The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1825-08-25
Foreign Items Of Intelligence.

II was estiutcdthat not less than $4,000 bags
and bales of cotton were imported into Liverpool
from the United states, Brazil and Portugal, be-
tween the eth. and 10th. Of July.
MIR. Canning had again experienced a severe
attack Of the gont.
Lord Cochran is said in several Of the papers,
to have some intention OF going to the assistance
Of the Greeks
he last alviccs FROM Egypt, stated that the
ocusts were making frShtsul ra,ages in that
country.
Accounts from Madrid to the 25th. June, speak
Of arrangements going on in the portsof Spain, for
the purpose Of reinforcing Havana, and aiiording
succonr to the royalIss in Peru.
A severe storm OF llail and snow was expert
cnccd At Drltlield, on the 5th. of July, so much
50, that on the very spot, where but Il few days
Before the children of the town were seen play
ng amongst the new mown hay, under the VIVID
rays OF the summer sun,a they were observed
surrounded by the hoaiy sgns Of winter, throw
ing snow balls at each other, and shverng from
the bitterness Of the unreasonable blast
a giantcss, Il native Of Switzerland, aged %
years feet inches high, and weighing $50
pounds, was exhibited in Ggeenock
Al the articles of Italian news relate to the
movements of the Austrian, Nc$poltan, and
other royal and no5!c personaycs in that country.
The Ncapoltans are desilous of making an effort
tot free themselves from their annual tribute 10 the
Iiarbaiy powers.
The Austrian army in Naples, is 20 be reduced
to Il, 900 men.
The wife OF Gen. I.ayalette, whose escape
made so much noise some years since, is still III
private mad house at Mont Murc. Her only
paroxysms arc when she beholds her husband
her conduct is then outrageous. She is about
IS years of age, and all means have been used
for her recovery, but without effect. Her hus-
band has been again received into favour, and is
now employed iii the kings household.
crocalllc, measuring 8 feet from head to
tail, was killed at !arycore, in the East Indies,
short tme since 1t had committed great hav-
&c on the banks Of the river, and in he stomach
was found part Ola woman, a dog, cat, and a
part Of sheep, besides several rings and other
ornaments worn by the native women.
Extract ofa letter received from Pars;-rherc
lsa great operation in gold and silver here, melt
/ ing down your coin to be sent elsewhere. At
first did not believe it; but have, within the
lasttc days, been carried to the places where
the process was going forward. The amount is
Stated to be very great.
4 1t IS said oi III. Belzoni, the celebrated ira
I weller, that he supported on his colossal frame
twenty-five persons, who were strapped round
4 his hips, shoulders, neck, sc. With this cnor-
nous pressure, lie moved across a Stage upon
winch ne exhibited this feat, with as much stead
ncss as the elephant does, when his how,lah is
full OF Indian warriors. NJ. Belzoni was six feet
eight inches in height.
The Duke Of York has been presented with a
bill from hi, tailorto the modest amount of O0u
pounds sterling I.bo,t $4,000 dollars. II has
Il been the subject OF debate III Parliament. Some
OF those interested in the discussion thought
that the tailor dilnot pinch his Ilighness in tie
SIZE OF his biH A Liverpool paper has the fol
lowing cmigram on the subject:
Twelve Thousand pounds TO one tailor All, Fred
For waiscoats, for coats and for biccchcs!
Had you laid out one-tcnth part Of that sum or
your head
Your ilighncss had made better speeches.