The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1825-09-08
BitLowELL, Mnt &


Gonsiousd ~ aga du ins no whole lay aud
the nigh, following, until Wedne,jsy nigh,,
when ,is fsfy Gas vs,y much sba,ed by The
rain. This f,a has oeGasiOned a W. y cposi
defs5ie ioS ~ he de,,ruc,ion OF umbsf, fen.
ces, gsss,, Sc. I, .wept owe. he ground
with such spidisy and violence, aided ss il
was BY = song westerly wind on rue,dsy,
tha, he sx.di,ns Of The ciuaens we'e Of im
tls avail iowa d. checking as p'ogres,.
Beside, tbs 6e IN H,howe'i, We have
heard OF 6ss which are aging in Augusts,
along th- kenGobec, alcposi all Ihe way up TO
Ws,erv'lis, md about Bsngo', to The ve,y
'gteaI Ges. uction OF wood, fences, &c. They
seem to be Sous a. more SO This year
IN various phus OF The State. as in iorne.
years. And tho sefy dty weslhs' which We
hay- hsd lhs season has fscilIis'ed Tho pro.
SreN Of the flames. In some places nol fer
from Hsnowen, We have hes,d that ia has
bsen SO dry, that there he's been he tdly gtsss
enough 10 the pastures for Tho cattle.
We learn ,hs hre in Halloweil originated
rom the imp udent bu o,ng Of bushe, on
NJ ondsy; and IL is believed that a large nun
Der OF 'hs fires which frequently lay waste
pofiions of the fofeNs 10 his state have ari.
sen ON The imprudent f;iDg Of brushes, in
d'y woathef, and the csrsiesaoess with wnicn
shs Ii es have be n guarded; so thar ihey sse
permit,ed TO pass the in,endsd bounds, and 80
waste and destroy sl,'ge amount OF p ops y
BANGOR, sept L.
N:vsr since ths settle q! his county
were the fires IN The woods 10 mis- county SO
numerous and extensive as si the presen
ws hsve continual accounts OF Them from ev
ory qua ter. Several arc raging in ibis town,
and tha village is slmos, ooveloped IN smoke.
1t Is impossible 30 estimate The damage al
ready done. Many OF the unsettled /" limb"
towns" now IN so much demand, should
the o not DO rain shortly, will bo left amost
vsiueless.
On tne sfternoon Of Wondly ,he 2o'h III,
the dwelling house and barn OF Mr.. D3nH
Grown, Ut Sebec, was consumed by q, CON
mum .sr,i ON he adjacent " >cd., where Vt
bad been raging for several days IA =.
9na1 ny OF hay and other produce OF his farm
-Sas consumed, ADD bu, psft oil the lurni,ufs
saved from his house,
Wfsu,ssEr,' sept Q.
The wood, are on fre in Bawdo,nhsm, aod
we ondo stood yesterday had communicated
vim snd des'oyed two dwelling houses snd
th,se bitn.--Too much care cannot be taken
pt th. time ofsxFeme drought in preventing
hes n the woods.
The london Literary Gazette gives the following
opnioa of the merit OF the 1aiisan, the eeoond OF
the Tales Vt The Crusaders
"In ne 6-ld chosen, tho isieol. Of the az.
fhor ct Ksniw worth and Ivaohos have room
foi expans'on; and we esteem this to be one
OF he mos pc sect his'o ic,l designs which
he has eve, execu'ed. The costume, the
feelings OF the age, tbs manners ot the CGu.
ssdefs IN Palestine, the diversity Of chsrscte.
In the mos, prominent persons, tho conyerss
tons and qusrfols, arc oil dawn with he &C.
su'acs Of an eyo and car witness. And tn,o
these main features which history suggests,
the inciden,s Of tho fiction glide With such en.
gre hs'nooy, tha, il is dfIicult, if possible, to
teli whe'e fesity ends o. invention begins,
The Whole is splendid perfo' nance.
"The'e exists so marked difference DO.
tween he Two Tales Of the Crusaders, % TO
isduce en- 9pinion ihat the q s, has oniy e.
ceIvsd some touches from the hand which en-.
eifeiy p'oduced the last. The Detothed is,
comps rsl'ysly. commonplace The create,
nuWbet OF Ns characters fs; inferior IN con.
cep''on and esecu,ion and the siylc ve-y
s'oyenly even as 10 grammatical conjunction
while, 90 no other hand, she TdGso,an 10 ore
oil the most perfect pictures OF a rsmo,o ago
thai ewes was produced; iis character. sdmi.
Isble; and the ea'ly part of the 6,u volume,
and the whole of the last, written in the mos,
brilliant lsngusee. On the internal evidence,
we should conclude that Sir Waltv, Scott
wrote be latter tale, and only Corrected the
fotmsr."
G,v. T,oup has addressed two ie,,ers d,.
sseIly 20 the President Of the United States,
In snswer 10 MS opinion and instructions 'e
spectiug the survey Of tho Indiso Lsnds.
Their source nigh, be known withou, the
sieosture. They etc severe on Geo. Canes,
snd disfs,pectfol TO the President.
Commodore Porte ., allowed foil pay and
rn,inns With leave Of absence, during the six
months suspension 10 which he sIsnd, sen.