The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1828-02-28

quentIy severe, accompanied BY motion
like the crawling Of some living animal
he often told his wife, that he had a snake
in his inside. She ridiculed the idea,
thinking him hypocondtiacal--but he per-
sisted. On the Saturday previous he felt
unusual pain in his stomach which ex-
tended to his neck and head-he took a
dose Of medicine, but got no relief; on
Sunday he took larger dose, but still re.
lief was not obtained. Monday morning,
at breakfast, after swallowing piece Of
meat he felt such nauseous sickness, that
he left the house and commenced severe
vomiting, in the course Of which he
brought up a living reptle.-It expired
immediately and is now preserved for the
inspection ofthe curious.
Mr.. s. is now enjoying good health, and
may emphatcally be said to be "a new
creature"
A melancholy accident happened at
Kingston, Ulster County, on the 18th inst.
Lieut.. Dillon and Sergeant J. p. Rea, Of
the Ulster Artillery Company, commenced
/ firing piece Of ordnance about ten o..
clock. IN testimony Of regret for the death
of Gov. CLIFTON. The piece exploded,
While Rea was in the act OF rammipg il
down. and threw him about ten feet,
man gilng him terribly. lie died instantly.
lieut. Diilon WAS blown across the street
and mucli Injured. lie remains in be.
wildered state of mind. Three or four
boys staVding near, were also more or less
injured.
.t PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 90.
Editorial Mopements Yesterday about
half past one O'Clock, upon the information
Of Henry Simpson, two warrants were is.
sued by the Mayor against Edward G..
Pinkney, and Stephen Simpson, the former
said to be one Of the editors ofa Baltimore
newspaper entitled Marylander," and the
latter the Editor Of the Philadelphia Mcr
curry, published in this city. The parties
we've arrested By constable Kennedy, at
half past three O'Clock, the Mayor held Ill
two hostile Editors in $4,000 each, condit
ioned that tbcy keep the peace towards
each other, and to oil the citizens Of the
commonwealth, until the end of the next
Mayors Court, with one surety each in the
same sum for compliance with tho condit
ions Of their rocogniza nc es.-- U. =. Gaz
|.
.Nar1 .4ction.--Captain Fosdick, Of the
ship Russell, has furnished us with the
following extract from his log book, giving
an account Of an action between Spansh
ship and Mexican brig OF war, in which
the latter was captured -
Feb. II, at daylight, off the Tortugss,
saw two sail on our weather, distant 4 or 8
miles at sunrise, discovered one to be a
Spanish ship, the other Mexican brig O
war, exchanging shots at no grea, distance
from each other. AT hrlf past six the o.
| gagement become warm, which lasted an
hour and halls The firing then ceased.
| he Mexican having in shat
cred state. During the engagement the
md blew gently from the N f. and the
ea perfectly smooth. The Spanish force
sas much the heaviest TN. Y. Gsz.
The .Hericaa aup RS (received at Phila
lelphia) contains the sccohnt of an lnsur
rcction in Merico, which was crushed with
Unprecedented promptness. The faction
which had been attempting to destroy that
republic, appealed to arms, headed by Gen
eral Bravo, the Vice President. The con-
test lasted but ten days. General Bravo
and twenty-five officers were taken pris.
oncrs. The capture Of Bravo is consider
ed q termination Of the struggle. Gene.
raj Arana one Of the insurgent prisoners
had been shot.
We learn by the Gov. Won Scholton,
which left Vera Cruz on the 18th ult. that
all Com. Porter's squadron, except the brig
HermoD, was IN port, under orders TO sail
the latter part Of tho month. But from the
great difficulty in obtaining seamen, it was
doubted whether, the vessels could he
manned at all. The Congresso, Ga, for
merly the Asia, which arrived on the 9th
from the Pacific, appeared in good order,
and had on board about 700 men, princi-
pally Europeans. The brig which she car.
ried in, captured near the Island of Cuba,
was Spanish transport, from Cadiz forHa-
vana, having on board about 230 troops and
1900 muskets.--[Mcr. ADV.
Letters from Rio Janeiro, dated 22d OF
December, 1923, state, that the ship of war
Maria Isabella, (ate the Robert Fulton Of
New York; had returned to port, bringing
with her Buenos Ayrean privateer prize.
Thss it appears, that the report ofthe cap.
ture of thu, ship by the Busnos Ayreans, is
without foundation.
Irringi Life Of Colu mbus.-The Life
Of Columbus by Washington Irving, is at
length completed, and is said TO be in the
press in England and this country. Mes.
srs. G. g. c. Carville, will publish il in this
city early in March. The author has been
employed for years on the work, with the
most ample materials at hand, and the best
opportunities for sscertsining the suthen.
ITCHY Of every fact he has related.--These