American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-05-07
SUMMARY. -'MULTUM IN pARyo.5

Tie, Del is estimated at hundred thousand dol
lars. BY this calamity twenty one families hay,
been deprived of their homes most Of whom wer,
on Monday morning in comfortable circumstances
The individuals who compose these families, amour
in all to about two hundred persons or one sixth
the population of Newcastle.
/ CHESAPEAKE AND DELAWARE CANAL,
| A gentleman who has Just returned from the ca
nal ground, informs, that although little more than
la week has elapsed since the work was commenced
there are already between 500 and 400 men actively
employed in excavatlng the earth. In few weeks
more than double that number will probably be EN-.
ployed. Phil. Pan.
| The sum Of S31 ,9S2 90 being the amount receiy.
ed by the treasurer of the Greek Fund in this CITY
was forwarded to England ON Saturday by the pack.
ct ship New York. Other donations of money have
been advised Of The donations collected, of swords
pistols, and munitions, are to be forwarded to Leg
| horn. ". Y. .Mer .4du
BEAUFORT T. WATTS, late Secretary of State
of the State of South Carolina, has been appointed,
by the President of the United States, with the ad
vice and consent of the Senate to be Secretary of
Legation to the Republic Of Colombia, vice C. S.
| ToDD, who declines the appointment.
The Rev. MIR. Summerfield, has arrived az New
York, Dthe packet ship Orbit, Tinkham, from
Liverpool. The Health of Mr.. S. is said to be
Ilmprosed
Mr.. Joseph Lancaster, whose system of educa-
ton has been successful in the United States,
together with his family, sailed from Philadelphia on
Friday last, the Esd ut. in the brig Ann Miercken,
for Laguyra.
George Bethune English, Esq. has arrived at Bos.
ton in the brig Herald, from Smyrna. He left Con.
stantinople on the lst OF February Peace had been
made between the Turks, Persans and Russians
The Greeks continued to MAINTAIN their cause with
spirit.
The famous Mrs. Ann Carson died of Typhus
Fever, in the Walnut street prison. Philade phia, on
Tuesday last.
The corner stone of the Mariners Church was
laid in Water street, above Walnut, Philadelphia
in the presence Of numerous assemblage of sailors
and citizens, on the &C. ult
Imprisonment for Debt One of the last acts of
The Legislature Of this State (says New.York pa
per) was virtually to abolish imprisonment for debt
in this city, by extending the prison limits as far up
The island as line drawn from river to river across
from Love Lane.
A tremendous hurricane was experienced at We
ra Cruz on the 10th uIt. Much property and many
lives lost; among the vessels in the horbor, the
schr Industry from Havana, with valuable cargo
all hands lost except the captain and pilot. A
brig from Philadelphia was totally lost, and all
hands persisted The U. S. brig Shark lost two boats
and fourteen of her crew, including a midshipman
and masters mate all the fishing smacks and crews
were buried in watery grave. The gale commen-
ced with its utmost force, without any previous
notice or indication in the horizon and lasted 10 or
l2 hours.
Lieutenant II. Bruce, who has arrived at New
York from Key West, states that when he left Key
West, expedition was fitting out for cruize, un
der the command OF Captain Wilkinson, consisting
Of the following vessels: U. S. galliot Sea Gull,
Lieut.. VOORHEES, schr. Greyhound. Lieut. Ray 81
barges Gallinipper, Lieut. Lee; Mosqueto, Lieut.
Paine ; Nudge, Lieut.. Cunningham; Diabeto,
Lieutenant Tuttle--a ready for sea, and to sail on
the 18th April. The John Adams, with Commo-
dore Porter and family on board, was at Key West.
The officers and crews of the vessels on that station
were all in good health.
At a joint meeting of the Select and common
Councils of the city of Philadelphia hedon the
ult Mr. Alderman Watson, was duly elected
Mayor of this city, in place Of Robert Wharton,
Esq. resigned
A destructive FIRE broke out at ST. Johns, IN. b.
on the night of the 9Th ult. in which forty bull
dings were consumed, besides ohe: property Loss
estimated at upwards Of $500, 600
The Norfolk Beacon announces various files of
West India papers, from several Of the British Is
lands, down to the middle Of March. The inien
ton announced by the Parliament of an eventual
emancipation of the Slaves. and the exention to
them of all the privileges of British subjects. has
excited the most serious alarm through the West
India islands, and has called forth the most deter
mined spirit of resistance to the proposed course of
the British government, as productive OF rapid
depreciation in the value of property, and subversve
of that discipline among the Slaves, which is indis-
pensable to render them productive laborers.
The Erchange.--The Directors of the Mer-
chants Exchange Company have purchased the