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The following papers are taken from a newspaper, 

 with a view to prevent their falling into obscurity ; so 

 far as we are capable of securing to them a permanent 

 usefulness. They are written by a gentleman of ta- 

 lents, who IS practically well acquainted with the sub- 

 ject.^ (See communication on common sheep and 

 coarse and combing wools, p. 362, of the present 

 volume.) 



Information concerning TFooly suitable for the cheapest 

 supply of very strong and useful woollens and wor- 

 steds. 



In the late experiments to procure home-made arti- 

 cles of military clothing for the United States, the suc- 

 cess was greater than could have been expected, in 

 the present unperfected and untried state of American 

 manufactures. In regard to all goods made of cotton, 

 for purposes requiring strength or neat, uniform ap- 

 pearance, the present capacity of this country was ma- 

 nifested, on this occasion, to he far greater than our ac^ 

 tual or probable wants require. In this valuable class 

 of cotton goods, are included strong neat shirting and 

 sheeting, cotton (and half cotton) hose, cotton drilling 

 for vests, pantaloons, guetres, bcdsacks, working 

 frocks and trowsers, rifle frocks and overalls, knap- 

 sacks and haversacks, sewing cotton, and various small 

 but necessary articles. 



In the woollen branch, offers were abundaiit and the 

 finer the goods or the materials proposed, the more 



* Mr.^ T. Coxe, late purveyor of public supplies. 



