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large he goat, gave six ounces. There 
is very little loss, and every thing an¬ 
nounces that this race will easily get 
seasoned to the climate. The she goats 
are better for milking than the natives ; 
the large hairs vary much in length, 
and it has been remarked that the short 
haired individuals sometimes yield the 
most down, and it is finest on those of 
a grey colour. By allotting them a 
more elevated situation in the Pyrenees 
they are expected to give more down, 
and further improvements are contem¬ 
plated, in the selections for propaga¬ 
tion, by a judicious crossing with such 
of the indigenous races as bear an ana¬ 
logous down. 
Sixty-nine pigeons having been 
brought from Liege to Paris, were per¬ 
mitted to begin their return flight on 
the 29tli of July, at 8 o’clock in the 
morning. One of them reached Liege 
the same day at half-past twelve, and 
three others in three successive hours. 
PORTUGAL. 
The Portuguese monarchy has pos ¬ 
sessions in four parts of the world 
In Europe is the kingdom of Portu¬ 
gal, and the Algarves, on a surface of 
4630 leagues square, and 3,680,000 in¬ 
habitants. 
In America, Brazil and Guiana, 
277^000 leagues square, and 24,000,000 
inhabitants. 
In the Atlantic and Africa, the isles 
of Madeira and Porto Santo, 50 square 
leagues, and 91,200 inhabitants. The 
Azores 147 square leagues, 160,000 in¬ 
habitants. Cape Verd Islands, 216 
square leagues, 36,000 inhabitants. 
The islands on the coast of Guinea, 
53 square leagues, 35,000 inhabitants. 
The government of Angola, 70 square 
leagues, 75,000 inhabitants. OfMosam- 
bique, 139 square leagues, 60,000 in¬ 
habitants. 
In Asia, Goa, 92 square leagues, 
60,000 inhabitants. Timor and Solor, 
33 square leagues, 15,060 inhabitants. 
Macao, 14 square leagues, and 33,800 
inhabitants. Total 282,444 square 
leagues, and 6,649,200 inhabitants: 
among the latter are two millions of 
slaves. The political importance equal 
to that of the Belgic provinces, and 
superior to that of Sweden. 
The crown revenues from eighty to 
ninety millions of francs. The armed 
force consists in Europe of 25,000 regu¬ 
lars and 35,000 militia. In Brazils the 
troops of the line and militia about 
50,000. Their marine has not above 
eight ships of the line and sixteen fri¬ 
gates. 
SPAIN. 
Don. J. A. Conde, who had been 
employed during many years on the 
History of the Arabs m Spain, lived 
to publish only the first volume, which 
appeared last year. It will, however, 
be printed with all speed by his execu¬ 
tors, and when finished will constitute 
one of the most important pieces of 
Spanish literature. 
ITALY. 
The Abbe Maio continues to make 
important discoveries. He will be able 
to make large additions to Polybius, 
and to add many new names to classic 
literature. We have already devoted 
much space to his discoveries, and we 
hope soon to be able to submit some 
further details with specimens. 
A complete historical library is an¬ 
nounced at Milan. It will commence 
with Miller’s History of the World— 
and this will be followed by Botta’s 
History of the American War, and by 
Gibbon's Decline and Fall. 
A splendid work has appeared of the 
Life and Correspondence of Galileo by 
De Nelli. 
RUSSIA. 
Literature advances rapidly in the 
Russian tongue; 8000 volumes ap¬ 
peared in the last 20 years, whereas in 
1800 only 3000 were printed. It seems 
there are no less than 350 living au¬ 
thors in Russia, though their works 
and even their names (except two or 
three) are wholly unknown in England 
and France. 
The Russian frigate, Voslock, Capf. 
Bellinghausen, and a corvette, are re¬ 
turning from a voyage of discoveries in 
the Pacific, to Petersburgh. These ships 
proceeded nearly in the track of Capt. 
Cook, advancing as far as 70° s. The 
principal thing discovered, is that Cook’s 
Sandwich Land consists of an island or 
islands. 
UNITED STATES. 
The flourishing condition of Ameri¬ 
can literature is proved by the superi¬ 
ority of its periodical journals : 
The North American Review, published 
in Boston, quarterly; 
The Philadelphia Journal of the Medical 
and Physical Sciences, edited by Dr.Chap¬ 
man, quarterly ' y 
The Archaeologia Americana, to be con¬ 
tinued annually ; and 
The American Journal of Science, edited 
by Professor Silliman, published quarterly, 
are inferior to no works published in Eu¬ 
rope, for good taste, intelligence, and 
style. 
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