A Wild Goose Chase.
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At the early dawn of Thanksgiving day, Mr. Eliphalet Thayer, of Dorcester, (Massachusetts,) took his gun and went to Neponset river for the purpose of getting a shot at gulls. He saw seven wild geese in the river, at which he fired, and hit the gander so as to break his wing. The other geese immediately flew; but the call of the gander brought them down again, so that he had the chance of firing again, and killed the old goose, and one of the young; the four others rose, but the wounded gander by his calls served as a decoy, and they again alighted by him. The third shot crippled another.—Mr. T. then took a boat, and from it killed two as they rose to fly; and soon after shot the seventh. He returned home to his breakfast, about nine o'clock, bringing his seven geese, which weighed about eight pounds each, and produced him above 3 lbs. of feather.
[Salem Gazette.
Imports of Wool into England. WOOL. AN ACCOUNT OF THE QUANTITY OF WOOL, (SHEEP'S) IMPORTED INTO GREAT BRITAIN, IN TEN YEARS; DISTINGUISHING EACH YEAR, AND THE COUNTRIES FROM WHENCE IMPORTED.—From an English Paper.
Countries from whence
imported.1802.1803.1804.1805.1806.
lbs.lbs.lbs.lbs.lbs.
Denmark & Norway—105,956212,086445,12561,783
Heligoland—————
Russia————7,567
Sweden—————
Poland and Prussia2283,5327,92525,18930,767
Germany426,091238,25621,62836,787683,988
Holland195,843155,27063,01930,2441,127
Flanders and France201,19554,714———
Portugal & Madeira495,213230,430161,204200,366239,945
Spain and Canaries5,646,5224,355,2546,990,1946,858,7385,444,165
Gibraltar and Malta25,000107,876159,17641,39528,216
Italy and Levant86,258437,856206,42635,1738,679
Ireland, Guernsey80,754117,225242,113484,929576,914
and Jersey
Asia————245
Africa453,953163,7463,360——
America, North40,21626,0734,9395,3041,636
America, South—20,01286,89821,64920,493
Prize105,8394,56848,175361,499168,468
Total7,749,1126,020,7758,157,2138,546,3787,333,996
Countries from whence
imported.1807.1808.1809.1810.1811.
lbs.lbs.lbs.lbs.lbs.
Denmark & Norway481,69611,25335,523363,67112,081
Heligoland—58,814246,44167,311112
Russia5,21116889632,149—
Sweden——8,63315,424504
Poland and Prussia——76,528123,057—
Germany192,0107,549367,372711,52430,165
Holland34,536—237,0522,873—
Flanders and France61,633————
Portugal & Madeira289,06730,619969,0333,018,9611,790,286
Spain and Canaries10,291,3161,961,7504,283,6745,952,4072,581,262
Gibraltar and Malta14,34978,130297,445889,098210,236
Italy and Levant6,992—10,24421,554780
Ireland, Guernsey299,80975,40993,34163,49410,353
and Jersey
Asia3,222——868—
Africa6,29810,7173,32029,71711,791
America, North40614,196—4,11120,192
America, South61,17667,193213,812116,17869,323
Prize25,20537,9273,61923,8372,551
Total11,768,9262,353,7256,845,93310,936,2244,739,972