fyftemize the materials which that honourable body have collected. The publick curiofity will foon be gratified; and it is hoped, from the univerfal confidence repofed in this delegation, that the minds of the people throughout the United States are prepared to receive with refpect, and to try with a fortitude and prefeverance, the plan which will be offered to them by men diftinguished for their wisdom and patriotism.

NEWYOR K, Auguft 2.

A bill for promoting and encouraging a trade to America, was paffed in the Irish parliament on the 7th of May last. The particular claufes have not yet been published.

The following are the gentlemen appointed to act as a Committee during the recefs of the honourable the Convention, viz. Mr. Gorham, Maffachufetts; Mr. Elfworth, Connecticut; Mr. Wilfon, Pennsylvania ; and Mr. Rutledge, South Carolina.

NEWHAVEN, August 2.

A circular letter is handing about the country, recommending a kingly government for thefe States.-The writer propofes to fend to England for the Bishop of Oznaburg, fecond fon to the king of Great Britain, and have him crowned KING over this continent. We have found by experience, fays he, that we have not wit enough to govern ourfelves-that all our declamation and parade about Republicanism, Liberty, Property, and the Rights of Man, are mere ftuff and nonfenfe, and that it is high time for us to tread back the wayward path we have walked in thefe twelve years. This plan, we are told, gains friends and partizans rapidly, and it furely'is neceffary for the great body of the people to be on their guard.The Federal Convention may fave us from this worst of all curfes (a Royal Government) if we are only wife enough to adopt their recommendations, when they shall be communicated to us.

HARTFORD, July 30. Sunday afternoon the 22d. inft. a barn, belonging to Jofeph Allen, Efq; of Eaft Windfor, containing nine loads of grain and ten loads of hay, was fet on fire by lightning and confumed.

The fame day a valuable yoke of oxen, belonging to Mr. Jacob Cafe, of West Simfbury, were killed by lightning under a tree. Directions, published by the Humane Society at Philadelphia, to prevent the fatal effects of Lightning.

"Let your house be provided with an iron conductor; but when this cannot be had, avoid fitting or ftanding near the windows, door, or walls of a houfe, during a thunder guft. The nearer you are placed to the middle of a room, the better. When you are not in a house, avoid flying to the cover of the woods, or a folitary tree, for fafety.

"When a perfon is ftruck by lightning, let continued frictions, and inflation of the lungs, be practised; Let gentle shocks of e

lectricity be made to pass through the cheft, when a skilful perfon can be procured to apply it, and let blifters be applied to the breast." BENNINGTON, July 23.

On Friday laft, a gentleman, belonging to this town, had the bonour (if fuch it may be called) of being introduced to Mr. Daniel Shays, with the additional title of General, by a gentleman in Arlington, at whofe house he faw and converfed with the General openly fame time. He alfo faw the General, and his two Aids, at a publick court at landlord Merwin's in that town, and fuppofes that they were known by the people. They were arm ed with fwords and piftols when they rode off. B O S T ON, August 6.1 Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Philadelphia.

"The Federal Convention have acquired a large share of the confidence of this city; and there is little doubt of our taking the lead in adopting fuch a government as they shall recommend.

"General Washington prefides in the Convention with his ufual dignity. The venerable Dr. Franklin attends it daily, and is contributing his experience and knowledge to alift his country in her prefent crifis. Mr. Dickinson, it is faid, has turned his thoughts for fome time past to the business of the Convention, and intends to offer them to his country. From the characters of the gentlemen who compofe this illuftrious affembly from the increase of our national difficulties—and above all, from the growing difpofition our citizens every where discover, to improve our federal government, I have not a doubt but that America will in a few years realize all the happiness for which the has contended."

We are credibly informed that a French fleet of feveral fhips of the line, and a number of frigates, are daily expected to arrive in this port, and to continue here during the hurricane months in the West Indies.

WORCESTER.

We hear from Westminster, that on Tuesday laft week, Mr. Norman Seaver, of that town, being at work in repairing the roof of the meeting houfe, fell from the fame to the ground, and foon after expired.

It is reported that Dunham, one of the leaders in the rebellion, excluded from pardon, was pursued and taken up in Vermont, and is now confined in prison at Great Bar rington.

MARRIED.]-Mr. Andrew Sigourney, to the amiable Mifs Betfy Walcott, daughter of Jofiah Wolcott, Efq; of Oxford.

DIED.]-In this town, Mrs. Sarah Trowbridge, aged 31, wife of Mr. William Trowbridge. At New Haven, the Rev. Chauncey Whittlefey, in the 70th year of his age.-At Roxbury, Mrs. Mary Sparhawk.At Mendon, Mrs. Anne Handy.-At Newport, John Manly, Efq; and Mrs. Sarah Atherton.

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HERE are two objects in rearing calves, each of which is of great importance :-It, To effect it without the affiftance of milk at all; and 2d, To improve skim milk in fuch a manner, as to make it more nutritious, it being well known, that there is a prodigious difference in the growth and thriving of the animal, when fed with new or skimmed milk. I followed the method of gruel made by barley and oats ground, with the greatest exactnefs, last year, with two calves, both of which, fo far from being reared, were fo reduced, that though I changed their diet to milk, upon finding it would not do, yet I was too late with the change, and they both died. I will not condemn the method from one.experiment, but I must own I have many doubts of its ever proving areal and en. tire fubftitute for milk.

"During my refidence in Ireland, I had the opportunity of buying calves at three days old, for the low price of zod. to 3 fhillings, which induced me to make my experiments on this enquiry Knowing before I went the cheapnefs of calves, I had collected various receipts for weaning them, among others hay tea; beanmeal mixed with wheat, flour, barley and oats, ground, nearly but not exactly in Mr. Budd's proportion, but principally fax feed boiled to a jelly, and mixed with warm water; this being recommended more than the reft, I

tried it on more calves.

The general refult I well remember; of above 30 calves, I reared not above three or four, and I was convined, as ftrongly as the experiments of one feafon could convince me, that none of the methods tried deferved reliance. Barley and oatmeal, with a very small quantity of flax jelly, reared the few that efcaped, except one, on which a trial was made, at the fuggeftion of my coachman, who had reared many calves; he defired to mix two thirds fkim milk, and one third water with a fmall addition of @ax jelly, diffolved. That calf recovered quickly from the low condition it had been reduced to, and afterwards throve well. I intend multiplying my experiments in the enquiry after the first object, as often as I

am able; all I can affert is, I have hitherto had no fuccefs.

I now come to the fecond object, that of improving fkim milk, a defidera tum as much to be defired as the former. The moment I received the very fatisfactory communication from that great patron of every patriotick endeavour to ferve the publick, the Duke of North(umberland, I tried it exactly according to the recipe below, and at the fame time recommended it to two farmers in dif ferent parts of the kingdom, who I knew were folicitous for difcoveries of this kind. It anfwered with me as well as I could with the first feafon, and has flood a fecond test.

it ;

The farmers to whom I communicated,report alfo,favourably of in all cafes it has appeared to do better than skim milk alone; thus one material step is gained, not the complete eftablishment of the method, which can only follow multiplied and varied experiments, but a proof that it may be very fafely recommended to thofe who are he moft cautious, and the most fearful of incurring expence. Being able to declare thus much in its favour, and hav. ing his Grace's permiffion to publish it, I can only add, that fuch a liberality of fentiment gives a luftre to exalted rank, fets an example of attention to the wel fare of the lowest claffes, and connects greatnefs with its right batis, the PEOPLE's GOOD.”

The recipe is as follows: "Take one gallon of ikimmed milk, and in about a pint of it add half an ounce of common treacle (melaffes) stirring it until it is well mixed; then take one ounce of linfeed oil cake finely powdered, and with the hand let it fall gradually, in very finall quantities, into the milk, flirting it in the mean time with a fpoon or ladle, until it be thoroughly incorporated; then let the mixture be put into the other part of the milk, and the whole be made nearly as warm as new milk, when it is firft taken from the cow, and in that ftate it is fit for ufe. N. B. The quanti ty of the oil cake powdered, may from time to time be increased as occafion may

require, and as the calf becomes inured to the flavour of it,"

thought was an eye witnefs to the abuse, and being Chriftopher's friend, flyly tripped up Rowland's heels, and broke Jeremy's head. Cutbburt on this drew his dagger at Edmund; and Archibald, trembling, with much ado recovered his fright; reaffumed his natural intrepidity; and in a cold fweat, fnatchedGilbert's piftol from Lawrence, and cocked his blunderbufs at Paul. Whereat John being amazed, fecretly advised Samuel to apply to Leonard, with the help of George, privately to make an affidavit against Arthur, to take out a writ against Henry and Rachael, at the fuit of Timothy, executor of the laft will and teftament of Jacob. But Peter objected to that, wifely alleging, that Robert, being fick, had fent word to David, who was lately married to Hannah, to defire Jeffrey, who had been taken in bed with Mark's wife, to fend his grandfon Ralph to his coufin Bridget, earnestly to intreat his nephew Joshua, to go along with his brother Frank, to make up the matter amicably with his aunt Sufan. But the refused to go with Jack; yet neverthelefs recommended Frederick and Humphrey to Andrew, Simon and Luke ; who after a long and grave confultation, ordered the mufick to play brisker, and then went unanimously to Bartholomew. So that having drank plentifully at Ned's until they were all intoxicated, having nothing to pay the hot with, they drew their fwords at Dick the landlord, ftabbed Robbin, fell upon Lancelot, lamed Ifaac, and had it not been for Solomon, had flain Cornelius. Thereupon Nat rushed forward, and swearing at Marmaduke, who had been afleep all the time in Sally's Jap, fo incenfed Walter and Martin, that Miles and Zachariab, without any regard to Matthew, threw bottles, glaffes, &c. at one

another's heads.

In which Abrabam, whe

was Moll's bully, being enraged, took Benjamin civilly by the throat; kicked Theophilus gently down ftairs; picked Abel's pocket, while he was making his addreffes to Nell; and at the fame time in the highest fury imaginable, fmiling calmly, fent Barnaby, Toby and Giles to the roundhouse. At which An. thony half drunk, foberly started up; and having firft reeled two or three times round the room, put on an important wife look, made a fine fpeech nothing to the purpose, and then asked what was the matter. Whereupon Bryan in a low voice loudly whispered Aaron; and perceiving that Alexander was ftrangely aftonished at their filent noife, told Francis, that his great grandfather Jofeph was dead. At which unexpected news Nicbolas awaked, and being in an illhumour, writ a foft love fong; whiffled an opera air; and then withdrew to a neighbouring alehoufe, to drink a dish of chocolate with Dudley. Which exafperated Job in fuch a surprising manner, that none of the company wondered at it: Only indeed Valentine, in the height of his refentment, could not forbear going to hang himself. However Allen run undefignedly to the goal, in order to let out the aforefaid prifoners; and having, without any noise, broke open the doors, freed Gerrard, Margaret and Betty; who being apprehended at King's, by the timely affiftance of Bernard, were carried next morning before Hugh Noodle, Efquire, a trading Juftice in St. Giles's, and upon paying a thilling apiece, the whole affair was happily determined: Which is the moft exact account that can be given there of, by your humble Servant, OLIVER PUZZLECAUSE.

T has long been the mode adopted. by

univerfally, to let their lambs for the first year remain unfhorn, while they fhear their fheep. In this way a great lofs of wool arifes, as well as an effential injury to the lambs. Let the farmers annually fhear their lambs, and the fleece will furnish hatters with excellent materials for a part of their manufacture, for which they will pay the cash, and also greatly advantage the animal. This mode has been adopted in many places of late, and

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they have found it extremely beneficial. The lambs, before the heat of summer is over, are clothed with such a quantity of wool, that they often become poor, whereas let them be fheared, and the effect is the fame as with the fheep. This matter ought certainly to claim the particular attention of the farmers, and I venture to affirm, that this mode, if adopted, will annually produce a confiderable revenue, as well as greatly advantage our flocks of sheep.

LEASE to infert in your paper the following experiment, to prove, hat it is more profitable to reap wheat when there is fome milk in the upper art of the grain, than when fuffered to and until quite ripe.

AGRICOLA.

I had cut on the 27th of last month 41 fheaves with fingle bands, and got the fame thrashed and cleanfed on the zd of the prefent month, and found that the wheat measured two bushels, which I fent to Mr. Tatnall's mill, and receiv