American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-02-06

| Forgerg.--The novel system OF forgery, by means
of efacing, by chemical process, any part OF writ
Item corr espondence, whilst il must inevitably increase
1.-THE number of victims TO that fatal crime, cannon out
be believed by commercial men in general, than as
decisive blow against the security OF all private as
well as mercantile communication. This species OF
fraud is practised by altering the amount written IN
bankers cheques by the drawer and also, by era
sing the contents Of letter. excepting the signature,
: and then substituting order or cheque upon the
banker of the individual for the payment oil sum
lof money AS this mode of committing forgery,
from the facility OF its execution, is of the highest
,limportance, every means should be considered oy
which the preparation Of so serious an injury may
be frustrated. The following is one method by
(which it may be avoided 1T has been proposed
that the signature OF every individual used IN mer'
camille and private correspondence should be differ
ent from the signature attached to cheques upon his
banker. and that this difference should consist in his
Christian being, either in the one case or the
other, abbreviated, he may choose TO determine
consequently, having given particular signature TO
particular instrument, any substitution oil another
signature written with more or less letters, would
thus be rendered useless.-The alteration Of the or
binary bankers cheques might be avoided by wri-
ting the amount OF the cheque, either IN strong hg
ures, al length, the back Of the signature OF the
drawer, in which case the amount OF the cheque
erasing the signature Of the drawer.
The system OF forgery recently adopted against
the commercial world, be totally prevented by
the addition OF little indigo and black oxd Of mag
anese TO common ink, which cannot be effaced by
chlorine. When writings have been efaced, Tor
fraudulent purposes, with muriatic acid, sulphuret
of ammonia and prussiate of potash will revive the
writing, aud discover the aitihce.
Mr. Beasley, Consul Of the United States at HARE
de Grace, in France, to Mr.. adams Secretary of
State.
HvARE, Dec. /, 1898.
SIR: have the painful duty of announcing to you
the loss OF fifteen persons. part OF the crew Of the
ship Paris, New York, which vessel was stranded
on the 3lst OF October last, at place called An
derville, near Cherbourg. They embarked at Cher
bourg on the 9th oil last month, with the crews oil
TWO other vessels which had also been stranded in
that neighborhood, in all forty three persons, and
have not since been heard of.
have the honor to be, Sir, your obedent Ser
'an:. r. C.. BEASIEY
Hon. ]. @ ADAMS.
The following singular communication to the
senate was read from the chair on the SOth ult
TO THE CONGRESS OF THE u. STATES.
The prayer of your humble petitioner is that YOU
would grant him, in behalf of Scientific Common c
centh an only feasible of creating nucleus;
tract OF land, say in East Florida, containing
million or more OF acres, with suitable port of en-
ry whose inhabitants and government shall be iDI
lrlct suoordlnaion to the charter herein proposed
upJect alike with their sister states ADD territories
taxation, defence and representation. a
The benefit TO Florida and the general govern ~
lent, IN pecuniary manner during the rivaship of
1exlco and South America. by fostering popula \
on illuminated with knowledge and thereby pro X
-ctlng the southern states against the destructive
e-action OF unlettered slaves is obvious enough \
May you remain, in relation to Europe, as the v
acihc Ocean TO the Atlantic more elevated in DO
ltion And in due time when the earth shall have d
waliowed up the pursuers Of the Goddess of Lber "
Y, now III the American wilderness, may YOU be n
ermitted to exchange the party colored robe OF O
'hristIan Joseph, dipped in blood for that OF EN- a
neel. :.
EDWARD POSTLETHWAYr PAGE. L.
Agent tor the Scientific Commonwealth lie
N. Is. My address is Georgetown, ID. c. c,
Accompanying this letter was prospectus of a c;
cienthc Commonwealth, of which the beginning h
1ay be taken as fair sample.
" Laws OF nature, no scribe need translate OF
oPy'si can corrupt. The universe is subseryieD u
tdp, and law to Wisdom and wisdom to REASON lis
hlch is The image of God stamped upon man a. II
IS oirth--the understanding bresthed into him a
ith Inc breath OF lille and in the participation Of OF
hlch alone, he is raised above the brute creation
nd his own physical nature Reason is the queen Of
re moral world, the soul Of the universe, the lamn
human life, the pillar of society, the foundation 70
law, the beacon Of nations, the golden chain Iet
own from Heaven, which links all animated and in. be
igent nature one common system. But, alas in M
lie VAIN strife between fanatic innovation and anat lin
preJuoice we are exhored to dethrone the queen ny
'"e WORLD 10 dot out this light of the mind, TO by
etace this fair column to break in pieces this pod
chain. Hergovernment is purely democratic. all SO
yer twenty one wears are council hr.,hran II M