American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-07-15

We have been obligngly favored with the perlsal of
letter gentleman in this vicinity, dated Council Bluffs
April 2S 182S-from which we make the following
tracts
'sCouncil Bluffs is the original name Of this place. Il
is now called Fort Atkinson is military post about
700 miles from the junction of the Missouri and Mssssip
p rivers There about 400 troops stationed here, who
carry farming to considerable They gathered
last fall $4,000 bushels of corn7 5000 bushels Of po
atoes and many turnips, with great abundance and
variety of other vegetables understand that it
sdered joint stock, divided among the officers and pr
according their rank in proper proportions by
which they enabled to dispose of part OF their
raons and apply the proceeds to the purchase of such
other things as they may think proper"
The writer of the letter on his way to the mouth
of the Yellow Stone river, with hundred men,
hunting and trading expedition.
Eleven hundred crows biackbirds hawks, OWLS &c.
were lately killed in day, by ten young men Of Mer-
Ger, Penn.
Dsgraccttd-on the Fourth efJtyy, our NATIONAL SAB
persons arrested for debt in the ranks in
Washington City, and taken to Jail !!
We lately saw an account in the Boston papers that
Printing Office in that city had been robbed Of ferry dbl
lars Didn't believe word oft Sure il notion.
Too absurd think Of Printer having such immense
sun, at one time. Were not far wrong The money we
have learned belonged to several charitable societies
We have been used to hear the masculine gender appi-
ed to the sun. The Albany Republican however says
when speaking of his rising the 4h inst " the glorious
orb of day made her appearance ring majestcay
the eastern horizon"
The elegant mansion of James L. Bell, Esq. about
miles from New York, was entirely destroyed by fire on
the 9th inst. Most of the furniture was saved.
The statement in the last Waterman that Jopr of the
gners of the Declaration of Independence living
wrong. Gen. Floyd died more than q year ago.
melancholy accident occurred at Salem, Mass on the
18th inst during the exhibition of fire works rocket
which had been fired, glancing from its intended direction
perforated chest containing upwards of 500 rockets,
which exploded and shockingly wounded many persons
Three boys have since died.
A black woman in Philadelphia through jealousy put
an end to her existence Thursday mornings by cutting
her throat with a razor
new Poem has lately been received in London, from
Lord Byron called The Island CiStian and his Com
RIDES, founded on fact.
Two boys, between II and 10 years of age have beer
sentenced in the Mayors Court, Philadelphia, to three
years imprisonment for larceny.
Joseph Maurice and Doctor Dezereau (Frenchmen) two
of the robbers who stopped the great Mail from New
York; near Elizabeth Town. in 1879, and sentenced
to years Imprisonment, have been pardoned by the
President, and liberated from the New Jersey Pententa
ry Pierre Bertrand Of the robbers, escaped from
1 the prison time since @
A correspondent in the National Inelligencer inquiries
Of the Peace Societies in Massachusetts, who the
slayness Of War, what they would advise Spain dc
under present circumstances We think this tough ques
Ition and should like the If they hold this
doctrine, why do they retain member of their Society
that arch.hypocrite, Alexander the Defuerer2