American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-06-21


Harmed and agitaied at two hotspurs firing at each
other with pistols at ten PAGES. I" Honor" as Fall
staff says, "who has it! He that died last We'd
nesday." Mar. Advorote.
Duelling Readers of Newspapers often End
light amusement in what is termed erosa-readings.
The following may be called sign reading In front
of two adjoining houses in this city,we literally read
this brief history of duel:
James Schott-and-Jonathan Fell.
PHILADELPHIA Gazette.
A benevolent Quaker was applied to by re-
spectacle gentleman of the society of Wesleyans,
for the purpose of soliciting subscription towards
enabling them to complete new chapel built upon
the site of old one but which could not be finished
for the want Of funds. The friend heard him very
attenyely; at length, breaking silence, he began
thus - tell thee what, friend, my purse is always
open to succour the distressed, and my religion,
thou knowes, difers from that of thine; we do not
think thee right, and it is against our religion to
help others to build uh ehateiS therefore, friend,
thou seest cannot assist thee The Methodist was
about departing, and was nearly out OF the room,
when the Quaker called him back Hark'ee, friend,
how much hast thou laid out !? The Methodist re-
piled Sixteen hundred pounds And how much
dost thou want TO complete it?' 'About fourteen
hundred more We'll friend (said the Quaker)
here is 1901 to deiray the expense of fuing dozug
The old chahet. London Paher.
A Writer in the Liverpool Mercury of the 18th
April, recommends the taking some of the Amer
lean publications at the Reading Rooms in that
place; as he thinks it would crafty many to know a
little more OF the interesting events passing in The
New World-besdes introducing some excellent
works to the notice OF the English reader"
SAVANNAH June s.
Froo, 81. Domingo.--We learn by Captain john
SON. ofthe brig Eliza Morrison, from Port.a Prince,
that every thing was tranquil in the Island when he
left it. President Boyer had returned from the
Spanish part of the island.
ST. Mark was declared port of entry from the
25th May. Lumber was to be admitted for one
year, free Of duty. Markets dull lor all kinds Of
American produce, and money scarce Georgian.
FROM HAVANA.--Tbe Charleston Courier
of June s, furnishes the following summary fronl
Havana papers to the 2Sth ult received at that Office
1t appears the Yellow Fever prevails to some ex.
tent among the strangers in that city,
The report of duel having taken place at Havana
between an officer of the US. frigats Macedonian,
and an officer of the British frgate Tribune is not
correct. Some dispute had indeed occurred be-
tween two Midshipmen OF those frigates but the
British commander being satisfied that his officer
was to blame in the business required him to apol
ogise, and there the affair terminated.
The Spanish brig St. Joseph arrived at Havana in
SS days from Barcelona, brings dates from that place
to the 18th of April Accounts by her represent.
that the greatest tranquility prevailed throughout
the Provinces of the Peninsula that the constitution
al System became daily more supported and firm,
and that every confidence placed in the acts of
the Cortes
large portion of the convoy under charge Of
the frigate Asia, and other vessels of war arrived
at Cadz between the 10Th and 92d of March; but
one of the conveying vessels, the Surprise gun brig
was lost on the 18th OF March at o'clock in the
evening, on the coast of Roa; crew saved and the
greater part of the cargo which consisted III 900
|spece dollars.
petition to the Cortes, from the Mayor and prin
cipal Merchants at Barcelona dated 9th April, begs
that the prayer of the inhabitants Of Cadiz to make
that place free port, may not be granted.
The Spanish Admiral at Havana, Don TOMAS de
ArALDE, published farewell address to the inhabi-
tants Of that city the 25h ut wherein he express.
les his regret leaving them which he is constrained
Ito do in consequence OF his being called by his soyer
leigh TO take command in the port Of Cadlz.
| Dreadful .accident.--On the 99th OF May,
pleasure boat was upset in pond in Sutton, Mass.
II contained FIVE ladies and two gentlemen Four Of
1.-The former were drowned. The gentlemen and
one OF the ladies saved themselves by holding to
the side Of the boat. The victims were from Toto
i20 years old
| Smith Randall was convicted at Tuscaloosa;
{AlabA of counterfeiting and passing $50 bills Of
Ibe II & Rank. and sentenced to bg hung on the