The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-10-03

I months after date, and drawn in the usual way.
u When the note became due, which was subsequent
to the return of the ship from Belfast, Wood g. Mcs
Cabe refused to pay it, upon the ground that their
friends had not come in the vessel"
This they made out satisfactorily in evidence but
it proved by the plaintiffs that two persons an
swering to the had come on board by vir-
tue of the order by Bell e. Co. and were known By
no others, on the passage. Judge Hoffman charged
the jury that neither the consgnees captain were
bound to know the identity of passengers thus Ship
ped and the jury found verdict for the plaintiffs
| Com. Ado.
Expedition to the South Seas.-The New-Bedford
Mercury states that Capt. Palmer and Mr. S. N. Reys
nolds have been in that place for the past week. pre-
pairing of the finest vessels built for the
tempated expedition to the South Seas. This expe.
dition to be fitted out by number of merchants be-
longing to New Bedford and New York. Capt. Palm
er has already shipped part of his crew, prepared
boats of the best construction and obtained other art
cles for the voyage. The brig will leave New Bed
ford in few DAYS for New York. where she will re-
ceve board the remainder of her outfit previous to
her departure for the South Seas. Capt. Palmer is
spoken of among the most intelligent. enerprsng
and successful South Sea Navigators and possessing
much practical knowledge of those seas. With Mr.
Reynolds scientific skill and enthusiastic devotion to
the of discovery, the public have long been ac-
quainted. Of the number of vessels to be employed
in the expedition, and the precise time of sailing, the
Editor Of the Mercury is not appraised.
NeD Orleans, Sept. I, 1899.
The Yellow Fever seems to extend its rayages in
the country. Intelligence from Manchac and Plaque
mines reports several deaths by that dreadful disease
and one of our respectable citizens lately arrived from
the Bay of st Louis, states that six privates and
officer of the company of United States troops sta
tened there had died. In town the sickness far from
diminishing every day to increase in malignty,
and at the mouth of the Bayou st John, where if we
mistake not no of yellow fever had ever been
SEEM several deaths have already occurred. -
We have never known business so dull even at this
time of the year, as it has been since last much
of which is owing to the prevailing epidemic fire.
quentIy noticed in our late numbers and we sorry
to remark, continues with undated violence; when
it will end is impossible at present to venture an opn
ion unless we go to the extremity of few hard
fross which cannot in this climate be expected soon
CINCINNATI paper, in speaking of the prospects
of the harvest about two months since expressed an
opinion that there would be million barrels of flour
made in this country from this years crop. The har
vest has since been made, and the paper express
SEES an opinion that two million barrels of flour will
be ground. Not only have vast quantities of wheat,
and all other grains and escuents, been gathered but
in general each grain of wheat yields this year from
80 to 70 per cent. more than last year. )
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