The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-06-24

WEDNESDAY, 1Uss 20, 1919.
Is We learn that the Theatre IN this town
vii, DO opened IN about three weeks. Mr.
WoRnALL is expected in town, ia few days
. prepare the scenery &c. for the occasion.
Al the late Term Of she Cirems Coays
holden In this town, NArsAs +. DIXON,
DExrER RAxsALL and WtLLIAn P.eNEw.
Eli, Esquises, were admitsed Is A.tofnies And
CounseIlors in ssid Court. %
AT The late session Of the. Gcnsrai Assem-.
bly, in this sowO, there were several applica-
fions for new charters Of Banks, botawo of
which we're grsnseds viz. the .Phenir Bank,
in Westerly, and the hank of Kenf, IN Cow
sniry--the others were deferred to the next
seasSon ofthe Assembly. sWAeER WsEpEa,
Esq WAS elected Senator, in the roosn OF
JonN WATsoS, Esq. who had been elected a
Judge. A Law was passed 10 prevent Justices
Issuing blank wri,s, officially signed--and
law was passed to prevent scaman's wages
from being attached, until after tho lcrmina.
tion Of the voyage in which such wage. shall
have been essned. a tax Of ten thousand
dollars wss ordered TO be collected spd paid
into the 0cneral Treasury. by the Erst of
Jsnuarysnext. -----
The following 10 the resolution passed by the Gen.
srh Assembly at its late session. relative to the
victory On Lake Erie;
BY the Senate and kosse Of Rehrsaenfafipes Of
she Ssate Of Rhode Ireland and Providence
<taHsafions, in General Assem6iy, Jaus
lssh, II. ID. 1873.
WmxaHAs il 10 the peculiar province Of
free government to cherish in the Common.
woslth over whic b II pvcsides, the greo, prin.
<ipics Of public virtue which consti,nc the
bas:s of hs aircnth and pre-, eminence 49,
And this bi6ii object can in no surer manner
Be attained Than BY awarding due houors to
distinguished merit; md pcrpetua,ing the
sreme mbraocet Of those great actions, in the
eontemplation Of which men become p oud
Of their country, cod emalous Of the exam.
pies which they arcied TO admire
And whereas there csu DC no brighter ex-
ample, nor one moro worry Of a noble enIula-
sson, than that Of the man VINO IS an honor to
the State which gave him tirih, and TO the
country by whom he is hcnofed: and whose
iiepoftnnt services uod grca, actions, sdorn-
ed BY hts private -ictucs, haze acquired TO
him q character admired BY the world. and
loved by his felIow-ci,izens ;--Tbcsrfc,c
y Ressfusd. That WILLIAm G.. GRABS, aud
BENJAMIN HAZARD Esqnii.s, be, aud they
are hereby appon,,d Commi,,cs, with iu.
Rtractionsto eoliec, and dc p>si,e 10 ihe Office
OF the Secretary Of this State ~ he doeu-
ments aud memorial. fscesssgy 20 preserve
entire she History Of tho hFiiIau- event ..
chicvcd by our fellow citizen, Com n,odore
OLIvER n. PnRny, on Lake Erie, dusiag
The late war with Great Britain compr chen
ding ~ well tltD unexsnp'ed cx,rtions of
TIA, os.issr In ctcatiDg, under every d,xcour-
secDen', The nsaps which insured bis sue.
GEES, ss the details Of the gallant action which
terminated in the capture Of the whole Of the
enemy's fleet on ths, Lake.
ResOived JIriacr, Tha, the same Commit.
Tee ne directed to request Commodore PxK.
ar, 10 the name Of this General Assembly,
TO SIT for his portrait to be taken by Gilbert
Stewsrt, Esq. q distinguished Artist, ard also
Ana.ivs cnixen Of this State.
Aonse Of Renrssenfafipes, June 13, tals
vofed, and passed unsnimousiy.
Nv order, THOMAS BURGESS, Clrrk.
IN Senate, read the sa os day and concurred.
6y order, SAMUEL EpDY, See'ry.
We rcsret to learn, that President Mrs.
ssR declines acceptance Of tho appc'u,men,
Of Chief Justice. Although no assuvanccs
wer.' received from him previous to the cssc-
;ion, II was hoped, that he might be ouabsed
20 give to the State, the aid of his supc emi.
nent talents, but !, appears that his avocsions
afthe University will not admit of his dsvo,.
ing any portion Of his valuable lime to Other
purau;ts. PROV. Pafriof.
a:u:@--
!. Private letters from Ocorgia, received at
Washington, state, that on The 2l.t Nay,
Gen. Jackson took possession of Pensacola
Having made cesrain rcquisitious which had
not been complied with. he carried she for.
sress BY ssovm. ---
A letter from Majo General Jackson, dat.
I'd As his camp before St. Marks, April oh,
70 gentleman in Kentucky, states as fol-
lows 49,
SIN the Muesssuky town VIC discovered
evidences Of hostility for many years; M.
wasds Of fh-ec hundred ssoins mere found
a3ont Efty vere found snsheadrd on hain..
ID svar hote on fAe square, fresh, aod Of svc.
ry description, from the tender infant TO the
eyed mother"
A small party Of The u. S. troops, while