American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1826-06-27
Lancaster. .J,tnp 90.

Lancaster June 90.
THE CROPS.-ln Lancaster county the prass
may be accounted one half of crop; rye may turn
out two thirds of crop; wheat. owing 10 the re.
wages OF the lily and the long continued DROUGHT,
about twothrds OF crop oats may produce one.
third OF crop. The has suffered lit,ls, and
IN consequence Of the reviving effects Of the late
rains, We may expect full crop. Potatoes, unless
very late planted and il is not yet too late to plant,
are not promising On the whole, as there are con-
siueraoly more wheat and corn 10 the ground the
present year than 10 any preceding year. particular
" wheat, the total product of food will be little less
Than IN more favorable seasons - Gazette.
KlDNAPPlNG.-William White was commit.
ted TO jail, Ind Thomas Smoot held 10 bail 10 the
sum OF three hundred dollars, in Alexandra on
wednesday last tor kidnapping Ii appears thai
they had taken free black boy on board their yes
sci in James River, and, alter prohibn. his going
on shore at folk, where he belonged they took
him to Alexandra, and sold him 10 nepro trader
Tor S275 Before they left the town, however the
boy informed his purchaser that he was Tree, when
White, end oH,oot We're arrested just as they were
about TO make SAIL Smoot is the owner, and mas.
ter OF small schooner, and White sailor in Smoot,s
employ, both bslonglng to the Eastern Shore Of
Mary land. Bait. Pat. June ss.
If the assertions made in certain opposition prints,
OF the unpopularity of the present admins,l alton be
correct, whence the necessity for The assiduous and
anxious Industry which they display 10 convince
their readers that is so If hou.e is evidently
falling, needs no aboured and repeated efforts to
induce It's occupants to desert Il, nor TO satisfy the
by ISLANDERS OF the fact. The fact will speak for it.
sell. On the other hand if we see certain indiv!.
duals endeavoring to convince the tenants and by
ISLANDERS that the house is falling, when il has neither
erieo from It's perpendicular, shown the least
indication oil insecurity, it is fair presumpo on that
either these clamorous alnrmis,s have raised the
oucry to further some i'll design that their vision
Is SO diseased that it cannot discern things as they
are. The continued efforts of the opposition writer's
to induce the belief that the administration are fall
ing into contempt, are intended to produce the Ell
iect which they profess 10 communicate. Light and
truth they reject; because liz h and nth are against
them: their object is to shut out the one and per-
vert The other The decision as TO the popularity
or nnpopularlty OF the administration rests where il
ought to be-wh the people. Let few scattered
/ papers pour out nvectiye alter ihvective until the
fountains OF vituperaion exhausted, still the wis
dom and virtue OF the people will readily separate
truth from falsehood, and reward honor and infamy
by correct and an inhexible Judgment, where in.
teglty OF motive merits the one and where impuri.
" OF purpose claims the other. By that test let the
administration and their enemies be tried.
Nat. Journal.
.seao Hampshire State Prison.--I. appears from
Governor Alorril's message that profit oil G13 600
has been derived from the New Hampshire state
prison, within the last year The prisoners it is be-
lieved, are employed in getting out stone, and pre-
paring it for market.
The Mexican Congress have passed decrees
abolishing forever all titles of nobility such as
count, marquis, &c. that all persons shall be consid-
sted as equal by nature, whatever may be their orr
gin.
Pennsylvania Canal Lorn.-Tbe Governor hes
obtained this loan OF 100000 from the Philadelphia
Bank, and the Farmers and Mechanics' Bank Of
Philadelphia, at five per cent. interest, and at
premium of three and 6ve-eighihs per cent, or
S2.624 for every 800 stock
From actual examination of the subject it is said
that in the United States there arc lOS canals made,
making, and nroiected