American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-06-27


dfa6-cotoured for the present hashy taste"
Commodore Daniels. of the Colombian navy, ar
rived at Baltimore last Monday in the Colombian
brig Of war FL Vencedor, from Laguayra.
The counterfeit ten dollar notes of the Phadel-
phia Bank, now in circulation are dated 9th Deem
Der, 1920.
The sloop Theo. Armistead has been libclled, &
her captain committed TO jail at Alexandra, for in
Jury done to tie steam boat Potomac. by running
foul Of her few days since, in the river Potomac.
1t is stated that Mr.. Lockhart, one Of the princi
pal contributors to Blackwood's Magazine, has a
new novel in press called Dalton.
AT a evee at the Court of Vienna, in April last,
an officer asked The Young Napoleon, in Joke, how
many battles he had served in? who made the fol
owing pert reply--"Put that question to me this
lay 90 years."
man died at the New York Quarantine on Sun.
day morning last, of Pelt0l0 Ferer.
There were three births on board the ship Lon
don, on her passage from London to New York.
MIR W Dascs0n, Editor Of the Cincinnati Ad-
yertiser has issued proposals for publishing by sub
scripton "a Historical Narrative OF the Civil and
Military services Of Maj Gen. VIM. II. HARRISON
The Tax Collector of Abbeville, S. c. was rob
bed on the t4th inst. Of $1,000
One hundred and nine thousand dollars of Com
monweahs paper was committed to the flames at
Lexington, Ken. on the Cd inst. in obedience to the
act Of the last General Assembly.
The steam boat De Salaberry, on her way from
Quebec to Montreal was burnt to the waters edge,
on the 18th inst No lives lost.
Gen. Wilkinson is compiling a historical and geo
graphical work on Mexico.
| The river at " Orleans had fallen few inches
on the 51s ult but the creyasses in the Levee had
not been stopped.
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The reported capture Of MaTcaibo. and total de-
feat of Gen. Morales, by the Colombian forces, !:
confirmed by an arrival al n. York from Aruha--
Morales forces have been much thinned by capture
and lesertion and amount to but about 1400 fight
ing men, miserably clothed and fed whilst the 20
,Ilombian forces under Gen. Paez are $500 effective
men, We copy the following interesting paiucu
.rs Of this brilliant affair from the NY .4duocGe
i On the 10Th May, two Spanish armed schooner
| sailed from Marcaibo for Porto Cabello, not know
ling that the Colombian admiral, Pada, had eros
lsed the bar few hours previous, and by whom
they were shortly captured the whole tieet theI
stood 10 the Lagoon, and at daylight hdmra
lpadilla named these Two Spanish schooners VIII
sramen and marines, ordct ed them to hoist opanls
coours and make sail for the city, aud that he wou
send few sail in chase which however, should no
t. oyertake them all things being prepared, at q
e Nj NE manuuvre commenced, the whole Colon
lila A4et made sail in chase of these two decoy yes
: sels-they were seen by the forts, which not sus
= nectinr The trick, began TO hire on the Colombian
and protect the supposed Spanish schooners, who
janchored close under fort 81. Carlos, and RENAL
ned in battle array, firing blank cartridges at Padll
liza. till his fleet engaged the forts.
A landing was then effected from the schooners
and crews entered the fort with three cheers IN
n few moments, however, the Spaniards found on
lhe chent. and were thrown into confusion I'M
gallant little fraud ofthe Cclombans harrassed then
II The rear whilst Padilla in front was pouring 40
y calling fre-the carnage now became dreadful IN
Q Colombian brig of war Mars, was sunk by pom
blank shot, end nearly all or board per'shed. MO