American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-11-25

orc portion of the Union from anothcr.' WASHINGTON.
On Tuesday las, snow fell at Cape May for $
hours, to the depth of nearly foot.
Wheat brought 10 New York from Senaca Lake,
through the Canal, sold in that city for Sl,5O per
bushel.
The whale ship Henry, capt. Coffin, arrived at
New Haven the 17th inst from the Pacific,
with full cargo, 10000 bbls.l of sperm. and whale
oil. This is the first effort to introduce this i'm
Iportant branch OF commerce intoihat port. She
has been absent two years and eleven months, and
lost none of the crew during her tedious voyage
The Legislature of Georgia met at Medgeve
on the Sd inst. and on the 9Th lelected COL George
vi. IToap, very intelligent gentleman, and stanch
Democrat, Governor of the State. He was for seve-
raj years advantageously known member of the
House OF Representatives, and afterwards Of the
Senate Of the United States.
A man by the name of James MBrde residing
near Dover, Del committed suicide by cutting his
throat, on Monday the 18th inst. He manifested
symptoms of arrangement some days previous TO
com uniting the fatal deed.
The Rev. HIM. Hogan has gone 10 Liverpool
in the ship Alexander, which left Philadelphia last
Thursday.
The President and Directors Of the Chesapeake
and Delaware Canal Company, accompanied by
Messrs. Wright and White Of New York, and the
Board of Engineers of the United States, left
philadelphia on Saturday, in the New Castle steam
boat, for the Canal ground.
Horse Racing. legislature of Vermont has
Just passed law to prevent horse racing, declaring
1t to be nuisance, and sublecng all the parties TO
indictment and to fine not exceeding 500 dollars
it subjects the owner OF horse kept used for
racing in the State to the forfeiture Of sum equal
TO his bet il subjects all persons engaged in rails
ing purse by subscription, or contribution and all
who may contribute, TO fine OF twenty five dollars
| 1t has been officially announced in the London
Courier, that the British cabinet have determined
to appoint consul general to Mexico, one to Be-
lgota, TO Buenos Ayres, one 10 Valparaiso, one
to Lima, and consuls toVera Cruz, Acaqules, La
gura, Carthsgens, Panama, Buenos Ayres, Monte.
vido, tive vice consus to Valparaiso, and two vice
consuls TO Lima.
| The Commissioners sent by the French govern.
ment to the South American States, are for Peru
and Chill, Count Landau and M. Natter; for
Colombia, Mr.. G.. Mollun and Tor Mexico and
GuatimiIa, Chey'lr. dc la Mothe, and Colonel
Schmaltz.
The Bank of Pittsburg has declared dividend for the
last six months, of three per cent.
bill has passed both houses of the New Jersey Legs
aurc, incorporate the Messrs Haighs and others o
the city of New York, for the purpose of manufacturing
ingram carpetng and other goods at the Little Falls with
la capital of 100000 dollars to be increased to AGO. 900 dolls
The Camden Bank Tuesday, subscribed TO- 600 dolls
to the schuykil Loan, and S Girard, Esq took the bal
lance As 900, which completes the Of 100000.
| Accounts from Gibraltar Of the 9TH of October,
state that about thirty members Of the late Spanish
Cortes had arrived there from Cadz.
Major General ScoTT is on his way to the West
ern Military Department. for which command he
Exchanges with General GAINES for the next two
iyears.