The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-02-11
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and the stupidity Of your Intellectual faculties
are no longer doubted--they are confirmed
and Excd a. the laws Of fate. Al Washing
,on. and indeed, throughout The Union you
are called foul and fanatic. Have you
no. seen, sir, that wonderful production OF
ne Centlpel MN, the Mammoth oi wisdom
and pe,y IN his scientific pape'-l beg par
don. SHOULD have said, Philosophical journal,
ba, laid i, down, an inlalible axiom, that
:. Bosfon mill be ne hiace agreed on" Solo
mon has located j, there, and dealh, eye,
worse than death, to tba, man who shall dare
10 sneak IN favor c. any other place. Die
YOU yer hear, sir, Of Solomon's patIio.issn
1n,;,o The late wat--who scoined to visit The
epemy, TO give iDfor malioD OF the state OF the
co,,,,y-,he views of the Hartford Convcn.
,ioo-and the plans Of the lf,ends " ot the
worlds last hops"--haSe you he'er re'a us
eulogie, upon ovr naval and military com
mapders-pa',iculafly upon oi' " i"'am
CAPTURE Of the Java, after she TvaS m'S'0SeH
for a 8Hih ef The line ?-li you nave no'' sly
van are a FIRST rate Ounce lnGted. 40 man
GT common sense can doubt tna' boston - VIC
mos, eligible place in the Union-ior Solo.
mons paper, OF the 4th INST. announces Ola
SHIP. WRECKS in B9sion bay.
There, Nj. Editor, look n mat fac'-h
SO, AXIS in favor Of the favoued spot, 'ouder
than all The logic III the universe. Inc y
States are rich oanerS, and lhe 'oo'e s"'Pa
that are destroyed, The better tor 'he Na'ai
Depot--more ships will be bu'i', anu eohse'
quen,ly grcaler number OF men VIII Do lat
tened by public punder. kaisc not your
voice or fears, SIT, for the loss OF the navy.
No, one will be lost. There is a man in
B ls,on who has conve eDanted to remove every
ob,.acle. Not by muscular strength, nor by
pubick expence--No, sir, by no such means.
1t is ~ be done by the meie volluon ol the
wi---afd when he shall ACT, rocks, sands,
mud and islands will sink III "grand confR-
sion" TO the astonisnment OF the spectacle
the channel will widen, the fogs and tempest
aous weather, by law oil his VIII, ahaii be
transformed To an eternal Si4n8hiar.
The grand tate will be reserved TO the las;
act ot this great man---he will change the
Dou'b of The hatbor, continent and all, II ne
ccssa'y, in such stUpend0uS foi III, that every
wind thu, blows shall DC ilir tor entrance.
|, shall be fixed upon pivot, with large
vane, bringing lie mou,h OF the harhor 10
The wind, except 10 en- enemy, when 1t shall
| turo 10 leeward. Ii is true the present bay
| is something like Brothe, JoGathan's eel-pol,
| easy to enter but hsid 10 get out bto when
| Cape Cod, Cape. Ann, Georges bank, and
| the innumcrs5!e islands and rocks shall be
ouuh, what charming place will Boston har-
| boz be for Naval Depot.
Now, Nj. Editor, .el you. unless you
Immediately stop your idle prailing, hi,
| great man, will nor only do what is here stat
! ed, but he will do more. He wilE haste, To
J Newport, turn tho island round, and throw in
! such quantity Of rocks, sands aud mud,
| that nor q fsh0odt gu;n be obtc 10 .fsas.
Boston folks, i, is said, are full of notiohs--
their courage and patriotism IS as conspicu-
Gus, as their talents for we have one OF tbeir
greatest acts OF patriotism upon record--ibat
ait is becoming moral and religious people
10 aid their country in the hour OF pctil and
danger--,o loan their money, TO raise en- ar.
my 10 deleod ber rights" SEC. Su!ely, MI.
Editor, hes miIi.a,y fame is'~renowned
throughout the world, as their piiests are for
eyaogelicui piey. Did she 10, wrest Cas-
tine from theencmy, by the prowess OF her
militia !--'did snc not save the corvette John
Adams, from falling into the hands OF The
eneny---aHd did she not refuse 10 surtender
the United States navy TO Britain--alhdugh
tba enemy were willing to covenant with
them 10. respect private properly IN their
town. Where thea. sir, could q navy be SO
securely placed, as in the hands Of the Bos-
tonians--,hink ye i, would ever be Copeiha.
eened Neves--never, s,r As for the
port OF Perry, Evans, Swift, M'Rea, and
humphreys, il is The heigtb OF folly aud stu.
pid'ty, contrasted with the wisdom and cx-
periehce Of BainbriGge--is the opinion Of
ooe man befcr than that of FIVE or six-<most
assuredIy. I,is ,rue the ilios,rious Commo-
dote has made no spe ciic report. His char
acie' aod standing in society is such, tha, y
Gid not require i'--h's opposition speaks vol
u'nes, and mus, silence The world--at whose
nod OF wisdom oil. mist Gro ,sh, from wash
!nston 10 Boston. as for Newport, that dry
hole,i. j. the wnrst place ~ the world. 'ioT.
Jones army of.fftern men would no' defenc
u moment. 3esisler il is a no'o'ions iat''
it is very unhealthy, ana il - unpros'ded WIZ
btothels for the amusement vi scamco. Nc
gentlemen reside there tu give splendid en
To, tsiuinents, aud fesss 10 vis',arts. ~
these things AMI moch more abound In Bos-
tor