{"newspaper_name": "American watchman and Delaware advertiser.", "edition": "01", "page": "p2", "byline": ""}
Interesting to Formers. d'..-The lively sensi-
oiliy and attention of cur navy officers during their
cruises TO foreign climates to such objects as are
calculated 10 advance the improvement OF their
county, in the science Of agriculture, botany &c.
has ftequeny been noticed 10 public prints, and
is highly honourablr 10 their characters. To the


si ol agricultural benefactors, have the pleasure
to add the name ot Capt. John Orde Creig hton,
who, in his late cruise on the coast Of Africa in the
y s. ship Cysne, Obtained al considerable expense,
and liils trouble, from The interior OF that coun-
try. thirteen sheep Of the broad tail OF Tunisian
Bretd, which he has recently sen, 10 New York for
he purpose. IS stated oy be Evening Post ofinrodu
eng into cur country species OF this animal which


IS said 70 De highly valuable, no, only for the wool
oul the essa The al! has very singular appearance
being in some instances from eight TO ten inches 10
breadth, forming, wien it is cooked, most delicate
and delicious sood. 4 pair Of these sheep i, is un.
dsrsiooG. are intended for General Van Rensselar
Of Albany. Several barrels Of grape vines Of the
nnss kinds 10 be met with on he coast Of the Med
ne7ranean, together with large quantity OF garden
seeds have also been received q, different times
from TIE same source. or the seeds par, we're
presented TO the Horticultural Society OF y. York
and Of the vines, some have been distributed in tha.
vicinity. and he Fsmaihd=r in Providence, r. !.