American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-04-08
SHIPWRECKS.

The Bremen ship Weltburger, Myer, from
Bremem via Plymouth, Tor Baltimore was driven
ashore after losing three anchors and her rudder on
Wind Mill Point, near the Rappahannock on Sun
day morning She afterwards blged-her sails,
rigging, &c. have been saved and brought Up here
in craft The cargo consisting of few bales and
packages is saved, being more or less damaged By
the water. There was brig near the ship, which
Ithe pilot suppoSrs belonged 10 Georgetown. She
went to pieces and it is supposed all on board per-
Ished. The bodies of woman and child had loatea
ashore, which probably belonged to the brig. Sc.
veral vessels, mostly small, also driven ashore
names, &C. not ascertained. One went to pieces.
The captain nd crew of the Bremen ship have
arrived in this city Bait .au.
The Executive Council of Maryland will meet on Monday
the nth day OF May next.
The ship Sir Brothers, captain Mason, arrived
at Marsees, on the Goth January. The Rev MI.
was passenger in this vessel.
oince the above was written we have had the plea
sure OF reading interesting letter from our eslee
med friend, Mr.. Summer6eId, dated Marseies
Feb 7. The following is extract:
"My health is somewhat better than when left
you; indeed, considering the dampDess OF a sea at.
mosphere, and rendered Still more so by the rain
which fell every day, or less, until we entered
the straits of GihraItar, it is remarkably so. ! am
now reaping the advantages Of the voyage more than
4 was abls to do at sea (" ~ York Spectator.
The The National Lottery" 18th CIass) is al
ready pronounced by the corporation of Washing
ton to be bubble. Gillespie the contractors for
: the managers" (who were the managers for
the corporauon) has managed to leave the city Of
Washington ("leaving scarce wreck behind''---
certainly scarce hope" that the prizes ever will
be pad'')--and the corporation are now managing
TO clear themselves of all responsibility for his acts
and doings. Rather singular period by the bye,
Tor making this anDunciation, when the prizes ar@
to be paid Enlightened counsel" differ, OF course
about the case The corporation are advised by
one gentleman OF the bar not to pay 1.-TWO other
gentlemen of the bar advise Mr. Chas-
tain Clarke that they bound to pay his prize of
100000. A law suit of course Thus, gen
Ileman has to run the gauntlet twice After sue
ceedng in the Lottery Of Luck, he has to encoun-
ter the almost equal uncertain Lottery Of the Lag.
Richmond Eng.
DETROIT, MARCH tn singular Dtscorerv--.
Last week manuscript volume, Of between and
1 hundred pages, Was discovered by Col. Edwards,
nt this town, under one OF his buildings The b, Is
is in olerabe state of preservation, and is one If
the finest specimens of Penmanshp that we have
ever seen. 1t has travelled the round of the literary
circle ofths place for the last four or FIVE days and
it still remains mystery! The characters in which
it is written are unknown; they are neither Hebrew.
Greek, nor Saxon, and the only parts of it hitherto
Ineligible, are a few Latin quotations. 1t is now
deposited in this Office, and those who are curious
IN those matters are invited to examine it, Gaz.
.fccident.-Mr. S. Fenner, whilst engaged in
taking down the Steeple of the Old Presby terrain
Church. fell from the same this morning, between
. and 10 O'Clock. The height from which he was
preclpitated is estimated about seventy-fve feer
and strange to say, ne did not break bone or sprain
a limb. Alter being bed, he was removed to his
lodgings, and is, we understand, as we'll as could
be expected.
Savannah Republican, 8th ur