The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1817-06-04

ion, Of course near the equator, in o burning
climate.
Sho.!id al Spanish and Portuguese Amer
ica become independent, as we nopc will be
the case, 25 900 ,ooc of souls will be thereby
added TO the li,, of freemen ~. Y. Col.
BOUNDARY COMMISSIONERS.
The business OF each of the lnIee Com
missions for settling 'he boundary lines un-
der the Treaty OF Ghcnt, is now 10 progress.
Gen. PoRTEn sr1! Mr OGILyv have met at
ST. Regis and arc po'sulpg the objects Of
| their appointment
The Commission uader the 4th article
was opened at St. AGdrews last autumn, and
the Commissioners aie now in session in
This town. The plans, maps ard o.he, evi-
dcnce, important In The cd,e, have oil been
procured since The ad iourum,nt, nrd after on
Argument By the respective aEcnIs ot lbs
two governments The c"nuoversy viii be de-
eAcd with 10 fu,lher delay EoS. Pm.
The Franklin, -, Capt. STEWART, has
moved down 10 the Cove, preparatory to her
departure from the Delswsrc !or this port.
She is to go into the Medite, raOean, when
fully equipped, to relieve tie Washington,
Con-. Chaunccy.
The U. S. brig PRONE theus, sailed from
PLi,adcl phia for Boston on Monday last.
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The President has probably commenced
his Journey 10 The Northwsrd but ,hc Ip,eI-
ligencer of Tuesday last make, no men,iop
OF The fact. Great preparations wese max
ing in Baltimore, Philadeiphis, and New
fotk, for his reception.
Capt. Ray, from Trinidad, Informs The, a
Spanish schooner, from Jamocis, bound To
Cuba, having on board property valued at
q million and nal. OF ooiars, was captured
about the 2oth hpti!, by d Co'thegcnia pri-
vateer, said to be the lsie Mammouih OF
Baltimore.
Nautical surveys VI the Chinese coast, ii
is said, have been recently made, by order OF
British Government, with view TO ascer.
tain the praclicsblIiy of opening The Chi
ne.e trade 10 oil Blush subjects aud that
these surveys have reached England. uuex-
pectedy, 10y circ, Jus rout In conse-
quence very formidable expedition was
contemplated, at the date Of our last sdvi-
ccs from London, having Tor i,s oblccts 10
traverse the whole OF the Chinese Empire.
to require an apology lrom tic Emperor, and
to clai m tbs occupation by British troops of
all the strong places Oh the Canton River.
~
Thir,y.two buildings were des'royd ty fre,
a, Sag Harbour, l.. on the 27,h u,. The
principal sufferers were. Messrs. J. L. lla.
vens, I. p. Ripiey,p. Fordhan. J. House,
MIR. Partridge, J Fordham, J. Hedges, S.
Paine, and Capt. Howell. The loss is con-
sldered very eat |; and no part of i, was
insured.
From the iorh March 70 the 26h May,
there atived in NewYork, upwards Of $50
vessels bringing 1900 passengers.
FROM FRANCE.
BY the sch Louisa, al n. York, in IS days
from Bordeaux, Paris papers 10 April 26,
have been received. A drought of seven
weeks at Mats-il.es, had been relieved by
rain bu, the drought still prevailed at Ton.
lon, at Nismcs, &c. In Paris frosis had been
experienced. In Naples the crops we're
promising. a contagious diso der Is said to
have appeared in Poland and in Spain. Odes-
sa on the Black Sea, is fepfeseDtcd 10 have
been declared 9 free port. French per
cents were Of ST Is
The sch. Gov. Shelby and brig Caravan,
are stated TO have sailed from Bordeaux May
3, for 81. Domingo, with black troops
BosAPsRrE's Military Carriage X Equip
age taken at Wserloo, cod which has been
exhibiting for sor'e time N England, is to be
brought to An s;cs.
From England.
By the shin -'a-gare;, which arrived at Bos-
ton. 90 Sun t.y cv-1:-g from LIVERPOOL, the