American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-07-23

The remains of the lanented TORRES the late Anbas
sador from the Republic Of Colombia have been inferred
with every mark of respect in the cemetery of the o
man Catholic Church of st. Msry's, Philadelphia The
service of the dead according to the Catholic ritual was
recued IN the English language by the Rev. MIR Hogan
assisted by the Rev, Mr.. OFlinn.
Only two of the Heads of Departments, Mr.. Ad-
ans and MIR Calhoun, now remain at Washington.
he latter gentleman will shortly set out for Rhode
Island, to pass the remainder of the warm weather.
and Mr.. Adams will be the only one OF all the four
Secretaries that will remain at his post and in the
discharge Of his official duties, throughout this sea
son of general relaxation.
A letter received in N. York from NJ Orleans
dated June 9th, says that the weather had been
favorable to the growing crops and they we're cal
culating on crop of 100000 bales OF cotton.
A peDitentiary, a new theatre, three chur ches
and spacious building for an orphan asylum, be
sides number of handsome private buildings are
erecting in Philadelphia
An attempt was made on Tuesday morning, by sever
al ofthe convcts in the Penentiary at Philadelphia
to escape over the eastern wall ofthe yard by means
OF rope ladder, which they had succeeded in at
taching to the top OF the wall The keepers, on dis
covering the attempt raised an alarm, to draw
to their assistance number of the citizens of the
neighborhood Fire arms being presented at the
convicts, they desisted from their enterprise, anc
more than twenty, we understand, have been con-
signed to the cells.
Retailers Of Dry Goods and Wholesale Mer-
chants, in Maryland, will take notice, that by Law
lot the last session, all retailers of any goods
or merchandise, except such as are of the growth
produce, or manufacture OF the United States, ans
all wholesale merchants, are required, on the frs
day OF August annually to take out licenses frcn
the clerks OF their respective counties, retailers
pay eight dollars, wholesale merchants fifty dollars
and in each case so cents the clerk. The penalty
Tor neglect is one hundred dolars--one hail to tn,
lniormer, besides payment of the duty. The county
clerks are required to furnish lists of ali person.
obtaining licenses, to the Grand Juries.
General Dearborn, our Minister Pleniopoten,iar,
to the Court of Portugal, sailed for his destination
from Boston on the 9th inst. oil board the Spartan
Capt Soule The General was accompanied by hi
lady, Miss Gay his grand daughter, and ID L Child
Esq. his private Secretary, with their servants.
General RIPLEY, late of the U. S. army, ha:
been put in nomination at New Orleans, for seat
in the House OF Representatives OF Louisiana
Two young men have been convicted of stealing
cucumbers in Salem and fined $40.
The decision OF the Emperor of Russia, which
We published in our last is decidedly favorable to
the side of the United States, in the controversy
with the British government on the subject of the
slaves depored from the United States at the close
OF the late war. 1t is such as might have been
expected from Justly disposed and dsinteres,ed
srblters The class OF cases embraced by the third
paragraph cannot be large though there may be
cases which are embraced by it-such, for example,
that of slaves which deserted 10 the British force
under Nichols, in Florida, and carried off -
The whole amount which, under this decision OF
the Emperor, will become payable the citizens of
the United States, cannot fall far short of two mil
lions of dollars. Considerable time will necessarily
elapse We should suppose, before the claims be
liquidsted, as they will have to be separately and
judicially examined-.N'at. Intel.