The much needed Rain appeared this morning, it was about time to, for the lands, fields, meadows & s. f. been awfull dry and burnt up. Farmers must have all the haying done by this time. It was the best favorable weather for them. I received my first evening N.Y. Evening Journals last evening, sold 73 copies of them. The jew Heffernan is terible mad that I got this papers, for he would sell them all alone. Received a letter from the german Publ. Co. Holyoke, asking me to take agencie for the New England Staaten zeitung. Dont know yet if I will do it or not. Martha stayed at home all day. Admiral Dewy again made 400 Prisoners, captured an island and plenty ammunitions. He has done good so far. Harvey was annexed to the United States on Monday, July the 11th. Other colonies will follow. Comodore Watson shall go to Spain with a big fleet, to scare the Spaniards at their own border.
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