The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1830-03-06

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ACCrDRSTs,s--C Capt Ansel Hallet
VI Yarmouth. g. e. recently b,1ke
his leg by fall from his cliaisc; and
DR.. .G.o.lspeed, Of Hyannis, broke
his thigh by the wpsetiing of his
slcigh.-Johm Thompson, seaman
on board brig Trent from Ncw-Or.
leans, WHOM offihc Hook, N. Y. esd
alt fell from The main .iop gallant
yard upon deck aud died in 4 hours
afieE--In Reading. Pa. on Sun
day week, Charles Wicksrt, aged
25, was nnscre~ing the lock Of a
pistol with the muzzlc tight against
his breast, when the pistol .wcut of
and killed him instanuy.-A
watchmsa an board a brig il Pnila
delphia MAS found dead on Wsdnes
day morning. The hold. had been
smoked with birthstone, to kill rats,
the day before. h. d,is0lao o. 8T4.
ltlr .lif ~~~~>~~>~>~~ 9at
Drowned. in Crooked Lake, N J..
10th uli Mrs Goodwin, and two in
FAINT children. Mr. G. and Mr. Glib
sou, with their wives aud children
attempted to cross the Lake to pay
a visit 10 Mis- Gleason, the sister Of
the aforementioned ladies. The f.
males with the Two infants v ere in "a
cutter, which was drawn by their
husbands, and when about the centre
W tie Lake, the ice broke, and all
we're immersed in the water except
Mr. Goodwin. Mr. Glcason, ON the
shore, saw them and bastened with a
linc TO their Assistance. Those who
we're saved were more than three
quarters OF All hour in the water.
and were nearly perishcd. Mrs Glib
sun exhibited great courage, exhort
ing her husband, who Was almost
exhausted, to hold on until Mr. Glcs
son, reached them, clinging in the
meantime 10 her Child which had
persisted, aud holding her sisters
head above the water, unfit the mo
Inent " hen she was compelled ts let
go to catch the line for her own pre-
}, seryation.
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NAvAL.-Mr Havne, from the cor :
mittee on Naval affairs, has reported a
bin, foI a naval peace establi, hmens,
rcmodelling our naval system, in some
Important particulars. 1t will reduce
the nu;iiber Of officers, and create the
rank Of Admiral. which is supposed to
be necessary. a. I,.-..i.. +.
Our Mediterranean squadron has no
intercourse with that OF france, be-
caaae the rank OF its commander does
not au horise the French commandel
to return an equal number of guns, in
The usual salute, 80
The National Calendar for 1899.
gives the following list Of naval officers
then employed : Captains. IS; Mas,
tcrs C,mdrs SO; Lieutenants, 257 I;
Surgeons, 4s Assistants, 81; Purs-
ers, Al: Pissed Midshipman, % !;
Mid,hipmen, 422.
This bill will authorise the Presi-
dent TO reduce the number Of officers,
at such times, within the present year,
as he may deem expedient, not exceed
ing the number provided for in the
bill. He is further authoiised to in
crease the number of>officeis. below
the rnnk Of Rear Admiral, whenever
the publsc service may, in his opinion,
require IT, not exceeding however the
number prescribed in the bill.
The Secretary Of the Navy proposes
that we have | Vice Admiral, 2 Rear
Admirsls. 80 CAPTAINS, 200 Lieuten-
ants and 400 Midsiip'nen and Lieuten-
ants.
Extract Of a letter Iiom an American
gentleman, received IL Boston;
dated Y
Bugxos AYREs, Dec. 81. 1929.
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