The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1827-04-12
PENSACOLA. March Q.

Extract Of a letter from Com. Porter, to a
Gentleman IN Pensacola dated at Key
Hest, on board The LibertQd. Feb. 20,
1927
"When they (the Spaniards) proclaimed
that they were blockadlng me, and dis
masted schr. (which was converting into
Brgantiue,) with four frigates and three
brigs, they should also have told that one
otmy briggs was cruising in sight of Moro
Castle, and the other destroyed all
the trade between Matanzas and Neu.
yitas. While was thus necessarily en-
ployd, they captured eight sail, six (which
they destroyed, and two are now here
We have captured ten ltogether-two
sent to V. Cruz--one being very valuable
(say 1850, ,000)-the other a tine armed
schr. fit for service.
at is preposterous in them to say they
blockade US, when our briggs and our prizes
CONS in as they please, in open day. They
cannot blockade us--and, since they have
reduced their force to two frigates and
brig they dare not. The other day | got
under way with the squadron, and went out,
when Laborde made all sail from me
When hove about to come in, | could
scarcely see him. This does not look like
blockade"
{" 1t would give me pleasure to show my
MeXlcans at Pensacala--I am proud of
them-saw them in an unpublished state,--
they are different beings now, altogether
no men could learn faster, no men could
behave better. have never seen a ship
worked better or guns better managed
and those are the most essential things.
My squadron, although small, looks well.
This is not the last you viii hear of it, if
recover" from an attack Of fever "and
can enjoy my health"
From Hapara. The u. S. slcop ofWar
Lexington, I'm. u. .Shubrick, Esq. Com
nander, arrived here yesterday morning
in the short passage Of nine days from Ha-
vana. She has brought home for trial the
crow of the schooier Mark Time, Of this
port, which vessel wasra arried into Hava-
m sqlhe time ego, p lspic Gus circum.
stances, - l1eaS !. oar paper few
! weeks sfuce, we have letters from IIava-
ma to tbers0ih ult. inclusive. Com. Porter
was still lying at Key West.
N. Y. Gazette.
NEw- YORK, April 2.
We have been favored with an extract
OF letter from Tappico, Of March IL.
which states that, in consequences of the
representations Of Mr. Poifiseff, eur Minis
ter, the Mexican Congress Wpfe fecsr sids
ering their late acts laying pruhihaosy
duty on our cotton fabl les. A bill to 70.
peal those exorbitant duties had passed
the House of Representatives and it was
believed would also pass the Senate.
The Mayicnn
despatch body of troops TO ouell the dis.
turbances IN Texas. Mer. Adv.
FIRE. Four wooden BUILDINGS M the
corner of Cross and Mulberry streets in n. |
York, were destroyed by fire, the 5,h INST
and several others damaged. Severui moor
families were thrown into great distress iy |
this calamity.
HAYTr. The snswer of the French .os
the llayhen government, relative to the or I
dnance OF Charles 10th, touching. the IN
dependence of Iiayti and the half.d,sfes, /
proves unsatisfactory. Frsner thseateps |
to compel Hayti to fulfil hax. gsGementl
concerning the commerciatFetercnce Civ. |
en- to France.
Tue CRrEKfNDIANs. The Chiefs, IL is /,
said have besn convened by the Uni,ct |
States Agent, at Broken Arrow, to tr.stl
tor the sale ofthe land TO the United Sta.s
about which Gov Troup has bustered o.
rldienlonsly. There IS very little doubt /
that the Indians viii sell.
The Rev. DR.. Staughtcn has resigned
his othce OF President of Columbia College.
at Washington.
The Pennsylvania Canal Bill has passed
both houses of the Legislature of that
state.
GREEK FUND. The whole amour. col.
lected in the city Of PHILADELPHIA for the
sufftrng Greeks, is Sl7 ,593. This is no.
ble-who will emulate il,
CHAIRMAN, VI. April 4.
Among the causes tried by the county
court now in session at Montpelier, was
one for the breach ofthe marriage promise.
The gay Lothario was MIR. David Hatch.
The breach vas clearly proved, and the
Jury ordered 1t 10 be mended by awarding
the fair spinster who was plaintiff, SOS IL
cts, with costs.
The Manhattan Company Of :. York
has given $50 to a Miss Davis, for extin-
gushing fire which had commenced in
house.
a prospectus is announced in Ohio for
publishing Monthly paper at Mt. Pleas.
ant, called The Social Circle 10 be edit
cd by Rebeeca Bates.
A large SUN ofmoney has been received
in Ral,,nnor, ~ nag So tho hu,ldinr- Of n, |