The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1829-06-11

navy and marine corps, including commo-
dore Channcey, Commander Of the Guard
and Colonel Gamble, Commsndant OF Ma
rines. and large number ofthe citizens oi
Brooklyn and New York. The process
sion reached the burial ground AT 3 o'clock /
! when the bodies were deposited IN one
/ grave. The funeral service was then per
formed by the Rev. mr.. Searle, the Chap
lain of the Yard. recently arrived from
Pensacola. A volley Of musketry was then
fired over the graves by a detachment Of
marines. There was an immense concourse
OF spectators assembled to witness this mel
ancholy spectacle, and 1t vas remarked
that the utmost order and decorum were
observed, all appearing 10 be impressed
with the solemnity OF The occasion. Pre-
yious to removing the bodies from The ship
house, the corpse ofone oftEe females was
taken away BY her friends TO be privately
inferred.
The remains ofihe unfortunate Brecken-
ridge were conveyed to the silent tomb
from the Navy Yard, at 6 O'clock in the 'af
ternoon, attended by all the officers on the
station and largo number Of citiz~ns.
Many manly tear was shed by his bro
Their officers when his mortal remains
were consigned to the grave--a testimoni-
al that they had lost worthy and merto.
rions friend, and that the service was de-
prived of brave and gallant officer.
The order of the procession was as fol
lows, ,--EscoIt of Marines, commanded by
Lieut. Nicholson, and two bands OF music;
the Clergy; the corps; the seamen of the
station. the petty officers the Midshipmen;
he Lieutenants; Master Commandants; the
Commandant OF Marines; Post Captains, in
GLIDING Com. Chauncey, followed by o
arge number of the citizens Of Brooklyn
and New York. On entering the cemetry,
the funeral service was performed by the
Rev. mr. Seurle, after which, the Rev. mr
MIlvain made n most feeling and appropri
ute address to the assemblage. This i'm
pressive ceremony was concluded by the
usual military honOrs, Of firing three yOlleys
over The grave.
Among the members chosen to the Vir
einiR Convention are the two eX Presidents
Madison and Monroe, Chief Justice Mar
shall, the Governor and two Judges Of the
State, and eleven members of Congress.
appointments 6y he President -Corne
lius p. Van Ness, of the State of ,ermoRt,
TO be Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenpotentiary of the United States to,
Spain, in the place of Alexander II. Everett,
recalled.
VILLAIN Pitt Prebla, Of the State Of
Maine, to be Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary of the United
States to the Netherlands.
Washington Irving, of The State of New
York. to be Secretary of the Legation Of
the United States 10 Great Britain.
Charles Carroll Harper, Of the State Of
MARYLAND, to be Secretary OF Legation of
the United States to France.
II. u. Smith, Of New York, vice Joseph
Nourse, removed, as Register OF the Treas
ury.
Two Spanish Droghers have been de
tanned at Matanzas, charged with fitting
out Cor piratical purposes.
BALTIMORE. JUNE 1.-THE scir. Fed
erni This vessel, it will be recollected,
vas cut out Of the harbour OF ST. Barts by
! Capt Turner of the y s. ship Erie, for Ger
tain alleged piraticnl acts and sent TO Pen.
sacola for adjudication. We have receiv-
ed a copy of the Decree of Judge Brack-
cnridgp, ordering her to be sold on the 18th
June. inst. with her tackle. armament, &c
She is represented as a beautiful model, q
| rapid sailer. but three years old and ready
for sea Capt w. II. Taylor. her com
! monder. who made such loud complaints
uainst Capt Turner, and who went to
Washington and demanded redress of the
| Government. did not make his appearance
NJ the trial, nor were there any persons
70 claim her II appeors, according to the
| Decree of the Judge, that the Federal letl
Duenos Ayres after it was known that pre-
| lminaries of Peace had been concluded
md signed between Buenos Ayres an(
| Rrazi;-that the event was matter OF pub
nc rejoicing at Buenos Ayrcs or the four
feenM Sept. and vet he sailed from there
N cruise on the fifteenth, the day after
| nd made certain captures, md among
hem the American brig Nymph.
Patriot.
| CASE OF Or. WATKlNs.-On Tuesday
last Judge Cranch delivered the opinion ot
he Court upon tho question argued before
| last week in the case of the indictmen
| of the late fourth Auditor. II sustains Tho
'cmurrcr, and, ,overthrows the indictments
| n tho grounds first, that they did not suf
iciently aver what the false pretences wer,
~ which the government was defrauded
+ susiainable at all, could not properly b'
made in conjunction with another chsrg'
r the same count Of an indictment. Tb,
Telegraph says that "ihe demurrer is sus
,sired by The opinion only on the forma
objections to the indictments: "a to the sub
stance Of the charges. the Courts decision
is AGAINST the prisoner"
When Judge Cranch had concluded, th'
counsel for the United States presented
new Indictment, which. says the Na,iona
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