American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-02-13

South Caroina legislature - 10 "oo''s" LEA !"
and brandng"-and substitute whipping, &c.
.qnnapolis.-A census of the population Of this
4 city, lust taken, makes the humber OF inhabitants
about $500, including the u 5. troops stationed at
Fort Severn.
UnequaI Annapolis, with $500 inhabitants, sends
two delegates to the assembly; and Baltimore,
with nearly 10000, sends no more.
James L. Hamkins, Nathaniel r. Witlams and
James b. Ringgod have been appointed BY the
Governor and Council Of Maryland, Lottery COM
'aissoners for the city oil Baltimore.
Demerara.-Late accounts from that place state
that the instruction among the negroes had been
entirely quelled Of the principal rln8leaders,
90 had been hung and l6 shot,
Executions Eight blacks were executed at ia
maca in the beginning of January, for attempting
to raise revolt.
! CURIOUS ERROR.--A Virginia paper some
time since, instead of triple sheld' declared that
certain men would oppose a +" shield of Triple"
j The Members Of the Maryland Law Institute have
RENTED 1921 to the Treasurer of the Greek Fund
at New York.
| The Small Poo is very fatal in the neighbor-
hood of Boston. Five persons, members Of the
same family, fell victims to that loathsome disease
within the shert space OF 25 days.
a Stranger. "A SEAL, q feet A inches long, and
weighing 81 pounds, was shot in the Delaware riy
er, near Woodbury., N. ]. on the 18th January
Blankets took their name from Thomas Blankets,
who established the first mandatory oil this com
Portable article at Bristol, Eng. about the year $40
Languages.-it is estimated that all the known
languages and dialects in the world are 5064. The
l.. - loaal l..
Printing by Steam is now not confined to the
British Metropolis. Mr. Decker, printer TO the
King Of Prussia, as we'll as MIR. Spencer, the news
paper publisher of Berlin, both print by steam.
Education-Nine hundred and forty two children
are receiving their education at the Public Schools
in Providence, X. |.
Louisiana.-Jos1AH S. JOHNSTON ESQ. has been
elected U. S. Senator from this state in the room
OF Mr.. BrO,cn, appointed Ambassador to France. |
Lord Erskine.-The London Morning Chron |
ica speaking Of Lord Erskne says" With all
his knowledge OF character, it would appear he
was weak enough to expect that gratitude could
lodge IN royal bosom. lie mistook with respect
TO the general principle, and was peculiarly unfor
tunae In this particular instance" MANY more
distinguished men can bear testimony to the in II
gratitude of monarchs. II kings can do DO wrong
they can be ungraieful.
Water Spout.-The coasDg schooner KtyI
sailed from Charleston on the 18th ult for Comba
hee. When about to haul up Tor South EdistoI
with pleasant breeze, the wind suddenly died away
and it became dead calm-in this situation, with
out the least previous intimaton of danger, the
schooner was struck and capsized by Water Spout,
The captain and crew soon found themselves uponl
the bottom OF the vessel and the boat, which was
laying upon the deck Of the schooner, having drift
ted near them, they succeeded in getting on board
her, though half full Of water, and we're soon after
aiken up by sloop.
american Literature. Paris Journal de.
Debats speaking Of MIR. Cooper says -" This nov
est oil The U. States, is another Christopher Col
lumbus, who extends the boundaries of the moral
world, and whose every step is conquest"
81 Wintey an Washington OF Memoirs of he
Seymour Famiiy," rev novel, said to be written
by lady, has been published in New York
Prize Poem-CHARLEs SPRAcuE, ESQ Of Bos ,
ton has obtained the Prize offered by the Managerial
Of the Theatre in that city, for the best poetica pro
1uclion TO be reciled at the Jubilee in honor ofIt
Shakespeare.
.siathew Carey and II. Miles. Esqures, have d
been elected honorary members Of the New York =
Mechanic and Scientific Institution, II
A Literary and Historical Society, has been LATE. t,
y established at Quebec, under the patronage oil
the Earl Of Dalhousie Governor in Chief Of IowerI1
canada, which promises to be OF great utility par In
cularly in collecting and preserving the materials II
Tor the history Of that province. liz
sNsU Eork.--The number 81 deaths in that civ =
during the year 1925, was S444--of whom 68S di. -
I'd Of consumption. a
In the City and Liberties Of Philadelphia, in 81
1928, there were 58l3 brths and 1900 deaths. Il
Rome according to late census contains la6, 2eoa,
inhabitants exclusive of about 1000 Jews. la