The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-08-28
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REPUBLICAN,.
ConRrcTicr-In No. 8, on the subject OF the
Presidential Election, published last week, two o.
missions made. IN the last paragraph but two,
Immediately sfter the Latin quotation, should read,
" and hsre they n!s. hare ssOfped" And in the par.
sgrsph following, after the word endeavor, insers
tie words 10 promote"
we'll written article on the Presiden,islE'ec,on,
by a" .Ncv. England Man." is received ard viii be-
attended TO next week.
ELEcTIon or REPREsENTATIvEs.
OnTuesday last the seml.annual elec.
ton of representatives to the General As
sffhbly took place in the several towns in
this State. In this town the gentlemen
returned as Members at the last Spring
election, were re.elccted--and we have
not heard of any charges which will ma
terially vary the present Republican na-
jority in the House. in Exeter, We learn
two republicans are elected in the place
of federalists-and in MiDDIErowN.
one iederalist and one republican are e
lected
Mr.. ADAMS, Secretary of State, pass.
ed up the river on Sunday last, IN
the steamboat Fulton, on visit to his
venerable father in Massachusetts,.
Tie Rev. WILLIAM RopcERs, DID,
withtwo daughters, arrived in this town,
in the steamboat Connecticut, On Thurs.
day last.
The Supreme judicial Court OF this
State is now in session in this towR.
The trial OF Jonathan Bry ant, alias Tho
mas Briggs, for passing counterfeit mo-
ney, will take place at this session.
1t is stated that store in Nantuckes
lately took fire from aligh,ed Sseay. VIC
have very good law on that subject in
this town. and there is scarcely nigaE
| PASSES when i, is not violated in thoo-
sand instances.
| Com. cambridge assumed the cou,-
mand of the Navy Yard, at Charleston
Mass. on the 23d inst.
| Health OF NEw-YoRx.-Th.
Board of Health of New York published
an ADDRESS on the 22d inst. in which thev
state that the city enjoys All almost IN
precedented share OF health for the sea-
son; and their belief that not a single
case of yellow or malignant fever exists
in the city.
| MARsgAE NEY.-We recently pub.
lished an article relative to this brave but
unfortunate man, stating that he was al
American, BY birth. &c. On this sub
| ject the Boston Cen,inel has the follow
ing article: "lfour recollection serve.
us, Ney, when he was tried, in 1915
before the French House Of Peers, an
swered that he was born in France, ank
named the town. 1t is certainly know
that he was born in 1869, and of course
was only six years old when the Ameri
can Revolution commenced, and thirtee'
whenitclosed--circums'ances,o ,one woul'
think, sufficient to discredit the applica
bility of the above narrative 10 him. w
do not know " hat is meant by" "Captai
Lees Dragons Of the Maryland line.
We have never heard of their bein
dragons of that line. Lieutenant Colo
} mel Lee commanded regiment of dr.
goons, but he, and his corps were {
Virginia, sc. There are other incor
, | gruities in the story"
, :@:-
5 Hon. LAscDoN CHEEvEs, the Con
I missioner OF the United States for adjus
ing the claims relative to the slaves viii
, were carried away by the British duriI
, the late war, left here ON Saturday last