Delaware State journal, advertiser and star. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1832-1833, 1833-06-28

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ne 18th OF July. The Vice President and
Major Jack Downing, or rather, Major Dow
ing and the Vice, it is said, will accompany
him.
THE LONGITUDE DtsaevnNr.-it APP |
pears by communication in the Clncln-
\ att Republican, that the longitude is at
length discovered. Captain Benjamin
Jones Shain of Cincinnati, native OF Del
aware. has constructed a mathematical
fipure. from which he says that he can
ascertain a ships longitude at sea, by
6rs, having the latitude, the bearings Of
an object, and the assistance OF some hau-
ticaa tables,
a Temporary Withdra,Dal.-Such is the
unpopularity of the Vice President In
Pennsylvania, that his organ in this city
has thought it prudent to declare that
0Mr. Van Buren, is not candidate Tor
anv office"-and that "whether he VIII
ever be thought Of as candidate at all,
denends upon his own behaviour as wee
President. ''-T Philadelphia Inquirer
From the Cincinnati Gazette, June 10.
posr-MAsrEn GBNHRAL.-Mr. Barry
the Postmaster General, arrived in this
citv on Monday evening. He partakes
of the public dinner with Mr. webster
this day. President, Secretary OF State,
Secretery Navy, Secretary at War East
Postmaster Generally est-W hist! not
a word of s'rHE TRAVELLING CAB
met
The changeabLe silk Of which the robes OF
office are sometimes composed, REMINDS us
of an anecdote, not wholly inappropriate
perhaps, to the matter referred to. year
or two since as the stage coach was passing
thrn' one of our villages, little haxen-head-
ed, urchin followed by the side OF it, bare
headed, raising his hat to receive douceur.
One of the passengers asked him-Are you
for CLAY or Jackson? ga little of both, he
replied briskly, "wlth touch of the Anti
Mason- ~ Y. Com. .ddU.
The French editors are very indignant
at the idea which Earl Grey conveyed in
the British House of Lords, OF a relin-
punishment Of Algiers by France. They
Say
'sIt is great fault to have open nego-
tiations on such question. France is
mistress at home, and has no more occa-
sion to apply to the English for the inves-
titure of Algiers, than they had to apply
to France for the investiture of Ireland.
We possess this territory by more liberal
and Just titles than England possesses
Gibraltar, Malta, and the lonian Islands
Shall, then, France be the only country
in Europe that has not herright engraver
or her sword?"
The Author of Junius.-The Belfast Ire
land) Whig Of the 9th ult. contains tn
following:
"Lord Grenville, now very old, is sc
riously indisposed. On his death, the sc
cret respecting the author of "Junius'
Letters will be disclosed-his lordshi
having long been in possession oft. Ih
documents are at Stow, the seat of tn
Duke of Buckingham, who is also ILL.,"
r. D. Ozven and Francis Wright-Se,
eral of our country subscribers have expires.
ed desire to hear something of RoRER
DALE OWEN and FRANCIS WRIGHT.--Th
former, as our readers have been informed b
our list of passengers, has arrived in TIL
city, accompanied by his lady, brothe
two or three sisters, and Mr.. D. AausMoN
(Francis Wright's husband
Francis Wright, welearn, had made pref
arations to accompany her husband to tn
country, but the sickness of her infant pr,
vented it. 1t is her intention to visit Il
United States as soon as convenient, prob;
bly next fail. While affairs in Europe CO..
tinue IN state SO interesting and unse tiled
at present, they will not fix on any place Fl
permanent residence.
Mr.. Owen, and Mr.. D'Arusmont W
leave in few days for New Harmony,
which place the former gentleman intends
locate his family residence.-M Y. Sentin.
TO preuent Me,annoyance Of Fies-Fa
mers might easily save the flesh OF he
SEES and cows, and confer a great kindne
on their animals, to preventing the usl
annoyance of flies, by simply oiHng t
parts most cxposed. Flies will not alig
moment on the spot over which an @
ed sponge has been pressed. Probaf
either fish or haxseed oil would answ
but what l have known used with succt
was the Tanners Gil. Every man who
compassionate to his beast ought to u
this simple remedy, and every live
stable, and country Inn, ought to have
supply at hand for the use OF traveller
Greenfield Gazette.
The Lynchburg Virginian asks lift
possible that John Randolph,of Roano
fraternized with "the great bugaear Fl
eralist," the editor of the National {
zette? Mr.. Randolph was intimat
connected with greater bug-bears of
kind, during the war with Great Brita
He was OF the "Royal George" mess
Georgetown; gave Rufus King pref
encc over all other politicians; lived a
acted with Hanson and Grosvenor, a
fraternised, almost exclusively. with I
nrincinaI adversaries of the admins ST