The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1814-09-21
NEWPORT.
GLORIOUS NAVAL VICTORY /.
No 10 mo. 9!
WEDNESDAY,, SEPTEMBER 81, 1914

No 10 mo. 3!
Another brilliant Naval Victory is record
ed in the annals Of our country-again has
the crest.fallcn foe been beaten en- his boast
ed eiement-and another British squadron
has surrendered TO American prowess sud
vaor. This glorious affair swes our ac-
count 10 " No. TO-" at Naval Victories, and
I" No. 2" of the capture of a British sapct.
This heart-cheering news, with the q
and Brilliant Actions OF the Soldiegy al Z
mole and Plattsburgh, has reused The
OF every American--it has convinced the
sceptic that band Of Freemen, ightiog in
just cause, for their homes and their ire-sides,
can put TO flight the Iegions Of grants, and
the minions OF slavery.
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Salc,es we're Cred on Monday last, from
the Flolilla and Forts, in this harbor i'm honor
Of the above victories.
The Legislature of this state met in ,hs
town on "Wednesday last, pursuant toe war
rant from Gov. Jones, who communicated q
paper stating the reason of his calling them
together, infor rMing them what he had dono
for the defence of the State, and recommends
ing further measures. In conformity To
which an act was passed isyins Tax Of
S25,ooo, and authorizinga loan OF g loo, 900,
at six per cent. on the credit of the state also
for an immediate draft OF the miltia, TO tho
number required by the President OF The u
nited States; authorizing the Governor TO
call out the militia as often as he may think
necessary, and 10 organize those citizens un.
der forty five years, who are exempt Ly law
from snilitary duty in ordinary cases, except
ing the Clergy, md eonseientiopsty scrufuious
men. The Legislature adjourned on Friday
evening last.
In the debate in our Legislature, last week,
on the subject of the State Loan of one hsr.
dred thousand dollars, Benz. Hazard, Esq. q
Representative fros, this town, saad~ he far
lowing among other equally curious observaA
uons |: I" That so reliance ought 10 DC piscs,d
in the General Governments, which had dona
avery thing against this State, and nothing
for it, Zs this frue gl--shat the public funds
and the public credit is sxhsus,ed--( Lef the
TsaeTo'''ss an fhis gaurter iving on rhe tat-
rcnHSe V me Gene~si Government answet-
svhe'her fhis is irae l--that Tn. snbiic deb,S
and taxes were becoming enormous, andthas !
the people of this country, would soon havei
cause to cease hraniing about their liberty,
and the oppression of the people of England
II This sounds well fer an AMERICAN Lcgis.
iatOr. THAT the Administration was down |!
II was PROSTATE - Indeed sue reeoHeef q
prediction cf fhis gentleman frepious 10 The
late Presidential election, fbaf three fourihs Of
The fes;tle efthe United States sv,s4,d Re fund
10 haze deserted Mr.. Madison, G'c. l--that il
tho enemy shouid lay waste our towns, il
would be only retalisting on us Tor tie scan.
dalous conduct of our army in Canada, and
that it would be so!aly the fault of our own
| government"
Here we confess we lose all patienee--tho
assertion is wholly destitute Of The smallest
evidence, and we challenge the gentleman tn
prove it. The system Of burning and devas-
tation was commences by the British in the
Chesapeake long previous to any sci Of this
kind on the part of the Americans. But we
refer the reader TO Mr.. Monroe's letter Of
the 9th inst. in answer to Admiral Cochrape,
printed on the first page of this paper. If,
however, there should be any who would per-
Fer British authority, we refer them to the
proclamation of Gov. Provost, Immediately
subsequent to the 1uroing Of Buffaloe, in
which he admits that H. British ADMIRAL
commenced the burning inNbe Chesapeake,
but TIA, that was entirely out>[ his contr o,.
and that it did not justify the N,alis,ion OF
the Americans in that quarter.>Now far
! C;overnor Prcvost's argument orghNo have
we;ebt we leave to the sagacisy Of tbsS Sder.
a,;s,s. hut il fully es,sblishes the fact, ~ y
| cher evidence was required, trat MIR. HS
ard is not correct in his declaration.
TOWN MEETING.