American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-04-16

ocaly that he would subscribe his name to No u'-
4 which contained such stipulation. Mr. nay
Ills understood, at one stage Of negotiation. 10 Ia
come into the views Of Mr. Clay and Mr.. P,. nave
Il AT all events, the proposition to permit the Rr',
\ to navigate the Mississippi did not prevail and M
}, not incorporated in the treay and every so"ss
American statesman should rejoice al the fs;l noua
that proposal 1t would be not less strange L'a
pernicious to allow foreign nation, whether R ian
ror Spanish to enjoy the privilege of navipa,D"
steam boats or other vessels the very hear 81 70
5 country; 10 compete with our people in THEM W.
interior trade or to take advantage of that nriv;
Tor the purpose OF exerting an influence in IN, p
nestle politics. or ofntriguing with the indiana w,
instigang them to quarrels and wars with our ci
+, zens'-FrankLin Gaz. '
u The case OF the Commonwealth versus The D..
William Hogan, for an assault and battery on Ms,.
] Connell, which has occupied the Mayors Cour, Z,
the last ten days. was brought close last eyrn
i Alter short absence The Jury returned with vs
oi "0e SH"y, ana MIS- Sonnell to pay the COST
i american SenGr.
j Imtortant 10 DflierS Oliver Evans paten, iii,
to the IIopperboy has been declared, BY late Sa
cision OF the Supreme Court, at Washington VA
4 as patent for improvement, because the speci6c,
ton is not according TO law and void as patent H.
the whole machine, because he was not the oripin.l
i Inventor. Record. o'
i The body of Joseph Dutton, who was on The brs,.
over the Brandywine, at Wilmington, when i wss
carried away was found in the Delaware on Sim.
day morning, about FIVE miles above the mouth n
Brandywine, and Christiana, near the tavern 0he
Practical Farmer,) Pennsylvania shore. His mn
ney and papers were not SO injured by the water bu,
they may be made out. The deceased must, from
appearance, have received severe blow on the head
In the ial and, no doubt died insantly-ib
COTTON GOODS FROM LIVERPOOL.
There were exported from Liverpool in the week
ending Cd feb last. 3,268, 95a yardsoi Cotton GOoh
OF these 973,652 were sent to N York-llQ
726 to Boston-9449 to Mobile; 32,5l6 10 Sayan
ah-f2O,8O0 to Baltimore 3,092 to Charleston
l4o,30l to New Orleans making total to the u
States ,4l4,596 yards, OF which more than one
half went to New York.
In the same period, 2744 dozens of Cotton Hond
FerchicfS were exported Ofhese 500 dozen went
to New York, $40 dozen to New Orleans, and III.
balance 1914 dozen TO the Island of Sicily.
OF Cotton Hose, the exports were 5lG9 dozens,
To the Y. States, AIS, as follows ito N. York
2O49 dozens-to Boston 656-to Baltimore 1856
to Savannah 255--to Charleston l50-to Mobile 81
Ito New Orleans 256-the balance went 10 Vera
Cruz, Jaimaca and Lisbon.
DoYLEsrowN, PENN. March 10.
Inter eSting La+v- Case.
During the second week, cause was tried, which
interested the feelings, and excited the strong curl.
osity OF the Farmers-of the Mers-indeed Of
the community at large:-Wm. WILLIAMS, or
buckingham came into court to claim Damages Of
lHos PAxsoN, for obstructing the water on his
own premises; dlverting it from its natural course,
and using it to the injury oil the said Williams.
he principal facts are Williams owns
6rst MIL, turned by light stream OF water which
passes thro' the plantation Of Paxson, Immediately
nj
or tour years since, the predecessor oil Paxson pull.
led down his old Barn, thro' the yard Of which the
stream IN question was conveyed, and erected new
barn. lew rods distance from tive old one, but on
the opposite side OF public highway, -Paxson
changed the course oil the water conducted it aLross
the highway, thro' the yard of lhe new Barn, for
the convenience of watering his cattle, sc and oc-
casonly' by daming, flowed part of the water over
his meadow but delivered the surplus into its nat.
u'ai channel, where its passed the line Of his own
land, on its passage to the Mill of Williams.
Abraham Chapman, and Jonathan Condy, Esqs
were Counsel for the Plaintiff; Levi Pawling Joseph
Pickering, Esqs. Tor the Defendant and most learn
edly, with great ingenuity, iaithuness and zeal, did
lney advocate and defend the respective interest Of
their clients.
The principles of law which appeared to be clear
y established, were. That the owner Of the soil had
right 10 every thing his and from The flea-
'e"s " we centre OF the earth that he had right
10 use the stream oil water Tor any purpose his con-
Vehlence might require. on his own land delivering
mem into their natural channels when they crossed
MS INES; lie must not divert them from there cour'
Ses INTO limestone vaults other sinks where they
would be lost to the adjoining propretors; must
nc waste the water nor abuse his privilege in any
way to the manifest injury of his neighbor below;
as, Tor such malicious abuse OF privilege, he would
De amenable to the laws, and subject to the pay
nents OF heavy damages. An intelligent Jury re-
;eved the Judges charge, and alter an absence OF
about two hours, returned into court with VER'
DICT for the DEFENDANT-Tyenton Fed.