The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-06-03

the latter wess entirely destroyed, amounting
to. 1000 men. Cspt. Daily sdds, ,hss Sir
Charles wa among the killed--snj that the
settlement called the Dufeh Second was busog
BY tho English In February, for selling sup
plies TO the Ashsutees. The English com.
msndsr on tho station, Informed Csp,. Daily
tho, he had pu, IN cifices on board the brig
Paragon, OF Boston, TO prevent her trading on
the coast, sod would not allow OF soy trade
with the Dutch castle end sstllement at FL.
Providence Journal.
Sicre Traae-On the 2Ath ult. the iniune-
tion Of secrecy, wss removed in the u S. Sen
ate, from 80 much OF the executive proceed
ings ~ related to the treaty with England on
The bject Of mutual right Of search, with
view 10 the suppression OF the slave trade
The tres,y met with serious opposition in ,hs
Senate, and was finally rs,,fied BY bare con
siitu'ioosl msjority, alter several modified
iions, the most impor,snt Of which, limits jus
duration du'isg the pleasure Of the parties.
Tho number Of Sisves IN The British Yves,
India and South. Ame ricso colonies, IN 1920,
ives 633 Sis, being e,lo3 less than in The
year lBlT. The number IN Jsmsica, wss
3At 862 decrease in that islsnd ia three
yeas, 52o7.
Gvo.y.h of Mfuv York-It II mentioned In
tho pspers, thsi in 1871. The whole popuis,ion
of whal was then called WhitssIown, .was
found 30 DO oniy 1000 whereas at the pes.
ent time. the territory, then depominsted
Whtiestown, constitutes f/feer counties, and
con,sin . population exce. ding hoV million.
A great portion of the settlers were from
New Eogland.
The N. Y. Advocate sts,es, ths, tho boil
crs Of low pressure steam engines have come
times bu sted, without tho passengers being
even aware of tho circumstauce--snd In no
instance has q person been seriously injured.
1t also tomarks, that the boiler alone OF one of
thess engines, costs as much as the boat, mo.
chinery and ell, Of one Of ,hoss bull, en the
economical bot DANCE plan.
An Alligator in hisbama tateIy attacked
canoe, snd with his pondsrous j,ws took
considerable piece from the bow. There
were two men in the boat. He wss billed
with co axe.
Sit Hudson Lowe formerly Bopapsetes
js'lef, has been appointed Governor Of The Is.
land Of Antigua.
A letter from 1t. Long, dated on board the
y. 5. ship Peacock, April -, tat. 8, rs, ~.
lon 30, 80, 23 days then all e'i)-.sys,
I" When we were 23 hours from the Capcs
We had tho cnisfott tune TO be sUvck with
hgh,oing-Four mon were killed, end ssve-
ral wounded" -
Rev. Elijah Hsdd'ne end Rev. 5oshus
Sou,e, have been elected Bishops of'he Meth.
odis, Church.
Casually Mrs. Susan Mercer, Of Troy,
feeling indlspo,ed on Sunday evening, took
sbou, tea. spoonful and q half Of the oil Of tan
EySnistsking II for the common essence. il
thew hor into convuisiono, and she died in
a'Jou, two hours, ...L
Mjudged eiemeacy Robert Burch, lately
copvIced ~ Ken,ucky, of upu'dsring his wife
under The most disbolicsi circumstances, has
been psrdoned by he Governor Of that State
aod 10 now running si isfga 10 the communi'y.
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Nsw. .OR.EABs, May =.
A personsl dispute beween ,wo tespeet.
able ci,izens was decided this morning in sin-
ele combs, with swords one o whom, we un'
ders,.nd, vas ,hrus, through the body and IN.
stsntlv expired