The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1828-10-02
Hon. Nicholas Brown. President.

Rev. William Pauen, ID. ID. LIST: RI.
Rev. Alexander V. Griswold, ID. ID. "a !;
Freeborn SssoniEsq. Sd Rev. Nathan b.
Croker, ID. ID. 4ih: Alexander Jones, Esq.
9Th, Vice-Presidcnts.
William Jenkins, Treasurer.
Thomas Burgess, Secretary.
Messrs. Thomas Lloyd Halsey, Thomas
r. Ives, Robert Rogers, Walter Paine,
Francis Wayland, Charles Dyer, Stephen
Waterman, Nathaniel Searle, Joseph Rog-
ers, Trustees.
At a subsequent meeting Of the Board of
Trustees, II was unanimously resolved, that
arrangements be made In ascertain the
number of families IN this State destitute of
the Bible, and 20 furnish each with copy
within the ensuing year Prov. Pat
The papers received from New York, by
yesterday Steamboat, furnish 10 later in;elli.
gence fIom Europe
At the receR term of,he Superior Court
of New Hampshire holden ai Exeter, Mai
bone Briggs, Sargent kiniball, and VII
liam Loayne, were convicted of stealing
from lhe Eleter Bank, twenty seven or
tSeLty eight thousand dollars. Eighteen
thousand dollars of the money had been
oyered-Loayne was sentenced TO ,hree
years Imprisonment in the State Prison,
and klmbaU 10 two years.--3rggs was not
in New Hampshire at the time the money
was obtained. He was convicted ofbeing
accessory before the fact. Sentence was
not pronounced on him in consequence of
question of law being made to the Court,
the argument of which is continued to the
next term Of the Court.
NAvAL,-The u. S. ships Hudson and
Erie, got under way from South West
Spit at quarter past tea, on Saturday |
morning, and proceeded to sea.
The Up,'ed States schooner Shark left /
here on FRIDAY evening on cruise, pass !
ing through the Sound. 1t is understood |
that she has gone to order off the Buenos /
Ayrcan squadron, VIII ch has, however, al |
ready departed. The Shark viii De join.
ed By the Hudpn and Erie off Black !
Rock; but as there will be no occasion for
their services, the Hudson will proceed on
her voyage to the Brazils, and the other
vessels viii no doubt return Immediately
to this port. IN. Y. Gaz 29th.
The u. S. ship Macedonian, Com. Bid
well The sloop Of var Boston, Capt lIoff.
man, sailed Oh the 9th, for Montevideo.
From the Wheeling Gazette, Of Sept 90.
Ohio Yearly .Mseting.--In onr last we
gave a concise account of the disturbances
at the yearly meeting at Mount Pleasant;
aud at the time we conceived it To be n fair
statement, and the person who related the
transaction to us, we were well convinced,
had no intention Of doing injustice to either
of the parties. Some additional particulars
have since come 10 our knowledge, which
in Justice to the Iiicksites or Friends, wo
feel il our duty to state. The Orthodox
party held possession of the house during
the night previous to the meeting. II is
said that the tumnltuous entrance" of
Friends was principally occasioned by their
being showed in by a promlscuous crowd
without. A new clerk was appointed. be-
cause the old one had refused to receive
the certificates of some Friends. The in.
jury the latter sustained was not 'serous"
and was occasioned BY his own party. The
friends offered to let tho Orthodox party ,
have the house one half of each day. A
number Of Friends were arrested at the ia ,
rduoh VI 'Hch oPPohcHts, oh "ChdI9eo VI |
being guilty Of riot, and taken to Steu
benvlle. Ths Judge dismissed them with
out requiring bail merely taking their word
that they would appear on the 18th ofnext
month 10 answer the charge.
THE You've NAPOLEON. II would ap-
pear from the following account in a Ger
man paper, that the young Napoleon pro-
misses to prove "a chip of the old block. y
"The young Duke Of Reichstadt, the son {
of Napoleon, went through his last exami-
nation in every branch Of his studies to the
perfect satisfaction OF their Imperial Maj
estes, and of his mother, who were present ,
onthe occasion. His grandfather told him,
after the examination had been concluded,
that within a year he should enter the ar. ,
my: upon which the young Prince is said {
to have exclaimed-Thank God Then my c
fate is fixed !" There is rumor current .
that Austria means to procure for him the
throne ofPortugal, by negotiating a mar
Iiape between him and the Young Queen V