The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1825-03-03

ronage of the British public, in the shape Of the
Sierra Leone Company, for the civilization Of the
African race, they may be drawn from the exam.
nation of the officers who commanded the slave
ship called the Les Deux Nantais of Nantes. re-.
Gently brought in here by the Primrose shin ne
war. The master, whose name is Pellctier tool
in the whole Of his slave cargo at the mouth of
the Sherbro River. This place, which is laid
down in the Maps as belonging to the British,
is about eighty or ninety miles from Sierra Leone;
from which it clearly appears that great pro.
portion Of the slaves on board had been shin.
ped from the settlement of Sierra Leone, to be
sold to any of the French or Spanish Islands in
the West Indies, that offered the most profitable
market for them 1t appearsthat an Englishman.
OF the name OF Marshall, an inhabtant of Sierra
Leone, was the Agent employed in conveying
the Negroes in boats on board the Nantais. The
officers of the detained vessel finding the officers
of the court of Vice Admiralty eagerly interested
in the information they detailed they became
suddenly silent, and cvadcd giving any further
direct replies that might commit the charactcrof
their EMPLOYERS. We trust, however, that this
occurrence will be thoroughly sifted, and tho.
whole of the transaction fairly stated to the Brit.
sh public, that it may no longer be made the
dupe of SO infamous humbug."
Washington, Feb. II.
1t is said, and we have no doubt of it, that the
President elect has offered to Mr.. Speaker ClaN
the office of Secretary Of State and it seems to
he though that he will acceptit
The only other fact, concerning the composition
of the Cabinet, which rumor presents to us in
probable shape, is this, that the six New England
States, as represented here, have spontaneously
waived any CLAN they might be supposed to have
had, TO furnish Member of the Cabinet of the
Pre- sident Elect. Intel
We have learnt that General Armstrong former
minister in France and afterwards Secretary ofW
is engaged in writing History ofthe Revolution
AIRY contest. He is well qualified for this task both
as an actorin that contest and sklful writer The
! light in which he may view some charactes and e.
vents will not, perhaps, be satisfactory as to the
texture of his book.-Ndt. Gas.
1t is said that Mr.. Cooper the famous novelist,
has undertaken History gfMe .4merican Nary
His "Pot" proves his peculiar fitness for this
enterprise A complete, well digested history is
much wanted. Itmay be cnducd with the inter
est ofromance without deviation from fact, or
cxtravagsnt colouring'-i6
Ohio Iobaceo-It is estimated that las
year tgvo manfred and .ffy hogSheads were
raised, and that at least one thQ0saad will
be raised the present year, in the county OF
Belmont, in the state Of Ohio. This business
is likely to prove much more profitable 10
the Farmers in that country, than raising
grain and stock.
: The Stock of the New York Gas Light
! Company, was sold on Monday, as high as
I l78. This stock has advanced since the 5th
inst. % per cent
.N6rM Carolina GoM.-I.etters from that
part of North Carolina, i'll the vicinity OF
which GoM has been found, state that there
, has been considerable quantity of Gold
. found since November last notwithstanding
. the incemency the weather Somewhere
: near the source of Long Greek, Mine has
/ been discovered on the land of Mr.. Barrin-
GER, who is thought to be enriched by It.
Some say he has found, already halt barrel
n of gold, while some limit the quantity TO
: half a bnshcl. 1t is said to have been found
i on the side Of a hill, between two strata o.
# slatestone, and to consist Of mixture OF gold
: dust and sand. 1t was supposed that MI b.
y has already collected Gold to the value oil
IS fifteen thousand dollars. Another letter
c states, that, in Cabarrns county, week OF
L two ago, a single lump Of Goid was iou'u'
weighing n pounds! Our lhloriha''. nm
self saw, a few months ago one lump OF more
o than four, and another of more than thres
q pounds eight, that had been found
, National hauStry.---The two facts we are
! now about to state are of infinitely more Y .
> terest to the statesman and the patriot ana
- vastly more suspicious OF an increase IN ma
L tonal wealth than the facts stated IN the a.
Z bove paragraph, however interesting ING!
may be: ,,..,.a :,
l. Within twenty miles around the Clty ol
!, Boston, there are now annually made j9rlH
IL Thousand hicces cfRannet, each piece. con-
If tanning AZ yards. The largest quantity u
a. the same article ever imported IN any o"0
{. year, was 81 900 pieccs.l ~,
G. 9. Not a vessel now leaves the port oil p"i :
ID timore (and we presume this to be true %
es other ports) for South American pora'
is which does not carry, as part OF her c'a",
~ .imeyican Manufactures Of C9ton 10 i w
IL value Of from teis TO t7scnty MoHsaNH r..
r. lars.
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