The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1821-12-05
LATEST PROM HAVANA.

Spanish ~ Asia, from La Vera Cruz, with
thee million and halt OF dollars, for gov
ernmeoi and meTehspts, arrived Ut Havana
20 n. She brought intelligence Of the death
OF The Wee King Of Mexico, O'Donoiu, sup
ppsed 10 have been occasiuned By poison
Capt. ). reports, that the Pirate., aboui 70
In numbes, had constructed Two Forts on
Cape Antonio for their defence. .
A letter received 10 Salem. tso On Batavia,
Dated July 2a'h, ssy>, 400 900 persons had
fallen vicIim. 10 the Choeis MOrbus at Data
via, and the eastern ports OF JAva--thal the
nu nbsr which perished daily was such ,hat
tby were obliged 10 tumble the bodies by
car; loads into large ho.es, and cover them
indiscriminste ly--bui the disor der had entire
'ty subsided. The report that o me Chant
had sbsconded with shou, 30 900 dola 70 be-
longing to he ships Glide and Hercules, Of
tbis post, WAS incorIect--,hc merchant was
missing, supposed TO be murdered or drown.
ed, but the money wes found safe in his
cpuatipg. .room.-Salem Register.
a person who measured .i1 feet ciPht
inches in height, excited nearly as much
attention in the Market place on Thurs
day, as did the stranger's prodlgio,is nose
among the good people OF Slrasburgh i'll
days of yore. lie states that he was the
smallest Of six brothers. Proc. GQZ.
Among the Scotch emigrams lately
arrived in Delaware, is an old man OF 81
years, who INTENDS To settle there.
The wife of a Mr.. Esther. Of Lawrence
county, Alabama, has within the last
twelve months, been delivered OF, fve ilv-
iug children! one of whom now exists
ald is in good health.
A person in New York, being posted
agreeabIy to law, as an habifuat drunk
ard, appealed, and was acquitted by the
jury, on the following verdict" Tha,
they did not consider man an habitaal
drunkard unless he was drunk more
.fA0n hairhis time that 10 evidence
had been given IN, to shcw that this had
ocen the case"
Jeremiah Snow OF Wiliamsburgh, has
COW seven years old, that calved the
.2oth day Of January, and since that time
90 the 24th Of October she has made $50
pounds and III OF, OF butter. She has
now Calf by her side equal in size to
sny yeariing -No' hanlbfou pa.
Arrangements navc Deen commenced
At Philadelphia, for the ERECTION OF new
Theatre in that CITY
The Northern NAIi was robbed on
the 10th ult. near Marion Post Office,
South. Carolina 1t was cut open, and
,be bags for Charleston, Savannah, &c.
except one,) and the letters scattered in
the road. -
a girl has recovered from Mrs. De.
WOO, Of Detroit, 500, for bad trcat-
ment
A bulGnch, in thi, Dcighborhood, having
been kept in cage for sever al years has lost
the original eoiors Of its. pIoinase entirely.
Some time ago il became duh and sickly,
and beginning to cast It's feathers, the moui.
Ing aud metsG,orphosing process continued
till now its hveiincss is resumed but IT'S COL
or alI over 10 jet black --knshsh hatsr.
Al the distance Of more than thousand
miles from Cape Town, Mr.. Campbell has
discovered an African town, unknown 10 the
Eeographers, Containing about l6 900 inhabi-
tants, who had arrived at a degree Of cuiliva.
tioo superior TO any Of those he had previous
by seen. They melt iron and copper from
ores obtained 10 The neighboring mountains
A'icles OF cutlery and poueIy are made with
son,e tsste, and the wsiIs Of iheit houses are
ornamented with pain'in;s. The tribe, with
q cir chiefs, snimousIy consented 10 receive
Gnissionaries.--ib.
COMET.
new Come, !, expec'e ed 10 appear in
Enyland .bout ,be end of thi. S.., -, h,,.;n