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Delaware journal., 1828-11-14

si Stch ,loze, lhe last vlage) we crossed Barren
,stu ni about two miles in extent then entered the
i, aody Region, Which is uninhablted. lhe trees
at their trunks were large, and Of apparently nxur-
liant growth but they soon meet with the Drl'ilaht
clouds, which almost continually envelope ther
tops, giving them the appearance OF having oeeh
opped off; they are seldom higher than 20 Or 20
feet, with an abrupt termination, occasonrd by the
change Of temperature and dampness. Thus region
extends about 8 or 9 miles further, at the end OF
which, under large tree, and at the mouth OF
erotto formed of lava, dned, exchanged DUR
clothes for better calculated to protect Us from
the sudden change OF temperature soon to De ex
pected again !" got under welsh' Tor the bar
rem region the roads here became rugged and steep
and ou poor mules required the muetcers to en-
courage them to undertake the labour.
This region extended about miles further we
soon called into requislton our Over Coats on en-
tering it, in consequence Of severe gale OF wind
and vialent hail storm. You well imagine how
sensibly we felt this sudden mutation. in the morn
ing al Catana the thermometer was 80 deg, ees, nuw
we experienced the cold of North American mid
winter-about sun down we arrived at the English
House built by the Officers of their army during
their residence in Sicily for the purpose Of explor
ing more mnutely the Crater, and here remained
for the night, cooked our provisions and made our
beds into :. field bed" all sleeping together. On
the succeeding morning about 3 o'clock after taking
cup 0l c0ffee, we again set out, each armed with
long staff 10 assist him ON the Crevices 8 Ravines.
in consequence of which and the steep ascent OF
the Cone, darkness ct cetera were obliged to pro-
ceed on foot. and arrived in one hour and aqnarter
at the top of the Cone. soon after which. the sun
arose in all the majesty of his gory-every thing
tended to increase the interest and sublimy OF the
view. we had with diff, uty lowing to the rarac
tlon of atmosphere and fumes of sui phur prndncin.
the most unpleasant construction of the chest rem
dering it impossible to ascend more tnan few step
without stopping to rest) attained the highest pom
Of the Done. the morning clear as we coul'
desire, aud all the Island could be readily seer-
Mount Strombo Messna, Stella &c. Our graf
ifcaton was not little increased by slight eruT
ton from the Crater which we had fine chanc
Of seeing, being uncomfortaby near, tie rumblln
noise, fire. fumes and our situation increased yer
considerably the awful grandeur Of this very sngl
lar production. | will not detan YOU longer. wit
what you have read Of and heard so frequently d.
scribed. | wished for you very much as the pecul
ar feelings impaired on such occasions cannot po
sibly be described Or communicated We return
ed in the evening TO Catania, remained or day
which occupied most adyantageonsly in us
ting its antiquities ard culosties among the form
were the subterranean amphilheatre. baths. thear
&C. the latter Benedctne convent museum &c.
Delaware journal., 1828-11-14
FoHNHGW NEWS.
Extract of letter from an American gentleman. dated
Gibraltar, l4th September 1923.

6 The fever has increased rapidly, is pervadng
all parts Of the town, and has became very fatal.
Ab,ut 5000 Of the poorer inhabitants and 1900
troops have been sent out Of the town. to encamp-
ment on the neutral ground. and another regiment is
to go as soon a, arrangements can be made. Nearly
all the better class of inhabitants have fed. The
alarm is appalling The Spaniarl. have placed a
cordna round the bav and the neutral ground,
which it is certain death to attempt to evadc to
break. They allow communication whatever.
and all the port. in the neishborhool cosed-no
vessel from this place being allowed to enter, even
to speak, or obtain provisions or water. The only
refuge is on ship.board in the bay, &c. &C."
Delaware journal., 1828-11-14
GREENFIELD Mass. Oct. %

OlREII1NI tCLID [NIdSs oct 2S.
Ram, Fire and Suicide-On Tuesday last the yaf.
liable Barn of David Stockbrdge, ir. esq of Whate-
ly. together with its contents his courthouse and
contents, and two three large sheds were consum-
ed by fire. The barn was superior to any in the
country-t was built two or three years since, and
cost 1000 dollars. The whole loss to Mr.. Stock
bridge is said not to be less than 5000 dollars.
There no doubt that the barn was set on fire, and
1t IS supposed that Daniel Ellis did the deed. A
year or two since the select men of Whately, enter
ed complaint against Ellis as being spendthrift.
Mr. stockbridge was appointed his Guardian. e.
lis IT IS SAID swore revenge against Mr.. S. Whsa
the hra WAS first discovered: Ellis was seen about
Delaware journal., 1828-11-14
MEMORIAL.
To Capt. B v. Hoffman Of the United States Navy

commanding tne sioOp of war Eoston
Sr--The undersigned. citizens of the United
States. present in Montevldeo, while they grieve
at having to troubl. the first moments Of your arri
val in this port must nevertheless yield to the i'm
pulse of their useesslv stled feelings, BY laying be-
fore you the following statement. Such acts of bar
bari,v committed on our fellow citizens. while it will
rouse your indignation on the one hand, and excite
your svmplthy on the other. yet cannot affect you
as it does us.
That the schooner Tell Tale. Of New-Ynrlz, Cap
tain Nonson Hin aan. was, on the 29th Jane last.
taken bv Brazilian crulzer. and brought into this
port, on preten;e e of the blockade. before being
warned off. and even before near it that she has
been since detained. and like many other vessels,
committed to condemnation, or what by mockery IS
called trial. and all this against principles avowediy
recognised by the government.
On the 2lst of this month. at O'Clock in the
evening. the schooner aforesaid having, during all
the time of her being in port remained without a
guard on the part of the captors. except two com
mon sailors put on board two days previous, ont
of these, after having entced bnat that was pass
ing nv, to come alongside, made an attempt to Kill
one of the men in her with han1spke, in which
being prevented bv the steward, he drew on the lat
ter a knife. and then called to the guard boats
Spnn after. the deck was filled with armed men, ant
the mate and crew taken to prison. and there hav
ever since remained in close confinement. wlthou
communication, and without reason assigned. u
the day following, the sails were taken from tn
schooner and something then transpiret, of a sus
picion entertained that the crew had intended t
run away with her. Capt. lIinman and his stewar
then re named on board alone with the Brazilia
soldiers and sailors, the former was grossly nsu
ted by them, and coming on shore, we, the under
Delaware journal., 1828-11-14
BRAZILIAN OUTRAGE.

We copy from the New-York journal of Com.
merce the following memorial addressed to Captain
3 v. Hoffman. Of iht U. S. ship Boston, advising
him to the condemnation If the Tell Tale, Of New
York, and tine revolving crueltes practised upon the
crew.
Delaware journal., 1828-11-14
Mn Lazpless, Mlss,on.-1nrn out Of Part,es. G
man kslledu

DUBLIN. FRIpAY,
The following account of the transactions al Bal
ly-bay is derived from quarter not inclined to ex-
aggerate such matters, but believe the facts are
correctly stated:-
" Our correspondent in Armagh has written to us
under date Of Wednesday, the cath inst. informing
Delaware journal., 1828-01-01
From the Baltimore Anaerican.

FROM ENGLAND BY the packet ship Cam
bria, at New York from London adyices have been
received to the evening of the t9lh of November.
The great topic of interest in the metropolis appears
to be the situation of the Frank residents al COnstan
tinope. 1t was said that part of the allied squad
ron was to go thher, for the purpose of aifording
them protection. 1t is also stated that besides the
two Russian men-of war anchored off the Russian
Embassy, there are English ships ready to receive
the principal residents, should it prove necessary.
Other Journals repeat the previous report, that ships
had been despatched to Smyrna with intelligence
OF the affair of Navarino, and that courers thence
would reach Constantinople before news could be
ce,ved from Ibrahm round by land. 1t would APP
pear from letter from Pera, that the fight of Nava-
rino already known in the Turkish capital, and
in addition to the late fires there, had produced the
greatest CONSERVATION and dismay According to
the agreeable Turkish mode of proceeding in SUCH
circumstances, the Refs Efendi, by the same ac-
count. is disgraced and imprisoned the prelude
to dec,pitation. Things of this sort. with appre-
hensIol,s entertained of the outbreak of the Turkish
popuace, speak sufficiently the barbarous institu-
tons and manners of the Turk. 1t is, however,
thought at Pera that things will be settled to the sat-
sfacton of the allied powers; and this, though the
contrary may turn out to be true. seems to us the
more reasonable opinion. The occurrence of sig
nal defeat like that at Navarno, may be regarded as
circumstance somewhat extraordinary in state Of
peace. for such the allies declare to be their rela
ton with the Porte.
Delaware journal., 1828-01-01

JUNGMESStN.sAA.
DECEMj,Et, 22.

In the Senate. yesterday, the Resolution submit
ted on Monday by Mr.. SiLsBrE, in relation to the
protection of American Commerce in the MedIter-
ranean from the Greek piraces. was considered and
agreed to- The Bill for the relief of the Columbian
College in the District Of Columbia. was reported
ithout amendment. The Bill making .a partial
appropriation for the support of the Government
during the year 1928" which 3ill provides for the
payment OF the Members of Congress and for the
contingent expenses of Congress- was read third
time and passed. The Senate also spent short
time in Executive business.
In the House Of Representatives, a number of
petitions and resolutions were presented. The res
nlution offered by Mr.. MINER on Monday. calling
for list of Land Warrants issued from the War
Department, was laid on the table after few Oh
seryatons, in which the obie to it wa, said to
be the temptation which would be held out to spec
ulators by the publication Of the fact, asked for
Mr.. MAR1INDALE offered resolution, which was
adopted referring it to the Committee on the Public
Buildings to inquire if there exists officer who
has charge of the public causeways which are now
going to destruction in consequence of the mud
which is suffered to lie up,n them. A resolution
was adopted, motion of Mr.. WooDcooK, to in
qulre whether the rule on which the Secretary OF
War suspends the pensions Of pens oners suffering
mpis 'nne Tor crime be sanctioned law ~ Z res
olution was offered with the sanction of the Secre-
tary. Several private bills were passed, and other
bills, received from the Senate, were read and re-
ferred to the yariou, committees Both tlDuses
djourned to meet again on Monday.
Delaware journal., 1828-01-01
SMALL POX IN HALIFAX.

1t appears from an article, republished in the
Palladium. from Halifax, that there have occurred
fatal instances of the failures o vaccine innocula-
ton in resisting the Small Pox and IT adds that
one of the most respectable Physicians in that place.
has given it as his opinion that coso por (meaning
the Kline Pou) does not afford the security which
was expected from it. and very ample evidence Of
its nefIiclency in his oaOn practice as cited.
We are sincerely sorry for it. and most heartily
wish that he may meet with greater success by be-
coming better acquainted with the state OF the mat-
Ter, and the mode Of preserving and conducting It.
How has it happened that DIR. Waterhouse, who
was the father of the business IN the United States
has never met with those disappointments, and how
has it happened that DIR. Sylvanus Fansher whom
DR.. Warehouse had encouraged and patronized,
aud who has vaccinated more than 10000 persons.
has never yet been reproached for fatal failures p
and how has it happened that the Small Pox has
been kept out of Massachusetts, and indeed out OF
New England for the past twenty fre gears The
answer is pain-those gentlemen understood the
business.
When the Small Pox was brought from New
York into Lexington, the disorder was kept from
spreading to any families or persons beyond those
at first infected. and when a careless washerwoman
came from that town and brought the distemper in
among the very dense population ct Craig'sville-
alias Lechmere's Point where some houses had from
40 to so persons belonging to tories, how hap
pened it that it was kept from spreading to second
person 1t was from the happy cooperation of the
seectmen, and the original lntroducer OF the prac
tice whose residence is within three miles Of The
spot referred to. II has been under Providence,
from care, due attention, and knowledge of the
virus or matter that Boston and its vicinity have
have hitherto been preserved from the dreadfu
scourge of Small Pox. The like care, and the like
knowledge of The dlstemper reduced to praut1ce
will save Halifax or any other town from the raw
ages of this disease.
Delaware journal., 1828-01-01
DEL a. ~ IlEsMs i 5esyxtadME..
WfI..illGG!t..NG.s Nv
TMesAaY, January 4, tS2S.

Going the aci,ote'--und one more =" Ii there
he any thing in the signs of the tines says most
estinable jackson Gazette" Jackson will be cleo
ted by majority of electoral votes amounting to
more than the ,oEote namber G3D necessary to make
a choice!" That is 10 say--Gen. Jackson will re-
ceiye at least 263 voes-onc more than all the Pre-
s;denta, electors in he United States This rather
heats the prediction in favor Of Mr.. Crawford, I'M
192i when the same print gave him, from the
sgns ofthose timcs-1 05 votes--and, deductng the
. doubfr.'' l42--with probability Of some from
Indiana and Illinois What prophet!
MIR. Adams ought certainly to be turned out of
office. because he has received all the money which
the lars grant for the services he has rendered
II ;s a yreat misfortune for man to have had the
confidence OF Washington, Jefferson, Madison, and
Monroe. and to have served his country faithfully
and ably thirty years, and exhibited during llte an
exemplary moral department because the passions
Of the day aud projects of aspiring politicians re-
yard neither the opinions of sages the value of
the most important services, nor the force OF the
best examples. provided the people can be gulled
and aspirants obtain omotion
Mr.. Jefferson was certainly much mistaken For
the knowing ones have discovered that Z ok will
make sailor, and Goose soldier, and Andrew
Jackson most excellent presdent-but that man
Of great talents, unbemlshed character, untiring
industry, thirty years service as statesnan-and
possessing the Appreciation oi the most d>pasonate'
dsintere,tcd considerate portion OF the community
0urht 10 be turned out of oiiiceespeci ally it his
measures are such as meet general appreciation, aud
promote the best interests our country.
Out of . members III the Senate and House o
Representatives of tie state oi Oho, there appear
but three natives of that State. From Penn,y ivanla
there are nearly 4O-and from Delaware two-rlsh
er A. blockson, Attorney. and Doc. John Hamln
Gov Ray, of Indiana, III his late address to tn,
LEGISLATURE of that State, in noticing the prlnc'pa
oppostion to the doctrine of Internal improvements
coming from the Souh--enquires "whether the rays
of Southern sun give that peculiar energy to thu
intellect which enables their politicians to take TIN
ouly correct view of the Consiitution"'
Delaware journal., 1828-01-01
For the Ueiamare Journal.
Mr.. Bradford,


As one Of your readers have been highly graft
fled with the judicious remarks of your correspon-
dent Pubhcola, on Public Schools. He has taken
tenable ground, certainly, when he AYERS that Del
awarians as capable ofturnlng their School Fund
to advantage as New York, especially as they have
double the eamount--population considered. think
it extremely policy for to keep our re.
spectacle Fund to accumulate, and thus deprive the
greater part of those who have contributed to ras-
ing it from auy of its benefits Let it be kept. say
10 or l5 years longer and many who have aided in
raising it will be gone beyond its reach. With the
propriety might the present generation lay tax
to raise fund large that the interest would de-
fray all the necessary expenses of the State and
County at some future day Every one would cry
out against such measure as this-but while on Of
a tenfold worse tendency is practised, steep
over it year after year.
understand that some members of the Legsla-
fure now in session, have looked into this matter,
and are prepared to act Immediately Should the
Legislature be able to mature system this session.
| have no doubt but their names would be handed
down TO posterity as great public benefactors.
A friend 10 Tafeynfur.
Delaware journal., 1828-01-01

lent purposes; one, the fencing of fields and farms
the other furnishing food for Silk-worms, the pro-
d,ict OF which would, when atentieely husbanded,
ihord better income than that Of many Of the
h.ds which they enclose. Let ornamental trees
OF parterres and avenues, those we mean which are
merely SO, also give place to the Mulberry. We
have no doubt that should these hints be adopted
the income of the Eastern Shore farmers would be
at least doubled, without any material addition to
their trouble or expenses
Delaware journal., 1828-01-01

that the Congress reposes The most entire confidence
IN the patriotism and wisdom Of the President Lib
orator, Bolivar. and has accordingly dtcreed that all
the measures taken by him. aud then in force in the
Departments Of Zuiia, Maturin, Venezuela, and Or-
noco, the eastern departments of the republic, are
to remain in force, or to be altered amended at
his discretion
Delaware journal., 1828-01-01
Hartford, Conn., Dec. II.

SILK.-In Norton and Russes Register, it is sta
ted that in the Town of Mansfield, in Tolland
County.is annually raised upwards OF three thousand
pounds OF silk, which, in It's raw state Is estimated
10 be worth at IA fair valuation, from IL to $1,000
dollars and when manufactured into skens and pre-
pared for market, ls worth from to 10000 dollars
The labour is chiefly performed by females and
yonng persons.
The growing and manufacturing of silk is becom-
ing extensive in this country, and the attention
of many public spirited individuals has recently
been turned to it. That it may he made profitable,
and "a source of great income cannot be doubted
when we look ut the single instance of the town of
Mansfield That town has less than three thousand
inhabitants, and comprises an area OF only about
forty-sx square mes--its soil is less productive
than that of many other towns, yet the industrious
inhabitants in addition to their other empoymens
from which the culture ofsilk does not dctract,
rive to bring in yearly revenue of about 100000.
W hat an inducement is here held up to the ndustri-
Gus and enterprising, and if initiated, how long
should we be dependent on the old world for silk.
[Itis believedtha there is no portion otthe world
better adapted to the culture of Silk than the Eas-
tern Shore of Maryland and the adjoining counties
of Delaware and Virginia and what renders this
fact still more interesting large portion otthe land
Will scarcely produce good crop of any thing else
The soil and the climate peculiarly favourable
to the growth ofthe white mulberry, which, indeed,
is TO be met with almost every where on the pen
nsnla, and nothing to be wanting but the at
ention OF the agriculurists TO make Silk staple
product of the Eastern Shore. There are many
districts of the peninsula which do not afford timber
for fencing would it not be good plan to plant
Mulberry hedges? They would answer two excel
Delaware journal., 1828-01-01
POSTSCRIPT,

In our next, we shall commence the publication
OF Mr.. Ciay's Address-(just recevet) which full
iy settles the question which the Opposition has
50 long harped, yz--corruption in the last Presi-
dental election. The testimony of La Faiayelte,
SC. Sc. is conclusive.
Delaware journal., 1828-01-01

Mr.. Adams ought certainly to be turned out o
Office, because he has received all the money whlc
the Lt,cs grant for the services he has rendered
Delaware journal., 1828-01-01

Accounts from Lancaster County, Penn. state that
Mr.. Hoffman, the Administration Candidate was
elected the legislature of that state, on Wednes-
day last by nearly 200 majority
Delaware journal., 1828-01-01
AN OSSIFiED MAN.

A writer in tho Christian Advocate, under the head
of transatlantic Recohecfio"s, speaking of the Mu
seu Al of DubIn-remarks-W What calls and rvets
the attention of every visiter whether scientific or
oherwse is the celebrated skeleton of an osslhed
man. 1t is said to be the only instance of entire
os.hcation ever known. lis history is brief 1t is
the skeleton of young man named Clark, who
was of large frame, and Of strong healthy con-
stitution. Falling asleep in the open air, during
state of perspiration, he caught severe cold, at
which time, it was supposed, Justification commenced,
and continued to progres, for year by slow degrees
until finally he was all bone, except the skin, eyes,
and enttails. For length of time before death,
his oints grew together, that he could not move;
and thus did death, in this invisible and terrific
frm, creep over him by slow degrees /; until at
length his sight departed, HI, tongue became stiff &
USELESS his teeth grew together into solid mass
OF bone, so that to proong his miserable existence.
an aperture had to be broken, through which % pour
nutrimcnt.
II is estimated that the French Navy consists ol
about 270 vessels-of which there are 40 ships Of
The line and nearly as man frigates.
The Legislature of Delaware meet to day
and we shall publish the Governors Message
IN our next, if it is received in time.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 81.
Mr.. Clay's Appeal. friend has shown tt
us copy of a pamphlet. of sixty pages, JUS
printed in this City, entitled 6 I'm .4ddress o
HENRY CLAY to the Public, containing certai,
testimonials in rsutation Of The charges agains
nm. made by General ANDREW JACKSON
touching the last Presidential Election." Ir
justice to Mr.. CLAY. as public man, we shall
.ake an early opportunity to lay the contents
VI :, this pamphlet before our readers, and shall
therefore, here, add nothing to the simple an
mnciation of its appearance, further than tt
say that the evidence, which is furnishes of thu
lact' long ago sufficiently established to oul
lhlnds) that Mr.. CLAY, from the first, had de-
pimlhed to vote for Mr.. ADAMS, and in NJ
went to vote for General JACKSON, is so abun
want, so conclusive. and SO unquestonable
hlat no one. not even the most preIudced, car
erea'ter entertain the shadow of doubt on
'Ar subject. .NnIat, tel.
Delaware journal., 1828-01-01

COLONBIA.--The st. Thomas Times of the
14th ult contains translation of decree recently
issued by the Congress Of Bogota, which implies
Delaware journal., 1828-01-01
Fro2a the Baltimore .4,nerico,

PERU.-'The ship Maria fulton, at Charleston
on the 10Th instant in i05 days from Lima, left on
the 27th of August. Gen. La MAR had arrived at
Lima on the 10Th Aug in the Peruvian brig of war
Congresso, from Guyaqui, and was on the Gath nau-
gurated President Of Peru. Great rejoicing took
place on the occasion.
Delaware journal., 1828-01-01

Captain Basil Hall, of the British Navy,
arrived in the city on Saturday evening. and
has taken lodgings at Wiliamsons City t. .otel.