how surprisingly population has extended westward and northward. In the year 1824, there appeared in the Philadelphia "City Register," and other Gazettes, a detailed account of all the known duels occurring in the United States from the year 1801-published with a design "to awaken more attention to the wide-spread and overwhelming misery occasioned by duelling." I notice it for the purpose of preserving the fact of such an unusual record; but especially to notice a comparison of cases between Philadelphia and New York. The black list exhibits the names of nearly 100 killed. Of the duellists more than thirty were officers of the navy, and nearly thirty were officers of the army: This too, although the rules and articles of war say "the parties shall be cashiered." In the list we see the names of candidates for the late Presidency, to wit: In 1802, William H. Crawford kills Peter Van Allen, in Georgia. In 1804, the same Mr. Crawford challenged General Clark, and was prevented by the civil power.-In 1806, they fight, and Crawford is wounded. In 1806, General Andrew Jackson fights and kills Charles Dickerson, at Nashville. Another candidate, the Hon. Henry Clay, in 1809, fights and wounds H. Marshall, in Kentucky. List of Duels at Philadelphia, or by Philadelphians, from the beginning of this century, compared with New York for the same time, to wit: [Note-k. for killed, w. for wounded.] Philadelphia. 1809-P. A. Browne-R. Rush. 1809-Sir George Macklin, of Great Britain, fought at Philadelphia with Capt. F. of the French army-both wounded. 1816-P. M. Potter, k. Lieutenant Nathans. 1823-General T. Cadwallader, w. Patison. 1801-Livingston, k. man.) New York. Williamson, at Basseterre, (Midship K. Van Rensselear, k. G.R. Turner,-Cape Francaise, (officer.) Philip Hamilton, k. Eacker, at Hoboken, (son of Gen.) 1802-Thomas Swartwout, k. Midshipman-Algesiras. Colonel Swartwout, w. Gov. De Witt Clinton-N. Y. 1804-Gen. A. Hamilton, k. A. Burr-New York. 1808-Eli E. Danielson, k. 1815-Isaac Governeur, k. 1816-Benjamin Price, k. P. P. Schuyler, (Midshipman.) 1817-J. Gibbs, k. Unknown-New York. Heath, k. J. Hopkins-New York. 1818-Heath-O. H. Perry-New York. 1821-Unknown, k. Unknown, (navy officer.) In the foregoing comparison New York has a distinction" all her own;" and we, as Phila-Delphians, with more consistency of character, have shown the least breach of "brotherly love." THE DRAWBRIDGE AND DOCK CREEK. [ILLUSTRATED BY A PLATE.] AS early as the year 1691 it appears from "the petition of the inhabitants of Philadelphia to the Governor and Council," signed by 32 inhabitants, that there was then a request made that the open area of Dock swamp, &c. might be forever left open as a public highway for the general benefit of the citizens. The petition appears to have been occasioned by Jeremiah Elfreth, and others, attempting to build on some parts of it. I abstract the pith of the reading in the words following, to wit: "Whereas, Philadelphia was located because of its natural advantages of easy landing and contiguous coves, that by little labour might be made safe and commodious harbours for vessels, safe from winter and storms. [This alludes to Dock swamp, and probably the area from Green street to Kensington Point Pleasant.] Accordingly the first settlers, invited by those conveniencies, seated them there, in the year 1682, and landed their goods at that low sandy beach, since called the Blue Anchor (tavern.) [This beach means the lot of 100 feet breadth on Front street, in front of Budd's row, (as then called) being the first ten houses north of the Drawbridge, and extending 250 feet into the river.] Since then all persons have used it as a common free landing for stones, logs, hay, lumber, and such other goods as could not with like ease and safety be landed at any other wharf and place-We, the inhabitants, to our great grief, have been informed that some persons, obtaining a grant from the Commissioners, have encroached on a part of that public flat sandy beach, and thus diminishing the common landing and knowing no landing is so convenient, we beseech the Governor and Council would be pleased to order the bounds and breadth of the same." "And we also further beg, that all, or at least so much of the cove, at the Blue Anchor, [the house now Garrett's tobacco store, north west corner of Front and Dock streets,] as possible may be laid out for a conve. nient harbour, to secure shipping against ice or other dangers of the winter, there being no other place by nature so convenient for the ends proposed." Signed, by Humphrey Murrey, [called " Mayor,"] John Holme, [Surveyor General,] David Lloyd, [Speaker of Assembly, and clerk of court,] Thomas Budd, [owner of the row,] William Bradford, [the first printer, and who was printer of the New York government for fifty years,] James Fox, Nathaniel Allen, Philip Howell, William Say, Thomas Griffith, Andrew Griscom, Philip Richards, and 20 others. It appears that a meeting of the Governor and Council was according |