Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1826-12-02

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|'rfoide ent Of the Russian Bible Socie y,
q suspend ils activity 10 ~ its opera
li5us, without exception, Until the en-
perof's further permission This order
"a TO be extended to all the committees,
and associations, connectedl
with the society throughout Russia.
Al the same time, "a particular account is
required 10 be furnished the .Emveror
Of all properly. moveable and infmov-
able, in houses, lands, books. materials.
and money. belonging 10 the Society,
wherever these are to be found, with
the most accurate and sci,eumstan-
tial information possible thereof.
Its stated-the Metropolitan immedi-
a,ely ordered a STOP TO be put to the
printing Of The versions at present un-
der the press, and to make up the ac-
count as soon as possitIe.
Murder and Piracy.--Before the
Circuit Court of the United States, hehI
in New.York last week, came on the
trial of eight slaves indicted for having
murdered the captain and mate Of schoo-
ner Decatur. It appeared in evidence, /,
that in April last, thirty-three slaves
were shipped from Baltimore for New
Orleans, on board ofthe schooner De,
catur, Galloway, master, the slaves to
be sold at New-Orleans. On the pas
sage the slaves threw the captuin and
mate overheard and then appointed one
ofthe crew to act as captain, and anoth
( er rs mate, and directed them 10 make
for-St. Domingo. These seamen, una.
bic to naviga:eth the schooner, were CON-
pclled 10 make signal Of distress. when
the ship Constellation hove 10 sight
and took out Of the schooner the women
aud children slaves, and two Of the sea
men, the other two seamcn remained
!, in the schooner with the slaves, ex-
tpecting that the Constellation would
keep company with them, bot in the
night they parted. The schooner was
! mex, day overhanled blythe Brig Rock,
which took fourteen Of The slaves and
carried them into New-York. The re.
imainder were brought TO Boston Ivy the
Conste ellation. Or the seven ,ut on tri
al one only, William Hill, was convi,t-
led. His execution is to take place on
the 18th December.
Mysterious. A female of excellent
character, in the employment OF Mr..
Ritter at Philadelphia. left his house o.
on an crrand. about seven o'clock, on
the evening Of the l4th, and us she did
r not return AT the time she was expccfct
much anxiety was felt on her account
: |, apf ears on enquiry that she had per
formed the duty assigned her; and tha
. upon-beiug requested TO walk i, sh,
stated she had another little errand Il
> attend to, and that she did not wish I,
remain out late. Notbing further wa
A learned till the evening of the 18th
o when il was reported that a fe.oale wiz
, drowned at one OF the wharves, an,
that her rcticule, which proved to b,
. that of the missing woman, had beer
picked up. Itis saidthnt sea captai,
heard a scream just before splash il
the water; that twa negroes were Of
the wharf'at the time, who extended
stick to the woman IL the water, which
. she reached after but. which was to,
, short. The body had not been recov
cred, and the cause Of her being in th'
r water remains a mystery.
eI The British government brig Che
!. bucto, Capt. Potten in seven days from
Halifax, arrived at Boston on Monda,
last. having on board the mutineers Q
O schooner Fairy, which sailed from Bos
ton in August last, for Got,enburgt
The names ofthe mutineers are Cbu.
= Marchant, Wipslow Curtis, John Mul
d ray and John Hushs the two frat man
q ed are in irons, and the others unde
guard US Witnesses. They were on Il,
. saIse day, committed TO the custody {
II the Marshal Of The District, and wer
% examined before Judge Davis. The