The Wilmingtonian., 1824-01-22
Interesting GAeanings.

We noticed in a Charleston paper, that
John |. Wilson has been arrested and com
mitted for counteriting American half dol
lars. He manufactured them by pouring
the melted composition metal on halfdol-
lar in round cavity, cut into pine board ),
and instantly pressing on the top OF the
melted metal another half dollar, produ-
cling an impression on both sides the couh-
terleit 1t is said that many OF his counter
feits were in circulation.
There will be .fue Sundays in the en-
suing month of February circumstance, :,
which will not occur but twice more dur
ring the present century, viz; in 1852, and
1880.
There are in Liverpool Eng. about
1850 taverns &c. being on an average one
public house to every l9 or 90 families.
Within 500 yards of the market place,
there are l02 licensed houses.
A Halifax paper commends the Pres
dents message highly in what regards
South America.
The number of mechanic apprentices in
Philadelphia. is l4,o00,-in New York
II 900.
The widow of the celebrated crcumna-
vigator, Capt. Cook, is still alive, and re-
sides at Clapham, having survived her hus'
band Jortyjour years.
A few days ago, in New York, as boy
was going to one Of the Banks, for Messrs.
Merritt 4 Dart, to make deposit of 1900
dollars, he was met by a fellow expert at his
business, who took the Bank Book from the
Had, and told him to run back to the store,
where he was wanted, and that he. the vii
lain would do the Bank business which
,cas done, successfully and satisfactorily
TO himself. But such fellows cannot long
escape the grasp of justice and we expect
ere long to see him in the criminals box al
our sessions.
We have a story from Gibraltar of th'
Dey of Algers having resolved to put al
| the Moors to death; and that our Consul
Mr.. Shaler, had protected the one in hi
employ, at the risk of his life. 1t is not
however, vouched for as absolutely true.
Miss Mary Patton of Clarksburg, VT. ha'
recovered 5000 dollars from Eskridge Hall
for defamation of character.
Thirteen members of the Pennsylvania
delegation to Congress have published il
the Franklin Gazette circular to thei
constituents in which they state their dis
, inclination tojoin in congressional no
s limitation of President.
A bookseller in Paris has been denounc
; ed and he will probably suffer twelv'
months imprisonment, for selling print
Napoleon's grave and another lndlvidua
has had all his effects seized for being il
possession Of bust of the late emperor!
=, St. Ubes contains Is 1000 inhabitants, AM
= has neither printing press nor bookstore
fand its inhabitants will shout for either kin!
n or constitution, without any enquiry whlcl
the best.
n 1t is said one or more imposters are ira
, Yelling through the country, pretending tt
c be authorized to collect money Tor aiding
the Greeks, who have no such authority, bu
= make use of this pretext to obtain none.
for themselves from the liberal and patrio
!. tic.
Anc Aee isidtuTc VI OeoiS 10 oi'
J. ed memorial to the President OF the Unit
edStates, praying the extinguishment OF tn
: remaining Indian Tribes in Gorgla, IN con
. formity with the convention OF loo2.
d Spanish Claims.-The Salem Observer
II Of Saturday last, contains an extract OF
d letter from Washington dated the lst inst
/. in which the writer states that "the Com
:. mssoners have come to decision agalns
e all the st. Domingo cases. on the grount
C that the voyages were itlegal'
: The regiment ofthe line formerly station
IS cd at st. Ubes, is removed to Madeira. ant
Lifts former colonel suspended for mixing lib
= = erality with his bravery.
it FEMALE HEROINES.--The Paris pa
e pers received day before yesterday, state
N that the Island of Egna is defended BY
NJ two vessels commanded by Greek females
1t A young and beautiful woman OF Rome
h iote, only 81 years of age. is also mention
1t ed as having lately appeared at Athens II
,othe Albanian costume, at the hean Dant
e Of 1000 soldiers, raised by herself Tor thu
,e epurpose of fighting against the lurks.