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kid and prunelle, 100 pairs, assorted, Gentlemen's half hose, ladies' cotton stockings of good quality, 50 dozen each. 100 dozen palm-leaf hats, assorted, Blank books, paper, ink and quills, in equal proportion, say $50 worth, 400 pounds white lead, 30 gallons paint oil, 30 gallons lamp oil. Brass kettles and pans, say 1,000 pounds, two-eighth kettles, About 5500 laid out in articles of good quality for ladies; muslin, lace, insertion, silk gloss, silk stockings, small quantity of black silk, needles, pins, thread in spools and hanks, ribbons for bonnets, a few bonnets &c., 10 boxes good Spanish cigars in quarter boxes, If there be plenty of room, put in 500 feet of boards, 20 kegs of cut nails, assorted sizes, say 4, 6, 7, and 8 penny. 2 dozen silk and 5 dozen cotton umbrellas, A small quantity of ale, porter, and cider, the best quality, say 50 dozen each of ale and porter, and 26 of cider.

Cutlasses and muskets are in demand for trade, but can be furnished much cheaper from England than from the United States. Those brought out are of an inferior quality.

This list has been received from an authentic source, and is now forwarded to the Navy Department, by

, Commanding African Squadron.

—Whiskey, or rum, is a profitable article of traffic, but is purposely omitted in this list.