The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1827-04-19

fSinaps among all me astonishing pro-
docnons Of the vegetable kingdom, there
IS not one more remarkable than rose re-
Gently introduced into Europe and this
country from China, and thus described in
London's Gardeners Magazine, published
at London. Rosa Greyllli, or Greville's
China rose :" The shoot of the rose grew
eighteen feet in few weeks, and IS the
most singular Of the rose tribe that ever
came under my observation. IL now coy-
ers about one hundred feet square, with
more than hundred trusses of flowers
some OF these have more than fifty buds in
cluster, and the whole will average about
thirty IN truss, so that the amount Of flower
! buds Is little less than three thousand. Blu.
the most astonishing curiosity is the variety
OF colors produced on the buds at first open
ing, white, light blush, deeper blush, light
red, darkcr-red, scarlet and purple, all on
the same clusters. This rose grows IN the
manner Of the Multihora, but IL Is easily
known by the leaf which is much larger
and more rugose than the common Multi
! fora" This rose has been introduced IN
to the United States, and we are informed
that about fifty plants are now in posses
sion ofmr. Prince ofLong Island. Among
other roses peculiarly beautiful, and of re-
cent introduction, is the single white Null
tiora, the double white ever green Multi
! flora, or Banksian rose. The number Of
China roses at present cultivated IN the
collections at Long Island, exceeds ninety
varieties and Of roses of all the different
species, the number Of varieties exceeds
six hundred, n. Y. Com. ADV.
A~.s f.5sr 70 otn El1fnn
| Captain Bunker, on her pass age TO New
| York on the 18th inst. was run against
! by small schooner, the Sarah Jane, Of
! New Haven, which had her bow stove in,
and Immediately sunk. The Fulton was
not injured. Capt. B. used every eXertlon
to avoid the schooner but to no purpose.
The United States frigato Java, of Al
guns, has been completely repaired at
Charleston, Massachusetts, and will short
| ly sail for the Mediterranean to relieve one
OF the vessels on that station.
The Pennsylvania militia in 1896, a.
mounted to nncluding oticers) l3691l mon;
! the volunteer cavalry, $50; artillery, =,
2S0 infantry, l6,l53 riilemen, lO,3lS.
! The l.. S. slip Constellation and schr.
! Shark were left at st. Thomas Goth ut. all
we'll on board. The Shark was from the
( Coast of Africa, and left the colony at Me
! surado in good health on the 18th Febru-
ary. Sailing Master Porter died on board
the Shark while cruising on the coast.
/ The &. and $. were both bound to Lagul.
! ra, to sail The next day. The officers had
( been treated with much attention by the
inhabitants Of ST. Thomas.
/ JourHoi Of PaH Jopss.--A copy of this
valuable and interesting manuscript, in the
! hest Of binding and writing, Is now IN
/ Portsmouth, n. VI. IL was COPIED from the
original ny Paul Jones himself; and present.
ed 10 Louis XVI. on the ist Of Jan. 1886.
as will be seen by referring to jones' Life,
page 353. 1t IS shortly to be published, to
gether with some correspondence relating
( to our revolutionary war.
! Tho towns on Lake Champ,ain and its
vicinity have experienced great improve
mcnt, within few years; the shores along
/ ricondcrega, Crown Point, Morish and
Ncstport, which were almost unnhablted,
are now covered with stores, furnaces, for
gcs, wharvcs, lumber, &c.
.qrcnde-Sevcral citizens of Providence
Il. T. have associated for the purpose OF
building such an establishment IN that en-
tcrprising town. II is expected to be com
mcnced this spring. The building of new
houses is going on rapidly in Providence.
More than two thirds Of the vessels and
amount of tonnage that entered at the Gus
! tom house Of Havana during the year $50
were American. These paid more than
one half Of all the import and rather more
than one third of the export duties at that
polt. The exports Of sugar during the
! ycaFwere 27l,0l3f cases, OF which -, 2,i25
came to'the United States and ,22i ,GO93
arrabas of coffee, Of which IL ,OOb was
sent to this country. These facts shew the
extent of the trade between the u. States
and Havana, and the Importance OF tins
trade to the u. States.
D,siiic, Court ofhe T.. S.-The Cigh.
" or a hundred indictments found after q
sitting Of six months by the Grand Jury IN
the District Court of the United States at
Philadelphia, against Edward Thompson
and others, for having clandest'neIy and
improperly obtained certain teas from the
custom house without payment OF duties.
have been all abandoned. Yesterday the
District Attorney stated in open court
that having consulted with the Attorney
General il had been determined 10 enter a
nolle prpscqui in all the indictments as
the Supreme Court had decided against
the United States all the points on which
LII. H.. l1s l. N
directed to make the entry accordingly.
IL d.