The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-03-19
viz. onc thousand dollars fne, al the

during life. Ednmnd Briggs, tie father,
was sentenced to similar punishment, ex.
cept the fine, and imprisonment, which
was half that of the former. WR'onr
burlington, was sentenced. on the frat
indictnre reps, TO two years imprisonment
and 500 dollars fine and ON ilr second.
to one year imprisonment, and 200 dol
lars iioe. The elder burlington, in con-
sderation of his age, and some extenu.
ating circumstances, was sentenced to
one month Imprisonment, and to pay q
line 0! 25 dollars. hyfsnias BroIvneH,
who was convicted of an assault. in two
indictments, was sentenced 10 pay fines
amounting to 60 dollars, and seven
months imprisonment.
The Republican party in the United
States have hitherto been accused of un-
due pa.tiality towards The French nation !;
and many OF the abest and best officers
Of our government, have been stigma,iz-
cd by their political oppcnvnts, as French
Jacobins, French. .adherents, &c. and ihe,
no acts or measures of that nation. how.
ever vile, could call forth our reprehen.
sion. We believe the time has DOW
come, when that opinion, if it did in re.
allty ever exist, must be given up; as
every Republican, and every friend to
civil and religious freedom in this and
every other country. will openly mani
fest his wishes for the success OF Spain.
and the destruction of her unrighteous
enemies. -
Doct. JENyER, the diScovcrer and IN
deiatigable promoter of vaccine iuocula.
ton, lately died in England, very sud-
denly, IN the 74tb year oi his age. In
one respect he was undoubtedly the
greatest man the world has ever produc.
ed, as lie has been instrumcntai in pre-.
serving the lives ofprobably millions Of
human beibgs, and countless millions
hereafter will have cause to be grateful
for their rreservalicn from that fatal and
loathsome disease, The small pox.
The great steamboat quts ion. which
was to has" been decided at this term Of
the Supreme Court, at Washington Ci.
~, is postponed to the nest session.
On Thursday cvering last. in provi-
dcnce. stable, near tie Custom. House,
was discovered TO be OH fire. which how.
ever was soon extinguished and on Sat.
urday evening, at about 9 O'Clock, ano-
ther fire was discovered III the stable Of
Mr.. Williams. near Westminster. street,
which, with several small contiguous
buildings, were consumed--bc;h fires,
Say the Providence papers, were evidently
caused by design Much excitement
consequently prevails among the inhabi-
tants, and q nightly patrol Of the citizens
is established.
Capt. Charles Morris is appointed a
member of the Navy Board, in the place
CT Com. Porter.
-D % o.
The New. York Advocate. introduces
the late important news from Europe in
the following terms:
The papers announce that FRANCE
HAS DECLARED WAR AGAINST
SPAIN, and recalled her Ambassador
from Madrid. Csc hwdea thousand
Frenchmen, commanded BY the Duke
d'Angouleme, are preparing to invade
Spain, for the purpose. as they say, OF
preserving Spain from ruin, and to re-
coucile her to Europe"
! After quoting the Spanish notes to the
Prussian, RUSSIAN, and Austrian minis.
tcrs, MIR. Noah continues
Thus ends the peace Of Europc-;l
concerted, i'll arranged /; founded on ieai.
ousy, disuust and the fear Of enlightened
principles. How will this end? France
=. la1 m o,l Tho IL.