"^EW ENGLAND FARMER. 



t ours to amount to thousanv-ls pursuant to tluiriavct- 



.te tactics of falsehood. To conceal tlicir defeat 



y liail illuminated last nijfhl at fort St. .Mary's." 



V IjiviTpool paper of July 2lf, gives accounts from 



runna to the l!)tli of .Uily. They state that on tliu 



|h and 16th there were severe contests. The French 



I driven iu the garrison and approached the works, 



en they were received with a tremendous c.^nuon- 



which did Ihem much injury ; and befoie they 



Id recovi r tlunn.'ielves, the garrison made a despe- 



sally, headed by Gen. Robert Wilson and suite, 



n some severe fighting ensued, in which the French 



6i)U men. Other attacks were made by the French 



17th and 18th but without success, the iuhabi- 



3 defending the place with enthusiasm, and direct- 



th" guns with skill. Sir Robirt had liis horse kill- 



and was himself wounded, but not dangerously. 



iii1ep!)i.lence of SoiUli America. — \ preliminary 

 ly between the state of Buenos .\yres and the gov- 

 neut of Spain was signed on the 4th of July. It 

 ides that after 60 days from the ratification of the 

 ty all hostilities shall cease for l!ij term of IS 



ths, &c. 



le Colombians successful The New York Com- 



ial .\dvertiser announces the termination of the 



in Colombia. Morales has surrendered to the Re- 



ican arms. This intelligence was brought by Capt. 



from Rio de la Hache. Gen. Moralas capitu- 



i on the 4th of .\ugnst, giving up every thing. He 



to proceed to Cuba with seven or eight hundred 



troops, bring all that remained of his army who 



natives of old Spain, and had engaged never 



Q to take arms against Colombia. Great rejoic- 



and illuminations had taken place at Rio de la 



le, and all the places where the news had been 



I'ed. The Independence of Colombia is thus es- 



heri after a most arduous struggle of twelve years. 



ent which will not fail to give the highest satis- 



m to every man who is a friend to mankind. 



4 news from Africa conlradicled. — Intelligence re- 

 d by a \aU arrival from Liberia, the American 

 y in Vfrica, contradicts the dismal story about th 

 ess and death of a number of the settlers, the loss 

 : fort. fcc. Mr. Aslinun writes under date o 

 20th, that " the colony has at length obtained a 

 ootiog; an asylum is prepareel for the degradee 

 ppressed sons of \frica. An opening is made fii 

 flfectual introduction of the go^pe! among the 

 . A principal objection to the emancipation oi 

 , in America is obviated. The annihilation of the 



trade along an extensive line of coast ever fa 



for this guilty traffic is secured." 



DOMESTIC. 



•.ling of /he Essex A^ricullural Society.— ^Xt liave 



-equested to give notice that there will be a meet- 

 the Members of the Essex Agricultural Societv 

 Hotel in Topsfield, on the 6th of October next, 



o'clock, A. M. when an Address will be delivered. 

 Hillsborough, N. H. Cattle Show and Fair will 



ended at Francestown, on the 24th and 2&th of 



lonth. 



watermelon, weighing 30 pounds, and meas'iring 



'eet, has been exhibited at Providence, and said 



he largest ever raised in that state. 



apple erceedinif one pound and sir tuntps in 

 : was lately pulled from the garden of Mr. Vates, 

 neighborhood of Alexandria. 



clion of the Atlantic and Pacific The N. York 



3rcial Adv rtiser states that the old proposition 

 ting the waters of the two great oceans which 

 he Isthmus of Darien, has been revived. A pro- 

 las been made to the Colombian government to 

 .his by a canal from the river Atrato, which 

 nto the Atlantic, with the Sun Juan, which 

 s into the Pacific. The projector calculates the 

 e at 200,000 dollars. 



•nal Commerce.— k New York paper lately an- 

 d the arrival in the Hudson of a Sloop 'from 

 It, laden with wheat and pot ashes. She h in- 

 as a regular trader between New York aud St. 



'J"i: National Intelligencer mentions that the Presi- 

 dcnl IS at present upon his farm in London Cnunly, 

 Va. Mr. Secretary Crawford is on a visit to his friends 

 and conmr.tious in the upper part of Virginia. Com. 

 .tohu Kadgers is appointed to perform the duties of the 

 Secretary of the Navy, till the further pleasure of the 

 President is known upon the subject. 



A J'illain Caught — Ira Sargent, a stage <lriver in 

 the State of New York, who some time since absconded 

 with an unsealed letter, containing about $700, has 

 been apprehended in \'erraont. He had concealed 

 himself in a log house, surrounded by woods, a mile 

 from any road, and had prepared himself to give battle 

 to any who might attack him, by equipping himself 

 with 2 guns, 4 pistols, an axe, a scythe, a pitchfork, 4 

 cudgels, and a large pile of stones, with two men and 

 his wife to aid him. He was attacked by 12 men, and 

 after much resistance surrendered. 



Oi-ij;inal Portrait of Columbus. — We are highly grat- 

 ified to state, that by the last arrival from Spain, our 

 country is put in possesion of an original and celebrated 

 likeness of Columbus. 



Its more particular history has been forwarded to 

 Washington, where the picture is destined to add to 

 those already in the Capitol. By a certificate from the 

 President of the National Museum of Seville, verified 

 at the office of the Political Chief of that city and which 

 is attached to the. canvas, we observed that it is iden- 

 tified in all its parts as an original, and by the same 

 master who produced the full length likeness of Colum- 

 bus which is still in Seville. The certificate further 

 states, that this is the same that was in the Cartuja. 



It is presented to the nation by George G. Barrel!, 

 Fsq. U. S. Consul at Malaga, who secured the posses- 

 sion of it at Seville, by the aid of the Prior of the Car- 

 tuja, when that Institution suffered suppression. 



The painting itself manifests the hand of a master, 

 and is well preserved ; but its chief value consists in 

 its being an original and true likeness of Columbus; as 

 such to Am.ricans it must be deemed a valuable ac- 

 'liusition — and to the votaries of painting a triumph of 

 their art which possesses thus a far:ilty to rob from the 

 grave that portion of its terrors which it derives from 

 oblivion. — Daily Adv. 



PATENT CAST STEEL HOES, &c. 



RECEIVED by the Emerald from Liverpool, and 

 for sale at the Agricultural Establishment, 

 No. 20, Merchants' Row, a further supply of 

 English Cast Steel Hoes, of a superior quality. 



On /land, a large supply of 

 Steel spring-tempered Potatoe Hoes, 

 liest warranted Bush Scythes, 

 Patent Scythes Snaths fitted to the same, 

 A few very superior ivory handled Budding Knives, 

 Steel and Iron Bull Rings, 

 Copper Fumigators, 



with a large and general assortment of 

 .AGRICULTURAL & GARDENING IMPLEMENTS. 

 September 13. 



NOTICE. 



THE subscribers being about making different ar- 

 rangements in their business, feel under the ne- 

 cessity of calling on those indebted to them to make 

 payment. All those indebted by Notes previous to 

 the first of July, 1823, are respectfully requested to 

 pay them ; and all indebted by Book Account are de- 

 sired to settle and close their accounts by notes or oth- 

 erwis" without delay. 



0:^ Those whose debts have been of some time 

 landing must consider this as all the notice necessary 

 previous to collection in the course of law. 



STEARNS & CREHORE. 

 Waltham, Sept. 3, 1823. 



Oislresstng I'lres in Mrnnc.—Li.Uvrs from Maine 

 announce, that a lire which had been kindled in the 

 woods in Woolwicii, fed by :, parched vegetation occa- 

 sioned by a severe drought, and driven by a .stron- 

 N. W. wind had occasioned great destruction in that 

 town, Alna, \\ iscasset, Hath, He. 'I'hc calamity began 

 on Wednesday, and continued until'l hursday evening, 

 when the wind subsiding, its progress was checked : 

 but at the last dates the danger was not over. It is 

 said, the destruction extended over sI-< miles of cullivn - 

 ted country, destroying from 70 to 00 building., atnoi'i- 

 them a mill and tannery, a number of tattle, aud a 

 great quantity of produce. A female is also said to 

 have fallen a victim to the flames ; which were so rap- 

 id and suffocating as to occasion the women, children 

 and infirm to fly before them in the utmost dismav. It. 

 is calculated, that nearly 40 buildings were burnt iu 

 Alma alone, and Messrs. A\ est, Hodges, and Cheney 

 were among the sufi'orers. Many of the poor and indus- 

 trious farmers have peen stripped of their all, and theii; 

 situation calls loudly for public commisseration. It 

 was feared that the extent of the loss of human lives 

 had not been ascertained. .Nearly the whole popula- 

 tion of the towns mentioned had been engaged two days 

 in succouring the sufferers, and in attempts to prescribe 

 limits to the destruction. Many persons escaped from 

 their houses with only a small part of their clothing. 



Cenlincl. 



PRICES OF COUNTRY PRODUCE, &:c. 



[Revised and corrected every Friday.] 



ASHES,-pot, 1st sort, ,. . . 



ptarl do 



BEANS, while, 



BEEF, mess, 200 lbs. . . . 

 cargo, No 1, . . . . 



" No2, . . . . 



BUTTER, inspect. 1st qual. . 



2d qual. . 



small kegs, family, 



CHEESE, new milk .... 



FLAX 



FLAX SEED . . . ; . . . 

 FLOUR, Baltimore, Howard St. 



Genessee .... 



Rye, best .... 

 GRAIN, Rye 



Corn 



Barley 



Oats 



HOGS' LARD, 1st sort . . 

 HOPS, No 1, Inspection on,']22 

 LIME, 



OIL, Linseed, American . . 



PLAISTKR PARIS .... 



PORK, Navy Mess .... 



Bone Middlings . . . 



Cargo, No 1, ... 



Cargo, No 2, ... 



SEEDS, Herd's Grass, 1822, • 



Clover 



WOOL, Merino, full hIood,washed 

 do do unwashed 



do 3-4 washed 



do 1-2 do 



Native . "... do 

 Fulled, Lamb's, 1st sort 

 do Spinning, 1st sort 



PROriSIOK MARKET. 

 BEEF, best pieces . . . . 



PORK, fresh 



VEAI 



LAMB, 



POULTRY, 



BUTTER, keg & tub, family, 

 lump, best . . . 



FGGS, 



MEAL, Rye, 



Indian, 



POTATOES, new, . . . . 

 CIDl'.Pi, liquor, new .... 

 'hay, best 



flush 

 bbl. 



bush 

 lb 



f; 



65 

 6 



7 00 

 3 



60 



6! 



10 

 13 



1 00 

 60 



2 7 

 12 00 

 14 50 

 12 00 

 11 00 



2 00 



7 



55 



40 



4 



doz, 

 bush 



70 

 7 50 

 7 12 

 3 75 



63 



eo 



70 



00 



12 



15 



1 12 



65 



3 00 



12 50 



15 00 



12 50 



n 50 



8 



65 

 50 

 55 

 45 

 37 

 60 

 50 



12 



10 



10 



6 



14 



16 



20 



14 



00 



00 



42 



2 00 



17 00 



