The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1812-08-13

abandonment OF our rights and privileges
as an independent nation.
CO.h.NU,AICAII0N
TAX following extract from the CHARGE Of
the Rev. William PsIey, to the Clergy Of the
diocess Of Carlisle, affords an useful lesson to
those pastors Of our day, who, regardless OF
the purposes for which their fellow creatures
are assembled, instead Of soothing the minds
and humbling the hearts Of their audience be.
tore the Throne of Grace, irreverently min
gle the ire of politics, with the milk OF reli-
g'on and, from the holy altar oil God, unawed
by the majesty Of his presence, call into action
all the 'iruent passions of men," He that
hath an ear to hear lei him hear"
Happy is the Clergyman, who has The faculty of
communicating advice and remonstrance with per-
suaslon and effect, and the virtue to seize and i'm.
prove every proper occasion Of doing i. but in the
pulpit, let private characters be no otherwise advert
ed to, than az they fall in with the define atons Of
SINS and duties, which dscources must necessa.
rily contain and which, whilst they avoid person.
art'es can never be too close circdmstan,ial For
the same reason that think personal illusions re-
prehensibe,l should conde any the renofest,
refere'oe 20 parry political transactions and disputes
These are at all times unh subjects, only Of dis
cussion in the pulpit, but of hints and surmises.
that OF religion and morality. lie is seldom led out
Of his way by honorable motives, and, think, new
er with beneficial efIc cts"
A letter received in tins town from an officer ON
beard the u s. rigae President, dated the 10Th Juy,
mentions, that the American squadron had taken,
burnt, and destroyed upwards of l6O sail of Eng
i'sh .vesselsand further states, that the soop of.
war Hornet had h,d a brush with British frigate,
supposed to be the Belvidere, few days after Lew
ing NewYork. The letter further mentions, that
The officers and men of the American squadron, are
In excellent health and spirits.
BHLII1IC KE RIOT.
The Editor Of the Baltimore Stn has promised to
publish correct history ot the riot in that cityfrom
s4icias inquiry. soon az we Revive thu sta,e-
ment, we shall publish it---in the mean time we eau
ton the public against giving credit the many false
and exaggerated stories Which are in circulation from
the federal presses, ptopagated for the worst of
purposes, and tending to fix an odun, on Re-
publican Government, which they with their broth
er partizans III England, have long affected to be.
iie'e could not stand ~ times OF exgency and trial
Description IF the Ielegyahh Signals, erected
on Briaton's Aeck, under Me SuLerinfca.
dance of Lteu. Ohver H. Pcrry, command
er VMe U. S. .fotiAa,,n tie har6or Of .Nezv-
/tort:
The Signal Staff representative mast Of a sloop,
wi'h top-mast and yards The signal balls from the
lower yard denote merclantmcn--thc ball nearest
the mast, sloop or schooner the next, a brig .
and ball at the extremity of the yard arm a shin:
small flag under either OF the balls represents two
or more ,esscs-if the Signals are exhibited on the
east yard arm the vessels standing from the east
ward 1t on the west yard arm, from the ives ward.
The balls from the topyard repre- sents vessels of
war--the ball nearest the mast denotes vessels of
war standing in shore, from The eastward il on the
cast yard-arm, if from the westward, on the west
yard arm the outer balls denote vessels of war in
ihe quarter to which they poina hag under denotes
two or fnbre.
ball at the upper extremity of the mast denotes
general alarT at the approach Of enemy--a ball
under that, denotes an enemys vessel vessels en-.
tering the harbor
GIT hint TO a certain 6ase-5eysten braggadocia
hvng between this Office and the blue rocks, by al
freud oMe hundred andGfy," was received too late
tor insertion this week
British Orders in Council.
conditional Repeal Of the Orders in Council by
the Prince Regent of England, was promulgated OF
the 23d Of June last.
" the declaration Of the Prince Regent, il will be
seen that the British government still pertna
adhere TO that system Of dvpcIty, which for SO long
period has governed their council>-The Prince
Regent proposes provisional suspcnson Of the Or
ders, from the lat August inst rcserving 10 himself
the risht to re-cnsct them whenever he may please
This reservation is highly Objectionable h appears,
however, that shipments were Immediately made Tor
this country, without waiting TO hear from and
licences were given to protect the vessels from Brit
ish cruizers, ease Of On the 26th June, as
vessels loading for America, principally W .,
bale goods and hard ware, in the single port Of l,y
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