American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1826-09-22

GKEhl EhlEN Of oOUND.-An extract
OF letter from gentleman attached to the party of
Engineers engaged in the survey OF the canal from
Baltimore 10 the Potomac, says:-"On the alter
noon of Friday, 9th inst as sitting near our
tent, our attention was reused by loud explosion
in the direction Of Baltimore. Several Of the party
who had once twice heard the blowing up of a
powder mill, agreed that it was exactly similar, and
We were disposed TO attribute it to the cause,
but were at loss to recollec any mill near Bali
more in the direction the sound proceeded from -
Not hearing any account of any such accident for
some days. we were disposed to think it had been
thunder, until the account of the destruction of the
Eden mill near Wilmington and the exact coinci-
dence of time left no doub, of the truth The dis
tance, in straight line from our camp to Whining
ton, must have been from 80 to 80 miles.-ib.
Governor has approved the location of the
tern section of the Pennsylvania canal which made by
majority of the commissioners at their late meeting in
Ptsburg and which brings the canal across the Allegheny,
by an squeduct to the eastern side at Pine creek on an
elevation sufficiently high to admit of its emptyng into
either the Allegheny, or Monongahea or both OF those
rivers.
A great many quack recipes are unavoidaby pub
lishcd in the newspapers, some OF which, il is true,
partake of the nature of DR. Lasts prescription in
the farce, Of chalk and vinegar, which, if it can do
no good, it can do no harm; but many others would
prove not only destructive oil hcah but oil life, II
bndly followed, as they too frequently are, by the
credulous. Some knave or fool recommends as a
cure for the ague, pint of gin and four ounces Of
birthstone before going to bed. Gin and birthstone! !!
This no doubt would be radical cure of all disea
ses, and absurd the remedy prescribed evidently
IS, II is TO be feared that many poor ignorant per
sons may fall victims to it. A circumstance of this
nature came within our knowledge this time last
year. A labouring man, who had been for some time
afflicted with chils and feyers, told that brandy
would keep off the chill if taken copiously soon
as he felt the first symptoms of it coming on He
accordingly procured pint of brandy and swallow
ed it at draught Death was the natural conse-
quence-durora.
BRATTLEBoRo, (Yt.) Sept IL.
Hhite INountainsfnoer Shde.-Since the grea, slide
on the night of the 28th ult in which the Wiley family
overwhelmed there has been another from the east
side of the White Hills, which has blocked up the road
leading to Mount Washington.
In an action lately tried at Montpelier, Vernon
brought by Anna Lyman against David Hatch, for
breach OF promise of marriage, verdict was given
for the plaintiff OF seven hundred and forty dollars
damages.
The RatteSnake8 at Pyouidence-The keeper of these
reptiles by carelessy exposing himself to te bitten
on one Of his fingers, and by making ncson in the
wound sucking the blood, and parakng freely of sweet
oil past all danger visitor also bitten and by
sucking the blood from the wound recovered immed-
aely.
Prize EssayThe time allotted for receiving the Essays
and criticisms on the different spelling books extended
until the first day of May next.