The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1827-07-12

Society for the past year were reelected.
Providence American.
The National Gazette says, the Ameri-
can publishers Of Sir Walter Scotts life OF
Napoleon, will compress II into three vol
umes, and thereby bring the price within
the means Of every one TO procure II. The
edition may be expected to appear IN the
course of two or three weeks.
The Saratoga Sentinel Of Tuesday states
that the late warm weather has very con
sderably augmented the number OF visI-
tors at the springs.
Mr.. Rochester, Secretary 10 the Pana
ma mission arrived at Louisville, Ken. or
the 18th ult. on his return home.
During the late sitting Of the court OF Er.
rors at Albany, the distinguished mr. Roy
al made her appearance in the lobby, and
somewhat disturbed the gravity Of tho
court. She called out to one of the homo
rable Senators, and having failed by gen.
tic accents to persuade him TO patronIse
her book, commenced mon him an nt'ark
.. A.. Z. -, style Of vituperative eloquenCe.
His Judgship was struck dumb, or more
properly struck deaf.
BY an arrival at Norfolk We learn thai
the U. States schooner Pornoise had ar
rived at Gibraltar from Port Mahon on The
9th Of May, and reported that the u. $.
ship Of the line North Carolina, Com.
Rodgers, was to sail the following day,
bound home.
| More Lead .Mines.--Lead orc has been
Lot. IL al
/ the Mississippi river, in Adams county. A
piece of the ore has been brought to this
/ place, which we have seen. II is said 10
be equal in quality to any found at Feyre
river, and the place from which it was Ia
ken TO have the appearance of containingit
in great abundance. Several citizens
have already left this country for the pus-
pose ofmaking lead at these mines
Illinois Paper.
A letter from person residing among
the Cher okee Indians, says the Indians
contemplate the establishment off ncwspa-
per for the purpose Of circulating general
intelligence among the members of that na-
ton.
A valuable bed of Iron ore has been dis
covered in Chester county, a few mics
from the Schuylkill Canal, in the immediate
vicinity of Warwick Furnace, OF a quality
superior 10 any heretofore used by the lr-
on works Of our country The vein les
upon the surface Of the ground is about
eleven feet thick, and of extent not yet as
certaincd.
The Hopkinsville (Ken.) Republicsa
says, that ION Sunday night last about IO
O'Clock, we had one of the most terrific
storms accompanied by uninterrupted and
livid blazes oflightnng, that the oldest cit
ss dged H tae Plpee }bs nInaf bad eyer
play of divine power we have ever bebeld-
Many to AVOID the danger of being buried
under their houses deserted them--the
stoutest heart was appalled,, and an IDEA
prevailed That the great day of reckoning
! was at hand We have much reason TO be
thankful that no serious accident occurred,
"A very large barn close by town, the prop
erty ol Mrs. Long @ss set on fire by the
/ lightning ITS Tremendous blaze, amid st the
howilng OF the wind and the torrents OF
ram added TO the dismal grandeur OF the
scene.
We are requested to state that the Me-
nagefs oil the American Colonization Soci-
ETY. intend to dispatch one or more vessels
with emgronts 10 Liberia as soon as their
funds may be adequate to effect this pur-
pose. The season most ayorablp for ex-
! petitions TO Africa is near; many applica-
lions for passage have been made to the
Society, and the Managers, therefore. ear
nestly solicit the cooperation of the sCye-
ial Auxiliary Associations, and of their
friends generally, in securing the means
! requisite to effect that object 1t is hoped
that the funds which may be raised, either
by AuXlllaries, or by Collections in the
Churches, will be Immediately RENTED TO
Il. Smith, Esq. Treasurer of the Society.
- Nat. Jonr.
1t is said that 80 counterfeit notes of
the Manhattan Bank, Of n. York, dated Ju-
ly lst lc25, letter f. f. have jus, been put
in circulation.
CVNTHIANA, Ky. June 16-
Isaac II. Deshd.-The June Term oftke
Harrison Circuit Court commenced It's ses-
/ sion on Monday last, the Hon. II. o. Brown,
presiding. The prisoner appeared in dis
charge Of his recognizance, and the Attor-
ney for the Commonwealth, on Tuesday,
signifed that he was ready. The law OF
the last session, declaring that an opinion
formed from "mert rumor," should not be
cause Of challenge, has been decided TO
operate upon this case because that ii old
not alter the anticn, mode of trial by Jury,
but only changed julie of practice upon
which Judges themselves have differed.
Attempts arc now making to procure a ju-
! ~ under this regulation, and q pannel, We