American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-03-19
Yori, Penn, March 10.

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who called themselves Henry Allen 4 John nom
son, were put in the Jail of this place, Tor passing
counterfeit notes. They came here on 'iday' wen,
to different stores, purchased tiitng articles ana
in paying for them always got one oil 'heif own
notes changed BY the time 1t was discovered inc
notes were counterfeit they had left town aud were
proceeding towards Harrisburg. They were pur-
sued and oyertaken at the Conewago Bridge.
| When they saw those who went alter them com
ling up, they hid their counterfeit money under
lstone on the bridge, where bundle Of one hundred
and fifty five dollars was found, all counterfeit hve
dollar notes on the Bank Of Delaware, signed 10
iaehh Bailey, President and EdqOard Wo7ret Cashier
They are pretty we'll executed and some who pro
fess to be Judges received them as genuine ne
paper is rather himsy, the impression strikes
through, that it is almost as egble on The olaha as
lon the printed side OF The note.
ELEcTR1cITY.-About month ago, gill in
trusted with the care of child belonging to a
chairman, carelessly threw it over her shoulder
down some steps, by which the poor infant was so
Idreadlully bruised that it was in convnlsious Tor
three days, and could not undergo the slightest
movement without suffering the most eScruclatng
agonies this was evident from its piercing shreks
on such occasions. Every kind Of medical aid was
resorted to without effect when, as dernier reaoft
electricity was applied; the mode OF treatment was
gentle that the little sufferer fell asleep under
the first operation and after the second appica-
ton the child was completely recovered =
Devizes hchsr.
Among the many Improvements which Napo-
leon introduced into the laws Of France stands pre-
eminent his abolishlng thrisonment for dt6f. his
well as many OF his other laws has been found so
useful, as 10 be preserved even under the Bourbons
Dcyrand's Retorf
A witty friend observes that certain printers are
like good cahocs--thcy make q daily confession
of their errors.
ANEcDoTE.-The following anecdote iS related
OF General ----- He was engaged on tourto
the northwest. time since the late war, for III &
purpose, among other objects, OF selecting and OBJ
taining from the Indians 9 sci,e for military
post. He was attended by a small party and they
were unarmed. Before he had succeeded in his
object, the Indians conceived design Of murder
ing him and his party and they accordingly fixed
the time for carrying their purpose into execution.
trader who resided on the spot communicated
the plan TO the general and proposed, as the only
possible chance oil escape, that should take shell
ter 10 his house, supposl1g that he might have in
terest with them sufficient to keep them from break
ing into his house to perpetrate the intended mas
sacre The general received the intelligence his
own observation OF the countenances and move.
ments Of the indians, lett him no room to douht
its correctness but he was unwilling TO accept
HE offer Of the trader He thought it would dero |
gate from the character he had obtained, to leave
his tent and take shelter in private house. His
situation was perilous
The hour had almost arrived and there was no
possibility Of escape or defence In this extremity
ne determined on bold experiment,
With the aid Of the trader, though net without
difficulty he succeeded 10 collecting the chiefs in
council, but their menacng countenances gave evi.
lences OF the determination they had formed. All
hat critical moment the assembly exhibited O most
scene.
The gen with his little handful of men all unarmedI
nthc heart Of the Indian country, were surrounded
~ many times their own number, OF Indians de.
ermned On the work Of death, equipped for the |
lorfid purpose, and waiting only for the signal oil
onset. 1
The General arose with composure he sold |
hem the object Of his vsit-ihat their hapDiness
was also contemplated That he came Among them
as among brothers. He had brought 10 forces nor
even arms, with which to defend himself You see
said he, have nothing but this stretching out his
hand with his cane lie reminded shem that he
was 10 the midst OF their people and he looked TO
them for protecton.-They had listened with in
;reasing attention to his discourse thus far. Butt
here they would no longer remain in silent atten
lion. They eaped from their seats, and rushing
to him with all the arcor of friendship, they caught
him in their arms, Rugged him, gave him every
assurance Of projections and during his stay among
them, fully realized their promises.
The result of this affair was highly creditabIe TO
The parties Bet the principal object Of ntroduc.
ing it here is TO illustrate the practical effects of
pacific measures.
Had the American officer considered himself in
a situation TO make show of defence, he would
have felt himself bound by the maxms Of his pro-
fesson, to have assumed the attitude of Defiance
An engagement would have been the natural con-
sequence, perhaps number Of lives lost and the
final result difficult to be even coniecured Put he
convinced them that he had no hostile designs 81