The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1815-03-01

Us lie is ucSpareC OF.
The house Of Col. S. CHApIN, at Spring:
field, has been destroyed by fire. Mrs. c.
lost her life in endcavoufing to save her
child. An intrepid man afterwards brought
ou, the chsd, and the body of the mother;
but tho infant died in few moments.
In the Arsenal at New-York are IL or
$4,000 stands of arms, in such excellent or
der and so tastefuly arranged, as to excite
the admiration Of every visitor.
A large male Wolf was killed in Killings.
worth, Connecticut, on the 18th inst.
The sloop Of war Ajax, Capt. Baker, which
brought the Dulch Minister to this country,
returned 10 Amsterdam the beginning OF Dec.
She sailed from this port on the 2o,h OF Oct.
Boston Palladium.
Jamos A. Wilson, Editor Of the Trenton
True American, is elected Senator TO Con-
gress, by all the republican votes in the Le-
gislaturc Of ew-Jersey, for six years from
the 4th Of March next, 10 the room Of Mr..
Lambert, whose term has expired.
Sloop Margaret, Mattocks, days from
Havana, with molasscs, segars ant 1, uit, or.
here yesterday. British ships OF war were
daily arriving from tho Mississippi a, Havana
and sailing from that place full Of wounded
troops that weic al the battles at New Orleans.
The Plantagenct sailed from Havana for Eng
land on the morning oil the lih inst. having
on board the bodies Of General Paekenham
and Gibbs, and several wounded officers, a
moagst whom was Col. Thornton, who was
also wounded a, the attack on Baltimore, and
whose life was despaircd of. 1t was Under
stood, at Havana, that Gen Keene was re-
covering from his wound. The British ofi-
GERS who had arrived a, Havana, from New
Orleans, said but little on the subject Of the
invasion OF Louisiana, but acknowledged they
were defeated and that they never witnessed
such fighting in Europe as was exhibited by
our troops at New Orleans. Capt. M. saw
no cruizers on the coast.
W York .1fer. .adp FEB. 2S.
The letter of.marque sch. Tuckahoe, Will
son, of Baltimore, l6 days from Havana
sch. Union, Warner, ls from do; and sch.
Eolus, B6ckins, 2 fr. Porto Rico, (both Of
Philad.) } all laden with sugar, dry goods, SC.
sc. arrived in the Delaware on the 9th inst.
The letter-of- marqae sch. Swallow, Bunce,
of Philad. l9 days from ST. Barts, Cargo dry
goods, crockery, sc. ar. at Charleston 9Th
inst.
The letter of-marque seh'rs Warter-Witch
Barclay, Of Philad. and Croghan, Courts, of
Baltimore, both 10 days from Havana, (the
former with sugars, hidds and pimento, and
tho latter with sugars, Ssc,) arrived in the
Delaware I lth inst in CO.
The sch. William Hull, cap, Huddle, has
arrived at Charleston, in S days from Hava-
ma. The news Of the defeat Of the British
near New Orleans had reached the Havana.
From Charleston, Is. C) paper, OF Tebrusry7
The bodies of considerable number Of
the unfortunate Lascars, who perished in the
shipwreck OF the Gen. Wellesley, on our bar,
have been found on the beach at various times,
= and buried. On Sunday morning last, Mr..
Calhoone, Keeper Of the Lighthouse, found
the body Of a white seaman upon the bcath,
and taking !, up had it deeen,ly Inferred near
his residence.
General Jackson's Treaty Of Peace with