The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1814-04-20
MISCELLANEOUS.


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Su6sfiinting.--A youthful citizen had vol
untcered his services and Joined the army un-
der Floyd. On the approach of the first bat
tic, his forebodings that he would not survive
the engagement Gf he went into I'D were so
great as induced him TO employ a substitute
and return home TO his hearts deHght--who
it seems, was his destined bride. She had,
however, heard Of his eonduct before his re-
turh, and felt a worthy and patriotic indigna-
tion at il. At their first interview, after the
usual salutation, he informed her that he was
now ready to solcmnise the object Of their
engage agcment-She replied, must refuse
to fulfil my engagement, until YOU employ n
sUBsTIT1TE."
Religious .fnecdofe.--When il was object
ed on the hosr of the Senate of Massachu-
etts, to the act for incorporating the Mis-
sionary Society,"" that it was aHording the
means Of eahorfing religion, quhereas there
4vas none TO share from among ourseIOes it
was pleasantly and truly replied. thai religion
suos comodify, Of 7ohich the more wc erhorf-
cd, THE MORE WE HAD REMAINING.
Contemhf.--H you see a man tamely SUBJ
nit to contc R,ptuous treatment,bc certain he
merits il an innocent, independent mind,
will relucs, and keep arrogance at distance.
A meeting Of the manufacturers aud 9TH
ers, concerned in Domestic Manufactures,
has lately been held in Baltimore at the Mcr-
chants Coffee House, at which a committee
was appointed to represent to government, in
tho form Of q memorial, the abuses which
have heretofore been practiscd, aud which a.
gain be, to dcfraud the government OF its re-
venue OF British manufactured goods, unless
rnnpe effcc,ual and energetic measures should
kptcd for prevention, in event Of tho ro-
he embargo and'non intercourse laws.
authorizing tho building Of certain
cls of war, which passed the House
entatives,has been postponed by the
the first Monday in Dcsember next.
Eat freshct has been experienced in
The wators rose TO an unusual
and overflowed part of tho city, doing
injury to vast quantities of merchandise
|ccllars and in the stores on low ground.
BY tho northern papers VIC find that deser.
tcrs from the enemy are very numerous.
However gratifying this may be, good care
should be taken that no SPIES, coming in this
character, should havo an opportunity to re.
turn. .4ni. Wafchman.
1t is said that the Office Of District Ator-
hey of the United States has, in certain dis.
riots, Afforded to its possessor nett annual
Income Of S25,Ooo. ID.
On the llth March, about 10 o'clock,r.M.
largo portion Of Nashville was consumed oy
fire. II first caught in a stable belonging to
VIM. w. Cooke, Esq. and from thence COM
municatod to Mr.. Woods large warehouse,
and the surrounding buildings In less than
m hour, at least twenty dwelling houses were
on iso, and in few minutes utterly destroy.
cd. Every house on Marks,-s,reet fell a sac
riiice 20 the relentless flames, from a large
stone honss occupied by Mr.. James Irwin to
Mr.. Mullins newly finished brick building.
1t was not asccrtained how the FIRE was COM
municatod but it is believed il was done by
some incendarics. %.
Privaseeyings--T citzcns Of Baltimore
are renowned for their cnterprizing spirit
and we are glad 70 iiod that they have been
we'll rewarded, ia almos, every instance.
Twenty FIVE heroes, who did no, enlist for
money but to serve their country, and whose
situations In life are respectable, have within
Q Few days entered tho service from tho town
Of Hsncoeb, IN. H.