The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1827-06-21

Cherry Hill, where he arrived in COM y
with several persons from the vicinity. .
says, that in ten minutes from the time i,
lett Meigs', Whlpple was dead man. Tho
same night, Strang served as one of ,bo
coroner's jury, which sat Oh the BODY of
mr.. w.
The rifle was found yesterday mornirc
at tho spot described by Strang but ,Eo
search for the stockings being unsuoces..
iul, permission was obtained to take S,rsr~
to the place III carriage, that he mioEt
point out the exact spot where he had Tu.
them. But as they could not bo foun6 -
is supposed they have been swent fnr,bcr
dow the creek by rain, and search il pow
making for them.
While at Cherry Hill, Strang conducte
the ofiicers into the woods to tree in which
were three bullets, and about which ncrc
scattered some pieces of glass. He saws
that he was doubtful whether n ban 6r.c
through glass would not glance and II
that were the case, he would not he sure OF
hitting Whipple. lie therefore. to test the
matter, procured some glass and fired
through it at an object placed behind il on
the tree, and the result proved that a ba.
would pass through without glsncine.
This act shows the cool aud horrid dehber-
! alton with which he acted.
Strang also pointed out where some pa
pers OF arsenic were concealed in an ogt
house, which be says, was procured for the
purpose Of administering TO mr.. Whipple.
should an opportunity offer.
SALEM, June -.
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in our last, as having passed the Ports
mouth bridge over the Piscataqua river.
has been taken. He was harpooned on
Tuesday evening and continued towing
the two boats attached TO him till Wednes-
day morning, at o'clock when he was
despatched, in the view Of thousands who
had flocked to see him.
The Portsmouth Advertiser says, "the
length Of the whale is about 80 feet, and
his breadth about Is feet, his head is shap-
cd like that Of the horse, and he differs
from all others that have been seen by those
acquainted with that species Of fish. lis
motion was undulaiory, and il is the opia-
ion fCol. Decatur who captured h.ml
that this is the very Sea Serpent which has
so long been q Vlslter on our coast"
Gazette.
The Boston Courier, on the subject OF
the election.of mr.. Webster, has the follow.
ing paragraph
This election has placed in the Senate Of
the United States a man who viii faithful
ly guard the rights of his immediate con-
sttuents, and who will ably defend the
measures Of the National Administration.
so far as they can be justified by liberal
Construction and tend to promote the pros.
perity ofthe whole country, and no farther
1t has left the people of this district with
out representative in the her branch OF
the national legislature, and created & va.
cancy, 10 fill which, it requires no great ga.
gacity to perceive, there will be an army
Of candidates. We have heard not less
than dozen already named, although it is
probable there will be no election imne-
dlately for that purpose.
Saratoga Springs. the l2 inst. there
were about two hundred visitors at this
fashionable watering place, and the num-
Der was daily increasing. The public hou-
ses have been put in the best possible con-
dltlon for guests, and the ACCOMMODATIONS
nIarged.-About ten thousand persons
visited the Springs last year.
The ship Henri ", at New York in 8
days from Charleston, fell in with 3wrecks,
on her passage, and took from them the
passengers and crews. One was the schr.
Coral. Joclein, two days from Charleston.
Tor N. York, with mrs. GilIert, mr.. +.
Brown and lady, and the remainder Of the
Charleston theatrical corps. 81 in number.
: The second was the schr. Grampus. Egen,
from Charleston for Philadelphia, in q sink.
ing condition. The third was the schr.
Catharne. Waring, from New Orleans for
New York, full of water.
The corner stone Of the new Monument
to be placed over the remains of the par
ents of Franklin, in the Granarv burring
ground, was la'd Friday in an appropriate
manner. An addiess was delivered on tho
occasion by Gen. II. A. s. Dearborn.
fntemperGnce The deplorable effects
OF this vice are illustrated in a thousand
different ways. Recently, in Guilford.
Mass. man was committed toprison charp-
ed with the crime OF beating his wife to
death-they were both upwards of forty
years OF age, and we're addicted to in,em-
Perance.
YoRK, June ~.
On Friday last small child Of mr.. Wi.
liam Sayers, of this borough, was careless
ly lett near kitchen fire by i:s nurse. I.
moving about it unfortunately overturned
on tsef kettle of boiling water, and a,
the same time fell on its face into the FIRE
1t was in consequence so severely scalded
and burned as TO expire in short time
I'm Extraordinary Surgical Operation
a tumour, weighing upwards of eight