American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-10-28
FRIDAY, October %, 1925.

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The Eastern Shore Cattle Show will be held at Eason,
Nd, ON the Sd, 9TH and 5h OF November next.
The establishment of the " Wash;ngton Uhig" very
respectable weekly paper printed in Brdgeton N. j.. is
offered SALE reasonable terms, for cash The patron
age OF the paper is represented good and improving
the supply of type and materials for Jobs abundanthe
job work and advertising, considerable and the Laws of
the United States published in it. Letters post paid
on the to John Clarke Editor OF The Whig
Bridgeton, N. j., will meet with prompt attention.
FoR THE Wh9cHMhN.
Iconfcss that am often mortified by the conduct of my
counlrymen. If they could scarcely perform or
attempt any merorious act, without procalng to the
World, iii the loudest manner possible
those dispositions, The that leads them to eat and
drink and the other to make noise about it, are mortiy
ing traits in the American character They seem either
to have read TO have forgotten the divine nunc-
ton to le not thy left hand know what thy right hand
doetll."
The commencement the finishing of canal must take
the same course and the New Workers. in consistence
with this Yakee custom, have determined to be noisy
than any body ese-by extending their mimic thunder 500
miles. How different, this, not only from Christian recon.
mendaton, but from Greek practice Athens would have
raised temple statue for future ages adnre-but
erican 1uisdo devise nothing better than the grai-
cation of gluony or drunkenness-and proclaim their
folly TO the world How much more honorable would it
have been to have erected colossal statue the honor of
the efficient patron Of their canal some conspicuous
part of it. that every person. for 1000 years to come who
was led to visit and admire that improvement might also
be pleased with the author OF and the taste and gratitude
OF the State of New York and il is presumed That the ex-
pensc of the intended folly would have been quite adequate
to this substantial honor but nocaught by this bemish
in the American character they prefer eating and drinking
and noise to imitation Of Greece in her best days-and
who continues to be admired the present time after
lapse OF 2000 years. for the wisdom and beauty of her plans
and the execution Of them. MENTOR.
IvcrpooIpaper mentions that American bills drawn on
that place for million Of dollars, had been returned under
protest in vessel.
N. NJ Rotschd, of London, the great Loan Contractor
with the European and Brazilian Governments and his
four brothers, said to be worth than 100000
sterling equal 70 nearly ffy millions Of Dollars,
1fcnton, CN. J. Oct 90
An election for Directors held in this city Tues
day last by the Stockholders of the Trenton State Bank
All tho members of the former board having declined
election, the following gentlemen chosen directors
for the ensuing year. viz George Woodroff, Absaom
Bachley James sreary, Samuel Paxson, Thomas Capner
Isaac Guck Caleb Smith Green. James Hughes, William
Mknght, Edward Yard, George Brearly, Enos Morris,
Phineas jerks
The NetherIand Corvette of War, PaRas, Capt RYK
anchored in this harbor Friday afternoon, from New
York; at O'Clock Saturday, she fired salute, which
C0NSfeHuI0u,
WooLsEY, at the navy anchorage off Town Point
Yesterday morning Com. BARRON made visit to the |
Pands, when the usual honors were paid him. by firing
salute and the most polite attentions from Capt r. and his
officers while he remained o. board.
Wool A few towns on Connecticut river will sell
the present year from 10000 to 810O0 900 worth Of
Wool. The rearing of Metino sheep and the pro
duc,ion Of wool, is business that cannot be over
done, any more than the culture Of cotton in the
c., tl,ar, al
will be business which will yield ready money and
wealth not less to the farmer of the North than the
cotton business does the planter of the South. ~.
III. Pat.
ST. Patrick's Chveh-The Catholic church of Carlisle
which has been attcry considerably enlarged deca
ted on Sunday the 9th inst the service Of Almighty God
under the patronage of the above named lusors Saint
and the sacrament of confirmation administered in il to
large number of people, both young and DID, by the Rt
Rev DR.. Cornell, Catholic Bishop of Philadelphia.
The Boston Palladium states, that in the New
England money market, there appears to be an
abundance, and perfect tranquility. The best un
derstanding seems now to exist among the banks,
and confidence in the institutions. Most bills pass
at par or nearly SO. The country and city traders
lose nothing in discounts in Boston,"
popuation Of Ney York-From portion of the returns
by those gentlemen engaged taking the of
this ci v appears that city population is estimated at
no 600 persons This astonishing increase will speak for
itself At the present period too we are growing faster
than former time, that in very few years shall
go beyond t1vo hundred thousand. Nat .adu.
The population of Albany is estimated at $4,000,
making it the seventh city in size in the U. States.
There are about four hundred sloops and schooners
that trade regularly to that city--the number Of
canal boats visiting the city weekly is about two
number of steam boats plying be.
tween New York and Albany, is 10.
On the 29h and soth of July, Madrid visited with
dreadful thunder storm, which continued six-and.thry
hours and destroyed the crops of grain and the fruit within
circle ofseven leagues round the capital The damage
is estimated of several millions of reals and wheat had in
consequence advanced three four reals per fanega