The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1831-01-27


excursion from thiS place, in saa
buas, were capsized by flaw ofwiHd;
the boat sunk, and they were in tho
channel, some distance from the shore,
which it was impossible for them to
gain--in this pcrilous situation, they
were discovered by two young girls.
Of about IG and liz, daughters Of .
Mr. Rider and MIR. Eldridge, Of
Hogneck, who immediately got small
boat from OFF the shore, and althc;gh
blowing glale, put offwith their pad
dies. AID brought the young men safe
TO lard, May they each get q good
husband as recompense-
Far LIyiSo.---1hc vicarage of Wy
burn, or Wintburn, in Cumberland, IT,
of the following tempting value, viz.
fifty shillings per annum, now sur
plice, pnir OF clogs, and feed on the
commou to fat one Goose!!! This sa-
yorcd church preferment is in a Wild
country, inhabited by sheperds. The
service is once fortnight. The clerk
keeps apot-Eouse opposite the church.
and when there is no congregation.
the Vicar and Moses regale themselves
at the bar.
A London paper thus nolcosths novel
Of the Wntcr Wilch:--
s"IHe Uafer Hifsh. by Mr.. Cooper.--An
4 eminent writer asserts that linen who IN
habit ships. and whose home IS on the world
Of waters, CLAIM an interest and an aiien-
lion apart from any othor race Of beings.
lbecause their pcris arc so manifold. and
\ their Ways of life so eccentric."--Neyer
4 was the force Of an observation more ap.
parent than this as applied 10 the writings
7, Of Coopcr, whe, whether his magic pen de-
scribcs tho mointcin billow, with it's Great
Of fosm-the hoaisc warning Of the com-
Z ing stoIin, or is more fearful rcniisy--the
horrors Of shipwrcck--the onxietics ofthe
chase, or the shock Of battle--exhibits the.
power ofa master in oil his delincn,ions.
His Inst production under the above title
only confirms what has been said Of him.
viz:--"that Cooper. the American novelist
has no liviIig SUPERIOR"
.Naunl-The Brandywine frigatc, Capt.
Kennedy, arrived at Gibraltar on The 3Oth
Nov. in 81 days from Norfolk, and sailed
up the straits on the 4ih Dec.--The Con-
cord, Capt. Perry, sailed from Gibraltar
! Doc. 2, bound eastward.
! A Sciiian brig, the Colombia, which ar
rived at Gibraltar Dec. 9th, from Rio ia
nero. made tho following report. Oct. Is.
! lat. 3, 07 N. long. % 90, was boarded bv
II. NJ brig Falcon, and informed that she,
! together with British frigate. had captur-
ed. near the Island Of Ascension. a pirate
ship mounting so guns. and haying crew
of 400 men--of which che lost about
third in the action. and the capturing ships
20 mon. The Falcon had on board the pi-
rate captain. aad two other persons from
that ship, With whom she was bound 10
Bern'iua. Fz7srcaniile.l ~~
4 store in LitchfeId, Ne. was set
on hre. on the night Of llth inst. aud
burnt with one $1,000 worth Of goods.
A man was tracked, by n light snow.
and found near Gardiner, sitting on a
fence, with bottle of gin. 1t is said
ms name is. Jordan, and that he haa
besl in the State Prison.
100 settlers sailed last week from
New York, ,inschr. Crescent, for Texas.
A young lady, aged Is, lately went
on an errand, and was nOosed; that is,
she ran away with young man, and
got married in New Jersey
J A man named Mason, in Ohio, late
" christened his son Anti.
Lieut.. p. of the Navy, at Washing
ton, lately assisted poor old woman
home, who bad slipped on the ice, aud
broken one of her legs. Finding sha
had house full of fatherless children.
he gave her all the money he had, and
left her in charge off physician whom
he had sent for.
The world is growing honest We
neard Of The following praise worthy ar,,
few days since. lady Of this city, who
lost her husbsnd five or six months seo.
was called upon BY stangcr. who put in. )
70 her hand one hundred dcllar bill. sta.
ting, o, tie same time; that. Few yes,s
since 10 settling an account with her de-
censed husband, no had been overpsid
that amount. He had always intended 10
refund The money. but never before fclt
himself sble 70 do So A sudden reverse
oftortuno had raised him from state of
poverty; and that was sE the account the
stranger gave Of himself lie declined
giving i'is name tothe ludy.--Bos. Cor.
Mr.. d. Clark, Of New Ipswich, N.
a. recently drorc yoke Of oxen from
Acton to Groton. 10 miles and lCO
rods, in25 hours, with half ton weight
n tho wagon, for bet of5O. The or
On he bouokf of Mr. Solo U-atl,o.l