The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-05-31

alorders. as they were issued daily, from thc
lime he entered Virginia. until his defeat
syceptng few days in which Washington
VAS confined BY fever.
Washington's Revolutionary Papers have
III been transcribed into large folio volumes,
anounting to forty -four in number, and ar
ranped according to the following classltica-
ton.
l. Letters to the Congress OF the United
States-to committees Of Congress
TO the American Ministers Plenipo-
tentary at Foreign CotIts; to indi-
yidual Members Of Congress in their
public characters. Ihis class contains
seven vols.
}, Letters 10 officers ol the Line, OF every
rank; to officers Of the Stall; ana to
all other military Characters OF every
denomination. Sixteen vols.
Letters to Conventions and Committees
ut Safety and Correspondence, to Go-
vernors Presidents, and other exec
utives Of States. to Civil Magistrates,
and citizens of every denominaton.--
livc vols
T. Letters to Foreign Ministers; to sub
iects of foreign nations in the immc-
date service of the United States,
but not in virtue Of commissions from
Con3rcs to foreign officers OF all
descriptions. Two vols
5. Letters to officers of every rank and de-
denomination in the service ot the en-
cmy; 10 British subjects of every char
acter, with the enemy; to persons APP
plying for permission to go to the en-
emy One vol.
& Proceedings and opinions OF Councils OF
War, and opinions Of the general OF
fcers respecting the various points on
which they were consulted from time
to time, by the Conmandern-C Chief.
/ hree vols.
:. Private Correspondence during the
Revelation, being letters written TO
persons both III private and public sta.
tons, but on subjects OF private na-
turc. Three vols.
8. Orderly Books, containing all the or
ders to the Army, entered in detail
from the day he took command OF 1t
at Cambridge, till h. left It at New
burgh, at the end q the war. Seven
vols
These volumes are arranged WITH re-
markahle eXactness OF method, copied with
elegance and care. and written Throughout
in uniform and neat style OF penmahshiP,
Each class Of subjects is brought together
in strict Chronological order, and copion,
index is added 10 every volume.
From the time that Washington resigned
the command of the army to his acceptance
Of the Presidency, his correspondence fills 9
folio vuune,--scarcely one Of these letters
have been published.
lis letters to Nfr. Jay, upon the subject Of
the Treaty with England, are OF the highest
interest; in reference to which papers, MIR.
Sparks observtS:--"l take it upon me r.
say, without qualification, that among the
mass Of Washington's private and coutiden-
tial papers, pertaining to the stormy sea
sons of his administration, there is no rec
ord that breads the light, none that would
in the smallest degree, detract from the
brightness of his character by being expos
cd"
A most surprising and dreadful occurrence
lately took place in one Of the provinces D
France. A counterfeiter, who had beer
condemned to be hung, made his escape o,
the way to the gallows, and took refuge il
an hospital. After some search lie wa
found, as was thought, disguised. lie wa
Carried OF, uttcrlng not syllable, but ges
ticulating vehemently, and executed. 1t wa
shortly afterwards discovered that the off
GERS had hung deaf and dumb brother o
the convict who had resided long in the hos
pital. The real criminal vas recommends,
to the royal clemency.
Il Laughablc adrcntute-No long since
reverend clergyman in Vermont, being ap
prchonsive that the accumulated weight {
snow upon the roof Of his barn might d
some damage, resolved to prevent it bv sea
sonably slioyeling it off, He therefore as
oenued II, having first, for tear the sno,
might all slide otf at once, and himself wit
II, fastened to his waist one end of a rope
ana giving the other to his WIFE He wen
10 work, but fearing still tor his safety, IN
dear said he, ''tie the rope round you
waist" no sooner had she done this, than o
went the snow, poor minister and all, ant
up went his wife. Thus on one side of til
barn the astounded and confaunlcd clergy
man hung, but on the other side hung hi
vlte, high aud dry, i'll majesty sublime
dlngllng and dangling at the end of the rop,
~ that moment, however, gentleman
luckily passing by, delivered them from thei
perllous situation Per. Pat.
MI Carter of the New York Statesman
proposes to collect, revise and publish i
Wofolumes, such parts of his Letters iron
Europe, as he thinks worthy of preserva
,lon About one third of the proposed worl
sas never been given to the pubic in an
!orm.