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>f fleece, and length of pile to those of his own raising from his original flock. About 

 100 laiubs have been the produce of this year, nearly all of which have been so far 



reared without accident or distemper. 

 It is not probable that Mr. Caldwell took the whole of his purchase 

 to his farm, for on September 22 he advertised for sale 70 Merino rams 

 and ewes, " fine-wooled, full-blooded Traushuinantes, of the Paular and 

 Aguirres breed. They were of the flocks of the Prince of Peace and 

 purchased at the sales ordered by the Junta of Estreinadura, by Wil- 

 liam Jarvis, at Lisbon, whence they have just arrived by the bark Sally 

 and Mary." 



These sheep did not go off at private sale, and on October 4 they 

 were offered at auction, and the following incentive held out to those 

 who still hesitated : 



From the last accounts from Lisbon the prospects of further importation of full- 

 blooded Merinos are at an end, consequently this appears likely to be the only 

 opportunity of procuring such as are deemed of importance, there being a part only 

 of the Transit's cargo remaining in this State, and which are held by judges of 

 Merinos to be the only two original full-blooded lately imported accompanied by 

 proper vouchers. 



Jarvis said that he sent about 350 sheep to Philadelphia, and Chap- 

 man, who had access to his papers, thinks that nearly or quite that 

 number were consigned to Hollingsworth & Sons, the last cargo arriv- 

 ing September 20, 1810, and in consequence of large arrivals found a 

 low market. As we find no record of any such arrival we accept Mr. 

 Chapman's account: 



There were 140 shipped, but a number died on the passage and more soon after. 

 December 24, following, only 118 were left. They were in bad condition and diseased 

 when they arrived. In January, 1811, Michael Kippley offered $50 each for the whole 

 flock. May 13 they were offered Judge Griffith, of New Jersey, for $60 each. May 14 

 they were offered at $45 each for the entire lot. May 20 Messrs. Young, Dupont, and 

 Warner offered to take the lot on shares. We have been unable to ascertain the final 

 disposition of these sheep. The last letters discuss the question of sending them to 

 Now York by sea or overland, as was ordered or proposed by Mr. Jarvis, but there is 

 no light upon the final disposition of them. 



Mr. Chapman also notes that in addition to the large sale made to 

 Mr. Caldwell, that gentleman, Mr. Warner, and others bought $5,9GO 

 worth with no numbers given, and that at another sale 14 were disposed 

 of at $75 each. 



On October 26, 1810, James Yard, commission merchant, offered for 

 sale "120 Merino sheep just landed from the ship Hope from Lisbon, 

 from the noted flocks of Paular, Negretti, and Aguirres." They were 

 not immediately sold and were put up at auction by Peter Kuhn & Son 

 on November 14 following. 



The arrivals at this port now fell off, but 13 sheep arriving in Novem- 

 ber and but 7 or less in December. The latter came in the Little Cherub, 

 of which the New York Gazette, December 11, 1810, says: 



Arrived, the brig Little Cherub, fifty-four days from Villa Real, with 7 out of 120 



