American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-09-03
LITERARY.


/ LITERARY.
The Baltimore Patriot ascribes the Elders Death
Bed, and the Snow Storm, to the :" late Arthur
Austin, Student of Divinity" The same pen,le-
man is said to be the author of the Lights and Shad
ows OF Scottish scenery, work to which W. are in.
deOttd Tor beautiful tale we have lately published
But the truth IS, Austin is only the nom de reurrs
The real name Is Wilson, who is the author Of the
Isle OF Palms, &c.-Instead oil hanging then /" i'm.
phles" around the tomb oil this inte restinp vonno
man" we are happy tina, he yet lives to enjoy his
Ilaurels, and TO amuse the world.-Richmond Com
i THE Lotlards. This is an interesting and well
written tale, by the author OF Calthorpe, &C. II
discovers throughout the hand of master Of his
ART Its foundation Is on the persecution Of Lol-
lardy. as its name implies on It's first introduction
In England in the reign OF Henry w.
Expedition TO the Rocky .Wountains.-Tbe Trov
says an account OF the expedition to the Rocky
Mountains, under the direction OF Major Long is
| now IN press gentleman in that city has receiy.
| ed from Or. Edwin James, who went out as geolo.
sst and botanist TO the party, several proof sheets
Of the work. The last sheet received extends TO The
lS6th page. 1t promises to be very interesting
production.
I(Ohio) July End, states that
An elderly gentleman who lately died in Fsy.
cite county, state OF Kentucky previous to his death
requested that his daughters remains should be dis.
inferred and deposited by the side OF his own. His
daughter had been buried about eleven years in
the county oil Bourbon, Kentucky After his de.
cease The gentleman's request was compile with.
Inc great surprise and establishment ofihose en-
gagged in raising the daughters remains her body
was found to be entire, and OF its full size Ona
minute examination, il was discovered to be pei
'ectly Petrhed lis specific gravity was about the
same as that oil common lime stone. The coffin
was eht're'y decayed Her countenance had un'
Idergone so small alteration. that her husband it
is SAID on behoding her, tainted"
SPKcIR.--In our last we msntioned there had
been imported into this Port, from January LIST 10
Juns 80, 1899, from Foreign Countries, the sum Of
o'foi dollars, we have ascertained that there has
been exported 10 the East Indies, Brazil, England
and Cuba. IN that time the sum OF one million, tao
hundred Jour thousand four hundred and sia dol
I'"'S' Boston Statesman.
Inc following is an extract of letter from well
informed american gentleman in Gibraltar :-
"GIBRAL9AR JULr II.
I'VE have very serious accounts from Madrid.
The Anti-ConsttutionaI party are taking measures
10 reinsate the old order OF things-an unlimited
Monarchy, privileged Clergy &c. The country is
N state OF anxious dsquietude, and much bloods
abou, TO be shed in civil strife Spain is in wretch
edy iororn condition and her capitalists are get
ting their property out of jeopardy Nearly mil
hoh Of dollars hare been remitted TO this place
,0ithin a fortnight"
The Boston Centinel has given some details Of
Importance, concerning Spanish affairs. A sort Of
Crisis appears to have arrived in Spain, or at least
at Madrid; but we are, yet, confident in the ul,i-
mate triumph OF the constitutional party, even
though the French army, SO mysseriously collected
on me ironliers should be marched into the country
10 support the attempt to re-establish absolute
monarchy The formation of a sanitory Gordon
barrier against Yellow Fever, can be only pre-.
text Tor the assembsge of thirty thousand French
troops; out it is possible that the French Cabinet
intended them for defensive rather than aggressive
purposes report prevailed at Gibraltar that they
mad actually invaded Spain. 1t was natural such
report should prevail and it is allowable therefore,
10 doubt the more.-.Nat GaS.
E"'fact oil letter from an American gentleman at
Santa re dc Bogota dated in June last
"General DEvereux is shortly to set off for the
United States, to be joined with Torres in an i'm,
Por'ant mission from this government"