Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1826-12-30
vo IL g Wqren. Il Saturday Morning December
NO. As

United States Marry. The seport
of the Secretary of the Navy states
the whole naval force Of the United
States to be- l2 ships Of the linc.cx.
| elusive Of two on Lake Ontario I;
IL frisates of the first class, "a
guns 4 8 OF tho second class Is
sloeps ofwar; 4 schooners Of l2
guns, and 8 other vessels. The
whole ofthese, with the exception OF
three Of the frigates, could be
be prepared for actual service at seas
in q few MONTHS, should the situation
and interests Of the nation demand
their employment.
! Imprisonment for Debt. The alb.
clifton ofimprisonmeRt of for debit has
sIready brought before the Senate OF
the United States by Colonel John
son, of Kentucky. This gentleman
has long been the steady advocate
of this benevolent measure, aad We
sincerely hope that his efforts will be
triumphant. Imprisonment for debt
is one of the most absurd and iliibcr.
al features Of a gothic and uncniight
ened age. 1t had been adopted in
this country partly from prejudice
and partly from the early influence
which the usuages of Eur ope had up
on us during our colonial iage, but
the spirit that gave us liberty and
independsnce---that dictated the con-
stitution Of our country, is now be-
ginning to wear away all those biots
upon our laws and institutions.
Nat. .advo.
Grest battle in africa. On the 7th
of August. the Ashantees. amount
ing to IS, 900 men, had advanced to
Doodewan, and were met by 1000
men,the whole of the British. Dutch,
and other troops. The battle last
ed an hour when the Ashantecs
fled, leaving on the field in killed.
Wounded and prisoners, 5000 men,
The Ioss of the English, &c. 500 xii.
led, and 1000 wounded. The Ashan-
tees left the Kings camp and equiq-
age ON the field, in which was found
the head of Sir Charles Nc Carthy.
Winter food for Cor0s. M. Cha
bert, the director Of the veterinary
school Of Abort, had q number ot
cows which yielded twelve gallons OF
milk every day. In his publication
on the subject, he observes that
cows fed in the winter upon dry
substances give less milk than those
which are kept upon a green diet,
and also that theirmiik hoses much
of ito quality. He published the
following receipt, by the use ofwhlch
his cows afforded him an equal guam
tity of milk during The winter az
during the summer. Take a bushel
of potatoes, break them while raws
place them in = barrel standing mp.
putting in successfully a layer OF
bran, and a small quantity of yeast
in the middle OF the mass, which 10
to be left thus to ferment during a
Whole week, and when the vinous
taste has pervaded the whole MKT
ure, it is then given to COWS, who
ca. 1t greediiy.
.adamspiRe. A large number OF
citizens of Little Compton and Tiv-
erton, in this State. and Wcstport,
Mass. assembled at the head OF the
River in Little Compton on the 10th
for the purpose Of agreeing upon a
name for the village, there situated.
As an expression of respect for and
confidence in the present Chief Mag
istratc, it was unanimously resolved
TO call the village hereafter by the
name of ADAMsvILLE. Journal.
Sylvester CoIson; has been convict
ed of the murder Of Edward Selfridge,
master of the schr. Fairy, before the
u. S. Circait Court, in Boston.
Pieces Of money. having holes punch
ed through them, ere refused by one.
and perhaps more banks in the city OF
New.York.
A new publication, called The Qua
her, has appeared in Philadelphia, com.
pr;s;na the sermons Of Elias Hicks,a