The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1827-05-24

Treaty by unanimous vote. Ii Is said
, the Priest Arenas, who was condemned to
, death, has promised to make important
+ disclosures should his life be spared
His Secretary had been executed. The
T Mexican Congress have passed law, i'm
posing some restraint on the secret pro-
ceedings of Masonic Lodges.
ASpansh frigate and sloop Of war were
cruizing off offCampeachy.
CADIz. Papers to the 9th of March re.
present the condition Of Spain as most de-
plorable. In Cadz there is said tobe "no
trade--poverty increasing without exam
ple--every body eating up his for,unc-and
when finished, there will be nobody to ap.
ply to to get piece Of bread"
An intelligent French gentleman, lately
travelling in Alabama, between Tuscaooss
and Huntsville, declared that the soil was
better fitted for the cultivation of ~ vine,
than most Of that which forms the vine
yards of France.
A Bridge over Moses Ril, feS miles
from Fort Miller, n. Y. gave way, while
stage with eleven passengers, was passing
it. Three OF the passengers were drown
ed, and the rest narrowly escaped. Two
of the horses were also drowned.
FEMALES ITALY. Mr.. Carter, in one
Of bis last letters makes thefollowing OBJ
servations upon the condition Of femalesln
! Italy : -"Tbe country was all in bloom, "
and the fiowery plains exhibited gaiety
of landscape, which can hardly be conceiv-
ed in less sunny climes. But the nlbabi-
tants are miserable, and know not how to
appreciate or improve the munifcenee Of
nature. We actually saw females harness
ed like cattle to the plough, and dragging
| it through the light soil while man was
lounging in the furrow, guiding the share
Woman, poor woman, is here emphatically
degraded into the drudge Of life, and II
makes the heart bleed to witness the bur
dens she is often compelled to bear. There
is no affectation nor sentimentality in this.
1t is plain downright matter Of fact, which
stares the traveller m the face, at every
step of his progress through Italy"
VIRGINIA DELEGATION Of22 Repre-
sentatives elected TO the goth Congress, Is
were members last session, and seven are
new members This is an unusual change
for Virginia, whose policy is to keep men
in office long enough to give them all the
benefits of experience. The changes for
the Goth Congress are John Randolph in
place Of Geo. w. Crump, Alexander Smith
in place of Benjamin Eustill, John Roaue
for Robert S. GarDett, Isaac Letter for Jo-
seph Johnson, Robert Allen for Alfred II.
Powell, Lewis Maxwell for VIM. Smith,
and Philip P. Barbour for Robert Taylor.
Messrs. Carey g. Lee, of Philadelphia,
have in press, new novel entitled De
Vere," by the Author of Tremaine. The
London Literary Gazette, in noticing this
work, mBkes the following observations.
'ln our opinion De We're is one ofthe n
blest productions Of its class which has ev-
er heen published. For truth and vigor in
drawing character, for felicity of observa-
ton, and elevation Of sentiment, for su-
perior knowledge of society, and the com
pletion of most skiful and interesting sto-
ry founded on that intelligence, we have
met no work of such extraordinary merit"
WHITE WAsHING CoMM1TTEE.-A ccm-
mittee composed of eighteen persons has
been appointed at Nashville, "to detect
and arrest ISLANDERS against Gen. Jackson,
by n publication oftnth." We cannot suf-
ticiently admire that delicacy Of feeling
which is so much shocked at the strictues
on Gen. Jackson's character, while the
grossest calumnies against other distn-
guished citizens, excite in the same per-
sons no other than agreeable emotions and
an eager desire to circulate them.
KENTUCKY Rep.
After the fourth Of Jnly next, by an act
OF the Legislature ofthe state, slavery ceas-
es in the state of New York In the city
OF Albany and other places the people Of
colour are making preparations to celebrate
the following day (5th) as jubilee.
1t is now said, on the authority of the
London Times too, that Catholic Emanci-
patton cannot be made Cabinet Measure
the King, George ", having declared his
wish against it. Thus Ireland, devoted.
prosecuted Ireland. with her population Of
seven millions of Catholics is again turned
over to be bufietted by the Faction which
has so long trampelled upon her rghts.--
Ireland is doomed to slavery or insurrec.
ton. We do not doubt but the British
Government will labor TO goad her to insur-
rectlon and again moisten her soil with the
blood Of her best and bIayest sons.
The public school expenditures Of the
city OF Boston during the last year, amount
ed ia S5S,i0l "a. The amount Of the city
debt, on the first of the present month, was
S1,Oll,775 90.
In Maryland, lately, black girl, only ten
years old, drowned two OF her masters.
children, and killed black girl.
The British ship Of war Pelican, lately
took off Corfu, Turkish vessel of war, and
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