The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-12-30
MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES.

The Antiquities oLDe western county
every day deveiope new facts, Tor the consid-
crstion Of ths Icaroed, A letter is publish
ad IN tho Nsw York Gazr,te, from William
DonnIson Of Nashville, TO the Hon. Samuel
i. Mitchsll--wbich describes q stone fort,
situated at the confluence Of two Of the south.
arm forks Of Duch.Iiyer, on the north west
Arn corner of Fsspkiin Ceuniy, Tennessee.
The forl covering about 80 acres Of e. 'ound
u surrounded by stone wall from 6 90 20
fact in thickness, az the bsse,---and 81 he
top about feet through. The letter winch
dsscribes he outline Of this wotk, mentions
tina WITHIN 7ysars, a Hae piece Of A,n, glass,
vas poughed up, IN the area, about one inch
- thickness and OF remarkable trsnsparancy;
Il appesfed To have been pa of bowl neat
" p,iisaed aud Hutcd on is sides A sm.sll
aicne, carved and osnamen,ed waA also found
EvidsM ma,ks - the manner and chissei,
perceived upon The walls; though ,hcy
arc ough and uncouth from The laps Of ages.
About loriy mlles ftou, mis- fo,, in Moutv
coun y, q cave has been discovered, coptsiping
v.'e ely of ea,,hc'n wste bricks # f,tm
diff en- & ON those Of modsin make, and
so ifsa sword resembling the sabre of the
PoEsians or seysaians.
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HARTFORD. (Con) Dxs. Is
"Tbe king ~ Z a-sll, IN hoanr 81 be
reror nor, MARTIN LpraER, mas wio,s 10
Mr., Luthc,, al SchoenDs Ok, dsscendcnt
srom Jacob, brohes of Masin the RofSTraer,
mak,ss addition TO his salasy, and sRe ing
prcvision fot his eldest son, as . student, in
shc cstsbiishrusnt at fIAIls." M
An instance, it's presumed. 10 hardly 10
be found in the annals OF history, of man
being thus honorably noticed by hia govern
meot, merely on account of his relationship
10 one who rad lived at the distance Of three
sentn sies batocc him--and one too, in whose
f.teo,an veins there was never drop Of blood
sxin to either reshy.o' nobility The rreaf
ereksd men of that dis,an, peried--hewevsr
exalted by rank, or however senswasd for
shsir Graf, and prowess--atc now scarcely
RENE osrad, or remembered to be execfss-.
sG; While an individual OF obscure birth and
humbls rank, bo, immensely a deer Of good,
H. sster the lapse Of etcentufiessch cherished in the
mem ,ries Of couutless millions and will IN.
docbt,cly be hold in gea'sful rsmembtancs,
by si,n idcrcAsiug millions, from age 10 age,
~ long 10 the ssrth itself shall endure.
--.:u:2:0s-- 10y
A person wen, TO coosu',s lawyer how he
might carry of an hciress. You cannot do u
n ali with sste'y lsuid the lawyes] but III
fcll you what you may Dole her mount the
horse and hold the whip do you then mount
behind her and you ere safe sue runs e,0ey
visA yar. The lawyer was, however, sufi-
eisn,ly punished fos his sdvice, whom nsxt
day be found ID vac his own d,sghsss whe
Mad ron away with his client.
--sos<o:-
FRIENDSHIP.
No blessing of Ito is auy way comparable
TO The enjoymcntef discreet and vivtuous
friend Il esscs snd uuloads ~ u,ind. clears
snd Improves the understanding. teogendsrs
thoag NJ and knowledss. snimssss virsus snd
rood sssou,ious, sooths and sllsysthe pas.
sieus, and hnds smploy'Asss for noss Of 'he
vacant hours q life.
In some porisA chsrchss II vss formerly
the custom 70 seperote the nssn fto~ the 90.
men. y A clergyman, being io'ertupsed bJ
lovd salksue, stopped shsss whss womsc
>o<sr.fos The honoe If tho sex, arose and
san. Ybur rsversncc tho noise il not suons
%. 50 much the better, rs2Iisd tao esiss
n sill bs ever the sooaer.