The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1829-06-25

Rer minute, against which snS very lncau-
tiously stood leaning back with her hands
behind her. Hex clothes caught and wound
round the shaft. From the strength Of
her clothes in few seconds she began TO
revolve with the shaft; her head and
shoulders not being confined to the shaft,
were made to describe circle Of three or
four feet in dismater; within which stood
posts and machinery, at every revolution
coming in contact with her head. The
mill was stopped but not in time 10 pre-
vent the accident She survived but 81
hours, remaiiiing senseless the whole time,
DUEL. An unknown correspondent
states that a duel took place in n neigh
boring State, on Saturday last between two
individuals, whose names are given, who
lately arrived from Europe. After the
first FIRE, which was Intellectual, the Sec
onds eDdeovored TO compromise the mat
ter but one Of the parties insisted upon
paper being signed by the other relative
10 some transaction in England, and the
other refusing, a second shot was determ-
ined upon in which the latter received his
antagonists ball in hisright breast. The
other had narrow escape, as the ball pas
sed through his coat. Whether the
ounded man is since dead or not, our cor
respondent does not say. ...
'riD sa " Y Morning Her.
.....s5n 81.
The crew of the brig New Priscilla,
from Charleston for MataDzas, which ves-
sci was supposed to have been captured hy
pirates and the crew murdered, have ar
rived safe at Jamaica. ..e ~
U. s. LoAN.-The amount to be repaia
on the lst July next, TO the holders ofthe
Government stock, is S6,7S9, 722 90 100;
being part Of the loan of May. 1914, of ten
millions; supplemental 6 per cent stock
of ten millions, and of the g per cent. stock
of 1914. This amount being thrown into
market will relieve the pressure for money
beyond doubt We believe the banks
all over are resuming their discounts, IN
nsoderation.--.Ab. Dai. .1du.
SCARCITY, OF MoNEY.-The Troy Reg
ister says--"As an evidence of the present
unparalleled scarcity Of money, not only in
our commercial cities, butin every part Of
tho country, we learn from undoubied au-
tbority that there are at present several ca
nal boats loaded with lumber at whitehall
which cannot come through the Champisn
canal for want of sufficient money to pay
the canal tolls."
Extract of letter from an officer on
board the U. S, ship Fairfield, TO his friend
in Norfolk, dated Quarantine Island, Port
Mahon, April 18th, 1929. 81 expect we
shall sail in few days for Barcelona, Mar
seiles and Leghorn, and thence to Gibrsi-
tar; return to this port, and then proceed
to the Archipelago, on cruize, where I've
shall probably remain for the next twelve
months The French continue to block
ade Algiers, and il is said intend increas-
i"g their forces"
Inc allowing PARAGRAPH appeared in
the Philadelphia American Senfinel:-
| "CoMMoDoRh psRTER.-The return of
this gallant officer IL lis nutiye country,
from Mexico. says the Upland Union, is ex-
pected daily. II is said the President will
confer upon him the appointment of Min.
ister to Mexico"
From the Savannah Republican, Mne g.
| FROM KEY WEST The Revenue
Gutter Marion, Captain jackson, arrred
Yesterday in 3 days from Key West. An
luh. between VIM M'Rea, District Attor-
1 lCN, duu W. LIZ iidW huls, iOTIucIl1 VI lHS
! Mexican brig Hermione, in which the
former was killed. The following are tho
particulars ofthis melan choly catastrophe,
which we have been favored with
1t tappears that these gentlemen had long
been at variance, arising from an Illicit in
tercourse between M'Rae and the wife Of
Capt. Hawkins. Previous to discovery
Of this, Capt Hawkins had employed Mr..
| Mp Nc IN port, ,v,A
law cases then and still pending in the
courts at Key West. After capt r. dis
covered M'Rae's intimacy with his wife. a
rchange of four shots) in M'Rae's receiving
West for Mexico. and had been absent for
four months. when on his return he learnt
that his wife had been sent to her family
by the friends of Capt. II. on account Of
the renewal ofher intercourse with M'Rse
and that Mr.. M'Rae had stated publicly
this improper conduct to Mrs. n. M'Rae
had further aggravated Hawkins, by re-
ceiving a fee and appearing as counsel for
the opponents Of Hawkins, in the pending
law suits, after having been feed by Haw-
kius, and in possession of all the facts ne
cesssary in the behalf OF Hawkins.
Thus ircensed, Hawkins, in an unfortu.
nate moment. loaded double barrel gun
with buck shot, and as M'Rue passed the
window where Hawkins was, he fired both
barrels. M'Rae fell and expired few
hours after. Hawkins Immediately sur-
rendered himselfto the civil authority. In
consequence Of the great excitement pre-
vailing at Key West, the Marshal thought
proper to carry the prisoner to St Angus
tine. He was placed on board the Revo.
nue. Cutter Marion. Captain Jackson, IN.
der the charge Of the Marshal, who deliv.