American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-08-16

Washington, august 12.
THE COURT MARTIAL.

Met yesterday morning, and after spending SOM
time in secret session, adjourned to meet this day
In the building formerly occupied by Congress. b,
this movement, it is probable the Court hav,
brought their proceedings on the case of Commo
dore PORTER TO close. II so, they will proceed
to the trial of Lieut.. HUNTER, (not Capt Ramage
as stated in some Of the papers) Nat. InteL
AUG. 1S.-The Court Martial was held TO
day in the apartment formerly occupied by ,hs
Senate, In what is called the Brick Capitol The
Court did not meet till late hour, owing to the
absence OF the Judge Advocate and two Members
who were detained at the Department. So soon as
they arrived, the Court was cleared, and remained
in session with closed doors until past three o'clock
ID
august 15.-The Court Martial met thi. morn
ing and Immediately went into secret session, and
so remained until past two O'Clock, when they adj
journed to meet at 10 o'clock on Monday.
1t is believed that the residue OF the written copy
Of Commodore PoRTER's defence, formerly omit
ted to be handed in by his Counsel, (but since re-
CURED by the Presldent,) was this day presented
and read. This paper will complete the regular
form OF the record, aud the whole will, it is expect
ed, be laid before the President on Monday.
Lest, by possibility, some misrepresentation
might arise from what we yesterday stated respect
Ing two members OF the Court having been de
tanned at the Navy Department. it may be proper
to state, in the explanation, that those gentlemen
aid not leave the carriage in which they were sitting,
when it stopped there to take up another person !:
neither they nor any other member of the Court
nave had intercourse with the Department since the
commencement of the present trial d.
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Baltimore, flag. 12
THE FRENCH FLEET.-Captain Oeen Of
the steam boat Norfolk, arrived this morning, re-
ports that at Old Point, he was informed, French
Fleet of ten sail were in sight, bound in-This is
probably the same feet which was lately at the Is
land OF Hayti, and more recently at Havana--if so
the reported transfer of Cuba to France must be
unfounded. Gazette.
august 1.-two vessels arrived here to-day,
confirm the account given in the Gazette yesterday
that the French Fleet, consisting of least len yes
sells, has entered the Chesapeake bay ID.
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CAUTION TO LADIES.--We understand, that at a
fashionable teaarty in this city, the young lady of the
family, as usual was called upon to perform the honors Of
the teatabe In the of it. she had occasion to rise
from her chair reach article the opposite side of the
waiter In the act of resumng her seat the end of her
corsetbone unfortunately htched in the rim Of the waiter
aud terrible relate tilted the whole Of its into
her lap Hot coffee, boiling tea cream toast cakes &c
in one indsciimnate mass The of confusion which
followed may be easily imagined As tsis given TO for
fact deem il fit occasion to admonsh parents parc
uary mothers entirely to dscoutenance these pencous
and unseemy articles of female attire Consequences to
health, far more injurious than being scalded known
TO have followed their use. Phi. Gaz
Thomas Pollard, ornamental painter, fell from
The sloop Shrewsbury, o. Camden, Q)el.) near Mar.
Gus Hook, on Wednesday night and was drowned.
1t has been stated 10 some of the newspapers of
he country, that Captains Creighton and Deacon
ire returning from the Mediterranean ander ar.
est. Ii this be true we have authority for saying,
hat the government has no knowledge of the fact.
Washington journal.
COLOMBIAN CAPTURE.-Th Spanish brig
If wa LEINDONG, prize to the Colombian brig
IT war Et Tencedor, Capt. Brotherton, by which
The was captured on the 28h OF June, on her pas
age from Catalonia to Cadiz, with a cargo of wine
md brandy, put into Carlisle Bay, Barbados, the
10Th following, for supply oil water and provisions
nd having obtained them, sailed on the same even
ng for Porto. Cabeo.
new Episcopal church at Brooklyn n Y. was
onsecrated by the name of ST. Anne's Church. on
he 50th July. Bishop Croes of New Jersey off
lated. Fifty Of $50 pews have since been
old, which produced the sum of Sl8,3oO.