The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1828-07-10

Sditm RtesS gives fartie nisrs OF sjHR~
isr establlstn Ell III The ancient t,Nn
Ipsuieh, v hieh also merits Doiiee. twSs
estsblis he'd ns tie New Englsnd Lace
Manufacturing 60. about z years since,
md now gives employment 10 over 4Jlj
young Ladies, constantly engaged in man
uiacture OF ore OF the richest hId most an--
propriate ornemenIs fthe rex. The per-
sons interested in The estabislsn ent are.
nearly 5C0 in number Mr.. Frances Ca
Bor, is its agent in Salem. a C0tten4
maniJcefory 10 also geiung Up in Ipswich.
The late PIesiutIt of the New Hayem
Eagle Bank, NLo vas c.n united 10 lail u.
the suit OF the agents oi Hat insri,siiul...
on claim OF something like Sl5U,tGU has,
been discharged On satisfactory compIo--
mise with The agents.
Tie Baltimore Patrio, notices the. pre-.
SERGE III that city OF Col GreiIier. psirot:
OF no erdiIary distinction, a FTcnchnstA,
whs came TO This country early III the re-
yolution, " Ith Count d'LstaJrg, aud was9
afterwards Aid &C Camp TO General L.
fay cite.
The defendants Of Africa in Albanv
celebrated he 5lh OF July, the anniversary
OF Their feecoIn, BY p,oeessIoH anu re-
ligious exercises ut The I'd Baptist Church.
The editor Of The keadirc Journal says
that lie han tried the experiment OF pouring
boiling wRteruJ on ,he Ioot OF . Jtsc tree.
the leaves Of Which had become scar unC
tdry, and ne limbs IN state Of rapid de-
cay" IN one week II Legan to revive, and
in thTee weeks II was covered with a new
foliage, and new vigoIcrs shoots are ful-
ting cut in all directions"
The following is extracted from the
London NcwNoDthly Magazine for March,
under the head Of Useful Arts.
Ciue made srattr proct.-A corresron--
den, informs Us thot he has succeeded in
making Glue perfectly water prooi, aud
having Tie property, also OF drying almost.
imme Giatey after it's application. Iis
methCd. We learn, is first to in mcrse corl-
mon glue in cold water until it becomes.
perfectly eoft, yet retSining its original
| form alter " whch it is 10 lie dissolved iip
common raw ljnseed oil, assisted BY gen.
tie heat until il becomes entirely taken ua
by the latter, after Whieh il Hsy beppplied
TO Substances for adhesion to each other, in
the wpy common glue is ordinarily sprEed.
1t dries almost i'll mediately, and " aler will
exert no action on it, 1t is unDec essay To-
say for how many yuluable purposes ia the
arts this application msy be used. For
cabinet makers j, Is important, as mubog0>-
ny venecrs, when glued with this sub-
stance, will heyer fall of by exposure t. a
MOST utmosl here. In ship building it will
probably answer a valuable purI oso, ns IL
has infinitely more tenacity than common
| glue, and becomes imTervieus TO water"
.Note.--The author might further have
adycrted TO the advantage arising to Hat
lers from the above discovery, but this 10
obvioas
/ A1ABAMASrEAMBoArs.-Aceordingt to
a statement in Montgomery paper, TIE
value OF steamboats, and baTges lost Ola
the Alabuma river since the year 1924, a.
moun,s 20 376,CG0' dollars, and other los
ses are supposed to have been sustained
sufficient TO swell the anoant to S400,Gt~.
Frequently for six months in the year tbs
river is not navigable.
ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION. Upon inquiry
at the navy department, We learn that ne
order has yet been issued for the return oF
The Hornet, with view to equip her for
the exploring expedition 10 the South seas.
This vessel has been Designated, however.
for that purpose, and will be ordered home
from her ' csent cruising ground wih@lt
delay. II is not yet determined WHO will be
appointed to command her.
MIpDLErowN, Con. bas 10 manufartor-
lee, employing about 400 perscns-yiz: a
cotton factory with COCO spi,Ndles-a comb
factory employing 80 persons ofmps-
kets and rifles, and one Of pistols. in high
est reputotion--two paper mills--throe
musuiactories Of machinery--a mapufac-
tory Of rules and GuDter scales, Of sups-
rior quality and in large quantities.
woollen factory, requiring lt0,OCO lbs. OF
wool annually, toy which is appended mua-
ufGctory Of cards.
ALABAMA. Congress has allowed 400
OC0 ceres Of land to this state for iDternsl
Improvements. The clearing ont Of the
famous Muscle Shoals, or the making ufn
tcanal round them, will probably DC the
first great object attended 10.
/ A SLAVE VESSEL, called the RON LE-
SUS!! with ful! cargo Of human beings.
from Africa for Brazil, was lately eaptsr-
Cd by Buenos Ayrcan privateer.
:, PHYSICIANS BILL. II has been 1ecid-
ed by the supreme conrt Of Penns ylvanir-
that the right of physicians 70 priority OF
payment, by the laws Of that state, for hie
rhoie bill for services rendered, whether
in the last illness Of persons deceased, as
otherwise, Is valid.
The TARfFr.-The packet ship Sins