184 SHEEP INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES 



Napoleon decreed the confiscation of his estates. His cabana was one 

 of the most noted of Spain. At this time the duke was in Cadiz, and 

 Charles Henry Hall, then of Connecticut, conceived the idea of pur- 

 chasing some of the famed Infantado Spanish Merinos. Mr. Hall was 

 introduced to the duke by Mr. Erving, the American minister, and was 

 informed by the duke that his flocks were in positions of safety from 

 the contending armies in various parts of Spain, some of them in Anda- 

 lusia. The result of the interview was that Mr. Hall made a purchase 

 of 400 sheep for himself and associates, which, he says, were shipped to 

 Virginia, consigned to Messrs. Brown & Eives, at Eichmond. Subse- 

 quently Mr. Hall and his associates obtained from the duke 2,000 more 

 sheep, having his mark (a brand of Y upon the side of the face of the 

 sheep), which were shipped to New York and Philadelphia for account 

 of himself, Commodore Charles Stewart, Consul Kichard Hackley, and 

 others. Of one of the cargoes Chancellor Livingston purchased a large 

 number, and many found their way into various States of the Union. 



There are some scattering notices of the sales of these Cadiz sheep. 

 On May 25, 1810, Alexander Coffin offered for sale, in New York City, 

 two Merino rams and one ewe imported direct from Spain 5 on August 

 7, 1810, Murray & Wheaton advertised three rams and three ewes from 

 Segovia, in Spain, from the flock of Bishop de Castro, and on August 

 28, 1810, Fontaine & Ferris offered two rams of the Merino breed from 

 the estates of the Duke de Infautado, from Cadiz, by the ship Maria, 

 and six days later James Seton sold one ram and some ewes from Cadiz, 

 in the Perseverance, consigned to Wood & Skinner. On August 28, 

 1810, Bleecker, Libby & Co. exposed for sale a remarkably fine Merino 

 ram, said to be a pure Infantado. 



The 50 Merino sheep shipped by Goold Bros. & Co. on the Corporal 

 Trim, consigned to Fitz W. Sargent, at Gloucester, were sold, on their 

 arrival, to W. S. Burling, of New York State. These sheep were 

 Paulars. 



When Napoleon's army in its second invasion of Spain advanced 

 under command of Joseph Bonaparte towards Madrid, the Supreme 

 Junta directing Spanish affairs fled toBadajos, and, their finances being 

 exhausted, it was suggested to this body that it might sell some of the 

 confiscated sheep which were feeding by thousands on the plains of 

 Estremadura. The Junta resorted to the measure proposed to it. Mr. 

 Jarvis was informed that the sale was to take place, by his correspond- 

 ent, Don Juan Pablo Soler, a merchant of Badajos, in June, 1810, and 

 hastened to improve the opportunity thus offered. Col. John Downie, 

 British commissary-general and a colonel in the Spanish service, pos- 

 sessed great advantages for the selection of the sheep, being high in 

 favor with the Junta, and Mr. Jarvis was fortunate in standing on good 

 terms with him. Four thousand of the Paular flock were bought and 

 sent to the King of England, and Col. Downie purchased the remainder 

 of this celebrated cabana, between 3,000 and 4,000 (3,945), it being 



