American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1826-09-19
From the Hudson Republican.

There's ne'er villain, dwelling in all Denmark,
- But he's an a-fant kaaYe. Hamlet.
About a fortnight since, a white faced, curly
headed pefsooage, set himself dawn in this city
and commenced the business Of Vending Lottery
Tickets There nothing ye,y remarkable IN this.
but either from thr natural inqusitlveness OF our
citizens, the appearance OF the individual, the
Inquiry msrfs by almost every one" Who is
hes" A day or TWO more, and new sign made
its appearance door and on the broad side OF
a three story bti-k house, which i formed our ciii
Zens that vii hin was F." Ctomelean's Hudson Gold
Nine" " Who rs he :" said the passcrs by g
know not The namc." Another d.y, and our streets
were houde with ha;.dbils, containing divers witty
matters recommending to he iucklcss wiEhts who
toed and fretted lor a subsistence, to launch al
once int the wide sea OF spee ulaon, TO dclve IN the
new and sparkling NINE which was Aopcued to their
view, and bear off in trumph, Cash, or its equiya-
lent which means bank notes The next week, and
the columns OF one OF our newspapers gave evidence
that the Muses. hemselves-albeit they not APT
10 deal in gold. unless il be golden dreams,"--
had taken up ther abode al the new, brilliant and
inexhaus,asle gold mine What is ne ~ was
DOW the inquiry and much sPecula was indulg-
ed IN conce ning him. Some purchased ticket. of
him others looked at him rather suspiciousy
how could he escape il. being poet ?-and some
still uncertain k, pit up The inquiry, " what is he 20
Matters thus passed until the drawing OF the Rhode
Island Lottery eceived Friday morning last,
when it appeared that one of the adventurers was
fortunate enough to possess the a. arter OF ticket
which entitled TO $500. Ohe,s were soon
seen IN he street with iaccs fai and smiling as the
morning sun. Repeated calls were made at the
Office for MIR Cromelen, but he was absent having
Just stepped out, In the time show of
hands takes place. when 10 and behold 1t was re
yealed TO the advrnturers that Mr. Cromelein had
disposed OF nineteen eighths all based the single
quarter which he sold 10 the gentleman frs alluded
20. Ii was now necessary that Cromelein should
be found, and give an explanation. Search was
accordingly made for him. but the bird had flown
gentleman, shortly alter hearing the FAC rela ed,
made the old inquiry, What is he - and twenty
voices at once answered, g A KNAvE.'
" There needs no ghost, my lord from the grave,
TO tell us this
FROM PORTO RICO = On Tuesday the schr
Washington, Perki. 8 day fro Ponce arrived
at quarantine Capl. Perkins states that the night
before he sailed the Gov of Porte Rico passed
through Ponce ON his way to the plate, where fifty
two negroes end one white man to be hung
the mex, day, foi their having oeen engaged in the
late alarming insurrection.
Boston paper, Sept. a.
Morrel Magoon, who was convic ed at Montreal.
OF altering bill OF exchange Prime. Ward &
bands of New York. from 10 10 l00Ol has been sen
fenced to be hanged on the 27th OF October next.
An elderly man, whose estate is said to be worth
Si5,OOO, was recently convicted OF stealing blan
Aet, at the Court Of Common Pleas, held n Barn
tlable, Mass.