American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-11-04

Pennsylvania Legislature. The proportions
which parties bear to each other in This body as
follows In the Senate, comprising SO members,
26 are Democrats, and Federasts. In tie House
of Representatives. consisting of 100 members, II
are Democrats, and 25 Federalists
The whole number of votes polled at the late
general election in Pennsylvania was 1914 559 and
the majority against Convention was $40. In
1928, when Shulze and Gregg were competitors,
the vote for governor was 54,l47 The Philade'phia
Press "congratulaes the State on the triumphant
manner in which its Constitution has borne the or
deal OF public opinion" and remarks that /" a ma
orily of re thousand in 1905. put the question at
rest for twenty years at the end OF that twenty
years experience of the Constitution. majority OF
fifteen thousand may safely and fairly be regarded
as such an expression Of public opinion as, without
the recurrence OF some unexpected and extraordi.
nary conjuncture of affairs shall put the question to
rest for an indefinite period OF time.''
George nj. Troup has been reelected Governor
OF Georgia by majority of about 700 votes. The
whole number OF votes polled was nearly $4,000.
We lately republshed from the New York Ma
tional Advocate, paragraph stating that ",he ex-
ecutors of the late Gen Hamilton have commenc-
ed suit in chancery against Rufus King for the
recovery of certain papers which Gen. Hamilton
entrusted TO his care at a moment Of great dc
licacy, and which Mr.. King has refused 10 surren
der othe proper authorities but admits, that, for
their safe keeping. in any accident befals him,
he has placed them in the hands of his son, Charles
King" Mr.. Charles King has, in the N York
American, Of which he IS editor. published reply
to Mr.. Noah, in which he says there is no truth in
the paragraph in the Advocate.
A letter received in Philadelphia from the Pur-
ser's Steward OF the U. S. ship Decoy, dated off
Barancas, Oct. 11,'' informs that the yellow fever
had been very fatal on board that vessel. Lieut..
Com. Forrest, and Lieut.. Weaver, and several sea-
men had fallen victims to that disease.
from Buenos Ayres (says the New York Eycoing
Pos) which states that the Consulate of that place
or Commercial Tribunal, had decided that sealet
charter party expressly undertaking TO pay freigh
in Spanish mled dollars may be legally discharg
ed by payment in currency, Gas It is called) on
which there is loss of per cent. The question
was formally brought before the above court, com
posed of three members, neither of whom under
stood the English language in which the charter
party was drawn yet thay decided that the words
Spanish mitled dollars, meant currency, and
fused to receive any testimony that was offered by
American or English merchants to the contrary. u
has been deemed advisable to publish The above by
way of caution to our people, how they word Their
contracts with the Spanish Americans; although II
is whispered by friend who has been long resident
in that country that II his claim should he against
native, 1t is doubtful whether any precaution woulo
avail him.