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The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1811-04-24
CHEAP SHOES.
JOHN ~. D.AyIS,

JOHN ~. D.ayIS,
nFfERS for sale, AT his shoe-store,
~ No. loo, THANEs-sTRERr,
w omen'S Morocco Sloe., at so cts. per pair.
Misses do. do. Is CTS. ca.
Children's do. do 30 cts do.
he has Glso ss received from the manufactures at
boston, Isnn and cser places osd as n0sy
openiag at has sore, for sale,
large ana extensive assortM Mtnt of Shoe,
ef the most fashionable patterns aud colours, and ot
the first qushty, which he is determined To sell as
chesp as Can be purchased in this state Ladies and
gentlemen who may be disposed To favour bm w,th
their custom, will Go well to call and see.
Those ladies and gentlemen who wish to be fitted
rom their measure, with Boots or Shoes, will please
10 call at the shoestore At his manuiictory in the
rear on liS .ho,-stpre, where he employs number
OF experienced workmen, who will fiji them al the
shortest notice .7prIl a
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1811-04-24
At a Town n-Nieetin Eed at the State
House, in Newport, on Wednesday,
April Eth. 1911.


" and Resolved that Mrssrs HrHyem R.n.
Ter, Jshn H. Boss, jun and Henry Moore, be, and
they are hereby appointed Committee to draw some
Rules or Resolutions empowering the Town Conncl
to appo'n such Wa'ch or Psuole, rs they may
deem best suited To detect any mccndaries attcupt-
ing TO st fire to the town. and Ia report thereon
this at'enoon, which Report was presented, and is
as follows -
HHFRE.9S suspicious are entertained, that the
recent Fires that bave taken place in this town have
been caused by attempts oi Wicked ncendisri,s.
Iheref,re is Toted and Reso,ed, That the Town
Council be and they are hereby authorized and en-.
powered to appoint such Watch pairole as ,hcy
ma, deem best suited 10 detect such incendi.ras, y,
and prevent the ir attempts
Voie9. That the Town Council be ', questcd Ca use
all their legal powers in causing transfer, pel.ns
and those without a settlement in this town, who
may IN the prudential exercise of ,he authority of
said Town Council, become H. bic Ia the suspicion pf
being knowing to- concerned, engaged in such
wicked attempts to be taken up foi purpose {
legal examination, and lo he dealt with accordng TO
law
Toted, That n reward &c Three Hundred poHa .
be paid ow of the Town Treasury 10 IN persop or
persons who shall detect aud produce suticen, lrrl
proo' TO operate Is conviction against any poison
or persons knowing TO, concerned or engaged in de
attempt. aforesaid
Toted That the sheriff Of the Count, OF Newuort,
be'ng an inh'bit,m Of his Town, shall be- and here
by is appointed Firc-Ward, by ,ir TIC of his fire.
Vsted That the iovr Council b, requested TO
take cav, that the Five Wards be properly tuushed
with TrumNets and Other useful and n.cvss.,, ap-
pend ges " heir Office
Voted That the thanks or this Town be- and they
are hereby presented 10 the Ergnc Comp nies {
this town, for hcir prompt aud arduous exer,ons
the occasion Of the recent fires Aforesaid
UitHesI
JONATHAN MMY, 7awn Clerk.
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Fl A T S,
A No. 81, Thames -Sneer.
B. & s. G. WFAVFR.

Inform Lisir FRIENDS dad he PuLGck an general
THAT they have just completed their Spring
4 supply of HATS, bought at New-York by one
OF the firm. consisting Of
Mems beaver, eiastick satin beaver, castor
and knapt Hats, of all sizes and prices.
.also---a very great assortment OF Youths
and Children's Hats.
All WHICH will be sold cheap as at any store in
the state, .ipri 24
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NTYlCE.

.NCflL r.
In the course Of the lasl winter great part
of Deer-iSland Point, (Eosfoa Bay,) washed
away, SO that it is now covered at high water,
and renders il dangerous for vessels coming
in and goings.out through Broad Sound a
black buoy ls,theretore nov placed near the
point. Vessels must pass to the Southwark
OF said buoy.
49, IrlnterS ia all the Eastern seg,torts
Ae desired 10 insert me u6ope.
boS,0n, .3frI23
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+ RESI- GOOLS.

ID. o RICHMOND has just received from New
L York and Boston, large assortment OF
SPRLNG GOODS.
.9riong which0e--a few trunks Cacoes and Cling
hams from TO Is per yard yard wide India cot
tens, from Cd 70 2s. Engsh shirting couons blue
nankoens checks best black Italian grapes ; one
trunk sewing silks OF all colours ladies' elegant silk
and cotton hose whue aud coiohred kid gloves ui
superour quality black and cooured bombazet,s
black AID white cambricks null, ana tine book and
ieno nuslins with general assortment Uf
ST.IPLE GCCDS.
usually o,fhsnd. Al, of which will he sold cheap
usual tor cisn March
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DWELLING-HOUSES.

THE subscriber offers tor sale the DWELLING.
HOUSE and Lot Of Land, fronting Washington
and Wiow-streets, on Easton's-poInt, a very pi, as
ant situation, and in good repair
Also, other Dwelling House, TO the eastward Of
the above, fronting " ilov street, uew AID convent
emily calcusied for Two tene mcnts II not sold b,
the 18th of March next, the upper tenement viii be
to let terms made known by sppIymyto
Jan. -. JAMES IOWNSEND.
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/ ANN NY SOCIETY, OK
COLU.NBLl.v ORDER.

A \ adiourned Meeting Of The TAM.
K n MANY SOCIETY, or COLUMBIAN ORDER
wIil be held Oh THURSDAY EVENING, MAY I'd,
lbcng the I'd OF th MONTY of /" Fowcis,"] IA, tne
Council Fire, which will be lighted 40 the school.
Room oi Brother ELEAzER TREvErT, precisely at
the going down of The sun.
BY order Of CoEsrAN1 TABER, Grand Saclem.
WILLIAM SlMONS, Aecrela,y
Month Of Plants, 24h,)
Season Of F2os0erS, April "a
Year # Disco1erv, ;l91
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An act 10 prevent unnecessary hrirg of
Guns, Pistols, Squibs, Crackers, or
other Fire. Works.

EC 1. BE IL enacted By ihe General .assen'6y and
~ by the autho o. MereefH is enacted, Tina, # any
person shah fire any gum pistol, squbs, crack or
other fireworks, in any oad street, lane. tavern or
other pubck houses after sun.se,tng and before snn
rising, lac shah. upon conviction thereof, before ANY
one Justice Ot the Peace or Warden, pay hne
the sum OF five Dollars tor th, first oil, nee, ard So
ven dollars tor every sobseque,t ofe,ce, one half
h,reo: To the infprmer, and the o,her half ~ rhe
State.
Sec. 5. Ind be further enacted, That Il any per-
son shall ire sy pu ,muskv, blunderuss ur pstol,
loaded with bullet or shot, in or &c, oss any road,
sreet, square or lse, he shall, upon conviction
aforesaid, forfeit and pay fine, sum not less
than Three Dollars, nor more than Ten Dollars, 10
be appropriated an manner aforesaid.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1811-04-24
MASSACHUSETTS, ELECTToW

The votes for Governour i'll MAssac husetts,
in 439 towns, are for the Patriot GERRY,
43,o4o, for Mr.. Gore, 4o,o73-Iast year in
the same towns, there were for Mr.. GERRY,
1000, for Mr. Gore, 44,368.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1811-04-24
RAJ. rSlA1E Al AUCTION.

On FRIDAY, Sd May--at o'clock,
HtR bosiiirely be sold, On Me Premises,
THAT valuable and well known Estate late the
L property of capt. Be'yamia Heks, deceased,
situated Frankln-street consisting OF a i.ot Of
Land, fronting Franklin street and Prospect.fi,
slth large and commodous Dwelling House, there
on standing.
Conditions hberal-made known at the sale.
Crdnslon C Sha7c, ducf'rs
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10 LEI,


THE House 9Th. subscriber, situated in Charles
j street, beic. lately repairtd II syery oonve-
nirni for more iani g., nd has - good eli
~ water III the yard and gardeD. IL will rent Tor
SlOU year. foi teIms, 6c. apply 10
ELEAZER TREVETT. s.
By whom few Scholars 10 his school are s.,cited
Also, several persons Can be accommodated with
board April j.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1811-04-24

We are happy tn announce th,t the Hon.
ROGER GRIswoLD, is chosen Governour OF
the State OF Connecticut.
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NO1iC ICE.

NOTICE is hereby given to the creditors Of the
~ Estate of
JOSEPH KNOWLES,
late of Portsmouth,, deceased, represented insovent.
th"l SIX mont longer from the date hereof are al.
lowed To exhibit Their claims to- The subscribers who
are appointed Commissioners thereon by the honour.
able Court If ircb4te for the town Of Portsmouth
aud that for the purpose of receving them they will
attend at their respective dw engs within said time,
r.o,,,t naoS; CoEEf. jun ; commi..ioner..
All person, indebted to the above Estate. are re.
qucsted to MAKE immediate pa, ment To
JOHN 5. KNOWLES, .3d,ninistrator.
Portsmouth, sprh %, 1871
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1811-04-24

NATHANIEL HAZARD, Esq. is appointed
to deliver Long Talk, before the Tam,na-
NJ Society, at the Anniversary, on tie l2lh
of May next.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1811-04-24

AT a Town Council holden at Newport,
Thursday, April 18th, 1911. ~
u ESOLVED, That the foregoing actsbe published
~ III both the Newspapers printed in bs TOW n,
,niee weeks succsssively-Apd that The Inhabitants
generally. and the Town Officers aud Enrinenen in
particular manner their best en,leavours for he
suppression Of that vile and nangt rous practice Of
firing crackers and smoking segars in the streets at
night. Hiness.
JONATHAN ALMY, Toren Clerk
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SAILS AT AUCTION.

ONI-i.O y NC Z ION.
On FRIDAY nc xi, AT IL o'clo k,
III Lf0nsfon u Shu3v S OEce,
ii hhds. 4th proof Jamaica Rum;
Z do. Sd proof w. l. Rum;
Is pipes GIN; /; z hhds. Mo,assts;
~ bags Coffee II boxes kaisins;
=, chest, hyson Tea do. sOuchong do.
with a variety OF other articles
Conditions made known al the sale.
Cr0asfOp y Dhaqp, 0nck'rs.
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Hay Seed.
WILLIAM DOUGLASS,

Head Of Br'adstreet, 0Gers for Sale,
IeNE THOUSAND VT. red Clover seed
~ ~ bushels veiy clean Borden seed, % WI. to a
Isnei
ID bushels Red Top
lV busnels q. .chaid Grass,
20 do. Herds Grass
Together with large assortment of West India
Hoods ana u -eries, as usual. March l7.
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EOR SHE.

FOR SHE,
a N elegant Musket. entirely new, with a
"A Bsyone,--Enquire at the Office Of the
hoVds-Lslaad Rehu66can Nov. Ia.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1811-04-24

A Vineyard Pilot spoke, April is. of
Bock-lsand, an English ship of 20 guns,
and Was informed she had dispatches, and
Was bound 10 New-Yerk.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1811-04-24
Battls before Cadiz.

Mr. Greene who arrived in town last even
ing in - days from Algc@iras, via. the Vine-
yard, informs that il was asserted that an en-
gagement had taken place betwee' the Eng
iish, Spanish and Portuguese troops, and the
beseiging army before Cadiz. The English
$500; others uncertain; French or 5000
IL commenced on the lst of March, and con-
tinued lill the Sd. The first TWO days the
English were warmly supported by the Span
iards, and on the third pernitled them to
lead, but they soon fell back before the French
Artillery, and put the British in confusion,
who were SURROUNDED BY The EN-
ENVY, out cut their wy through $4,000 on
ly however reached CAdiz. The loss oil the
Spsniards and Portuguese not ascertaned
French loss stated al 5000. The 23th regi-
ment of the British was ,.lirely destroyed
boston PaAadtum.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-03-22
Nsw-YoRx. March IL.
FROM LISBON

captain Coffin, from Lisbon. rsaiIed ber,ra
@o'h January intorms, that the French arn1
uhPer Massena were abent 80 miles from ~
ooh' amounting TO about So, 900 ,en--thas
general victor mad Joined Massena with II mn.
ahotaer army under Soult was expected g.
"nlch an attack on Lord Wellington would -
badly be made. The French army had.crossaa
TO the south side ofthe Tagus: and Lord WI
hngton had Il upwards of ~. 600 men ernnIoveJ -
Iori'iying the heights opposite Lisbon. ,everat
British "tticers of high pank, anonp-a. ,'ho~
were three generals, were on the eve of -
ture TOR England in the packet /, but when -
wellington heard of Tirtor's Junction . ith Mo-
sehs' Ihey were Immediately ordered -
kept General Fame, whose i'll state of Ill,
%ouid not adm Of his return to the trmv.-N
Jlhot hau been ordered home, it was sail Gm.
uisooeyipg the orders i Masserp. The ~
,SA any were very sickly, in c-onseouence Sef
were fuli "' Lisbon
LATER.-Csptain Higgins. WIN. s.;t.d g.
Lisbon the 27h Of JANUARY, ;nfnrms ~ "ous
the day If his depat ture, news was sra: On
mat the wife If the French general I'm"
taken prisoner, and that the general t,i'aa was
seen taiiing from ins horse in conseomsn~a vas
WOUND. Ihe French troops had witbdraua
rom C'd'z, tnd were on their march to,yarJa,
%. Ooes, Hiich place the inhabitants uyers -.
eu.t'1g oy order of General Beres!oraf t1e T.
so informs. ti!.. he Via 7gurs Komana -d;.Ta.
Tue xoln OF J'nuary, aud was to be ;ntarraJ -
oe'pmo1 the 9th. Ffnm Is TO 90 O0o troass
were expected from England and Ireland ooPS
Prices Current at Lisbon-Aour ~ doIls
po1ra stnp-wheat thirty one shillinps-Jndion
corn 8 dolls. and IL cents.-fice 7 dolls and az.
CENTS. ~ "ho% %
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-03-22

our Minister at London, was on the eve c.
)depAr. ure for the u. 5. in ths Essex fri
gate.
The Prince Regent was To appear in the
House of Lords on the 22d of Jan.
There can be no doubt, from the compleXi-
on of the paragraphs in the London pa
pers, that the dispatches by the Thistle,
which arrived here a few days since, are
OF high importance-of their nature, our
readers can form perhaps a more correct
opinion than ourselves.
The London Ministerial papers speak
warmly against the cohduc, of our gov
ernment, relative to the Florida business.
The substance of the documents communi
Gated tn Congress by the President of the
l.. 5 in December, are published in Lon
don Papers.
The King was so well on the 18th Jan. that
he Wake half an hour, for the first time
since his illness. on tn north side of the
Terrace-and he had some faint glimmer-
ings of returning sight.
90 the 18th of Jan. a very warm debate took
place in the House of Commons on the
Regency, Bill.-Mr. Ponsonby moved
that the duration of the Bill should be 6
months instead of 12-lost by a majority OF
%.
On the morning of the 18th Of January, A
merican papers were received in Lon
don as late as the 10Th of December
q New York Mailby the Packet Lord
Hobert reached London on the 18th of
Jan.
5 ocks at London January 1S.-Consols &c
5-S.
Ertract Of a letter from Liverpool dared
January 20, 1911, 10 a gentleman in this
City
There will be nothin. done IN our or
and then they will be rescinded. Accounts
from France to day state, hat some more
American vessels bound for Frensh TORS,
have been seized at sea b, French ships oil
war, and sent into the very ports for which
they were destined, for seq%uestration. 1t is
also said, that Bonaparte is resolved to make
the Americans decide in favor of one of the
belligerents.
There are dispatches Immediately go.
ing from hence in he Thistle slcop OF war,
presumed to be requiring an explanation oil
the seizure of he Fioridas, and a remon.
STRANGE upon The subject of the nonimpor
ta'iop laws against this country. What eff
tect this may produce, we cannot develope
I'VE visa II may no' produce further il
rita ion. However, a change of the minis
try may operate favorably towards an ami
bic arrangement, which is certainly the in
terest of both nations.
"Our markets are very 2ull--300 bale
prime new upland cotton, were sold yester
day at la per Id
DIED, at London, on The 18th O. Januar1
last, Mr.. VIM ThumasLewis, comedian. ap
ed 65.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-03-22
NEw-YoRk, March II,
LATEST FOM PORTUGAr

Last evening, arrived at this bort tho.
fast sailing ship Oroonoke, Captain Re-
chards, from Lisbon, which port he lefron
the I'd OF Feb. Nilon
Cap am r informed us. that a French
army of from 10 to $1,000 men, from Ca.
dIz had arrived on the frontiers of Por,n-
gal and that it was expected a great bat,Ic
would be fought in the month Of March. he,
tween the armies of Lord Wellington and
Ma'sena-that General Junot had BEEN.
Wounded (mortally, it was repeatedly in ..
ed-that General Romano was dead M.
kets at Lisbon were good-four IL and
an half dollars. a"~
Her% M
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Mere. Adp.
EXTRACTS.
DueHoS AyreS haherS recefyed ne
w Vtee u Fhe baltimore american.
FROM SOUIH-AMER1CA
BUENos AYREs. 2Oth NJ 70,

<Oln Nov. 1911
ne extraordinary Gazette of C,oL1
oamoa excludes in this paper ali rooo "a
POlNiNdi ulsCusslons-But of what accc,a.
o"p ."ey oe III comparison TO the Dleasin~
s"S 10" announced We are not benaGte
Gu ~ knowing we ought t. be free &c
possess not the means of renderina VIC
III can no" say. with certainty. PerI
Wi, We iree-because Cochabamba wiz az
anu the arms of her sons, those 1900
arms nltherto employed in the cnt,iysGus
only OF us soil, will hencefor ward -
80 III tue obstruction. of TYRANNY and The
HI'5oiu'iol OF the weak assemblies OF ia -
ma slaves. Let all our good patriots -
Jc.'Ce' ahd let this be one OF the princin.I
ives OF theIr Sratulation- he SCENE 80.
great city Of Cocnabamba contend;nn5 me
race OF glory and patriot SIN with the c,n'
'aI Nseli' and laying the foundation of ~.
cquaI'Iy' which should exist in ALI III vas
OF a country, allowing to no one m. lies
OF superior valor or Patriotism 10 "Ouo'
, vi however pure may be onr io-
se"1ols' it would be dangerous thai A.
> ia S"UuId owe her enfranchisemen, -.
alone. oucn a cirCunstance ,sigh, ~ "S
a real despotism, and the cuics Sau 20
leu OF meioraung their condition. viii hr'
unly QPPressors-European desDots for
mercaa' The glorious cxer,ion If E Sr n
Oihos secures the contrary. and ,L. I
PIC NoCndot1n0 rs balancing onr me, w.
qolPoise "1r 'Guegce and Jalwa.o g "a
'ae energy thas they pow display. a,;ii IN
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-03-22
March II.

NORFOLK, March IS
we have been f vored with files of London pa-
pers received ny the ship Manhattan, Captain
barnard, to he 18th of Ian. from which tbs e..
reign intelligence inIthis days Ledger is extrac-
ted N"
The papers are principally occupied with Par
! uentory debates on the measures necessary T.,
the approaching regency of the Prince of Wales h.
from these proceedings we infer that there is no
expectation of the Kings recovery, so as TO ena
Bile him to exercise the royal functions. A COM
piete change OF ministry was regarded a mea
sure OF certainty Our readers will find a list of
those who are expected to form the new ADM
nlstratlon. 1t must be confessed tina. this list en-
braces some Of the first talents in that nation -
The Morning Chronicle, which, with the change
IN Administration, will become the ministerial
paper, is very bitter in its structures upon the
measures of the existing miniaters, and no mea.
sure appears TO be more reprobated than the war
in Spain and Portugal; if that paper speaks, as
we incline to think it does, the language ofthe
men, who are to compose the Cabinet of the
Prince Regent. we may look for the immediate
evacuation OF Spain or Portugal But little is
SAID upon American affairs, except in the re
on ministers of tic papers (agreeinp IN
politics with the Morning Chronicle for the 81
tuat'on into which the two nations have been
brought.-Wey should infer from this that \
change OF measures, as respect the u. S. would
DC Immediately adopted. the revocation of the
orders ~ council, 1t ~ probable, will happen, e.
ven without a change of ministers but it must
be remembered, that it was this very admins
or the men who are to compose it, tina,
The blockade of NJ y 1906 a ma.
sure now so offensive to our government.
The resources of that nation are astonishing :.
from a statement, which appears in this paper.
1t will he seen that the revenue of 1910, amour.
ted to 4 sum exceeding Two Hundred & Eighty
Millions of Dollars, & exceeding the preceding
year about wenty Millions of Do lis
Our readers will perceive that American yes
continue to be placed under sequcstration
as they arrive in France, * captures continue to
be made rs heretofore.
The ship Roibrsonova, of this port, from CITY
Point bound to London, With a cargo of Tooac-
CO was captured about the latter end of Decem-
&carr'ed into Dunk RI - Ledger.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-03-22
LATEST News FROM LONDON.

The Editors # the New York Gazette have
received (hrough the politeness of a val
liable fr'end) \ fife Of london papers to
the 1S b Of u. inclusiv brought out in
tbs ship Jane, Capt. q ford, i'm so days
from liverpool.
These papers, it will be seen on perusing
the subsequent columns, contain much in
teresiing mater.
1t appears from the Courier, as we'll as the
Pilot, the former a ministerial and the
latter IN opposition paper, hat there will
be achange OF Ministry; and we learn by
an intelligent pass niger in he ] ne. mat
Lord Holland was t. be Prnne Minister I:
LYtd Greuville secretary If otatc Lord
z MORA Commander ~ Chief and the
Marqsis OF Landsdowne, to be Lord Lieut..
of Ireland.
The prevalent opinion in London and L,v-
erpool was, that Parliament would be dis
solved Immediately after the Spring AS
sizes.
the subject of the relations between the
u. States and G.. Britain, we have copied
several articles from the paper i'm favor
and against the adaainjstration. The pas.
sengers ia the Jane expte-s u full belief
that as soon as the regency business mail
have been settled, the Orders in Council
will be ~rescinded. The Courier, howe
yer, i~nclipcs TO a uIheren opIni - And
goes so far as to say, that Mr.. Pinkne,,