The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1825-12-01

rea Of more than 3UU0 square miles, and
are said 10 be the most extensive on the
globe. The ore Is OF the richest and pur-
est kind, and exists in quantities sufficient
TO supply the whole United States. The
number ofmines is los, in which more than
100 men are employed, producing annu-
ally 100000 pounds Of the metal, valued
at Sl20,0O0.
CoTToS. The sales now making are
chiefly for home consumptlon-and the
manufacturers give more for the article
than II viii bring in Europe. This ought
To be noted by the planters, an. we hope
that they will not forget it. The home de-
mand is equal TO the one-tifth part OF the
whole crop raised, and increasing. The
last sales at Petersburg were at from l3 l-2
to ii cents. Niles Reg.
The sloOp Of fteay, launched at Charles
ton, was not built upon either an English
or French plan. The eliptlcal stern was
invented by col. Doughty, naval construc-
tor of Washington ID. G. and not by Mr..
Seppings. The Brandywine was the first
vessel that Aoated on the Atlantic with this
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PHILADELPHIA.
Nov. 22.--A small party OF Cree kIndlans
passed through Milledgeyille last week, on
their way TO Washington. The speaker OF
the nation, Hopoiethee- Yoholo, was one Of
the number.
Some of the establishments at pittsburg
are on a very grand scale. The Union roll
ing mill, owned by Mr.. Baldwin and others,
converts 35 tons of ig-inetal, week, into
valuable bar iron, six tons oil which are
weekly made into nails, and two tons into
sheets. About one hundred hands are EN-
| ployed in this establishment, and the ma
chinery is kept in motion by two steam
engines, each of 100 horse power! The
other iron manufactures have engines OF
10, of 100 and of 100 horse power.
The whole quantity Of pig iron made lccek-
| i.y into bars, sheetss rods or nails, appears
to be somewhere about l3l or lao tons.--
! The air foundries and steam engine tncto-
ries are on the same great scale. The
wire factory employs an engine Of 10 horse
power, and is doing well.
GREAT Or CARGo.-The ship Swift,
Arthur, has recently landed at this port
more than three thousand barrels of sper-
maceti oil, making nearly one hundred
| thousand gallons. This is undoubtedly the
largest cargo OF spermGcett oil ever carried
into any port in the known world, and is
worth about eighty thousand dollars. The
Swift was absent but little more than TWEEN
~ nj D1Dnih- TNDntuctaf fn,
-...ess-.-
The British are about to form a Compa-
ny in Upper Canada, to establish Steam
Boats on Lake Erie.
Oliver Cromwell, being afraii Of cabals
from the expelled family, thought it dan
gerous to permit persons, particularly no
blemen, to leave the kingdom without leave.
A young Noble,nan IN the interest of
Charles II. came to pay his respects to the
Protector, aud solicit learo Of absence
isom the country. Cromwell immediately
granted the request but said, "Well, let
me see you soon again, but don't see
| Charles Stuart" al will not, upon my
honor" replied the Peer-The Nobleman
soon returned, aud coming to pay his duty
Ito the P,EastGGtor ,East Cromwell snatched his
e -, - .---sz-Iand with penkniie
= NortD=Rlnisg,- and from the
inside took out several letters and papers
directed to the friends of Charles. 40
shame," cried Oliver, is this the way the
English Mobiles keep their honor?-Did
you not promise not to see Charles Stuart"
=" did not see him. answered the No
blcman.-" Then" said Cromwell, "who
put out the candle, you or Charles" Oil
yer had cunningly contrived to put spy Of
| his own into the Peers service, who disco