The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-06-01

was murdered at his plantation. near the lat
ter place, on the night Of Sunday, the 3Oth
ult, BY man named Hugh Gallagher, who
is supposed to have been partially deranged.
Gallagher being noisy and impertinent, was
compelled by Major NJ to SO to bed. Maj.
M. then retired in the same room, and occu-
pied bed with ayoung man OF IA or 10 years
of age-two other men were also sleeping
in the apartment. Some time after, proba-
bly, about two hours, Gallagher arose. took
the gun, placed it within few inches OF the
ear Of Major Nj. and discharged it. Inc
charge passed through his head into the
pillow, and the vital spark was extinguishea
instantly. His bed d-fellow was not injured,
and it is somewhat singular, that no one IN
the room was wakened by the report. IL
was heard by a negro in another part OF
the house, who came Immediately TO ascer-
tain the cause, and upon examination, MAJOR
Morgan was found dead, the bed covered
with blood, the gun lying by it on the iioor'
and Gallagher gone; but he was fallen III
with next morning, about five miles distant
and arrested. He confessed that he was
guilty of the murder.
Horrors ofthe slauc 7rade.-We are in
formed by ship master, who lately arriv-
edhere from Trinity, Martinique, that while
he was at that port, a French slave ship ar
rived there in a long passage from Africa.
The whole number of slaves when taken on
beard consisted of 500, but owing to short
ness of provisions, and other circumstances
incident to the traffic. 100 had died before
the vessel arrived. The remainder were
purchased by the commandant of the port,
and sent to his plantation. Our informant
saw these poor wretches on their march
they were entirely naked, and so miseraoly
weak and poor, that it was with difficulty
they could walk; some OF them were plac-
cd on mules; all their ribs and other bones
could be counted. On asking Frenchman
the cause of their frightful appearance, he
answered with significant gesture, "Ipont
for de stomach" ln the evening of the day
oftheir arrival, gentleman visited the plan
tation, and saw few Of them seated eating
sugar cane; the rest were housed, with the
exception OF some who were burying one OF
their number. and though at some distance,
he heard the groans of the dying slave part
ly covered with Garth :!
Beneath the foundation of the most ancient
part of the building, which lately occupied
the lot upon which the Philadelphia Arcade
week, three glass bottles of a very unc0m-
mon shape, in decomposed state The
corks, if there were any, were entirely de-
stroyed by time, and their original contents
had given place to solid mass of loan, sim
liar to that with which they were surround
ed. On one o. them are these letters and fig
ures, ~. p. l731." They appear to have
been deposited in an earthcn vessel, which
was much dccaycd. part Of which has been
preserved. To crafty the curious they
have been placed in the Philadelphia Muse
uIn
A negro died suddenly, lately, at the house
OF correction in Boston. In noticing the cor
oner's inquest the Boston Traveller says,
at is very remarkable, that this man spoke
five languages, correctly and fiuently; could
repeat Shakespeare from beginning to end,
and possessed, beside this, an uncommon
fund of drollery. During the greater part
OF Napolcon's wars, hc was servant to diff
icrent officers of distinction, where he had
an opportunity of acquiring information aud
pertecting himself in waggishnesS. lntem-
pcrancc was probably the cause of his death,
resulting in a general disease and disorgan-
cation OF important organs
The northern papers State that extensive
| fires were raging in the forests of Penn5yl-
wanna, New Jersey and New York. The
WOODS 10 the CAtskil mountains have been
much rvABed oy the destructive element
| lhe Flshkilh mountains are described as
presenting magnihcGnt appearance to the
spectator, enveloped as they are in a spa
clous mantle of flame. 1t is not stated whc-
ther these fires have originated in accident
or design.
There are great complaints about Rich
'nond OF the prevailing drought, by which
many OF the wells have been dried up, and
the mills stopped. There is also another
evll by which this part OF the country is af-
filcted. The forests are overrun by locusts,
and there Is scarcely tree the foliage of
winch has not been entirely destroyed by
these destructive insects. They have not
yet attacked the fields, but from their in
creasing numbers, such an event is dread
ed. At this time the locusts are depositing
their eggs, which are white, in rows, under
the bark. The place may be discovered by
longitudinal slit in the bark.
| A man calling himself Ebenezer F. John
ston, has been recently stopped at Rocky
spring,in Mississippi, with hve negroes, and
the body of negro boy who had died. The
negroes, according to the statement of one