The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1826-08-10
Domesttr & 5Ristella,iecHs.

Domesttr & 5Kisteiiamrchs.
The following is the answer Of pres-
dent Adams, TO the letter of condo!ence
addressed 10 him and the other members
of the family of the late Mr.. Adams, BY the
Mayor of the city of New-York
QrINcY, 18th July, 1896.
Philip Hone, Esq. Mayor Of The City O.
.Neio- lOik.
SrR-I received with deep sensibility
the letter which you had the goodness pei
sonally to deliver TO me oil the Iith uus..
together with u copy o! the resolutions 4
the Common Council Of your city, o. the
occasion Of the remarkably coincideL. de-
cease of John Adams and Thomas setter
son: a coincidence rendered sui more ie-
markable by It's occurrence on the iittlCth
anniversary OF that day whence their coun-
try dates her existence, by an act 10 The
accomplishment Of which they had both 80
largely contributed
In the name and on behalf Of the family
of Mr.. Adams, pray you, SIR, 10 accept
yourself, and to tender to the CULmon
Council of the city Of New-lork, orr
grateful Acknowledgements for the symPa-
thy which you have kindly felt with It's Ia
! the peculiar bereavement which we have
sustained. Among the many motives OF
consolation with which it has pleased an
over-ruling Providence in this instance TO
minge the cup of aflliction which might
not pass away, voice OF comfort TO us and b
of afi'ectionate reverence for the memory
of the deceased from our fellow citizens OF
! New-Y York, soothes our present sorrow, ,and
will leave through life the sense OF its
kindness impressed upon our reniem-
brance.
Accept my friendly and respectful salu-
tations. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
LIBERIA.-Intelligence has been re-
ceived from Liberia at the office OF the
Colonization Society at Washington, TO the
: 18th May, representing the Colony to be
t, in healthy and prosperous circumstances.
J The government OF Sierra Leone has laid
a blockade on the line of coast reaching
from that colony TO Cape Mount, which
: promises to destroy, as 1t has already sus-
pended, the slave trade hitherto carried on
from the Gallnus. The Colonial Agent at
, Montserado has interdicted the trade from
5 Cape Mount to Trade Town, l3O miles, Oh
the ground of u qualified jurisdiction, act
, ually held by the colony over this whole
) district of country. Ii is therefore conf
dently believed that this odous traffic is
: forever banished by these measures from
three hundred miles of coast. The traffic
of the natives is consequently turned into
D a new channel, and fowls, vegetables, cat
= tie and rice, in hitherto unknown abun-
dance, are now brought to the American
9 Colony.
' Captains Chase and Cotrell, Of the Co,
9 lombian service, have recently been upon
D the coast, and chased away almost every
: Guineaman known to be between Sierra
. Leone and Cape Palmas. To the former
& o6;c.- --s"s 'rUa.. c-l--y 10 i-rl~ ~bIgl
: fof the liberal donation of thirty stands OF
h arms, eight casks of powder, and several
: valuable articles of provisions.
: Boston Patriot.
J. The Essex Register of the Sd inst. con-
ta'ns an account OF the meeting Of ner-
o chants and others, i'll Salem, Interested in
D claims on French and other European Co
d yernments. a committee was appointed
D to correspond with committee in the CITY
OF NeW-York and with such other com.
; mlttees as may be appointed in other parts
OF the Union, to unite IN efforts to promote
an adjustment of claims-to memorialize
/ Congressman to inform Senators and
G Representatives i'll Congress of the merits
/; and state of claims. similar meeting has
e also been held in Newburyport.
: The Washington City corporation clos
: ed its June Session on Friday evening lasi.
= During the session $4,000 has been ap-
: propriated for the endowment of two puh~
lie schools, one for the eastern, and 'hc
other tor the western sections of the CITY !;
5000 for continuing the building of the
4 city hall and improving the grounds; $1,000
for enlarging and improving the centre
n market. An appropriation was also made
for surveying the Potomac river and the
Eastern Branch, and various other appro-
priatioDs of minor Importance, for opening
: and gravelling avenues, paving sidewalks,
&c. The larger appropriations are the
proceeds of the lotteries granted for the
benefit Of the city.
6 A letter received at Norfolk from Vera
6 Cruz, dated June 20, asserts positively, that
Com. Porter has accepted the appointment
OF Captain de Navio, (that is, Captain OF
"a gun shlp,) with priority of date, aud is
, in effect Commander in Chief Of the whole
Mexican Navy.
We have good cause to believe. that the
story circulating of Captain Porter. having
accepted the command Of the Mexican
navy, is without any foundation in truth.
We expect Captain Porter viii soon return
to tho service of b,s nnttve countrv--a SnT