American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-11-08

were the size OF walnut, and many of them weigh
ed from seven ounces to a pound. The number oil
persons killed is not exactly KNOWN but the bodies
Of l37 have been taken up, who persisted by the fall
Of hail stones, chlmneys, &c. sufiocated by
she wind
LIVERPOOL, Sept. 90.
Dreadful accident at Blaciheath MH.-The in
habitans OF Backheath were greatly alarmed on
Monday, by fatal accident which belcl the Wool
wch Tally -ho opposition stage. Coming down the
ILL from the Green Man, the horses became res
tive, the coachman lost his command, and immedi-
ately the whole set off al full speed. In tuning
round The corner towards the George lnn the coach
upset on account OF its velocity, and being heavily
laden outside, when dreadful to relate, out Of / 6
persons only one escaped without the loss of one
limb, the others had legs OF arms broken; and four
are not expected to survive. The coach was literally
dashed to pieces. The unfortunate sufferers were
chiefly inhabitants oi Woolwich to which place they
were instantly conveyed In ltters; the inside pas
seDger (our) were more aCeaed than those on the
ouIside owing to the coach being shatteied TO pie
ces, and their being dragged along the road about
50 yards amid the fragments OF The vehicle.
Extract of letter from officer in the Medera-
mean Squadron, dated Gibraltar, Aug. 9th, 1922.
1--WE have recently returned from Smyrna, whic h
place We left on the Goth OF June, and from thence
we visited some of the Greek Islands. 1t is much TO
be Amented that no nation will consent TO aid them
with either small loan OF money, arms and
munitions. They say, and from what have seen
among them, believe it to be correct, that if they
had arms and ammunition for all who able and
Wiling among them to fight they capable Of
defending themselves against the Turks, without
tfe assistance OF Russia.
The Greeks have G their possession, at present
all The Morea with The exception of three fortress
ses which arc beslcged, and the garrsons Of which
are in a state ii starvation.
company at Boston, has established works for
the maxine ofgas, and obtained permission from the
city authorities 10 lay iron pipes from three TO our
inches in diameter in the streets, Tor the purpose
Of supplying such parts of the town will receive
sufficient quantity OF gas to indemnify the COM
pany for The expense.
The gas proposed to be used is that obtained 'FRONT.'
oil, which, it has been recently discovered, is farl
preferable 10 that obtained from coal.-The appa-
ralus, Professor Siman states, is much less ex
pensivr Occupies much less space--requires essI
skill and abo to manage it, than the coal gas appa.
( raus--is not liable to and tear,-and as
there no offensive products TO be removed, i'll
may, its present improved construction be intro
durrd ito any dwelling house. All the costly and
offensive operation OF purify ing the gas by lime &C..
is totally avoided where it IS obtained from oil
The material from which it is produced contain
ing no sulphur other material by which it be.
contaminated there is no objection, on account OF al
suIocating smell, to the of oil gas in closei
rooms; and, as it contains no umIXed h drogen,,
which occasions the great heat of The coal gas,)i
there is no greater proportonate heat from theI
3 fame han from that Of lamps candles. 1t does
no injury TO furniture, books, p!ate pictures, sc
and contains nothing which possibly inluic the
n metal of which the conveyance pipes are made.
Phil. Union.