American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1826-05-19

Tomb Of Washington III Il rumored, that
party. consisting OF about thirty members Of Con
gress, OF both Houses, wishing to visit the tomb oil
Washington, hired the steam boa, Enterprise q
and proceeded in her to Mount Vernon, on the 4th
INST. After the boat had gone some distance. and
before they reached Mount Vernon, it was stated
to them BY the captain that Judge Washington, The
proprietor OF the place, had forbid persons from
landing from on board OF steam boat, at Mount
Vernon. The gentlemen thinking that refusal
could not be given, appointed Committee, con.
alstlng OF three Of their body, to wait upon Judge
washington, and to ask the permission of him, of
paying their respects TO the scat of the deceased
Father of their Independence. This was done in
the most polite and respectful manner by the com
mittee who went shore for the purpose, the 9TH
cr gentlemen remaining on board the steam boat.
he permission was refused, and it is said, the com
mlttee was not treated with common poiteness.
and the refusal was accompanied by threats of in
siuting quits &c. Is it possible that this report
is truef II 80, ought it not TO be good reason
why Congress ought TO remove the remains of
| Washington, from place to which his grateful
cnuntrymen cannot 60 to perform that pilgrimage
which will be made, as long as gratitude is virtues
o. love of country warns the bosom of an Amer
ican For the honor of the name of F." Washing
ton" we can scarcely believe the report, and yet,
it comes from such authority We cannot doubt it.
Nat. Journal.
STEAM CARRIAGES.-The New York Even
ing Post -ays:--Mr. Stevens has at length put his
steam carriage in motion. 1t travelled round the
circle at Hoboken Hotel yesterday, at the rate Of
IS very rank. much more 20 than he possibly re-
CURED in pursuing the route of road. This great
deviation from straight line gives rise to
friction the greater part Of which, however, Mr.. S.
has contiised to obvate. His engine and carriage
weigh less than a ton, whereas those now in use in
England weigh from eight 10 ten tons. His origi
nal intention was to give the carriage motion OF
sixteen or twenty miles an hours but he has deemed
il more prudent to movc in the first instance. with
moderate velocity. and has accordingly altered the
gearing, which renders it impracticable to move
fastcr.o
Captain King, who not long since returned to
England from survey of the coast of New Hol
lard states that he found the Eastern and North
ern shores to be extremely desert, and the inhabi
tants in the most savage state. He failed to discov.
er any great river flowing into the sea, as it was
supposed might be the case and only one great
inlet was left unexplored, where il possible
such river might exist All hopes therefore. OF
this coast being aught but barren and inhospitablc
seem to have vanished.
From late discussion in the House OF Commons,
we learn that the Government Of England has 8S
Regiments of the Lire, OF which nine stationed
in England and twenty hree in ireland. Besides
these there are the depos of the fifty one regiments
abroai, which are composed wholly of recruits and
insaids. The nine regiments in Eoelsnd are est.
mated at 740 men each, amounting to s $50 men in
England. II is believed the regiments in Ireland
are full than those 10 England but computing
them at 74o men it gives 1000 regular troops III
that Island.
Mr. Secretary Canning, in late debate in the
House of Commons took occasion to compliment
the French Government, on the disposition it had
Lately manifested 10 put down the SLAVE TRADE,
and said he had the satisfaction to inform the house
that, Z" an order had been sent by the Spanish Gov
ernment TO Cuba which (shoud il be cxecuted)
would efectually put down the Slave Trade in that
quarter"
Concord Bank The New Hampshire Patriot,
Of May, published al Concord, New Hampshire,
says we have been requested state, for the benefit
OF all concerned, that the charter OF the Concord
N. H. Bank, Samuel Spsrhawk, Cashier will ex
pire by its own limitation the FIRST day Of July
next and that all the bills of the said Bank which
are not presented for payment on or before that
time, will be lost 10 the holders.
The editor of the Doyles,own Democra. says that
the managers of the Delaware Bridge Company,
have inundated the country With new emission
of notes. and advises the public to be cautious how
they receive them. The credit Of the new notes is
strongly suspected, and in the neighborhood and
county where they are issued they will not be re.
ceived.
The District Court Of the United States. for the
southern district of New York, has condemned to