The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1821-04-04
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Arncles from English papers.


the match being performed, the man was
the iavoritc, and was backed at odds at
Tattcrsal's and other places. The per-
son selected TO perform the match ap'
pears 10 have been eountryran IN the
neighborhood Of the fens. He started a
few seconds before the time, and came
I'D IN speed to the scratch ar the moment
appointed, and performed the distance Z
seconds under 8 minutes. AT first l:
was reported in town that dispute had
arisen as to the correctness of the time
keepers The report is, however, un-
founded. The spot selected Tor the per
formance was on lhe fens, near to Isle.
hara, four miles from Ely, and eleven
miles from Newmarket. Considerable
bets were depending on the match, and
the result has surprised most persons.
Indeed the speed is extraordinary, as
compared with that of the first race hor
ses recorded in sporting annals The
Beacon course at Newmarket is four
miles round, and is generally performed
in seven minutes fifteen or twenty sec
onds; but it is recorded that FLYING
Chllders, for considerable wages, be-
Ing put to his utmost speed from the
moment of starting, accomplished 1t IN
five minutes and sevtnteen seconds.
The great Pedestrian Mach comgtiet-
d..--Mr. AJlpot, q Somersetshlre yeo-
man, it ha, been stated, started on the
north road o. "Wednesday last, to do
:264 miles in four DAYS, which is far be-
You'd toe compass Of the powers OF a
horse. his first stage was TO Dorches-
ter in Cxfordshire, and from thence he
took north eastward route to Noting.
ham; from thence to Doncaster, and
back to Lincolnshire, where he compile
sed the extraordinary undertaking at IL
O'clock on Saturday night, although the
weather was much against him. The
Ill day Inc completed
"a miles in nineteen hours.
Second day 90 do i'll twenty hours.
Third day 68 do in twenty hours.
Fourth day 55 do in twenty -one hours.
v Female Heroism.--Two young ladies
were left by their father and mother in
care OF a country house, few miles from
Abmgdon, together with two maid ser
wants and foot boy. They were rous.
ed in the nigh, by the boys telling them
,he house was on Gre they instantly rose
called the maids, and sot buckets. The
6re being inaccessible to the water, one
OF The sisters fell to work with pick
axe to batter down the wall Of the draw
ing room to put it out; the other threw
pclisse over her night clothes, went IN
TO the stable, saddled cart horse, took
the foot boy behind her, and, provided
with large dinner bell, rode off ringing
msd screaming ior assistance at the pub
lie house, parsonage, &c. till she reused
all The neighbors, who came with buck
cts, &c. and extinguished the fire, which
had been prevented from extending by
the exertions OF her sister. The draw
ing room furniture only was destroyed,
and the premises were insured. The
insurance Office were so well pleased
WIFI ttlC astbtiisiuiiS SoiiiuSi w t'SoN
young ladies', that they replaced every
thing in the handsomest manner even to
the peisse. They arc delicate accom-
slished girls Of r9 and 20.
A Dutch Mai arrived this s.ornIng,
with papers from Brussels to the Cd inst.
A casket of diamonds, and other Jewels
Of great value, have been found amongst
the ruins of the palace of the Prince Of
ORANGE.
4 mail arrived OH Friday from Lisbon
with papers and letters to the 10th ult.
A snock of an earthquake is said to have
been te, at Oporto, and had done much
damage.
.nfni,e damage was done near Lisbon
BY the overfowing Of the Tasus during
= gale Of wind.
Rio Janeiro is, politically, in state Of
great agitation, and the general opinion
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