American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-08-29
YOL. Ill.


having experienced violent disappointment, felt all .
the symptoms Of approaching paralysis; but The
pension OF the nervous movement was SO partial,
that he could not take step in advance, but had the
faculty Of perfect motion backward. When he
wished to reach an object he invountary rerogra-
ded, and could not possibly control or counterfeit
this disposition which lasted four months.''
Great Britain is cut by thousand leagues of Ca
nal Navigation, and traversed in every direction by
about forty six thousand leagues Of road
In the British House of Commons, document
was read by Mr.. Hume, from which it appeared
that the Offices in Ireland held by 243 Protes
tants, and only Il Catholics.
War.-DuriDg the last 700 years, there have
been ESQ of war between France and England. In
these wars, according 10 the most probable calcuas
ton, less than toenty-si1 millions of people have
been sacrificed on the boodstaned altar Of honorable
murder.
The Woodstock Herald states uponthe assurance
ola respectable gentleman that son OF Aron Burr,
and a son of Alexander Hamilton, both write IN the
same Office at st. Louis, Missouri, and are upon
the most friendly terms.
Mr.. SEAwELL, Arbitrator on the part of the u
nted States, under the disputed article OF the Urea
ty OF Ghen arrived in this city yesterday from his
residence in North Carolina.
British Government, has also arrived in this city, is
temporarily absent in Baltimore, but will return to
the city Immediately.
So that we presume the Board will forthwith pro-
coed to the business for which it is organized
Nat. Intel.
NJ JougIet has been recognised as Consul, ad
interim, OF his most Christian Majesty to reside at
New Orleans.
Peter Randolph, OF Mississippi. has been appon.
ted by the President Of the United States be the
District Judge for the District Of Mississippi, vice
W. b. Shields, deceased.
Patridge's .academy.-The late annual exhibia
ton at Capt. PatIidge's Military and Scientific
Academy, at Norwich, in the state of VT was alten~
ded by the Governors Of Massachusetts and New
Hampshire, and by other gentlemen OF distinction
from those states and ofVermont, N. York, SC.
who were all highly gratifed with the proficiency
of the Pupils, and the perfect discipline which is
irdiciously maintained. Capt. P is about 10 take
| 100 of the Pupils on visit to Plattsburg.
| The law of South Carolina, subjectng all fres
coloured persons arriving in any vessel at any port Of
that state, to be seized and imprisoned aud so kept
imprisoned, until the vessel bringing them, should
depart, &c." which has given considerable inconven-
fence to vessels trading there, has been pronounced
by Judge JOHNSON, of the Supreme Court Of the
United States, sc to be unconstitutional and void s.
every arrest made under it, subjectiHg the persons
making it to an action oftrespass."
! Several of our papers, on the authority ofa French
'Ipaper have stated that Minister in Spain had fol-
Flowed the example Of other Ministers there and
!maned at Seville, instead Of proceeding withthe gov
Iernment to Cadz This is mistake. Mr. Nelson had
mot arrived in Spain at the date OF our last accounts
land our government represented there by our
lChargesd' Affares, Mr.. Appleton, who promptly fol-
lowed the government to Cadz, at which place he
was on the goth Of June. ln this course he un-s
ldoubedly acted in unison with the feelings of the
Ipeople of the United States At that time, it is
believed that he the only diplomatic represent
5 tatye near the Spanish government. If any regret
Ills felt that several months. crowded with incidents
! of peculiar moment should have elapsed between
> 1.-THE departure of Mr. Forsyth, early in March, and
the arrival OF Mr.. Nelson it is diminished by the
\ belief that, in the charge ola gentleman possessing
more than ordinary acquaintance with our foreign
relations, and with the world acquired in part by
residence for many years past in official capacities
at several foreign courts, our affairs will suffer
" in the interval. Nat. Intel.
4 The Sturgeon fishery has this year been uncom-
monty productive at St. Anne's' La Pocatierre,
L. CT At one fishery, upwards Of 500 have been
taken, some Of them Of The enormous weight of
IL cws.
: Ittempercnce Suppressed The efficient and ex-
!, Fceent board of Aldefmen in the city of Boston
have taken away all The Licenses OF Retailers in that
part OF the town called the iill and have required
that the only retailer remaining should be of
Igood moral character.
e TIE Gold Nine in Carolina is likely to become
u very productive a. least class of the neighbour
ling community. Whatever interest HE proprleors
I(when settled who they are may derive from the
S discovery. LaWyerS are, in the time, like to
Il derive agotden harses, from The disputed claims
tfka Of and ia I,irtt han sit tod
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