The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1819-06-02
BOSTON WEEKLY REPORT.

BOSTON WEEKLY REPORT.
P.P.F. DEoaAxp, Esq. OF Boston, has re.
Gently commenced pubiicsiiop, bearing Tho
above signature. 1t is wholly calculated for
mercantile information, and VIII be found
highly interesting ard usefui 10 the man of
business. MI. DEGnAND, from his we'll
known con mer rcisi 'sients, IS we'll calculated
to conduct such work and We doubt not il
will be found prcii,sble 10 the reader, aud We
sincerely hore to the publisher also.
A scrap from John Mellishe's travels in the State
of Ohio, in 1910
"I was q, Chillioo,he (he obserVes) on tho
eve Of ar Election there are three newspa-
pers published here and they were hard at
work, in support of their respective friends
or iayo,ites. as cardidates for the Assembly.
like so see men take an active interest in
the public concerns of The coVnuy. The
phrsse "he il pesoesble man, and never
NEEDLES with pob,icks," is no g,es, conph-
nent t. the lntstitant Of free country.
Public stfais n.Us, be msDaeed by some
body, and TO say ha, people sre iudiHerent as
to who that mey,be is, in othe words, 10 aay
they have no patriotism, nor care about the
public welfare The duties OF az active poll
,can and pesceable citizen are surely COM
patibe. Let him soppor, the csndios'e OF
his choice by ali the activity ip his power,
but let this be done with inleefity add with
Justice 10 his oppohent; lei his adhere strictly
TO the rusH, and avoid calumBy and alter
the election, where the voice of be majority
has expressed who the rulers shall be, let
these have the undivided support OF the COM
munily, ill next election"
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We published, few days ego, statement
received from Gibreltar, relative TO two duelss
Tough, wirh B i,ish Officers, by M Bourne
and Doctor Mco.gor,s' y. al Gibraltar, ana
from this statement il appeared, that Dr..
Montgomery bad challenged whole regi-
men, ! We h.ve seo,her account, which
gives vo'y different aspect to the affair. IL
appears that Doctor Montgomery, in the
British mess room. 'ook occo~ico to support
the chatae,er If = brothei cficer, who had
been insuled by British Z FIJI srs and was
then absent, wtict was followed by such dec
Ia e'ions of def hance. as induced Cap' Trip,
ofthe British etuy 10 challenge him, which
he excepted, esd ,he result is knrwn. Tho
idea OF an flee challenging q whole tegi-
mept oi s,ranpers to single conbs' cannot
be supported on any. princip, but the! !e is q
vast difference IN The case, when IRE ofieer
complsined of hes teen challenged himself.
We are hsppy 10 learn the ,rse state deni,
because Dr.. Mogigope,y belongs TO . family
remarkable for ardent devotion and s,isch-
meni TO cooptry. four OF which have served
in perilous situations and The Doctcr, him.
self, is generally represented as mild and
courteous in his department.
National .fdvoeote.
Among the measures Of the French minis.
"y, (says the Portlsnd Aieus) is an order to
Institute judicial proceedings against the
mutdcrcrs Of Marshal Brnne. He was as
sassins,ed by a royal mob imme dis,ey after
.he return of Louis to Paris the second time.
This order appears TO Us, connected with the
permission allowed 10 the exies to re,urn TO
France, pretty decisive proof ,ha, national
feeling is revivipg in Frsnce, and that the in.
hueoce Of the Bourbon family has seriously
declined Since the removal Of the allied
troops.
The New Orleans G. ze,te of April Gath,
says, /" An unfortuns,e occurrence ,ook place
Yesterday morning in the Fsuxbourg St.
Msrr. Ao oficer cf the u. S. army in tho
attempt to arrest deserter from the service,
bred upon and killed him. We ere Dot in
Possession of the facts which occasioped this
event, and even u we were. we are no, the
tribunal to judge cf,hem. Blu, we mus, say,
tha, the conduct Of party OF unthinkiug in-
di,isusls was well nigh causing o serious tu-
multi, which mieht have endangered the
lives Of many individusi.."
A considerable sensation Of late has been
ctesed by the conduct Of the commanding
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