American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-10-04
fF HAsLETT is GOVERNOR /,

| or HASLETT is GOVERNOR!
Majority in Newcastle county, for HAsLETT, 573
do in Kent do for do liz
Total-69o
Majority in Sussex county, for BOOTH, 668
MAJORITY FOR HAsLETT- %
KENT-Naudain 1O96-M'Lane 1851.
Derrickson 1O27-Rodney 10Y.
The Democratic Senator six Representatives, &
two L. Court CONS are elecled.--one Fed Repre-
sentative (Register) and one l. Court CONS are
detected.
Ward Elections. following is the result Of
1.-THE Ward Elections held in The city of Philadelphia
on Friday the eth ult Democratic, 959. Federal
$685. Total, 1851.
| The Sheriff OF Lancaster county, has received
from the Governor of the stale, the death warrant
lot John Lechler. directing that the sentence of the
law as passed upon him, be executed between the
hours of Il and o'clock, on Friday this % OF Oc-
lober next.
Three negro men have been committed to pri-
son at Savannah, accused Of attempting TO poison
their masters family and endeavofing TO raise an
linsurrection among the blacks.
A Convention Of the Clergy and Lay Delegates
lof the Protestant Episcopal Church in the State OF
new t1dnpSnlTe, met III COuCoruj on the Z2u uit
Rev. James b. Holce, presided and .aiby Cady, Esy
IofIciated as Secretary The next annual convex
Itlon is to be holden at Holdeiness, on the Grst
Wednesday in October.
great number OF Irish Emigrants are nearly in
Ia state of starvation at St. John, IN. B)-A com
miltee has been appointed to raise money for their
lrelief-and it has been recommended to this com
mittee to appropriate as much Of the subscription
money 1t possibly can to provide passages to the
U. States for the distressed!
The Court of Inquiry, at Boston, into the Official
conduct of Capt Hull, closed the examination of
witnesses on the Goth ult after being employed in
the investigation Tor 40 days. 1t adjourned to the
SOlh, when the evidence will be summed up and the
defence deliyeredin.
Important to Landholders in Tennessee ALI
lands entered in the Chickasaw purchase previous
to the LIST of January 1891 are liable to pay taxes
for the years S21 and 1922. Those taxes are now
due, and must be paid on or before the 1st of De-
cember next. All lands entered within the year
1884, and since the LIST of January OF that year, are
liable for taxes for 1922, and must in like manner
be paid on or before the LIST Of December next,
otherwise they will be reported and sold. The
usual tax is half cen! per acre.
| There can be no truth in the account received at
New York of the Schooner Alligator having had a
sanguinaIy engagement with a Spanish pratical
| brig the 9th Sept. our readers on referring to
the Gazette oil Saturday, will find that the Alligator
so late as the 5th Sept. conveyed the brig Rising
I Sun, Captain Dill Of this port, at which time no
transaction oil the kind had taken place.
i We have conversed with passenger in the Ri
sing Sun, who informs US, that previous TO parting
with the Alligator, her boat came alongside, with
midshpman Lawrence (son of the lamented Law
rence) with captain Allen's compliments, and COIN.
mlted package of letters for the United States
to Captain Dills' care.-Rett'S Pill. Ga@.
i The editor Of the Independent Press, printed al
Cincinnati, (Ohio) in his paper of the 18th ultimo
observes:
"Tnree manly Lads Zone six fooer like ourself,,
A followed us down Main-street on Thursday after
noon last for the purpose. they told several whom
they passed, of giving sound Gaming. We
knew nothing OF the matter until last Sunday even
ing, when friend gave US the alarming informa
|. ton However, we cannot complain, as they took
peculiar ca to keep out of sight, and were
permitted quietly to return home at our usual pace
Il Had they come up to us, POUNDS! the citizens o.
RI Cincinnati, instead Of quietly looking and seeing
an editor numerically beaten by these rascally
knaves. would have seen-----one of the mos
o nimble foot races they ever Witnessed"
sr7> There is nothing like boLdness in an editor.
d The Colombian brig Camelion, captain Shannon
: OF 6 eighteen pound columbades from Baltimore
. for Lagura arrived fl the Hook, this morning. to
take on board com. Daniels, and col. Duane, who
q are gong 10 South America. Yesterday, Is miles
D south Of the Highlands, passed the French brig
Jenette Josephine, Tor New-York, with the loss oil
her fore topmast.-.N L. Even. Post 25th aH.