Western Carolinian

              fprrffttifttu alii&tt\y tvv.stt.w octmtttu 10 1820 published by kkjder &_ bingham vol \ vo ih the w'l.steiix oaihilixiax is published every tues day at t1iuee dollars per annum payable at the ciitl of six months the ground as the form of thc field would permit thus it laid open and exposed to the winter frosts which completely pulverized the sward ; the rain and melted snows were readily and entirely absorbed by the soil and clay below the reach of the plough and i ob served the surface become mouldable much earlier in april than those lee fields which my neighbors were breaking up or flushing for their corn between the 16th and 20th april i had my corn fallows well harrowed and by the 30th had them cross-ploughed then harrowed again ; and on the 1st of may when we began running out the rows the whole field was in a stale of preparation as mellow and fine as a sallad bed we ran the first furrows about the same depth the ground had been ploughed exactly four feet six inches not epiite so deep as the first leaving a little loose mould in the bottom of the first furrow to plant upon which we did the 4th and 5th may — four grains in each hill with out deviation the corn came up well — o cut-worm appeared to its injury ; ancl on the 2d june we gave it two strokes on each row with the fallow harrow and a light dressing with the corn-rakes the ground was extremely mellow and fine and quite clear of clods the next week i reduced the stalks to three ir each hill and plastered it about the middle of june the neighbors all round had been some time at work in their corn fields some with ploughs and others with fluke harrows raising such a dust that at a distance any one would have thought they were sowing plaster broad-cast on their corn fields i thought i would be doing something too though my corn looked well and i could not see that it wanted any thing the ground being clean and mellow — wc however went to work with the fluke harrow but it so disfigured the surface of the ground and turned the moist mould up to the hot sun and wind that i could not bear the operation — the fluke harrow was dismis sed ; and on the 14th and 15th ran the fal low harrow over it again across the first har rowing gave it a light dressing with the corn rakes and the whole field looked as smooth as an onion bed the 30th june at night we had a copious shower which put the field in fine order for working on the 1st and 2d july turned a furrow to the corn and gave it a hoe dressing thus it lay until my stificst ground and render it fit for the plough and harrow to work in earlier in tin spring than the unploughed ground will be and thus give a mellow mould to plant and work the com in 3d the corn will require less work in thc busy season : a fall plough ing i consider equal to two summer dressings of any kind on the score of keeping the ground clean and mellow 4th i consider clods thc greatest enemy corn can have ei ther on the surface of the ground or below it those below the surface oppose a resistance to the tender corn roots which they cannot overcome and are obliged to make their way through the interstices or openings which con tinually exist between them in which if ihey do not perish at least they cannot thrive those clod on the surface absorb the dews and night showers and give them again to the winds thus depriving the earth of its natural supply of moisture the effects of which upon young corn must be evident to first view — 5th last but not least ; ground well plough ed in november in our soil will absorb and let down into the soil below all the rains and melted snows during the winter anel first spring months none ran oil my fields last winter nor spring thus providing a reservoir of moisture immediately under the roots of the corn which will rise to the surface through a mellow soil and supply them regu larly with moisture during such a drought as we have experienced this season if it be not dissipated nor destroyed by injudicious and unnecessary working the corn in hot dry weather i am respectfully yours ike vo\ivau g__/*no paper vvill be discontinued until all arrearages are paid unless at the discretion of the editors from england advices at constantinople announce that ali pacha is treating for the purchase of vessels ot war — he offers 100 sequins each for seamen giving the preference it is said to those of non i ameiica — he has appropriated one million of sequins to the establishment ofa roulla and it u his intention to arm a threat number of gun-boats to be used against the heavy turkish ships t)n the hth july sir charles hagot new min ister to the court of st petersburgh had his lirst audience and presented his credentials t the kmperor dn thc same day mr cam - bell our minister at that court had a private audience whocver will become responsible for the payment of nine papers shall receive 11 tenth gratis ivovetrrisemext-i will be inserted on the customary tci'fns no advertisement inserted until it has been paid for or its payment assumed by sonic person in this town or iis vicinity ccjfall letters to thc editors muni be post-puid or they v ill not he attended to hiu\u\n.tvtt.l a letter from bayonne dated july 20 states on the authority of private letters from st st • baslian that the dutch and algeriue squadroi s have had an obstinale engagement oil the coa of andalusia ; the result of which was lhat ilu latter was completely beaten and two i'l its ships sunk hail first of arts source of domestic case ; pride nf the land and patron of the seas ritom the am em cis watcll.max a vcrv destructive fire broke out in paris r . the morning of aug i in some wine and bran dy vaults at l.a itupcc line de bcrcy — 50,o0u barrels of wine were destroyed und for some lime lhc engines were supplied from a pool ol vine many of the firemen were intoxicated villi t.it fume of the wine and brandy ami in conscipicncc a great number lost their lives — above j wounded sonic mortally were carried to the hospit il and ihe destruction of propetty wa 1 . itii i-.ic .-• nexocaatle hundred aug 28 1819 1*0 tir david stewart president of the agricultural society of newcastle count sir : as our stock of practical agricultural n formation must depend upon individual con tributions i hope as the ' widow's mite was veil received the trifle i now offer may be acceptable also when i became a member of lhe honora ble society over which you preside it was in the hope and expectation of being benefited by the instruction i should receive from the observations and experience of the industri ous and enterprising agriculturists composing that society being collected as it were into one common fund upon which as a needy md experienced member i could draw at discretion as occasion might require ; paying an interest to the society by giving them a faithful account of such observations and dis coveries as i may have made upon the infor mation so obtained or otherwise the only thing i have to offer in that way at present is on fall ploughing as a winter fallow for a corn crop ; and perhaps there is no periodical operation in preparing the ground for a crop more deserving attention : it has been recommended frequently as an almost certain preventative against the rava ges of the cut-worm in corn ; and philosoph ical theorists tell us that land turned up to the winter frosts and snow will collect nitre from the atmosphere which they say is the vital principle of vegetation t t j \ l er revolution in spain loxmo ". iters r s l'.xtrar.i ol a lellcr from st james c tllii i ) tl.iled july --..'. — " wc arc ut this moment sm rounded by war the counter-l-lcvuhition has broken out in the greatest force a junta which styles itself apostolic has assembled on the bor ders of the minlio which separates portugal from ialliciu all persons of note who had taken re fuse in portugal from the vexations to which they , were subjected iu consequence of the revolution i hasten from all quarters unjoin the junta 1'he i duke de i'lnl'aiitailo was al valentia three days ago and would pass the minlio yesterday to put j himself at the head of the insurgents three thousand armed peasants ihis moining marched upon ore-use unci the constituted authoi ities fled ; another corps of insurgents marched from the neighborhood of corunna along the sea-coast and occupies the peninsula of st adrian wc expect every moment to sec them within our walls it is saiel that the apostolic junta has established itself at i uy the rallying cry of this army is " ml and the king anil it avowed aim is lo preserve the ancient liberties of the spanish monarchy — it is remarked that the peasantry arc armed with excellent english mus kets and lhat they arc animated with great enthu siasm a great portion of the regiment of the duties joined them at kiza on receiving information of this movement the junta of corunna declared itself permanent and all possible military measures have been ta ken j he immediate arrival here has liccn an nounced to us of col f.sj.inosa wilh the battal ions of arrugon und castile and thc marine divi sion which is stationed at muja our archbishop has received orders to repair instantly to corun na ; it is saiel at this moment th it alter a some what vigorous conflict on the minlio nearly the whole of the regiment of poiltcvedl'u passed over 10 the insurgents " p s it is announced that in the course nl yesterday alter some sharp skirmishing the h tt talion of burgos was put to light and tiiat the in surgents have entered ore-use this requires conn i matioi the confusion which prevails hero tu this moment will not permit of my collecting sufficient information what is cerluiu is thai the militia of corunna mustered iu haste to the niimbcrof 1 100 have refused to take part against the insurgents and that the junta is in a state of consternation thos men dei i itaauhury genuine anecdote the hon w in g — y of boston celebrated as "■' the rich and respected for his exemplary virtues some years since on his accustomed visit to the market found a newly admitted lawyer seek ing for some boy to carry home his meat mr g — y whose usual and ordinary dress is plain and simple and whom the lawyer did not know stepped up and offered to take it home for him which offer the attorney im mediately accepted ; and em arriving at bis house and laying down the meat where he was directed tiie attorney enquired how much he charged for carrying it mr g replied he left it to his generosity upon which the other gave him a shilling which he very readily accepted with thanks observing that if he bad at any time any market things to carry home he would readily do it for him ; and if i should not happen tei be there said he ** j list enquire for 15 — y g — v anil i will come immediately it is unnecessary to add the surprise ancl mortification of the lawyer oil hearing that a man worth a million of dollars had performed this menial service for him ; but it had its effect fi;r he never afterwards required the assistance of any one to aid him in performing his marketing or to carry home his ment alb iz i commenced farming where i now live in the spring of 1817 on a kindly soil though most miserably broken down by hard usage and neglect my ground was flushed up in april and corn planted in squares of four feet six inches in the first week in may thc cut-worm was so destructive in that year that we replanted the third time : the season was the 15th when we had a light shower in the evening and the next morning we went into the corn field with the fluke barrow to fluke down the middles but it left the surface so rough that i took out the three flukes and put in seven square teeth taken out of the fallow harrow with which we harrowed down the middles lengthwise twice in a row unfavorable and i had a very light crop — the 26th of july we hud another l : ght desirous to avoid a like disappointment and to give the ground the advantage of collect ing nitre i ploughed the field intended for the next year's crop in november the in jury done by the cut-worm to corn generally was small in 1818 compared with the prece ding year ; to mine it was trifiing the sea : on proved favorable and considering the re el uced state of the land under cultivation i had a much better crop of corn than i could have expected without manure : the ears were large and fine and so early made that i commenced cutting it off the ground the lath september thus saving all the fodder without injury to the grain either in quality shower in the afternoon on the 127th suck ered and cross-harrowed with the seven tooth ed harrow two strokes in a row and so laid it by the ground quite smooth and level ex cept a small rise round each hill left by the harrow passing on the different sides at about six inches distant from the stalks and my com i think i can say with truth has suf fered very little by the drought — when that of my neighbors was of a bad color ancl shriveled anel twisted as though scorched with fire mine was smooth glossy and pre served its deep green color through the driest and hottest weather and i think it full as good a crop as i had last year society is the cement of human nature ; by mutual kindnesses it softens asperity ami by emulation it promotes virtue the heart of man created for delight would pine in lassi tude or grow sour with misanthropy if wc were deprived of sc.ci-'l intercourse our primeval parent himself amidst the glories of a new world and the charms of a paradise found himself not completely blest till heav en sent its last best gift on earth ;-. compan ion to raise him to the summit of felicity i know not which is the more blamable the being who stoically abjures the enjoyments of life or he who only abuses them : both char acters pervert the blessings bestowed by prov idence for the alleviation of human care still later from e.yc.land ciiaiu.i.sto.v sept 2n by the line fast-sailing shi puma apt iii u • j v arrived at this port yesterday in 37 days from liverpool we have received liverpool papers to llie 18th ol august we have also been favored with lloyd's listn to the i'-hli august which may he seen at tho c icc the queen still engrosses the sole attention ofthe british press — ou change or off change nothing is spoken of but the queen she had set up an elegant establishment with numerous servants in uc»v liveties ancl was dashing about thc metropolis ill a beautiful laneleau attracting thc attention eif all her liege subjects — in one o her recent excursions she met his majesty win was returning from a review of some ol his troops the let ll-'.u from the queen lo his majes ty i the most interesting article furnished bv this arrival r quantity still bearing in mind the cut j i now return to some observations on fall worm aud the nitre and believing from my j ploughing and the advantages i have expe unexpected good crop this year that much j rienced from a winter fallow in raising a corn benefit had resulted from the fall ploughing crop 1st it turns up the grass roots ike 1 determined to adhere to the practice and to perish and commence decomposition at an accordingly gave my intended corn ground earlier period thanifleftin a state of vegeta i-»r the present year a pretty deep ploughing hie life for a spring ploughing to destroy — ■ in the latter end of last november's nearly j tld exposes the sward t th frost which ut right angles with thc hun or dc iviiy ttfjw'.u in the course t f the wi t v judvi if an eagle was shot at on the 7t!i inst in the vicinity of dedham massachusetts and brought down with one wing broken he was taken alive by tlie sportsman ; but re marks the dedham paper the bird true to hi valor ami as if disdaining the triumphs of an enemy instantly buried both his talons iu his own iu-ad ; choosing rather to ui than he con quered he measured when d-sid five fc«.t and six inches i nit *:; to . ing . the duleof i.t iwit.it stated hi the !!■ i . f lords ... •>•: ■ -. ••-. . . ...» ..