The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-12-23

the plot, the ring-leaders were taken
into custody, and confined separately
in the dungeons, where they will re-
main secure until most Of them are
transported to Sing-Sing.
The u. s. .Slo0p Of War Hornet.--
Until recently no direct information
hns been received i'm relation To this i'll
faied vessel and her crew. We per-
ceiye by the Journal Of Commerce that
Captain Williams, OF schooner Texas,
recently saw at Brassos one ofthe Hor-
nets boats, which had heen driven a.
shore TO the north of Tampico several
months since, and in which were found
a number of caps, marked "Hornet."
The steam boat Andrew Jackson,
from Charleston, hound to Augusta,
when within few miles of Savannah,
burst her boiler, and Immediately sunk.
The explosion was tremendous. Sew
eral of the hands were killed, and 9TH
ers badly scalded. Amongst the for
mer was the Engineer. The Captain.
was on deck at the. moment of the ex-
plosiop, but received no injury. The
Andrew Jackson was III I'D boat, on
the high pressure principle. Five
thousand dollars, we understand, WAS
insured on the boat in Charleston. A
part Of the cargo may be saved, but
with considerable damage.
.E1erntiOn ofJ j. Kaapp, I'VE
understand (says the Essex Register)
that Sheriff Sprague received the war
rant for the execution of Joseph J.
Knapp, Jr.. on Tuesday evening last,
and communicated it to the prisoner
on the same evening. He heard it
read with composure. The execution
will take place on Friday, 3lst inst.
between the hours of 8 and 10 o'clock
A. NJ.
The Boston Daily Advertiser states,
that an application was made to the
Governor and Council, during the pres
ent session, for the pardon of Knapp,
but they declined granting it.
RussELvnLE, Ky. Nov. 26. The
citizens of our town and vicinity have
for the last three days been excited to
a deeper state Of feeling than was ever
before experienced, in consequence of
a most barbarous murder perpetrated
within one half mile of town OH the
body Of Mr.. Stokely Knox, on Monday
evening last. 1t appears that this in
offensive old man had that evening rode
to town with his nephew, intending to
return home--that he set out from town
about A o'clock to return, leading the
horse rode by his nephew, but the horse
he rode being found in the morning
near home, his saddle on and one stir
rup broken off, it was apprehended by
his family his horse had thrown him
and injured or killed him. The alarm
was given to his neighbors, and on
search being made, he was found on
Tuesday evening, at 3 o'clock, about
one hundred PAGES from the Bowling
Green road with his head shot literally
to pieces and his brains scattered on
the trees standing at the distance of
several yards around. A Co-oner's
inquest was called and although every |
exertion was used by the jury and a
great many Of the citizens of the town
and county to trace ifpossihle the steps
of the perpetrator of this horrid deed,
yet we regret that nothing certain
has been discovered. Every circum-
stance, however, proves beyond the
possibility of doubt, that he was driv- |
en- or conveyed from the road, and by
some most malignant and deliberate
villains shot in the head, as the wad-
ding and some pieces of lead we're
f6und-his cloak which he had on, TAX
en- on, folded and laid upon his breast,
and the horse which he led was found
tied within four yards Of where he lay,
and the bride. reips Of the horse he
rode hanging TO, saping still nearer.
Mrs. Sarah Perry, who lately died at
New-I London, was closely allied, in her
sympathies and fecisgs@ the A
merican Navy. Her. husband was
Post Captain during the administration
of John Adams, and her five'sons were
educated aud devoted to the service al
most from their infancy. The Com
modore was the oldest son; the second,
Raymond III. Perry; Lieutenant in
the Navy, died n few years since; the
third, Nj. c. Perry, is now commander
of the sloop of war Concord. in the
Mediterranean; the fourth, James Al
exander Perry, was Midshipman, I3
years Of age, at the commencement Of
the late war, and was with the Com