The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-10-09
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The Uatsd s,ae.' ship Pe.eooS, Captain
.&ss,ia, a lived sl Norfolk on 'he lst instant,
& In Thotn osou's Island. She bsioRs mel
snchoiy intelligence from our squadron.
as lave snd generous lle0tensot Watson,
lhs aVeossr OF ,he death Of he gsllsnt Alieo,
tsil victim 20 ihe fever on the l5 oil Sept.
sher en- iilness OF only tour days lie died on
board The Jim Adams, to the command oi
which ship ne bod been sppoinisd during tho
s.,ence Q. Copt. Rsnshaw.
The other yiclims a'e Lleu'ensnt G. Ham
negsly, David p. Adams Esq. Chsplsio 10
the soualIon, and Professor at lullcai and
Mathematical Scieoce--,ctins Ssi,ug Mi>.
tsf Bain6ridse. Md,hipmen Reed, X. fay
lo,, snd y ,inh idse Mathew J mes (coopr')
end .bout 40 sailors and pc 500, IA sabO, o.
u.ta stations, whose names ate not assertsin-
cd.
The ! land continued ve'y unhealthy when
tie Peacock sailed, but TIE SICK were 80.
rally cosyalsscent. The following officers
ysre s,in On tho sick list, but most OF shsrp
rapidly imp ov,og q Commodore Potter, SUI.
Ceous WiisDson, Babb,r, Van b. un,. Bas'
set, and Nidsbpwan Radcliffe. On thu
- d ui,imo there we're al Ane0,ou and M The
H5spuai, 90 cases o! fever, including a!l that
Eot Osen sG0t L oto Tie snlpptOP.
The following Uai,ed SAFES vessels were
a. Port Rodgers, on the 18Th ultimo :--Sea
Gal, Commodore Porier, and her tender, tho
puzo scboonss Allen, Lieutensnt Lrgsrei On.
Iie. WY, bound 20 Key Vaeas, 10 ASCERTAIN the
Cause OF The colors 5sing at hall mast there
,he Wnd Cat, under way, bound to Havana
fnr medLc,ne, her officers and crew in ,oers.
bic good health schooner Po'ppse, Lieuicn.
Or Con msndant Ramsge, and sloop Flor ida,
M!shlpmso B'own, on y survey. The schrs.
g. asnpus. sod Fox, we're moDently expected
yhets, the iuter TO sail imme diste!y tor IIsDp.
ton Roads. The Sea Gull, with Com modose
Porter, and her tender, would either sail Ia
company with her, or follow in day o, iwo
Th. Cousmodoie ex pected to be home in or
10 days. The Unned Slases' saip Hornet
was 81 Vera C'uz when the Peacock sailed.
The Pescock's officers aud msn ere in
good health. She lost on her passage, be-
,l,s Chaplain Adams, Jvhn CLARK, and James
Epse, sesnen.
TIE United States ship John A isms, II.
Cumdt. Joseph Cas,n, sailed from Tbomp.
sons island Tor Norfolk, in company with tho
psicock - Since arrived The crew OF the
JJhn Adams are represep,ed TO be generally
healthy, there being but very few csses OF
sickness on board Oh her. An officer OF tho
Peacock who saw and conversed with tbom,
informs that Alidshipman Tho,bufn, Wit
Iiamson, Holt, Mallory and Boutwell,, OF the
J hn Adams, were In good health the day
ihsy left lbe Island
NAVAL-Cap, Jvno o. Creighton, OF
p evidence, has been appointed to ,he com.
D,and IF IN, IInjted Clates' shIn (vane. des.
rtesc for the Midi,erahaan, to relisys tho
&, s.!ilut,on, Capsain jones'
Com Rogers is ab1u, 10 sail from n. York
for Thompsoh's Island in the y. ). schooner
Shs,k 1t. Com. Stevens, TO assertion the
c.uses Of sickness a, that station. aod. il nee.
essay, remove ths squsdron TO Peu,scois, or
some other part. While there Com. r. viii!
command az senior piIicer. Dts. Washington,
Afstchsi and Harris, aIso 80 out 10 The Sha'k.
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d. Two uo,orious scolding women had o sstto
IL England lately; force OF iupgs alone dsci.
det the victory 10 favor Of ono OF them. The
defeated Xantppe, from great prostralion Of
sj,engts, died the mex day.
sc-
a person died at Pm,ad. last week, OF in.
foxicatioo, one of whose eyes, ears and bands
were esleo od BY raw,
a black woman ia North Carolina has
been lately sentenced 10 death for murder.
She has been convicted OF mutd de- isv &c be.
.&re, and once was sentenced ~ DO hung, 10,
"a, pardoned.
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