The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1828-05-29
by the wall of the ives. end of the theatre.

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The terrible element continued to rag;
within, until every thing but the front anJ
side walls were consumed. An immense
number Of spectators, from all parts of the
city, near aud remote, of all ages, sexes
aud conditions, were assembled to witness
the terrible and magnificent spectacle, ant
the streets to great distance around Were
choked with the throng ofpeople hurrying
TO anu fro, or standing TO gaze on the con.
hagration.-The crowd was so great as t.
impede the conveyance Of goods to places
OF safety from the numerous dwellings, the
inmates Of which were alarmed at the pro
gress of the Ere, aud some depredations
were committed upon the property. From
one hoase cot bedstead was thrown thro
the window upon group of people below.
and one man we learn was SO severely IN
ired on the head. that he was taken To tn
hospital The tire ragged about three hour,
before it was at length got under by the
eXertlons of The iiremen.
The play of the Gamblers Fate was I,
have been performed on that evening 10
The benefit of mrs Gltert, the wife of.thv
The Manager, and idil house was expect
ed. The performers were dressing TO,
their parts wnen the fire broke our. 1t WA
'orlunate that the alarm was given before
lie house b".an tofill.
IL Is said that an insurance has been ef
iected on the Theatre To the amount OF
$4,000 III ditfernt offices. The other pro.
porty, the scenery, &c. is said to have been
but partly insured.
IL is stated in a Knoxville paper, that the
wealthy house Of Barring g. Co. in London,
have obtained grant OF land in Texas, ad e
joining the Territory Of Arkansas. as large
as the State of Virginia, and that they have
now strong company exploring the coun
try.
A Georgia paper says, it is rumored that
Gov. Troup will be candidate for the u
). Senate.
The Steam Boat Codorus, made ofsHEE
IRON, Is advertised for sale at Baltimore
She is of small draft of water.
Three companies Of the 4th Regimen
U. s. Army have arrived ut New Orleans
from Pensacola, under major Foster, 10 r.
lleve the troops (of the lsD there unde
Col. Taylor, who are to garrison the posts
on the Upper Mississippi.
WIND PUMP.-The ship Columbus, Can.
tain Tucker, recently cleared from this
port for Calcutta, has on board one OF Capt
L. BrownelPs patent pumps, noticed in this
paper Of the 20th ult. The following testi-
monial IN its favour has been transmitted
To the interior by the commander OF the Co
lumbus, dated Boston Harbour May L.
1923. Boston Bulletin.
Dear SIR. Il could not 60 to sea with.
out expressing to you the satisfaction feel
IN having your Wind Pump on board mt
ship--as all vessels are liable to so many &C
cidents, causing them TO leak, while trav
erslng the ocean. AS one among the ma
ny that plough the waves for subsistence e
| feel much indebted to you for your newly
invented apparatus; not that appreheno
any danger unless meet with some sad &C
cldent--but having SCENT in operation o.
board the brig Richmond, as well as
board the ship now command, feel con
tident that, in case of any disaster, shall
be able by its assistance to keep my ship
freed from water, when there is any wind
and Likewise in calns, with very little
labor. am perfectly satisfied in my own
opinion, that it will come into general use,
and be the means Of saving much property
and many lives.
"Your mode ofworking the pumps with
winch, is superior to any thing Of the
kind ever saw. shall keep all the ma
chine up as you left it, except the flyers
for the room it occupies is very little more
than that Of a capstan, and fancy ! can
prepare it for operation in 20 minutes if
necessary.
One circumstance within my ownknowl-
edge, it may be proper here to relate to
you. Coming from Batavia in 1891 in the
ship Friendship OF Salem, off the Cape of
Good Hope, we experienced hard gales for
several days, and shipping heavy sea,
carried away the head, and set the ship
leaking SO badly that we could not keep
her free with both pumps. After striving
to the utmost for several hours, finding the
leak to gain upon US, we were compelled to
tighten the ship by throwing overheard half
the cargo. Had we possessed one ofyour
Mill Pumps at that time, have no doubt
We could have kept the ship free, and saw
ed thirty thousand dollars"