American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-05-30
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A FIRE broke out in Philadelphia on the after.
noon of Wednesday last, and consumed eight or Ten
dwelling houses, extensive stables, sheds, sc. FIVE
persons were hurt by the falling of wall, badly.
.NarroU escape.--In the first atact of the French
on the fortress of St. Sebastian, the soldiers are
said to have distinguished themselves to such de-
gree that the Duke J'Angouleme distributed cros-
scs of honor to them with his own hands. The
Spaniar DIS having observed him from their fort or
dered forward "a FOUNDER but they were so slow
in mounting it that the Duke had time TO leave the
ground. When sted off the ball passed through a
house, and struck platoon precisely the spot
where the Duke had been distributing his decoraa
lions, and killed and wounded fifteen men.
acknowledgement letters have been received
lin this city by the Elizabeth, dated the 2lst April,
from respectable houses in Hayrc, which STATE that
advices were received there (not published in the
French papers) of several attacks having been made
lby attachments OF French troops the Spaniards
before Pampeluna, in which the former had met
with very serious losses.--.H Y. u. .aarertiser.
.Nsoe Fork, May %.
A gang of countcrfeiters have been apprehended
in Schoharie county They had in their possession
counterfeit bills OF the following banks, and Of the
following denominations 2's the Farmers Bank,
Maryland SIS on the Mechanics Bank, in the city
| of Ncw-York !; SIS State Bank, New Brunswick N.
j.; SIS Montreal Bank. Bills OF the above descrp-
ton to the amount of $50 found in possession
Of the gang, and plate nearly completed for the
purpose Of forging So bills the bank of Troy
also discovered.
| May 26.-The races commence this day, when
seven eight fine colts arc to run for" sweep
es.o-To morrow the Great Match race for
10000 dollars will be run between Eclipse and some
southern horse not yet named, although the whols
amount of 10000 dollars a side has been deposited
/ in one of our banks. We have never, on any oc-
sion, city full of strangers il is at this
moment and they momently gathering in from
east, west, north, and south Ii is but moderate
calculation to say there will be twenty thousand
strangers in town by tomorrow morning, who ON
an average, will spend 90 dollars apciece so that
let who will gain the race, the city willpe the grea
test winner. ". r. Com. .9du.
! The sloops VsIunteer and Eliza the latter laden
with lumber, ran foul of each other the night of
Friday last, in the North River, near Buttermk
Falls, and both went down in about eight minutes
. after. No lives were lost. The sloop Thrasher,
from Hudson, passed there on Saturday morning,
their masts being about 80 feet out OF wafer. The
] Volunteer was her way TO Albany, with cargo
Fl goods valued at $50, 900.
/ THE GREAT RACE is decided We have
seen letter which is post marked New Bruns-
+ lwick,' from which we learn that Sir Henry was
the horse selected TO against Eclipse. We have
no account of the time in which the first heat was
run the distance which Sir Henry waa ahead of
: Eclipse at the winning post. The second heat was
won by Eclipse in z minutes and 40 seconds. The
, third heat, which decided the race, was won by
!. Eclipse in minutes aud 48 seconds These are
all the particulars we have, and in these we have
foil confidence. The sums be- on the race were We
8 ry heavy and great many of them Dem Press.
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Il MARRED,-On Monday evening last the 26,h inst at