The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1829-12-24

when compared with the shock il will give
our credit in Europe"

Mr.. Rives, our Minister at Paris, had his
first audience of his Most Christian Maies.
~, to deliver his credentials, on Sunday
the 2Jth October.
TheAmercan Minister at London, is said
in the London papers to have transacted
business with the Right Hon. Stratford
Canning, as well as mr.. Vesey Fitzgerald.
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THE HORNET. I'm relation to this ship,
Of whose loss buttoo well grounded appre.
hensons have lattcrly been entertained, a
glinmer of hope is presented. We saw
yesterday gentleman who arrived here
three days ago in the schooner Uncle Sam
from Havana. He informs us that about
the 18th Nov. British packet arrived at
Havana from Vera Cruz, which reported
that she had spoken the u. S. ship Hornet,
dismasted, bot that she had declined the
offer ofassistanco rendered by the Packet
Our informant IS not positive as 10 the fact
but thinks that it was said that the Hornet
had thrown her guns overheard.
N. Y. American.
Mr. Richard J. Wethby, aged 81. wao
died in New Haven, 10th inst, by his will
has left his body for dissection. He was
u stone cutter, and man of sound Judge.
ment and good s"nse. He had from early
life strong aversion to the custom of bur
I ial, and always wished that his body should
be devoted TO some valuable purpose, be.
lieving that its dissection, by aiding the
cause of science, might alleviate temporal
suffering.
Mr w. was for several years one of the
firm of F. Cooley g. Co. in Providence ,and
formerly resided in this town.
RoLLery--A gentleman arrived at the
Marlborough Hotel in Boston, late on Fri
day night, and intending to leave early the
next morning for the eastward, left with
the bar-keeper bag, containing one hun
dred doubloons and a bundle, containing
thirty three hundred dollars in bills, of the
New. England Banks. to be delivered to
! Messrs Gilbert and Sons. Sometime in
tho course Of Saturday morning, a man
called at the bar, for the bag and package
belonging to Gilbert and Sons which was
terwards mr.. Gilbert called himself, and
TO his astonishment. he was told that the
money had been delivered to his order.
IN the evening it was discovered that a
man who usually swept Gilbert and Sons
office was mssing;and suspicion rested I'M
nediately on him.
A reward of $500 is offered for the ap-
prehenson Of the thief and the recovery
ftho money.
Methodist Coiiege.--A Committee from
the New. York and New England Confer
enccs Of the Methodist T.. Church met at
New Haven last week for the purpose Of
! deciding upon n site for the College for said
church and people. Tho committee de-
| ,ermined upon Middletown, in Connecticut
in preference to Bridgeport Troy. or my
other place brought into notice. They are
TO make report to the different conferences
in May next, by whom the report may be
confirmed or rejected. But unless some
strong inducements should be held out from
other places, it is believed that the confer
ences will coincide with the committee,
and the college be located at Middletown.
The people of that place, made tender of
20 or $4,000 dollars, together with the build.
! ngs erected for CaDt. Partrdgc's military
academy, should the college be located
! there.
A man by the name OF Johnson, a hus.
band and the father of several children,
who has recently been engaged on the
! Hampshire end Hampdcn Canal, was mis-
sing about two months since, from West
field, and, with him young lady, the
! daughter Of respectable citizen Of that
town. The event produced no little eX
citemcnt in that quarter and every exer-
tion was made to trace the fugitives but
without effect. until letter was received
at Wcsttield, stating that nand woman
were boarding in Western, in the county
Of Worcester, who came there in male
dresses, and after tnrrying there n short
time went away ard returned in few days,
the lady in her proper dress, and called
themselves man and wife. Upon the re.
ceipt Of this information at Westfeld two
officers started for Western on Saturday
night last, and took them about A o'clock
on Sunday morning, and carried them TO
| Westfcld. Johnson has been committed
to the Jail in this town TO await his trial al
the next session in May.
tSpnnggeId MESS. paper.
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DR. Benedict, recently discharged from
Jail in Orleans county, n. Y. for want Of
testimony to convict him ofrobbing grave.
is now in Batavia jail. with one Ackley, &
an assistant. 10 others having escaped
charged with similar crime. The body
was found in barn, cut in two, and proved
to be that Of James M'Donald ap1rishmsn,
who came 20 Batavia, q few days before e.
died suddenly.
A young man Of the namc Of Cole, was
killed on Turbett and Dickson's section