The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-12-02

The Aac o. Tea Ketie.-A scholar who
was reading at hight heard thief breaking
through the wall of his house. Happening
to have tea kettle with boiling water before
the fire, he took it up, and placing himselfb by
the side ofthe wall waited for the thief. The
hole being made, man thrust ms fcct
through when the scholar immediately seiz-
ed them, and began to bathe them with boil
ing water. The thief screamed and sued for
mercy but the scholar replied very gravely
" stop till have emptied my tea-kcttle,"
Tie U. S. squadron in the Mediterranean
left Palermo about the middle of September
for TURNS. &c. and thence to Gibralter.
A letter received at Boston states, that af-
ter the English ship Minerva was condemn
ed at Porto Cavello, the British Consul left
the place in a rage for Caracas, and it was
expected the British Admiral at Jamaica
would interfere in her voyage from Gibral-
tar for Lima, and had cargo OF naval stores
and provision.
SLAVE TRADE.-By an arrival from
St. Thomas, we learn, that there was about
4 % sail-of vessels at that place preparing to
engage in this nefarous traffick--a great
number of them American vessel under
I Dutch colors. Our informant states that
this is effected BY vessels going from the
4 United States to st. Thomas, and proceed
ed from thence to st. Eustatia, where they
obtained Dutch papers, and sail for the
Slave coast. He adds, ST. Thomas, the OF
fccrs Of which, stated to him, thcy were
well aware this process was carried on by
vessels from the United Statcs--but they had
no authority to interfere with any vessels
sailiug under Dutch colours.
Z. I. .fO,frican.
A Glasgow fScottish) paper Of the 9th alt.
received by tho Ganilus At New YORK,
states that most Of the cotton works in that
town had been Shut up for month, and
there was yet no prospect Ct .hc operative
spimcrs coming to an understanding with
their employers Cnc proprietor had en-
gagged wcavers for his whcels--it was thought
they would make good spinncrs by one
weeks practice.
CRc5cck, Nov. 11.-1'hc depth of Snow in
J this neighbourhood is full eight inches on a
: level. the winter roads are good, and winter
carriages III the country parts in general use.
observation-disclosures ON Wednesday morn
: ing, 18th October, between nine and ten
o'clock, part Of the iiool Of the fifth story OF
Mr.. Coughs factory, in Manchester, sud-
denly gave way, and with tremendous
crash, carried every thng with it until It
, reached the ground floor, by which accident,
upwards of twenty persons, chiefly yonng
women, ewploycd as callers, where Killed,
and several shockingly MANNED ana bruised.
t 1t would appear, from the nature Of the ac-
/ cdent, that the walls were not sufficiently
Mt
and thing for, by the vibration Of the ma-
. chincry employed in the factory, part oil
. the upper wall Of the building was bulgcd
cut, by which means the iron that supported
ono Of the arches OF the fifth floor gave way,
which caused that arch to fall upon the flool
under it, which, in its turn, sunk under the
! weight, and thus proceeded through the diff
i fcrcnt floors, destroying every thing in its
+ frightful progrcss-machncry ard persons
D employed in its destructive rage.
: .fa9thrr Ra{i9on disa&tcr.--A balloon con
tanning in its car the lifciess body Of man
was discovered on the morning ofthe Och Oct
4 near Banbury. The man had his arms bro.
+ ken and skull fractured.--Eng. .halter.
!. The London Journals are far from concur.
i ring all, in the studied ridiculc Of the Londoi
= tnuItSi III ltiAIioi W lHN ioSN )tiuh VI =
! fpYctte IN this country. The last number
4, ff The London Magazine has this language 0,
! the subject:
i Having just detailed the fate of one am
4 bilious enemy Gturbilc) to the cause offrcc
: dom, we turn with pleasure to the contras
\ which the arrival Of the friend Of freedom ii
i the same hemisphere produces, We nigh
Il fill an entire number with the compliments
n paid to General La Fayettc OH his landing
III America. The whole population rccciy
etl him with open arms; and his proRrcs
through the country has been one continued
a triumph. The account of this meeting Will
Z the few survi,i ing soldiers Of thc rev0.ution
y ary war is peculiarly affecting. La Fayettt
II seems to be considered III fact as the guest o
q the whole national nation of which c may
e be one ofthe parents. What, and how en-
i, yiabe, now must be his sensations \ few
q years since he found her a petty J. oyinct
t struggling fearlessly, but almost hopeessly
against oppresson-he now rcyisi;s her
's free and fouiishing, a mighty nation, like
" ly to retrieve and transmit all that is yalna
/ bic amongst men How much better ans
e nober would it be to have died attempt
ls ing this, than to have lived and achiey
, cd the enterprise of lturbidc As thc
N objects have been different, so happil,
e has been their success.
S MAD BULLS.
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