NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



399 



^ ration having been stricken out. Mr. Pi«k- 



t n^' diflered from Mr. Adams in opinion, and 



tJiiLTlit the Declaration improved by the a- 



iiiJments. In this opinion oCCol. Pickering's 



V most readily concur, as we consider nearly 



leiy alteration made by Congress, with the 



(!■< ption of those in relation to slavery, as a 



] i! amendment to that instrument. Blost oi 



\c ideas in the Declaration had been repeat- 



I ly maintained in previous papers, especially 



1 a Declaration of Rights in Massachusetts, 



lined in a lucid interval by James Otis, and 



u, led and polished by Samuel Adams. That 



cat credit, however, was due to Mr. Jeffer- 



11 lor the ability of the compilation, and wc 



'artily accord the same degree of credit to 



e candor of Col. Pickerina:- 



FOK THE NEW E.NUl.AND FARMER. 



Mb. Editor — 1 have never been a believer that in 



U was to be found a mean of curing Hay to the ex- 

 nt "which has been advocated. But I have been con- 

 need, and several years have confirmed me in the 

 actice, that the application of a peck of salt or more 



a tea of hay is very beneficial. 



1st. It tends to check an undue degree of fermenta- 

 3n when the hay is not quite made enough. 



2d. I have found the hay I have salted less apt to 

 •eak and lose its head and most nutritive parts, par- 

 cuKirly clover. 



3d. It has come from the mow in the spring much 

 ore green and saleable. 



4lh. Much less dust or dry mould has appeared than 

 is been the case in all other large parcels of hay 

 here no salt has been used. 



The writer is now applying it in the manner herein 

 afed ; but more particularly to his clover. If it does 

 ell in this neighborhood, how much better must it do 

 here salt is necessary to the thrift of cattle, and adds, 

 ■r want of a saline atmosphere, so much to the value 

 rthe manii-e of the stock. W. 



DorckesUr, July^ 1823. 



do we hear any thing more of Gen. Mina's masterly 

 maiiuBuvre in gaining the rear of Money's army. In- 

 deed, the only thing certain about these reports is that 

 no reliance is to be placed on them, and we must wait 

 till Time, the Great Teacher, shall condescend to sub- 

 stitute rcafi.t]i for a mass oi' conjeclurt^ the only food for 

 curiosity with which, at present, he condescends to' 



gratify us. 



From Portugal. — An arrival at Portsmouth from St. 

 Ubes, has brought Portuguese accounts to the 30th of 

 May. These announce a revolt in Portugal against 

 the constitutional system. They say that a certain 

 Brig. Gen. Sampayo, with his regiment, revolted in 

 the neighborhood of Lisbon, wrote a letter to the Brig- 

 adier Governor of arms, announcing his intention to 

 bid ■' farewell to anarchy," and that the infant Don 

 Miguel, one of the sprigs of royalty, had "quitted the 

 paternal roof, and gone to join himself with this hand- 

 ful of deluded men." They state, however, that the 

 '■ governmeut has taken the most efficient means to 

 stop the progress of the disorganizing faction. The 

 troops continue true to their oaths, and obedient to 

 their general, in whom they have the utmost confi- 

 dence." Other accounts state that the Portuguese 

 ministers had resigned. Indeed the reports are so con- 

 tradictory from Portugal, as well as Spain, that they 

 do not present a foundation on which a yankee of any 

 prudence v/ould hazard a giuss ; and no one can say 

 either what is or what is to be in Spain or Portugal. 

 The usual channels of intelligence seem to be filled 

 altogether with such false and contradictory reports, 

 that they are no more to be regarded than the tattle of 

 a superannuated gossip, who dreams with her eyes 

 open, says every thing '■ which comes uppermost," and 

 believes every thing she says, because she has said it. 



'Ihc New York Commercial Advertiser states that 

 Mr. J. Wilson, of this tity, has been robbed of his 

 pocket book, containing nearly 2000 dollars, between 

 Philadelphia and New York. 



The Providence .lournal states that seven girls, in the 

 factory of Mess. Greene, Tillinghast, i: Co. near Wick- 

 ford, from the 22d to the 28th ult. both days included, 

 on 14 looms, wove liDlO yards of sheeting. 



Krralma. — In our paper of June 28, page 379, in the 

 article with the signature " Herdsman," for meal-bags, 

 read meal boxes. 



PRICES OF COUNTRY PRODUCE, &ic. 



[Revised and corrected every Friday.] 



FOREIGN. 



PROGRF.SS OF THE FRE.^CH IN SPAI.V. 



Paris dates to the 21st, and Portuguese to the 30th 

 f May, have been received. The Paris accounts state 

 hat the French in Spain are advancing to Madrid with 

 carcely a show of opposition. On the 15th of May, 

 hey tell us, the Head Quarters of the Duke ];)'Angou- 

 eme were at Aranda, which is about 7j miles north 

 rom Madrid. Gen. Obert was at Almazan, about 63 

 oiles north west from Madrid. This commander, they 

 ay, is perfectly well received every where, and com- 

 nunicates with the Royalist Gen. Bessieres, who has 

 akeu 20U men, the same number of muskets, and four 

 aunon from Ballasteros. The latter is retiring on Va- 

 encia, and suffers losses by desertions. On the tlth, 

 Marshall Oudinot's vanguard proceeded from Vallado- 

 Id to the Douro, where as well as at all other places, 

 ae was received with lively enthusiasm. Gen. Moril- 

 (o's army, according to these accounts, was reduced to 

 about 170 soldiers. Marshall Money's troops were full 

 of ardor. Mina's corps is little less than annihilated; 

 and the Baron D. Errolles is in pursuit of him. The 

 Baron is of opinion that if Mina is vigorously pursued, 

 his destruction may be accomplished in eight or ten 

 days. 



The above is the substance of Paris accounts, by 

 which, after making suitable allowance for " false 

 facts,'' we learn no more than that on or about the 

 middle of May, the French were proceeding onward, 

 without encountering much opposition. In this there 

 is nothing remarkable, because neither party antici- 

 pated much serious fighting till the French had arrived 

 at Madrid, when the Spaniards were to " cry havoc, 

 and let slip the dogs of war !" The Paris dates do not 

 come down to the 20th May, about which time, accord- 

 ( iug to news received by Capt. Tunison, a great battle 

 was fought, and the French were defeated. Neither 



DOMESTIC. 



The Fourth of July.— This National Festival has 

 been generally celebrated, in various parts of the 

 Union, with the customary demonstrations of joy and 

 festivity. An account of the Processions, Orations, 

 Odes, Toasts, &c. &c. indicative of the sentiments and 

 feelings which inspired the votaries of Independence, 

 would fill all our columns, and still much that is mem- 

 oiable would be left untold. 'We must therefore ref^T 

 our readers to other sources for details on this subject, 

 and merely remark that judging from what we have 

 seen and heard, we are led to conclude that the Festi- 

 val of Freedom was never celebrated in a manner 

 more worthy of the events it was intended to commem- 

 orate, or the principles it was designed to inculcate 

 and hold in perpetual remembrance. 



Fatal Accident. — The exhibition of fire works at Sa- 

 lem, on the evening of the 4th inst. was attended with 

 a very melancholy event. A chest placed under the 

 stage, containing about 300 rockets, was accidentally 

 set fire to by a rocket, which having been thrown from 

 the stage, glanced towards the chest, and communicat- 

 ed a blaze to the rockets within, which took ditferent 

 directions. Many persons, principally boys, who had 

 placed themselves very near the stage, were injured 

 by tke explosion which followed, and some fatally. 

 Three boys have since died of the wounds received by 

 this dreadful accident. Others were wounded, but it 

 is thought that they will recover. 



Caution to Parents. — The New York Commercial 

 Advertiser states that an infant of about nine months 

 was left by its parents in the care of its sister about 

 seven years old, who gave it laudanum to quiet it, and 

 its death iu a few hours was the consequence. 



On Tuesday, June lOth, before the Horticultural In- 

 spection Committee, in Ne%v York, were exhibited two 

 fine Cauliflowers, measuring 26 inches ; six summer 

 lettuces of a fine new kind, the largest of which weigh- 

 ed 2 lbs. 6 1-2 oz. ; four fine compact lettuces of a new 

 kind, and a fine plant in bloom of White Moss Rose, 

 supposed to be the first that has flowered in this coun- 

 try. 



John M'Lean, late Commissioner of the General Land 

 Office, has been appointed, by the President of the 

 United States, to be Postmaster General, vice R. J. 

 Meigs, resigned. 



Geo. Graham is appointed by the President to be 

 Commissioner of the General Land Office, vice John 

 M'Lean resigned. 



ASHES, pot, ist qual. . . . 



pcai'l do 



BEANS, wh^i. 



BEEF, mess, JPO cwt. . . . 



cargo, No 1, . . . . 



" No 2, . . . . 



BUTTER, inspect. 1st qual. . 



" 2d qual. . 



small kegs, family, 



CHEESE, new milk .... 



FLAX . 



FLAX SEED 



FLOUR, Baltimore, superfine, 

 Genessee- .... 

 Rye, best .... 



GRAIN, Rye 



Corn 



Barley 



Oats 



HOGS' LARD, 1st sort . . 



HOPS, No 1, 



LIME, 



OIL, Linseed, American . . 



PLAISTER PARIS .... 



PORK, Navy Mess .... 



Bone Miiidlings--. . . 



Cargo, No 1, ... 



Cargo, No 2, ... 



SEEDS, Herd's Grass . . ■ 



Clover 



WOOL, Merino, full blood,wafhed 

 do do unwashed 



do 3-4 washed 



do 1-2 do 



Native .... do 

 Pulled, Lamb's, 1st sort 

 do Spinning, 1st sort 



PROVISION MARKET. 

 BEEF, best pieces .... 

 PORK, fresh ...... 



VEAL, . 



LAME, per quartei' .... 



POULTRY, 



BUTTER, keg & tub ... 

 lump, best 



EGGS, 



MEAL, Rye, 



Indian, 



POTATOES 



CIDER, liquor, 



HAY, best, 



TERMS OF THE FARMER. 



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