Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1831-01-19

~D'' AD's' "a hhuNSiPiio, IA viz hobN
Of Mr.. Forrest and shortly to be produc
cd at the .4rc. Street lReat,e.
H EXECUTION OF THE CHERoKER.-Wt
learn from the Georgia Athenian, of thu
28th ult that the execution of this un
fortunate Indian took place on the 24tl
ult. A large number of persons were
assembled on the occasion, among whom
there was some eighteen or twenty In
dian The Athenian notices the pro
ceedings OF the Legislature, upon the
receipt of the order of Chief Justice
Marshall; and adds; that no notice from
the United States Court was served up.
on Judge Clayton, Or the Sheriff Of Hal
County.
REPORTED DEATH OF BoLIvAR.-The
n. Y. Mercurio, OF Saturday, contains
the following extract of letter dated the
18th December, which the editors say is
from a person Of the highest credibility.
Il lament to say that an express has
just arrived, which left Santa Martha, on
the 10th inst, at eight O'clock in the even
ING, with the sad intelligence that the
Liberator was dying at the country seat
called San Pedro, having already receiv-
ed the sacrament from the hands Of the
illustrious Bishop of the Diocese. The
people are not yet apprised ofthis mclan-
choly news
The r. Y. Daily Advertiser publish
os Il translation ofletters said to be inter
cepted, which place the character and
designs of Bolivar, and his partizans in
anything but favorable light.
His death at this time would probably
be fortunate for him and his country.
The accounts as to the result of con-
flict at Rio Hache are contradictory
Gen. Urdaneta wrote all urgent letter
under date of n november 9 |, to have Boil
ivar come and assume the Government -
The letter represents the state of affairs
as very difficult, and that ma jority Of
the nation had declared for Bolivar
Paez, still maintains himself in Nenezue-
la.
The Venezuelans, and New Grena-
dams have had "a slight engagement on
their frontiers.
THE COMET we observed in Newton
on Friday last, and in this city on Mon
day. 1t is easily seen by the naked eye
a little before in the morning in the 5.
T.. but its brilliancy seems to be rapidly
diminishing. Its motion is apparently
retrograde or rather to the Northwest,
about two degrees a day. Yesterday
friday morning it was about degree
and half n. n. w. of the star "eta Oph-
iachi" and its tail was about or 3 de-
grees in length, and was turned towards
the stars "dclia' and "epsilon Serpen-
tarii;" its Right Ascension was then a
bout 254 degrees and its Declination a.
bout Ia degrees $. but the position could
not be accurately determined, as its light
is too feeble to measure its distance from
a star with rejecting instrument, and
we are not in possession OF any other.
The Comet has probably passed the
perihelion and seems to have emerged
very recently from the Solar rays. 1t is
supposed that it will soon disappear.
Boston Patriot.
A battle, right royal and beastly, has
lately taken place in the Tower OF Lon
don. The door, which separated the
cells of huge lion, and Bengal tiger
and tigress, was accidentally lett open a
moment. The eyes of the powerful ami
mails, sparkled with rage, as they caught
sight of each other. The lion erected
his name, and, with tremendous roar,
sprang on the tiger-the tiger, quite as
eager for the fight, and licrcely secon-
ded by his mate, rushed on his enemy.
The roaring and yelling OF the combat
ants resounded through the yards, and
excited the whole menagcre to fear or
rage. The smaller and more tlmld ami
mails ran round shrieking and bowling
with terror; while the other hons and IL
gers, with the lcopalds, panthers, bears,
wolves, and hycnus, ran round their deDs
shaking the bars with their utmost
strength, and roaring aud bowling IN
most horrible manner. The lion fought
but had been III confinement
years, while two he had to contend with
had been but one year from their native
awful battle lasted more
than half an hour. The lion was near
ly overcome; but they still tugged at
each others bloody jaws; and were at
last separated with difficulty by means of
red hot iron thrust into their nostriIs.
II is stated in Watson's Annals that
broom corn was introduced into this
country by DIR. Franklin, who planted a