American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-04-01
sUMMARY.-'MULTUM IN PARvo.'

Gen. La Fayette was received in Charleston, Is
IC.) on Monday, the 14th ult. with ali the pomp and
circumstance which have characterized his recep-
ton in the different cities of the Union. He was
Escorted by many companies of infantry, artillery
and cavalry and almost every society in the city
lvied, each with the other, to give lusture to the
procession. " Every Society,"" says the Charleston
Courier, had lis appropriate banner, and process
sion SO grand and imposing, glad and brilliant,
never before adorned the streets of Charleston
Gen. La Fayette left Charleston ON Thursday,
Nth ult at IL O'Clock, on board Of the steam boat
Henry Shultz, for Savannah
We learn with mingled emotions OF pain and plea
sure, says the Raleigh, N. c. Register, tina, our
late distinguished visitor, Gen. Lafayette, met with
an accident whilst passing from Camden TO Colum-
Ibia, S. c. the horses attached TO his carriage took
fright and ran until completely exhausted-for.u-
naely, they kept the road and the General escaped
Injury, except being considerably bruised by the
rapid and uneasy motion of the vehicle.
Cotton Ten thousand bags of cotton are stated
Ito have been sold on Friday in New York market,
after the receipt Of the from Liverpool by the
arrival of the Lancaster at Philadelphia.
We learn from gentleman who has Just return
led from tour of inspection, that the workmen Gu
the Delaware and Chesapeake Canal are proceeding
with great rapidly. During the winter si.r hun
dred men were kept at work. This number is now
be given to several thousands soon they can be
lobalned.
The tide lock at the debouche into the Delaware
stood like adamant. Excavations have been begun
for the lock at the western extremity OF the canal
and the work will this summer, be carried on, it
was during last ON the whole line Of the canal. In
S27, the canal will be navigabe and in four years
from the commencement of the work, the stock
holders will in all probability, receive dividend on
their investments. Phil. Ga@.
TO the Editors Of the United States Gazette.
Cape May, March 2lst.
Gentlemen-For few days past, the quiet of our
citizens has been very much disturbed, by the ap-
pearance Of WHALES, on or near our coast, some of
them are of enormous size. They have been dill
gently pursued by our ablest whalemen but
vet every effort to take them has proved Intellectual
although they have had frequent opportunities of
decorating them with their irons. There now
two boats in pursuit OF them, and it is tina,
if they again come in contact with them, the re.
suit will terminate in the capture Of one more Of
them.
Nantucket, March 81.
Some enterprsng young men, from Edgarlown,
off ON Wednesday last, in pursuit of whale the south
side of the Vineyard They up with one, which
they killed but contrary wind and strong tide prevented
their return till Friday morning. The whae it thought,
will make from so 40 bbls Of OIL and of the rtght vha
species Several others have recently been observed off
the south side of the Vineyard. Inquirer.
NEW LONDON, March 2s.
The small cotton factory belonging to the Rev
Reuben Palmer, in MonlvTe, was burnt Gown. on
The night Of the 18th inst. The fire was supposed
to be caused by the heat of the guegeon OF the trun
die head.
The armament and naval stores belonging TO the
feet at Whitehall, on Lake Champlaln, are about
10 be removed from that station to the Atlantic ports
The ships had become decayed and useless.
Since the year 1916 the number of Episcopal
Clergy in the United States, has creased from
259 to 800.
Mr.. Cay-The Richmond 'Whig' has para
graph intin,t g that MIR. Clay i, about 10 publish
yindcstion Of his own couduct--and that some dis
ting uished persons, who are named will be i'm
pIicated as having formed combination to njure
him in the public esteem.
II has been ascertained by calculation, that by
the substitution of coal for wood. the expenses Oh
the Pennsy Iyania iIospa, have been diminished