The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-03-04


the in:e,io. Of the iwo ihtes.stoy bcidlng.
S,ssr their juoet,on) slus,e on M"ket..qus'e
owned by Me,srs. Chsvics Potter, John B'sw.
e., and Joseph Hawes and occupied by Mes
,rs Oliver Kendall, Simeon Brewer, John
uhehsis, William g. Gudds'd, john Brew.
e', Shumwsy & Read, c. V. Spencer, w.
Clapp, William y. SpssI, sod others. The
n ,me. soon made passage Ia the roof, snd
bursting though u, threatened he en'ne de.
situctoa, not oo = ,f the buildings. bu, ~ tho
whole range on Market, Square. Though the
WIND va, T. esh rom the oorthwrs', and he
hs;ldines 10 which the 6'e ofigina,ed, en-
.uemeiy comb1stibie, The cnizens, Who ssstm
bled with ,hsir usual p rouP.itude, succeeded,
by me mos, energetic and veil di ecisd e.
d,rts, in srrea;ng rho p og'ess oi the himes
but 90, he fore the buildings he'd 'o,;sned
considef able dsmsse. NJ. John Hn,eheos 10
the principal sufferer his sock Of books, sta.
tionsry, sod book bindiag m-te isis having
been seriously inju'ed by The f'e, and The wa
ter thrown frop the engines. TIE other oc-
cupan,s Of the building, sdHersd nconsife,s.
Die loss--aod ne understsnd th,, Desriy all
the srffr' 'ers (in;IGdiog Mr.. Hu'.hcnsi had
obisined insurance on theis property. Thc
American OH % wss 10 imGiinen, dsnger,
and, bot for tho almost miraculous suppress
sion of the Are, would, in fe ~ minutes, have
Seen entirely de.tt Dyed. Happily. no attempt
was sds to remove tho ptsss, any consid.
srab.o portion Of the types, and the ioss sus.
tsined by tho Proprietor, 10 chiefly in pripted
books, paper, sad somc type, which ives To-
cuutieosy removed. Such was the th' eaten
INK aspsct o: tho 6te, that the occupsnts OF
The whole range OF building on Msrtc,squsro,
removed their property from the sceoe OF dan-
eAt-snd ia tho sonfu.ion inc idont to such re.
aoss!s, tho sppsrslus Of the Patriot Office
was thrown into disorder, and o,hs, wise 40
heed.
Various eoojectures arc INDUCED, in ie-
.spect 10 the origin Of the ire--,odie ..cfioioC
IL TO sn accidental csu,s--oihess 10 the mat.
ito oil "a inceudisry.
d.. Ch,istic, cf tho United States Navy,
Nho srtivsd ., Charleston, OH the ii,h ult.
rom Thompsou's Island. s,s,es, that when he
left the Island (sotn OF Jaouaiy) the,s ~srs
- persons on .hs sick list, bot principally
sasss Of debility. b..
=. A re cen, travelled in St. D,mingo COM
putes the popVls,ion Of ina Island, a, 100000
,nsgroes and 10000 muis,tces, exclusive ol
those - metiy governed by Spain.
The Counec,icu. Mir, or cs'culstss tba, the
hate tsshet on Connecnco, River has done
.dsmage 20 ,h~smoun,- OF Si,ooeooe. -'
Thursday the a S, day Of April next, il sp.
pointed DAY oi Fss'ins and P.syss in Mas.
sachuseus. .,r.
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The Now. H,mp.hirs, papers continue 70
furnish melancholy accous's OF ios.o. BY a rud
and &c, IN that State. Tho small town Of
Bath ,pfre.ed by ere end hsshet io.s OF
$40, 900.
Baron BergaTSf. who has bocomo So veil
koowo from ,he proceedings sesins, tho late
Qaseu Of Engtsnd, has stopped some time o.
Lxernovux-snd is ssid to hsse purchased
On ss,its In Bssssts aba.
The P,e,ident mas nomios'ed to the Sen.
ste the hon. NixiAR EpwAsrs. formerly
Cove, 0or OF Illinois, sod o. p. e,eni Uuit.
I'd Ststss' Senator e., m that STATE, for the
Nppon msnt Of Minisisr to MsRieo.
SssHces Of fhe heate.-The Bellows Falls
psper sistes thst Vermont has one justice fo'
every l77 souls. on en- eSersgej end that
moro than evssy tortisth msn, Of ssiui age,
1. Jdsnce Of ,he pcscsl
Nnw YoaK, Fns. &C..
kahst from Earohe-The elegant fsM ,.il.
irg ship IIowARp, Capt. Holdrege, ~tis.d
S., .,ev,niog E om Have, having ssiled 90 the
II b pit. and furnished Paris papers 10 the
'sih inclusive, containing London dates Of The
l2h.
- The Jou-ss' Of Cotomeree, contain, al es.
tract from the London Cou ier of,be last date,
(ia'h Janua,y,) which .,sressn expedition of
IS ve'se!s Of wal. wa, 6,ung on a, eS, oi
which were ships Of the line, large hig.
s,es, ofs new model, carrying SO guns each.
ftigs,es OF tho ordinary class, = b'igs and
CO vetes 'hsi ,he .s,rnoa activity prevsils 10
the Dock Yards, the wo'km-n being KEEP, en-
ps.y ID even on Sundsv-,he des,instion Of this