Transcribed by Diane Moore. Geo. THE CARLISLE PATRIOT - Saturday, July 22, 1843 AN UNFORTUNATE SPECULATION.--Some time ago a party of gentlemen, desirous of bringing over from Peru a cargo of live alpacas, gave directions to have an emigrant ship returning from Australia chartered, and accordingly she touched on the western coast of America to receive them on board. To make the most of the trip, a large quantity of guano manure was shipped in the lower hold and between decks. The alpacas were stowed in cribs, purposely erected. The animals had been previously prepared for the voyage, by being kept folded and fed on dried herbage and bulbous roots, such as they would have to eat on their way to Europe. Upwards of 250 were shipped, the largest number ever before attempted, and on the onset of the voyage nearly one-half had young ones, some prematurely; but through the want of ventilation, the effluvia of the guano in the lower hold became so strong and deleterious, that the poor animals died at the rate of 10 and 20 per day, and on the vessel arriving at Liverpool not one had been preserved, notwithstanding the extreme care and anxiety of the captain and his crew. It is understood that the Queen lately purchased a pair of alpacas as an ornament to the grounds at Windsor.