The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-08-19

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could bs laid IA, ,ihs sesis, vas rot sci6eient
TO counscrpuise this little feslhes. which made
every thing shst war broueh, fy quickly up,
- though the greatest weights had been put
down. AIcxs0des, assonished a. she msgicsi
effect, sent once moro 10 sequise whst was
the meaning Of IL.
The man gssve'y snswered,' thst the fea,h-
er signi6sd AIex4ndes's cupidi,y and smbi-
zion, which were light IS down, end yct 60
heavy that nothing could eounterbaIsnce
The N but he would tell him how that fesih-
er might be out.veighcd.-" Let" said no,
+" handful earth be laid upon II, and 1t will
at onse Jose us extraordinsry power" Alex
A0dor perceived rhe meaning, and was deep
iy detected. Soon afterwards ne died al BIB
ylon without having seen Paradise.
FROM ST. DOMINGO.
Information has been received sl New
York by the schr Diana, in 9 days from
Aux Cages, that Christophe vas with his
army about IA leagues from Po,,au Prince,
but no attack was Immediately .ppiehendrd
from him. The troops which Gen. Boyer
had called to his aid from Aux Csyss bad
been sent back, the forces at Port-ou Psipce
being deemed scficient to repeal any force
Chsis,ophe could bring against that place.
Islands ef Zee e--lt IS stated in Halifax
paper. hat 90 the 6rh and l7.h Of June, in
LAT. as -, long. a. ss, the sloop Maria aud
Ellen, which has arrived at that port fell in
with several inmepse masses Of ice. ffom
which bIueish yapour appeared 10 ascend.
The hcighs OF some OF their peaks was es-
timated at no less iban $40 feet from the
81, luce Of no ocean f,om many pats oe
which the water rushed in torrents; whilst
the sea constantly broke on their weather
side with great fury"
90: q 20: o>-
lnsercsdng Logfery facidens-IOne day this
week, an Odd men, hom the country, dressed
IN coarse bur decent hople-spun, called at The
ofice Of Messrs. G.. x r. WAITE IN this
city, and presented for txaminaiion quarter
Of Ticket, in The Medical College Lottery,
which he had purchase some weeks before
a, the same dice.
II was the number which had drawn the
prize Of THIRTY THOUSAND DcLLARs The
money was imnc dsteiy ad,aoced 10 him for
his share ol The prize. His rapture and
gratitude on receiviDg IL, can be better I'm
spined than described. h. stated, that he had
at home wife and six children, hitherto cup.
ported by great industry, who would now by
,his gift Of kind Providence, be made rich
10 the full extent Of his humble wishes.
Baltimore Gazette.
A London paper observes that s'he post
chaises which run between New To,k aud
Phiiadelphis, a distance Of near one hundred
miles, perform sbc Journey daily in ten hours
s--as expedition. We believe, une xamplcd in
any part of the world"
%e:x:n--
= Il il said the. DIX. oil Wellington Is en-
gagged as mediator, in a'rsogIng the offer
ences between Spsin and Portugal. He is
siso said to be fave. able TO the measure TO-
Withdrawing the army Of Occupation from
France, which il is Supposed will ,akc place
the p,eseDi ycar.-1ne Duke has ia,ely re-
eeived very Haucring letter fom the En-
psror Of Russia.
The season 10 France and llaly, has been
unusually fnr--s0d The heat has beeo so op.
pfessive as to drise people f'om the sweets, |
in the middle Of The day, unless employed
upon urgent business.
THE FLORlDAS NOT CEDID.
On Norfolk spodent informs US (ssys
New Yo,k pc PERI that letters from Gibral.
tar, dated tho i2sh June, are received in Nor
folk, and that they mskc no mention of tho |
c.cssion of the Fioriess 10 the U. States.
Hence our correspondent infers, that the |
Havana romor on the subject is incorrect.
However strong or feeble this inference, we
have never given the least crodi, to the &C.. !