The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1826-09-14

DRows,SG. On Thursday afternoon
last, Miss Susan Jennison, of Cranston, Miss
Mary Ann Winslow of this town, and Mr..
James Smith, Of Charle,on, Mass. were un
fortunately drowned while on sailing
party down the river, near Fields Point.
Several other persons were in the boat
The two females were knocked overheard
by the boom, and Mr.. Smith lost his life IN
vain attempt 10 rescue them. The dis
tressing calamities that have so often hap
pened from the use of seil boats in our III
yer, call loudly for some regulations re-
specting these dangerous vehicles Of plea
sure. IT is agonizing to contemplate two
interesting females in the midst of life
thus plunged into watery grave, and fol-
lowed By noble minded young man whose
generosity led him beyond his strength in
4 vain attempt 20 rescue them from an un-
timely death. The bodies OF the two te-
males have since been found, and restored
to their friends Pror, Journal.
KENTUCKY is said to have been political
ly regcners,ed, There are seventy -one
counties in the State, forty of which have
returned fifty FIVE members in favor of the
Constitution, Court and the restoration of
the laws TO the order they stood in before
the innovation of the relief party. Twen-
ty-three have returned thirty seven men,
bers OF the New Court party, and should
the remaining eight counties not be heard
from, each send opposition members, there
will still be majority for the Constitution
OF ten IN the House of representatives,
The Senate is decidedly constitutional.
The General Jackson epidemic is said to
be rapidly abating in the State.
Capt. r. r. CRocKER, of the ship Pa
cifc, has now completed one hundred and
thirty four passages across the Atlantic
and has never met with any serious dsas-
ter or accident at sea.
When the intelligence fthe demise of
Adams and Jefferson was announced at
Liverpool, the colors of the shipping in
that port, we're immediately displayed at
hall mast. y. \. pa.
FREsHErs. In Northampton, several
dams, mills and bridges, were injured by
rising of the streams in the late rains. In
Westhampton, most Of the bridges destroy.
ed, and n saw mill nearly swept away. In
Norwich, ! bridge over Westield river
In Chesterfield anu Chester, several brldg-
es-also, a grist and saw iniil and an oil
mill ; together w,th three story cotton
factory on the same stream-all swept
away. Fhe last foated for some distance
entire, and was then dashed To pieces
The roads were cut up and much hvegeta
ton destroyed. Several bridges and'mills
we're washed away in Russell and Blan
ford. Accounts from other places in Yer
mont and New Hampshire are equally dis
tressiug. A man was drowned in Nor
wich, attempting to hoist a gate.
YELLOW FEvER. The Mobile CONNER.
cial Register Of the OH ult. remarks:-
The prevailing epidemic appears rather to
increase of late, A number OF cases o
malignant fever have occurred III the city
within the last few days, and it seems to
be the general impression tkat the present
aspect in regard to health ia more unfa-
vonrable than ii has been. All the public
Offices had been removed about two miles
out oftown The deaths during the week
amounted to nine, six Of which were OF
yellow fever.
THr WHITE MOUNTAINS. We extract
the following further particulars from the
Havcrhll, IN. II J Intelligencer
The distressing reports from the White
Mountains, which have for some days past
excited SO much fear and solictude, are
confirmed in their most mclanc holy details.
The whole Wiley family, with two hir-
ed men, making nine in number, persisted
bv an apalanche, which slid from the west
side Of the Gap OF the White Mountains,
on the night ofthe 2Sth ult.
Every appearance ofthe house indicated
that the family had fed from il in the night,
in the moment Of alarm. Their clothes
were on the floor nigh the beds where they
had lain down for the last time to sleep.
The next day, several hundreds of peo-
pie assembled, and the bodies of mr.. and
mrs. Wiley and mr.. Allen were found, "a
bout 80 rods from the house, in the mead
ow amid drift wood, naked, bruised and dis
figured. The body of mr.. Wiley was
found about 30 feet from those of mrs.
Wiley and mr.. Allen. One of the lands
of Allen was clinched round small tEce.-
None of the other bodies had been found
as late as the Sd inst. The searchers were
directed to the spot where the bodies were
found, partly by the flies, and the scent of
two hounds. rs.. ....
The Wiley family had, probably, after
the rain had ceased, retired to rest but af-
ter the crush Of the barn, they rushed out
of doors, and while aying for the Camp
(Which mr.. Wiley, after the slide of the
lacf bad hlpl g.