The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-11-04
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,Ais ting Of companies, and 60 recruits of tho
q. b regiment, embarked 81 this place under
'he Immediate odss Of Msior. Kssny for
Council Bluffs, oo the lTlh Iost. 10 four keel
bosts, OF the 6isi sod second class. This de.
tschmeat, We understand, 10 to form part of
the military escort that 10 TO ascend the Mis-.
sou'i, early next spring, from Council Bluff.
with Gsnersl Atkinson snd Msior OFallon,
commissioners sppoioed lnder the set of Con.
gross, Of tho 26th May isst, to hold treaties Of
trade snd hisodship with the western tribe OF
Indians.
The keel boats which compose the trans
poria,ion OF the troops arc provided with ms.
chinsfy 90 0 new snd improved plan, invent
cd by General Atkinson, and executed by
Gregg M'Daniel, q skilfui mschsnic. The
machinery consists Of Q shsft thrown across
ths centre Of the boat, with waleS wheel OF
each end--s Eve feet cog wheel in the centre
Of tho shaft, snd pu. 10 motion by another cog
wheel feet 4ioches. resting Oh an iron shaft.
which supports . fly wheel OF 'one end. Of
eight feet 10 disme,er. The fy and small
cog wheel srs moved by crank projecting
from an arm Of The 6y wheel, with TWO pit.
msos which arc iropelled by soldiers, seated
on from eight to ten benches,four abreast, with
contained in frame thar moves on slides,
with three iset stroke Of the crank The
mon ere comfortably seated under On awning,
sheltered iGom the sun and rain-the labor
much lighter than rowing With o common Ger,
and the boats are propelled with . Velocity
sufficient TO stem the most sspid current in
The Missouri The fatills made St. Charles
from this place in about two days, distance
that requires st iesst four days, by boats pro.
PEELED 10 the ordinary mode. Il is sseettsin.
cd that these transports will make twenty
miles per day, and thirty in cases Of emer.
gsncy. s-
Capt. Sbaler, Of the 6 h regiment, has or.
rived with 65 recrui,s from Louisville, after
being dstsioed . month 10 The Ohio by low
water.
This detachment will set out for Council
Bluffs, We understand, in day or two.
Wm w. Woolsey. E.q. Treasurer Of tho
American Bible Society. received, during the
month Of September, 4 lo9 dollars snd I6 c,s
end j. N,tehis, Esq, the sgent, issued Bibles
aud TeMsmsns 10 Tho vslue Of 1910 dollars
and II cents.
Uahvefta5ie Srearing On Toe sdsy nom.
ing . person ws, brought before the Mayor of
Philadelphia, by a ws,ehmso, and fined for
drunkenness snd uitering forty Eve profane
Os,hs. 1;ae Gne was 81 cts each oath, and i'm
pfi.onment 48 bours Tor esch, in case Of non
psy ment Of The foe, besides "a hours imp'is.
Onnent for being drunk. The Suip'il chose
tho Latter alternative, and was accordingly
ovmmiUsd 70 prison.
The Baltimore Theatre has opened and
presents unco commoniy greet attractions, from
Tho pisyine Of Messrs. Conway, Booth, DuH.
WsIisek, Wood, Wsrren, Jefferson, sc. w,h
Nesjames Duff, Dsriey, Burke, sc. Q com.
psuy moro powedu, than il often Witnessed in
this country.
.NczSs.-We have seea . letter dated q,
Csrtbsgens the 9Th Of last month, (per the
William B,yard,) which states, +" We have
2ps, heard Of grea' battle between Bolivar .
and Can'erec, In which the former was veto.
rious. having tSken great pumber OF prison.
cts." n. ?. Gazette,
Captain Gsrdner, Of the fsH ssiling schr.
Tsmpico, arrived OF sll,imore, Oct. 26, 10 the
.hwt passage Of fifos6 days from Tampico,
report, ,ta, at tho Tins Of hts ceiling the po-
ri'icsl StFAirs Of Mex,co we're perfectly tran.
gull.
Tho Commissioners returned to Port al
p'ince, from r snce, on tho Sth 0lt. The
fs'urs oi Their at,e mp, al negotiation pr odcced
q deep sensation, end general spirit OF sni.
mosiy ag,,nN the French resideuts, who. !,
was believed, would he obliged TO neo from
the place. -
We understand the H2,4oo,o 900 Los,.isns
State Stock, forming part Of the Csp,al Of the
Iou,.isoa Bank, has been tsken UP here Tor
eertsio houses IN The United States snd Lon.
DIN, 90 terms tha, will probsbly be alike ben.
cisial TO ell pItie.,--h. Y. Ncr. Adv.
The following curious occurrence happened
Few Gsys ego 10 this ciy:--A gentleman
fsm the country s,opr-d a, barber's shops
tn hs-e his hair Gu, cod to be shssed. Hv.'
:Sg tsssn Oft his coat, he laid il on q eh,is. 4
fmmedis,ely after soo,her gsn,lemsu sise
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