The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-03-18
the Stories OF Waterloo from the pen Off

| the Stories Of Waterloo from the pen or
distinguished officer who took leading
part in the glorious struggle. This work
| has become extensively popular, and will
be read again and again, like those famous
legends to which the battles OF Cressy and
OF Aglncour have given Immortality
Tales Of an Indian Camp have Likewise
made their appearance. They are de
ocriptive Of the character ofthe nunic rous
tribes ofindians of North America, and d.
lustrate their very singular manners and
customs, their ideas Of the Creation Of the
Deity, &c, being written by person who
has passed the greater part oi his life with
these wild children Of The forest.-Stories
OF Bride, by the authoress OF The "Mum'
my" will be read with much interest.
They consist Of four tales, characterized
by that peculiar vein Of Imagination and
I gfotcsque bunor which impaired such IN.
wonted Ottraction 10 her former singular
professionally talented and successful
author of Blue Stocking Hall hns favored
the reading world with a series OF very At
uaciiye stories, under the title of Tales Of
my Time.-A Bricness Bairistcr has like.
wise thrown the results Of his experience
into some pleasing fciions. lie is said TO
have witnessed many extraordinary Incl.
dents in his life, and his tales, we hear,
are founded on two very interesting actions
that have lately occupied the attention Of
courts of law.-We must not omit 10 add
very entertaining little work entitled the
Life of q Midshipmnn, q tale founded on
facts, and intended 10 correct an inludlc.
ious prediction in boys for the lie OF a
sailor. Lon. Lit. Gaz.
| AoUATiC MoNsTkR.-The Captain ofa
steamer plying between Havana and Ma.
tomas has forwarded 10 the CAPTAIN Gen
eIal Of the former port an account Of an
aquatic monster which he recently fell in
with on one of his trips. II is thus de-
scribed:--
at raised itself some sixteen feet above
the surface Of the water, a. we discover
ed it to be surrounded by an infinite num-
ber Of others Of different sizes, playing a.
bou. in oil directions, occupying circum.
ference Of EearIy q mile; in making q near
er approach we saw its mouth open, one in
the same time, heard n tremendous noise;
on its back was observed a wing Of some
nine feet high, Of a dark color, and proba-
bly, about sixty feet from it's mouth. Its
full length could no, be ascertaned in con-
sequence of It's tail being under water; a..
this mOmont it disappeared.
"About ten minutes after the disappear
snce Of this Levia,han Of the deep, we a.
gain saw il in the direction of north and in
the same position it was first presented TO
our view.
The size ofthe monster was incompar.
ably larger than that olthe largest whale,
and of shape So different in appearance
from these induced me TO bcllsyc that it
belonged to an entirely different species,
| Among the American patents lately Is.
sued was one for sef.mOying cradle.
A common swing cradle is 10 be mele to
vibrate by spring movement, like that Of
a time piece, which is TO be let into one Of
the uprights, and Of this noycmen the era
die becomes lhe2pendulun,.'
NEwspArERs IN NEw-YoRK There are
2ll newspapers published in the Stats--and
the number 10 rapidly increasing. 90 are
Anti-Masonic. In the city of New York, Il
are printed, ii Of which are daily, 10000
reams of paper are annually used by tho city
papers.
Tmo Revolutionary Patriots gone. Mr.
Joseph Corey was drowned last week near
Bridgetown, Nj by falling through the
ice into a pond; and Colonel Richard Plutt
died in New York, Mt an advanced age, or
Thursday morning last-boih served in the
revolutionary war.
An extraordinary phenomenon is now 10
be seen IN this city. This is a person so e
E maciatcd, that his bones and muscles and
tendons are 10 be seen through the skin.
Although SO wasted, rs scarcely 10 appear
to be Il human being. he has good appc-
tile, and retains the strength Of an ordinary
man. No satisfactory cause has been dis.
covered for this extraordinary change
We understand he has been visited by DR..
Warren and other medical gentlemen. who
have pronounced hun he most remarkable
specimen OF q walking anatomy which has
ever been witnessed III This country.
Bos. Adv.
The Paris papers, on authority Of letter:
from London, announce the death o.
Charles Mathews, the celebrated comedian
Mr. Benoi, Leblanc, an actor. borni in Or
leans, France, was shot in a duel at New
Orleans, llth ult. and died two days after
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From The London Literary Gasetis.
A TALE.
Charles VIII. sent INTO Germany mar
named Bernngc, who proceeding light nnc
day on his journey, arrived late one eve
ming al q chateau. where be requested 4