American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-12-26

The London Globe, saws, Washington ltyiug
the author OF the Sketch Book, &c. has Just fn-
ished another novel.
A translation Of Silius Halicus into English
verse, the work of the late Rev. Mr.. Chase OF Bal
timore father Of the celebrated Judge Chase, is an
nounced IN the Baltimore papers. Ii is to be pub
lished by subscription Mr.. Chase was man OF
extensive classical knowledge and general ,sien,s.
A Lexington, (Ky.) paper contains caution, BY
order of the Baptist Association, against a certain
preacher, who uses the names M. Lntoc, NJ. Mem
don Mays, &c. and has been in the habit oil impos
ing on the good people oil the west. In addition
Ia most unprepossessing account OF his person and
address, he is unhesnatngly charged with stealing
almost any article that falls in his way, and adding,
by way of climax to his other anticlerical charac-
teristics, that OF LYING extrayagantly.
| The appointment Of GEORGE GRAHAM, of the
District of Columbia, TO be Commissioner of the
G enera Land Office made by the President during
the recess of Congress, has been confirmed by the
Senate.
Loacer Canada,--The long existing financial diff
fcultes in Lower Canada have recently been great
y increased by the defalcaon, OF the Receiver, to
the amount OF 96000L, (equal TO S3S4,oo0)
! UFOM JuWhtCu.-- rStnBsOD papers 10 tGic III VA
November have been received at New York. The
Union, Lieut.. Henderson had arrived with the
schooner Eugenia, under Dutch coloTs, which she
fell in with the Cd November, and captured after
an exchange Of nine shots. The Eugens had two
lguns, and originally from St. Eustata, whence
she proceeded to The coast of Calabar, Africa, and
was at the time Of her capture bound to St. Jago dc
Cuba, with 237 slaves on board
| Samuel Kerr. Esq is elected to FIJI the vacancy
lin the House of Delegates, Of Maryland occasoned
iby the death of Daniel Sheredne, Esq. Of Cecil
County.
The bill to increase the number of delegates To-
1.-The General Assembly of Maryland, from the city Of
Baltimore, has been rejected in the house of dele
gates.
In the brig Mary, from Gibraltar, Alexander
Burton, Esq. of NewYork came passenger. He
landed at New Castle, and Immediately proceeded
to Washington, with dispatches for Government,
Entrusted to his care by Mr.. Nelson, our Minister
to Spain. 1t is understood that these dispatches
specially relate to the conduct OF the French Adj
miral, commanding the blockadng squadron, before
q Cadiz, in not permitting the lrigae Congress to
enter that port. Butt. .in
$ SUsopEHANNA CANAL.---A Baltimore paper states
that survey is now making with view TO extend
branch Of the canal entirely around the north side
of the city. We are assured from competent au-
thority, that there is every reason to believe this i'm
portsnt extension can be made The result, there
fore, will be that there may be several mouths OF
dsc barge into the harbour-and the north and west
sections of the city will enjoy precisely the same
/ advantages from the canal as the east and south.
IMPROVED METHOD OF TANNING.
DIR. ii. Fl. Hayden, OF Baltimore, has discovered
a very important improvement in the of CONVEX
ting raw hides into leather, by Of pyrolig
neous preparation the use OF which he has secu-
red by letters patent, under the seal Of the United
Estates.
BY this method, raw hides of any description, af-
ter the usual process OF harng and batting,
$ verified into excellent leather in less than thirty six
! hours.