American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-11-11
DIVIDENDS.

ihe BANK OF Germantown has declared divi-
dend OF three per cent on the capital stock for the
last six months
The bank of Chester County has declared divi.
dend Of four per cent the capital stock, payable
on demand.
| il is stated, that the new Postmaster General, in
making the contracts last month for carrying the
various mails in the United States, has reduced the
amount for that service to about seventy thousand
dollars less than it has heretofore been.
Many of our good citizens (says the Philadelphia
| U. S. Gazette) were on Monday frightened out Of
their wits account OF report being in circulation
that one of our neighboring State banks Trenton
Bank had failed In consequence OF which we
were paid many small debts in the notes OF the bro
ten bank, which might otherwise have remained
unsettled for length OF time. The public will be
lglad be assured that the bank in question is in
Try respect solvent, and pays its notes as it always
has DONE on demand. The trick was set on foot by
an unprncipled broker, who probably well lined
his pockets in purchasing the notes at discount
before the trick was known 10 the citizens gene
rally.
The unfortunate youth, who escaped from the
Insane Hospital, Charlestown, on Friday Of week be.
fore last, and in whose behalf advertisement has
been inserted in most OF the papers, from the Rev
| DR.. Porter of Andovcr, has reached in safety his
fathers house, in Cornwall Con. He leaped with
out injury from the window of the third story OF
the Hospital and though he supposed that his back
was broken, he was soon able to walk, and without
money, or acquaintance ofreason he travelled from
Charlestown to Cornwall in week, and sat down in
the evening, at his fathers fire side, and gave a
connected account of his sufferings by the way.
Turning at last to his sister, he said, MARY this
is aoorid of sorroW." When intelligence was
last received his parents had hope that his reason
would be soon restored. Boston Recorder.
Literary.-A new paper was issued at New
York on Saturday. Nov. 1st,, called the Mental
Museum, edited by the BosToN BARD. Iti on a
quarto sheet and is filled with Misce aneous matter,
at the price of two dollars and halfa year. The
contents of the first number, says the N. Y. Daily
ADVERTISER are well selected, and will afford smuse
ment to its readers. 1t contains some political ar
tclcs Of the EDITORS composition, which, like al
most every thing he writes, have marks of genius
We hope this publication will be patronized by the
citizens, as it may afford encouragement TO mar
whose talents if suitably cultivated and improved
may prove highly respectable and useful.
| From the Lexington, Ken. Reporter.
| The Louisville Advertiser Of last week, has the
following paragraph. We hope the unpleasant ru
mour will turn out to be unfounded but recent &C
currences on the frontier give plausibIlity to BAG
news OF this kind, and increase the public fears TO-
the lives Of our fellow citizens whose pursuits bring
them in contact with the Indian tribes. The Loss
of Major Long, and his party of scientific gentlemen
should it unfortunately be true will be very muct
regretted.
i "A letter dated the 9th inst. was received in h
place last evening" from ST. Louis, which states thai
II report had reached that place, that MAJOR Long
il and his party who exploring expedition
. under the orders of the government, had been Gu
loft by the Indians on Red River. From what w
lean learn this report was credited at St Louis"
n Boston ,Nor. S.
81 Trial for Piracg.-The trial of John Wilson
e Joseph Lambert Louis Jerome, and Jean Francois
= before the Circuit Court, Judge Story preslding OF
!, charge of piracy, was concluded yesterday by tn
II acuuital OF the prisoners. The cause underwent
IS aborous investigation, and the prisoners were yea
=, ously defended by their counsel, Messrs opoone
and Flint. AePertory
+ Demernra Accounts received at Trlnlda
Iron Demerara, to the 4th September, state that n
y whole of the dsafected negroes, excepting aoot
y Twenty had returned to their duty, and that betwee
= Ia and hundred ofthem had been killed. The Nv
5 white persons, Of the name of Smith and Elliot
: missionaries, from England, were on their tria
suspicion Of having been the nstigators oil the ou
4 Iiness.-Ere. Post.
IF RHODE ISLAND.
IS The Legislature Of that state met at south KING
ton on Tuesday, 2Sth October, and adjourned on tn
d succeeding Saturday, to meet again at Prevldent
" on the Cd Monday Of January next. During the
e session of FIVE days, they chartered the Bible soc
a ETY., and the Yearly Meeting of FrieRds. They all
lchartered three new Banks, viz: The North Amel
Ii lean Bank at Providence, capital 100000 with iii
n erty to increase to 100000; the Bristol UniO
e Bank, capital s5o,oOo and the Mount Vernon Fan
!, capital $4,000 bill to reduce the pay OF luro
to fifty cents per day, was rejected,