American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-06-11

Co. Boston, will shortly make its appearance /
embraces those interesting periods Of our reyou
tonary struggle, when the battle of Trenton ant
the surrender Of Burgoyne gave new spirits 10 our
responding country, and shifts its scene according
Ily.
u neic noret.-Cummings, Hilliard, & Co have
Just published new American novel, entitled
|" Hombomak, Tale of the Early times" 1t is
founded on the Early History of New England.
Robert Watn, Jr. ESQ.,, ofPhiladelphia, has in
preparation Life Of Gen. Lafayette. TO be com
posed from the most authentic materials.
Literary Curiosity.-On the 28th of May, was
presented to the Massachusetts Legislature now in
session. the petition of committee Of the Histori-
cal Society stating the recent discovery of the orr
ginal Nj. 5. History OF Massachusetts in the hand
writing of Governor WINTHHoP, and their inabii-
ny 10 print the same, and soliciting the aid of gov
erDment.
new paper is about to be published at Wash.
ington City, TO be called the american JIercury.
l he Editors state that they are decidedly in tay or
OF HENRY CLAY Tor President.
Madame DE GENL1s, who must be upwards oil
leghty years oil age, published new novel in Paris
In the month Of April last. 1t is entitled the PRIs
oNERs and designed for the improvement OF that
unhappy class OF persons. Her own title is 's he
ineXhaustible.o
ished in London.
NEWELL'S ORRERY.-The N. York States
man says, that the genlous Ortery or Pianetari-
UNI, made by Mr. Newell, OF that state, has, after a
thorough investigation, been approved by the gentle
men, appointed Tor that purpose, under The direction
OF the government at Washington and that one oil
them n he cfpdf nf
at the Military Academy at West Point.
CHELMsFoRD.-The extensive establishments
erecting by the Corporation of the ".Nerimack
Printing Cotton Go0ds'' bid fair to render Chems-
ford at no very distant period the largest nanuiac-
turing town in the United States. 1t has already
become place Of considerable business and afford.
ia good market for the farmers produce in the vi
cnity.-lt is expected that The goods printed a
these works will, when fairly under operations equa
in beauty and durability those imported. 500 pie
ces are said TO be finished every day.
DOMESTIC MANUFACTURES Apiece o
Cotton Begging has been manufactured at Lexing
ton, KY which is pronounced superior 10 strengt
and workmanship, to any bageing ever before ex
hibited, and may proudly challenge the best OF lht
Scottish looms.
american Printed Goods.-Samples OF American
COuUuS3 Houi tuS .csldDlaiIiUcn VI TUE
Charestown, (Mass,) Bleaching and Printing Com.
pany, have been exhibited at Providence, X. 1.-The
agents receive and execute orders for singLp piece
if no more is wanted, that The permanency of the
colours, and the durability oil the goods may be more
generally known.
.Ne,o Surgical Instrument. An instrument cal.
led Retreating Spring Lancet, (says the Newpor,
Mercury was yesterday exhibited at our office
invented by young gentleman formerly OF this
town. This contrivance Tor bleeding is simple and
elegant, being capable of adjustment TO make
the incision OF any required length and depth, with
perfect safety and performs the operation with such
rapidly, as to prevent the slightes sense Of pain.
We understand it is highly spoken OF by the med
ical faculty.
A Georgia Editor recommends Cotton Soils, and
says they will last longer Than two Of Canvass thai
he has sailed on board Portuguese, Spanish, NAL
tese, Scilian, and Greek vessels with cotton sails
and generally all their small running rigging was oil
cotton.
A friend who lately passed through Baltimore on
his way to Washington, informed the Editors that
he saw there some very fine samples of Cotton Sail
Cloth. We should not be surprised if this article
were to be extensively substituted Cor the hempen
cloth. Cotton BidnketS, too, which are very com
mon in Europe, France particularly, will, we have
no doubt, before long, supersede, In part at least
the use of the wooden blanket. Nat. Intel.
few days since, as the steam boat Thistle was
about starting from New York, some of the joints Of
her boiler gave way and the hot water flew in every
direction, but fortunately did no damage.
The schr. Eliza; which was lately sheathed with
leathf, at New York, was spoken on her passage to
Marseilles. Her Captain (Moore) stated that in
his opinion the vessel sailed much better than she
did formerly, when sheathed with copper. The
experiment. thus far, has grali6ed the warmest ex-
pectations of the projectors of the new plan.
Washington, June s.
The Committee of Investigation on MIR. Edwards