The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-02-04

ATTEMPTED Mrspra. The Baltimore
Gazette gives the following additional
particulars oflhe attempt 10 kill the driver
| of the Accommodation stage, between Bal
timcre and Washington. As the carriage
was descending q dill, the driver was fired
upon, though without effect, The ball pas
sing near his head, by some person con-
cealed at the side Of the road. The horses,
taking fright at the report of the pistol,
set of at full speed. when second ball,
more accurately aimed than the first, pas
sed through one ofthe thighs OF the driver.
| The keeper OF the gate, near which the
outrage was committed, alarmed at the
furious rate at which the stage appeared
10 be advancing closed his gates against
/ IT, and, with the assistance of the driver.
succeeded IN stopping the horses. The
! driver was then taken from his seat, and
J removing his dress, 10 examine the state
ofthe wound, large bali rolled out, having
| entirely passed through his thigh, though
! fortunately without fractrring the bone.
| The stage contained number of passen-
gers, several ofthem members of Congress,
and one OF them lady. The number of
the Williams is not distinctly ascertsined,
the driver being ofopinion that there were
three and one Of the passengers declaring
! thpt lie saw six.
CASE OF TOBIAS WATKINS. In the Su
prcme Court, yesterday, Mr.. Richard s.
Coke made motion thata rule be ser, ed
90 the Attorney General of the United
States, calling upon him 10 shew cause
| why a writ Of habeas corpus should not
issue 10 bring before the Court, Tobias
| Watkins, ut present confined in,he prison
of the County of Washington. The mo-
! lion was supported in argument by Mr..
Jones. Mr. Berrien. the Attorney General
| having stated that II was not his intention
10 argue the legal question with respect TO
The issuing ofthe writ until the case came
before The Court in the usual course, the
/ rule was made absolute for Saturday next;
shortly after which day, when the return
upon II will DC made, the argument is ex.
pectcd TO take place.
U. s. Telegraph.
WEST TNpiEs. The Jrmuiea Couani,
states tha, His Majesty's Government
have under their serons consideration the
praclicablity Of purchasing the slave pop.
ulation in the British West Indies TO ef-
| feet which il is proposed to fund the du.
| tics arising from Colonial produce, for six
years, making up the defalcation thereby
caused inthe reyeaue by other means.
4 letter from n mcmber OF ofCongress en-
courlges the belief that a law will be
passed allowing q dcbenture on the eXpor.
| taicn Of American manufactured corjagc
! The same letter states that the principal
difficulty in the way Of abolshing the du
ty on coarse wool, is the unwIlhnguess Of
the committee on Manufactures. 10 whom
the subject hus been referred, 10 disturb
the Tariff question. d.
The population Of Washington City is
estimated az 10, $40. There we're erected
| I46 dwellings in 1929. The total number
of dwellings is $3.50.
/ Petitions have been presented in Con-
gress, from citizens Of n. Haven, Connacii-
cut, from inhabitants Of Phlidelphia, and
from the religions society of Friends. in
the state Of New York, for the protection
of the Cherokee Indians, and osains; Their
forced removal "te'the wild and liouseless
praries of the West"
Frances Wright commenced course Of
Lectures on free inquiry Of The camp street
Theatre in New Orleans, on Sunday even.
ing, The Sd nit.
A lady near New Orleans, on the AL
inst. gave birth to four living female chill
dren. Next day the mother and ali died
Near Norwich, Conn. large dog being
in a room with four little childrcn who werc
seated around the fire, the smallest being
nnable to walk, large STICK fell, ana scat
tered The fire over the hearth, hen The dog
instantly drew the lite one back with his
paws, and thus preyented its being burnt
There are but two ships building at this
time, in the City Of N. Y, says the Courier
During the year 1893, the loss by fire in
N. York was S700,U00, and in Phi)adol.
pbia, $4,000.
The third series Of Sir Walter Scott's
Tales ofa Grandfather, has been published d
by the Careys, in Philadelphia.
A report ofihe debates and proceedings
i of The Anti Masonic Convention, held in
| Boston, is about TO be published.
Three persons have been arrested in
| Baltimore. charged with The a,'emp, to rob
the stage between that ci'v and Baltimore.
! They are oil nld offenders, having been
| in the penitentiary. One Of them was,
! Just previous 10 the attack on the stage, en-.
gnged in an attempt 10 assassina,e one Of
the Keepers of the penitentiary, from mo-
tiyes Of revenge.