American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-04-19
MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES.

prize, dated off Cape Antonio, March z, stating h,
had parted with his convoy OF sixty sail bound tt
the United States, near the Doublehead shot KEYS
On the day OF the date OF his letter, his vessel bens
disguised, twelve cared barge was discovered il
pursuit. but soon afterwards she made retrat to
wards Mangrove point He Immediately dispatchlhii
boats. under the command of Lieut. NJ Intosh, who
succeeded in capturing, up the creek, four boats and
Two launches, (sloop rigged.)-The Entcrpize pro.
ceeded on cruise in the Bay Of Mexico.--Fed. Gsz
gentleman has arrived IN town who left Per-
nambuco on the 10th of March, at which time the
place was perfectly quiet The old Portuguese
troops had proceeded for Lisbon and those which
arrived In February not permitted to land and
had sailed from thence without molesting the place.
Extract of a letter from Cape Hatyien, 25th OF
March. 1872" All opportunities of writing since
my arrival have been prevented by an embargo be.
ing laid upon all vessels until this day, being fifteen
days; and is removed only for American and
English-all others il still remains in force VI IN,
owing, It IS said to the conduct of the French at
SANTANA, and their hostile dispositions. All French
property is and will be detained un further in :
vestigation, which, of course, will take twelve
month.
CINCINNATI. (Ohio) March30 -Erhlosion Of a ,nint
IN OMo-A singular explosion took place on the l5h
inst. about / miles Y. w. from Cncinn at a salt
well situate on Tayors Creek, branch of the Big
Miami. where Generals Harrison and Findey have
perseveringly employed number of men in searchl
OF saline spring.
Alter the we'll or shaft had been dug to the solid
rock, the miners auger was INTRODUCED and perfor
alton made IN the rock 10 the depth, Of 500 feet
when boring at this depth. the auger struck into an
extensive s1bterraneous cavern Of water; the rods
plunged down several feet, and the water insianl,
rushed up to within Is 'ee of the earth's surface
| ne boring rods sunk SO ow that they could not al
he wi tb.a
ionsly, and was accompanied with an inhammabr
gas supposed since to be carburretted hydrogen.
Al this stage ithe business, FIVE men desendedl
INTO Inc WE'LL IN order to extricate the rods, and /
inadvertently called for light which, when brought
TO the mouth of the pit, instantly the gas on fire
ana u exploded with vehement report
Two men on the top OF the pit were severely in
Jured, bur those in the bottom much more so; having
me SKIN scorched on their hands, their face burn
'heir hair snged, their linen and light apparel con
sumed; no lives however lost but il is said thar
two are dangerously wounded.
he force OF the explosion carried away the board |,
ed covering from the pit head, and the report was
nesrd % the distance OF mile or more T.
be inHammable gas continued for tlays IN rice
up thfough the hoe OF the rock; causing the water
70 bubble hrisky at its surIac. ),
w men name was afterwards communicated. nv -
way OF experiment, the pas would ente and con- :
unue 10 burn at The waters edge-Tbe les. infor. Il
ineu country people were somewhat in alarm, i'm y
aslning that the water was burning. =
on the eighth day after the opening Of The win !;
not since been resumed.
woe from Parke's Chemical Ca,echism --Vb,,l,r :,
renders this gas SO extremely dangerous in mines
me circumstance that whenever the atmosphere of
. NINE becomes charged With more than one thr.
'eenth OF its volume of carburetted bydropen e,as
the whole become explosive. ri
bosToH, April llth.-Portuguese shin 1t,-;ono y =,
rfora -Y esterday, IN the u S District Conf. : !,
1e"'l.Ne eecree was rendered in the above case r.
damages to the amount Of Sl9,150,75 andlhI
~ 'ne owners and the tutther Of $500 to II
ne'crew' as compensation for their imprisonment VI
rom ms decree, the captors have claimed an
10 the Circuit Court :" appear Of
Perjury "A female by the name or p..rr - In,
useday received sentence for perjury, at the bar I'll
Inc Sonrt IN Boston The case was somewhat M ar
'et a'iu involved the reputation Of young and mar
feu ShoPkeepeT in this city, by most yainous pr
peuehi TO extort money from him. The female Mead su
euy 70 me charge, and was sentenced 10 solitary We
~. Fue days. and to hard labour zen years is
!" tue state prison so powerful an exannle waI
rust VIII be sufficient to deter offenders of sim;arl
character; and who, having the worse reputa,ion
are peTpetually striving TO decoy the in CO
oce' ana to blast the good name Of the other sew Iii,
NAAhLxsToN April 8.-NaOal-The u. {. br;o ID
oPa'K capt Elton, and U. S. schr Gramnus l;.nt ia
gregory got to sea on Satur1ay-they are des,nrd of
upon Up ionr months cruise in the West India s.a,
ne non Mr. Strong, late member or Conorsss W
rom the state OF New York. who had been sorns ST
IN this chy in rather delicate health took pss tn
sage In The Spark for the West Indies. or
n...u FREDERICKSBURG ArRIL Il. II. l,S
D7sfrsSs'ng Fire We stop the press 10 anno,s, IN
pe'ia 'ac', that fire broke out last night bo, u
~ oSiock' on the premises owned and occnn;sd ~,
lr. 'ohh D. Wexford, which, before il could ~ pc
sOocueo consumed the whole r.nn. &c oe he