The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1821-11-28
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From the fnrk, Penn 6sze,,e, Nov, TO-
DREdDFUL IGRlRL VIM.

DREdDFUL WHlRL HitD.
On Saturday morning last, sbooi one o.
clock, he Inhabitants Of Hallsrn township
were VISITED with The most destructive en-.
pest ever witnessed In this part Of the eonn-
ny IL vsiymoch >resemble6, if ia did not
oqusl, th'po tornadoes which, about two
months ago, made soch hsv,c 10 some ol Tho
New EDaisnd safes. None but those who
ennessed it's fury, and those who have sisi.
ed the seene, Can lo' IN just idea Of It's w.
OF.
IL wes accompanied by copious shower
OF rs'p, end some flashes OF hgb,uing n
great quantity 5f rain mus nave fsilen, as the
flvet Codorus rose hin s,x or seven tech
IS high ss the food OF 1918.
Wbetc the whiriwihd commenced, or
where IL terminated, we have not been able
10 ascertain but its career OF desolation sp-
pears 10 be most powerfully marked about
SIX miles east OF the oofough al York.
The extent OF the damage done is not
known, but, in its course, iebees, iruit and
forest trees he'd TO yield 10 its powe,. Fen
ces have been swepi away so eirec,ually, mat
not bottom rail was LEI, in It's propes posi-
ion fruit trees broke of like pipe stem.
Since wcring the above, we have heard
hat the storm has been lelt IN It's march
through Wndsot and Hopeweil townships,
In ihis eoun'y, aud in H. ,ford county IN Ma
ryisnd, but wbe her u carried the same desc
!atIOn into those parts, as In the settlement OF
KItIz creek, we arc unable TO say.
Wv have 90, heard Of any lives being lost:
Barring .Hrenpf.-During the passage OF
The steam boat Ponnsy wanna, from Bo, den-
town TO this city, yesterday .sfternoop, a dar-
ing attempt was made 10 steal the pocket
book OF one OF the passengers. lie had been
shaved by the coloreds man who usually
oflica,es as barber on board OF the boat. Al
Ter this operation was peIfoI med, the black
fellow asked him, VI he would not have HE
coat brushed, to which he assented. The
black fellow took the coat on deck the own.
er. however, reeolleciing that his pocket
book, which contained five or six hund, ed
dollars, was in ~, went up after him, and
found the coat hanging on The faiiway, but
the'blsck fellow missing On examining Tho
coat il was sseertsined that the pocket book
bad been taken from u.
Search was made for the thief, and hr was
at length discovered conceded in the privy.
Tho pocket book which he held In his
hand was taken from him on exsmiDJng
which, II was found, that about Sl5o hsd
been stolen from II 5 loo OF which wee inn
media,ely got from between his 6ogcfs,
where no had endeavored TO hide il. Every
effort to discover tho .inIn $50 proved
E'ntivc. Ho wds SO, searched,
and had an emcic red TO him,
which operated cop,ously, but all to no pur.
pose.-fbH. Sentinel.
Inercase o)iohuIaaon.--T wife Of Hen.
~ H4fotd OF Philadelphia, has recently been
safely delivered OF three piaie infants, all
alive, and in good health.
The great peculiarly Of this case, indo-
pendent Of the number, was the size OF Tho
children. In csses Of tipIets, the children
are, in general, very diminutive--bnt theso
being accurately weighed, one day sfer
their birth, wero found to weigh, without
their clothes, as follows The hfst bon,
6Ib. 3 OF the second, ID 7 oz tho 'h,'d,
ID. Whole weight Of children being Is b.
Isaac and Jacob, and VIC hope may live 10 bo
Pdfriarehs.
duplication Of me congreve Rocker tn the
..... Whale FiShery.
Tho ship Fame has rciur ned TO Hui, and
Capt. Scotesby has conf med all that was
stated in hi, leiter on The 24th OF June, in
serted 10 our paper Of goth July, respecting
! the important advantages 20 be derived from
tho use OF the rocket 10 the Whale Fishe,y.
The fame has brought home nine fish, in
| The capture Of the whole OF which the rock
ct, were successfully employed Aher be-
l ,no struck bv ,hs rnrket ths iargS AZ "a, EaIA