Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1826-08-26

lie Tor Gl,eis sailiay prcpcns'saeA The
Usited stafes arnsd brigs chippeva,
~ MeDsasssA 'vsre both esiit At
tbs yard.
Il sppesss " statements Pao''sneo
n the Western papers, that the cor
duct Of Col. Sharp, With regard to the
wife Of Besschamp. has thrown tho
aams;ng vinainy Of his wurd"rer |"
the back ground, and made Beau.
daarp appear slmost saint compared
! - him who was the 6rst cause OF tm<
succession of tragick events. II see"
14sst AM Cook was an orphan gsri, hv-l
lag is his family and aI"'er his pro-
t.ct;ou. While thus situated he sue
! c. cded in seducing her and accomplish
| ing her ruin, and then had the ad-
dress 10 ;nducs Beauch.mp, his stu
| dent, tomarry her. and preve"t the
}girl from disclosing her situation, un-
til it could be no longer disguised
Before this time, however, she had sue
ceeded in gaining the affections OF hef
husband SO that even the Knowledge OF
iher biighted virtue did not shake his
attachment. Subsequently, Sharpe be-
inc a candidste for the legislature, the
the stocy Of his seduci~g his ward was
! blazed abroad, and to counteract 1t, he
caused false report 70 be circulated
that the child was a black one, and he
accordingly innocent. This last s'ah
at the already ~ouAded honour OF one
nc had sworn TO protect, Il was, that
aroused the slumbering vengeance OF
the injured woman, swakened every
direfui passion of herself and husband
and called into exercise those energies
which did not cease to exert themselves
until death closed the horrid scene up
on all three. Col. Sharpe was moving
lin the tirst circles, in the highest class
ef socaety---hc had blasted the fail
fame Of an innocent girl who looked t.
him as she would have done to her ia.
ther for frotect,os--he WAS at liberty
to make another III, victim, 10 poison
$ with has deeds the happiness OF anoth'
cr earthly career and blast another
soul: the atl-seeins eye Of the Eterna
was on his actions, il raised up Beau
q champ as an instrument to rid the ~orlc
of this monster he accomplished his
5 mission ofvengeance. .BeauchamE
was seduced, guilty. unfortunate wo-
G man she has paid the forfeit Of he'
n manifold crimes. Let the dark man
, tie Of oblivion Stroud her memory
as the cold marble does her 5ody.
f OF Election for Representatives t.
;. the General Assembly on Tuesday next
Il the Goth.
> Outrage. The following is an ex
tract Of a letter from gentleman il
Endfrld, Halifax co. n. c.
Z "On Friday night last, abou
half past eight O'Clock, tic wife o
+ Ricks Fort was shot dead in his ow,
e i,ouse, by soshe lrowling assassin
s, Mr.. Fort and two Of his children
were in the porcl,--l.is wife came in
passed through the bouse with
: caxdle in her hand. went into tn
back room, wAcre she had take,
some rlothes out Of a trunk, and, JUS
as sic had riscn.a gun was discharg
4 ed through the window, and sho fol
g and Instantly expired. It is though
1. tic person. who did it mistnok hi.
d Object. II was the roum in whicl
h Mr. Fort generally slecps-his lii
~ had been thrtatened.-he was an
= !, prehcasive OF danger, and was 81
" prudent as mt to carry a light iht
IS the room when he went to bed
'e That night was the first time ligh
Vn had been carried in. The aIarr
lis waa Immediately given, and I was a
ch mons the first who gut there, an
, never was sn shocked before Il
!, sec the family, in the greatest dis
trcssA her infant. tvO nonths 0lt
iuccssantly crying, and the mother
an amabIe aud ihodensive wbma,
le- lying just as she had fallen, weItel
en- ing in her blood. Suspicion attach