American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-11-02
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tion of the Legislature, to vote upon the question
whether they would prefer that, In future the Elec
tors of President and Vice President should bt
chosen by the People or by the Legislature A
large majority said to be in favor of choosing b,
the first method. So that, 70 doubt, after the pend
ing choice shall have been made, law will be pass
ed directing that the Electors of President and Vice
President shall hereafter be made in that State BY
the People at large. The same provision will, from
present appearances, doubtless also be made in the
State Of New YoRK, where the Electors have hi
Iherlo been uniformly chosen by the Legislature.
Nat. Intel.
| A Resolution has passed the House of Represen
ltatives OF Vermont, by unanimous vote, to give
the choice OF Presidential Electors to the people
by General ticket.
| Professor Everett, of Massachusetts, is a csndi
date for Congress, in Middlesex county. Tha
state will, in the event of the Professors election
present most imposing display of talents on the
congressional floor, in the persons OF Messrs. Web
ster and Everett.
ImpoSt0r.-A ragged street beggar was taken ur
by our police on Saturday, and on searching him il
was discovered that he had concealed about him
eighty dollars in cash, and about the same amount
in bank notes, quilted in his coat He appears to be
ian Italian, and has been travelling the western
states in his profitable cang.-.N. L. .adrocate
A Miller left his MILL on the day that La
lFayette visited Salem, Mass. and wrote over his
door the foowing:-
.'No grinding to day. except for La Fayeue-
who in our national struggle, ground our enemies
to powder"
.Npw FORK, October 25.
We understand the S24U0.0oo Louisiana State
Stock, forming part Of the Capital oil the Louisiana
Bank, has been taken up here for certain houses in
the United States and London, on terms that will
probably be alike beneficial to all parties
e.NeC- Island Capt. Wright OF the British ship
Midway, discovered on the 18th Of March, an
island, which, from its non-sppearance in any books
or charts, lie very fairly supposed to be new dis
covery. It's leogth from TO west is about 20
miles, but It's breadth could not be so accurately
ascertained from the Of time for examination.
The land was high and it six hours before it
disappeared from the view. The latitude is d deg
Sc min. S. AID the longitude SO deg. 40 min west
OF Greenwich. It's distance is about one hundred
miles west and by north from Mangeea Island and
Captain Wight named it Roxburgh Island.
NJ /. .adu.
Paper-A substitute for rags, for paper making,
has been discovered in France. 1t will make the
best Of paper at half the present pice; and i'll
is supposed the will be purchased by the trade
both in France, Engla and America.
The friga,e United States, Com HULL, and Com.
Brown OF the British squadron, were at Callao in
June. The most perfect harmony existed betweenl
the two commanders, and mutual protection was oil
Tered 10 the property Of both nations
Cotton Trade.-1he English papers state that
upwards 100000 bales of cotton are expected from
Egypt this present year. This necessarily must in.
ure our market Tor the southern staple, while at the
same time It materially benefits the commerce Of a !
~. 80
But this importation OF cotton, may lead to dread
u evil if not stfic,ly guarded against-we mean ,ht
VAGUE aud no article is calculated more strongly
o convey the infection than cotton. A simple quar-
lntlne OF vessel from Egypt, amounts to nothlngl
or instances have been known OF ships crew hay
ng been healthy during The whole voyage aud quar-
milne, but the moment they broke bulk The plague
pread. NJ. L. Adu.
MOBILE, Sept. %
The Cr0ps.--Recent advices from the interior oil
his state present the Cotton Crops as having sui
cred much by the rot-tha generally through the
tate, where it heretofore promised 10 be very abun
liant, will not yield average crops. and it is esima
ed by some, that The produce OF this year will noI
greatly exceed that of the last.
In Georgia and South Carolina the drought and
ot, il is said, has materially injured the crops.
by the last New Orleans papers, il is est mated |
hat the crops OF the present year, including all ,hat
will be received from Mississippi sc. will exceed
he last, by 100000 bales.
The following letter is from the interesting Greek
'outh, one of the few survivors OF the dreadful mas
acre at Scio whom the kind liberaty of captain /
Partridge placed al his Military Academy in Yer
mont. Baltimore Potriot Ie
My HonOred Friend.-I have learned TO write
ut little wish to write my first letter to nv deartc
riends at Baltmore-I ieel very grateful to them
II for their kindness to me when was little a
tranger. ] love captain Partridge very much-be
ives me good clothes and every thing want he
) as kind TO me as my own parents. If my father :
hould direct letter to me at Baltimore, | should $
e thankful to have it sent on to Norwich****. n