The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-06-15

:, . state of happy and lionouraole inaepen-
lance No iucky coincidence OF iortuitous
-..a,,. !. made the instrument of his cleva-
.;on /; but stimulated by the reflection that
nc widowed mother. requires all the assist
.,ce that his talent. and industry can pro-
.,,re an untiring attention TO the duties OF
sis station, ibleintcgrity IN all its trans
.,,;ons. and the assi,.sous improvement OF
every opportunity for the acquisition OF
,,ow,ed.re and the enlargement OF his mlnti,
Rad him successfully and rapidly forward.
There is probably no other work c@saht'
~, fictitious character, which approHinates
% near to absolute truth. The narrative,
indeed. is not the detail OF events which G
ser occurred in the life Of one Individual; yet
,hc anthor has woven into the texture ct his
work, surprising amount OF authentic IN
formation, historical, literary and scientific
and the narrative itself may be considered
as series OF logical deductions, presented
under the suilitudc of practical results
Tie scenes, through which the hero is led,
are sometimes painted rather than descrlb-
ed. The style is remarkable for its neat
ness and purity. while tho vein OF p'ety,wh'ch
shines through every part, can scarcely Tan
20 make, on tho juvenile mind, a favourable
;moresson of the ovcliness of religion.
The work being designed for the use OF
schools, is divided into portions Of suitable
extent to be used as class book, and as
such it is recommended to the attention OF
teachers.
Wilmington, Del lOlok.
A new Election for town officers was held
at the public Hall, on Tuesday 18th, when
the persons composing the ticket which sue
ceeded at the previous election in May, were
reelected.
Anew species of sponge has been dscov-
-rcl at Singapore. in the East Indies. i,
grows 10 the form of a cup, French fce'
and 3 inches in circumference being large
enough to contain SO quarts. 1t grows on the
shore. and has received the scientific name
of Spongla pattern.
The principal officers, engineers, and man
ufacturers i'll Egypt arc Frenchmeh. ven
Bower commands the Arab troops; Major
Scvc directs the operations in Greece, and
M. Jumcllc manages the muslin and cotto,
manufactures in Cairo The cotton is man
utacturcd by slaves, woven by Arabs, ant
printed, and stamped by Frenchmen, unde'
the direction of NJ. Gnnnie. The cannon
/ foundery of Cairo, and some of the manutac
tories Of arms are also managed BY French
men.
Nr7v-J Jerseu-In consequence of the Ions
drought which has prevailed, the fields ant
gardens in Morris county, and its vicinity
present Il melancholy aspect. In many pia
ces indeed the farmers have been compelled
to turn their stock ,to the growing grass t
prevent them from starving. The pastur
lots have completely failed: The wells
brooks, and streams, have been dried uF
Families have been obliged to send great dis
tances tor culinary purposes; and cattle ar
driven miles for drink. The mills have bee
stopped and hundreds of persons thrown OF
of employ. The locusts are in prodigiou
numbers, six quarts having been swept tror
one apple tree, and given to swine. n
noise which they make in the fields is sal
to be SO deafening that the work people can
not hear each other (perhaps they are to
far apart.l 1t said that they emerge troI
the,earth, which is perforated like riddl
At first they take to the body OF the tree, an
there divest themselves of a she'll or cover
ing, which is left sticking to it, and then
rect their way to the limbs and branche
making clean work as they go, devouring tn
foliage upon them, until they have sufiicleI
strength to take their fight.
During thunder storm last week, tn
hammer of the First Presbyterian church
Newark was affected by stroke OF the llgh
ming, which caused it to strike the bell fore
bly,.
An extensive fire is raging in this Stat
1t commenced in the woods about thr'
miles S. +. of Philadelphia, and has sprea
to within few miles of the, sea and covere
more than $4,000 acres. More than 80C
cords of cut wood, besides timber OF evei
description, and many cattle were destroye
At M'Murtrics tavern, in Bclyidere, the
isnow exhibiting a collection of rattlesnake
consisting Of two hundred, being the tine
collection ever shown in this country. The
are all alive, and have been caught with
the last three weeks, principallyi in tile cou
ties Of Pike and Wayne, in Pennsylvania, al
arc on their way to Philadelphia, whe
their proprietor intends to exhibit them.