The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1828-11-08

] The hrst meeting of the propretors of the Univer
sity of London, within the walls of the new building
was held on the 30th September.
! Portsmouth, Sept. 81.
The Blossom, "a, Captain Beechy, arrived yester-
day with upwards of 100000, dollars in specie on
board, on private account 100000 of which is the
property of old Spanards, who have been compelled
to quit the territory of Mexico and who were Obliged
/ in hurried manner TO collect what property they
could, and ship it on board the Blossom at San Bias
The Blossom has been absent from England three
years and four months, during which period she has
sailed over seventytwo thousand miles. During her
absence she has visited Pitcairn Society, Sandwich,
and Loo Choo Islands, and discovered several Islands
in both the North and South Pacific. In 1885, she
discovered six coral Islands in the South Pacific,
dangerous archipelago and in June, 1897 found the
group of islands called Islas de Arzobispo which were
formerly laid down in charts but which had been
sed IN modern Ones under impression that they did
not exist. They extend from the Volcano Islands of
Cook to 28I N. They afford good anchorage, and
abound in turtle. The crew of the Blossom, after
leaving the islands, consumed 600 lbs of turtle daily
for three weeks In September, 1927, she discovered
near Behring's Straits, Port Clarence, which offers
most excellent anchorage 1t here that the barge
of the BLOSSOM with crew'o nine men while
veying in shore, foundered in gale of wind, when
three seamen were drowned; the remainder succeed
ed in reaching the Shore and were first unmolested
by the EsquimauX others of the latter, however,
coming down in great numbers, did not appear SO am
caby disposed towards them, and but for the timely
arrival of the ship, the in all probability would
have been destroyed. Whilst in Kotzebue's Sound,
the boats subjected TO skrmish with the
EsqumauX. 1t arose from an attempt to rob our
men of their knives, &c. when employed in obtain
ing water Eight seamcn were wounded, one Esqui-
maux killed, and another wounded. The Blossom
was at Pitcairns Island in December 1925. The
colony consisted of IS. Adams was alive. They ex-
press considerable anxiety to be transferred to some
other part of the GLOBE and have petitioned the Gov
eminent of this country 10 grant them some spot in
New South Wales which, by cultivating, may afford
them the of subsistence. At Pitcairn the colo
ny entertain fears of famine. The Blossom was at
Loo Choo in May, 1897. The natives were exceed
ing friendly. MADEIRA, to whom Captain Basil Hall
aludes, as having acted his interpreter when the
lyra visited this island, had died. The Blossom,
has brought home some mammoth's teeth
and fossil bones from Behring's Straits.
VERA CRUZ.-The Pensacola Gazette of the
18th u says, that letters to the 10th Sept have been
received in that city, from Vera Cruz; which state
that, the 28th August all foreign merchants residing
at that place, had been summoned by the military
horities, and forced loan to large amount demand
I'd; with the ntimaton that, if was not granted,
hey could not promise the merchants safety protec
ION from starring Soldiey! The merchants had re-
used compliance, with determination, if matters
became serious, to take refuge on board the
els of their respective nations.
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