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FOURTH BULLETIN OF 
[1846. 
four sticks into the ground tinder the shadoof a tr°e, and stretch the warp on these' 
The reed and beam are suspended from the branches of the tree, and the shuttle is 
a rude instrument fashioned with a knife. I never witnessed the weaving, but had 
it described to me by Mrs. Hayes. 
The napkin I send you was spun and wove by her in Corrientes. The open 
work at the ends was done with bobbins around pins stuck in a cushion. These 
napkins are used for wiping the hands after dining, and for covering presents of 
fruits and other things sent to friends. They are highly prized here; the one I 
send you was worth, when new. a gold ounce. The wealthy people of Corrientes 
wear goods manufactured in the manner I have described, some of which are very 
fine and durable. Foreign cottons are not much worn, and chiefly by the poor. 
Mr. Hayes could not tell me how much cotton an acre would produce, but he 
says the crop is abundant, and land so cheap that they never estimate it by the 
acre. He bought a large tract at the rate of about three or four cents per acre. 
He says the climate is healthy, and the means of living abundant and cheap. 
Labor is low, and he thinks if the government were stable and the taxes and ex- 
port duties moderate, that cotton could be put on board vessels baled, even as it is 
now cultivated, for about five cents per pound. Paraguay, Salto, and parts of 
Entre Rios and Tucaman, are as well adapted to the growth of cotton as Corrien- 
tes. Paraguay and Corrientes are leagued by treaty m a war against Governor 
Rosas . 
With much respect, your obedient servant, 
JOS. GRAHAM, U. S. Consul. 
Francis Markoe, Jr., Esq., 
Corresponding Secretary National Institute , Washington. 
LETTER FROM ALEXANDRE VATTEMARE, PARIS, 
Announcing a present , of the great work of the French Government on 
Egypt , and other valuable books , to the National Institute at Wash- 
ington. 
Paris, April 15, 1846. 
Mv dear Sir : The following is a true copy of his majesty's ordinance granting, 
at the request of the Minister of the Interior, to the “National Institute of Wash- 
ington for the Promotion of Science and the Useful Arts ” a copy, on fine paper, of 
the great work on Egypt. I trust that the members of the Institute and the citi- 
zens of the United States will receive this additional token of our brotherly feel- 
ings towards them with a gratification equal to that winch I feel in transmitting 
to you this flattering intelligence, &c. 
Your triend and obedient servant, 
ALEXANDRE VATTEMARE. 
Minister of the Interior, Division of the Fine Arts. 
LOUIS PHILIP, KING OF THE FRENCH, To all to whom these presents 
shall come, greeting : 
On the report of our Minister Secretary of State of the Interior, we have ordered 
and we do order as follows : 
Article I. A copy, on fine paper, of the great work of the expedition to Egypt, 
is presented to the National Institute of the United States. 
Article II. Our Minister, Secretary of State of the Interior, is charged with 
the execution of this ordinance. 
Palace of the Tuilleries, April 5, 1846. 
By the King : 
LOUIS PHILIP. 
The Minister, Secretary of State of the Interior, 
DUCHATEL. 
