without having been limed, yon may conclude that it requries - a dose of lime. If it be very poor, 15, 20, or 23 bushels to the acre will be enough for a first .application. Indeed, ten ' bushels to the acre will be of essential benefit. ! If ; you design the field for spring culture, the brae should be . , spread as soon as you can couven iently - inarn iIia lima to tin so. . .. : ,' If yon. have morl . you may spread --hi aueh lMid-aar-we havedescribedj- a . bout 73 bushels to the acre. - ' r Compost Jar Light Smdy Land. .Tew doudle hor3e ca't loads of - clay and ten of barn-yard mnnure, will do tnoie permanent good than ;0 loads of matuirt without tlie clay. The clay and manure should be shoveled well 0 ver so as to incorporate ' the one with the oilier. Corn Cob$ forilch Cows As - these contiun ti very sensible pttrljon of nutritive ;niattr-; besides oilier sub . stances pfylue, you should trrhid them into cobmeal or your milch cowsv To increase, their value,'; odd , to , every peck of J cobs , a., quart, of meal or ' liall" gallon ol bran , 10,,'each mess jfor a cow,, which should, be either boiled or steamed iuto.i slop lor your cowr. The propoitions.we herein, name,. with the ftddiiion pf cut hay or Straw, say a half: bushel at each u.eal, will not ouly keep a cow in eood condition, :.'Xiit if f. she be in milk win increase its quantity . - as well as iiuprova its quality. A cow, 1 .besides these slop messes, should be- bight and morning served with long fooil, as hay, fodder, or straw jn suita-vj- We qniMuitits, say tea lbs. at eacli meal. If such.eoijrse of treatment were t be I'lwrvi-d loaards thtw Wnerous crea s uicsibere would be lets fi,lliti!r toff in , their tukhlj; ironeilira . througlt winter. As to fanlt In shmf milkinffi we have never laid it to the cow, but to tne nejziect ot her owner, for we have rver laid it'down as a self-evident, pro position; that he who expects .a cow to give any constaernoie quantity of mil 1c in winter, must provide her, generously with succulent, food, as no cow can secrete milk unless she recive such ma terinl ns will enable' her to form the deli cious fluid which so delights the human palate and contributes so largely towards human sustenance. - , . Corn itt. These, if cnt and mixed with cow slope, wilt be found an excellent food in whiter; and should be preserved for such purpose. , Corn 6lt. I ticse, wbn cnt into inch piece's and mixed with meal or bran and. boiled or stuaincd, make not ouly a strong, hut excellent food fur milch cows. lliey fhould, Uicrefore, he rally cut, hnuled in and preserved from the weath er. A ton of stalks thus led will be found eqaullyas good, as a tonjpf oridin- ary hay. "-t- -77- , Hoots of all kinds. If these ore not already stored away, they should be taken up before t ing injured vby the fros, and,put away beyond the reach of that clement. As lew ceMcrskeep roots well, it may, porhops b& hrsl to bury them in the open air in piles of, say 50 bushels each. .The spot selerteU should tie a ndrrtJtTC rfrid . shflUTd WsWwri between each layer, and when raised a few feet high, say four, the pile should be covered witneartu lrom nine to ten inches thick, in a cone like form, so as to cast off 1 he water. Around each pile of roots drains should be formed, so as to prevent the water from settling aronud Milch Cows. As we have already tre ited of these animals, in connection with corncobs, wo will content ourself with r. ceneral remark or two. Milch . 1,1. 1 1 .11 t-'.M . . , " I 1 nuin bIlii1I hA mlurfitcltr irnrm o I thrnif rrn ffrTi nnvncc wuiA hum tvitfil;. .... . u.:it L i I n-wseo,aiKi..t)eauea, be reeutnny sup plied with eood succulent food thrice a day. receive fresh water as often, becur-1 ried daily, and salted at least twico a week. A mixture of equal parts of lime, fiuely sifted ashes and salt, will answer a better purpose than salt alone, and, as it is cheaper, should be prefer red. Asihe pastures have doubtles be come scan', the cows should de fed twice a day, night and morning, with such quantifies of hay as will make np the deficiency of tho pastures, it being best to be curried into winter qunrters in good condiliou. All that we have said in collection with cows giving milk will hold ook with regard to in-calf covet onJ acijert' - a.- , -, Younq; stock ,l. all , kinds. These should be housed under eood warm sheds open to the south or east, and if bedded, so much the better 4 hey should receive three feeds good hay or fodder and n small one of grain, a day have access to a yard, bo watered before each meal and 'salted twice a week. The currycomb or a whisp of straw, if daily oppucu woniQ aaa mucn 10 meir qieanu ness. health and comfort. ? Working Horses, Mules endj Oxen. These animals, as they contribute so largely towards the comforts and plea sures ot tne homestead, should receive kind treatment from their masters. They should be provided with comforta ble stabliug, well bedded stalls, be cur riea ana rubuea down at least twice a day have proper aHowancesf rerain and hay, morning, noon, and night, be watered juit before each meal, and have each an ounco of salt three times a week, or an eanal nuantitv ol a mixture of salt, finely sifted hickory ashes and lime oyster-shell Jitae-test.;".; C" . .' '" r It sometimes happens that working norsef ana mnies have difliculty in u- rmating., . When this occurs, if 2 ozs. of dried yarrow be mixed in their feed two or three times in succession, a enre will generally be effected- - Should the yarrow not, however, effect a cure, (rive the ' animal a bolus comprised of I ox. of enstile soap and 2 drachms of salt petre, two mornings in succession fast- ''. ' ';?-":;:'. As a matter of ccnoroy, all grain fed to horses' and other stock, ' should to chopti goes, farther by 25 . per .cent is rriore acceptable to the animals, in duces them 1to take on fat better, is more conducive to the preservation of their strength,, easier digested, and as a re- sulting consequence, mors preservative of health. zct''.r :';'' 'vn-.-i- ' No one should tindertake to keep a nock -ofshfep who does not pro vide them with gooj sheding for their winter quarters straw for bedding, o lbs. of good hay. each, per day, of its equivalent in other fooil. The, sheep should be allowed the use cf a vard. be watered thrice a day, and have recourse lo salt daily pine boughs should ' be provided lor them to browe upon week iy in the absence of these mix tar with their salt. UA bkt-&' ;t- Fattening Ifogg.W,hea the mast aud nuts of yo-ir woods shall have . been consumed, pen Hp ypnr hogs to fatten ; provide them gooddry warm apartments in tne pen io sieep in separate irom me part yoji feed Iheru in' ' A'hen you first tnke them up, give each ho; a tea-spooli-ful of flou r ol sulphur in a mess of mel daily, .for a week. If vou desisn to commence feeding with pumpkins, ap ples or roots, let them be cooked-jhey go farther and are, better for the hog. J'hricn a day give them fresh water aud once a week ive them a drink of soap suds during the first three weeks of their being penned up. Each pen should be provided with a rubbing post. Hotten wood, charcoal and ashes should be eenerally in "the neri in a troush where the hogs could eat of it at pleas; tire.' '' .While you are engaged in vfattrning your hogs do notjomit to furnish them with plenty of mould leaves and weeds to work up into manure for you, for of a truth they are among the best of manu- Uaflftrers of thai article known. Twen ty well sizeu tiogiwonlcl eonveftnaif that number of loads of earth or mou ld into good fertilizing manire every ten days, and in that time mix it np more accurately than the best hand on your farm, an4 escdaHy Svell would ihey perlorm that service ifyou were to strew grains of corn over the surface daily to InucelheTrino' true economy consists in. attending to small as well as large matters, no provi dent farmer should omit ' to attend as these hint', and the best and surest Way to ensure their being attended to, is to personally see that they are done, as the master's presence is? a ereut stimulator of fidelity. i. ,;-'. Picking and jtrtserxmg Jppf. Pick your apples by. hand. When gathered deposit them in an airy room Jo,- sweat When they ..have, gone couvcareiuitypacit tnem away in Wr.ln the State. ; f . : reis, iieau iiieru up, auu pmce inem in a cry cell Droning and Mlchine. Ifyou have any marshy, or wet grounds that "you wish to render fit for tillage, you should improve the present month to make your ditches and drains ' - - CUer-makinz.- Get through with your cider-making ns speedily as possi ble, as the apples yield more juice, now than they will a few weeks hence, and consequently will make more cider. See that your casks and barrels are thoroughly washed, and In irrigated with a cloth dipped, in incited brimstone. i AjU Ztulter making.-A. apple butter is a very agreeable, sauce for the the table, as well as an article of sale, attend to having a supply .made for both purposes. Small as income from its sales may be, it will still be . worth attending to; for. as the Wbrld i the ag gregation of small particles, so are for tunes to be rcahzed only by those who attend to little as well as large sources of wealth. , '' TAresArng out Grain. Having first had your granary thoroughly cleaned out, by being scoured with, hot ley, and dried and aired, eo to work and have all your grain" threshed out and stored a way..At a J period like this, when prices are up one week and . down the next, every farmer should consider it to be his duty, to place himself in posi tion to avail himself of every rise in the price of his great staple products. . 1 , Fail rioiixhing, As stiff clay are improved by heing exposed to the action of frost, all such lands should have the advantage of fall and winter ploughing, but they . never - should , be ploughed WlulelnaTwefsW should be lapped. t" Com Sheds -We have, .already te- nunded you of the advantage of keeping your cattle under good dry warm sheds and wilt now barely observe, that if yon have not already erected them you should set about the work and com plete jthem without delay. ' Cattle pro tected from - the : inclemency of the weather, can be subsisted tpon one loiirth less food, so that Interest,' that ereat lever in human actioni, comes in to aid humanity in her appeal in "behalf of the poor beasts whom uod lias con-, naea to your cnarge ana Keeping. e haje read the humarr heart to butlittlo purpose, if any man could.sleep in . his bed through a winter night's storm, weje he to reflect that his stock , were exposed to its pitiless pel tings, as his reason wotild tell him that they felt the suffering as keenly as would be,Iiimself were he forced, like; them, to endure the descending licet and dHfting snow. As Providence has, in' his goodness, placed the beasts of the field within the control ot man,' in all christian duty he is - bound in gratitude to treat them kindly and well for in no other way can can he acqnit himself the reponsibilities of his stewardship. f The gift was one of use' and not of abuse.-; yitM p J - Fir-H'ood.Being ourself a .uror I I loyer ; of a good warm fire-side in win tervatld axious that all .God' creatures shall participate in the same comfort as we do ourself, we feel particularly -an, xious that you have cut and hauled in ps early as possible, a full supply of wood, not only for the great housef bnt for. the quarters also. The inonveKi ience brhauirnglhrongfTthe bad roads of wlntrr, wll at once suggest the pro priety of our advice, andTns we lidpe. pur you 011 to the performance of this necessary duly at the., earliest, possible period, - ; , ' , ,., , ;' H 'agans, Carls aad Gearing. Ex amine these, have all necessary repairs made, in order that - they may be ready when required for service. ' ll you have not one already have a house erected to keep I hem in. Toots and Implements of I7.&fl bry Every thing "of this description, not 111 use, should be thoroughly ex amined, and such ns may need it, should be repaired and pnrtRvay tiuder cover. . For the Frmvill Rfpnblictn Messrs. Editors: As ibe period is approaching when the Tobacco Plan-, ters wilt begin to "ptenare their "Crops for market,' a few suggfrtions as to thel order and prizing may not betuuppro- A nd fi rstf I wmild premise tlicse eneq ecstions, ty staling some facts which have an important bearing on the sub ject. . ;, It is pretty well ascertained... that there are uow about 30,0uO Jihds. of the Virginia I.ispection manufactured in the State. Taking the average in spection to be 45,000 hhds., we have two thirds of the whole crop used by the manufacturers; and it is- believ ed "that the day , is not very " far distant when nearly the whole Anouier laci -Virginia . -i gnacco is going ' nwre and niore-every yearotu of use in the loreign markets, for llie reason that Westein Tobaccos are prefer recfc'' ,, v-... - . . , It is ' plain, therefore, that Virgiuin Tobacco Planters must look mainly to the home market, for a purcbasctof their staple; and that it is important that the article. should be suited to the tastes . and wants .of the purchas er. f, I would then suegest first, ' that all Tobacco from the ; best to the lowest grade, should be prized in . undoubted keeping: order, , iiot hard order and planters will understand the distinction I make between keeping and hard or der,, , It is a very erroneous idea which has prevailed in this State among the planters for ' several years past that manufacturers ' prefer Tobacco in soft order, .This error has cost them in the sale of the last corp alone, thou sands and tens of thousands of dollars. It is estimated by intelligent dealers that at least one-fourth of the '.crop just inspected Was. spoiled, or more or Jess damaged by bqitijjr ; prized by too soft- 'i - Manufacturers J now . use so much foreign matter in the process - of . nianiifacturin , fTobacco, that they want to put every particle of ordering oi if themselves,! and when they use soft Tobacco -at . all, they must incur thecxpense of drying it be fore r they - can manufactHre it.- . If Planters then want best price rthat the manufactiier can afford to 'pay, their Tobacco must be put up in safe keeping order. I would suggest, a gain, that Tobacco should be lightly prized.; a hogshead thfiutdlirir Weigh' arTarfticsl more ihan. U0a a 1500 lbs. ri200 a 1300 "lbs. weud be , preforrcd. Th reason for this is plain; jhe leaf for use should be as unkroken and ns perfect as possible; one who has not attended closely . to the subject Has ,! very , little idea of the labor and loss of weight in curred in pulling to pieces (or shaking out ns the mabufacturcrs'tall it j ' and inauufacttiring heavy prized, hnrd st ruck - ;Tobacco,-The manufacturer can afford to pny 23' to 50 cnts per 1001 bs.' more for a light prized tihd.lof the -same quality than a heavy prized 0110. Some Planters prize heavy from the notion thnt it improve the appearance of their )obnccb; , others', to save freight in getting it to : market; but is , a .. fulso calcnlatkm to save one - dollar in the freight of a bhdt'f and lose four $0 eight dollars' in its sale; t ' , , -The foregoing ngeetio'ps will ap. ply rqirnllyHif) the putting .'up t.Tobnc co ; for foreign e shipnieur. : Shipper! when they pay a full'price for tobac co, must have it at least iri' safe keeping order. It is true that (. they do buy and ship Tobacco i in'So(t, damaged, , and. even i mouldly condi tion,, -luit at " si" very low price, and pjpntficsj .willt kriowj , orfi I'tight to have Imtrned by , Ujia liioe,. for they have paid enough ,ibr;lho . know . . ..- -.. V-'il penence in the manipulation of To bacco," end who 1 has often suffered 111 his business I for ; the ' want ?of material properly ordered - and 'rhan- nged. If they shall be the .' means of preyeiitihg, even ' one' "planter irom niinine , m - crop, oy.. prizing it in nii8iiie orueror , irom . Injur ie. it. by prijsinjr too heavily, he will be amply paid for the time occupied in wirting this communica tion. " .-. 'y.-; -.v. .,- . -.M. u - : penchTmauks. Dr. Holmes, iMitor of the Maine Farmer, states that by waskinir pen cil marks over with a - solution . of gun ". cotton V In ether, they ' can ' lie fixed so finely that India Rubber will not erase them. ' . . rXSpwtrBn-Bark, a N'cw-York paper says, tnay lo employed , as a manure.;. -The - subtonce can .easily be dried, aud converted into - charcoal in a similar manner, as recommended for charring neat. It may then be mix ed with night soil, answering both the purpose, ofdrying and rendered it fit JQt'farriingc, at the: M irtyatt-the amrabnta, occ. it may also 00 mixed, with urine. ofwith , animal manu'o of any.. kitid..Yor-4iibiaHar pari poses. : .'i an-tiarit i an 4.nncuarea state, is of no immediate value as a manure,, jn consequence of the gallic and other 1 acids ..it 'contains. : .The above., extract, , Ironi . vn -unknown, exchange, i something interesting td our larmers and it is - correct, too. Unburnt'd tan bark we. know to; be injurious to vegetation,' but. when the acid is driven off by heat, its nature is . !fr..An- ' " r PORTABLE FLOUR MILLS. Under the bead of Vxtrnordipnry-in vention." a New, York paper notices the machine for grinding and bolting flour . which . was exhibited at r the Americau Institute,, recently . beld ; iu that city. ; The writer jays that -"it is not much larger ' than, the crown of a - man's hat,, will grind - sixty bushels of wheat psr day into first rate flour. The cost is about $150, romplete,l with bolting; eppnratus.M We have "seen the machine in - ques tion, and wMtf,1i::rii undoubtedly "vcrv eood. for ; its size,"; we' da .not think it , destined to" effect a -re vol u tion "in .the, old .plans vet awhile." It is. just the' thine for an army, "when plenty of groin can be had, and may prove useltif t to sticn tarmers as .are remote - from miHs;-but for ordinnry cases, we do not think, the rnachine extraordinary, .especially at , it. has been before the public tor a consider able length of timo.J - , ...j ' NCW RGNCi7DISCOYRRy The Polyt'fchnic Revle." has? the following account of a new mode 6f welding metals "which . may "possess interest for some -readeis: Melt bor ax in au earthen vessel, adding' to it one-tenth of . sal-ammoniact , when these .ingredients are, properly fused and mixed, pour them out upon &n iron plate,: and lot them coL There is thus obtained a glassy matter to wh ich is to be added an equal quantity of quick lime. The iron er v steel which are W be soldered are first heated toured nessr ihen this 'compound, nrst re duced to powder, is laid npon them tho-eces-7arethOTplaced Irr'tlie fire, taking care to heat them at a tem perature far below that usually em ployed in welding; they are then with drawn and hammered, and the surfaces will be found, to be. ihu perfectly un ited." The discoverer,, of this aavs ?it never fails,-and may also be applied to welding sheet iron tubes, : t v., V -Sj4 11 11 ... ,4,.,fs ,. ; v. - - TO BOYS, r . i -r r' T)o'tiot trouble the birds; f lt :thern slug and fly. without fear Irom yon. Do not kill jjiem, ;dtf not catch end imprison .them. let them ro abroad in all the ioyousiiess of their.; brief summer1 lite. If, ypu wish (or some thing to do in the spring days, dig a hole; in ) some suitable place ; by,. the roadside, three or four- feet across and a foot "and a halfdeep; tlirow back Kirt pt the earth.' 5 Then go into the fields' or.-woods, catch a wild tree, the prettiest y011 cart find,'nd fnsteti ! its rooti carefully in h 'cage ' that; you have niadel'Ior; them, and, yonf : chil dren's children''or tho poor wayfnrinff man, a. century hence, - tiny, thank yon for tho slinuo which you have pro vided. Is not -this better than catch ing birds7i si i rv' ! '. I . i ' ; , - The Atistio CkoWa has reached. New York, -and several have died in the hofpitat edge,. what it is to , be 'sold to the Dutch.1' i ; '.. - These suggestions are offered- by-a manufacturer who has had long- er- Thi Oott Rkoiox. Letter from a BoU titnorean.- We gire tome extended vxlracis in our eotnmns to-dy relative lo the got J re f ion nfCBlifofni, Which irrciing great atiention thronJiout ihe country W-he and oeen tavtnfi with Hut perutat r a let let from a younfr BMtimorean, dated Sast Frincisee, Sept'.2rl.B nytt ' Tlie cold fever is" aull ng'mg here with 11 its violence. aad 10 some purpose How it would attuuish you to tee Ui ira mense 6nntiuet?tha( have beeo brouctit t this place from die Sacisaiento ty the mi ner. ' I have seen it wasted bv the Ave aad ten dollars4 worth to weigt)ing--ihejr don't if em to know the value of iu It tan be botilil for eight dollars per ounce, which is worth revenuen dollarein : the Stau-a. . Start all the young -men from Caliimore that are unemployed1 , t' rr ,':.t f-J 1 ne eame letter mention, the tale arrival of Mr. Wethered, of Baltimore, .wilb a Urge lock of gnode on whuh he was piakjpf immense pr,ifita.';! .r.tf; jSuny.4 A,Watcb Swiudlir. Tbe Cumber land Allegan ha states that an. Oliio drover. hortly afiet taking a -eat, in the cars for Cumberland, tt the Baltimore depot, was iccoited by a retpeetfbly dressed gentle man, who atked of turn the .favor, lo loan . him Mventy-fit s dollar, sntil he houtL get to Cumberland, ..when he would psy him eighty dollar, and feel ever indebted to him frMhekindes, lis stated that he wt. Qiiexpecledly called on .Xqrjheij, mount oy ivuow wim amou by, and onr the drovet refuting he tendered him a $100 watch accnriiy for the retain of the ma ney OB theie- arrival . ttCumberlDd. .i) hicb tlie: drover assented, handine him over 73 .-On arriving at Cumberland th man was not to o lound, ana the watch. arts astertained not to be worth &5. 4 O v., THE FIELD OF BUEN A VISTAi " Frmm the A'. O. Bulletin tKnt. 1U i-il "We reeemtv htd exhibited to a the oriff ink! of the celebrated letter from Gen. Tavr Loate Santa Anna, written om the field of Quena Viita.in reply to the summons of . Thi document it in the form ot a note. bein on a folded half aheot of leuer ptperc It it in pencil, written by Major now Coo nel) Blits, and signed by Gen. Taylor The wriiins; is very legible and it in the re gular open hand of Coi.'Uli't and with ihe timngiy marxeu ngnainre ot Ueneru lay lor. v'I'here it nothing either in the note or -the signature .that indicate haie but, ort th eontrnry. judging from the gehercl ap-i peerance of it, we thould say that both the writer end tne tigner of it were calm atv , a tummet s morning when; it was prepare -Aa Colt Sliat wta in the city at the lime we taw lhit note, w took eccttion to in quire of him the eireuuittaneet under which. it wa written j tie loiit us tiiai be wrote it. on the -lop of hit fdYaginf cap,, placed on, his knee, tilting on a bank of earth, ! Cien,' Taylor dictating ihe tenor of it, and that the latter ditll not, tign, ij as reported, oa horseback, bat that he wat at'anding by the tide of hi horte, (Old ; biley,) and . laid the paper on the tadJle, and signed it theri with the same pencil with which: bf (Col. Bliat) wrote i.v 1 -Tlie gentleman who bradgbt this . docu Z mem from 'Mexico came paaaeueer indie fteamer from Vera Urua wiih Mr. Clifford, our Minitter,;,. He pbtained, it ia the ci'f of Mexico, and inteptla to have it elegantly fiamed for preservation, he values it verey highly. .-i ,:.;-S '' ; TbQUjh tlia .letter it familiar to all oar resdertr we five ihe following verbatim espy from the original: ; 'IlKADai!ABTeB ABJIV Of OccrPtTIOM, . A'ear Uuens llat i'ebruary 21, 1 849. 8in: In reply to your note of this date, eommoniny me to terrendtr my forces at dicretion I beg leave 10 say thai I decline iweaiai your rr4-:' . ; N'ith liigh teapect,! am, sir. your obe, dtentterv t u 'Maioi General U. S. A- Commanding. ' fToSenor O A uto. Lorn os Samta Anna. .j "Commanding inchaif, Encaouda.l!. .-Th Daltimore Sun, and some , of 'the Philadelphia pi pert, publish a letter from a Mr T." I). .Claiborne,' o Natclies."M!aeitV tippl, tlatine that one S. .8. Ooyd told him -and a Mr I3inghmr that he (Boyd,) oft the .1 3h ingL, hnd "apenl tome hour with .. Uen Taylor and that lie waa right on all the poiiiit and, ";wiihout speaking of the terriioriesJjhej. oldajntletnan; distinctly and enroenly doclDd.. that When "the -North sl'eropierl to interfere wiih the ttav' , question he wat for drawing the $ wori and throwing qVay the tcabbard, ;'. "r ' We have had so many fabricated rd ports of Gen. Tayfor't private conversations ' that we ; pnt rio. faith in fcny of them. In' tne present case, whilst we have he doabV of Gen.vi Taylor loyaltfiy to the- Smith, a we place no confidence in tbenwthenticit of l.UlementJ'justJqttoted.J,tlf' -.'"t , t ' ( ' "r"i"! !' 1 " ?i ' '' ' v Two beantiful silver goblett have been purchase in Tendon. uudrr the instrnriton of Ilia S irnnnh Chamber of Commerce ori " eottinSand the oiher tl0,'The former is to be given to ihe producer of "the mot superior erop of op land rolton eold in Sa vannah, of the crop oflSltJ Oj' te othei jt to be given for J-eneof the beit crop." Qutrn JVhTe, it- the a,iithorify pf tha Clwinher of Commerct, "for most u jefior being r-jiisM; , !; -A 6t' jay aHilHS, JB'
The North-Carolina Star (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Dec. 13, 1848, edition 1
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