The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-12-02
coopers new novel. the F.ss EieA, !

may be expected IN \ feW days. ne ioI
lowing notice Of it from the Philadelphia
Saturday Bulletin, must tend to increase
tn" desire Of possessing a work of which
I'll acconnts speak rs one Of great interest
and merit.
THE WATER WITCH
This new work from the pen OF Mr.
Cooper was received a, Philadelphia sev
crsl weeks ago. since which the proprie
tors Mcssrs. Carey and lea, have caused
il 10 he s'nrcotyped. and il will he issued in
very few days. The work has been pub.
Iishcd n Drcsicn. We are told by those
whose opinions on such matters sre enti
tied 10 respect. that this novel is fully c.
qual IN arv thing Mr. Cooper has vet pro.
ln"ei. The sccHc opens in the harbour
of Nov York, shout an hundred wears ago
when n mvstrrinns vessel Iihc Water
Witch engaged in The honorable occn.
nation of smuggling. IL discovered quietly
~ anchnr in one Of the inets or Staten Isl
and. Near This inlet is the country sea, of
wealthy Duch Bnfgomas,cr. who is Sc
cr",'y concerned with the captain Of the
Water Witch in cvsding the revenue lave
and whose simmer residence is judciou.ly
located in the vicinity Of an inlet remarka-
It affords unusual facilities for running ont
,o sen in case of a surprise. md Of return
ing with equal celebrity. While Mt hcr
in this favonrite road stead, thc Wster
Witch is visited by Aida. the heroine OF
the novel. and daughter of the Bug ,mas.
ter Daring her stsy on bonrd. tie Capt.
nfthe Cnquctte. his Mairsty's rcvhnuc cut.
ter s'a,ioInl in the harbour n prevent Vi.
olstions ofihe rnvnnue laws obtains infor.
nation Of the Water Witch. md hastcns
to attack hnr. Tho commander frha Co.
1lctt" is tho nrorsscd almrcr of AliGa.
The Water Witch perceivinr the approach
Of his powerful enemy. hastily pn's 10 sea
with the heroine on board. and u long and
keen pursuit commences. Into this scene
Mr.. Cooper has thrown his utmost powrr.
giving it a degree of interest. 40 absorbing
anI uni1agging, az 10 render il bv far the
most powerful in tho whole narrative. an1
superior 20 any Of his former sketches
Tho Incidents ofthn ease are rivrn with
'ha. grsnlnc mower f,r which his porrect
Funili1rity with rau'ical scenes anI Ian
rragc 50 remarkably qualities HIM while
tho most minute par'iculars are intcllir HE
~ the lands'nan. The chase cnhs, howev.
rr. in the escape ofthc Water Witch. and
Tho Cn1re,tc rc'n-ninr 10 port. where 10
,hc a'1rI"t'o1t hor comnanlcr. Ie dis.
overs iho iasnticsl Water Witch riding
VIiciIy at anchor in tho very inle, frnn
which she had hccn 80 recently driven.
ino,hcr spirit stirring scene surceods in
which. howcvrr. wc will No. anticipate the
rrh'ic curiosi'r hv recital or by lnnkinr
'ur,her into the incidents &c these II rhip
,,,tn II. D..n
The I. s. slip Lexington, Can.ain
Hunter. arrived at Norfolk on the 18th
inst. She sailed from lia',on Sept. 81.
where she left the Java, Com. Bidd'c.
expected to winter there. The Com
St"llation, Capt. Wadsworth. having
on board Mr.. Ice, LAY" Consul at Al
'iors. and lady; and Fairfield. Capt.
Parker, sailed same day for Naples.
Nr. l.. and lady WOULD embark NJ some
port in France for ;hc rs. The )os-
ton, Capt. Storr-, sailed same day Cor
Algicrs, with tom. Porter, the new
Consul, whose instructions probably fit
him for the new order ofthings. which
was perhaps fnrcsccn, as the French.
expedition was preparing when he sail
cd from the /. s. The Lexington
passed Gibraltar Oct. 6. when the On
tario, Capt. Stevens, was lying there.
The health Of the squadron was ccner-
ally good. Com. Il. had perfectly re-
covered. Passengers in tho l.. Lts.
Dale, Pauldng, Thornhurn & Grymcs;
Passed Midshipmen Thompson and
Turner; {; Midshipmen A. u. Marrast.
A. Marrast, Fields, Sullivan and Ward
ell {; and Purscr Brooks.
From the Prov. Journal Of Yesterday.
Bv last evenings mail, we received
the Journal of Commerce Of MONDAY
morning. Carthagena papers to the
22d of October were received, which
contain some particulars Of the pro-
gress of the revolution in Colombia in
favor Of Bolivar. He was said tn be