American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-04-22

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appear in our next.
We have finished. to day the publication of the
Laws of the United States, passed a, the SECOND
session OF the Eighteenth Congress-
The entire Law and Miscellaneous Library of the
late c. A. RODNEY, ESQ.,, is to be sold at auction
in Philadelphia, on the Sd of May next. The col
lection embraces many rare and valuable works.
Mr.. Warner, U S. Commercial Agent at Hav-
ana, in letter to The Editor of the Baltimore Pat
riot dated March so, states, that the seven Ameri-
can seamen SO long imprisoned at that place, had a
trial on the Goth ult. One Of them, Joseph Knight
was acquitted; and it was expected that the others
would be liberated in few days. About fortnight
previous to the date of the letter. the Officers Of two
regiments in Havana, arrested, by order of the
King, on suspicion Of being hostile to the existing
state OF things. They had. however, made their
escape; the chief part of them, to the United
States.
A Post Office has been established at SUMMIT
BRIDGE, situated on the Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal, about 16 miles from Wilmington, and from
Middetown, OH the post road leading from the
former to the latter place. MIR. ROBERT KEDDY
lis appointed Postmaster.
The Raleigh, N. c. Register, of the 10Th inst
furnishes another evidence OF the glorious uncer.
tainty of the law" in the termination of trial be-
fore the Supreme Court, in that place. The account
lis as follows 1.-THE which excited the most
interest during the term, was the trial of young
man (called in the indictment a man of color,
though he had the appearance Of white man, and
had white woman for his wife, charged with com
hitting violent assault upon young white female
The trial occupied the whole OF Friday last; and if
the offence had been satisfactorily proved, the pris.
oners life have paid The forfeit, agreeably to
an act passed in the year 1928. But the Judge, in
charging the Jury, observed that proof had been
adduced to shew that the prisoner was man OF CO.
or within the fourth degree in descent from African
or Indian blood and without such proof, he could
not be subjected to the penalties of the law in ques
tion. The Judge left it with the Jury 10 decide,
whether the evidence had been sufficient convince
them that tine assault had been committedas charg
ed in the indictment. The Jury withdrew for few
minutes, and returned verdict of Not Guilty.
Literary NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the new works published
in London during the month OF February the follow
The Castle Chapel Romantic Tale, by Regina Maria
Roche
new work by the author Of Tom and jerry entitled
The Life Of an Actor, Peregrine Proteus.
The Stream Of Time; or Chart Of Universal History !;
showing the Rise and Fall of the various Nations Of the
World, from the Creation to the present time. From the
German of Strass with an additional Stream, exhibiting
the most eminent characters that hourshed during that
period
an Examination of MIR. Mathus's Essay those subjects.
By John M'Iniscon, Fisherman
Ramesesi Egyptian Tale with historical notes of the
of the Pharaohs This work. the Critical Gazette
belongs to the cl2ss of Historical Novels and of the
most intellectual and imaginative productions of the age
1t is in three octave volumes.
A gentleman Of Philadelphia, has nearly compet
ed Revolutionary Tale, to be entitled, "Valley
Forge" The work will be predcated upon the in
terestng events connected with the times to which
its name carries US back. 1t commences with the
battle of Brandywine, and terminates with the
uation of Philadelphia by the British forces. The
work will make its appearance in two volumes, very
early in the summer.
There will be meeting of the Executive Coun-
Gil of Maryland on Thursday the 5th day OF May
next.
What merit ?-The "Young Women Tailoresses" in New
York are all invited to place appointed, whence
they will probably turn out for higher wages.
Gen. La Fayette has transmitted from Washing
ton $4,000, for the relief OF the French exes in
England, as also 5000 to- the Spanish, and the
same amount to the Italian.
The Medical Committee Doctors Parish, Moore
and Park appointed by the Governor of Pennsylva-
nia, to examine the unhappy being Zimmerman,
have certified, that Zimmerman, from some time
before he killed his daughter until the time of their
examination, was afflicted with Mania. They con-
slider the case too clear to admit OF doubt.