Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1804-06-28

COMP her for iea. She was not ready however |
gill the zsth July, 1903. The Phiiadelphia i'
q 20 gun ihip.
From theie fhets il appears, that in New.
York il took near 4 months 20 fit out fnan
81 gun fsigste; thar in Bottom il took months
to It oet one a. gun ihip; & that 10 Philadelphia
il took more than months TO ft out one -
gun nip; while in the Esaern Branch, one a.
gun frigste, two 36 gun frigates, ons 50 gun
and irigasc armed en- qxte, have been fitted out
in Ie(s than months from the time thar their
repair, commenced. 80.
While on this fubjea, il may not be i'm
proper briefly to notice Tome other objections
which have been urged aga;> laying up our pa-
tiousI li1ips in the EATER. Branch, which Will
(hew that they have arifen either from inten-
tional INTERPRETATION, from ignorance, or from
local prsjodicc.
The Eaffern Brsnch is objeded 20 on sc-
count of its great diftancc from the Sea. IL ~
true that the Eatiern Branch is conGdcrbc dif-
tsnce from the iea bot this. very circumitsncc
renders il icf, liable to the afauts OF an enemy.
If PLACE could have been ieleeted. nearer the
fea, pofefed of all the sdyantagcsot the Eaaern
Branch, il ought 10 have been preferred for
national Dock Yard but fueh place cannot
be named. The Eaeern Branch furnifhes fpa-
cious and fate harbor, free from the wosm, aud
directly under the eye and control OF the govern
menf.
The navigation is a!ledged to be diHiult.
But this 10 not true. There are fome difhcul-
tics; but they are Comparatively trifing and
may he eahly ovescome.
The greareft difficulty in the navigation
from the mouth Ut the Potomac to the anchor
ine ground in the Eaftcrn Branch is near the
mouth Of the Branch, and gentlemen wea ac-
uuainted with this difficulty FAY ha, il might be
removed at very fmsll exrence-On Mstts~o,
man the ihoalea part of the channel OF the Poio-
mac from the mouth Of the EaHem branch,
there il feet water at half food, aud on Mary.
Hand poiut which is the nexr fhosl in msguatudc,
| "a feet. the bottom 10 perfectly foft--I'his 10
wsser ffihcent for the largcit fhip in our crvicc
| with .li her gun, and water on board, and the
bottom of ahcfe lhoals being foft many feet
shem might be u,creaicd 70 a. TO be deep enough
for ihip Of the line, with gons, proviGon, vat
er and ali her Aoscs on board.
Theis fstls may be confidently preienied &c
the public :, dcciGye viddication OF the gener-
al goyerpuient 10 n,aking the Eaacrn Braacb ,hc
principal aeroGt Of the Navy, and as conclufvs
evidence. derived fpm experience, of the equal.
ty, not fupcriori OF THE yard TO all others IL
| the unird States. This fatement might not
| have been made bUt for the numerous falihoodl
(hsely sircuI.tcd lthTougl, the Union, and frized
apoa with avidfty BY local or party prejudice.
! Il has been iaid that the EaRern Branch wal
m;ferstiy sdspted for naval lcitc. and thas tit
1 Navy depsrtneut have been fha,nefOIIy rcmis in
the difcharee Of their duty. Tfufing to the un-
I prciudiced difce emment Of our fellow-citlzen,,
! on ths occahon, ss on many others, VIC. eFr'
| them fact. PoGsaed Of fthefe we con6de IN che
corssttneh Of their deci6on. Slander, diap-
pointmcnt and envy will. as long a. the sorld
sudurcs. deligh, IN dstrading f,oE, merit, bu,
the man. ~ho diichsreSs his dusy promptly and
ably. nay fafely trua his chsfaeter 10 thc award
Of N enlightened people.
sBARDSTOWfv, (Ken.) May zs.
& We have been politely favored With RE
| folldwing copy OF lctser 70 gentleman in thi'
neisAboshood.
E4S0as. May r, 1894.
SIR,
hsieo 20 inform yor Of the news shich
p,eyais, which il in itfef alarming end is thi,
par,icu'as ipaance dififeiine to my felf, . eel
AZ you. st -
A young sentleman Of this place ef .hs
| AieeR veraci,y, juR sriived irosn N. MeSrid
| Ratcs ,hss Stephen Brifcoe, Of Mellon county
| Kentucky. wiki two other men. whole pame'
| arc unknown 70 him. were trading down ths
river; he believes the Chief Of their cargce VA
/ fsddles. And about Is milcs below the montl
{ Of the Ohio. on the M.iIdppi, a. they were iy
irQ a Mosc, sveral Indians Of the Creek Ne
l.ticu, without being previouay diicovered b,
the slises, 6scd on them and killed Brifcoc ant
another man, the third made his efcspe.
This favsse like attack Of thofe Indians J
not generally tho't TO have proceed 70 much from
diipo6tion 70 violate the faith Of treaties, a
from the Qualification Of revenge, which y fai'
10 have beer excited amonga that fame party o
Indians, fomc time lately by party Of whit
men near Kakafkiss. having mafIacrcd Eve o
Gx Of them in moft cruel and bzrbarous man
ner. am, Sir with refpee, your friend, &c.
| JOHN GRAY
NORFOLK. June II.
HORRID MURDERi.