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American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-04-26
From The Washington Gin Gazette.

<The report of select committee, on two reports
from the Secretary ofthe Treasury, respecting the
examination of land offices, was laid before con-
gress to day. MIR Secretary Crawiords official
conduct on the occasion is approved though we
think with Mr. Cook that it would be better if mem
bers OF congress were excluded from any public
employment during their term Of service. Rely on
1t, the heads OF departments WILL IN future, observe
this rule
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-04-26
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
MARCH 90.
Examination Of Land oMces.

MIR Cook, from the select committee, to whom
was referred the report OF the Secretary Of the
Treasury, made Refort which concludes as fol-
lows:
SON the whole, the committee have seen nothing
in the case submitted to them which can lead to the
presumption that either Of the individuals concerned
had any Intention to violate the provisions of the
Law or to abuse or disregard the spirit and policy
OF our institutions They are Of opinion that the
employment OF Mr. Thomas to examine the Lane
Offices, originated IN desire honestly to discharge
an important public duty that the peculiar impor
;ance OF inc trust at that sime and the character
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-04-26
THE vICIssITUDEs OF TRAvELLINc

Mr John Joseph Harrison came last year 10 Cam
ada, from London, with an intention to settle, and
soon after wrote to his wife to follow him Owinr
to the sickness and death of child she did mi
come as soon as he expected. He fell sick but sue
ceeded in reaching this city; and sailed for London
IN Inc middle oil October apparently in the last stage
OF consumption On this voyage he recovered his
healh; and on his arrival found that his wife had
sailed Tor Quebec, where she arrived in September.
and learned he had gone to New York. She follow
cd him to this city, but did not reach it ill fourteen
days alter he had sailed Destitute OF friends and
money she appealed to the best feelings of some gen
tlemen here who furnished her with the means TO
pay her passage in the Robert Edwards to London:
where she arrived in December, and found tina, her
anxious husband had remained but one day there,
having sailed tor New York He reached this place
fourteen days ago His wife Immediately made the
necessary arrangements to return in the Robert
Edwards, in which she arrived on Sunday night
1t Is understood that he is in the city, and If Is
hoped that this notice OF their herits By sea and
Herila oy land may meet his view. MRS Harrson's
address can be had at this Office ~ Yorc .ddOocate
Matrimony-A marriage is announced in a Penn.
syvania paper, in the following manner. =
NarT1ed AT Reading on Thursday eyerinp Feb
20, at the residence of the late Gen Swain. Nv The
Kew Henry Mulenburgh, William Ambrose / .lovd.
Esq OF the town OF Northumberland, Penn to
Mrs. Elizabeth SWAIN widow Of Gen, Swan, with
a fortune OF fifty thousand dottars!
This Information # true, is no doubt agreeable ia
me nappy husband, but we cannot discover how the
public Is interested in the lady's fortune We nh
ect TO this attempt 10 catch the attention of fortune
hunters, by giving publicity to the goods and chat
tells possessed by the bride it is obviously unius,
and irnpolitic It makes money and not worth des
ideratum, it exces cupidity, it places the virtues
and accomplishments of woman in subordinate
light, and is calculated to divert the attention d
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valion--that morality. though excellent i +.
was yet utterly notifications for salya,;,n aS'l
imam might build his nest with the caeles a.
Iamong the stars, but it would avail nothina - ~
there must be repentance Of sin, renewal If W., aa
the regeneration of the heart, or hell would hP"F
inevitable portion ofthe unconverted--that ~ w
ishment OF hell was not as some contended l, Es'
punishment but eternal and in CONCLUSION l..
serted the doctrine of the divinity ofthe Sayions ~
Icontroverted the opinion which denied il ''Sua
"esf CHESTER Recard
| attempts TO burn Canandaigaa Ont,r;,n
lpository Of Tuesday last, states that three a,srn
have been made to burn that vilage4 On the suta
ing OF the preceding Wednesday, an old diyins..
near The burying ground, was burnt On Snnsi
might, the 9TH instant, an attempt was made il y
| fire to the court house. The blaze was discove',
Through the window OF the entry, between n ass
Ii o'clock, and was extlngulshed W it'll but triAn,
damage. On Monday night, about IL. the alarm ;
fire was given. 1t proceeded from small staba i
the rear OF one OF the most valuable ranges of so
in the village, Sc But the activity oil the citizen,
and OF the engine company, favored by the 3 iln.s
OF the night, prevented its destroying any oh.s
building A general meeting was called, 10 deV.
means for thsr common safety.
y. I. Spectator 18Th maj.
The day previous TO the Thomas Sca,terooa
leaving Canton, information was received bal,b.
British trlgate Topaz, capt. Backwood, had fired
upon the Chinese village of Linton, 20 miles aboys
Macoa, and had killed and wounded IS Chinese,
il appeared that the frigate's boats were on slo,
watering, when fracas took place between them
and the natives, who had attacked the seamen with
oamboos &c Capt 3lackwood was induced to omen
IA bre in order 10 cover the retreat OF his men
The consequences to result from this affair copA
not be ascertaned at the time OF the Thomas Scat
1ergood's sailing; but the probability is, that it will
occasion temporary suspension at least between
the British and Chinese-Reyf's Pint Gaz.
boundary Liae.-The Commissioners under III.
9Th article Of the Treaty Of Ghent have closed their
business, and held their final meeting in this CITY on
Saturday last The Commissioners, Disagreement
opinion, have made separate reports duplicates d
which have been delivered to the agents Of the Two
governments and we under stand, tina, the renorts
and accompanying papers designed for our govern.
ment will be forwarded 10 Washington in the course
OF this week. ~. T. Shectatw
William p. DuuaN, Of Kentucky, recently Judge
OF the United States Court in East Florida, has been
appointed by the PresdS mt with the consent Of the
Senate, to be Governor oil the Territory Of FLORIDA
Mar Intel
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-04-26

Seramhore Mssion.--Thi mission has a type-
fonndery, paper mandatory, seventeen presses
in operation, and wokmen of every description con.
nected with it. 1t has all the varieties Of type ne.
cessary to print the scriptures in every language
of India. Com hdu,
This wealthy Institution is the one for which
MIR. Ward, an English Clergyman lately solicited
and collected, in this country from charitable and
well disposed persons, upwards ften thousand dol
lars Thus credulously has money been parted with
to pamper municipalities abroad, instead Of being ap-
piled to objects OF real utility and necessity in our
own country Nat Infei.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-04-26
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.

Washington, dhrH IA, l822.-The secretary Of
state has received Information, have been inform.
ed, from our minister al RUSSIA that the Emperor
of Russia. our mediator, has determined tina, Eng
land shall pay for the negroes taken by her officers
from our citizens during the late war. This is an
act OF Justice and may prevent similar conduct in
future wars
The Brush minister has protested against the
duty imposed OH rolled iron being higher than that
on hammered, as being violation Of the convention
made with great Britain. A correspondence, am
told has taken place between him and the secretary
OF state on the subject. The same point was press.
ed by Mr. Bagot on former occasion, which caused
message from MIR Madison. No message has
been received by the present congress. 1t is, how.
ever, subject which may create GOODNESS, and
ought we'll to be weighed. No consideration should
induce breach of faith in any nation--Bah. Pat.
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and elevation Of the individual employed we're CAL
cua.ed rather to invite than forbid the rejection !;
nor have the committee any reasons to believe
that the duty has not been faithfully performed and
in manner conducive to the public sood.
"Under these circumstances, and with such I'M
pressions, the committee do not deem it necessary
to single out this for particular anmadverson,
or TO pronounce upon the conmprehenslveness or
precise import of the act of 1903; they content
themselves with referring to the construction which
it has uniformly received in practice, and to the
conviction that the public good and not any sinister
motive or improper purpose was intended and
therefore recommend the following resolution
Resolved, That the committee be discharged from
the further consideration of the subject.
In previous part OF this report, the committee
say, sthat they prepared TO declare II as their
opinion that the public interest does not require any
change in The mode which has been pursued since
1917"
or the documents yesterday transmitted to Con-
gress, by the President, connected with recent &C.
currences in Florida the most important is Letter
from the Secretary of State to Don Joaquin dan.
duaga, Minister Of Spain, giving defntive an
swer to his complaints against the proceedings OF
General Jackson, whilst Governor OF Florida The
letter is of such length, that we shall not be aba
Immediately to publish ii. Meanwhile, we present
our readers with the following, which are the con
GLIDING paragraphs of the letter, and which afford
information oil the destination of the Macedonian
frigate, which lately sailed from Boston.
.Nat Intel. 2Ofh in8t.
"The delays of the Captain General Of Cuba, with
regard to the fulflment of the Royal order trans
mtted to him by Col Forbes, were extraordl.
nary, and, upon any just principle, unacountabe
that the Minister OF the United Safes in Spain was
by letters from this Department, Of 9th and 10Th
June last instructed, upon his return to Madrid to
represent the same TO your government, and TO re
quest and peremptory orders 10 that officer, fol
The delivery OF the archives in his possession con
formally TO the stipulation Of the treaty. The re
newal Of the order was declined upon the ground
oientre confidence on the part OF your government
hat the Captain General would, before it could Is
eceived, have completed the delivery oil tie a
chiyes aud documents, as he had been command al
ny the King
81 regret to be obliged to state that this Just ex.
pectation oil his Catholic Majesty has not yet beef
fulfilled.
"Captain James Bddle, Commander OF the UNI
ted States frigate Macedonian. has therefore bee
commissioned to repair to the HAVANA, there
receive the documents and archives. which Col
Forbes way obliged to leave, and which ii is hoped
the Captain General and Governor Of Cuba val
cause 10 be delivered without further delay"
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-04-26

The Committee appointed TO investigate Mr.
CrawforGs conduct, Gin relation to the examination
of the Land Offces) has reported favorably. This
result Is very gratifying for many reasons
"1'is just to give applause where tits deserved;
SHY virtue, Sir, has stood the test OF fortune,
Like purest gold that, tortured in the furnace,
-1ugu8ta Chrou,
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-04-26

The Washington City Gazette describes the ef.
fecs Of the late storm thus -" Hacks were blown
over; one pedestrian in + street, had his cloak strip
off and carried away; several lost their hats g
chmnes were blown down watch boxes upset ;
many houses unrooied and others much injured ;
some cattle were killed by the destruction of the
shed where they stood and fences and trees were
levelled in every direction. barber named John
Bull. of coiot, in front of the centre market
had his frame house knocked to pieces by the fa! Of
a newly erected cheney.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-04-26

! Witham F. DuvaN, of Kentucky, recently Judg.
OF the United States Court in East Florida, has been
appointed by the Presid- mt with the consent Of the
Senate, to be Governor oil the Territory Of Florida
Nat INTEL
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1822-07-24

Er,rae, ofa teuer from Cahe Hay,ien Of June

Er.raes cfa tener from Cafe Hay'ier q June
2S ,ecaped az Salem
Boyer reigns ,he undisturbed President
OF Hsy;i :he u,mos, tranquility prevails
Throughout the Republic OF hsyi; the dis
con;enled IN the Spanish part ave qucilsd and
the Spaniards th-rc discover no disposition 10
return under the yoke OF Ferdinand.
Ia Is reported here, that . negocia,ion Is
on foo, DC weeu ihs American aud Haytien
Cove tnments, which promises 10 be favorable
TO our trade, II IS at least certain that tho
Hayden government 10 very dssirous OF q
commerc,si uesy with the United States,
whose interest II would be 20 secure so worry
valuable branch of ouf IVES, India trade"
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NEW PORT.
RebubHcan W0millQliO1.

AT General Convention OF the Re-
publican Delegates from the several towns
OF this State, holden in this town OH the
18th ultlmO-CALEB EARLE, Presi-
dent THOMAS RIVERS, oec'y-n
!1Oas unanimously resolVed, that JOB
DUkFEE aud SAMUEL EDDY be
recommended to the Freemen for re eiec-
ton. as Representatives 10 the 18th Con.
gress Of the United States.
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The SOuineln UneIIsts.

1T was expected that Mrssrs Cum
ming and McDuthe had sufficiently e.
vinced their folly III having once placed
themselves m situation 10 be assassinat-
cd by each otheI--but it seems tic affair
Is not yet ended. a statement OF the
case was published by the friend OF Col.
Cumming, which rejected very severely
on the conduct of Mr.. M'Dufbe-this
statement has been answered by the
.jSzend Of Mr.. M'Dufiie, with some acri-
mouy--so that the two honorable aSSaS-
Sias, at the last dates were again naking
Preparations to xiii each other, according
70 the laws OF honor. 1t is to be hoped
they will now get their belly full oftight-
as well as all who are concerned in this
disgraceiul affair.
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seas sua follow. vessels. This called the y.

ger shark, and the object Of just teror; boz
tho io' neo is rep'eseotsd as quite harmless
6,h. II seems, from the above account, ib,t
the attack upon tho sheepsaesd was made by
tho tyger shark.
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by he James Monroe, we havs received
Chs,i ies,oo papers to the i9,n inst tho follow
| log article Is from the Courier of that date
LATE FROM SPAIN.
BY the schooner Mary Ann, Capt. Hil,iard,
We yesterday received from our affective coz
responder, at Havana, flies Of the paper. of
that place 10 The 7th instant, inclusive. They
iurnisa us with lave and interesting news from
Old Spsiu---,he Msdfid daes coming down
20 The 24h Of May. Ftom the translation.
which we have obtained for this mornings
Coutie, it sill b. seen tha, CIVILlWAR hiss
again res,ed its Hyde Hesd 10 that disturbed
land and although the accounts would lead
us to believe that the indictments were dis.
persed and destroyed, II 10 but too evident,
from the means sdopted to queli them, that
they ste quite numerous and what Is sril
more imporisnt, are acting onder tho strong.
est Of all human incentives, Religious Fanasi.
eism. -G:o:$~:e:o---
Capt Sis,sre, arrived at Nrw York In 80
days from Gar,hagens via Trinidad, informs
tina, no nfiic,al accoon,s Of Bolivsr's victories
had been received q, Psnama. Considerable
alarm had existed there In consequence OF an
earthquake having been experienced on the
ASbWuss uSeVSiutipus W 'bS UOW SOv'
eminent with The lsdisns had been p, oductive
of the happieN effect, and fscili,ies Of con.
siderable impor,aoco had been thereby OBJ
tainet.
Two Spanish privsteefs had bIockaded the
cos., IRON Car,hagena to Porto Beiio They
had cot on, from J,msics convoy, about 10Th
Nay, the English schr. Swift, bouod to Cha.
gres, with a cargo worth 8 so 600
A person had arrived al rrinid I'd 70 inspect
the collectors sceosn,s and sec that the ex.
else laws were properly enforced. He had
caused a sorisus difficulty vessels whose csr-
goes had been entered, snd the duties settled
by the old method Of compromise, and had
sold their cargoes q, prices consonaot thereto
were obliged to pay tho fui amouns--equivs
lent to what the articles sold for.
A telucca with ~ uen end Q 8 poundsr,
lcf, Trinidad the day previous to the Selma,
/, was coujectured With the intention Of cap
turing her, j, being supposed that she had q
large sum OF specie on board. OF Cape
Cur, Capt s. saw two pira,lcal boats, which,
on seeing the Seiios, anchored among some
dangerous rocks Capt. Sistsre also pass.
ed within three miles Of Cape Antonio but saw
nothing.
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The resijen, engineer at Lockport, N. Y.
advc ,ises for 1000 mon, 10 be employed 90
the Cansl at the moao,ain ridge.
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Bosros, July II.
EPOM OE7'H mn RJCd

An sr,,vaI at Baltimore, from Chagro on
the i.tbmu, of DArien3 brings adYices--1 bat
the city of Panama was illuminated on tho
l9,h oI My in consequence OF tho rocogn't-
ion Of thei, independence by tho U. States -
That the gIca, bonvsr, after much hard fight.
iag, had en,oted QDto, tho rich capual OF
New Gfencda, wrh a population OF 10000
souls the SpaoIsh Governor, Moriono, hsv
ing died few days before THAT Commo.
dove Aury, with his squad'on, in behsif OF
themselves, and the inaabitsnts OF Old Prosi.
dence, had pclitloned 10 DO annsxed 10 the
Colombian Republic, and that dePueation
had sailed from Catthsgeps TO receive them
Aud that the 81 hoonet Harriet, Blker, Of
Phi,sdelph'a, had put into Carthsgena, having
been robbed Of ne cn'go, bys Spanish piivs-
teor ttum So. j. :. lnh,
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SOUTH AMERICA.

The Evening Post ha, received intelligence
from Peru up to shs sIh Of April. Mos, Of
the regular troops had been ma ebed from
Lima. The Royalsts had been ordered TO
take the oath OF allegiance OF quiz the country.
Tho Congress OF Peru was 10 assemble on
tho ist OF May, but was postponed 10 give tho
Committee time 10 draw up the CONSTITUTION.
"foreign merchandise Is only admitted on
enuy IN the ports Of Callso aad Guanchaeo |;
aud mus, pay a daty, in foreign vessels, OF 20
PEI cen,um in vessels Of CoIumbis, Chill,
sod Buenos Ayfes, 10 s aud IN those ei Peru,
l6 per cen.um. Books, as we'll as all instru-
men,s Of scieuce and art are admitted FREQ OF
duiy"--N. Y. SlatesBsan.
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Official accounts reached tsmaits Oh the 3d
oi June, by an arrival from 81 IN Hiha, of Inc
victorious entry Of Bolivar into Quito, the
death OF Morlono the V,ceroy, and the capture
Of his whole army. Not q woId is said OF
MOI ales, snd we think 1t yet doubtful whoth.
o. he is dead. A siight Confusion OF names
mig ht lead 10 Sr' o,'r X ID.
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Mr.. SIMoNs.-in some unwarranta.
bic mal,per, the account OF the cccbra-
ton Of the 4th OF July, at Fail hiyer,
published in your last, contains a name
as the author OF ali ode sung on the oc-
caslch, which has no clam to that place.
As it was inserted, ,unanlhorised without
The knowledge or thc person, and tie
mistake, which a single inquiry could
have prevented, is the result OF nothing
better than conjecture, you will confer a
favor, and do an act Of justice, by giving
this place IN your paper.
Troy, July 20. 1922
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The edtor ot she CheIieston Mercury, in
potieing tho anivai OF this vessel at that
port, observes /: "Fracies are represen-
ted by the officers of the Giampus as in.
creasing 10 on sls'ming ex'en, and such 10
the nature Of the Coast Of Cube snd The ada
cen, Keys, that u 10 impossible 10 preveot
them. The service Of 'uisicg fox the cap
lure Of ;he robbers is arduous 10 no extreme,
and vexatious, as 80 ii,le effect is produced
BY 1t. Bosts from the G smpus aud Sha,k
have been constantly engaged, night and day
iD securing the coast spd iniets sbar are tre
quented by the pirates and have had 90 othe {
success than whs, is narrated above, Toe
officers sOd crews have done every thing pos
sible 10 rid the sea of those de:peradoes, bu
they escape the most unwearied vigilance ano
activity. The present great rendezvous OF pi
pirates is in the ne.phho rood Of Sugag X, ."
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n Mr. Henry i .ct Il, ON cid inhsbItah
of Portsmouth, (nes' Norfolk, v died o.
Tuesday night oflas, week Speaking Of this
eveoi, the editor Of tho Norfolk Hs,sla,
ays:
"The deceased is represented to have been
ever Of q hypochondriacal ,u'n, imagining
strsngs fsncies, and conformin 10 visionary
idoss and systems OF religion, engendeted IN
bis own disturbed imagins,ior--,brough unI.
formiy inoHensive, and, in his more falion..
moments, truly pious and worthy man. His
ceath was occasioned by a voluntary ebstin.
eace from food an act Of self destruction, sug.
ge"ed by the wild dreams Of enthusiasm.
We are informed no took up fancy that by
fasting Jor'y days, the period which our saw.
ior tasted, he could become enducd with the
divine nature end never die. II Was IN vein
that his sfFectiona,c wife and relations expos.
tulated with him on the sbsurditf Of such ao
idea, and pressed him from day % Gay to take
nourishrneDt; their pstsussions, their toa,s,
were all IN vain--he was rcsolute--immova-
bic. All that they could feet was to get
him 10 consent 10 take little weak mint tod.
dy on the 2lst day of his abstinence, sod Of.
,erwards little milk; and ct his request, his
face and breast were kept constantly wet sy
sprinkling water over them. During the
whole OF this painful trial he lay in O supine
position, and gradually wasted away until he
became perfec, skeleton. On tho fsYcnsv
Jffih day The vital spark became extinct, and
bis soul Ned its tenemen, Of clsy--we hnmby
hope to ind that repose in another world
which WaS denied "a IN in snis
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Five nore slaves have been found guilty cs
an a,,emp, 10 rsi.e sn insursec,ioD at Charles
ton. Their names are as follows Guian
Jack, the slave oi p. Pri,chsrd, Esq. Mon
day, the slave Of JOHN Cell. Esq. Charles
the slave OF the Hon John Drsyian; Harry.
The slave oil David Hnig, ESQ; Jebn, ,hs
slave OF Elias Hory, Esq. The 18Th ms!
was assigned Tor their execution.
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The New York pep, : nio, IN that the pas.
sage Of tho steam ship Robert Fulton, from
N. Orleans, sc. disIance cf over 1000 mics.
has been Performed ia Is doys, including s
days soppsges in Havana and Charleston.
And whal is remarkable that out of $50 soul,
on board, there is not one he les,, indispesed.