American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1822, 1822-02-22

! g that David was moi 50 scrupuous when he made
a portrait Of Cromwell 70
i Government having It in contemplation to bring to
this country Cteoatra's Needle, The Chatham sheer
hulk IS undergoing examination and if considered
suitable, she will be ordered to the Mediterranean
Tor that express purpose.
A collection OF antiquities from Egypt is stated in
a French paper to have been brought to Paris by
j M. lhedenal Duvent, of the French consul
at Grand Cairo. Amongst other articles is great
lquantity OF papyrus, found in mummy cases, and
written upon partly IN heroglyphics, and partly in
la running Egyptian character, some passages Of
(which have been decypheret
Il The orator in the /" Mayor of CARAT" asserts,
that all the evils which befal the community, are
caused by the great peoples not knowing how to
read or write The ultra, with like sagacily, disco
lvers that errors in finance, in and out Office are
attributable to ignorance of the simplest rules of
larithmetic. This is, however, by far too sweeping
censure, for though non omria possumus omnes''
bleach man will be found conversant with some
: particular rule.
The skill Of ministers in multiplying The 6urthens
of the country is undisputed the golden ruie has
also wonderful increased their power Of division
q Placemen figure in addition to our charges.
The poor clerks suffer by Substrackon.
: Mr.. Hume has MAIDS extraordinary progress in
S reduction.
Lord Londonderry forte is inuolutioa.
4 The Chancellor is alone intent upon interest.
: The clergy are never at loss in decimais, while
1.-THE people try to get on with their fractions.
d The " John Bur exults that the administration
) has been strengthened by tho Grenvlles. Their
return 10 office, says the editor, is matter for con
Igratulaton. but not for surprise.
The city of Metz, it appears has been some time
AFFLICTED by one of the plaques OF Egypt, viz: frogs
Several streets were seen covered with these ami
mails, and no onecould imagine from whence they
ulcame, until a marchande de GrenouilIes frog mer
lchant) explained the mystery. by applying to tn,
. ltribunals and claiming his property. He had shu
: iup 10000 frogs in the troughs and buckets of thu
e fish market, and several children, who discovered
his depot, put every one at liberty The frogs
delighted with freedom, spread themselves in ever
= direction. They entered the houses, and the in
habitants could not relieve themselves from thei
vislters, without considerable trouble and difficulty
An event has recently occurred at Munich whic
is the subject Of general conversation there. A
infant OF nine months having been left in garde
&c walk, an eagle lighted on it from prodgou
y height; a servant, who working in an adacen
spot, happily perceived it, and running up envelo
ped the head of the eagle in his apron, while he ha
the strength and skill to hold it till some people,
ItraCted Oy MS cries came TO MS assistance. n
child received no wounds. The servant expericn
- ced the munihcepcc Of his Bavaran Majesty for b
in,repidity. AS to the eagle, it has been placed
a the royal menagerie at Munich Paris haher.
!, A Prussian apothecary has just addressed to
: Russian General a memorial respecting new an
easy mode frightening the Turks. He proposes
~ cover the dress of devils with phosphorus,
< that some spuadrons of Cossacks, arrayed in tn
Internal costume, should make an Eruption into til
re camp of the Mussemen. The apothecary re
toll qulres other recompense for the communicate
ID of this plan than that he should have the exclusv
- supplying Of the drug. tb.
Cast Iron Paiace-Prince Labanow is, acco-dir
TO the Journals, about TO erect palace cast Iron,
Moscow, ornamented with AZ colossal columns
h the same metal i!
lhI The Correc onal Tribunal Of Marseilles ontt
.. 1th Of Dec. tried Captain Quonam, accused by II
L. Public Prosecutor of having traficked in Degroe
= He was condemned to the conhscation OF his sh
$ and cargo, and to the forfeiture of his occupao
- DIR. KEGS, Counsellor Of the Supreme Tribun
4 Of Leipsic, who died there lately, the richie
~ individual in that city. His property is valued
'e three million Saxon crowns.
eel Notwithstanding to the Asiatic research
ey very curious mode of trying the title of land
enl practised in Hindost@n Two holes dug in 1
re. disputed spot in each of which the plaintiffs a
ill defendants lawyers put of their legs, and
main there until one OF them is tired, or compai
Of being stung by the insects, in which case
tIclient is defeated. In this country it is the Gle
~ and not the iazvyer who puts his Jootiato if.