Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1827-01-27

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~ fbssiness, put iato q wrong mail
Sy ths I I'D Clerk Is The Port Once
Abou( Nc weeks since,, ths pscks
age ofpspsrs 1sr your subscrbefs y |
this place. was directed te Bristol
Il want there was there opened. And
by ~ names en- me papers The Post
Nastr I was e>I1li 70 sscsrtain where
tkcv sels nsed 20 returned them 70
tbis ol|icc in ne after BON. This is1
Only o&s isstslet e many ttat might
Frouis view dl;lhss wtels mattsrs
we are - much insfaed to bs|isy2
that the ! fault lies betx& ~ ehs North
end Of yosr Office and the youth end
Of the Post Office, a. thst it lies be.
tween Providence and Bristol.
Be ii where It may" We do know
and can psovs" that il doas not lie
here ; and we leave the matter tn, be
sertled between you and the Post Mas
ter in Darlington.
Post Office Tarvrw. Jan. ls.'sa7.
P.S. Since " titing the above, the
Post Master in BristeI.has Informed ~
that the said package Of Papers was
,.ceivsd at his office from .NsUpoys on
Tuesday or Wednesday (!
\ Where now think you the fault lies ?
/ Jan. Is. .. NJ
Provokir rr--We hare repeatedly had conn
jp,aints from our Bristol sabscribers 81 tne
failure Of the packet OF about twenty pspen
we forward to that town by Msh. Thn mas
almost UNIFORMLY happened Just sher, tne III
ting cf the General Assembly, When suoscs'-
bers are particularly anxious to get tneir Ps-
pers. Last Monday we are informed' no ps-
ner, reached Bristol. We know. ard can
nrove by the head clerk Of the Post Once
| here. that the packet of papers was mailed
for Bristol and forwarded On Mondsy morn
inn. The fault q, ,r afors lies between here
, and Bristol, And we will give sny person ave
, dollars who will detect tho individual or
individuals who stopped the papers on 'n'
} road on Monday last. Proc. Jour.
Inrssion Of Portugal. 1t appear.
that the principal inyasion Of Portugal
was made by body OF about two thou
sand Portuguese refugees, with arms
lit is said. from the Spanish arsenal
joined by more OF less Spaniards. un'
. ier the command Of the Marquis q
Cheves. They marched from zamora
!, in Spain, upon Brsganza. a town in thu
lsorth western corner Of Portugal. A.
g. bout Eve hundred troops. stationed
! there, after asevere action, retired 4
1.-The castle and the town was pillaged b.
II the invaders. The castle held out a
i the last accounts and troops were msrcl
= ingto oppose the rebels, hut little con
lfidencc appears to havn been PLACED il
,,Ithe fidelity Of the troops. and consid
|erabIe alarm was felt Of the approach
Of the rebels at Oporto. The invasion
does not appear to be very formidable
q and it will probably he checked. uples
10 great treachery should be disclosed i
"a the Portuguese ranks before the arr'v
20 d Of tho British troops. The Spauisl
81 government s'outly denies any coaniv
y ance in these measures, and it is evi
{. dent that il is in no condition to carr
r. on war, however well inclined it ma
;. be to espouse the cause Of the rebels.
- The statement which was aometim
!. lsincs made 70 the publick, Of outrage
, committed by- the crew Of tse Unite'
I. States schooner Dolphin, upon tn,
i chiefs Of the Sandwich Islands, i con
lfirfned by letters received IN diifsreu
!, parts ofthe country. The cause ofth'
= attack is alleged to be new regulation
+ among the chiefs, prohibiting the ma
!, tive females from going on board yes
n sells for purposes Of licen:iousness
II Aad shall acts Of this kind in th
- American Navy, 60 unpunishsd Z Oi
: fcers not oaly wink at the breaches Q
!. law and dscorum committed by tn
= men under their command. but counte
N nance itopenly and for purposes, too
the most wicked and vile. II is no
!. only because the righ's Of the islander
ID are trampled upon, and obsceutty car