fi dtmeuucnj 1 kettles tould be fixed in a row the fmalltli at one end the middle iized next and the laryrcft at tlie otli- er end when there is a quantity of lap collected put a much in the la grit kettle as can be corivei imrly boiled til it then ill row in as much lime or lve m maybe dee- iiied ueccftary to make the iiq or granuate keep a moderate fire for fome time ad as he fcum rifes take it oft with a ikimmer after the liquor is pretty clear raereafe the fire and boi it brifkty till h much ij evap orated as that which remains may be boikd in the middle kettle into which the li quor mult be trained through a blanket under this kettle keep a frood fire and ttke off the fcum a k riles as loon as the li quor is taken from the large and put into the middle kettle frefh lap mult be put in to the former and treated as btflre directed and fu on till all the fap is boil- when the liquor is lumciently evaporat ed in the middle kettle to admit its being boiled in the fmallcli it muft be put into the laft where it muft be boiled until it gets to i thefe items were dug when the produce weighed 23 pounds whereas the feed pota toe did not wuvh quite two ounces each of the potatoes on an average mcafured fix inches in length and the fame in circumfer ence it is of a red color and is remarka bly dry and mealy and it is believed had this potatoe been planted in march that the produce would have been at leait equal to three bufhels what a valuable difcovery this is to the poor cottager london p ft qui the r 0 v visitor hi a banger us your only escufej and to that circumtfance you aie indebted for your life tour companion however had not that exenfe and ought therefore to have an- miliiary movement natchez jan 14 moiufeyjtf prcls arrived at cantonment wn wjfnn i a proper confiitcncv to make fugar when the liquor is taken from the middle kettle into the fmalleit the former muft be fupoli- ed as before directed from the largell with frefh fap the liquor in the fmall kettle muft be boiled brilkly until it gets pretty thick when the fire mould be leftencd to prevent its burning when the liquor riles in the kettle a piece of butter or fftt the fize of a hazle nut may be thrown in if this quantity docs not make it boil flat more mould be added until it anfwers the ptn- pofe and this mult be repeated as often as the liquor riles when it is boiled enough wluch may be known by the manneif of its roping between the thumb and linger it mull be put into a cooler or tub when the fmall kettle mult be fupplie 1 with liquor from the middle fized one that with more from the largeft and the large one with frefh fap as before directed when one tniid of the lap that has been collected boikd and put into the cooler ft mult be mined brilkly about with a ftimng mick which may be made like a fmall paddle until it grains whtn it may be left if up bufiircft has beer well done until another third of the liquor h boiled and put into the cooler it muft be then moved about with the bir ring itick until it is well mixed together when the remainder of the liquor is boikd and put into the eoohr it mult again be moved about with the luring itick until the whole is well mixed when it mull be put into moulds earthen would be bed but wooden moulds may be rrradc to anfwer the purpde by nailing or pinning four boards together fo fhaped as to make the mouici one inch diameter at the bottom and ten or sojp making it js cuilomary with houfe- kecpers as well as profefied foap- boiiers to mix lime with their aflies previous to drawing oil tie lye the confideration or the edi fice which is performed by the lime viz that of abftraciing the iixed air which would otherwife prevent the union of the rat and lye has fiiggefted the following experiment which has proved fat- a a isfactory to a large kettle of lye while on the fire was added a quarter of a peck of quicklime this was ftir- red till the whole was nearly boil ing and then poured into tubs to fettle the fat now being fet over the fire and melted the clear he was gradually added when an il- mol inllantaneous union took place the remit of which was a foap of the fincft quality the whole procefs occupied about two hours n b it is fuppofed that foap ts made with the great eft tuccefs in the increafe of the moon a mul titude of well authenticated facts render it certain that the influence of the moon on vegetation on the finking of manure c is very con- gderable does not this fubject do lerve philofophical inveiligation cuvtkjujij ws lw uvi quent behavior it is fair enough to iuppol that the hint not 4i to meddle with th fairs of ft at- was not lolt upon him bad as fuch a lyltem of efpionage mud be confided to have been the tyranny oi it bears no proportion to that which the decree of the french emperor has now eiiablilhed a man was not obliged to hire a mam de place or to go into a gondola and when in the bofom of his family might venture to fpeak with fume decree of confidence but under the prefent regime that is impofubre the fenfe of fecmity which the domettic circle is calculated to mfpire is extinct and a joke an expreihon uttered in the moment of conviviality or padion might be the oc- cafion of his death the principle of univerfal efpionage has been long acted upon by the french empe ror but until now it was not embodied into a law even during his confulfnip the feverity of the fyltem of police by far exceeded that which was eftahhihed for a very different purpofe by the celebrated with orders from general hampton f immediate movement of tie arm that lime the greateft activity has pi frtid the troops jjffcrnded the river ft we have gea told that this mv made hi comequenee of 1 by general hampton fr x ur that goveiior folch h ftngtljeaintl bile and dawmg all the truun frjo mfor re om fort 8tod cola to that yoiut wc learn that goternor holmes u ceived a defpatch from port st t which confirms the account of p t2 ftrengtheiiing himfelf at mobile h tainly extremely probahle that the wjw my will delceudio n orleans from wh it will be conveyed by water to the contention poiit in sartiiic this h proved by moii lie ur d wlrat happened to captain auvergne after his aired and commital to the temple up on paffing tluough one room to another def ined f t the place of his confinement 1jw lying on a 11 raw bed an emaciated wretch who upon his entrance exclaimed u mon dleu un autre witime and then funk down apparent i- exhausted the eng- lifhmans hearr was aifected and he alked the jailer if he could procure him feme thing to eat giving inm a guinea tor the pnrpole the jailer returned foon with a cold fowl and a bottle ol wine and offered the cllinge ol the guinea to captain auvergne which the latter dcfired him to keep for his trcn- ble at the fame time requelving him as a r t- ex as j ror me government paper oftlxha- vatina dated january 5 an order having been iftued by the su- perior government to collect all the amcr ican chcefe imported into this city with a view to prevent the dreadful confequenpes which 01 repeated occalions had arifen todif ilrcnt perfons who had eaten it a quantity was depofited in the public tore until the analyfis committed to the care of the royal college of phylicians were concluded up- oil opening the door of faid doreon the 31 ft december laft a number of rats were found dead which had eaten of the chcefe this mu pro f is a fnfhcient recommendation to the public that loo much precaution cannot be taken loi the care ofheallh couuung o r 1 in i twelve inches at the top the length may te two feet or two feet and an half thefe moulds muft be clofely topped at the fmall ends with old coarfe linen or fome fuch thing and fet up with fomething to ftay them the fugnr mull then be taken from ihe cooler and poured into the moulds next morning t toppers mult be taken out and the moulds be put on troughs or fome refte to drain their mobiles in the evening the loaves mull be pierced at the ima 1 ends to make them run their f rieelythismay be done by driving a wood n pin lhaped like a marling fpike three or four inches up the loaf after which they mult be left to drain their molaffcs which will be done in a morter or longer time ac cording as the fugar has been boiled no part of the buftnefs requires greater attention than granulating or grainfng the iugar in the cooler and afterwards frequent ly obferving the ftate it is in if too thick it may be remedied by boiling the remaining liquor lower than that which was boiled be fore if too thin by ftirnng the cooler a- gain and boiling the remainder of the li quor higher or more a sugar boiler cjthe making of fugar is quite common and eafy with a ftngle kettle of any lizc anecdote a countryman from the wilds of cumberland feveral years ago came to london on fome bufincls refpecting ins un cles affairs who had died inteftate and had left two young children without a guardian or executor before departing from home the man had cft advice as to the mode of conducting himlelf but not being much ver- fed in the technical lore of the inns of court had fubftituted in his mind exprefiions more familiar on knoekinjr at the door of the civilian to whom he had been recommended the gentleman himfelf came dmit him when the cambrian acceded him as follows pray fir does there a civil villain live here what fays the other do you come to in full me yes iir faid the countryman i came on purpofe my uncle is dead detejled he has left two young infidels and i am come to fee if i can be their executioner vor to let the unfortunate priionc next apartment come in to partake of the re- frefhment the keeper of the prilon was not entirely ft for his office he looked t the captain for fome moments in ftlence but a very lignifieant manner at length lie uttered in a low tone of vorce imez vans tranquilk won ami x jl un muian and im mediately quitted the apartment l pon inquiring afterwards as 10 tlic hvni- r itcal ion ol the term mouton captain au vergne was informed that it meant a defcrip tion ol fpy whofe bubnefsit avas under pre tence of being confined by government to ininnate himfelf into the confidence of real prifoners and to make a faithful report of whatever they might utter in tiie moments of irritation horrid murder and suicide t norfolk jan 28 lr fo ahnoft impof- fible tor the imagination to conceive a more hcrnble and tragical event in a civiled coffl a 1 i mitmty than the one which we liive now the dilagieeabie tails of announcing and in re- i which lhe pen recoils with hor ror the paiticulars of this abominable deed we irave from a young man who was a dii- tant fpctf ator of this hocking catalropi as given before tin- coroners inqueli about oneoclojv p m on saturdav lalt a voun man named lu id fraik wlio was in the employ of mrs collins of this borough the i walking with mils am collins i v ldeft daughter f bis eninlover fa charming 1 4 years ofageoaaao oppofite her mothers refulenoe n df n tome nptrmpa r- i v wrnc had ome negroes were at from the united states o t da some liquor ficuld he left h the or lt- lrz n jd he a bonapartes decree relative to servants this laft addition to the code napoleon with many traits of novelty in it is not per fectly original the valets de place in paris were fuppoled and the gondoliers in venice were known to be the agents of their respec tive governments and under the direct con trol of the police the celebrated marquis darjjens yives us a curious inltancc of the ci o vigilance and induftrv of the latter in the discharge of their honorable office a frenchman being in a gondola in company with a venetian who was a tranger to him according to the laudable habit of his conn- tiymen fays the marquis began to expatiate important baltimore feb 19 from a fource the moil resectable we are informed that mr morier britifli charge des affairsjias madeknovvii to our government that the offi cial information made public from mr ruitcll that the french decrees are not revoked will be fully credited by the bvitifh gov ernmentand that they will be compelled to confider a continu ance of the nonintercourfe againft them exclufively as a menfure of hojiility demanding immediate jtcps to meet it him was unclea tlnmb andfoiger ivcen the v potatoes om the very extraordinary produce of one potatoe planted whole it is evident that lhe cultivation of that ufefnl loot in this country io merely in its infancy in the latter end of june kill mr fnizer sloane- squaie planted in his garden a new fpecies of potatoe shieii ill i he coui fe of his bo- tanical id uches he brought lall fprin from vere ftnctures upon that of venice the granger was filent but the frencliman pe- hveedm his loquacity until they pailj lhe fol owing he was feized in hs bed by the officers of the ftnte mquilito and lufpectmg the caufe while tiny were cmf m u r pcil cmf not loud but deep again the p hdyofhslatecm nau s a fl to be the his altoiummeiu however ueffed wl k informe r may be rati y when upon bnng introduced into are lubterrnean hall he law the fuppof w mile he lated from buenos avres fdr 7 gardner of the lip tame arrived bclw from buenos avres fflbrm that eo he failed that port was blockaded by the mftttte videa fouadrnn conftftidg of tw crvat three brigs one fchooner and one felucca ad deconrcv commanding the bnnlh fpadron on the lml ftatron had iiiill on ra blockade as refpad engl veffekl the tquadron gave way at the feme time the gtv- mment of monte video protetted ainit conduaofthebritifi admiral lee number of dapl- all lol b d d f metedthev would be obliged to de- lh j t buem ayrea were r fi army id vhij j f aaynun htcbefcthj ra the i l a fcuhar mode r cultivation ths t t z t peaioa of n kv o aeb njeafn l t ll follow v c ofihe h v ulw of ftate pan with ad not proceeded many paces during a itnefs obfervafion when lie perceived frank encircle mifs c waifl wilhhi when me fuddenly turned from him uttered a moil violent ihriek and inftantly fell i on which frank immediately ran to the ad joining creek and threw himfelf into it ap parent ly with the intention of drowning himfelf in which being baffled by the fy lounefs of the water he returned to the mure which he had no iooner regained than he alio fell the witnefs on perceiving thefe iirangc unaccountable proceedings p cured a canoe and cioned the creek without delay when on attempting to raife the ycun lady little dreaming of her melancholy fate perceived her throat cut from ear to ear rs fofm as he recovered from the ihock which fo horrid a fpeacle naturally proju- ced he approached the young man whom he found weltering in blood and on examina- tion he found his throat cut fo effeftualiy that his head was nearly fevered from his body 1 fie was ijfelefe but the denia ble weapon with which he had rendered him felf fo a ihort butchers knife n died in his hand frank was a well conducted young mas of a bo ut 21 years of acre and laid to be of j refpeclabie family in or contiguous to rich mond but from the fuperfcription of a one of his letters handed us this morning ful peer he is from washington city there are ai ions and con trad ideny reports afloat as to the motives of his committing this in- bolical act but t he one molt prevalent ii thit of being th waned in his affection tor the joung innocent who fell a siciiin totist merit y watfrford dec 2f about iw months ago a lady purchafed a puppyinthc llret ts fidin n woman wd wai cxpnfiflfl to iale vih was admired by every p tici law it lot the prcnliir beauty of its hiir a n d t h e i i 1 1 1 1 i s of i is 1 1 1 u 1 e a f fl fiiiee p or ilnilis vis taken ill and dm her fu4all the fem d tiuulsamlaw in tie nii mic c limit ft rluii iw aftu ihe h riltfi of ihe animal ahvr ri flfksirig the euih ol thr illm iv4s euj a flic i pih rwrks 6- jiiirrt frn an huu hull ufj- in h in i n ni i 11 on ii l 1 1 l f htd hen 1 w i- junl ll i h i 1 iliv ii ika- 4- hit 1 1