The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-07-25


Ito the best methods of education and of producing
and distributing real wealth." He asserts, (and in
this we are inclined to agree with him. that the means
exist in great superiority to educate well and provide
abundanty for all through that education and he
asks, Why should these important benefits be with
held longer from society q Another favorlte object
with him, as we gather from his book and converse
ton, is, at this PERIOD to lay the foundation for
general permanent peace among civilized nations, that
great national improvements may not be Retarded;
and he thinks the existing state of Europe and Amer
lea peculiarly favorable for the introduction OF this
new policy. With this view, he has sent copy OF
/ his new work to the British Sovereign and Cabinet
Ministers, and to the Emperor of Russia, who had
formerly been his guest for short time at New Lan
ark He expresses himself very we'll pleased with
the views and declarations of our new President and
his Cabinet, in reference to these topics, and he thinks
that they are honestly inclined to promote liberal
domestic and foreign policy, provided their attention
shall not be distracted by party politics. the bane he
says, of every countrywide. Intel.
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New YORK, July 90.
Sailing of TIE Expedition for Merico.-We anncun-
ced Saturday the report brought by the Lavina, OF
the sailing of Commodore Laborde's squadron. We
find in the morning papers the following particulars
received by the Mary Jane, which left Havana the
| 9Th inst.
The expedition against Mexico sailed from that port
on the 5th consisting of a. two frigates, three
corvettes, brig, and one schr OF war, and seven
transports, with about $500 troops. Six of the trans
ports were American vessels viz the ships Robin
Hood, Triton, Bingham, and Roger Williams, and briggs
CHILEAN and Cornelia. These were chartered for two
months The fleet laid too off the Moro until the morn
ing of the 9th waiting for the Soberano, IA, Admiral
Labordes flag ship which did not get out of the har.
Dor till that time.
Private accounts state that there had recently been
numerous failures among the shop-keepers in Havana
which had thrown the place into much confuslou and
was expected these disasters would be severely felt
Money was extremely scarce, and discounts p per
cent. month.
) News of the death of the Queen of Spain,
ceiyed at Havana on the 9Th, and order issued
prohibiting all public amusements for the space Of three
months.
The day before the Mary-Jane sailed, the British
Government schr. Monkey, Lieut.. Cole, in company
with the Spanish brig Providencia, arrived with
90 of $50 slaves which the schr had captured few
days previous, after an engagement of 35 minutes
The schr mounts gun, with complement of 26 men;
and the brig is pierced for is, and mounts guns, and
: IS men, Many of the slaves had died of the small
pox which prevailed on board-and about go had Jump
ed overheard and downed in preference to hav-
ing their threats by the English, the Spaniards
told them would be the in the event of being cap
u tured.
n Ey.oo TIorooo Our corresnondent aft Havana I'm