American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-06-29

mediation, and furnished and supplied in manne,
corresponding with The greatness and hospitality
their city and the generous feelings OF free PEG
pe. The visit of Fayette will he marked with de
monstrations of gratitude which never have beer
surpassed. The tokens of respect which will be
n paid to him by the citizens oil the United States
Twill be sincere.
.feU York Cdnats.-These stupendous works
promise TO become soul &c OF incalc uable wealth
10 the enIerprisins citizens of that state The re-
Venue already arising from the tolls is IMMENSE ano
the facility and low price OF transportation are daily
increasing, and pouring into the lap OF the Great
Commercial Emporium oil the Union, the rich pro
duets not only oil the vast extent OF country through
which they Immediately pass, but those Of the
ghboring states The following facts will give
some idea OF the importance OF these artificial rivers
A merchant OF Utica, nearly $40 miles from New
York, advertses Liverpool Ware al the N. York
wholesale prices, without any charge for ranspor,a.
'lon, the low ice OF portage on The Canal being too
Iinconsderable to be regarded The ware arrived
lat Utica, direct from Liverpool, without having
been landed at New York.
| barrel oil -four is transported from Albany to
New York, $50 miles, Tor twelve and half cents,
and indy dua adyertises do ii for seven cents
II is expected hat when the Erie canal is finished,
barrel OF flour can be transported from Buffalo to
| New York 5l3 miles, for one dollar. A hupdi ed
OF goods can now be conveyed from he city of New
York 10 Columbus in the state of Ohio, $50 miles
Tor three dollars and fifty cents In this route there
are $50 miles OF water carr iage and 1911 OF land
From Philadelphia to Columbus by land, 450 mile 5,
the transportation OF hundred OF goods costs six
ldolla S.
The new canal ship Maria Clinton arrived al
New York on the l7lh inst from Swanton, Yer
mont, with cargo OF plsnks, boards, slaves and
marble She is the second vessel that has reached
that city from Lake Champlain, and is designed Tor
la regular trader between New York and Swanton
labout three hundred and forty miles distant, aud
within six miles Of the line which divides the Uni
ted States from Upper Canada Marble and iron
are IN great abundance in this town. The marble
is called the double black, and strongly resembles
The Egyptian, so much in use for chimney pieces.
ne timber trade Of that country, which is valuable,
and which has hitherto been carried on in Canada
VIII now be brought 10 New York, as Offering The
best market.
The .Esculapan Register"-The first number of new
weekly pubca under this title has Just issued from the
press Each number will contain eight pages octave Ii
is edited by several physicians, and is be devoted e
pfessy TO the concerns of health but Wi. embrace such
a variety of matter will make it generally interesting
The following comments by tile Editor of the Demo
cratic rress. we end the first paragraph the
particular notice of all whom il concerns Were more
attention paid to the subject which it treats would
not SO frequently become painful duty TO record the
melancholy end OF persons hurried Of the world By
objectionable negligence in this respect
" The number before contains some remarks on The
folly of preserving the rennuns of medicines nre.cr;b
for the SICK under The idea they may be hereafter
ployed. The deplorabe consequence of such custom
is torcbly depicted and ii is judcously recommended
" that Immediately the termination of every sirk nees
the half filled walls should be empted and washed and
pill boxes and their contents thrown into the fire. Ano
Their suggestion in the article before deserves consde
ration, and is for that purpose very propery and
fully referred to the College Of Pharmacy Gin hopes that
should the hint be approved, the members will aopt The
means necessary 10 carry it into effect" The in roye
nature INTO vessel OF fam completely different from
those IN Common thus square bottle Instead of
round one would be recognized Immediately from its form
as containing poisonous ingredient"
" II will be inferred from What we have said that u
think iav0raby OF the hew publication and hope il NAV
receive generous patronage. Such opinions and
wishes, from belief that the Register will bv its advice
ana infornlaon amply reward the public for wha,eyer
patronage may do this however, the Editors
must Keep tight rein on their correspondents and they
must not too much indulge their imaginaiions We
will explain why we take the liberty thus adyisen
g Dr. Rush used TO tell an aneedote of Dr. johnson
which we have where seen committed to paper Az a
parry, where d. Rush was one, DR. Goldsmith took oc-
casion to ask DR.. johnson if MIR. Bosw ell was not yerv
fond OF asking questions "Why yes SIR" said Johnson
- such questions this" Dr. Johnson al Appe rend
why IS not Pear round p This aneceote and Peter
Pndal's attack upon Sir Joseph Banks was forciblv
brought TO our minds by question in the Esculapian
Register But first we will briefly relate the point M
Iindars attack upon the President Of the ROYAL Academy
SIR Joseph had conceived the idea that eas were
OF Lobster, and he had by anatomical dissection and Gle
mcal experiments confirmed the idea, SO that nothing re-
NAMED concusivey 10 demonstrate the discovery az the
President but 10 ascertain that Fleas like obser sbod
turn red when submitted to the action Of boiling wafer
The Baronet was confident the result Of this test would
JUSTIFY all ms former experiments and that this important
d scoyery might be announced lie invited select
party of Academcians, to his house. not COMMUNICATIVE
any OF them, the discovery which he contemplated an
nouncng' In the mean time all due diligence was used
careful expernener was the fact desired was
Sir Joshua, np ;,I n,.a;.., ""'