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


struck during 1921, 81 Gal half eagles, GAS quar-
ter eagles. 1,s05,5 half dollars, 2i6,95l quartz
dollars, 1,1S6,512 dimes, and $4,000 cents /; in al
3,159,s49 pieces of coin, of the value of 1018,97
dollars As cents.
BALTIMORE, Feb. Is
The public are cautioned against receiving Coun
-ferfet Notes of the Parent Bank of the u. States
of the denominations of S, so, and 500 dollars; il
imitation of the plates engraved by Tanner, Rear
uey and Tiebout.
The emissions Of Notes printed from these plate
have been Withdrawn from circulation, and the a.
mount now out is uncomfortable. The genun,
notes of the denominations of so and 500 dollars al
bear date January LIST, 1917. and none have beer
signed by L. Cheves, President, or Thomas VIII
son, Cashier.
very important change has been made at at
our City Banks within the last week. They viii
not, for the present, take deposit or in payment
the notes of any Bank which is located further south
than Baltimore. - Dem. Press.
The Legislature of Missouri have named the per.
manent seat of government of the state the City o.
jefferson, in honor Of Thomas jefferson, under
whose presidency the territory which forms The
present state OF Missouri was added to the Union
en-. Sentinel
The American traders in Maggaguadavick N.
have been cited to appear at Fredericton during the
session OF the Supreme Court of New Brunswick
at the suit of the Attorney General of the Province
TOR exercising the trade and occupation of mer-
chants" they being aliens. Boston Patriot,
According to the statement Of the Secretary oil
War; lately submitted to Congress, the number oil
persons placed on the pension roll agreeably TO the
act of March, 1918, who had been engaged in the
revolutionary war, amounted to 1880; of this nun
Der, 1882 have been continued under the act OF
May, 1890, and 1860 dropt therefrom under said
act; and the humber of original claims admitted
since the LIST of May, 1920, is 679-Bos:or Rch.
PANAMA-Indetenden,.
Baltimore, Febl5-By the schooner Dart, arrived
at this port on Wednesday from Laguyra, a Cara
cas- paper has been received containing the impor-
tant intelligence that Panama had declared itself
independent of the Royal Spanish Government.
The same paper also says that deputies were on
their way to the President of the Republic of CO.
lombia, charged with the official annuncia,on Of
the event. This news comes in shape entitled to
full credit.--.9merieo7.
An extract OF letter dated at Bermuda, Jan 18th
says" We have Just received letters from our
friends ia Barbados, stating that the collector Ct
that island, who is now in England, has written
that brisk negocrauon was going on with the
American Ambassador for the ohening Of The Bri-
fiSh horsfo american pesgels undercertain restric.
tons, which he thought would take place. -. diner.
NEW-ORLEANS, Jan. II.
We are sorry 10 learn that several wealthy plan.
teFs ofrespectabe standing, have been arrested by
the marshal, and brought to town, on charge Of
smuggling African negroes into the country.
Ertraef sfa letter, dated Havarna, Jan. "a.
d" This port is fitting out several small craft for
their protection; the Country Militia are ordered on
The sea coast and all foreigners must turn out the
same as the natives oil the island. hope the Span
laTds may not impose on Us in respect to the Flor
das at present, in this island it is bad trade to be
a citizen of the United States. ] persume thi:
lsend will be independent ina short time
We understand from an authentic source thai
Captain James Fiddle has been designated 10 take
the command OF the American frigate Macedonian
now fitting out at Boston to cruize in the neighbour
hood OF the West Indies and the Gulf of Mexico
Tor the protection Of our commerce. Captain Bid
die Will day or two proceed to Boston, whence
the Mac edonian will probably be prepared to sal
on her cruze some time in next month -. Gaz
On Thursday Il inst Mr. Lehman submitted tn,
following to the Legislature of Pennsylvania.
" Hhereas, the prompt construction of the Della
ware and Chesapeake Canal is demanded by III,
highest interests ofthe commonwealth, and The law
hitherto passed for the purpose of securing the &C
comPllshment OF that important object, have beef
found inadequate therefore,
He82iped, 4 hat the committee on roads ant
inland navigation. be instructed TO inquire, wheth
CT the law relative TO he Delaware and Chesapeak,
Canal, passed the 25th day of March, 1915, ma,
not be SO modified to carry into effect the obiec
contemplated by the act" The resolution wa
adopted,
from Me Boston Pailadism, FEB. IS.
PaHaraiSo, October S.
OF all the vessels that Lord Cochrane met On IN,
Coast OF Peru, he exacted considerable portion q
their cargoes, making choice Of the most valuable
effects, under pretext fgetng the duties on good
to be sold in country he pretended to have posses
sion oi-thus establishing Custom House on tL