American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-06-11

VrtOcity Of Light.-It has been demonstrated that
light takes about minutes in moving across one
half Of the earths orbit; consequently it moves att
the astonishing rate of 100000 miles in second );
therefore, if each Of its particles weighed the thou
sandth part of grain, its force would be greater
than that of bullet discharged from musket
Were it even the millionh part of grain in weight
it would destroy every thing against which it struck
III it even weighed the millionth part of thar it would
still have very sensible force. But how much less
must be the particle of light, which makes no sensl
BILE impression upon so delicate organ as the eye 4
We are certain Their that no particle of light can
weigh 1-l000000,0 00,O00th Of grain.
The following is DR. Morse's estimate of thenum-
Der of Indians in the United States.
In the New England nine tribes, 2247 souls. In
New York ten tribes, 1910 souls In Pennsylvania
thirty years ago, tribes, 1900 souls, in number at
this time not known. In Ohio, fifteen tribes, 2,047
souls. In Michigan and the N. w. Territory,
thirty six tribes, 27,480 souls In Indiana and
Illinois. ID tribes, 1892 souls. Southern Indians
east Of the Mississippi, 90 tribes 66,487 SOULS To-
ta number east of the Mississippi, twenty tribes,
120,28S souls North of Mississippi, Is tribes, Al,
$50 souls. East of the Rocky Mountains to the
Mississippi and between Missouri and Red River, or
west of the Mississippi to the Rocky mountains,
S6 tribes, lO5,02l souls Between Red River and
the Rio del Norte, 40 tribes, 105,021 souls. West
of The Rocky Mountains, 81 tribes, 42,600 souls
Whole number west Of the mississippi 357 81
Total number in the United States besides about five
Thousand in Florada, and ten tribes (number no,
known) inhabiting the Upper Mississippi, 457,64S
souls.
Suits for breaches of promise of marriage appeal
to be as fashionable in England they are in Anne
RIGA.
The English papers received by the last arrivals
give an account of case which came before spe
cial Jury in the beginning of last month, in which
the plaintiff was Miss Mary King, the only chilli
of manager of very extensive mandatory a
Dursley, Glouccsshire. The Defendant was MI
Daniel Gardner Chance, gentleman OF consider
able fortune. and of accomplished manners.
| Before the year 1915 the defendant had met witt
1.-THE plaintiff, then young lady of great persona
charms, and attracted by her beauty,.was induced +
Visit her at the house of her father. When Mr.
King enquired of him the object of his visits, MI
Chance replied "May my right arm drop off, AM
Imy tongue ceave TO the roof of my mouth, it eve
deceive you or your daughter-there is no one shall
ever call me husband but she, and will make he
my Wife" This was certainly very strong pro
testaton and his letters from 1915 1919, did nc
Ieyince any change in his affections but in tn
month of May 1920, the defendant visited the plair
tiff at her fathers house, and without any preylou
announcement of change of sentiment, abrupt
stated his attachment to another lady and asked tn
plaintiffs consent to his marrying her. at the sam
thine demanding that all the letters which had pass
led between the plaintiff and himself, might be de
ltroyed. At this unexpected communication sh
Tainted away, and whilst in this state her father er
tered the room. On demanding of the defendar
what was the matter, he referred him to his daugi
tier. who when she was a little recovered, exclaime
IaOh, God this will be the death of me-" and aga
tainted. On recovery second time, she expalns
to her father, as well as she was able, the cause
her distress. Her fits continued all that evenln
and nearly the whole of the following day and h
general health was afterwards so bad that she cou
not attend her business, that of fancy dress IN
ker, which had therefore fallen off.
In March 1921, when the defendants mother die
he came into possession ola landed estate OF abo
five hundred pounds year, and in January lo2
he married Miss Maria Evans. When he began
pay attention to Miss King, she was 90 years OF as
and he thus shamefully deserted her when she hi
attained to the age of so. No accusation of ir
proper conduct, was brought against the plaintiff
1.-The defendant but Mr.. Chances counsel ende
vored to procure mitigation OF damage, by urgir
= the imprudence ofthe father in not cautioning h
daughter against receiving the addresses, Of one wi
moved in much higher sphere, and whose CO
nectons were opposed to the match-The ju
latter few minutes consultation, brought in We
dict for the plaintiff, damages 9o0t
AN for LoUe--The Salem Register mentions
report of a duel having taken place in the neighbc
hood Of that town, between two gallants, who r.
resolved to blow each others brains out becau
they could not both well marry one girl. The
had two meetings. At the first they fought wi
muskets, at four PAGES but neither shot took effec
At the second meeting, one of the seconds fell,
consequence of INSTRUCTED fire, occasioned by Il
trepdation of one of the PRINCIPALS! A few mo
such duels we think would put an end to the pra