The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1829-04-23

! guest of towns, and the vigilance with which
\ his officers are watched are much surer eyi.
dences Of his intentions, than the manufactur.
ed paragraphs of the continental journals
Cadiz, whose crumbing walls and deserted
streets bet lately gave omen of speedy Do.
struotion, is about to resume her commercial
1 importance, By being declared Free PORT
/ Venice too, though from her proximity TO Tri-
este it will be difficult for her ever TO become
again the Queen of the Adrialic, yet by tho
beraliiy of the Austrian Government NAV
recover somewhat Of her ancient maritime sr-
premacy. OF Portugal little is said, and for
The present there win little be done that can
ameliorate her unhappy condition. France
appears 10 be straiRing every nerve 70. the
revival and extension of her commerce and
manufactures, and notwithstanding the spirit
of contention that pervades her legislative
halls, IL rapidly advancing in all that can make
her great and happy country.
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From The " Y Coulter, Of Monday.
FRoM Havana. "A passenger in the
Dromo, arrived last evening, confirms tho ac-
count heretofore published Of the capture ofa
piraticaI schooner of the Colorado, by tbs
Spanish armed schooner Ha5aacro and adds
tho following particulars. The pirate crew
were pursued on shore, and five pi ihe.n takea
prisoners, ono OF whom 1t was said had belong.
Il
bad been captured by them, and the crowinur.
dered with tho exception of this man ~ no say
ed his life by joining the wretches Whils
under examination by the Spanish au,horf,ias.
this man stated that the member of persons
murdered by these pirates. during their cruize.
was one hundred and fifteen. The captain of
the BabaHero told our informant that he had
seen the wrecks of two vessels within the Co.
loradus, which he supposed had been destroy
ed by plrates-they appeared TO him u be
vessels engaged in the molnsses trade
The following lines written in the Spanish
language, were found upon the table in ths
cabin Of tho pirate. This is brave corsai-
which cruises hereabouts, the eternal persecu.
tor Of the Infamous Eng!ish--ihey arc .hwart-
ed in every thing although very vigilsat they
pursue every trade the SLAYER with llilence.
and with still! creator interest the poor pirate
A number Of fags, supposed 20 have belong
ed To vessels captured and destroyed, wefs
found on board the pirate.
FINE AT SAvANsAu.-A slip from the ofIics
| of the Savannah Georgian dated 10th inst re-
| ceIvcd per ship Henry, states TINT fire broke
| out about 10 o'clock that morning in the store
| of mr. Mcclure. corner Of Fahm and Indian
| streets, which destroyed all the buildings on
the south side Of Indian street, 10, and includ-
| ing, capt SwymSrs, within two lots of West
| Broad street, through TO Joachim street vita
one or two exceptions About 30 buildings in
Guiding llaberSham's pressing ware house.
were either burnt or pulled down. 1t was az
| so ascertained that about 500 tierces rice, IS
bales cotton, and considerable quantity OF
lumber had been consumed. At half past o.
clock the fire had been arrested lib.
On the night Of the 18th, ult the house
Of Mr.. Watts. Butler county, Alabama.
was burnt, with four ojhis ehitdren,a a grand
child and a Traveller, who had put up there
for the night! Two other persons were dam
Igerousy burnt. All the furniture and
$4,000 in money were lost
B. II. Norton, ESQ. lately one ofthe edi-
tors and proprietors Of the Hartford Times.
is appointed Post Master for Hartford. Con-
necticut, in the place of Jonathan Law re-
moved. The Times was the first paper in
Connecticut which raised the Jackson flag.
HENRr LEE, Of Virginia. Consul Gener.
al OF the United States at Algiers.
DABNEY S. CARR. to be Naval Officer for
the port Of Baltimore.
| The National Intelligencer says, the
person appointed is the Editor ofa most vi
olent partisan newspaper-the person re-
moved, the elder son of Commodore JOSHUA
BARNEY, a name well known in the annals
of his country, though the places that knew
him now know no him more.
We learn, that Mr.. Adams, the late Pres
ident ofthe u States will return to his seat
in Quincy, in the ensuing month.
| Bost. Cent.
Counterfeits..Thcre are three dollar
bills OF the Crans,on, X. |. Bank. in circu-
lation. They are made payable to c. Baker.
and dated Nov, "a, 1923. A.
Atthe great fire in Augusta Georgia.
which occurred in the early part of the pre-
sent month, an infant Of bat two weeks old
was laid upon bed, some thing being light
ly thrown over it, when stranger gather
ingup the bed, threw it and the bed togcth-
or out Of the second story.-The half dis
trocted mother on running into the street
found that the babe was uniniurcd. A
com:littee of the town Of Hamburg have
rendered to the sufferers by the confagra.
lion, all the vacant houses in that place,
amounting TO one hundred, for a twelve
month, gratis. The city ofCharles,on S G..
has voted the sum Of one thousand dollars
to be transmitted to Augusta forthwith.
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