The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1816-05-15

it is Frencii fab ication
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Among the wounded survivors Of the ln.
iskiliine dragons now IN Exeter, there is an
setjeant who received 10 the battle Of Water
loo, I 8 sabre wounds in his body, . mus.
ket ball passed through his thigh, and both
his arms were broken. In this state be Icy
on the FIELD Of battle (amidst heap Of slain,)
from Scudsy to Tuesday evening following,
when the persons employed 10 bury the dead
observing some signs Of life in him, he uas
conveyed to All hospital and recovered.
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The following article, If il may be relied
on, indicates that new fame 10 about 10
burs, our On the continent of Europe, the
course and resul, Of which arc beyond human
reason to divine. Phiia. Mer. .fdv.
PARIS, MARCH as.
al should think il was ds6cien, in my du-
~ towards you, were not 10 sppriso you,
that runours Of an alarming nature are now
current, in societies which, from their oPpor-
tubites of correct information, really leave
room for supositous intelligence. II is at
6rmed that the. Austrian armies passed tho
frontiers Of the French kingdom on the sth
and that a declaration Of their views was
published AZ Embrum, in DaUphny, on tho
18th. Various have The conjecture been on
the motives ef this va,ioD some pretend
that il is connected with the refusal Of this
power to restore Gallicia to Poland, which
was considered as an indemnify for the ag-
grapdisement Of the Austrian territories IN
Italy. HtA
ga manifesto OF the emperor of Russia o.
gainst Austria, was said TO have been receiy-
ed yesterday, complaining Of this eountry's
want Of faith m the accomplishment Of ito
treaties. On the other hand, Austria enters
into France, % il is afir med, under pretence
Of exaeting en- indemnity fer the ex.ompress
Of forty millions, but willing to soend the
public mind, and II circumstances prove pro.
ri,ious, after estabishing tho regency Of
Maria Louisa, TO form an offensive and de-
fcasivc alliance with France, and Get at deh-
ance Bavaria, Prussia and Russia. ! COM
municate to you this intellig encc without pre-
tending to ascertain the degree of eredibilily
it is entitled to, whether !. be the exaggerated
description of some previously understood
Arragements, or Whether it be the pure inven.
,ion of the audacious and disaffec,ed"
MARCH AZ.
Aeontseious ma!ady has appeared IA Ven
c,ian Lombardy. Spain appears also ,hrea:
tened With similar sccurge.
!, is ssid the English Prince Edward,
Duke OF Kent, has purchased hotel at Brns-
sells, and intends to reside there some years.
The Pacha of Janina has declared against
the English, to whom he refuses the cessiou
of Buttinto, Pefga and Prevess, places in
European Turkey, no, far from Corfu. We
never heard ths, the British had asked for
these places. The Dissatisfaction Of the To-
hAbitanis OF the lonian Islands is said 10 ion.
pair the British Commerce with Them.
"a Dfseenf 9th Parachute.
Twas yesterday ., the Camp do Mars
and saw Msdemoiselle Garnerip ascend
into the air by q balloon. Ii was most ex.
traofdihary and painfully interesting sight.
She was seated in kind Of wicker basket
and Suspended 20 feet, perhaps, by sords
from the balloon, with Parachute Aoa,iog
loose between her and the balloon. AZ about 40
minutss after 4the balloon was set ai liberty,
the wind was very strong from the N. yss
tho balloon was SD we'll chNged that II as
eended at On angle Of about 90 degrees, az
the rste of about mile in 3 minutes. In TWO
mInus,s from the time she started, she dises-
gagged herself from the balloon, at the hight
of 2sop. .feet from the ground aod deeended
like lightning short distance, when the par
aehute opened sud she vas gently let down
to her, mother earth, after an abseocs Of O.
bou, hve minutes. She lighted near milo
from the champ &C mars, K within 2'or : rods
oi the bank Of the river Seine. Thousands
OF people Immediately surrounded and eseos-
ted her on hor.bsek, sale and sound back to
her father, and half di,ssetsd mother sud
sister. There wets 5000 people wi,bia tho
champ do mars, who paid franc admission
few paid and svep 10 ftsncs 10 60 within
the eoeiesure. This money went, 10 10 ssid
10 The distressed inhabitants Of scissors. Oa
the. outside Of the champ de MATS and near il,
suppose there we're not lever than Is 600
mere. The lady 10 . asmsissjls sssis ss