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The Wilmingtonian., 1823-11-13
THE MAHOGANY TREE.

The Mahogany tree in St Domingo IS talI,
straight, and beautiful, with red flowers, and oval
lemon sized f'uit.-When this tree grows on a
barr.n soil. he grain of the wood is beautifully
egated--upon rich ground it is pale, open,
and of little value. The Machneal tree also grows
in this island; and its wood furnishes slabs for
Furniture, interspersed with beautiful green and
yellow veins like marble; hut the dust of this
wood is Of so acrd and poisonous nature, that
the carpenters are forced to work with ganzf
masks to prot ect them from its injurious effects
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-11-13

From Poulson's American Daily Advertiser.
LINES
Suggested by a Trip on SchaylkiH,
ABOVE FAIR MOUNT.
Twas sweet day; few clouds obscured the Hea-
vens;
The October sun in all his radiance, beam'd
On the gay foliage of the wood; how lovely!
How grand the scene! how mourniul yet how
pleasing.
On the unrufled schuylk's placid bosom,
I elided in skiF as noselessly
As Venetian gondoler at midnight,
And with melancholy joy surveyed
The changing scene, the mossy rocks that rose
Fmbrowned with faded foliage, and pride.
A more endeared feeling Of attachment
To this, my native land, enlarged my heart;
And in proud triumph to the winds, ask'd
Whether in all their wand'rings they had swept
The foliage of more enchanting region!
There. in superior beauty, sngly stood
The stately elm, whose tall and shapely trunk
was crimsoned with the foliage of vine,
And there the chesnut, with its leaves of gold,
Hung DER the polished mirror, and the winds
Gave to the chrystal depths its ripen'd fruit.
Md on the slopng bank, above esrth's robe
OF wither'd leaves, tall Autumnal Aow'r,
RivAlsd the hue Of yon cerulean arch,
And wesn'd me from the thought of desolation
While the opposing bank vista show'd
Thro' the tall trees, where rose village splre
In dazzling whiteness DER the water came
The plantive melody Of flute, combin'd
With the sad murmur of the breeze, among
The sapless leaves, and sunk into my heart
But as glided on, the tones were lost,
While the unceasing noise of crows took place
Of softer sounds-yet not to me less pleasing.
Rous'd from yon shaded creek, the timid duck
Across the stream his solitary fight
Wing'd undisturbed; ashore, the rustling leave
Betrayal the hare flying from ideal danger.
But when the Sun. retiring from the world
Yielded up all his glory to the clouds,
What Painter might pourtray the lovely scene
What Bard, inspired wsth natures eloquence,
Do justice to its GRANDEUR The still stream
seem'd like quiv'ring food of crimson light,
While every varied tint that deck'd the wood
Brighten'd to heavenly splendor; thus the hue
OF health oft 6 lows on dying besuty's check
And thus the genius of decaying youth is,
Always divine, yet brighter at its close. c.
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-11-13
CHURCHES.

There are in the New England States
alone, 700 congregational Churches, (ex-
elusive of Presbyterians,) and nearly that
number of clergymen.
In the United States the Prcsbyterians
have more than l,400 Churches, 700 MI
|nisters, 1855 Licentiates, l47 Candidates,
|3 Theological Seminares, and last year
had 100 900 Communicants.
Episcopalians have 10 Bshoprlcks, $50
|Clergymen, 700 Churches and Theolo-
gical Seminary.
Bap,ists have more than $500 Church
les and have Seminares.
Methodists have Dioceses, 1,l00 itin-
Grant Clergy. exclusively clerical. and
about 5000 stationary Ministers who at
tend also to other than ecclesiastical oc-
|cupatons, and more than $500 places OF
worship.
Universalists have 1913 preachers and
Zoo separate Societies.
Roman Catholics have metropolitan
See, and 10 Bishopricks, containing be-
tween 80 and 100 Churches. superintend
ed by about 100 Clergymen, with hume
rous Colleges, Schools aud Religious hou
ses. In the State of New York, withr
the last twenty years, this denomination
lis said to have increased from 500 to 10000
Upon the whole, do not think that we
can reckon less than 5000 places of Wor
ship, and 5000 Ecclesiastics in the United
States; besides 70 Theological Seminaries
and many Religious Houses.
4 77
I Verdant Ice yMountain.-Lieut. Kotze
i |bue has discovered, in the western part o
the gulf to the north of Behring's Straits
la mountain covered with verdure (mos'
and grass) composed interiorly of solid ice
ion arriving at place where the shore ri
ses almost erpehdicuiarly, from the SCI
e to the height of 100 feet, and continues al
lterwards to extend with gradual incl
|nation, they observed masses of the pures
lice 100 feet high; preserved under the a
lbove vegetable carpet. The portion ex
,,1posed to the sun was melting and sendin
eImuch water into the sea. An undoubte
u proof of this ice being primative, l. e. nc
!" formed by any causes now IN action, wa
!, ;, afforded by the great number OF bones an
teeth of mammoths which make their az
s-|pearance when it is melted. The soil {
these mountains, which, to certain heigl
are covered with an abundant herbage,
y lonly half foot thick; it is composed OF
m mixture of clay, earth, sand, and mould
the ice mel,s gradually beneath it, the ca
pet falls downwards and continues
,eIthrive the latitude is 60 Is SO MI
o. bert's Annals. 1921, quoted in the Journ
E, of Science and the Arts, No. 26, page 25
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-11-13

The Lord of village being at dinner.
allowed one of his tenants to stand while
he conversed with him. "What news my
friend :" said the squire. None that l
know Of" replied the farmer, except that
my sow has had litter of thirteen pigs
and she has only twelve teats." What
will the thirteenth dol" asked the Lord
|" Do as ! do" returned Hodge; :" it will
stand and look on while the others eat"
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-11-13
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.


1t is nearly two hundred years since
school funds were established by that abo.
|riginal and immortal hive of intelligence,
piety and self-government, the Plymouth
colony. These inestimable appropria-
|tions are now incorporated with all our
fundamental institutions. BY the Con-
of the United States, it is the duty
|of government to promote the progress OF
lscieuce and the useful arts. Not one OF
the eleven new States has been admitted
into the Union without provision III its
lConstitution for Schools, Academies, Col
lleges and Universities. In most of the
Original States large sums in money are ap-
|proprated to education, and they claim a
share in the great landed investments
whichare mortgaged to il in the new States.
-Reckoning all these contributions tede-
raj and local. it may be asserted that near
Iy as much as the whole national expen-
diture of the United States, is set apart to
enlghten the people. 3" In one State
alone, with but $4,000 inhabitants, more
than forty thousand pupils are instructed
at the public schools. believe we may
: compute the number of such pupils
E e|throughout the United States, at more
othan half million. In the city of Phila
: delphia, without counting the private Oh
S the charity schools, there are about nv,
Y Thousand pupils in the Commonwealth
eISeminaries, taught reading, writing, ant
u arithmetic, at an expense to the public o
elittle more than three dollars year, eac'
8 one.
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-11-13
TRIBUTES OF RESPECT.

It's stated in the Sheffield Independent
that silver Tea Urn. of the most elegant
form, beautifully chased and embrossed,
has been manufactured at that place, bear
ing the following inscription:--
"This Vase was presented by the arti-
zans of Sheffield to Lady Ann Hamilton,
as testimony of their high admiration oI
her faithful services and firm attachment
to her late most excellent majesty-Ca
roline Amelia Elizabeth, Queen of Eng
land, and consort to his present Majesty
King George the Fourth-ls23."
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-11-13

In Scottish regiment at the battle OF
Waterloo, the standard bearer was killed,
and clasped the colors so fast in death
that serjeant in trying, to no purpose, to
rescue them, on the near approach OF the
enemy, made violent effort, and throw
ling the dead corps, colors, and all, over
ibis shoulders, carried them off together
The French seeing this. were charmed
with the heroism of the action, and hailed
it with loud clapping and repeated shouts
Iof applause.
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-11-13

"Twen,y times shall Avon's tide
In chains Of glistening ice be tied
Twenty times the woods OF Leigh
Shall wave their branches merrily--
In Spring burst forth in mantle gay,.
And dance in Summers scorching ray,
Twenty times shall Au,umn's frown,
Wilher all their green to brown
And still the Child of yesterday
Shall laugh the happy hours away.
That period rast, another sun
Shall not his annual journey run,
Before secret silent foe,
Shall strike that boy deadly blow,
Such and sure his fate shall be;
Seek not 10 change his destiny"
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-11-13

versed. 1t is observed ny shaw, ~ ms
travels. that storks, about fortnight bel
fore they pass from one country to an",|
ther, constantly resort together from all
the circumiacent parts to certain pam
and there forming themselves daily into
what, in the popular phrase is called a
dou aUnnne, determine the exact time or
their departure, and the places OF their iu-
ture abode.
Swallows have often been observed, IN
tlocks, on churches, rocks,
and trees, previously to their departure
from Great Britain: and their return. in
apparently equal numbers has been wit
messed in variety Of instances. In Swe-
den, the starlingatinding, after the middle
Iof summer, that worms are less plentiful,
goes actually into Scania, Germany and
Denmark. The female chafiinches, every
winter about Michelmas. go in hocks to
| Holland, but as the males stay in Sweden,
1.-The females come back in the spring, ex-
Icept such as do not choose to breed any
Longer. In the same manner, the ,emale
Carolina yelow-hammer, in the month OF
ISeptember,. while the rice on which it
feeds is laid up IN gralnarles, goes To-
wards the south, and returns in the spring
Ito seek her mate. The aquatic birds OF
the north are forced by necessity to fiy to-
wards the south every autumn before the
water is frozen. Thus the lakes OF Poland
and Lithuania are filled with swans and
geese in the autumnal seasons, at which
time they 20 in great fiocks, along many
rivers, as far as the Euxine Sea. In the
beginning of spring, however, as soon as
the heat of the sun mo'ests them, they re-
turn back, and again frequent the border
of the springs and lakes, where the fe
males deposit their eggs; for there. ant
Especially in Lapland, vast abundance o'
}gnats-insects which live in the water be-
fore they get their wings. afford them al
excellent nourishment. BY these mgra
tions, birds become useful to many coun
tries, and are distributed over almost ev
cry part of the globe.
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-11-13

Extracts from the Grafton of Mr.. Ingersol, lately
delivered before the Philosophical Society, in
Philadelphia.
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-11-13


land, and consort to his present Majesty
King George the Fourth-ls25."
MR.. BROUGHAM, has been presented
with a tribute of esteem from some of the
miner tradesmen of Glasgow. 1t consists
of a small Quagh, or drinking cup, form
ed from the yew, which according to Scot
tish history, grew near Cruikstone's Gas.
tie, celebrated as the residence of the
beautiful but unfortunate Queen Mary
The expense of this little token of regard
was betrayed by subscription of sixpence
each person. 1t was mounted in silver
and its form was antique, Round the
edge was the following inscription:
Presented by few Of the tradesmer
of Glasgow. to Henry Brougham, Els. NJ. z
Sept. II, 1928"
On another part Of the cup were thes
lines.
| "This relic Of Queen Mary's Yew,
i BY Crulks,one's Castle lonely grew
| Its spreading boughs of foliage green
Oft sheltered Scotia's beauteous Queen"
1 On the handles were the initials al. B.
Mr.. Brougham, in accepting this proc
lof the sentiments entertained toward hir
by the humber inhabitants of that cit,
the happiness he should at
,ltimes derive from witnessing their pro-
: perity and promoting their interest.
' Extracts from the Grafton of Mr. Ingersoll, late
n delivered before the Philosophical Society,"
Al Philadelphia.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-10-17
TOLERANCE.
FROM THE BOSTON EVENING GAZETTE.


The papers announce the intention OF Bishop
Chevcrus, in obedience to the command OF the hing
of France soon to leave this city, whefe, tor thirty
years he has offciated as the spiritual teacher and
guide Of the Catholic Church. How much to their
satisfaction and benefit, appears from their very
laffeclonate farewell address: from their late ur-
gent request to the King, that he might not De re-
moved from them and from the regard paid to
his character and instructions, during the long pc
riod he has been with them. No greater proof
can be given of the amsbleness OF his character or
of the fidelity with which he has discharged inc ou'
ties of his important office in the Church. But es-
TEEN for this excellent man and faithful bishop' is
not confined to the members OF his society. All
who know him cherish sentiments ofrespect for his
many virtues and unite in regretting his departure
This general sentiment is alike honorable to the
Bishop, and 10 the citizens Of this ancient town,
who have been educated in Protestant principles
and probably have imbibed preludices against the
members of the Romish Church We think il
also in favor of that liberal spirit which at present
prevails among us. For we consider it quite con-
sistent with our views and opinions as Protestants
to exercise charity for the sincere and pous Roman
Catholics. We do, indeed, most FIRMLY believe,
that some Of their tenets unsupported by scrip
ture, and that some OF their rites and ceremonies
are useless. But far be it from Us to Judge, and
condemn them and others who may differ from US
yet who profess faith in Christ the Saviour, and
appear to be guided by the Holy Spirit OF the Cos
pei "In every nation, be who feareth God and
walketh ritghteously. IS accepted OF him. We
have seen in the exemplary conduct OF Bishop
Cheverus, that those whom we supposed to be In
fatal errors, and from whom kept aloof as Who'll
ly anti-christian, are humble, devout, moral, and
useful sndthat their labors tend to the spiritual i'm
proyement OF their fellow men. PToselytes have
not, indeed, been made to the Romish Church
bur we have seen socisty Of that faith in the midst
of us--for many years--reguar and harmonious
-snd enjoying the rites and instructions OF Chris
tianty, agreeable to their early convictions. And
but for this portion of our citizens would have beer
destitute of moral culture and religious hope ant
admonitions No one could have been more exem
plsry and faithful than Bishop Cheverus. AS {
member OF our civil community, also he has ex-
hibted all the traits Of good citizen and bonevo
lent man. We may well deplore the necessity
which oblges him to leave our city. 1t is Justly
due ourselves, as we'll as to his excellent character
publicly to express the sincere regret we feel at his
final departure from among US, where he has con
tributed SO largely to the general improvement and
| happines.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-10-17
From the National Mtelligencer.

CircumstantiaI Evidence.--Our readers have
read, with interest the publications which have APP
peared in this and other papers, ON the subject Of
convictions crcumsantial testimony, as illustra-
tied in the case of an individual of the name oil
Hamilton, some time ago executed for murder
an acknowledgment Of the commission of which
was said to have been lately made by another con
victed criminal. The following positive statement
from the Mobile Commercial Register, puts tina.
story completely and forever to rest:
"a False Report.-The Postmaster of this city
has received number of letters, requesting infor.
nation of an execution which is said to have taken
place here in March last, and by the last mail, he
received one enclosing the following article from
Kentucky paper:
1.-THE public have not probably forgotten the ex
ecuon, few years since, in Barren county of John
e, Hamilton, for the murder of DR.. Sanderson
We learn, by the Columbian Spy, paper printed
at Mount Sterling, that letter has been received
from Mr.. Robert Higgins, in Alabama, addressed
to Capt John Higgins, in Montgomery county
which states, that man was executed at Mobile, in
March last, who alleged himself to have been the
murderer, and asserted that Hamilton was innocent
He followed Sanderson, he said, from Natchez, and
would have killed him but for fear OF Hamil-
toms
The above report has acquired an extensive cir.
culation in the newspapers, and seems TO have ex
cited good deal of interest amongst the friends
of the parties.
Who this d" Mr.. Robert Higgins, in Alabama
is, we do not know, nor his motive for fabricating
such story. IL is utterly Dithout foundation
there was no one executed here in March last nor
does any one, as far can learn recollect that
man was ever executed in this city, making any
such confession.''
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-10-17
From London Papers.

COnfagratiOn of the Temple Of 81. Paups at
Rome-I Further particulars. = Extract Of private
letter from Rome dated July IL, 1928 80. Know
ing your attachment to Italy in general, and more
particularly your prediction for Rome am per.
suaded that you will share the general
and regret OF this city. The august, the magni6.
cent temple OF ST. Paul is no more. The short space
OF one night sufhced to destroy that which cost 60
many years to erect. will give you the accoun,
OF how it took place. In the night of the 18th to
the 10th some workmen, having been employed in
mending some pipes and cutters to carry the water
OIL the roof OF the Church, had either by impru.
dence or torgetuness, left little chafing dish a.
light on the ceiling, which was, as you may remem-
Der, entirely OF wood it is not known whittier some
sparks fell, or whether the mere heat of this fire
communicated iiame to the wood already too com
bustIble from age. About fonr in the morning a
traveller happening to pass on horseback, saw the
names pouring out in volumes from this magnih
cent edihce. He Immediately, by dint of shouts and
knocking at doors, awoke the neghbors. and ran af
forwards through the town calling out for firemen
and the necessary assistance to extinguish the FIRE
but IN spite of every exertion, nothing could save
this noble building, the flames having been too lone
at work, and the distance being too great to allow Of
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-10-17
FROM THE NEW YORK COMMERCIAL ADvERTIsRR
TURKISH CRUELTY.

1t is computed that about $4,000 Greeks have
returned to Scio, and it has before been stated in
this paper, that further excuses have been commit
tied on some Of the Greeks who have thus return
ed. A letter from that island, among other insan.
ices Of cruelty almost unparalleled, states the fol-
lowing: "a person informed me few days since
that he saw the head ola Greek severed from hi,
body with no other instrument than blunt knife
whilst the poor wretch was struggling in agony
undergoing such unheard of barbarity, this poor
man was not secured in any way, the executioner
merely standing over him, holding him with his
hands and knees" How long will christian Europe
consent that their fellow christians shall be treated
thus, and the government which permits the horrid
barbarities of these monsters be acknowledged, be-
cause it is "legitima,ef"
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-10-17

Recommended business, but died before he had OBJ
tanned the means of fulfilling the intention, it APP
pears he had formed, of making further dividend
amongst his creditors than the assets OF his estate
had realized. Disappointed in his wish, he charg-
led his two sons, Messrs. John and George Wood,
upon his death bed, TO take the earliest possible OPP
portunity, If the business they were engaged In
should succeed, to carry his intention into effect
BY dint of industry and good management, these
young men have so far prospered IN their business,
that they recently divided 3000L sterling among
their fathers creditors. So unexpected contribu-
ton naturally excited very grateful emotions; and
the principal creditors Immediately determined to
present the young men with some lasting token OF
appreciation. They consequently invited them TO
la dinner at the Bridge water Arms, and, number
of other gentlemen having been also invited, they
took the opportunity Of presenting them with two
Elegant silver vases, with suitable Inscriptions, OF
the value of one hundred and sixty guineas, In
presenting them, the chairman, Robert Christie
Esq. complimented the young men on the exercise
ot the excellent principles nstilled into their minds
|by their parents and IN the course OF his address,
took the opportunity Of remarking, that as there
could be no doubt their respected mother must have
had mothers care in the incubation OF these prin-
|ciples, he and the Vice President, John Walker,
Esq. had enjoyed the qualification of waiting upon
her with the present OF silver tea and COTE equi-
page, of the value of fifty guiness The acknow-
|ledgment made by the Messrs. Woods Of these
unexpected marks of appreciation was as creditable
to their modesty, the act ITSELF which had COM
municaed so much satisfaction was to their sense
Iof rectitude all merit being, on their part, wholly
Idisclaimed, in consideration of its being only the
ul6lment of their fathers injunction, prompted by
This strict sense ojustice and proprety The chair
man mentioned, that this the third instance in
which the Vice President had enioyed the good
fortune of officiating on similar occasions.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-10-17
COMMERCIAL INTEGRITY
From the NeU- York Even;no post

A late number OF the Manchester Guardian. nub.
lshed in England, records the following instance Of
integrity, highly honorable to the parties concerned.
but which, we regret to say, has but few examples
in the commercial world: six or seven years ago,
MIR. George Wood, calico printer, Manchester, be-
came embarrassed in his circumstances, and was
made bankrupt. He obtained his certificate and
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-10-17

Discovery of alvanism.-Galvani IA nro,,I
lot physic In the university ofBologna) being on, ID
ming in his laboratory, where he was emplov,d
making experiments in the presence Of pary
his friends, several frogs happened accidentally
|be placed on table, on which was also an ,l,rI
zeal machine between the conductor and III, fO
there was certain space.-One Of the comD,1
who assisted at the experiments, having brouel
lunintentionaly, the point OF knife into contact NJ
the internal nerves Of the thigh Of one ofthss. \
mails, the muscles of the limbs were instantly 4
powerfully convulsed. The wife Of Galvani t,i
present, was struck by the novelty oil The uh,D
menon, between which and the disengaeement
Ian electric spark, she fancied that there was an
greement in point Of time. On her making d
observation to her husband, he resolved to astsru
the truth Of so binary fact, and accordr
y brought the point Of scalpel, or dssecting Eni
in contact with the crural nerves OF one the fu
at the same time that spark was drawn front
electrical machine. The result was. that The SOL
|contrac,ions were manifest As it was pO.t
that they might have been owing to the smpeco
tact of the scalpel, which might serve as a smula
rather than to the Encouragement ofthe spark, Ct
yani to clear up this doubt touched the same ntrV
of the frogs while the electrical machine was IN
state Of rest, and the contrsctions which had be-
heretofore observed did not exist.