The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1821-08-29
NEWPORT.
WRDNESOAY, .dUoUs7 %. 1921.

Town Meeting Yesterday the semi.
annual election Of Representative. 10 the
General Assembly took place in the sew.
eral towns throughout the State. Messrs.
Benjamin hazard, Henry Bull, Chris
tobher. Z. Robbins, W'lKiam E. Mi.
hams, NafhamelS. Ruggles and George
HaH, were elected il Tins town. MIR.
WiAiams, we understand, has since de.
cllned Nerving. AT future time we shall
take occasion to offer some remarks ON
this election.
The Supreme Judicial Court of this
State is now in session in this town.
JOHN SMITH, who is charged with be-
ing concerned in the robbery Of the store
of Aiessrs. Bowens, viii probably be
tried ar this session
Echbse.-By reason of the sky being
overcast during most of the time of the
eclipse on Monday last, we believe 10
one in this quarter had an opportunity of
making any accurate observations suf-
ticient, however. was seen to ascertain
that the calculations, as to time, &c. pre-.
siously made, were generally correct.
Steam Shib.-The steam ship Robert
Fulton arrived here on Friday evening
last. Crouds Of people visited her, 10
see and admire this noble specimen Of
naval architecture. On Saturday morn
my, at sun rise, she departed for Provi.
dence, and returned, (having stopped
short time at BristoI,) about 10 O'Clock,
the same evening; shortly after she Itit
this harbor on her return passage for n.
York. The Hon. Mr.. ADAMS, Secre-
tary Of State. came passenger in the Ro-
bert Fulton, and proceeded immediately,
via Providence, TO Boston.
!" We copy the following article
from a Connecticut paper; and it is a
little extraordinary that the story has nev-
er been known to the inhabitants of this
town; 7at least we have not converscd
with any one who has before heard of the
circumstance.
Extraordinary Circumstance.
BhIooEpoRT, Conn. August l5--At IL
O'Clock on inucsday night, Angus, Q, while
the sloop Scourge, Capt. Dsforest, Of this
port was running into Newpor, harbor, tho
mainsail having veeD set,led away aud partly
hanging over her side, and while tho people
were employed in taking il in, they were sur.
prised at discovering man in the water,
pisshing and graspiDg 10 reach the sail, the
vessel at lhe same lime under quick wsy and
the nigHt dark. Being convinced it was q
human being, the boat was instantly let gn.
and sent in quest Of the distressed obiec.
which, in short time they had he good lor-
tune TO find, and rescue him from a wa,ery
grave just as he was sinking. Alter getting
him on board, they Learned with some diff
Guilty that be with another Man, in small
skiff, had few hours previous, left the fort,
for some purpose not stated, and in a sudden
Jaw, had beeh upset, snd his companion, he
supposed, had beea drowned that on the up
setting of the boat he left her and a,,smptct
to swim for the shore, but or account Of The
dar rkoess of the night, could no. tod it when
picked up he supPosed he had been in the
waite, half an hour and could not have sur
viVed many minutes more. ProSidentialIy
the vessel passed OF this critical moment or
he must have shared the fate Of his nnlonu.
nate comrade.
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