The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-02-25

with notices of his life, by II. Moore" had
made its appearance in london.
Nearly $4,000 copies of Lord Byron's
works, printed in one volume, have been
sold by bookseller in Paris.
From paragraph in the London Courier
II would seem that the British Ministry fee
some disposition TO acknowledge the gov
ernmeat of don Miguel.
a letter from London of Jan. 13, to the
Liverpool Mercury, says:--'I am able &c
inform you positively that, up to l2 o'clock
this day. Prince Leopold had not positively
declined the sovereignty of Greece. but il
is true that he has not accepted it. He
has expressed doubts as to his ability, bu,
in the circles which he visits he is esteemed
an able man. Its still thought he will be
prevailed upon to accept this honor. The
duke Of Wellington has the affair much al
heart.
Among the ships that sailed from Ostend
last year, we observe with horror one with
a cargo of dead bodies, probably intended
for the resurrection men on the banks OF
the Thames.-Brusseis paper, Jan, l3.
The King of Spain still contcmpa,es
the suhjugation of Mckee. His Ministers
arc divided in opinion respecting the means,
and well they may be.
Accounts from Bessarabia say. that the
first Russian troops returning from Adria.
nopIe, had already passed the Danube, and
were going into winter quarters.
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LOUISIANA. Five candidates have been
already nominated for the Office Of Cover
nor, at the election in July next, viz. Mr..
Durable, a son in law of Mr. Clay; ]. S.
Johnston. now a member of the Senate Of
the United States; b. Maligney, a. b. Ro-
man, 81 Beauvais. The Governor is chosen
for the term of four years, and receives an
annual salary of $1,000
The nomination of Gen NJ Neil, as Sur
veyor Of Boston, in place of Elbrldge Ger.
ry, has been confirmed by the Senate.
The rejection Of Henry Lees appointment
a' Consul General at Algiers, is confirmed.
This man was in General Jackson's house
hold, and the supposed author Of his N. Or
leans speeches. AIR Hughes. formerly u.
States Charge at the Netherlands, is nom.
mated Charge 10 Sweden.
ANOTHER NOMINATION Rejected
The lntelligencor of Friday says at is
rumored and believed that on Wednesday,
the nomination of Mr. Williams to be Col.
lectnr ofthe port Of New Bedford, in place
Of Russell Freeman. removed, was rejected
in the Senate, by a vote of "a To H."
This could have been no party vote and
we hope was founded on The superior claims
of Mr. Freeman To the office, which he left
with no other riches than n good name.
Mr. Freeman wns the rcputcd author ofthc
celebrated answer Of the Mass Legislature
to Gov Eustls in 1929. Mr. Williams was
always an active member of "the Pence
party denounced by Mr. Hoyne. He is in
extensive practice as an able lawyer, and
does not need the o!hce.-prov. Amer.
Five thousand copies of Mir. Cambre.
iong's Report are TO be published, in n
pamphlet, in New York. Nearly all the
n. Y. papers have also published it.
A Member of Congress, in letter to the
Gcogia Journal, snys ''we shall have a bit.
ter, but, as believe, n successful contest
on the Indian question:
MIR. PELBY. has offered the premium OF
five hundred dollars, and gold medal, OF
toe valuc Of one hundred dollars, for all
original Hrsgedyi in five acts,to be apprnv
ed of as the best offered, by committee
Of literary gentlemen of,the city Of phila
delphia, to be hereafter appointed. In the
choice of subject writer's are left entire
ly to the exercise Of their own judgments
The Boston Patriot intmates thar Mr..
FORREST, in consequence Of the great sue
cess attending the performance Of "Mcta.
mora" is about to offer, prize of Sl00G
for the best Tragedy, to be produced with
in one year, the author 10 choose his sub
ject.
TIE AMERICAN NovELIsT.--A letter
from JAMES FEYAiUoRE CoOPFR, Esq. has
lately been received in New. York, which
announces n new novel in preparation, to
be called Tins SKINNER oE THE SEAS"
MTcmGAN TERRITORY. The following
statement in relation TO the condition and
prospects Of Michigan territory, are made
by the editor Of the North Western Jour.
nal. paper recently established at Detroit:
"Within the last year alone, the addition
to our population cannot have been less
than JD0) progress has been made in the
construction of four new roads with the
aid of the general governments; other ter
ritorial roads have been surveyed, laid out,
or in part made the exports from this port
have amounted t. nearly 100000, en-.
bracing the following items; fnrs and pei
tries, $325,OOO; dried hides, $4,000; bees.
wax, $4,000; pot and pearl ashes, 100000;
and white fish, $20,000."
Twelve new counties have been formed
in Michigan. Eight ofthem have received
the names Of the present members Of the
cabinet.
Mr.. Clay arrived at New Orleans on tho
oath of January, in the steamboat, Belfast
from Louisville.
The Green and Pulaski Monument, in
Savannah, Georgia, is completed. II is
slmnle nhnlisk of 90 hiin Manila ifa ,rholn