The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1814-06-15
SUMMARY.


On Saturday morning last, about sun-riae,
barges, hllce with men, visited the town OF
Scicuaie, Mass. and every vessel IN the har-
Dor was soon IN hames--5 were burnt to the
waters edge, oxtinguishcd, and . schs. car
ried out. The British officer told the in.
habiants II they made any resistance, he
would lay the whole town in ashes
We learn, via Halifax, that the name OF
the Island fortiiying by the brave and enter
pricing Commodore Porter, is Timor, an
island In the Indian Ocean, to the east of Gil
tola, and to the south of Ternate. II is IL
miles in circumference. and produces cloves
and FAX. The Dutch are masters of the ISL
aud, though it has King Of it's own. The
woods and the rocks that surround it render
it place Of defencc.--The u. S. frigatc
Congress has been dismantled at Portsmouth,
N. II. and hauled up the river, and her guas
landed for the protection of the place. We
learn that her crew are ordered to the Lakes
Nearly all the prisoners taken on the Nj.
agara frontier the winter past, have been cx.
changed, and sent home, except Col Chaplin,
who was left at last accounts near Quebec
The y. 5. troops, have proceeded from Bur.
lington to Platsburgb, aud at the latter place
have been ordered to proceed without delay
to Sackets Harbor.-~Laansh....T "a
lately completed in the navy-yard at Charles
town, Mass, will be launched on Saturday
nsxt.--An article dated Herkimer, (N.Y.)
June lst. states, that the new (44) frigate a,
Sackctt''s Har5or is nearly plapked up, and
will be iaunched by the middle Of the month;
that the British have accurate knowledge oi
tho state Of preparations, and rcSsiyo in.
formation of our movements constan,lE and
expedousIy. 1t further states, that one o
Sir James Yco's officers lately observed to ar
American officer, (tbey having met to trans
act some business under flag Of truce) that
we need not expect they would be such fool:
as 10 engage our squadron when all our YES.
sells were completed-but that they would re-
tire into Kingston. IF this be true, it puts a,
rest the reports of the building of other ships
at Kingston, and the probability of battle on
the Lake--and may lead to representation
TO suit the fancy Of every politician. In fact
the idea of general naval engagement, is
losing ground here.--Accoun,s from Platts-
bu:gh state that Gen. Isard's command will
consist of sixteen regiments Of infantry
which are to be made completc.-A grca,
council with the Northern Indians is 70 be
held on Monday next, at Greenville, 10 Ohio.
Gen. Ripley's brigade is now stationed
at Bnfaloe. The 2lst rcgt. is attached 10 it,
and is in state of discipline never surpassed
in our army. There is no, an officer sick
nor single man in hospital, belonging TO
this regiment. They are in perfect readi.
ness for the field, and have only reported one
doath since Feb. lst.--9l seamcn arrived
in Boston on Thursday last, bound for Lake
Ontario..26o are 10 follow, for tho same des-
,ination.-On the 9th inst. arrived at New.
York, brig Spark, Clarke, IL days from Aux
Cages. Capt. G. informs that great battle
was daily expected to take place between Pc
tion and Christophe, in the neighborhood of
Port an Prince. Potion had about 10000
troops embodied at that place.--An exped!-
tion is said TO have gone from Detroit, sup
posed against MichiIimackinac.----On the
18th March last, there was q dreadful fire at
St. Jago De Cubs, which destroyed upwards
Of 80 houses More than 1000 barrels of
-four, stores full of coffee, indigo, and to.
baco and the CUSTOM -hSuse and its contents
were consumcd.-l, is said there is up
wards of $4,000 French prisoners in Rus
sia-mostly in the great interior provisce
of Moscow.-The Du,ches of Oldenburg,
Emperor Alexsnder's sister. arrived in Eng
land on the 27th March, accompanied by the
English Duke of Clarence, to whom some
rumors say she Is to be united in marriage.
A magnificent hotel was hired for her, and
her suite, which was very numerous, for
which the government paid rent Of 10000.
ayeaf. She is in her 7eth year.---The VIII
iagc OF Bufaoc, destroyed by the British
last wiutcr) continues to advance in re-boild-
lag with great spiri, there have been lately
built Is houses, occupied principally by in
hsbitanis, 3 taverns, dry-goods and grocery
-s,orcs, IL grocery and other shops, 3 Offices,
and 50 or 40 hu,s.--About the Is, inst. the
British squadron in the Chesapeake bad about
o. ."aaway negroes With ,hem-,hcy are &c.