The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-10-21


Ia ,hIs way. sai IN sils.c>. :lIsy drew aear !
the ship Tho seniiucl hailed them, oat ~,
answer was returned As they cau,s to, at thu
gangwly, tho officer Of the dock called Mr..
Terry by name; but still no reply He saw
by the terror painted on tho conntensncos oi
ths crew, that something dreadful had occur.
red, and descended quickly into the boat,
where the whole terrible truth was soon AS
cortaincd. They were both dead By the,
discharge OF the second pistol, Merry had been
mcrtally wounded, and his life had osxed a
way while his hands were still claspod with
Desperate enorgy around tho throat OF his VIC
tim Even after death, his tinysrs did not
lanso their tcnacity The officer tried To nm
lock tho death grasp, hut without effect; and
'he two bodies locked ia an embrace; which,
stronger than that Of love. had outlasted liio.
were Obliged to be hoi.'od np together
Just as Jack Palmer arrived al this part of
his yarn all hands were called IL stand by their
hannmocks, aud the hustle incident To that
piece of duty put m abrupt end TO his histo.
ry.--.Neo Yo5k Hirr0r.
MgLaycBOLY AccIOEST.-At Sandy
Hi, Washington County, OH the olt Inst.
q gricvous catastrophe occurred. by which
the municipality AMI large portion OF the
population Of the place, Together with scy
eral living and dead wortliiss, had nearly
boen destroyed We have classical az
lhority for nsipg ti'is PIN asc. Byron says,
IN the Siege Of Corinih,
"All that ef living or dead rcrnaincd
IN one Wild roar s1pircd'
Il appears from Tho Washington County
Post, that the magistrates of Sandy Hill,
81 nj
children, of all ages, had got together in an
upper ro,m Of tavern kept by mrs. Doty.
TO see some wax figures. Their ears were
reg aled by some exquisite airs from hur'
| ~ gurdy, and perhaps they were so,much
INSPIRED hint they began TO practise sslla'
tory gymnastics. However tlds may baye
been, tho floor gave wsy, and the dIgnlta.
rics, men, Women. children, wax work and
hurdy gurdy, committed bnttos; beng
brown into Gro uniotclligibe and MS
ccll1ncous mass Of people and things. from
which came a variety of inflescrIl',h!e nol.
scs, blending into one awful dproaf which
appalled, tho ear Of the lonely traveller al
miles distance. TIo witch Of Eudor
who was sGpposed 10 be- al the Bottom o.
the business, was indIsiingushablc after
The affair; and we regret 10 add 'h.t"Pres
dent Jackson's head was smashed to al
oms." Happily no hives were lost. nor
~here there any fractures or contusIons OF
the live people, worthy of record. -Thsr'
were some mistakes OF indenti,y, ms ,tney
wcro so mixed up that they could >csreciy
tell which were ,hem1clves; bpt, on bcinar
cxtricated, aud, after shakiny themselves,
they gradually recovered fro'p' th,s meta
physica al embarrassment. t.--E /. Corn. .Sar.
GEs. L,FAYErTr. We hrc been IA
vourcd with the following is',nsation OF
letter from his venerable patriot, 10 his
friend Gen. Bernard ofth.s city. The no.
bile and distinguished part which he bore
in the recent evcn,s in France, has intcst.
ed his opinions, and every thing which con
ecrns him, with frcsh idtefcst; we there
fore publish every thing from him wlib in
creased pleasure, as il is received by our
readers with eaycrncss.--.NtI!, Int
PARis, hug.I7, 1890.
How Tidci'i should wish to be with you,
n,y Jrar General, 70 rejoice together in the
result Of this last glorious and vrtuous rev
ontion. The People alone have achieved
the whole; they have shown themselves nv
great in the victory, as daring and intrepid
during the Struggle. Bodies ofcourugcous
mechanics were led by young students,
snd chiefly by pupils ofihs Polytechnique
School, who were FAR more admirable than
could express. Our losses, during these
three bloody days, have been great, those
Of our advcrsaries have been considerable.
No sooner was regimen, engaged in the
streets TO carry off the bsrricsdcs, than
new ones were thrown up in their rear.
The attacks on the Louvre, Tuillesics, and
Hotel de Vile, were made with incredible
vaor. Levasseur was severely wounded,
but we ehal save him. | was, on the
morning ofthe third day, established in the
Hotel de Vile, which had bccR taken and
70 taken; aud the tri co,ourcd flag was
waving over our heads. The King having
halted at Ramboui.ct with ~ o l2,OOO
men, I ordered From lj,o 2O,UOO Parisians
10 march sgains' him; the encmy retrea,cd.
Afterwards. the Connt d'Artois and family
reached the port If embo rk alton, under the
escort of our commsssries, without receiv
INC the least iusult during their journey
through the French territory.
The No,ionai Guard is organizing
throughout France. The King We have
elected is patriotic and popular. would
not say, us has been reported, that this is
tic best OF republics, bu, DO say that j, j.
a very republican monarchy, susceptible OF
Improvement
Adeu. my dear General. Hove aud eur
brace you with all my heart.
LAFAYETTE.
From the S,onington PhnniS Of the 18th.