The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-01-17
From the Philadelphia Saturday Courier


At ten o'clock last night, an elderly
sca-faring man was found hy one of the
watch, leaning pensivcly against one Of
tho pillars of the watch house. He said
he wasn't more than, ''three sheets in for
it," and was, when found, hove up in the
wind, ready to go about, and the next
stretch, he intended to make the same
harbor, in which he rode out the gale Of
last night in safety (meaning the watch
housc,) and before he could fill away and
bear down for the narrows, 1.-THE stairway
some one cast upon his bulwarks and
boarded hin, towed him into port. But
il was actually his intention to make
voluntary register Of his case, if he had
been permitted. His final destination,
he said, was the hospital, as his old wealth
er-beatcn hull had been rendered unsea-
| worthy 10 the service ofbis country, land
his adhesion to the bottle, very probability
Tie captain Of the watch said he had
been accommodated, the night before
with lodgings, and came again last night
he was intoxicated both times. He was
fined,
There is probably no State in the u
nion where wood is worked up into such
variety Of articles both of ornament
and use, as Connecticut. We make
wooden clocks in perfection, wooden
nutmegs in abundance, and wooden Gu
cumber seeds to meet the demand. All
these have become somewhat celebrated:
but we have recently heard of new use
70 which wood is applied. A merchunt
in an adjoining town, purchased guam
tity of blackball, which on attempting to
melt, he discovered to be white wood,
nicely shaped and painted. While nd-
miring the inventive genius Of his coun-
tryman, and wondering whether he
should he able to dispose ofhis new bar
gain advantageously, neighbour came
in and wanted to buy some blackball.
The merchant generously gave him a
roll, whereupon the delighted recipient
presented him with large orange that
he just bought, and went home to polish
his brogans with white wood.-Mid Gaz.
An Enriablc Sifuafion.-A vessel was
launched on Saturday afternoon, at
South Boston, and as is usual on such
occasions, the deck Of the vessel, not
withstanding the intense coldness Of the
weather, was thronged with anxious ex-
pectants of q glorious launch, and glori-
Gus, so It was. Well loft the stocks she
went, when i'll luck or something else
much worse, sent an unwelcome ship a
cross the towline, as the rope or chain is
called that is intended to break the ve-
locity of the vessel launched, which cut
the aforesaid line in twain--and to the
constern alton of all on board, still on
ward she kept her sailIess course
Night closed in upon the adventurers,
and without chart, rndder, sail, light,
food, or gyog, they stemmed the fury Of
the ice-topped wave-- boats were put of
to their relief, but the sea was so rough,
and the new vessel SO high out Of water,
that tho approach was impossible, and
not till the mercy Of tho waves, the next
afternoon, left them high and dry did
they receive assistance. They finally
arrived at their place Of departure in
perfect health, saving some frozen ears,
noses and fingers. Thermometer DUR
ling the night below zero !--Bos. Pat.
The Comsr.-Tho European papers
speak Of Comet that win appear with.
In 10000 miles Of the Earth's orbit
somesime ia the year 1882. lfths earth
should happen to be in the portion Of il
orbit, nearest the path of the comet, ir
its approach TO the sun, they say lie mo
, tion will.be much disturbed, and sesioul
conseonenccs mov reasonably b0 opprc