Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-09-19

quence of the extraordinary exertons ma,o lru.
friends of the present administration, but tbey VIC
been fairly beaten. We elected our candidate IN
F. BaIy. Esq. by majority Of 10. This MAJ -.
Justly be considered great triumph as our onr.
ncnts, previous to the vote, claimed 100 naioritr
Bat the people are beginning to open their eycs
and discover the imbecility Of the travelling en-
tinet.
Our county contains l6 towns,s and Iast vo,.
they stood-10 Adams, Jackson, land one torn
not represented y we now stand jackson.
Adams, doubtful. | have not the least donb,
that there is a handsome majority in the STATE
who wish a change Of rulers IN the General Ga
se,nmcnt. We shall do our duty in Noyenhpr
next.
The vote for Representative to Congress stom
in this town:
Ezra Mech, Jack sonian) e5s
Benjamin Swift, adams man) $50
Each town sends one Representative to tbc
Legislature.
Oar Hartford Convention patriots " chucke'
8, 30 use Doctor Clay's elegant wordl almost .,
much here about the Marie elections, as they did
when the British took possession Of a part of Maine
during the late war.--ferhaps there is NOTHING
better calculated to show to our friends abrua,
the consciousness on the part Of the Adams men,
mat their cause IS desperate, than their ohuckns
at being abe TO keep on their feet in one of tac
\ Hartford Convention states. The other day tlpv
raised a sout because nhode Island was "salen
Now they raise another because Maine is sale"
and the next VIII be shout because Massacnp
setts is sale. lie circle Ut their triumDhs v,l
be a small one-tt will be limited, If hey arc a
fortunate as to save New Hampshire, to the at.
tudc and long itadc 81 the states. where during IN
late war the five striped ag was rai,e,-tor ,5c
moment VIC enter upon the patriot states, wnlta
were not during the late war, Sold to tie enc.
N.Y. the Jackson triumph commences aal VIII %
on increasing from glory 70 glory.
Boston Statesman.
The northern papers continue to come 10 Us FL
led with accounts vt the disasters occI,ianei by
the late rains. We can have but a very inner.
feet idea of the damage sustained along the
valley OF the Connecticut. The loss is immense
In other scctons OF the country, mills AMI brides
have been swept away. In short, wherever ,ic
sound Of the torrent was heard" you will now fnl
the traces Of desolation.
! TnoN THE MnSrpGtIEn wArcEw,v.
Extraordinary Freshet. - In consequence Of The
abundant fall Of rain on Wednesday, and Thurs.
day night last, the streams in this vnclnty. ro.,
with astonishing rapldity. AMI to an unusuahe.ht
4 We hear from Mortified, that two blid.es on DO.
River, and all the mills at the upper vllIarr. we're
swept away and that Palnc.s new wonIlen factory
sustained much injury about twenty thousand brick
having been forced from corner Of the building
H. Barre, we learn that Days lower woolen fac
tory with is valuable machinery, on Thwlas'.
Branch, was entirely DESTROYED Mr.. keith,s fac.
tory and Day'sup2er factory were materiaiym.
jared seven buildings u the whoc in Barre were
DESTROYED, and the entire current Of the Branch
IN many places passed through new channels
At Aliddlcsex village, about five miles from
) tina, on Onion River all the NILS nclpiinga srls
and saw mil, oil mill, and woolIen factory, were
J swept oil at once, carrying with them the bridge
across the narrows. Mad River bridge in ;lue
town was also carried away.
J. In this village, the water rose about four feet
higher than 1t was ever befure known to have risen
t by the oldest inhabitants, Considerable loss has
been sustained, but 10 buildings of consequence
, destroyed. barn with about five tons Of hay.
iloated majestcally from its noornss. and malea
safe harbor obout two miles below the river. with
l out even disturbing the fowls in their nests Inc
j., two lower bridges on the North branch, were en-!
/ RED away while the one near Waterman. factory,
! at the upper part Of the village. remains pas'as~
I The loss OF property, il this village. although CO.
Siderable beats no comparison with the loss az Ml'
deseX, and other places from which we have heard,
7 when the amount Of property exposed is taken Ir
to view. Most oil the ord ,cs on the smaller streams
T are swept away while the arch bridges on ONION
, River remained unmovcd By the flood OF waters oy
: which they were surrounded. Much damse nus
e have occurred TO the crops of corn on the rich 10
I iersals as they were entirely overflown; and tae
! roads must have been rendered nearly impassaOe
lor time We are happy in not havlr. hear"
The losso any lives, although it is probable some
have fallen sacrifice to this very sudden and eS
tfaordnary rise Of the streams The impe'aoN
r waters literaily rolled down our mountain sides ~
D tnrLcnls aud nentInn IN Oninn River. aMeIl.1.