American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-03-26

found to produce in great abundance, the Lichen
RouriIernus, on which these noble animal iced -
Most OF the females with young, and the strong
est hopes are entertained of their being added to
our stock OF useful and do este quadrupeds They
are perfectly tame, their flesh the most exquisite
yensoa and their milk OF nearly the consistenoe OF
cream, of the finest flavor aud nutritive quality
The people (who brought their houses, furniture.
sledges, sc. with hem) are the most dimlnuve OF
the human race, never reaching the height OF five
feet They are clothed in the skin OF the reindeer,
with its thick lur outside,
London. Jan. IS.
The home consumption Of fax and hemp is at
present considerable, and both these articles main
ram their late advanced value. The spectators in
tallow are becoming more cautious. The last pri-
ces from ST. Petersburg such, that with all char
res and duty, it can be imported into Great Britain
at sol los Cd and he quantity IN England between
this time and August will be about 10000 casks
more than the usual consumption Under such
circumstances, the best inio med Russian merchants
scarcely expect that the present prices Of ialiow
cali be maintained.
1t is probabc that between Turkey and
Russia, ma, enhance the value OF bonded grain in
this country, and the holders more firm in their
prices in expectation of this event, with view to
the Italian market
About three weeks ago, as some workmeh were
digging at tie Solsaiara, Naples, they observ.
ed great smoke issuing from The earth presently
afterwards few stones thrown up and they
retired in great alarm; a vent or iumaroe then
gradually disclosed ITSELF emitting thick fumes and
accompanied with considerable noise The mouth
Of the has since wideued, and Is about two
feet long and foot broad the vapor which it in.
Gessany pours out is very hot and hck and .trcng
ly charged with sulphur and its emission is accom-
4 panied by deep roar which resembles the noise
caused by the rushing oil heavy stream
Sc Petersburg. Drc. %.
Winter has not yet properly set in On the 27thl
ills still autumn, circumstance almost unparallel-
led in this climate The communications great
ly impeded by this rregularlty OF the SEASON. On1
the 18th the Dwna at Riga, after being frozen upl
lor forty eight hours, was again cleared of the cebv
the heavy rains, that boats could easily eros,
over.
EcYPTIAN ANTIQUITIES -Gtneral Menu di Mi
autodi has purchased, in Alexandra. rich aud va
liable collection OF Egyptian antiquities for G0,00N
iancs. There are IN this collection, 70 anLieni
Tolls of Papyrus.
4 The Egyptians wrote on linen, as appears by tie
Il bandages on their mumne,, The cloth being FIRST
painted over. Moses may have wrltten sucn al
CLOTH not liable to crack when folded. Papyrus
was not known till alter the building of Alexandra
Parchment adopted by Eumenes, in the second
n century before Christ
Some workmen lately occupied in excavating
some ruins in the village Of St Geny. near Geneva,
HuS Vase vi al iOr Us winch MI
closed a smaller OF silver containing braceelsl
n Of the metal, and other ornaments OF very
H ancient workman ship, with about 800 medals OF
gold, silver and copper, many OF which were I'll
the emperor Galba. AS pieces of charcoal were
found near the vase, it is thought that these objects
\ were lost during fire. This discovery has en-
couraged the proprietor to MAKE further excavations
/ in the place. The museum Of arts at Geneva
II his acquired some of these curioslties.
n DISTURBANCES IN IRELAND
Captain Rock, of the barony of Cockagiony who
was taken at the head OF detachment OF Wnlteby
cavalry on Sunday night, by Francis Eager, esq. of
n Mmard, was escorted to rralee Tuesday, by |
party OF the 56th regiment from DingIe. This dc
luded man, named Denis C'euyane, was brought
n forward, bare footed and bare legged. EIe excus-
/ cd himself to the magistrate on the occasion oil
being taken, by saying that he was only proceeding
with his squadron on the above night, with the III.
ientlon OF depriwng man who had served him
with process. of the original.
n Friday fatal airay took place about seven miles
east from Bandon, between party of the Conaki.l
" yeomanry and the country people. The revenue
officers seized still, AND made the prsonerI
with his assistant. About five hundred people as
sembled and attacked The party with stones. They
\ were desired to desis under the menace, that III
they persevered in their attempt rescue the pri-
soners, they would he shot This ,hueat had no eg
fect an the peoP ST pressing on the party, the
prisoners were shot, winch exasperated the as
salants, that it became necessary to fire upwards
4 OF fifty rounds which dispersed the mob
j Sunday, two proclamatons signed General Rock
and written in the usual tone Of law making, about
tythes, rents and taxes, posted on the chapel
door OF Ballysteen, near Askeaton.-They ia
ken down by the Rev. Mr. Shana1 an, Roman Cath.
Ole Citrate of the Parish, who, the efectual-
~ to prevent repetition OF such conduct, celebra
n ted no mass there that day.
\. The house Of G, M. Maunsell esq. Of Ballywil-