American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1825-09-16

we should have earlier noticed the following.
On the birth day of the General, t"o donations
were presented to him in the drawing oi the
President, and in presence of the large and disin-
guished assemblage of gentlemen who had been in
Ivited BY the President to dinner that day.
The first was miniature portrait Of Colonel
HUGER, OF South Carolina, the gallant American
who, in conjunction with DR.. BoIlman, attempted
the liberation OF Lafayette from the dungeons OF
Olmutz. The miniature was presented to him BY
the City of Charleston 1t is OF the larger size,
most superbly set in gold and gems, with suitable
inscription, and was transmitted BY The hands Of
MIR. Proleau, of Charleston.
The second donation was the splendid volume
presented by the city of New York of the Addresses
&C. of the city, the Generals answers The resolution
Of Congress, the Presidents invitation, &C. &C. We
had seen this work mentioned in the New York pa.
pers but had no Ilea il was worthy Of admiration.
The volume is large folio, superbly boand and the
penmanship and decorations most beautiful. 1t was
brought on by Messrs. CUcdpry aud .NortoR, and
presented to the General accompanied by hand
some address, on the part Of the city of New York.
by the former gentlemen.
In noticing the incidents occurring during the
last visit o the General to the Seat al Government,
and the private hospitaes shown to him, il wonld
be unjust not to mention the large and splendid Din
ner Party given to him BY the Postmaster General
.Nat. Intell.
The packet ship Chancellor, arrived at New
York from New Orleans, left that city August Ia
The Orleans letters of that date stale that the cny
continued healthy and the papers OF The 9Th make
no mention OF the existence OF yellow fever there.
The Louisiana Advertiser of August S, denies that
the fever is raging in Orleans, and declares that
is as healthy as it ever was at this season. The
Friend Of the Laws of the same date, publishes
paragraph also Leading to the Inference that the
10 FRS frop a1l Tha
Advertiser, of August A. states that of yellow
fever daily occur in the upper or Anglo merican
part OF New Orleans. But the letters and papers,
ten days later, being silent the subject IT is lair
presume that the fever if it existed at al did not
exist to any great extent.
Letters from South Carolina state that the Crops
for great distance around the neghhorood of ST. Helena
have been seriously injured by the caterpillar The Sea
Islands were in plight than the other but the plan
much alarmed for The general condition Of the crops
they have also suffered much from the heavy rains
The President has appointed DAsIE1 SMITH, Of Virginia
to be Judge of the United States for the Western District
of yirgina in place of Philip c. Pendeton, resigned.
ALFasp KoNKIISG, Of New-York, to be Judge Of the
United States, for the Northern District OF New York; in
place of Roger Skinner, deceased.
The President of the United States has recognised Don
Francisco Hgnales Nogues, Consul Of Spain for the
port o Philadelphia WKiam Richie, Esq, as Vice Con-
Denmark, for Massachusetts, Maine, New hampshire
and Rhode-Island reside at Boston and the Chevaer
Lna=io Vce=o Caravadossy Consul General Of Sardinia
to reside at Philadelphia
d. ,er to Gen. Gaines GeorgiaA number of the cit
zens of the county Jasper and of Monticello Geor
ga convened in the early part OF August tor the purpose
Of making arrangements 10 give public dinner 10 Gene
raj Gaines A committee of correspondence was appoint
ed wait the General, TO ascertain at what time II
would best suit his convcnenceto attend and of
Cen Gainess to the Committee conveyed 10 them
his acceptance, but at future period tme at
present, being occupied in very important business
The National Intellgencer of Wednesday says -
The frgate Brandywine passed the Capes oil Yir
ginia to sea- on Friday, at two O'Clock, with fine
breeze from the north. She must have gone down
the river and bay with prodigious rapldiy, as she
reached the Cspes hours before the quick
steamboat Mount Vernon performed little more
than half the distance on her return back to the city
and some delay took place, no dou6, after the
steamboat left her. before the ship got under way
The following is list of the officers attached to
the B:andywine:
CHARLES MORRIS, Esq. Commander
observation-disclosures H. Gregory. Bladen pulany Raipl
Voorhees, Thomas w. Freeon, irvine shubFi9k, David g.
Farragut, John Marston, jr
Puser-Edwara N. Cox.
Sureeo,l-Wm Blackmore.
Chapldin--Janes G. Ogiye.
S0,Hngmcstsf--Esha Peck
LieusenGnta NarneS-Ihos. ). Engsli, " iial y NH
dolph
.Suryson's Mates-John r Brooke, Wm. plumstead
Mdshipmen- Samuel Barron, William + Lynch, Paul II
iIayne James L. Lardner, Carey IL. itansord Win |
Ogden, Henry Hotf, VIM. D. Porter, klnsey Johns
Acting do.-Harry Tngersoli, Ezra L. Doughty Henr,
Mifin, s. d Bettoh George NJ Bache, John b. Cutting
ir VIM. Irving, Thomas Brent, lanes Y. Marshall.
Richard Page, NJ Irvine, Lewis Ogden, r. ). Wills
WIN Rat.ford, Matthew r. hiauiy.
Boats0ain-John Woods.
Gunner Walter Corcoran
Ca1 beuter--Wm. Z. Sheffield,
Cabta,n's Clsrs-George NJ, lnnes