American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-10-15

We understand that the Rev. John Sommertield
left this city yesterday, for New York, in order to
take passage from that port to the West Indies
whittier he has been directed to proceed by his
physician, in order that he may pass the winte'
months in a warmer climate.-Freeman's Jouruat
EmigrantS. Ninety persons, mostly Irish, WHIT
came from home as "emgrants to Canada" sailed
on Friday last from Buffalo for Sandusky.
The whole number of cases of yellow fever in the
city of New York. the present season, up to the 5l
instant, 32l--the deaths 1911.
Bull Dogs-The Petersburgh Gazette OF the 4tt
inst states, that two large dogs Of TIE bull kind lately
attacked cow and almost tore the animal to pieces
l he noise OF the COW having drawn some person:
TO the spot, the dogs which actually devourine
the poor creature alive, made their escape.
A Good Shot-We understand, that Mr.. Harl
OF the Lazaretto Inn, opposite Tinicum Island, OF
Friday afternoon, started sirteen Teal and with one
shot kiHedflteen of the number; circumstance
which is, perhaps, unprecedented in this species o
sport. They all proved TO be very fine, and lat
Among the recent French publications, we motto,
the pCsthumous Memoirs Of General Rapp, WHIT
was favore officer oil Bonaparte, and for Ia years
his aid de camp. The Anecdotes OF Napoleon az,
said to be numerous and interesting.
A man by the name of Johnson was recently
fined in England 90 pounds for giving false charac
tiers to servants, in order enable them procure
places.
Baron Thuyl de Serash'irchen, formerly Envo,
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoentiary to tn
Court of Lisbon, has been appointed as successo
to NJ. de Poletica He has taken passage in TIN
| Howard, at Havre, for New York.
1t is stated, in letter from respectable gentle
man at Port Deposit, written on the 9Th inst. tina
the whole amount of property which descended tn,
river, during the present season, is Sl,l6S,954.
John W. Green is appointed to be Judge of thu
Court of Appeals for the state of Virginia, to sup
ply the vacancy occasioned in that Court by tn,
death Of Spencer Roane.
1t is announced in the Worcester, (Mass.) papers
that Jonathan Russell, a Representative in Con
gress from the state of Massachusetts, has declined
being candidate for recollection.
More Mines in North. Carolina.-Gold and sill
ver as well lead in considerable quantities, hav
lately been discovered in Lincoln county, in tn,
state of North-Carolina.
Notice exhibited in an apothecarys shop in London
l"All kinds of drugs made and mixed here, at III,
shortest notice.
| IN. B. After taking one dose, the patient neve
will want no more of nothing"
| Products of FlOrida.-A writer in the Foridan
published in Pensacola states fact which may b.
interesting to many PERSONS 1t may perhaps b.
Gratifying to your readers TO learn that among tn
abundant vegetable productions of West Florida
the Quercus Cerris or Oriental Oak stands in tn
first class 1t owes its importance principally t
the production of Nut Galls--they have hitherto
expense, and their importance in manufactures
we'll known. They are the production of an insec
of an hymenopterOuS species The Cyn0ps Que
lreifolu, who deposit their eggs on the leaves an
tender branches of the tree-an excrescence is 500
formed around the egg, which enlafges to ball tn
size of bullet, enclosing the egg--which in pro
cess of time is Matched, and the embryo often un
dergoing several changes, finally eats its way out
its prison. This excrescence is the Nut Gall--an
those found in Florida equal in every respect
those imported from the Levant.
i This tree seldom attans the height of ten fee
and grows print ipay in low and wet situations, an
the gals cover the branches in great profusion TIL
writer of this gathered in the space oil few me
!, nents several pounds. When it is taken into cor
sideration the importance of this production in D,
ling and Medicine, their present high price (fro
so to 60 dollars per cwt.) and their not being ind
genous in any other part of the u States, we kno
of nothing that would so well repay the enterpri;
of any of our citizens, as collecting and sendir
them to the northward for sale.''
DIED at Cambridge on the Sd instant, WILLIAM DAl