The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-04-08

gsn,iefnsn whether he vas ibe murderer OF
Aluus1, ne deeisred that he ives no. but
that " he was ssessss'y TO he murder, hsy
ing stood at The door while the deed was
done, to see that the ws'cbnsn was not nsar >
lie did not name The perscn who struck the
blow. Alter tho prayers, Johnsou was " iu
medisisly asked whe,ner he had deceived Us
IN wha, he had told US. H said he bad told
the truth that his Ministers knew whoe
ife." On being further in,errogated st tho
gallows, he declared that he never committed
any other mui der Commercial .fdverA.er.
Naval -Masief Commandsn, Smith Wa.
sentenced 10 be csshiered for receiving mer.
ehandixe on board the Hornet, al Vera Cruz
but in consequence Of The circun,.tsnces Of the
case, and his long services, the Court recon.
mended him TO the President, and he has
been restored.
L.. Ksnnon has been acquitted, but il
seems The trial is no, 70 be published. and he
10 ordered TO the Pacfick in the Peacock, TO
sail imme edia,eIy, to join Com, Hull. There
ore some very mysterious hints about this
case. The secretary of the Navy has ordered
Cha, there shall be no more s'ress Of Oficets
except by commsod of The Department,
Brazilian Minister the bsg Morris,
Vincente, arrived here oo Sundsy om Rio
dc Janeiro, came passenger M. }. SILvrsrRE
nEsELro, Minister to the United States from
the government Of Brszii. Boh. diner.
Ex,ract Of q letter from . gentleman io La
gsira 10 hi, friend in this ci,y, dated Sd
March, received by the Abs'ills.
"B, lawns arrived here q few days sgo
Cn,.cna af,as a cno 6n. an, of
months. He Wa liberated by direct order
from the king OF Holland, without trial, mas.
nuch as he had not directly violated any
laws OF Holland, consequently his conhne,
uent has been illegal on he part OF the gov
'srnor and officers OF the Island Of Curscoa;
and tho sevet al petitions he made during his
captivity have been unju.tiy detained by tho
government Of the island from personal fear
Of exposing themse'yes to tho dspiessure OF
the sovereign. and toe dread Of penstes
which must eventually occur 10 the bene FL Of
Nr. /. who presume will seek redress Tor
bis grievances from the Ouch government
through the government Of he y. ST. ID
Tho New Orleans Gszst,e of the Sd inst.
states, that the SCH Eliza ned arrived there
from Tarpico, wi,b Hytwards Of a million Of
dollars, in doubloons--a larger cargo Of sps.
ear, (ssys the Adversely than va, ever before
Brought ioio that part 10 one vessel. Tbs E.
Drought Information hat specie to a large q.
mount, was left a Tampco, resdy for expor.
sslioD, and destined for New Otlesss.
A white man who has resided among tho
Indians for about forty years, has recently re-
paired to Detroit to epdesvor TO sscerlain his
friends and oe restored to them. He was SO
youog when ,aken prisoner by the Indians,
that he has no di.tinc, reccoIieclion Of the
place vhere his family dweh; bst from the
description he gives it is believed to have been
soma where on tho Kentucky River. His
name slso, is matter Of doub, bot hs thinks
il is John Johnson. He was playing with Q
bow and arrow q, no great distance from his
fathers house, when he was SUR ounded by
sin Po,towstomies, led by o chief, who had
planned tho expedition with . view Of making
prisoner Of acme child, to supply the place
of q son he had recently lost. He lived With
tho Iodisu, forty years and now hope. by the
cid of his iud,siioct "Reminiscences 10 discover
bis family.
Philad. Gdx