The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-12-23

6os Gaz.
a SPLENDID Ball has been given 10 OenessI
Jackson, and staff, at Nashville, 10 honor Of
the Chickasaw Treaty, which the General
had effected in manner highly crsditable TO
his tsients, and essentially valuable 10 the The
:ntcres 10 the interest of that essentially valu.
able to tho Interests of that sec,ion oil The
countty.-iS.
The 3. s. troops at Saeseu's Harbour,
have been employed, during the last year, in
building barracks at that place. The pexs
season they are to open an importont militia.
~ road, pointed oot by the president, 10 his
late tour along the Lakes. Tbis is an en-.
ploynsnt, better suited 10 the interest Of tia
county, than the practice Of war, or the beet
military habits Of the European soldiesy--iS.
From all the information NO can leen, II ~
coufdsr,iy believed, very few or No Morcs
win be open in this town, on Cris,nss Day
All the southern sestioa Of the sown hass si-
resdy pgreed not 10 do business os,thas day. -
Thoses thesefors, of our country brethren,
who do business with the metropolis, mrss
govsrp themselves aecor raingly.--sS.
Religious publications msl,iply vssS fast
in the United States. Mr.. Hill, Of Concord,
N. H. proposes issuing the arst Of January
next, the New w-England Missionary ln,elli.
geneer and General Repository" 10 be issued
quarterly, each number to contain sS' pages,
a, 20 cents. II is to be conducted Ly socie-
y Of gsntlemen.--ib.
A Washington paper recommends the sp-
po,nsmsn: of day Of "Nstioual Thanks
giving and Prayer" aad it can With prophecy
ybe aid, thsi " no people were ever happier as
nation.--i6.
f., .-o:n:o--
Sfeem Bantvies.-Ths Navy Com nission-
ers haye sgreed with Msssrs. Rs6srs N'Qnsss
and Co. proprietors of the Columbian Foun-
dsry and Steam Engine Mandatory, of THE
city, for the Engine and Machinery for new
Steam Frigate, which government have au.
thorissd to be built under the Law for The
gradual increase of the navy.
The model Of the vessel they hsve had pre-
pared, and which has been Forwarded 10 the
commissioners, 10 satirely different from the
Fulton battery, sod will possess ell the quail
ties of ordinary ships Of vsr.-AJtss. .4do.
SO -
.eo -;o~o:-
rs -ysdss BLONDE Renevs "A letter to ths
Editor OF the Bsltiwors Patriot, dated ss
! Washington On Friday last, msntious thss
Judge Bland's Report IN relation 70 his visi:
to South Ameriea, Ass not pet been laid be-
fsre Congress but that persons Of good judg-
ment, who have seen IL, represent IL ~ very
/ sbls, and as highly honorable to the Judge.
1t 10 Of great length, and will 6lI, il 10 sup
!. pcsed. al ccta,s volume Of more than 500
psgss.
Mr.. Thomas Oliver, late Of Boston, mer-
chant, deceased, has bequeathsd, With some
few exceptions, his whole estate, real aud per-
sonsI, vsissd al $4,000 dis. to the Mssssehu-
setts General Hospital. A noble Donation.
Bessos Gazette.
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BY the report Of the quarter master Of the
regiment, IL appears that the 9th Infantry,
ronmsoded by Col. Aikinsen, and sts,ioned
oushe Chsmplsin frontier. hsve performed,
since the lst Of April last, ss,7is dsys labor,
: exclusive Of ,keir military duiy, and The evl-
'ivs,ion Of kitchen garden, which Will sus-
ply the regiment whh vesesstlss en,i tie