The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1817-10-29

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opposes il. We shall doubsiess hear more
on this important subject, ty. The next srTi-
vals.
Peryisyn IsfeAstnee. Letters Of the be-.
ginning of this month from Paris state tha.
much sensation has been excited by the sim
gular case Of an individual, styling himself
Louis XVII. claiming the throne of France.
This person is at present under examination
before the police 10 RUuen. IN person and
age he is neatly what the young Prince. who
perrisbed in the Temple, would be st this
time. lie performs his part we'll assumes
great airs Of grandeur, and lavisbes away
money, with which he is profusely supplied.
He had considerable numbcr, oi follow eIs ia
Normandy and Biitanny, on the ccu6nes Of
which provinces he was some time since arr
rested. The pessnt,y made several despe-
rate attempts 10 release him.--The lcsders
of The Veodean parry, many OF the clergy,
aud some of the constituted authorities, have
encouraged bis prct.nsions. A covncellor,
M. Bou, ton lc Blanc, has volunteered his
services 10 Gelepd him, and he's drawn upa
me emorial OF his case describing his escape
from the Temple, and his prosecutions un-
der The Imperial Government. This mem
orial concludes with declaring, that po,hine.
is wanting to him DO, an interview with his
. sister, the Dutchoss d. 'Angoule me, or public
trial, to produce conviction Of his being tho
true King of France. il msy be easily con
eeiyed, tnat neither, will be granted; bus
that, after his complete examinstion, he viii
be sent to some remote place, there 'o re-
main, like another masqUe de fer, in perPety-
al conEne ment. rEsSs--s
Ram6prg--By intelligence from Hamburg
TO he 5th Sept. ii appears that the inbsbit-
ants OF tho, city are not at ell pleased with
he state Of things 10 the Eihe. Through
the iIfueoce OF Hanover end Prussia, the
Weser md the Ems are now placed In ad-
advantageous competition, and Hamburg
having no imperial or royal protector, is lsft
TO is own unassistcd energies, which are not
sufficient TO secure its former commercial
prepondrrsnce.
On the lab Of August. q Portuguese frit
stes ard a ~ an Of war, with nine vessels fah
Of troops, sailed f. om Lisbon for Rio Jsnei'o,
and eieh vessels full Of roops Tor Rahia---
also 26 sail of mere hahtmau Tor Brszl
"A solemn mass has been celebrstsd at VII
emma, and throughout, Aos,ria, in gratitude 10
The Falmouth, OF 90 guns, had arrived
al Portsmouth from S, Helena, which place,
she left on the 2Sth Of July. Bonapaue was
never in better health than at that Tine tia
perfect restoration Of which he attributes to
the cons,a nj use Of the warm bath. ue US
es il as the greatest Of luxurie., frequently
stsying in il several bours, reading soipa
book. He afterwards walks much in The
grounds Of Longwood and Ells up his more
relaxed houts by playing at billiards.
London paper Of Sept. S says" A Cur.
sorry view Of the la,e Frcuch papers would
head oae TO seppose ,bst the French govern.
ment was looking to immetistc hostilitics,
But Il has not ihe means Of warfare"
No doubt the Spanish Ambas ssaiors at tho
d;Fsren, Courts Of Europe are epdesyo,edto
to obtain aid for their conntry--and perhaps
they make remarks unGasorable to tho Unit
eel States.
The Emperor Of Russia lately reviewed
10000 troops az s, Petersburg.
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An Ingenious NEE chanic IN Holland ipven-
ted, some years oco, . machine for deepening
and securing canals, rivers, docks, ports, sc.
which, al the depth ofi2 or 20 feet, cu's up
all sand, mud. or hard eisy. with the grea,css
ease. This machine can 6ll a mudbost, con.
tanning 432 cubic feet, in tle space Of or
minutes, with OF 9 men or one horse pow
cr. II equally works OF tho borders or edges
Of rvers, the same as in the deep middle
stream, clearing ell away, or deepening as &C.
quired Also a mil, for draining marshes,
ovsrhowed lands, &c. which il performs With
snch celeri:y, ihe,, for example, 70 l77o a.
eres, there arc 77,loi 200 square feet, which,
m"ltiplied by 4, the depth given, contains
Sos.4 4o4 800 cubic English feet, for the mars
OF water to be drained this can be done with
ease by one mill 10 $50 days, whatever tina
wind may be; and an instasee has been
kown Of its empying The amazing quantity
Of $40 tons per minute Lon. Nag.
A letter from Lima hos appeared In tho
West Briton newspaper, which says, that
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