The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-05-27
.sno.lv Steamboat Disdstr. The fol. :

.snO.lv Steamboat Disdssr. The fol.
lowing letter from Cincinnati 10 house in
Philadelphia, under date of May l2, is con.
fnned by other letters which give subs,aD.
italy the same particulars.
We are this day apprised Of another
steamboat disaster on Ohio river. 200
miles below Louisville, at Rockport, the
steamboat Tigress, took fire on the cabin
roof, and finding It could not be got under
she was run to shore, when from the fact
OF her having 300 kegs of gunpowder on
board the passengers fled, excepting one
or two, who attempted TO scutte her, no,
proving successful in due time they evac.
uated 10 mar and in two minutes she ex.
ploded, filling the air with variety OF hard.
ware which landed on the beach--no lives
lost-all the baggage, books and papers
gene-she WAS principally loaded for this
place, and our offices sufier-the boat in.
sIred at New Orleans, policy said to have
expired, total loss supposed S60,000 TO So
600. KIT. & Co.
--eAs..--
From Colombin.-By the Olive, at Phil.
adelphls, advces from LaCuayra TO the 9TH
inst, are received. We learn says the u
nled States Gazette, that ION the 22d ult.
a proclamation was issued in Caracas, by
General Arismend stating that a revolu.
ton had taken place in Bogota against
Gen. Bolivar, headed by General Ufdane.
Ia, and that two regiments from Rolivar's
advanced army had crossed the lines at
nd nd hn
This news vas not confirmed when the ..
sailed. The Congress of Venezuela com
mcnccd its session at Valencia on the Both
April. Gen. PAEz having invested tho
Convention with executive power, left Va
lencia on the first of May, to Join his army
in Varinas."
The schr. Harriet, Capt. Pendleton, ar
ut Stonington from the s. Seas, has 34S6
prime high lat. fur. and GIG hair seal skins
The Free Gift, Capt. Holmes, at do, has
2l37 prime fur and 1921 hair seal skins. -
They left in the country, schr. Superior,
Nash, with about 1850 fur seal skins 10
sail for New York soon; schrs. Alonzo,
Wilcox, and Hope, Swain, sealing The
schr. Sarah Atkins, Kenny, was supposed
to be lost on the West Coast. The schr
Elizabeth Jane, Brooks, had sailed for New
York, with about 800 fur skins, her crew
having refused to do dutv--intended to
touch at Rio, TO dispose Of her provisions
and stores.
The exploring briggs Seraph, Capt. Pen.
dleton, and Annawan, Capt. Palmer, sailed
from Port Hatches in January last, for the
South and Pacific, having in CO. the seal.
ing vessels Uxor, Cutler, and Penguin,
Palmer.
The Tea Cases.-In the Circuit Court,
at Philadelphia, verdict was rendered on
Saturday in favor of the American Insur.
ance Company, for S20, ,293. The aggre-
gate Of the like decisions for the Offices in
this city, is now .Sl22, ,959, I2, vz---The
Ocean Co. 81 $50, I'd National, I6S49. Sc
Neptune, l.OI, I,53--Amercan, 20293,
0l-Pacihc. ~ 59l ,12.' Ii was expected
the cases Of the Niagara, Atlantic, and
Merchants Offices, would be decided yes
serday. N. Y. Mer. ADV.
Vicissiiudes Of LJe.-The Rochester
Daily Adv. N. Y. states that two girls,
one IA and the other 3, were lately discov.
cred in colored family, at Brighton, Mon.
roe county. Their father had been cler
gyTan of the English church in the Island
OF Jamaica, whence he emigrated to New
York, and then to Rochester, where his
wife died. He purchased some land in
Brighton, erected small log house, and
he afterwards died, when this colored fami.
ly took those children and treated them
friendly. They are about to be sent to Eng.
land, where it is said they have property
valued at from 90 to 10000 dollars. In.
temperance in the father is said to be the
cause of their misfortunes.
We learn from the last number Of the
Genius Of Universal Emancipation that the
agent Of the blacks who have lately remov
ed from Ohio to Canada, has written, thai
assurance has been given TO the colonlsts
that they shall be permitted to enjoy equa
rights with British subjects. IL is also sta
ted that societies Of blacks have been or
ganized in Philadel phia, Boston and else
where to promote emigration.
Morning Journal
We learn from the same source Of th'
existence Of Philadelphia association fo
the use of free cotton who have imported
a quantity prepared solely by the hands o
freemen,' which the society have put int
the hands Of manufacturer; that an orde
for such goods has already been receive,
here from merchant 10 Indiana, and tha
free dry goods store has been opened il
North Fifth street. Ibid
On the 9Th inst. mr.. Mason Wood, o
S,ra,ford, Montgomery county, New York
went down into well42 feet deep, for tn
purpose Of cleaning out some quick sunt
which had run in about feet in depth
when standing upon two opposite stones a