American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-07-20
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IN PARyo.'

Beat this 7sho CANA young living the Rock
meeting house, Nottingham, Cuc county, Maryland, was
delivered, Thursday morning last, OF four SONS
gret to say that they did not live.
The Bank Of LOisana incorporated the last Session
Of the Legislature OF that State, far organized to
nave appoint ed its Directors and officers Benjamin Story
Esq has been elected President, and Joseph Saul ESD
Cashier.
Lazc Decisions Two points have recently been decided
by the Supreme Court Of the State of Alabama, which
considered Of great importance as to their effect on very
iarge anonnt Of existing contracts. The first is that,
Ter the State Law of 1913, higher rate Of interest than
is recoverable any contract except those
which expressly stpuae for the payment of higher interest
from the ddte, and then only to p time f1ed for Payment The
econd is, that note with scral at the signature,
with the word written in the scia is not sufficient
constitute a sealed note.
Commission nder the 81. Peersbrgh CopTenton-The
Board of Commissioners the 31st ut closed the estimO-
ny on both sides the question of average value and
The 18th inst separated by mutual agreement for the pur-
pose Of arranging and dgeng the documentary evidence
which has been submitted to them with understanding
hat unless time should prove necessary they to
again the Oath Of August next, and proceed with
further delay to the discussion Of the question OF ave-
rage value Nat. Intel.
hand $4,000 and they desire to close their accounts,
beg leave to give notice, that the 10th OF August they
will make final remittance. Any SUMS therefore, des-
tined for this fund, had better be forwarded previously TO
that time TO the Treasurer Mr. Charles Wilkes in this
city Editors distance will oblige the Committee, by
noticing this determnaon.-N 7. american.
The Greeks.-Csptain Muldrum, from Smyrna
states that he spoke his passage home, the Greek
schooner Invincible, and was Informed thatthe Greek
Patriarch was On board the Turkish feet. The
Greek Congless was at Napoli de Romsna.
". T. Gazette.
.Ner FORK, July IS.
| Pirates.-We learn by the ship Manchester
| Packet, from Campeachy, that the British brig
Prince, of Liverpool, from New Orleans in going
IT. III 4 e Ofpnf he hea
over into deep waier when she was boarded by p
rates stripned and robbed of all her cargo, and al
| hands murdered ! a British man Of war brig
sailed the next day from Laguna in search of them
Some of the European papers have stated that the King
| of Portugal recently presented General DEARBORN 9TH,
American Minister at his Court "with miniature on him
self richly in Diamonds" Nothing is said, however
as TO whether the present accepted not but from
the tenor of the statement might be inferred that wa
not refused Should the latter be the case, (and we hope
is not the Minister has signed his warrant of expatr
alton and degradation, will be seen by the following
tract from the Constitution Of the United States. In tina
charter, it is said
No person holding any office IF pret Or trust ander them
lGbe United Satesl shall without the of the Con
gress accept Of any present. emoumen office, 'te
any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, OF Foreig
State"
" lille on this subject will remark that the Constl
on does not forbid any c.en accept retain pre-
sents, &C. from foreign power The Boston Centne am
mediaelv that those only who hold Offices Of hOnor
oiment from the United States denied the privilege
receiving presents, &c ~. 4. Fatr1'f.
d AUCTION Duties.-The amount of duties paid in
to the State Treasury on Goods, sc. sold al Auction
by the re spectve Auctioneers of the City of Phi
/, sdelphia, from June 1925, to June 1924, was S64
e 237 o.
Co,cs.--A number Of Cows in Weathersfeld, hay
been iovsly injured by the use OF tubes in mill
ling them. Their bags sweed, the milk al;erwarc
Itake en- from them was not fit for use, aud they the
Idried up. We have heard, though it may be mi
take, that three Cows in Windsor have lately dice
lin consequence Of this treatment; and if it is n
so, the statement shall be con,radioted fit is S
liz should be made known, that the use of this j.
, vent 10 n" may proceed no farther and genteme
this vicinity, who keep large dairies, are reques
ed should such occurrences take place, to let som
: printer or other know of them. Con- Mirror.
Il Disaster.-The lock at the entrance OF the FL
: Canal into the Hudson, at the head OF the Aloar
Basin, cayed in on the 6rst inst to such an exte
that long time will be necessary to repair II.