American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1822, 1822-03-08

AT length unable to bear longer torture, the s,rs
ger snatched out his parboied limb, and declarrt
himself yanqulshed--at the same time exclairnns
" that man must be devil incarnate, or he oeves
could bear it )" and seeing j. in no haste ia
leave his situation, said with much feeling. g e.,
Heavens sake desist-you'il surely lose your leca
|" And II do, replied the other, taking it delibe
rately out of the water,) can buy another; thew
are only ten dollars piece" The stranger 6na
ng he had been vainiy contending with a cork Icp
was highly exasperated at the deception; and sworr
he would commence an action for assault and bat
Itery. You had better call it scaldng and burning
replied the lawyer; it is new case and will aForS
the counsel some fun.
| We learn that law was passed about the close
of the late session of the legislature of this STATE
1.-THE provisions OF which are interesting to manv
of our readers. We have not been able to Obtain
nor have we yet seen, copy of the law I; but the
following, we learn. are among its provsions;-
Importers OF foreign goods are required to take
out a license, for which they must pay fifty dol.
liars.
Lottery brokers in the city Of Baltimore to nav
a license tax of two hundred dollars.
Retailers of wines and dry goods to pay license
tax of sixteen dollars
We shall publish the law at length as soon as We
can put hands upon it-.4merican.
|
lcember, had been received in Mexico. He waa
hourly expected at Acapulco. He had COMPOSED
all matters with General San Martin Indeed he
had only insisted on keeping his engagements with
the seameD, whom he puncualiy paid.
1t is proper to siate for the information Of DER.
sons who receive military pensions from the United
States, that no act has yet passed Congress- app?O
jpriatng funds for the payment of those pensions
No funds ofcourse, have been transmitted to bo
Iagens, to enable them TO the semi annual nav.
meHss due on the fourth OF the present month. Il
Is, therefore, advisable that those concerned should
delay their applications, until notice shall be given
lof the appropriation having been made, which shall
lbe done as soon as the fact is asceriained A bill
FOR the purpose is now on its passage in the House
Iof Representatives, and many days cannot be expec.
ted to eapse before it passed. Wash. CRY Gaz.
Capt Barron IS at present in this city, under the
care OF DR. Pbysck. We understand that during
his confinement, he has invented and constructed
machine for washing and mangng linen and other
articles OF fine clohng which for its saving of labor
and expedition of operation, is highly approved and
gettng into general use. Thus il would seem, that
our Navy Officers, whether afioat or housed arc
always intani on subjects of genius and ensefulnes
Ref
a letter from Kingston, (Jam.) ofthe 9th uIt, re.
ceived at New York, says--"By letters from Lon.
don OF the Sd January, l am informed that cur
Ministers have made known their intentions as to
the intercourse shortly TO take place between Anne.
rican and the British West indies, whence Sugar.
Rum, Coffee &c. are TO be RENTED in any quantity
to be exported; and there appears only one Diff
Guilty to be overcome, which is, the countervaling
duties they are anxious should be imposed by the
authority OF Parliament, in place of the Colonial
Legislatures. This must be submitted to rather
than forego the boon conceded, which is rauch more
than was ever contemplated"
FURTHER EXTRACTS
From the Pafers by The aurora at Chaylesfon.
The account OF the relations between Russia &
Turkey is of hostile character. The following are
extracts:
Semhn December l3. Respecting the events
which took place al Consantinople on the ssth No,
vember, the following accounts are in circulation
since yesterday at Belgrade, the truth of which,