The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1827-09-06
NEw-YoRK, Aug. 9.

List Of Officers attached 10 The L. s. sloop o.
Uar Erie-Saited yesterday .tor Hest. In
dia station.
Captain-Daniel Turner,
Lieuis.-Charles f.. Crawley, Jacob
Crowningshield, William S. Walker, G
lizard.
Surgeon Swift,
Surgeons Naie.-Wm. Williamson,
PWSer.-D. NJ. p. Thornton.
Officer qf .MarineS.-C Constantine Smith
MidSh ipmen Thomas Green, Edward
Boyd, Ii. n. Cody, w. G. Chaplin, J. A.
Davis, e. Ii. Davis, S. d. Elliot, G.. K.
Gray, E. l.. Handy, Charles Haywood, J.
+. Miller. &. w. Pickering, James Noble
Captains Cierk.-W. C.Turner, of New
port.
Boatswain-J. P. Meyers.
Cdrpsnter.-E. Heald.
Sdiimdker.--I. Freeman.
Ste,0ard.--Il. l.. Purdy.
IL appears from the following lcttor To
the editor Of the Kentucky Reporter, that
the time of Gen. Jackson was not exclu
sively employed in attending TO the Ken
tucky election he was laboring in Ten
nessee also: bnt his opposition to mr.. Bell
was with no better success than his elec
tioneering against mr.. Buckner-- both
were elected much to his modification and
disappointment :
NASHVILLE, AUGUST 6.
"On Friday last our elections termi-
mated. So far as we have returns, Can
non is ahead for Governor, about 1000
votes, and l3 of the most popular counties
are heard from. Ii is now very doubtful
which is elected, Houston or Cannon--my
impression is, chat Houston will be, though
his majority will be small, compared to
what was expected. In this Congression-
al district, mr.. Bell is elected over his op.
ponent mr.. Grundy, by majority of near
1000 votes. In this contest much feeling
has been excited, and the greatest exer.
tons used on both sides.
" Mr.. Bell possesses fine talents, is Of
ep,ionable moral character, and with
the people. he is tavorite generally. If
the election had been left to turn on the
merits OF the individuals, mr.. Bells majori.
ty must, think, have been mach larger
but, in addition to mr.. Grundy's own indi-
vdual strength, mr.. Bell has had to CON-
bat that of Gen. Jackson, and host Of de-
voted partsans he was also publicly call.
ed the administration Candidate, not
withstanding he had declared himself
friendly to the election of the General.
The General and all his relations were per-
sonally present at the polls, and his friends
did all they could TO promote the election
of mr.. Grundy The General on The first
day marched up TO the polls, and presented
an open ticket for Mr.. Grandy. This is
the same Grundy whom the General. not
seven years since, denounced rs a pejur.
ed rikldm, and who, for advocating the pas.
sage of the law Incorporating the Bank of
the State, was denounced by the General,
and told that II honest men of his country
would convict him of PERJURY. Thus it is
that things will change, and strangely too,
sometimes. This is the first time that mr..
Grundy has run in this State, aided by the
influence ofthe Jackson party, and il Is the
first time that he has lost his election. This
is a grand triumph. and proves that the
people will do what they believe to be right,
General Jackson TO the contrary notwith.
standing"
A morning paper contains a statement
relative to the birth and age of Gen. Jack
son, Of a very curions character. He j. re-.
presented to be born of Irish parents, but
VINO is ,he,author ofthe drithmtiie dscov.
cradle in the calculations which accompa.
ny that declaration, is left to conjecture
there is, at any rate, something a little
foggy about IT. lie was born, as this ac-
count states, ain 1867. and is no,c in his
57th year !" Take 1867 from ls2s, !,
leaves, according TO Pike, 80. Again
Upon the breaking oN OF the revolutionary
war. lln ls76, at the age Of II. he joined
the American army" Instead Of Ia, he
was only 9years old at this time. accord.
ing TO the famous mathematician quoted a.
bove. The same veritable doc ument (erd
! in this it quoted the NY .Slalesmsn,) states,