The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-05-20

uso Bisso were uuout tVclJc lcct lrCt0 the end
OF mis- head, and his whole appearance Was,
most tctfiiic.
His manner Of throwing himselfipfoa coil
appeared be done by contracting hi body in
number Of places in perpendiculsr dircc-
!ions, and placing his tail no as 70 throw him
self forward with great fofce--he could con.
tract and throw himself in any dirce,ion witt,
apparently the greatest ease aud NEST aston
i.hios cclecsity.-
JOSEPH WOODWARD.
HngLanr, Nay ~, isls.
Having read the above statement Of Csrt.
Woodward, We certify to the correctness Gift,
". PETER HOLMES,
JOHN MAYO.
PiypioR.b, So. Nay u, 1919.
Personally appeared, Joseph Woodward
Peter Holmes and John Mayo end nude oath,
That the above staiement by ihem subscribed
Is just and lrue--beforc me, 80
4 JOrHAM LINCOLN, Jr. Jns. Peace,
The word coil" does net exactly represent the
idea of the 5erpent's appearance; but from q merc
particular description given BY Capt. Woodward, il
was OF Al undslaiory appearance.
u.v,s
Ss
Jamaica papers TO the 9sth March have
been received at Baltimore. They stsse hat
the Spanish royal squadron now at Hsvanna
consists Of heavy ship.corvetts OF % guns.
originally French East Indiaman bcig
u ] 3 goos, another of IL, thtco brigAntinea
of Ia, is, end Ia gins, and ANAL scEooner
Of s guos the latter vessels purchased from
the Americans, and were formerly their frss
Hs sn
Of der, wep manned, snd well fcond /; bu; thtie
officers are Represented as destitute OF coar.
age, and their men without confidence. a9e
~ ----.zs :~s :<s~---- lW ~ Eat.
The following letter from the War De-
Ipar,mcnt, respecting the rensions TO Rev.
oiutionsry Soldiers, &c vas " si,tsn to soma
person in PhiIadelphia. f
War Densrfmenf, Pension Office,
~e e .4hri il, 1918 g.
SIR--l am directed by the Secretary o.;
Wai, 10 thank you for the com ,n1nicatio0 Of
the 25th ult. and 10 remat's that tha claims OF
all those applying for pensions under-,he late,
law, will at once DO refused, unless il shall be
certiSsd by the Judge from his Own knowi-
edge, or otherwise, 'aat they shall be in re-
duced circum ,tences-.-and a6soiafeiy need
the assistance of the county for theie sops..
port ~ -syi saFst iesp 1.tlas
With real respect, 4 am, airy mos, o..
bedicnt servant. q. BOYD.
~ s.-4 s---:ospo:--g ~ vs. ~, tf,C
:, PoaTLANp. MAY t3. ~
We understood by Capt. AAcxIE, Of ship
James, that 40, assembage Of about 500 rum
away negroes between De- IN arara and Berbice,
had copmissod' many dep dsiions end mas.
sacres among the Planters. Troops had
however been sont out In Pus suit ofihem. ac-
cou'panied bys' party Of the Buck Indians,
who had taken and sen, in number of tho
gang. ---:o&'o:--,
- cATsKtLL, N. r. MAY s.
Something nee,.---rhe Orange County Ga.
zctte coa,ains an accoan, Of one John PoIlcys
alai,oring man In that county, Of goed cbas.
acter, who being desirous OF proceeding 10
some remote pait of the coun,rys obtaihcd
thee respectable signatures to letter OF re-.
CONNIE nda,ion; then caliing'off the names,
wrote On the back ofther,. q aote ia his own
name, payable at the Bankuf Orange County,
for $3.50, which was diseoomcd at the Bank;
upon winch he presented aoo,her # $3.50 in
the same manner, 10 the Bark OF Ncwbufgh,
and met with tbs sasns success. He lcft ,hst
place about the 8 h ult. ia company with cue
John Wilson, a teacher, wao is suspected OF
having drawn toe notes, ~ 5sy. q -.
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xEExs, (s. II MAY7.
The season remaips cold, wet, opd back:
ward. Conpeet eticut river 10 now higher ,hs6
has been known for 2s years. Travelling
has been muchlimpedcd. The great Mead
ows, in Po,ocy are CON ppletely over flowed,
the water covering ,bsm o, 0 feet. Much
early sowcd grain viii be ies,.