The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1831-09-20

the place-the Governor refused 10 pu
the decree IN force, aud tie merchants
and citizens generally united with him
IN spirited rcmonsirance against the
measure The King thereupon yielded
to their petition, and we learn by the
Alfred, that an order was received u,
Cadiz on the 9th Of August, suspending
the decree until again renewed, and lcay-
ing the place in the enjoymen, ofits free
port privileges. On the receipt of this
order, the city was Illuminated and great
rejoicfngs took pluce.-N. Y. Mer. Adv.
Ingenious 1hJf.-A robbety was com
mitted in dwelling house in this city,
on the night of Thursday, the Sth inst,
under very singular circumstances, by a
young man of respectable connexions,
who was residing in the family for few
weeks. After the family had retired, he
got up, slole from the pocket of a young
man sleeping in the same chamber, q
wallet, containing 1918, in bnnk bills,
checks, &c. which he secreted. To
prevent suspicion, he went down stairs,
opened the doors, and left upon the floor
a phosphorus box, matches, u candle, &c
lie then returned to bed. The person
who had lost the money. upon making
the discovery, was much frightened-and
finding the house open, thought the rob.
ber had been secre,ed in the house, not
having any suspicion Of the young man
with him. In the course of the day,
some circumstances transpired, which led
the family to suspect him n search war
rant was procured, and his chest exam
ined, but nothing could be found. AT
last, however, he began to relent, and
agreed ifthey would let him go, he would
procure the wallet, which he did, with all
the checks, and money, except 80. On
Monday he was brought before the Pol.
ice Court, plead guilty to the charge, and
was bound over to take his trial at the
Municipal Court in October.-Irans.
cript.
DREADFUL ACCIDENT. On the Stl
instant, in the forenoon, Mr.. Isaac Belk.
nap, principal muchinist in the Georgia
Factory, SmithGeld, was engaged in adj
justing some machinery near the regula'
tor, unknown to n lad, who at the same
time entered the dark passage between
the two water wheels, in order to oil the
gudgeons. For this purpose the lad
had opened trap door over the iron
geering, and was just about shutting it
when Mr.. Belknap having finished what
he was doing, stepped from an elevated
platform, directly upon the spot where
he had before passed over the geering,
on the trap door. The lad seized and
attempted to sustain him, but without
effect. His boot caught in the bcvel
geering, fan upright add horizontal cog
wheel running into each other, and the
leg of the unfortunate man was imme'
diaiely lcrushed, and drawn in by tn,
machinery, up to his body, by which
the main wheel was stopped. In thi
excruciating and hopeless situation, th'
self possession of Mr.. Belknap wa
wonderful. lie was more collecte,
than any one of those the accident hat
summoned to his hopeless relief Hi
expression was that he was dead man
but he wished them to keep it from hi
family, or that they might not be too
suddenly informed Of it. He then pro
ceeded to give directions how the geer
ing should be separated in order to de-
tach him from it, for which purpose he
told them they must break the coupling
box, that unites the two shafts. Thl:
was done, proving to have been the
most expeditions and least injurious
mode of disengaging the geering, Ul
to this moment, period of ten or fif
teen minutes, MIR. Belknap retained his
self possession, but the moment the
wheels were loosed from his manglet
limb, the blood gushed forth, the unfor
tunate man uttered scream of agony
and expired.
The deceased was 81 years of age, q
worthy and valuable citizen, of excel
lent character, and highly esteemed by
his employers, in whose services he
has been for four years, to more thar
their entire satisfaction. He has left a
wife and child, and numerous relatives
to lament his untimely end.
Providence American.
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