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The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-07-29
a B.\RBAROUS ACT.

Last night between o and O'Clock, says
the Baltimore Patriot OF the 18th inst. an at
attempt was made to take the life Of one of our
most rcspcctabcand worthy physicians. The
facts in the Case, as far as wc have learned
them, are thcsc:--A person called on the
Doctor, complaining that he, the Doctor, had
deceived him as 90 the actual State of his nc
phcw's disease. when tho Doctor replied that
he had not Z: that if his nephew was worse
than he had represented an untavorablc
change must have occurred since he saw him.
To this complainant objected, and insisted on
the Doctors immediately going with him to
see his nephew. The Doctor was cngancd
and could not go Ar,l but would go as soon as
possible. The pcrson very abruptly told
him that lie $hould, or he would flrcr him to
go. The Doctor again excused himself, and
the cnragct man drew out pistol and fired
al the Doctor, who, as the pistol Was prcscn-
ted, Knocked it up, and the contents, large
buck shot we're ladgcdn the chcak Of the door
IA tew inches above the Doctors head. The
first attempt having failed, another pistol Was
introduced and presented, but before it was
discharged, il was wrcstcd from him, and he
secured by some gentlemen IN the street and
taken TO the watch house. He this morning
gave bail for his appearance at court. We
forbcar mentioning the ctFcndcr's name, or
making further remarks on this affair, as il
is presumed that a higher tribunal then the
press viii sit in judgment upon it. When
we mention the Doctors name, it will sur
surprise every one chat such a man should
have such an encmy--or, indeed, any enemy
ut all.-Ihcre are few more inotfcnsivc oil
more useful mcnsn the city or country than
Dr. William II Clendincy. Yet he it was
who SO narrowly escaped losing his life.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-07-29

FIRE At SEA.-rhc gentlemen and la
dies, Says a N. York paper, who composed
the fishing party with Capt. Bunker, ycstcr-
day, had Il iinc opportunity Of witnessing one
Of the most magniliccnt, though terrific spec
tacles, chat can be imagined, in the fire of
the schooner Harriet. The vessel burnt
down to the hull, before tho Connecticut got
in sight; hut there was so great quantity of
tar and pitch on board, that it continued for
several loth's to roll up immcnce volumes
| of smoke, which when the wind was still
asccndcd like a stupcnduous column, high as
the eye could rcach.-But when gentle
breeze put the clements of the atmosphere
i'll motion, the dark pillar was changed into
every variety Of form that can be imagined
now curling and winding about like heavy
volumes of vapour upon the side of a noun
tain; apl now streaming off horizontally
and hanging in TIE air like the deep, dark
cloud that prece,les a tempest of hail and
thunder. The vessel was eir OF ten miles
from land, and but for the k.v ledge Of the
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-07-29
Fran The British Tra7ellcr,

The Constitutional publishes extracts o.
4 SECRET note, said to have been lately sem
by the Russian Government to the Other !'u,
ropoiM Powers, relative to the settlement ~
the affairs of Greece. In this note, II
proposed that Turkey should be called up
on to form three principaltirs in Greece,
on the same footing as those OF Aiofiavla "'R1
Wallachia. The first TO consist OF | hesS"'
ly, Bcotia and Attica, or Eastern GREECE
the second of the ancient Nenitian Llttor"N'
with the exception OF what belongs to iOS'
tria, Of Epiiris, and of Acarnania, OF Wess'
crn Greecc-and the third of Morca' !"
which the Island of Gambia might be loAe0'
or Southern Greece. "Russia," Says l.c
document in question, "thinks that Ilp
Greeks cannot reasonably carry their holV'
farther They would enjoy liberty ana collt,
plctc freedom of trade, and would have i'"5
of thcir own.--Thc Greek Patriarch, ,, c,
tinuing to reside at Constantinople, woulu y.
some measure become the Representative y.
the whole nation. The Turks wouldpreSeN
a few fortrcsscs, with a certain extent !.
territory round them, beyond when INV
should not proceed, and there would Nv
be neither Pacha nor Governor, but ct.A
principality would pay tribute proporll1aa
cd to its extent and its riches" The mst@
ions tendency of such projcc. is very opni :.i
ons. 1t would prevent that object wh'."
every friend to the Greeks must hsVe ~, i;
heart, namely, the consolidation ol t. ~.
liberated country into one powerful 3'',., ncs
equally able to maintain its indepcho'l'.'
against RUSSIAN as well as Turkish nv
ters.
The House of Commons was adJoulieu
last night under rather ludicrous circun'S'."'
ccs.-About O'Clock, there was neafiy ;ns ons
hundred members present, when dscitIs,Jl, :,.elc
arose upon a city bill, which seemed nner5 ,,ent
to lead to a division. At the very monlsnr en-
that the dissenting members were leas,ns
the house upon the division, it was annoeethU the
ed that the balloon was over the rool u and ~.
house. This produced diversion, ,,'e a" y
honorable members rushed out to ihauis. rs.
very eXcusable curiosity, in such nllii,Du,f s.sf'
that those who remained behind were l'''"'.
iicisslt to make Z hoQse.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-08-09
TO WILLIAM WRIT. ESQ.

attorney General ef the United States.
An humble citizen thinks proper 10
address you. The public character with
which you are clothed, excuses the liber-
~ As an accomplished orator, have
always admired you. Directed by genius,
and waited upon your own dream of pro-
Phecy you have obtained a high public
Office. Have you stopped from your
eagle flights, to mingle with birds, which
dread the light of dse ? Attic bar OF a
court, few weeks ago, in the burst of
your eioquence, upon point respecting
newspaper SANDER, you vindicated the
cause of your own client, and gave hints
of another IMPORTANT MATTER.
Your language then led TO doubts.
Your admirers said, you blamed the Ed
wards conspiracy. The friends of MIR.
Crawford thought your language unge-
nerous, and that you meant to injure him
before the jury, whom You were then
addressing. Events have justified the
latter suspicion. One conscious of your
innocence in the Edwards plot, with the
sanction Of respectable authority, commu>
| nicated to the Alexandria Herald, note,
which has been lately noticed in the Ma
.ional Journal, the newspaper of the Sc.
cretary of state. He communicated the
assertion, that you never authorized the
signers of the celebrated and disgracefu
Fourth Of July letter,to say that you sane
toned the proceeding. The Journal,
now says that you did. IT that paper
has declared the truth have been deceit
we'd in my estimate of your character
You arc then linked With the conspiracy,
and your name has lost It's glory. Your
patron hes been injured by hfs sconfiden
'ial advisers and chiefly by one, who
should never have stabbed HIM. under
The .ftfh ri6.' CURCIUS.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-08-09
STEAM BOAT INCIDENTS.

A lew days ago passenger on board
the Olive Branch. being DESTROYS TO be-
set on shore at this village, but being una~
bic or unwilling to pay his passage, The
captain told him he should NOT so on
shore until II was paid Our gentleman
took his station on the quarter Of The boass
and just as she cleared the dock, threw
his walle, on shore, plunged into the riv.
er, swan to the shore, look up his bud
get, and very deliberately marched off.
On board the James Kent was passen-
ger intending to come TO Newburgh, and
when in sight oil the plase, told the coms
nodore that he wished to go to Alosny5
but ives destitute of funds. 'I'il not car
ry you TO Albany for nothing, you must
go ashore at Newburg' The wag la
mented his misfortuney but there was no
appeal from the commodore's decision
he was ordered into the boa. and SET oD
shnre- E.ReSvburg InGcr.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-08-09
Surrender Of he Righ, Of Search


In replying TO "Aristiies" it may be
proper to remark, that he has uniustly
used that names, in his sophistical de-
fence OF the surrender OF the right of
search by this government to Great Bri.
tain. Whether he be an American or
British mushroom / regard not. He is a
fungus full of poison, in his anti.republi.
can doctrines. He asks "was sae war
declared against PRINCIPLES recognized by
contact 2" | answer the war was de.
clared agaiDs, principles which were ne
yer sanctioned BY any statesman, until our
present secretary of state thought proper
TO do so. The war was declared against
principles which opposed the rights OF
man. 1t was declared against princi.
plies violating the law of nations,-
All nations have resisted the right OF
search, This nation declared war A.
gainst Great Britain, because che .,
tempted TO enforce sgaiDs, Us, the exer.
else Of an authority which is justly con-
demned by ali, who value the rights oil
lreemen. Yet the secretary has made .
"compsct," Which will bring upon us the
same evils for which the war was de-
clarsd, and which decided this soon.
pact to be essentially wrong. The Sc
oreisry has in truth made a "compsct''
which the congress Of 1919, declared by
their acts, should never be made by a
! free people. To guard against this very
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-08-09

We have merely TO observe, tina, we do
do not conceive the obligation at all in :
creased in reminding us Of the iact-and
a; the same time, declare that we feel
ourselves as independent of them as they
are of us.
TO the interchangeable labors which the
editors of the Intelligencer have certainly
bestowed upon their paper, we have NOR 9
han once borne testimony-and our sen.
nments, in this respect, we have observ>
ed repeated by others. We have, howe.
yer. in the course of our short lie. never
fawned before the smiles or frowns Of apy
one. We never shsll--if we may be
allowed to speak Of ourselves.
The domineering tone which the Ma
tional Int ''gencer, no, long since under>
took to exercise towards many other pa.
pers has been completely siienced by se.
'eral that were determined not to SUITE
it. We here rever, to this subject, almost
solely, in consequence Of an unnecessary
allusion to the circumstance (by certain
anonymous writer in this place very re-
ceDtly) Of the editors Of the Intelligepcer
having kindly given US these lectures, on
two or three occasions, which we then
quietly received.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-08-09
For the Alexandria Herald
sive war.


The iast barrel broke the cameis back.
Mr.. PlrTMAN-i have examined with
some attention the act of congress rels
tive to our -four inspection, &c. and
have alsoEead the act of the common
council d Alexandria on The same SUBJ
jects andi really am at loss to know
where to find authority, either by words,
or construction of words, in the act of
congress, TO cover the authority which is
occupied by the common council.
In the Grst place, I will readily admit,
that the common council has authority,
by virtue Of the aforesaid act, to adopt,
and re-eDact, all the inspection laws tia,
governed and regulated the former In.
spector Of -four, which law shall be deem.
ed and taken for the government and
regulation OF thetwo inspectors, under
the new order of things, so far as il res.
poets what may be termed the first in,
spec5on. And, in order to support me
in my view Of the extent ofthe authority
delegated, will state the words of the
act OF congress on that subject :--"And
during his continuance in Office, shall
enjoy the same rights,and be subject to
like duties, and restraints, as the present
| Inspector of -four, in the said county of
Alexandria" Now, if the common
council (Which they have done) takes
away one dollar, or even one cent, from
The inspectors, or imposes any additional
duties, OF restraints, is not the act Of con-
gTess violated Have not the common
council gone beyond the limits Of the
authority delegatedf |, for one; would
certainly say they have. 1t is true I am
no lawyer ; and perhaps much less able
to Judge than most Of my towhsmen-ye,
common sense tells me that law with
out authority is no law at all. will now
point out some of the conflicting
provisions Of the two acts The 18th
section OF the act Of The common council
says that, the inspectors shall be only
entitled TO receive ten per cent Of oil
fines and ForEsitufes which may accrue
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-08-09
DEATH OF MR. RODNEY

10y S"o'1 P"a'aES w SHT!g-SI-C GdyS
from Buenos Ayres.
DEATH OF MR.. RODNEY
The papers received by this sesses
communicate the melancholy intelligence
OF the death OF the Hon. e. A. ROONEY,
American minister at Buenos Ayres. He
died suddenly ON the 10th of June, at six
IN the morning, and was buried with ap>
proPriate marks of respect on the follow.
ing day. dis family were TO take psss.
age for Philadelphia on board the brig
America, captain Neale, 10 sail In few
days after the Noble. The Buenos Ayres
Mercantil, which announced the death of
Mr.. X. is clothed in the eG,biems of
mourning.
Senior BerDadiDa Rivadini, ex-minister
OF foreign affairs, embarked on the 26th
on June on board of British packet for
England, on private mission for the re-
public OF Buenos Ayres.
The article Of Flour was quoted at nine
dollars on board, when the Noble sailed.
The French expedition, under captain
DuPoTre, had made some important dis
coveries OF islands in the Pacific Ocean,
PERU.
The Argus Of the last date contains
some interesting official documents from
Feru' relative to the resignation of the
ViceroyshiP ofthat country by La Serpe.
1t appears, by proclamation dated al
Orurop on the 2ist OF March last, that La
Serpa has officially relineuished the post
OF VicerOy of Peru and announced his in.
tention to return to Spain. His reasons
Tor this course are given at length in the
documents to which we have alone slIud.
cd. The substance of them appears to
be, that inasmuch as royal order has
been received from king Ferdinand, de.
ciariDg that all acts Of the government Of
Spain between the 9Th Of March, 1890,
and the month of October, 1928 1.-THE Do.
Rod OF the existence Of the late cons,itu.
'ioDai system) shall be considered nuII
end void-tbat his own appointment of
Viceroy, having been made within that
period, is also void.
a letter (says the Argus of April sOl
received at Buenos Ayres from Lima,
dated the 18th April, states that Bolivar
has paid the navy in the Pacific I'D to that
date, and that he was at TruxiIIo with
10 ,OOO men, and general Suere at Hua>
cho, with 5000. This account NAV ho
exaggerated, but the FIRST we well know
GAS not less than 10000 and the latter
'OOo--We also know that bc is daily re-
Ieelvins reinforcemsDis,
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-08-09

sscompact" il was necessary on our part
to recur TO war. Mr.. Madison in his
correspondence with the British govern.
men', was decisive that nothing would
authorize this nation to give up the right
oil search, in any event whatever. He
refused to make any "compsct" upon the
subject. The right of imprcssment, or
the right of searching our vessels for
pirates, bore the same weight in the
mind ola virtuous patriot. Yet forsooth,
we are told that the treaty was made for
the suppression OF the slave trade, fias
II come TO this pass, that American citi>
zens are TO be insulted and overhauled
on the ocean. the common highway OF
all nations. for the purpose of protecting
the coasts Of Africa and the West Indies
against the carrying away of Degroe |?
Was il not enough TO make the trade
piracy! The house of Representatives
also when the question of making the
slave trade piracy was before them de.
cided against the ''compact" now made
BY Mr. Adams. They declared, they
would not surrender the right of search,
In that very particular instance in which
il was done by the secretary. .sArls
tides speaks OF Jays treaty. II did ex-
cite great deal of feeling IN this nation
When this government ratified that urea
~, making provisions and car,iies Of lie
con'rabapd OF war, il was justly condemn
ed. The great popularity OF Washing
ton alone saved him from deslrucnop
Any other statesmen would have been
deserted by The people. When repub-
lican France was Dlochaded, and was in
a state OF starvation, bread was declared
TO be contraband of war, thing unheard
of, and no Compact" could have iusti
he'd it, neither can any circumstance
whatever, whether for the good of Afti-
ca, or against the liberty of The people of
this country, justify the secretary Of state
TO authorize the of treaty, sanctioning
British vessels on the coast of Africa ana
the West Indies TO visit and search Aue-
rican vessels. The law of nations is suf
hcient for such purposes when the sur.
render of the right OF search, for any
purpose, exclusive Of international law,
was allowed by the American govern.
meni, they acted wrongly the treaty
was formed under the auspices ofthe Sc
secretary. He is answera bic for II. HIS
"compact is the surrender of priuci
pie for which this nation undertook and
went through long, bloody and expen-
sive war. SIDNEY.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-08-09

aod the oaiance' after paying expenses
for br landing irons, SC. shall be paid into
the treasury of the corporation, on the
LIST day of January, in each year. AS the
law and practice were heretofore, the
fines an6 fotfei,ures were collected by
the Inspector, one half OF which went to
his own use, and benefit, and the other
half to the United States, after deductiDg
out of said half the amour, expended by
the Inspector for branding iron. How
one moicty is transferred from the U.
States to the treasury Of the corporation,
to me is unknown. Also, the Cd section
Of the act of the common council says
that, the inspectors shall furnish them
selves with printed blank certificates, n
form and manner as described. and shall
ell up and deliver such certificates, stat
ing the quantity and quality of every load
Of flour which he or they may inspect.
Is this no, imposing additional duty !!
Win this hot be attended with considera-
bic expense to the inspectors And for
the purpose of making an estimate OF
the amount, will suppose there may &c
100000 barrels Of flour inspected, giving
20 each certificate IL barrels, will give
the little number OF 10000 certificates,
(isaving out fractions) These certificates,
| should suppose, will cost the inspec-
tors 800 each, andi perhaps, more.--
Is this not forbid by the very words Of the
act from whence the comm on council
derive thoir authority
The differen, way which -Four is to
be branded under thu new regulation,
may also be said TO be an additional duty,
but this, am OF opinion,is consrructively
given in order that all -four may have
brand on the barrel SO as to designate its
true character and age, which is necessa>
ry as preparatory measure for res
inspections
The second section OF tie &C, Of cons
gress is confined entirely to the re-
inspection of -four IN store, and to re-
gulate the shipment and expectation
thereof.
intend nothing inSidious, Mr.. Pitt
man, in these remarks my only object
being, first, to express my opinion on the
subject and, secondIy,that should like
to see such laws made by Our law makers
as are called for by the exigencies of the
case, and also those which will bear the
strictest scrutiny, CITIZEN.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-08-09
EXTRAORDINARY.
ROCKING STONES.

The famous rocking stone al Roxoury,
computed to weigh 40 tons, so o2lsnced
that it might be moved by a single per-
son, was few days since rolled fron its
pivot. II appears that the owner ct the
land on which it stood frightened by the
number of those who came to view IT.
procured dozen or two persons 70 oyerc'
throw IL -
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-08-09
LEGISLATURE OF NEW YORK.

LEGISLATURE OF NEW YORK.
We have already aPprIsed our readers
OF the convention Of the New York leeis-
lalure Tor the purpose OF altering the
mode of choosing presidential electors in
that state. The legislature have, accord,
ingly, met-but We have not thought that
We should be able to furnish the proceed
iDgs in detail Much excitement pre-,
walls on the occasion with the parties Tor
and again,s the measure.
BY tho New York papers received last
evening we observe that-In the senate
1.-Two resolutions have been passed: one
censuring the governor for calling an
extra meeting Of the legislature and the
other proposing to adjourn.
In the house Of assembly these resolu,
lions were rejected by vote of CO 10 49
--and then adjourned to Friday al 10
o'clock.
1t is thought that New York is now
Fixed in her vote for MIR. CRAWFORD, az
President-and,f from this rather unexpec.
ted course OF the legislature it is but toe
much TO be feared that the contest will
mainly be between CaAwRoRn and JAox.
soN-instead of Adams and Craw ford, Of
formerly believed.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-08-09

The oats anG corn intEe Eeighborhoc&
OF Saratoga, experienced considerable
damage on the Goth ult. in hail storm,
A man named james Brewer has been
subjected, in the court OF common pleas,
Boston, to pay S175 for beating fe
IN ale.
There wa. heavy fall of snow az
Cork, Ire land, about the Goth May, and
the weather was as incle ment as in the
de pth OF winter.
AT one of the sittings Of the French
chamber Of deputies, al the beginning
Of last month, member OF the cham.
Der related in detail the processes used
by number of wine merchants of Paris
in the Manufacture OF wine. They con-
trive to dispense with the juice of the
grape altogether, and compound the IL
quor which they sell, IF woter, sugar
acetate of lead and some coloriDg ingre~
dent.
EXTRAORDINARY.
WILkEsBARRE, Penn. july 23.-Dur-
ing divine service in ST. StevensoD's
Church, in this town, on The afternoon Of
Sunday last, while par' OF the coDgre-
CATION were employed in singing, accom-
panied by the organ, robin entered the
church and perched upon the bible on
The alter, where it continued, an object
of curiosity to those present, uDti taken
captive by the hand OF gentleman.
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The governor Of Tennessee issued a
proclamation on the 22d ult, calling an
extra session Of the legislature of thai
state, because, as he says, "t appears
that no provision has been made by the
legislature of the state for the election OF
president and vice president, at the time,
and in the manner pointed out and re
CURED By the constitution and laws Of
the Y. - and that they may act thereon,
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-08-09

An extraordinary communication
which can find comparison only with
w. u. Giles's notorious letters, appeared
in the last Leesburg Washing,oDisD,
which, we presume, was sent TO us by
the author. He appears to have run
mad not only with all the presidential
candidates--but with the whole Ameri-
can people--pronouncing them the most
corrupt on the face Of the globe, and
declaring that their form of government,
cannot possibly exist much longer,
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ASlEssgs 80 80 -
Office ofthe american, p nv.

Office offhe american, p. M
BALTIMORE, Aug. The fast sailing
brig Noble, captain Staples. arrived az
this port Oh Saturday morning in the re-
markedly short passage ofshrty-sir days
from Buenos Ayres.