American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-06-03

Thomas L. M'Kenney has relnqushed the editorial de-
Partment OF the Washington Republican TO Richard HAugh
ton & Co.
A negro man named Lewis has been convicted at Nor
olk OF the murder OF William Walker Esq late of said
county, and sentenced to be hanged the 18th inst.
The iiessisn Fly is making destructive ravages in the
wheat IN various parts OF Maryland and Virginia though in
other places in the the approaching harvest
promises abundant supply The Lawler wheat has not
been IN the least affected.
The Rev. Thomas Paul. a man Of color, Of Boston. is
appointed on mission to Hayt, by the Bapst Mission So
ciety.
During thunder storm Sunday the 25th ut tile Con-
gregatonal Church Monyille, Con. struck with
Sh,nmS While the congregation were assembled and
tending on the afternoon service. Two persons kill
ed-three materially injured by lightning, and several 9TH
ers struck down by the shock.
Extensive works for the manufacture of all descriptions
of plain glassware, decanters tumbers Wines &c. have
been commenced in Brooklyn Long island.
The Of the new waverley novel; now in the press
in Philadelphia, is Quentin D,srspard.
man named Carrot Hendricks died on the 25tl ult in
Union District, g. at the advanced age Of one ha.dre5
and screen gears, one month and eight days.
Eirtract Of Letter from an officer on board the IT.
y. ochr. mccoy, to young Gentleman IN Phila-
delphia. "U S. scbr. Decoy.
"Key West, May 9Th, 1928.
I" Dear Sr-At the request of your Brother in
form you, that he sailed from here in the Barge
sIlldt, on an expedition the Coast of Cuba, the
9th OF April and end May, while along side the
Steam Galiiot, he had the misfortune to lose the
first joint of the lore finger of his right hand, by
the accidental discharge of one OF her guns. One
OF the men in The boat was killed (had his head
taken off and Eve wounded. (two badly The poor
fellow that was killed, standing within six in
ches OF your Brother, who was literally covered
with brains and blood. His finger will be well
enough to write in about three weeks
Don Manuel Jose de Arce, Juan Manuel Rodri~
guez, and Lieut. COL Rafael Castillo, from the
Province of ST. Salvador, have arrived at NJ York,
from Boston, on their way to Washington.
The Boston Evening Gazette, says it is under
stood that Captain HULL is TO relieve Captain
STEWART in the command of the u. S. Naval
force in the Pacific ocean.
NesU York, Mag 29.
Last night about O'Clock, Mr.. and Mrs. Fox,
OF New Jersey, arrived here in the Steam boat from
New Bunswick TO attend the yearly meeting of the
friends. They stopped at the steam boat Hotel,
ana MIR. FOX went out t engage porter to carry
his trunk--since which, he has not been heard Of
Being 20 years ofage, and the nigh, very dark
fears are entertained that he fell from the wharf into
the river. What is rather singular in this matter
is the circumstance that about half an hour after
Mr.. +. had left the house, coorcd man called
tor the trunk, but Mrs. Fox refused to let him have
1t until her husband returned. On enqulring who
sent him for the trunk, he said "anoher bLackman -
but he could give no account of MIR. Fox. He
ought certainly to have been taken at once into
custody. TCon. .adv.