The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-06-17

A YANKEE TRICE.--A northern vessel
came into Wilmington, N. CO. with car.
90 of Rum distilled, as the dull, awkward
captain alleged, in the United States, and
as he believed, in Georgia. His papers
appeared iair enough, as tar as they went,
but were thought to be rather defective
! The dates we're somewhat old. He had
| touched at Charlsston--he had assisted
dstresSed vessel at sea--he had been
blown of the coast, and ] know not what
lame and suspicious accounts he gave. 1t
was suspected he was smuggling from the
West Indies, and o very bad, a fatal cir
cumstauce 1t was, his rum was good, much
too good 10 be made at home. Every
ru6lcund hose in Wilmington smel, anl
every palate tasted, and ali said aud swore
! it was prime West India. The ,igIlant
collector very properly libeIled both yes
sci and cargo. The whining captain re.
! quested the RUN might be sold 10 save eX.
! pense, while the trial was pending, winch
was accordingly done. Il sold readily al
auction for 81 10 gallon, While DaficL
I and Newbern Rum, known as such, orlC
have brought only ID cents. No soouc,
was The cargo sold and the proceeds fairly
! lodged IN the Bank, than Jonathan seeiuco
I to cone 10 his seuses.--lle was now wide
awake. lie found some other papers thai
had been overlooked. lie could give t.
clear account OF his voyage. lie proyct
beyond doubt, that his rum was mOnutac
tured at Daren. His vessel was released.
aud he poCketed G5 cents more than the
common profit upon every gallon! be.
! Ieve h. had the grace not 10 sue The col
} 60 dor, .,sL
mcgee
! While in LuZeTne, two deaths occurred
worihy of special note. On the 18th OF
May IN Hanover township, mrs. Mary Fish
I er, aged l05 years, months md Ia days.
She was born in Germany, on the oath o.
( September, l724, and was brought to A
merIca when quite young. She had been
an inhabitant OF Luzerne IA years. In
! NoIthumbe rland township, on the 18th Of
! April, at the house Of hs son, died Michael
Pace, aged i0l years Q months aud days.
Like candle burn, 20 lLe socket, there
was for short time { rIckering light
a momentary tollyug OF HE, and then d
sinking away. until exhausted nature found
Iopose IN death: bot he seemed TO suffer
no poln--sGt up an hour before he died;
and the day before, as usual. During his
whole life he enjoyed remarkable good
health. scarcely, in the hundred years of
| his Lie, ever having lost his appetite for
single meal. lie too was native of Ger.
many, aud came when child TO this coun-
try. In the revolutionary war he was out
as a militia man several times, and used to
speak Of his marching under General
Washington. la stature, he was scarcely
! five feet, but thick set q mild and cheer.
! ful temper, and loved social, and at times,
merry glass of old rye; but to- keep off
dyspepsia, he always carried bread in his
pocket, and ate ct that almost constantly
as he drank. 1t rs A years ago since he
returued to Luzerne.- Village Record
Breach Of Promise.-In the Court of
Kings Bench, a silk manufacturer, OF the
name of Auwyl, has been cast in damages
to the amount of 5O0t. for breach of prom
ise of marriage to Miss Coke, of Lcices.
tcr.--the plaintiff was young lady of
great accomplishments, and unexce ptlona-
bic is every point Of view-her age was
two aud twenty. The defendant was an
uneducsted man, somewhere about forty.
He had, by a long course of assidulties, en-
deavoted TO secure the young lady afiec.
tons; and at his earnest request the mar
rage day was fixed. 1t appeared that
Miss Coke required 20 be bled several
times for some inhammatory affection,
during the correspondence which she
maintained with the plaintiff; and she was
obliged to employ her sister TO write some
of her letters. The defendant declared
that the Use of her sisters services was
deceit practiced upon him, and refused 20
make good his engagement On being
demonstrated with by the young lady's ia
theI he admitted that he was "a villain, "and
again fixed the wedding day. Again he
broke his word; aud Miss Coxe's health
had in consequence been destroyed. A
mons his letters produced in court, was
one which ended in this fashion:
"When, night aud morn, on bonded knee,
"Then, dearest Susan, think of me-"
90 xo~-
MR.. CLAY.
The following is extracted from some
remarks Of the Lynchburg Virglnan, of
the 22d inst, on the correspondence lately
published in this paper between General
Bolivar and mr. CLAY:--.Nat. Journal,