The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1825-10-27

new state of St. Domingo might have with
our islands, we are authorised to declare
that the foresight Of the government has Ia
ken away every pretext for alarm on this
score: the shihs of Hayti Mill not be receir.
ed in our colonies, and will not even SHOW
themselves there. 1t is but justice to add
that this regulation has not met with any
difficulty in St Domingo"
The Art Of Nying.-Courtney, the A.
mcrican Phenomenon, as the English pa,
pers style him, has made a second "terrifc
i1ieht" from Dover Heights to the Rope.
Walk. "At three o'clock the rope-walk. j.
parade, bridges, heights, house tops, and
evcrv place that would afford view, were
crowded beyond description. At twenty
minutes before five he started in most mag
nifcent style, amidst the plaudits of tie
assembled thousands of spectators, and per
formed it in twenty two seconds, on a plane
of about l,460 feet, without the least incon-
venience. Mr. Courtney is said to bea ma,
ural son of the late popular actor and dra-
matist, John George Holman
An association OF private nature, but G! (
men of known wealth and character. ha, +
been formed to recover the treasures whcl
we're sunk in Vigo Bay in the reign of Queen
Anne. Smollette describes the amount as
Ia millions ofpieccs of eight; and we are in
formed that the galleons are entire, ant
NAV he distinctly traced at low water. The
contract is with an Englishman and the half
of what is recovered is to go to the Spanish
Government, which is sufficiently anxious
to sec the undertaking speedily realized
The great diving bell of Ramsgate, and
other bells, with complete crew Of English
divers, under strong protection, will sail
! r. t. 20, 4 Al. Al
galleons are on sandy bottom, and, if we
may believe what we hear, there is no doubt
OF success.
perpetually occurring between the French
and English ships at Cadiz. A long ac-
count is given in a letter from Cadiz Of
August 22d, of the firing by French frgate
upon the English packet Walsingham,
which attempted to enter with the mail
without complying with the quarantine reg.
ulations. The Walslngham was forced to
obey. On the Esd, Gen, Aymcrah was to
make his entrance into Cadiz as Governor
'sItis supposed that his high spirit will net
easily brook French controul; therefore he
may expect short reign"
Extract ofa letter from Paris Seft. Z.
Our Minister'S are under a good deal Of
embarrassment in regard to the manner Of
receiving Lafayette, who. according to- the
accounts brought by the Edward Bonnaffe,
must soon arrive. The moment our Minis
ters heard that the General was coming in
the frigatc Brandywine, they despatched
orders to the authorities at Havrc, to pre-
vent'any kind of meeting and every mark Of
honor which might be attempted to be be-
slowed upon him. On the other hand, the
most respectable of the merchants and 9TH
er inhabitants, have resolved to express their
/, esteem for his character by every means
i'll their power.-'fhe military commandant
is violent royalist, but the Mayor is good
natured moderate man, who wishes to avoid
S every sort OF tyrannical measures. The
American fiigate is another subject of en,-
f barrassment. 1t is usual when frigatc en-
teIs the port, to salute the batteries with Is
guns. but this salute must be returned by an
equal number. Now our government are
afraid that if they reply to the American
salute, the people will think they arc ex-
pending powder in honor of Lafayette, but
: if they do not agree to return, they will be
obliged to let the frigate enter without Sd
luting, for they well know that the Amer
: ican captain viii not burn match without
an assurance Of reciprocity"
; Hoo0en Itatchman.-A curious piece If
mechanism has been invented and exhibited
, in Great Britain 1t IS called the Alarm Sta
tue, and is intended for presentation to the
King. II is designed for the protection 0.
dwelling houses, &c. from midnight dcpre
dators. This Automaton represents
; soldier in full rcgimentals, six feet in height
its position is erect, IN the manner Of a sen
tinel on duty, having a blunderbuss in hi
r hand. Upon touching wire, it immedi
ately turns rouni in that direction, drops it.
cad and fires the piece, at the same tim
: ringing two alarm bells, and pronouncing TIL
) word fire in distinct and audible voice.
Tie Mammon oj'he Chureh.--It has beer
stated, and in such manner as leaves but lit
tic doubt of the fact, that the fee simple q
the established Church Of England, is in val
: ne equal to 200 900. .000L With the income
of such Il fund, wic!ded by the opprcssor.
of federation, is it to be wondered at, tha
the Catholics are unsuccessful in their ut.
tempts to remove the disabilities undet
,, which they SO long lahorcd?
From tie E!adrid Gazette
, ROYAL Decrec, ordering the Free-masons
taken in Flagrantc, to be punished with
in the third day, conformabIy to the laws
t A lodge of Free-masons having beer
seized in the city of Grenada, through til.