Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1826-07-08

ere. "A noted Senator from the west
in conversing with an editor in Wash
ington City, urged lrim 10 come out
and oppose the administration. Tie
editor said he saw nothing to oppose;
that be thought all the measures thus
far wero right. The Senate reioin.
ed that" they must be put down, il
the administration were as pure
as the Angels at the right hand of
God, they will be put down." This
conversation actually took place, and
can be substantiated. Ii CORES
ponds very much with the course
pursued in the Senate by the oppo-
sition, In consequence Of which, the
publisk business suffered 80 much !;
the bankrupt law, judiciary law, ,and
and mary other highly immportant
bills. both of public and private
character, were lost. What i'm
risense mischief little faction eau i'll
hict on a great nation.
Lexington Vhig.
Mr.. Thomas Owen. a respectable
merchant Of Philadelphia, hung him
self on the morning Of the 29.h nit. at
IL o'clock, in his warehouse in Ches-
nut street. below Second. He had
lately met with some heavy i0sses but
it was not understood that his affairs
we're embarrassed.
An inhabited island has been dis
covered in the Pacific Ocean. Its
north point is in lat7 deg 10 min. g.
and the centre oft in Ion III deg SO
min 16 sec. E. from Greenwich. The
island is said to resemble horse shoe,
its extent about 6 miles. and appeared
to be numerously peopled. The ma
tiyes are represented as being tall aud
well made. Of a dark copper hue, and
were naked except some covering
made Of leaves. The land appeared
fertile. The natives were quite wild,
and they con,tived to steal whatever
they could from the boat sent ashore,
and even attempted to take the oars
from the crew. This island was dis
covered by two. Durch vessels, and
has been named the Nederiandich ISL
and.
Forty.two Cadets graduated at the
recent examination at West Point, and
about one hundred have applied for ad-
mission.
A case of small pox has appeared at
Patterson, N. Y. and vaccination has
been promptly commenced by the in
labitants.
The Rappahannock river was so
much swelled by heavy showers Of.
rain on Tuesday, the 27th alt. as to
cause freshet, which carried away
two beautiful bridges at Fredericks-
burg, and several houses in that town
were inundated and could only be ap-
preached in boats. Many miH.dams,
and bridge in that ncighbourhood
were swept away BY sudden rise Of
the Rappahannock, few days prev
iuus. The wheat and corn is much in
jured, and that on the river bottoms
must be wholly destroyed,
Kidnappiug.-A lad, Estates the
Philadelphia Gazette Of Wednesday,
about thirteen years Of age, stepped
into our office yesterday afternoon ac-
companied by several other boys, to
say that, very early in the morning, a
white man stopped at the house Of his
father, residing 10 Thirteenth near
South street, to enquire the direction
to Broad Street; having been inform
ed, he then asked the lad ywhether his
father had not some pigs for sale, on
being answered in the affirmative, he
to be conducted to the sta
BILE where the swine were kept no
sooner had they sntered, than the man
laid broad patch over the mouth OF
the boy, tied his hands and feet, and
thrust him into u wagon, lin which he
came) and drove Oft. In the Wagon
were a cider barrel, and jug contain.
ing ssme kind Of spirituous liquor, to
which the driver applied with such
that in the course ofan hour
and a halfhe stretched himself out in
his wagon and fell asleeP--the lad
then contrived to possess himself of a
knife that was appended to the button
hole Of the kidnapper's jacket--he cut
the cord with which be was bound, and
returned with all the haste which his
own fears would suggest.
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