The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1825-11-24


armed himself with guns and other weap-
ons. He and his family, with some others,
remained in the llouse--In the course Of the
assault, the mob fred guns into the house,
and guns were fired from the house upon the
mob-Which fred first we are not informed
One man in the street, an Englishman by
the name OF Joseph Fuller, was killed al.
most Instantly, and six or eight others were
wounded, some severely. After this the
crowd soon dispersed. We examined the
house OH Tuesday morning and found the
windows mostly stove in, rocks scattered a.
bout the floor and lead shot i'll the plaster
ing opposite the windows
CouuterEits.-During the last week, a
new impression of counterfeit two dollars
notes of the Newark Banking and Insurance
Company, have made their appearance in
this city. We have examined five or six of
them They are all well executed-indeed
so we'll, that the bank ought at once to call
in the whole impression from this plate, and
issue no more. They are of the letter e..
dated Jan. z, 1822,P. Maverick, Engraver.
The signature of both President (Si!as
Condit) and Cashier ( A. Beach) are excel.
| lent. Six Of the above mentioned counter
feits, were taken by a countryman at one OF
our markets on Saturday, for poultry, OF one
Of our forstalling gentry. He, and his &C
complice, are now snugly under lock and key.
W Y. Com. .flU.
| The Governor of the territory of Arkan-
sas informs the legislature ia his message,
that treaty has been concluded with
tine Quapaw Indians, who in a short space Of
time will remove beyond the Red River.
which will open convenient communications
with the lower settlements OH the Arkansas
and Mssissippi.---In anticipation of these
movements, he informs the legislature that
he has placed the militia in a situation to
afford immediate protection to the settle
ments should it be required. He states that
the road from the infant capital of that ter
ritory to Memphis, for which congress has
male an appropriation, has been surveyed,
and THAT immediate steps Will be taken fer
the accomplishment Of this object, which
| will be great desideratum not only to that
territory but to the neighbourng states be-
yond the Mississippi
/ Henry Carton, Of Mirrimacki, Maine,
was engaged in repairing some machinery,
in factory. at Chelmsford, while it WAS il
operation, "his clothes, as is supposed, be-
came cntangled in the gearing, and he was
instantly drawn upon the main cog wheel
which moves the machinery, and carried
thence TO the upper wall, between the
jost of which and the cogs Of the wheel,
there was but the space OF half an inch
through which his body passed, and he was
4 literally cut III two from near his left hip to
his right arm pit"
A. B. Fickel, Postmaster at Blonntsville,
| (Tenn) has been convicted of robong the
| mail, and sentenced to 10 years imprison-
ment in the prison Of Blountsville, unless,
in the mean time, pcatentiary should be
erected In that case he will l,e removed
from his present place OF confinement, TO
serve out the residue OF the term in the PEN
itentiary. However we may regret that an
individual placed in situation Of public re-
sponsibility should so far forget his own rep
utation, and his duty to society, AS to sub
ject himself to such ~ Snominious punish-
ment public benefit will result from the ex
ample. 1t is one of those acts Of rigorous,
but necessary Justice, by which the fidelity,
and integrity OF public officers are secured
! enforcement in 7vaitng Shcka.-Thc
I Sheffield Mercury states that a patent had
been granted to Mr.. James Cook of Biz
/ mingham, for certain impro, cments in max
ing locks for guns, pistols, &C. The object
of the invention is the construction of gun
and pistol locks upon a more simple princi-
pie than those hitherto made lnstcal OF
the usual handspring, formed as lever, the
patentee proposes that the hammer should
be projected forward in right line by
means Of helical or worm spring, by which
contrlvance, all the operative parts Of gun
lock are contained in cylinder within the
head Of a walking stick.-Tae lock with all
the mechanism for dscharging the gun, be-
! ing within diameter Of the barrel, its ap
pearance is simply that of an ordinary cane
with a buckhorn head, and plug ferrulc in
the bottom or muzllc. The sight is taken
along the barrel.
| Lead Mne-A mine of Lead has lately
oeen discovered iii the town of Leverett,
NJ 4ssachusetts, four miles east of Connect
cut River, which from the extent and. width
of the vein upon the surface Of the ground
together with its peculiar richness, is
thought will lead to something valuable be-
meath. A small specimen of the above ore
may be seen at this Office. Any nforIna-
tion in relation to said mine may be obtain
! ed by applying to John Hubbard, Amherst,
M4ss.--Haryord Times.
a curious scene took place in Barnstable
church on Sunday sen'nlght. a young fe-