NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



The Claremoat Spectator, after quoting from the 

 ircester Spy, the account of Ur. Fiske's turnip, 

 s, ' An English Turnip raised the past season, in the 

 den of Hon. Samuel Fiske, of this village, beats the 

 re nil hollow ! — weighing li! pounds, and measuring 

 inches in circurnlerence, and in thickness 7 inches — 

 outer edge being of nearly equal thickness with the 

 tre." 



i<r NE PLUS ULTR.\. 

 saac Basset, jr. has left at our oflice, for the inspec- 

 of the curious, an English Turnip, which exceeds 

 ze, any we have seen or heard of; measuring 3 

 ;r r> i.vcHKS in circumference ; largest diameter 14 

 inches ; thickness 7 inches — and weighing with- 

 the top, 20 Poc.vDS, and 1 oumces. — IVorcesler Spy. 



In the summer of this year, fmding the ice still fixed 

 to the shores, in such a manner as precluded all hopes 

 01 any turther progress in the neighborhood in which 

 he was, Capt. Parry thought it advisable to give up the 

 attempt and return to England. 



135 



FOREIGN. 



panish Affairs. — The King of Spain immediately 

 lis arrival at the French head quarters, issued a 

 :Iamation of" fire and fury" in which he complains 

 • the most criminal treason, the most disgraceful 

 Miess, the most horrible offences against my roya 1 

 »n,"' &c. and ;ays, the " tyrannical constitution" 

 " ac.iJ-^ null in its origin, illegal in its formation, 

 unjust in its principle ;" and " replaced upon the 

 ■ne of St. Ferdinand, by thd just and wise hand of 

 •idence, as well as by the generous efforts of my 

 le allies and the valiant enterprise of my cousin, 

 Duke d'.ingouleme and his brave army, desirous 

 pplying a remedy to the most pressing necessities of 

 people, &c. 1 have authorised the following Decree." 

 ST. 1. Ail the acts of the government called cou- 

 itional (of whatever kind and description they 

 he,) a system which oppressed my people from the 

 of Marcli, 18'20, until the 21st of October, 18,'3, 

 ieclarcd n ill and void, declaring, as 1 now de- 

 i, thai during the whole of that period I have been 

 ived of my liberty, obliged to sinction laws and 

 orize ord-'rs, decrees, and regulations, which thi. 

 government framed and executed against my will. 

 ■ar. 2. I approve of every thing which has been 

 eed and ordered by the Provisional J'Jnta Oov- 

 ■•nt, an J by the Reg'-ucy, the one created at Oy- 

 I, ipril 9, the other May 26, in the present year, 

 ;ig meanwhile, until suffici -ntly informed as to the 

 ts of my people, I may he able to bestow those 

 , and adopt those measures, which will be best 

 ulated to secure their n h1 prosperity and welfaie, 

 ;onstant object of all my wishes, 

 lis decree, however, is modified by a Proclama- 

 , (if not a forgery as some have suspected) which 

 -ared in the Gibraltar Chronicle of the 4th of Oct. 

 hich he promises on ihe. faith of his royal word to 

 ■, ifnecesssary, the existing political institutions, 

 that he will adopt a government which shall se- 

 the freedom and prosperity of the nation, and 

 his subjects shall not be molested for their po- 

 al principles or conduct — recognizes national debts 

 obligations contracted under the present system, 

 introduces much other conciliatory matter, which 

 s royal promise can be relied on, may lighten thi 

 ! and soften the fetters of his Majesty's happy, con- 

 '.d and loyal subjects. 



'orthern ExpedUien. — Capt. Parry, commander of 

 Discovery ships which sailed in quest of a North 

 't passage, arrived at the Admiralty on the If'.lh el 

 )ber. He had not been able to eflcct the North West 

 L'. In 1821, the expedition explored Repulse 

 , Sir Thomas Roe's Welcome, Middleton's Frozen 

 it, and that neighbourhood, and finding no passage 

 le northward and westward, wintered in the South- 

 Bay of an Island called Winter Island, in lat. 66, 

 83. 



1822, they pursued their attempt to the north- 

 d, and examined all the inlets towards the west, 

 hey arrived at a Strait, which separates the North 

 st of America from what Capt. Parry considers to 

 lusters of Islands extending northward towards the 

 e of his former voyage. 



he great object of ascertaining the northern limit of 

 ;ontinent being thus accomplished, Capt. Parry pe- 

 ated two degrees to the westward, with considera- 

 expectation of final success ; but in a narrower part 

 le strait, they found the ice fixed in that peculiar 

 ner which indicates that it is perpetual, and not se- 

 >tediii any season, or under any circu>nsta7in-s. The 

 -ditioQ was theiefere, in lat. 69 20, loag. 81 50. 



Directions for curini; theUrassfor Ladies'IIat.<:.~This 

 grass, known by the name of " Spear Grass " was 



! cut on the 18th of June, while in a green sta'te the 

 blow just dropping ofl— put in scalding water five'min- 

 utes ; laid in the sun one day ; scalded again in the 

 same manner ; laid in the sun and dew till it becomes 

 perlectly dry, time about one week, taking care that 



I no rain falls upon it ; then trim it ; for in this instance 

 only the top joint was used ; scald in it pearl ash water 



I and soap suds five minutes ; then smoked in brim^one 

 till nearly dry ; taken out and laid in the sun till per- 



j lectly dry, when it is fit for use— Boston Cent. 



I Counterfeit dollars, Look Out .'—It is believed that 

 .large quantities of Spanish Milled Dollars, in imitation 

 jof lerdinand VII, 1820, have been manufactured in 

 Europe, and introduced into the U. S. through the late 

 emigrants to Canada. I'he Montreal pape°rs say they 

 may easily be detected by sounding them on a table. 



We understand a gentleman from Rockingham a few 

 days ago eichanged paper, lor |300, and gave a pre- 

 miumto a stranger passing through town, and, too late 

 discovered they were all base coin, of the above de- 

 scription. — Keene paper. 



. Counterfeit Five Dollar Bills of the Keene Bank, 

 new plate, are in circulation. Several have been pre- 

 sented to a Broker's otfice, in this city, the present 

 week. — JV. Y. Com. Adr. 



■ J^ew Inventions and discore ries. — A machine has been 

 submitted to the French Government, for throwin"- 

 water into an enemy's ship during action, so as to pre° 

 vent the vessel being worked. I'his machine, which 

 can be worked by ten men, will throw, at every stroke, 

 npwardsof two tons of water a distance of more than 

 forty yards, if required, and thereby prevent the possi- 

 bility of working the opposing ship. — jV. Y. Ei-e. Jfost. 



Connecticut yet. — A hog 2G months old, owned and 

 fattened by Mr. Thomas \\ ay, of New-London— weigh- 

 ing /!<>e(P£ /i««rfrcd aiidjifiy lbs — girth six feet /uur 

 inches, and length nine feet, was on Monday last ship- 

 ped for New-Orleans.— JVe!c-Lo;irfo)i Advocate. 



At the Schohara Show, N. Y. a married woman pre- 

 sented three infant daughters of one birth. As no pre- 

 mium had been offered for this most valuable product, 

 the batchelors present agreed to present the prolific 

 lady with $5 each, making in the whole a very hand- 

 some purse. 



Wheat Market, in Troy — A Troy paper of the 28th 

 ult. informs that " during the last week our millers 

 have purchased rising 5000 bushels of wheat at 10s. 

 8d. to lis. 



The State Prison of Vermont is stated to have yield- 

 ed a net profit to the State, after defraying expenses, of 

 horn 800 to 1000 dollars the past year. 



A pig was raised by Mr. William Gardner, of New- 

 port, and killed on monday last, (when he was eight 

 months and three days old,) which weighed, exclusive 

 of rough fat, 355 pounds. Beat it who can ? — Repub. 



JACK FOR SALE. 

 T>ARBAROSSA, a Jack, bred by the suscriber, from 

 Vm'',. '1 ^^T';\ ■''■""•^♦' =""' -»i>-ed by an import- 

 ed Maltese Jack of the pure On«i,'ro stock, is offered for 

 sale. He is now two years and four months old, 

 measures 14, and will, when at his full growth, un- 

 douotedly exceed 15 hands in height-uniting the bone 

 and power of the large Spanish breed, with the spirit, 

 activity and vigor of the Maltese. At the late exhibi- 

 tion at Brighton, he was pronounced, by several gen- 

 tlemen of respecfibility, who have examined this spe- 

 cies of stock in Spain, the Islands in the Mtditeranean, 

 and in South America, to be superior to any they 

 ever saw. 



Barbarossa is perfectly docile and kind, was kept 

 with a Filly immediately after weaning, and has pro- 

 pensilies, seldom found in imported Jacks, which must 

 enhance his value in the estimation of those accustom- 

 ed to breeding mules. A full warranty of his powers 

 will accompany tlie bill of sale— and the subscriber has 

 no hesitation in asserting that he is equal to the cele- 

 brated Jack, Compovnd, bred by Gen. Washington ; 

 (being of the same grade) and that he is superior to 

 any now in the United States or that can be imported. 



If not applied for speedily he -will be shipped to the 

 Island of Cuba, where a much higher price can be ob- 

 tained than is now asked. S. W. POMEROY. 



Brighton, yov. 21, 1823. 



PRIG ES OF COUNTRY PRODUCE, &c. 



[Revised and corrected every Friday.] 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



FOR sale by WELLS & LILLY, No. 98, Court St. 

 the New England Farmer, or Georgical Dictiona- 

 ry, containing a compendious account of the Ways and 

 Methods in which the important art of Husbandry, in 

 all its various branches is, or may be pursued to the 

 greatest advantage in this country. By Samuel 

 Dea.\e, D. D. &c. Third edition, corrected, im- 

 proved, greatly enlarged, a.id adapted to the present 

 state of Agriculture. Price, neatly bonnd and letter- 

 ed. Two Dollars. November 1. 



F 



FARftlER'S ALMANAC, FOR 1824. 

 OR sale at this Office, the Farmer's Almanac for 

 1824. Nov. 24. 



ASHES, pot, 1st sort, . . . 



pearl do 



BEANS, white, 



BEEF, mess, 200 lbs. new, 



cargo, No 1, . . . . 



" No 2, ... . 

 BUTTER, inspect. 1st qual. new 

 " 2d qual. 

 small kegs, family, 

 CHEESE, new milk .... 



FLAX 



FLAX SEED 



FLOUR, Baltimore, Howard St. 

 ^Gtnessee, . . . 



Ky ■■, best .... 

 GRAIN, Rye 



Corn 



Barley 



Oats 



HOGS' LARD, 1st sort , . 

 HOPS, No 1, Inspection of 1823 



LIME, 



OIL, Linseed, Phil, and Northern 

 PLAISTER PARIS .... 



PORK, Bone Middlings new, . 

 Cargo, No 1, ... 

 Cargo, No 2, ... 

 SEEDS, Herd's Grass, 1822, • 

 Clover ..... 

 WOOL, Merino, full blood,washed 

 do do unwashed 



do 3-4 washed 



do 1-2 do 



Native .... do 

 Pulled, Lamb's, 1st sort 

 ■ do Spinning, Ist sort 



PROVISION- MARKET. 

 BEEF, best pieces .... 



PORK, fresh 



VEAL, 



MUTTON and LAME, . . . 



POULTRY, 



BUTTER, keg & tub, family, 

 lamp, best . . . 



EGGS, ■. 



MEAL, Rye, 



Indian, 



POTATOES, .... 



CIDER, liquor, new .... 

 il.'VY, according to quality, 



cask 



al 



ton 



bush 

 lb. 



doz. 

 bush 



FROM 



I). C. 



140 



137 50 



90 



8 00 



6 50 



83 



7 75 



7 7: 



3 7; 



60 



65 



67 



10 

 26 



1 00 

 60 



3 00 



14 50 



12 00 

 11 00 



2 00 



7 

 58 

 3' 

 4' 

 3: 

 32 

 50 

 40 



30 



17 CoJ 



D. C. 



142 50 



140 

 1 00 

 8 25 



40 



30 

 1 17 



70 

 3 25 



15 00 



8 

 70 

 40 



45 

 37 

 35 

 00 



42 



37 



2 60 



20 Qg^ 



