The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1819-04-28

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New.Y orb, in % days from Curacao, informs
that aboa, an hour before hs sailed, laforma.
ion was rsesissd ty Dutch goyernmen,
schoooor, thar Laguira was block AIDED by
large sqoadron under admiral Brion's fse
an embargo was laid on all vessels al that
place and Porto Cavello, ia consequences of
tas appearance on the coast OF the Pasrio,
squadron. Ii was also reported that the
Royaiis,s had receatiy been several times de.
fealed on che Main.--i5
A late Jamaica paper mentions the sailing
from Port Royal, in that island, OF tho sch.
Harrier, with Sir G. M'Gregor on board,
bound 10 the Southward-and that the schoon.
sr returned again on the 18th of March, hav.
lag sprung aleak. We believe there are two
Gsaerdls OF the above name-.ae oldyst of
whom IS Sis Gisgory.-i6.
A letter Of the ss.a November from Bue.
nos Ayres 10 a gentleman in Sayannah, says
1--WE are hourly expecting 10 hear that Lima
has fallen into Tue hands of the Patriots. OF
fetal accounts have arrived, that two Of the
hest frigs,es belonging to old SPAN, with SO
ven transports, have been captured by the
Patriots. On board the later, were large
namber of troops. large quantity Of CLOTHING,
ammunition, &c. Captains Skinner and Del
aoo, in the two new ships from New-Yok,
have sailed for Lima, but we have no sxpec
tattoo of their arstyins there before its sufren-
der"
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A French paper menuons, that several per-
sons who have been engaged 10 French Ex-
pedition TO Galam, nad returned TO Senegal,
middle df Dec. not having been able TO ae-
complish aay thing useful. Many OF those
employed 10 it had been sick, and I had died,
inciudi0g Gov Chatteieux, principal geo.
= graphical engineer.
A brig of war, aDd another vessel, Of the
expedition, &C nai1ed at Gaiam.
The English Company, under Major Grey,
were left al Galan, wnere IL mad been de
taiusd ssverai moaths by the rains, and other
causes, and had formed junction with those
ss the French party who remained there.
Major G. intended, il possible, TO build gall
siot at Sego, tor the pursose ot assisting him
IN his endeavors 20 explere the Niger. lie
bad despatched persons 10 Gambia, Tor sddi-
tipnal mea, clothes, &c.
Capt. Percival, formerly Of the sch. Mary,
o! Boston, has recovered, in suit al New
York, S29,yS4, of Capt. Hickey, late com.
Inapder of the British sloop OF war Atalsnla,
for running the Mary down a, che eod OF
long chase concluded in the night-The Ma.
ry had lowered he: sails, except the jib and
foresaii, and hoisted light. The Cause Of
SUIT happsned in l3lo--anc Capt. Hickey
was arrested in NewYork since the peace.
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Faiuab!s Invennon.-Mr. Adam Stewart
OF B,ti more, has invented machine for rDak-
ing bricks, which renders unnecessary the
, tedious pr ocess OF preparing tho clay by wet
ting and making 1t into the consistency OF
mort r, moulding and drying. This machine
may 90 SO constructed as to make about two
,housand bricks per hour ready TO be pu, i'm
medi into kiln, much neater and MOI c
com, ,,acIiy formed than is practicable in the
co. mon mode--and, it is believed that not
IN nan single horse power will be re.
g. jsl,e 10 produce this effect.
BUT1ER.
The following is given as an improved