NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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Oxen ill the sprins:. also (or yniins; swine, liir- 

 kev^^, geese iuul (lucks, when cut fine jind mixed 

 ^vitli rnenl or bran. The Espereelle or St. Foiii 

 is not lull of fermentative Siip like tlie spiin- 

 jsh or red clover, ihercl'ore not so lliitnlent :itul 

 tliinj^erons for riillle. It is nol subject to mil- 

 dew, and is mnrli more nonrisliing lliin the red 

 clover, :ind much easier made into hay. 



" A Ik'ld of St. l'"oin when in full bloom, is a 

 most rapturous si?ht ; beautilul l>eyond de-^crip 

 lion, and when mowed, it tills the air with the 

 most delicious and odoril'eruus perfume." 



It has been asserted by some that Sainfoin is 

 liable to be winter killed. But Mr. Robhins, of 

 Fennsylvania, an able and experienced agricul- 

 turist, says that this [dant is as hardy as red 

 clover, and as little liable to be winter killed ; 

 for the winter ot 1822, which killed so much 

 red clover, di<l not affect at all the Sainfoin 

 plants, in his garden, whxh were not protect- 

 ed from frost. 



Much credit is due to Col. Jaques for his en- 

 terprise, and effort to introduce a plant, which 

 ])romiscs to be a valuable acquisition to the 

 husbandry of the northern stales. 



FARMER 



SUMM.\RY OF NEWS. 



Lalisl from Earoj)e. — An arrival at Atw VCrk on 

 the 2';!d iiist. has furnished London dates to Ihe Utli 

 October. By thise we learn that the Lord High ("om- 

 niissioner of the Ionian Islands has directed the British 

 sloops of war on that station, to capture all Greek ves- 

 sels, " armed or containing armed men." This mea- 

 sure is intended to retaliate on the Greek Government 

 for haviuEC ordered tlie commanders of its fleets to at- 

 tack and destroy such European vessels as should he 

 employed in transporting arms, ammunition and .trqops 

 to the assistance of the Turks. In compliance with ^his 

 order, two Ensjlisli frigates have sailed from the port of 

 Corfu for the Morea, and the Admiral is to join (hem at 

 Zante. Thus, says the Paris Etoile, at the moment 

 M'h n we are tracinu; these lines, it is possible (hat 

 Tnilis, Egyptians, Alt^erines and Tunisians, united un- 

 der the standard of the prophet, may enjoy the ineffa- 

 Ijle pleasure of seeing Christians attacking thtir broth- 

 er Christians, wdiose destruction the Musselmans have 

 sworn to accomplish. The English papers, on the oth- 

 er hand, state that the government of Greece has ex- 

 hibited a want of discretion, in making the masters 

 and cre%vs of the vessels complained of, liie subjects of 

 vengeance. All that the Greeks harl a right to do was 

 to take and destroy '.he vessels and cargoes. 



The accounts of the naval operations of the Greeks 

 and Turks, are sliU involved in contra. lictions. A let- 

 ter from Geneva states that Count Capo d'lstriahas 

 received intelligence of a grand naval victory gained 

 on the 7th of .Sept. over the ICgyptian squadron, by the 

 Greek fleet, near the island of Amorgas. The Egyp- 

 tians have lost several frigates and a great number of 

 transports. 



Hostilities have been renewed between the Turks 

 and Persians, which has caused much alarm at Con- 

 slautiuople. 



Spain is in a state of confusion, and a prey to disor- 

 ders. Pillage, assassinations, secret tribunals, and pri- 

 vate executions are frequent, and emigrations to France, 

 arc the order of the day. 



The N'ew York Spectator, of the 23d inst. states that 

 '' the victory of the Patriots over the cavaliy of the 

 Royalists is amply confirmed, and the troops of Bolivar 

 are sweeping every thing before them. The Ptoyalist.s 

 divided and distracted among themselves are every 

 TThere flying from the forces of Bolivar. Olaneta, if 

 3 now well ascertained was acting with the patriots, 

 and upper Peru v.-as in their possession. Lima had not 



yet been retaken, although it was re])orled that the 

 itoyalists had retired to tlu; fortress of Callao. 'the 

 same paper contains details of the operations of Boli- 

 var, and the troops under his command. 



Fire.- The Plate House in Frankfort, the Capital of 

 Kentucky, was consumed by fire on the "lib inst. The 

 building was 100 feet front by G5 deep, with a corres- 

 pond nt height, and cost about iJSO.OOO. A quantity 

 of musqi.ets, some furniture, books, &c. were destroy- 

 ed. The fire is supposed to have been accidental. 



Presidential Electioit. — It is not yet possible to say 

 who will be President, but there is uo doubt hut Mr Cal- 

 houn will receive a decided majorily of votes for \ ice 

 President. The choice will take place on Wednesday 

 next. 



Oloucfsltr Canal.— We understand that the Glou- 

 cester (Cape Ann) Canal is so much done that it is like- 

 to become a profitable concern. It is said that the 

 chaimel is constantly wearing; dee[)er, and that it will 

 probably in a short time be mad(; suiliciently wide for 

 the passage of steam boats from Boston to .Maine. 



TJie J^ew Hampshire Legislature is in session at Con- 

 cord. Gov. MoRRii. addressed it on Wednesday last. 

 On Friday (here was an exhibition of a Pupil of the 

 Hartford Asylum, presented by Mr Gallaudet. 



CAPTURE OF THE PIRATES. 



U. S. Schooner Porpoise, ) 



MATANZAS, OCT. 24th 1S24. \ 



Sir. — I have the honor to inform you that after 

 leaving the convoy fjom Havana, I stretched in for 

 this port, where I anchored on the evening of the 

 ISth. On inquiry, I W'as informed no piracies had 

 been recently committed in this vicinity. I howev- 

 er determined to despatch my boats secretly from the 

 harbor, and examine the adjacent bays and inlets. 

 On the night of the 19th, placed them under the 

 command of Lieut. Hunter, and acting Lieut. John- 

 son, wilh orders to examine about Point Yeacos, 

 Sewappa Bay and Camnioca, places long notorious as 

 a retreat for Pirates. On the evening of the 22d, 

 Lieut. Hunter returned wilh a piratical schooner of 

 one carriage gun, one new American cutter, and two 

 other boats ; one, having three men on board he cap- 

 tured in Sewappa Bay — every appearance justified 

 the suspicions of piracy. These persons informed 

 Lieut. Hunter (hat their vessel had been taken by 

 armed men, the boat they were in given in exchange, 

 wilh a promise of returning in a few days, and restor- 

 ing their vessel. The next day, off Camrioca, Lieut. 

 Hunter discovered a suspicious schooner standing to 

 sea, i.n chase of a vessel in sight. On his approach, 

 the stdiooner lacked, and made for the shore, closely 

 pursued by the boats. The crew abandoned the ves- 

 sel, and fled to the woods, where they were sought 

 for in vain. From the number of nautical instru- 

 ments, trunks of clothing, rigging and sails, with 

 three sets of American colors found on board, she 

 must have robbed several vessels; from stains of 

 blood on the clothes and other articles on board, I 

 fear the unfortunate persons to whom they belonged 

 must have been murdered. No-papers were discov- 

 ered which could lead to the name of the vessel or 

 vessels captured ; several articles of clothing were" 

 marked " Capt. ?haw" — a number with the initials 

 " A. P." A bag on board was lettered " Brig Morn- 

 ing Ptar's Letter Pag ;" one waistcoat contained in 

 the pocket a printed card, " Mrs. M. Loris' Boarding 

 House, Charleston. S. C." and appeared to have 

 been newly printed. — A medicine chest on board 

 was put up in New- York. 1 have delivered the pri- 

 soners to the Governor of Matanzas, and shall furnish 

 him with all the testimony in my power which can 

 throw any light on their character. The schooner I 

 sent out last night, under command of acting Lieut. 

 Browne, in hopes of decoying some of her former 

 comradi'S. I sail with convoy to-morrow, and after 

 joining the prize at sea, sliall proceed to Thomson's 

 Island for supplies, and, return to the protection of 

 commerce on this coast. I trust, sir, should the 

 prize be sufficiently fortunate to meet with pirates, I 

 shall have the pleasure to give a satisfactory account 

 of them. 



I have the honor to be, respectfully, Sir, your obe- 

 dient servant, CHARLES W. SKINNER. 



To the Hon. Samuel L. Southard, 

 Secretary of the Navy. 



J\hc EslaUislnvcul. 



THE subscriber respectfully informs the public, that 

 he has taken the factory of Ca])t. A. Stearns, in 

 West ('ambridge, where he intends carrying on the 

 Cluthitr''i Business, ^encrulli/ : — Also, Ladies' and 

 Gentlemen's garuuiits of every description colouri d 

 and cleansed, and furnitures ghiz( d ; Crapes and Silks 

 of various colours dyed and finished in the best man- 

 ner, at short notice, and as cheap as at any ofhtr place. 

 Wool Care!i7ig. — At the same place Merino and 

 Common Wool carded by Capt. Stearns. 



CYRUS FARRAR. 

 West Cambridge, Oct. 18, 1824. 



THE Agricultural Establishment is removed from 

 No. 20 Merchants Row to No. 6, north side of the 

 Old Market, up stairs, where is for sale, a general as- 

 sortment of the most approved Farming Implements, 

 together with Willis's improved Straw Cutter and Blind 

 Fastenings. Sept. 25. 



rfflHE Subscriber, for a few years past, has been cul- 

 JL tivaling an extensive FRUIT NURSERY. He 

 now has h large assortment of Peach Trees, budded 

 from the best Fruit in the country, native and foreign, 

 in the best order for transplanting. By another season 

 he hopes to ofl'er Pear and Chf.ruy Trees of the 

 fiist quality. O. FI.PKI'j, Worcester. 



PRICES OF COL JN TRY FfWDUCE, inc. 



[Revised and corrected every i riday.] 



APPLES, best, 



ASHES, pot, 1st sort, - - . 

 pearl do. - - - - 



BEANS, white, 



BEEF, mess, 200 lbs. new, - 



cargo. No 1, new, - - 



" No 2, new, - - 



BUTTER, inspect. No. 1. new, 



CHEESE, new milk, - - - - 

 skimed milk, - - - 



FLAX 



FLAXSEED 



FLOUR, Baltimore, Howard St 

 Genessee, - - - 



Rye, best, - - - 



GRAIN,Rye 



Corn - - - - - 

 Barley - . - - 

 Oats - - . - - 



HOGS' LARD, 1st sort, new, - 



HOPS, No 1, Inspection - - 



LIME, 



OIL, Linseed, Phil, and Northern 



PLAISTER PARIS retails at 



PORK, Bone Middlings, new, 

 navy, mess, do. 

 Cargo, .No 1, do. - - 



SEEDS, Herd'sGrass, 1823, - 

 Clover . - - - - 



WOOL, Merino, full blood, wash 



do do unwashed 



do 3-4 washed 



do 1-2 do 



Native - - - do 



Pulled, Lamb's, 1st sort 

 do Spinning, 1st sort 



PROVISION MARKET. 

 BEE!'', best pieces . . - - 

 POIIK, fresh, best pieces, - . 



" whole hogs, . - - 



VEAL, 



SlUTTON, 



POULTRY, 



PUTTER, keg & tub, 



lump, best, - . - 



EGGS, 



MEAL, Rye, retail, - - - - 

 Indian, do. - . - - 

 POTATOES, new, - - - - 

 CIDER, liquor, new - - - - 

 HAY, according to quality, - 



