Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1804-09-06
N f w p o K T.,
Mutjday, Sept. 6, So4.

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Exfraa Of q ittss }rsm Mr.. PRsssRvlp Sra
SON, Of fbb tour. 10 Dir friend bsrs. dassd
Psnf-P Psfrs, Gasdalsspe, JsLy a6. 1904.
81 am forry TO inform you OF the capture
of the nip Hopewell, and bug Rocklssd, undef
my convoy. On the goth June, we trll In with
brig Of ten long French Gxess two twelve pound
cannonades, and one long eightcea FOUNDER, aod
one hundred and fifty men belonging TO Gaa-
daloupe, who engaged ne under Englifh colours
boarded and took the brig in lels than moment, ],
then Jhcared of, gave me her broad iidc, and az
sempted TO board ne bat rcpulicd them. and
they were Obliged to fhear of clear of our pixies.
and played continoaly with their moketrys !
fought tnsm in this mapnes for forsy minutes,
until my nen began To iali and. the landfmen TO
quiz their quarters. Seeing this. they made the
flcond attempt 10 board ,.eot away our hetiinss
and overpowcred us by numbers, when we
were obliged 10 haul down our colonn.--f had
three men killed aud & Is weunded; the fhip
very much ihauered. The brig had the mate
and one man killed, snd four wounded the
Captain was one of the wounded. and died tince
we arrived here. They pus Us all iogethsr 10
prfon, with no'hing to eat but Ringing becf
and bad bread, aud but nhorf allowance of that.
What viii he ..e coniequence, done know--
they threaten US very bard 40 pirates. We ex,
pea to be fcnt 10 slle other end of the Hand, 70
Balstcrre and we are informed thar they have
tent vefIei to our government abnut il, aud ex-
pett to remain 10 pIiion until they feceiys an
anfwcr, to know il our government will claim
ns or not. II they don't, God only knows What
they will do with us; they viii not futer sny
Americans TO come neal. ~, nor have we any
communicasiou sinh any ono, only by chance.
Still an in good fpirits all thar can lay
more is. that did not give my fhip swsys but
fought 10 the latt moment" c.,,~ slsr.y =.
Yeaefday morning, ifays the New York
Commercial Advertfer Of AugsR AL shout D
O'Clock, the fhip Rcbecca, of this port, after q
voysse of two yesrs, was fred At end brought
to by the Cambrian frigate, and FIX men in
piefIed from her. not more than leagues frnda
the Hook, and The Clip detained about houn.
The fhip Ann, Colt. ffoih Hull. arrived
yefierday, was boarded at the Hook by the Le.
ander. who preffed M;r. Charles Ezsrd and Mr..
Frsnca HarrifOn. two Of hef cabin pafengen
The following j, from the Morning Chronicle
OF Augnf II.
The Lcander prefled one man out of the
fhip merchant, from the lie Of France slfo
Peter Wing, native Of New Bedford, who had
protection trom the American Coniul at Boz
dcsYx. The boarding officer danin'd the Cos-
fol, and fsid MS protection was Of NO nie."
"Crrene. Of the bne Lucy. Aun, OF Rhode
Iaand. in 40 days from Csdiz. was informed by
the Vice Conful that il was probable war
would take place between Spain sod the United
States. The report was current in Csdiz.
-- Baifimo,< bab.
Ontle t7th ult. at Ka1kskias, a MIR. vii
liam Lowrey wss killed by Mr.. HUtd. from
Georgia. in duel. occs6ond by political dif.
Puse.
SJIfMART-FOREIGN.
EUnors.-By the John Adams. date, are
received down to the i4th July. 1904. Their
contents are not importantly threatened In
va6on dill remains in yfa,s qso.--Louis I 9th,
has puSlifhed . psose& sgainit the uiurpation Of
the throne Of France. by Bonapsrse.- Georges.
& 81 other ConfPirssor. who werc guillosioed in
France, on the zSfh June, cried % Fivr IL RG r.
until the moment OF their execution ~.
mours of peace had fubhded. The San, how
ever, miniaefial paper. fays, spesce 10 pofible.
even il Mr.. PITT fhoald remain st the head Of AZ
fain.--Chapges we're Aill talked Of in Issly.-
The American Miniier, Mr.. Livingion, has fc-
torned to Paris, with good bills for IS nillions
Of livres. ~
wlsf-1xDIss.--From Port. -Psix, Of
18th Jolly, We learn that IL is vcsy ickiy there.
Five perfons were buried from one American
vefei.-The yellow fever. 10 faid 70 Isevsa
on board feet Of Brtih fhips At New pfovi-
dence. ~
OMESTfC.
The Emperor Of France. and two othef
great chsrseaen Of that nation, Msrbois and
Demon. are sdmi,ted honorary members Of she
Nev- York Academy Of Anss-The dyGersssy
10 very psevslens in many towns ia the interior.
----A Gre deasoyed hosie near Halifax, on
the goth Jsly. & in the flames two yourg grin
Peri(hed !--The velloW fever has made its