Litchfield enquirer., 1831-02-24
GENERAL SUMMARY.

GENERAL SUMMARY.
Loss Of the British Frigase 7'hesis-Cap. Walker,
Of the brig Pos, Captain, arrived yesterday from Rio
Janeiro, (aaiIed December 30) informs tina, the Brit
ish frgaie Thes totally lost The 10th Dccem-
Der, Cape Erie. having Oh boarctwo millions "fd"
lars. Thirty o the crew drowned, and several
died the Cape before assistance could be rendered
them.-N. y AGv.
RobJsry.-A most daring robbery perpetrnted
last Friday night about 9 o'clock, in Park place. A
lady and her husband, who had returned f"m church,
ascending the soop Of their house, and had nd
vanced lar the third fourth step, when eie
CANT fur cape, nearly new, fnrchly t0rm from the
shoulders Of the lady, by some person who Instantly
ran off with it. The gentleman pursued him, but
unable, from the superior speed Ofhe fellow,
take HIM. II WAS the act Of y moment, bat sill, time
rn"ugh ffrded enable the gentleman recog.
Mise The villain, should he ever be- unprecedented.
Ner- York Ersnins Pest
Destructive Fire The W,limanseW Cad Manu-.
G,clny, the north art ofths town. totally dee.
no, cd BY fire, on Monday morning last between
and two o'clock. ]; is n"t known how the FIRE
e. nmun ica'rd. Loss es"a'ed a, SO, "f which
$4,000 insured this town, aud 1000 in Hartford.
We understand that Messrs. Bemis e. Sheffield, lwo
em,erpr;sing young men, are the prnciral sufferers.
Springfield Republican.
A late London newspaper CONTAINS nm account Of
the trial aud conviction in county i" England, Of
persons concerned in the riots which have beeN ."
pre-. aeni in many parts Of hnl counsry. Seveny-One
of these offenders receive ed sentence Of death, and
thirty Of imprisonment and hard labor,
pora,ion. A large proportion of,hPm, il 10 said.
not suffering for want bu, were in tho receipt Of good
wages.-Con. Cour0nf.
Anecdotr.-- genuine son Of Erin was thus accost-
ed by wag in Wal.'reet during the Eclipse on Sat.
urday. say Pat. have you such thing as NV eclipse
in your country l" Eclipse, honey! arrah. dear, q"
to be- sure, we don allow such dark doings." Then
America beats ireland all hollow" "Faith, you
may say that with Your ugly mouth. 20" have two
nights in one day. but 10 ould ireland, don't inseHd
to have any nght at all, a, all, when Dan gets his
emancipation affair finished. ado.
The New.York American says-"ls no longer nd.
ms III doubt, that upon rn.road which some "f our
citizens could construct with their own means. loco.
motive engine may be made to ply between Ne~.York
and Philadelphia, every hours. conveying the mail
and light packages wiihnui conductor"
Tho National Intslligencer says, "the Senate have
! ratified the Convention with the Ottoman Porte, with
tho exception Of the repu,ed secret article. granting
10 the Turkish Government certain privileges 40 Il
the building ships Of war;"
! Melanchoiy.-Ths morning, Feb. II, says the Bos
ton Transcript, .bou, 4 o'clock, Mr.. Benjamin A
Wallis, portrait painter, lately Of Albany eaped, ia
his sleep, from n fourth story window. Of In Grange
Hotel, Washington street, anA fell MORALLY wounded
upon the sidewalk. The waichman hearing q noise.
ran to the and found the unfortunate man drench
ed in blood. Both thigh bones broken, his fore
head crushed. and his body covered with severe brui-
ses. The blood had flowed freely. a"d was found fro.
zen 10 large quantities. He survived about 20 min.
u,es. Whe" found by the Waterman, he was undres-
sed f he had just risen from bic bed His clothes
we're hanging on the back ola chair, where he usual.
" placed them, and doubt remains that he was uM-
conscious Of the act when he prec pi,a'ed himsefom
[ the window. He was about n years ofaes.
Com. Sinclair died at Norfolk on the Tab inse. and
was buried on the 9Th, with the ho"ors Of war
A Eaypriss-Son,e time last week, family IN Bos-
ton received notice that present from daughter re.
Gently married and settled in Charlesicn, C. was
board packet which had just arrived II was procu.
red from the vessel and appeared 10 be pretty stout
box. Ga opening s they almost pe'ried nj Sud.
ing It contained corpse, which they ai 6rss ii"ughs
that Of their brother On inquiry. il was ascsrsained
that two boxes were on board, both OF which were
marked H. and ihus the mistake occurred. The corpse
10 believed To have been sent hi,her for burial 90
afflicted family.-BossOn Pat.
| Steam Boats on Connecticut Ripsr-We learn b.
the Har'rd papers tina, measures have been adapted
Gor the building Of Eve steam boats. 90 y be-
tween that city and Wells River in Vermoss aud sl'a
ouch arrangements have been made will ensure s'
compilation Of the boats 'hs snsuag sprag, or early IL
| the summer.-Gas.
| We have lately seen ssme seeosns VI IN sssies.
man. Dc. Clark, in the Museum in OuiIia. DE-. C
6e asleep in shs epea aiT when in state sf peEspisa
tioa and caught eeseVe cold: alasr Justification
commenced and coaiia"ed IsT several years, aiA ID
whole man was changed 20 bsae. Afsr be sepsh ha
grow sag~sher and bscoms one sosd mas. bis misss
able szss'esee was prolSagFd BY hTeakag aperture
through which nO1rishmsni waS sece;Ved. After hi
death he was placed in the Museum; and 10 said 10
= 90 Object thss claims The aGsniiOa Of ell siSiaoFs