The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1827-01-04

Boston courier discloses new schemes of
fraud on the public revenue by foreign a.
gents. "Broad cloths are entered at our
Custom House ,invoiced unfinished cloths"
and from their rough appearance, are, with
the best intentions in the world on the
part Of the appraisers, passed for about
one half what they are worth. These
cloths are taken to one of the finishing es-
adjustments, of which there are several
belonging to Englishmen in this city, at an
expense of only three or four cents yaro,
whence they are carried to the auction
room for sale.
WAsHINGroN, Dec. %.
Captain Partridge will deliver Lecture
on National Defence in the Hall of the
House of Representatives. This Even
ing. at o'clock, the use Of the Hat-teing
granted tor that purpose. Nat. Jour.
Capt. Clark. at Norfolk, from Trinidad,
whence he sailed Nov. 80, informs that the
inhabitants we're very much dissatisfied
with the late order in council, prohibiting
American vessels from entering their ports.
Capt. c. further informs, that a piratcal
two topsail schr. was cruising off the Wind
ward Islands, and had committed several
robberIes on American vessels. The Gil
max had been fired into by British man
of war, on the suppositon that she was
the vessel which had committed the before
mentioned depredations the shot passed
through her rigging. The British ship
Druid had sailed in quest OF the pirate.
Steam Boats upon The Hudson.-By an
-, lkan Of tl,o trin
performed by two North River Steam
Boats during the past season, from the
10th of March to the I'd of Dec. it ap-
pears that they have made 459 trips; in
which il is estimated they have carried
10000 passengers.--Durng the greater
part of the year there has been 10 steam
boats besides tho line of tow boats, which
at moderate estimate, have taken 100000
persons, exclusive Of the numbers that
haye passed in the two boats, sloops, &c.
TROY, (N. " Dec. 95.- Gideon O.
Diron.-Mr. Royce, agent of the Rutland
Bank, arrived in this city on Saturday. on
his return from successful pursuit. Dix
on travelled under an assumed name. Al
Philadelphia he enteretit in the stage book
in his own hand writing, and it was thu.
ascertained by Mr. Royce. With this clue
he had no difficulty in tracing Dixon
course. and overlook him between Charles
ton and Colombia. He had converted his
money into gold, and was fastening on to
South America. He readily gave up the
amount belonging TO the Rutland Bank
AMI pail 500, in addition, for the trouble
Of pursuit. He was then suffered to pro
ceed, and has gone offwiih booty ofS ~,
OO0 or Sl5,0O0, belonging to difl'ferr.
banks and individuals. Sent.
Mr. Noble, of Indiana, has been re-elect-
ed by the legislature Of that state, to tac
Senate OF the U. States. for the next term.
Fom the Commercial .9}rertiser.
On the 18th inst. we published an ac
count of the bursting of the boiler of the
steam boat Union, wen about fifty miles
from Cincinnati. 'Fhe mail of this morn
ing has furnished us with the following
particulars from a gentleman who was a
passenger in the Union: :,
CIScINNATI, December A.
"You have no doubt heard of the en-
tire destruction of the steam boat Union
The accident happened at half past nine
on Friday morning, have escaped by
Uacle. had a presentiment that was
not in safety, and observed to the captain
a short time before the disaster, that
thought the steam very high. He re-
marked that he run at seventy pounds to
the inch, while many boats run with
steam at one hundred. | was not, how
ever, satisfied, and determined not to trus
myself in the cabin. While the boat was
woodng--not FIVE minutes after | quilted
the cabin, and while was in the act o.
climbing on the upper deck, where the
deck passengers were accommodated, the
boiler burst like a clap Of thunder, and in
simultaneously the whole boat was u com
plete wreck-and chairs, tables, beds.
trunks. &c. foated in every direction
One part of the boiler destroyed every ev
cry thing above deck the other went
through the bow of the boat, when she
Immediately filed with water; and had It
been deep. most likely those who escaped
destruction in the first instance, would
have been drowned.
Such scene Of distress is seldom or
ever witnessed during long life. -Four
men instantly sent 20 eternity; seven per-
sons dreadfully scalded--onc a female,
who. poor soul, never cease screaming
for nearly twenty hours after the acci-
dent happened. Such intensity of suffer
ing, pray God may never witness again.
You may think ] am giving an exsggerat-
ell description, but bclieve me it is moth
Ing to the reality. am no master of Ian
enage to describe the agony and distress
OF the poor unfortunates. How true, my
dear SIR, Is thattext OF scripture, that says,
"li. the mi..st Of life we are in DEATH"