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Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-12-22
ashington City Canal Lottery.

-. III f!.t&S.
~ tG 9Tae" ia u Gsbigfon Ci, on he SIN of Dcctr2-
Ter, 1896.
VIE Managers ic'.riiny offer the public the fo!-
x loving Schrmc al the foai class Of Washington
lotteries In tic hope and belief, III he found wur
NY The patronage OF all lc friends Of this of adven-
ue' i aiIamsrd on the popular mode by COM
'hauon al farce Hinbts ticket the numbers from
10 ov, b"'lS all hhl are used. Thcsl 60 being
place" !" wheel On The day q awning, eight them are
"'"w 90" al random, which produces 50 capital prizes,
c"ch ;ic!ri {" which contains lcc dr VI Numbers:
!,s3O Fi2es each with t"o CT the dawn numbers, ami
io60S prizes, each with lie drawn numbers; 90 100
nuThers, being blanks.
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-12-22

twenty odd thousand chances OF getting the highest
prize. But, upon examination this morning. he found
that the scheme, which embraced only 20 600 tickets
was drawn uron different rlar and no, subject TO the
test he had supposed. Hc did cot ,reau in his re-
marks yesterday apply TO those lotteries sloll 10 be
drawn, :or lie bad no; supposed himself acdmancA viii,
The principles uron which the drawing Of thuse yvos
conducted: HIS remarks were intended 10 extend TO
Ia scecnc alrealy drawn in the examination of which
lie had fallen into the he had Just spoken of
Whale, therefore, since the discovery Of Isis crror he
could say tl.a! cse schemes unequal; and
Whit he suspended all opinion upon the su. ct until
the committee could examine and report lie thc,rb, i,
clear that The vendors of tickets ,sc large rroGs of
those who purchased either s,r their own interest
lone or for the encouragement of those public works
for which lotteries anihorised ard i; was desery
ing enquiry, whether some regulation ought not Ia
bC,nade in relation to the sale of the tickets; and with
that vc,y, he submitted the resolution Which he held in
his hand.
Various bills had their firs or second readings
Resolutions were read from the Militia Committee
LIST, declaring reasonable the petitions of Tuners and
Mcnonists, who pray be relieved rcm the 25b sec
ton of the miiaIaw, which not only subject them &c
fne Cor failing perform the duties euuincd by ,h.
law, but requires them Ia be placed in the ,es
tined 10 perform the tour Of duty; and I'll declaring
that iaw upon this subject Dug TO be sufficient,
exclusive its provisions 10 embrace all pers.,ps of IN,
same any other denomination, Who are conscenti
ousiy oppoaed 10 bearing armsThese resolutions err
agreed &c by the House; the last by of 81 10 68
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-12-22
Il. G. SCOTT,


ResaieeR, 6s the opinion OF fl,is committee r,at t,e
oath prescribed by the Sd section of the 10 suppress
dueiling, which Robert Doplhat, a Delerate ftp,n
qured Of members of the Legislature as necessary
qualification before entering the duties nj hei an
continent, because the saine IS unconstitutional!
HesOircf, As tie further opinion Of this co,na,ltcr
thSt hc certificate OF qualification land before roccd
IS sufficient 20 authorize Tie So ID r. Dou:a To retain
lis Seat in the House OF DsIegatcs--lie claim Of Ro
D1sii'at 20 lis Seat, nJi nayry been contested Upon
any grouuds.
lapPeafs to ronr i.toe, tidt y. II Ter DrIc-
ga'c from The County OF Farf7x, has taken e oatl.
prescribed BY law in tie usual iorn by certificate in
the following words u 90 hereby certify tlrai i,ave
adnus cred the oaths prescribed br law 20 be taken
BY Delegate unto ~ TYLER
tSiGncd) Wai. I. FENELETGN.
10 which certificate your committee found N,e fol-
loving statement attached, VIZ: 'iiaying been recent
~ engaged IN an affair Of honour in vlciion Of i,.
supposed intended policy Of the act 10 ~ ss jen
bui believing ba have not violated the provj>;ou NJ
that act against the provision of which rnugf fret of
end ere incur either its penalties or dabil;,c
and al the tjne anxious leave that oe lion
open for enquiry and Investigation on Tic par; o the
Legislature, should or an; Of its Members differ viii
me az to that ac-I have taken The OATH prescribed
by the act, with tie proviso-ihat the CONSTRUCTION,
have gwen TO the act, and upon which have consci
entiousIy acted, he legal and correct srucoa Of
the same In order then, that The Legislature If 50 dis
Po5e5, may act mon is subject nov piece in nos
session OF the tact, that siuccthc passage Of The act TO
suppress duellng, whilst in uic District of G oso,ba
accepted challenge, and under Cue challenge fonrhf
DUEL (sigacIs SAT ,TyTFI}
pec. ~. 1876 : 1''''
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-12-22

The statement appended to the certificate of oahs
administered by 10 N. Tyler, Delegate from Fair
fax made previous 10 aud the time said oahs
we aafi, mini rcd fo
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-07-20
From the Ncec York Ecen;ng Post, Juty Is

We have procured from NJ Staples one oi
the counsel in the ca,Ase, Judge thompson O.
pinion in the case of the United States Us: 'he
teas claimed by the Lippincotts, ana give II 10
the public as an interesting document
65l chests Hyson Skin Tea,
Lippincott * Co. claimants,
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-07-20

THURSDAY, JULY 90, 1926.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-06-29
[PrnIrc-No. 7O.l


AN ACT authorizing the importation of Statues
of George Washington and Alexander Ham
ilton, free of duty.
Be il enacted by the Senate and House q
meriea in Cong gytss assembled, That the
Washington Monument Association, in Mas
sachusetts, be, and are hereby, authorized
to import into the United States, from the
city of London. a Statue Of Washington, tree
of duty; and that the Merchants Exchanse,
Company, of the City of New York, be, and
they are hereby authorized to import into
the United States, for the use OF the New
Exchange Building, in the City of N. York,
a Statue of Alexander Hamilton, free OF
duty.
JOHN w. TAYLOR,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
J. C. CALHOUN,
yce-President of the United States, and
President of the Senate.
AppRovEp--May 90, 1926.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-06-29
The Natural age Of flIan.-A late number

The Natural age Of .lMn.-A late number
of the Boston Medical Intelligencer contains
the following remarks on this subject:
"Wc have no hesitation in saving that the
natural age of man is an hundred years.
Those do not consider sufficiently the numer-
GUS circumstances under which death occurs.
who fix the term Of natural life at three
score years and ten. But physicians are well
aware that in nineteen ont Of twenty cases
which terminate in death the canse of the
disease is known and related. The patient
almost always begins thus :---"About a week
ago went out and wet my feet" &c. or" I
have had good deal Of writing to do lately
and set up late every night over the desk,
and have taken no exercise l have beep
obhged to work hard, and have over-fatigucd
myself" 81 ate for supper last night some
partriges, or some indigestable trash. 81
have had my mind worried good deal OF
late" ~ went into the vapor bath about !
week ago, and it has laid me up ever since !,
&c. In almost every case, there is some oh.
vions cause, which might have been cas;I,
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-06-29
EPuBLIc-No. 67.]

AN ACT to perpetuate the evidence relating
to the sale of dwelling houses, lots, and lands,
for the non-payment of direct taxes due the
United States
BE it enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives Of the UnHed States Of
-America in Congress assembled, That
where sales shall have been made of any
dwelling houses, lots or lands, to satisfy any
direct taxes imposed thereon, by virtue of
the laws of the United States, the Secretary
OF the Treasury shall, so far as practicable,
cause such of the books, and other docu-
mentary evidence relating to the assess
ment of such taxes, and to the advertising
and sale of such houses, lots and lands, for
the non-payment thereof, as may remain in
the hands of the assessors and collectors, or
their representatives, to be deposited, for
safe keeping, in the OfHce of the Clerk OF
the District Court Of the United States,
within whose district such houses, lots, and
lands, may lie.
JOHN w. TAYLOR,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives
JOHN C. CALHOUN,
Vice Preside Mt of the United States, ant
President of the Senate.
AppRovEp-MAY 90, 1926.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-06-29
TPUBLIc-No. &C.,

PUBLIc--No. Co.
AN ACT appropriating sum of money for the
repair of the Post Road from the Catahochie
to Line Creek, in the state Of Alabama
Be it enacted By the Senate and House ct
Representatives. Of the United States Of f.
merica in Congress assembled, That the
sum of six thousand dollars be, and the same
is hereby, appropriated, for the repair OF
the Post Road in the Indian country between
the Chataboochie and the Line Greek, in
the State of Alabama, to be expended under
the direction of the Postmaster General, and
that it be paid out Of any money in the Trea-
sury not otherwise appropriated.
JOHN w TAYLOR,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
JOHN C. CALHOUN,
Vicc-President of the United States. and
President of the Senate.
ApfnoyED-sIay 90, 1926.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-06-29
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
fPuBLIc-No. 68. I

AN ACT to allow compensation to such wit
nesses, on the part of the United States, as
may be imprisoned to compel their attendance
in Court, ON account of their inability to give
security in recognizance.
Be ii enacted by the SENATE and House If
Representatives Of the United Stairs Of A.
merica in Congress assembled, That the
Marshalls Of the several Districts and Ter
ritories for the United States be authorized
to pay such persons as may have been, or
shall hereafter be, imprisoned on account of
inability to give security in a recognisance
for their attendance as witnesses on behalf
of the United States, the same sum, foi'each
davis Imprisonment, as is provided by law
for witnesses actually attending Court under
process Provided, the said allowance be
first fixed and certified by the proper Judge
az in case Of jurors.
JOHN w. TAYLOR,
Speaker of the House OF Representatives
JOHN C. CALHOUN,
Yice-President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
AppRovEp-MAY %, 1926.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-06-29
tPuBLlc--No. 69.l


AN ACT authorizing the payment of interest
due to the State of Delaware.
Be enacted by the Senate and House Of
REPRESENTATIVES of the United States of H.
nerica in Congress assembled, That, the
proper accounting Officers of the Treasury
Department be, and they are hereby, autho-
rized and directed to liquidate and settle the
claim oe the State of Delaware against the
United States, for interest upon loans or mo-
news born owed, and actually expended by
her, for the use and benefit of the United
States, during the late war with Great Bri-
tain.
SEC. 9. And be il further enacted, That,
in ascertaining the amount of interest as a
foresaid, due to the State of Delaware, the
following rules shall be understood as appli-
cable to, and governing the case, to wit
FIRST. That interest shall not be computed OF
any sum which Delaware has not expended
for the use and benefit of the United States
as evidenced by the amount refunded or re
paid to Delaware by the United States
Second, That no interest shall be paid Oh
any sum on which she has not paid interest
Third, That, when the principal, or an.
part of it, has been paid or refunded by tn,
United States, or money placed in the hand
of Delaware for that purpose, the interest OIL
the sum or sums so paid or refunded, shall
cease and not be considered as chargeable t
the United States, any longer than up to tn
time of the payment as aforesaid.
SEC. 8. Ind be Nturther enacted, Tha
the amount of interest, when ascertained a
aforesaid, shall be paid out of any money il
fthe1 Treasury not otherwise appropriated
JOHN w. TAYLOR,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
JOHN C. CALHOUN,
e-President of the United States, and
President of the Senate.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-06-29
Mr. Fyerett of the House of RpDresnD

Mr.. Everett, Of the House of Representa-
-tives. being of delicate frame and constitu-
ton, is in the habit of using colonge water
and other stimulus. When he rose, on a
late occasion, in an answer to Mr.. M'Dut'
iie. he happened to have bottle of colongs
water in his hand, which he occasionally
extended towards that champion with an air
of inimitable grace, which set the House
in roar, and confounded poor M'Du'
fie worse than his encountre with Mr.. Cum
ming.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-06-29
MACKEREL..

1t is stated in Boston paper. that thtr
has not been many vessels fitted out this sea
son to the Mackerel fishery, nor will be I'll
July; and on fair calculation there will MOI
be so many caught up to the oath OF 'aI
this year, by twenty five or thirty thou'ana
barrels. as there were the last, up TO tne
same time. No. one and two mackerel are
now very scarce, and several thousand bar
rels short of what was on hand last year a
this time.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-06-29

every physician who reflects on this sub.
ject, will remark that there are four de-.
troying angels abroad amongst men-idlenes,
intemperance, imprudence, and sorrow Let
a man shun these four let him take rerulsr
exercise in fresh air be temperate in eat, at.
ing, drinking, and in all his habits be pr,.
dent in avoiding exposure and quackery, and
preserve an equitable disposition, and uni.
form cheerfulness, and if he has not some
constitutional disease which he has inherited
from his parents, an hundred years are with.
out doubt. his portion on earth. To this aoe
every one, who has good natural consti,T.
ton, may attain, by avoiding the four eyile
we have spoken of, and cultivating the vr.
tues opposed to them.
MAY you Hve thousand years, is an
Eastern salutation. Gentle reader, to wie,,
YOU SO many, would be fruitless; but if vo'
have not deviatcd from, and will continue IN
follow our injunctions, we can safely promise
an hundred.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-06-29
TIE WRECK.
From the New York Mirror.

From the New York Mirror.
| sat upon high and craggy rock,
That overlooked old Neptune's wide dom1'
And gazedin in coAtcmplative, plcasr 'moq
Upon the heavenly beauties Of the sccne'
Twas night and high in the blue vault of =
Mild Luna, with her star attendant trall',IP'
Sat robed in all her splendour.
looked far DER the waste OF water,
To where the moonbcans kissed the dark
wave,
And saw tall ship, like a stately swan,
Her snowy canvass swelling to the breeze
And the foam curling round her gallant prov
AS she moved on with majestic greatness,
listcned-and the merry voices of the Gre
Then broke upon my car in strains OF s."
For many wears had flown since they haa 4
Their native land to sail for foreign cllincs
But now they had returned to where 'a'
reposed,
And their glad hearts were mirhtul. 4
looked again-a dark ming veil
Shut out the lights of heaven, and all waSB
The storm WAS raying-and the thunder
Terrific through the heavens-the toFNr
ming
Flashed along the sky, and gave to view
The proud ship struggling with the II"
wave
t,S
That yawncd for her dcstFrctiqn--nF
That lowered towards the heavens we''F
And her white sails were scattered TO ~
The storm was huslcd, and nature sce'
Exhausted with her cflorts--on the pas
One cry of anguish came unto mine ea
Then all again was still
The moon had raised her veil OF dafA'
And looked forth again in brightest 81
Der the still and undisturbed blue W."
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-06-29

The young man, who was committed to
lail charged with having robbed Mr. Hansell
the watch maker, in Market street, Phla-
delphia, made his escape, with three others,
on Sunday afternoon week, from Arch street
prison. He succeeded in getting of without
hat. coat or shoes, having fallen into the mud
at the foot Of the wall from height of fl.
teen feet. This escape was made in broad
day light, in the presence of dozen per.
sons.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-06-29
TO FARMERS:

The late uncommon drought deprived you
of the usual crops of Oats and potatoes. The
late rains have renovated vegetables, and
prepared the earth to receive seeds. The
writer of this, sewed Oats on the 18th of
June, years since, and finer Oats he has
not seen.-He has no doubt if Potatoes be
planted Immediately, they will will be much
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-06-29

On Thursday morning, the 18th inst, t''
pounding mill connected with the powder
works of Mcssrs. Hubbard and Parson' u
Brighton, about five miles east of Rochester
n. York, was blown up. Mr. Nathan HOn'
was at work in the mill at the time Ut
was so badly burnt that he survived butw
days.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-06-29

ter. 'ithe usual practice Of his master, with
hi. more desperate patients). Having thus
ducked him, he led him back to the door
"Hark 'ye, my friend, ,"said he, ,dismissing him,
"take my advice, and make all possible haste
from this house-for, should our master come
home. he'll drown you but what he will cure
vou''
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-06-29

NAVAL OFFICERS.-In 1901, on the
peace establishment of the u. S. Nav
there were % Captains there are now liy..
ing (l926) 7, 3 of which belong to the navy.
there were Masters Commandant there
is only one living, and none in the navy
there were no Lleutenants are living
4 only in the navv--therc were 50 Surgeons:
only living, and one in the navy--thers
were Surgeons Mates % 3 are living, and
ore in the navy-there were % Masters,
none in the navy, all supposed to be dead
there were 80 Pursers 6 are living, and
in the navy-there were 10 gunners none
in the navy, all supposed dead-there were
10 Shipmasters; none in the navy, all sup
posed dcad-there were l3 carpenters; none
in the navy, all supposed dead-there wer.
354 Midshipmen "a are now living, Is of
which are post Captains, 4 private citizens,
Member of Congress- i a Consul in Europe,
l purser, and Masters Commandant-
There are therefore 81 persons only living
of 6s1, 81 of which are at present in the
navy.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-06-29

A Utica, n. Y. paper estimates the num-
Der of travellers who arrived there Jas
year in stages alone, at 10000, and from
reference to the record of arrivals the pres
ent season, presumes that not less than nine
ty thousand travellers will pass through v
tica in all the current year, being about on
third more than the number i'll eighteen hun
dred and twenty-five.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-06-29

Goblet has offered himself asa candidate
for the house of Commons for Preston. lie
has made grand entrance, and long speech
to a multitude of people. His friends say,
that the parish officers have lately gone
round to the abodes Of the distressed weav-
crs, for the purpose of inducing them to &C
cept parish relief, and thus disqualify them
from voting at the forthcoming election; and
they have succeededto a great extent. Ev-
cry resident Of Preston, Of every description,
householder, or not householder who has
not received parish pay within one year, and
who is not a Catholic, is entitled to a vote at
the elections for members of parliament,
for that borolgh.--With the proceeding ex-
ceptions, therefore, universal Suffrage pre-
walls at Preston; but it is. nevertheless, q
close Borough The catholics are very nu-
meIOus.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-06-29

The Paris Constitutional, contains the iol-
lowing extracts from letter dated Constah-
tinople, March 90.
awe have Just seen exposed on the gate
of the Seraglio, 900 heads brought from \ as
siladi, Anatolico, and Pores. Among tnese
sad ruins, thus exhibited to the view OF 'ns
Christian Legations are to be di tinguisheu
by their long hair and venerable boards ING
heads of thirty Priests, and other reisiouS
and also about 500 of women known by tne'r ,'
long tresses, besides few of children nc
Turks utter cries of joy on behoding the'n'
for thev have not witnessed such spectacle
since the taking of Calamata, and they nat
ter themselves, that they will now nave a.
bundance of decorations for their palaces
The Sultan who ordered the throats OF no
less than 25O00 Christians to be cut at Chios
has sent orders to Ibrahim Pacha to give no
quarters to the inhabitants OF Missolonghl'
no matter what their age, sex, or conaitioh
NAV be. These orders are positive lhere
are. he saws, 1000 souls shut up there, ana
he has need of that number of heads. we
hope, that should such calamity befal the
soldiers of the cross, they will first have sold
their lives at the dearest rate. We under
stand. that it is the heads of the inhabitants
of Anatolico, who were butchercd at the pass
of the Achelous oil their way to Arta, Whither
they were sent bv lbrahim, that increased
the number now here"
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-06-29
Fran the N,t.oaat MteMreace,.

We have pernscd, with no slight emotion,
a copy Of the "Liberia Herad," A News
paper from Africa An America African
Newspaper We confess that we never ex-
amined any other newspaper VITA as much
interest as we did this little sheet. 1t real
lied to us more than any thing else could do,
at so great distance, the growth, the sta
bility, ard the prospects pt the African Col
ony; aud We can imagine the pleasure which
all the friends of that great and benehcent
scheme must feel At this interesting evil
dence Of the progressive success of their un-
wavering efforts. Let them but persevere,
and final and complete success will crown
their cxertions. Public opinion will become
universal in it, favor. and public opinion thus
united, will give an impulse to the public
couasels favorable to- the Colony.
In looking over the Monrovia paper, it
was interesting to observe the various notl-
ces OF business, parades, marriages, &c. as
though the print Was issued in the midst o
an old community. For the amuse ment d
our readers, we subloin the following notices
complied from the first number of the pa
per =
"Organizcd, on the 18th instant, the sec
ond Trading Company Of Liberia, on the ba
sis of uniform prices and equitable trade
both wiki the different tribes and with for
eign nations. Any traffic III human blood o
spirtuous liquors with the natives, is a viola
ton Of the Constitution, and incurs heav,
penalties"
".4ttcntioa The Independent Nolun
teers will parade on the "a instant, at O
clock, a. Nj. equipped according to Law
with ten blank cartridges in honor of tn
birth Of Washington the American hero.
By order OF the Captain
- " II ~ \
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-06-29
NfNr u T7etttTr'
JAMES G.. BARBOUR.
"WM. w. STEWART, Orderly Sergeant

"Uantcd immediatefy.-1'he following
articles, viz. boards, plank. shingles, window
glass, nails, crockcry, all kinds ofhartware,
household furniture, cutlery, tobacco, pipes,
pound beads, American cottons, ginghams,
calicoes. shoes, hose, cambrics, muslns. lin
ems, buttons, thread, combs, butter, lard and
hams. In exchange for which, may be had
-eamwood, ivory, turtle shell. gold dust,
deer, leopard and tiger skins, rice. fowl, fish
goats and and fruits"
"lIarricd, OIL the evening Of the 1.ith inst.
by the Rev. Mr.. Sessions. Mr.. Richard
Sears, to Miss Rosanna Mason Fitch-all
recently from America"
"Dro7ynea, at Cape Mount, on the 7th ul-
timo, Mr.. Coy Page, formerly of Richmond
City. Virginia"
The paper from which the above is ex-
tracted, was published but few weeks, ow
ling to the death of Mr.. Force, the printer,
who went out there from Boston. 1t IS Or
dained apparently, by nature, that no white
man shall live there. The only exception
to the rule has been in the case of Mr.. Ash.
nun, the Colonial Agent, over whom, for its
own wise purposes, Providence seems tc
have extended special protection. As ia,
as we have information, he has exceed
ingly well discharged every duty which the
orders of the Board of Managers, or the e.
mergency Of the occasion, has devolved upor
him.