NEW KNr,LiND FARRIER. 



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Mr Archer laiJ od the table a resolution for explain- 

 in" the character and object of the visit of the naval 

 olKcer of the United states comaianding in the West 

 Indies, to the town of Faxgardo, in the island of I'orto 

 Rico, in November last. 



The bill for the occupation of Oregon River was pas- 

 sed, Ayei 116, Nays 57. 



Senate.— DEC. 23. A resolution was passed, re- 

 questing the President to communicate to the Senate 

 the number of merchant vessels belonging to the citi 

 zens of the United States, with their names, owners, 

 &€. which have been captured or plundered b« pirates, 

 iic. which was carried. 



The Senate concurred nem. con. in passing a bill 

 from the House, in favour of Gen. Lafayette. 



A bill for pledging the Public Lands of the United 

 States, as a fund for Education was ordered, to lie on 

 the table. 



Abstract of Reports. — The whole number of men 

 enlisted to recruit the army, for the year ending 30th ] 

 September, 1823, was 2,558. 



The aggregate strength of our little army, by the la- 1 

 test return, was 5,779. The aggregate permitted by 

 law, if the ranks were full, is but 6,183. 



The Quartermaster Gtneral and Commissary Gent r- 

 al's Departments appear to have b»fcn admirably mana 

 gcd, and, as to the Paymaster's Department, the head 

 of it says, in his report, that he is confidt-nt, that the 

 whole of the troops are now paid to the first of Septem- 

 ber, and a considerable portion to Ihe first of .November, 

 and that the Paymasters '.will render vouchers before 

 the close of the year, wkich will fully account for all 

 sums advanced to them within the three first quarters. 



The annual expense of medical stores for the airny, 

 it appears by th? Surgeon General's Report, has rot 

 heen more than 32 50 per man. The deaths in the 

 army in the two first quarters of the year were but 53, 

 and 13 of them were from consumption. 



The expense of the National Armory, in Springfield, 

 iMs. for the year 1823, was 186,824 dollars ; that of the 

 Armory at Harpf-r's Kerry, Vir. was 194,808 dollars. 



tn the year 1823. fifteen thousand stand of arm} T"eTt 

 distributed amongst the militia of the several States 

 and Territories, under the act of 1808, " for aiming and 

 equipping the whole body o( the militia." 



The number of Revolutionary Pensioners is 13,034, 

 that of invalid Pensioners, 3,736, and that of half-pay 

 in lieu of bounty land, 202. Of the first class there di- 

 ed, in the three first quarters of 1824, 441 ; of the sec- 

 ond class, 73; of the 3d class, none. The annual 

 amount of Pensions to the first class, is $1,327,316, to 

 the second, 298,000, to the 3d, $9,876. 



The number of Military Bounty Land Warrants issu- 

 ed, up to the 22d of Nov. 1824, is 26,761, covering 4, 

 475,632 acres of land. 



ed considerable injury, but^t-ifling to what might have 

 been expected from the circumstances in which he was 

 placed. 



Svffoenlion. — A Mrs Mair, of Niagara, is said to have 

 lately fallen a. victim to an act of carelessness or igno- 

 rance, in placing in her bed-room a pan nf live coals, and 

 then lying down to sleep. This ought to serve as a 

 warning against a too prevalent practice. 



The great Canadian lumber ship Columbus arrived 

 at Deal, and was to be towed to DeptforJ by steam- 

 boats, there to be unloaded. 



The Baltimore papers state that the agent of the 

 government of .Mexico has contracted with two ship- 

 wrights in that city for the building of two frigates. 



Tlie following was received at Charleston from Bel- 

 fast, Ireland, on the 10th inst. :— 169 tons of salt, 93 

 kilts, and 2037 hampers of potatoes, 130 pieces of cot- 

 ton bagging, and 60 packages of wearing apparel. 



It is reported that another American is about to en- 

 ter on the literary course already lo creditably pursu- 

 ed by Brown and Cooper. Like the latter of these 

 gentlemen, his attention, it is said, will be confined 

 to the embellishment of American history, and the il- 

 lustration of native manners. 



We are sorry to state that all hopes in regard to get- 

 ting the coal arks to Philadelphia this season are at an 

 end. The officers and engineers have been faithful and 

 persevering in their duty ; but it is hard to contend 

 with nature. 



Mr Fauntleroy, the English banker, who had been 

 detected in forging to a large amount, has been tried 

 at the Old Bailey, and condemned to be executed. 



Pyrnlipnecus Acid. — We state, for the information 

 of our friends in the country, who are desIrcHis of trying 

 the experiment of curing bacon with this acid instead 

 of smoke, that it is for sale at J.Kidder's, No. 70 Court 

 street. — at S. Kidder's Charlestown, — at Providence — 

 at Goshen, Con. — and several other places. Its prop- 

 erties are described at pages 36 and 165 of the present 

 volume of the New England Farmer. 



A Commillee on Agriculture has been raised in both 

 houses of the Maryland Legislature. 



JVarrow E«j;»e.— Mr John Ellis, of .Mercer, Me. a 

 Celebrated hunter, recently had a dangerous encounter 

 with a large Moose, near Moose River. When discov- 

 ered the animal took to the river, and the hunter to the 

 canoe, and started in pursuit of him. Having approach. 

 ed within six or eight rods, he fired, and the ball tak- 

 ing effect the moose made for the shore. Mr E. having 

 reloadad his gun, proceeded in search of him. The 

 moose was soon come up with, and rather unexpect- 

 edly. Mr Ellis having approached within twenty or 

 thirty feet of the enraged anjual before he discovered 

 him— He instantly fired ; but being somewhat agitated 

 by suddenly finding himself- so near the moose, missfld 

 his object, the ball entering a small tree which interve- 

 ned between them ; whereupon the moose immediately 

 made at him with desperate fury, taking him between 

 his horns, one of which entered his clothes near the 

 waistband of the pantaloons in front and passed out near 

 his chin, and the other at the small of bis back raking 

 the skin in its course. While in this dangerous and 

 critical situation, the moose made four or five bounds 

 'With him, clearing a rod or more at a leap, when his 

 clothes giving away, he fell to the ?round. The moose 

 passed over him without striking him, and after going 

 alt^-ea or twenty rods fell and expired, Mr EUia receiv- 



In an account taken from the French papers of the 

 Volcanoes at present in existence, it is stated that 

 with the exception of two in the central part of Asia, 

 not one is more than fifty leagues from the sea ; 

 whence it is inferred, that water acts an important 

 part in Volcanic eruptions. The following general 

 summary is worth quoting : — 



J^umber of Active Volcanoes. 



On the CoDlinent. In the Islands. 

 Europe, 1 11 



.\frica, 6 



America, 58 3 



Asia, S 25 



Ootania, 52 



Middlesex .^gricuUm-al Societif. 



THE Trustees of lhi-~Socitly of Middle^tx I'Susbaiii) ■ 

 man k Manufacturers, will hold their Annus"! 

 Meeting at Wakefield's Hotel, in Concord, on TUE'-' ' 

 DAY, the fourth d.ay of Jann;iry n<xt, at ten o'clock, 

 A.M. All jiersons having claims for premiums on Ati- 

 cultural experiments, or I'ruit-trees, and all persons hav""- 

 ing demands against the Society, are requested to e». 

 hibit the same N. BROOKS. Rcc. Sec. 



RICHARDSON & LORD, have just published, a. 

 new and valuable Heading Book, designed for the 

 use of Schools, entitled the Agricultural Reader — By 

 Daniel Adams, M. D. author of the Scholars' Arith- 

 metic, School Geography, &c. 



Removal. 



THE Agricultural Establishment is removed from 

 .\o. 20 Merchants Row to No. 5, 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. 



JOB PRINTING 



executeij with neatness and despatch, on reasonable 



terms at this Office. 



PRICES OF COUNTRY PRODUCE, &c. 



(Revised and corrected every Friday.] 



Total. 



12 

 6 

 61 

 32 

 52 



67 



96 



163 



Professor Berzelius observes, that positive and neg- 

 ative electricity maybe readily distinguished by the 

 taste, on making the electric current pass, by means 

 of a point, to the tongue. The taste of the positive 

 electricity is acid, that of the negative is more caus- 

 tic and, as it were, alkaline. 



*,• Those of onr subscribers who are indebted for the 

 New England Farmer for more than one year, are 

 respectively requested to make payment as soon as con- 

 venient. We are aware that these small matters are 

 often neglected thro' forgetfulness ; but though small, 

 yet collectively they are the only means of our sup- 

 port. We trust our friends will not consider this request 

 amiss, when they consider that our paper, deriving no 

 support from advertisements, depends wholly upon the 

 prompt payment of subscribers. 



Our friends in the interior of Massachusetts are re- 

 minded that an opportunity for remitting money by the 

 members of the Legislature, will occur iu January. 



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 - 



fUtX *EED 



FLOUR, Baltimore, Howard St 

 Genessee, - - - 

 Rye, best, . . - 



GRAIN,Rye 



Corn - - - . - 



Barley - - . - 



Oats - - . - - 



HOGS' LARD, 1st sort, new, - 



HOPS, No 1, Inspection - - 



LI.ME, 



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, fullblood,wash 



do do unwashed 



do 3-4 washed 



do 1-2 do 



Native - - - do 



Pulled, Lamb's, 1st sort 

 do Spinning, 1st sort 



PROVISIOJ^ MARKET. 

 BEE!', best pieces - . - . 

 PORK, fresh, best pieces, - . 



" whole hogs, - - ■ 



VEAL, 



MUTTON, 



POULTRY, 



BUTTER, keg & tub, 



lump, best, - . ■ 



EGGS, • 



MEAL, Rye, retail, - - - . 

 Indian, do. - . - • 

 POTATOES, new, - - - . 

 CIDER, liquor, new - - - . 

 HAY, according to quality, 



