The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1829-11-26

1Olho OF 1he l4OnuOh papers CApEEsr great
dissatisfaction at tho private treaty by which
the Russians have secured 10 themselves ex
clusively, tho commerce Of ConstantnOplo.
Gas..----
Shocking Evenl-Sar, Pafeh's last jump.
We learn from the Albany Daily Adyer-
tisor that Sam Patch has actually taken mis-
'last jump"
On The 9th inst. he advertised to take
his "last lump" from q scnffold erected on
the brink Of the falls OF Rochester. The
| staging was elevated 2J feet. lie sprung
fsaressIy from il and descended about one
| third Of the distances ,s5 handsome az he ey-
er did. lie then evidently began 10 droop,
bis arms were extended, snd his legs sep
szsted; snd in this condition he struck he
water and sunk forever II was fearful
leap, and fearfIily has it terminated. The
prevailing opinion IS that he became life ID.
loss ere be reached the water. Iis had
drunk freely in the morning, bu: vas not
! apparently more overcome than be was on
| the 9th inst.
1t was truly a solemn sccne fsays the
correspondent. Of the Albany Advertiser J
| where so msny thousands were witnesses
10 an iWmolation, which had us origin only
| in an effort 10 satisfy The craving appetite
Of human curiosity. Sans last request
was that the funds collected should be sent
to his mother if his adventure should term
mate fatally. His body has no. been found
The height Of the Gonessee Falls, down
which he jumped il 100 feet. The staging
was IS feet above tho falls the distance
which ho descended was therefore l25
feet.
G,r. Scott. is stated that this sistin
guishCd officer has FINAL 7 ScQniesced in the
correctness Of Prcsidsnt Adams decision
in rcsPectt to his fank, and has reported him,
! self for duty.
The decree Of President Guerrero. Do.
clarnC Sirrsry iortrr abolished in The Rc
! public, removes this rsprolch from I0OOnOO
square miles Of cur omancipatod CoL,i7eut.
The number or slaves in Mexico has never
been large il we exclude from this condi.
| tor tho unfortunate ludia1s; the whole nc.
gro population being estimated by Ham
/ bolds a. on.e ct0O. IhJ number Of Indians
! is about .. 500 000, mauy O. ahCm have long
! been inc CCndi.on little bottortha slave.
~. Similar laws have been enacted in
most of the other Spanish Republics tho
in sotne Of them the act waa piospc tive,
and has not yet gono into ~ ops alton.
| In ieS years more, L wiI' b. s4.- with
/ tmIh, vhnt tho only abcjcs cf 'tsery in
the New World, ara the uD,,, States and
Brazil n. I. Jour. Com.
Tho report that the Y. S. ship Hornet
! ha4 been dismssted of Tampico proves to
be incorrect. She has not been heard of
iace tho gale.
| Tho u. s. sloop Of war Peacock, arrived
q, Pensacola on the 22d October. The
Pensacola Gazette states that Commodore
Ridgeley was relieved by Commodore e.
ict who went out in the Peacock, on the
9th, beng exactly hree years since he
assumed the command Of the West India
squadron, lie wss to leave Pensacola for
the North in few days.
L NGoNtNAtun " tIt' tt
Preparations vera made at Baltimore for
raising the colossal statue of Washington,
on Thursday last, and placing it upon the
summit Of the nonument. The height OF
the statue 10 fteen and half feet, and its
weight Is estimated to be sixteen and a
half tons. II is IN three blocks, the largest
OF which weighs seven tens.
| Captain Tyler, Of the brig Ssabird. at
Baltimore, N 10 days from ST. o5ns, PR.
reports ,tIt 3 Spanish squs ron arrived
there from Csdiz on the 2lst October. II
consisted Of the Ccryette slap Diana, brig
of wsr Jason, having IN oonvoy the Russian
ship -------, with Gen. San Morente, and COO
sailors, inleaded for Laborde's squadron.
They wore to sail in d,y or two for Ha
vana.
! Capt. Alexander Avinofi, Of the Russisn
Navy, came passenger IN ship Naw York,
from Lserpool,vith dispatches to The Rus.
enc n trhe dox M We osb,nc,or