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

Dr. Frederick C. Sche6er, baltimore,
DEAR SIR-WishDg not to neglect communi-
eating you any important intelligence that comes
10 my knowledge respecting commerce, avail my
self of the departure of the brig Alonzo, Tor your
port, TO inform you, that by recent regulation OF
our custom house, deposit of foreign goods will
be established here, by which all dry goods with
the exception Of provsions) may be deposited at the
public ware houses, for one year free Of duty and
if re-expored during that time, TO pay only 2 per
cent storage in lieu of all other char ges. his law
is go into operation the beginning oil next month,
and promises 10 be of the most beneficial conse-
quence to this city, in regard to the Vera Cruz
trade. The present existing duty on dry goods will
likewise be reduced per cent. next month.
A letter, dated September 90, from gentleman
in Columbus Ohio to his friend in Baltimore, states
that there never had been sickness in that state
than during the present fall. In that small town
there have been three buried in one day. Forty to
fhy were then lying sick. The inhabitants OH the
Ohio and Muskingum rivers have the yellow lever
10 an alarming degree. The report was that there
are more than three hundred cases OF yellow fever
in the neighborhood of Marietta they are dying
fast; numbers are removing from the water courses
to the highlands. The crops were abundant, but
the squirrels had been very destructive to the Corn
The inhabitants had associated tor the purpose
Of destroying the squirrels. On the first of Sep
tember they formed themselves into two parties
and, on counting, nineteen thousand sic hundred
and Si1ty ScalpS we're produced, besides about 400
which were not taken into the account. American.
Desperate engagement. Capt Grifing, from
New Orleans informs that he met in the Mlssis-
sppi the brig Patriot, (supposed Of this por from
Port au Prince, which had had engagement with
piratical vessel off Cape Antonio. OF ten on
he
men were killed, and three others wounded. They
succeeded in beating off the Pirate, and supposed
they had killed almost all her crew, as they were
frequently heard to cry for quarters.
". Y. .Ner. .4dr.
Extract of letter from Blakeley, Alb to the edi-
tors of the Mobile Register, dated the 4th ut.
GA Tiger, weighing 90 pounds, and measuring
feet inches, was killed in this neighborhood las
week."
Nelc- Orleans.-The fever at NewOrleans ap
pears TO have been very alarming during the las
month.-There were Is deaths on the 9Th, two o
yellow fever. Eleven cases were reported thu
"a hours preceding the 9Th, and on the 9th, there
we're deaths, three of which were yellow lever
On the 9th things were more favorable, and thos
who were sick were generally convalescent. But oil
the 18th, the Board of Health announced that tn
fever, within the three preceding days, had in
creased. 1t was chiefly confined to strangers late
arrived, who were, therefore, advised to leave tn
city till the fever subsidized.
Deaths, Sept 9TH, lis Of yellow fever 5tl
1S-2 of do. 9th, as of do; 18th, I'LL c
do; 9TH and 9Th, Sc Of do. 9th, 14-7 OF do.
10th, 81 OF do 1th, 1913 Of do. 18th, IS
of do; 18th and 9Th, 32-l9 Of do; 10th, 10
Of do.
The whole number of deaths, during the aboy
period, were Ill.