American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-08-23
COMMITTEE MEETING.


of Kent county, assembled the house Of Abel Harris,
Monday the 5th Instant Abraham Pearce called to
the chair, and Augustus NJ Schee appointed secretary.
The meeting being organized and the object stated
The committee, appointed at the last meeting, form
ticket being present. withdrew for the performance of that
duty The committee being again assembled, reported the
following ticket TO this meeting for their consideration
.Seudtor--Presly Spruance, jun.
RepreSentattues-lilias Naudain, Martin W. Bates DR.
Thomas NJ Stout, Samuel Warren, sen, Joel Clement, DR.
John Brnckoe, William Hopkins.
Leuy Court CommiSSionasAbraham Alice, jun d. C. H.
David Onns, ID. H., Henderson Collins, Mis- II.
The ticket being read and adopted, it was Resolved
That this meeting recommend the above ticket TO the dem
ocratc republicans Of Kent County, for their unanimous
support.
Resolved That the committee which formed the above
ticket have power in Of the DEATH removal resgna
ton inability to serve, of any of the candidates. supply
such vacancy vacancies and that it be the duty of the
secretary of this meeting call said together
10 supply any vacancy that may so happen
On motion, Resolved that this meeting adjourn to
The last Tuesday in July next
ABRAHAM pEARCE, Chairman.
AUGUSTUS NJ. SCliEE Secretary.
CpOOrC6
The Secretary of State, on his return TO the Sea,
of Government, from his residence in Kentucky
was detained a week or two at Lebanon, in Ohio, by
the illness of one OF his daughters. She appeared
to recover, and on the 9TH instant supposing her
conyaescent, MIR Clay resumed his journey lea wing
the remainder OF his family at Lebanon, with the
invalid. We regret TO learn, however. by private
letter received last evening, that the f1aering APP
pearances were entirely deceitu and that the young
lady expired on the th, four days after her fathers
departure. Wat. Intel.
CHARLESTON, AuG. lO.-From Key tFest.--By
a gentleman, passenger in the schr. Thorn, arrived
Yesterday from Key West, we learn that the Yellow
Fever was prevailing at that place, to an alarming
extent. When Com. Warrington left there, Is or
weeks past) there were al the Island about 80 Ma
rnes. and from so to 40 sailors. Of this number,
when our informant departed but men OF the ma
rines were enabled to perform duty, two thirds OF
them being dead and the remainder lying very ILL.
Lieut.. Com. Topper was left in dying state. The
fever was also very fatal among the saors-the hos.
pita being crowded with the sick, and but five or
six enabled to DO duty.
GeorgetolUn, ID. c. .9u@. l6.
Yesterday the very interesting but painful
mony of takihg The ceit was Witnessed at the tisl
tation in this town. The subject who bid adieu to
all the pleasures of life for the cross and the clois
ter, was the amiabe snd interesting daughter Of
Capt. Jones Of the Navy. There is to US some
thing peculiarly revolving in the idea of young and
beautiful creature imuiuring herself in convent,
and becoming excluded from all the joys and plea
sures of society she was well calculated 10 adorn
Metropolitan.
Counterfeit three dollar of the New York CITY Bank
in circulation, and said to be we'll executed They
dated Nov. l, 1919.
The Baltimore Gazette states that duel took
place on Wednesday between two artillery officers
attached TO Fortress Monroe, in which one OF them
was shot through the body.-The interview took
place short distance in the rear Of the garrison,
and the cause of it very riiling affair.
The following Toast given by Governor TRorP, at
the late Anniversary Celebration.
The Union of the States and the Sovereignty of the
States and ndvisibestou hearts and sharp swords
for their defence against all assaants."
General La Fayette in reply to the Mayor Of ST..
Louis, spoke of the American Union III the follow
ing language:
An Union, sir, so essential, not only to the late
of each member of the conlederacy, but also to the
general fate of mankind, that the least breach OF it
would be hailed with barbarian icy, by an lniver.
sal war whoop of European aristocracy and despot-
ism"