The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-04-17

The committee then r0se-thc bills were
reported, and the House adjourned.
Alarming Ouirage.--About 8 o'clock on
Monday evening, little girl, aged 7years,
the daughter of Mr.. Latham, q respectable
citizen, residing IN Provost street, was sent
by her mother to perform some small crrand
before she had proceeded moro than ten or
twelve PAGES from the door Of the house in
which her father resided, four ruffians sailed
forth from an alley in which they had been
concealed, fixed q rope about her neck, and
instantly commenced dragging her with great
force. The child screamed as loudly as she
coald, and her mother Immediately raised
the window Of the room in which she was
then standing. end give the aiarm-upon
which the rufians fed.
The child was 20 much alarmed and hurt
by the extrsof dinary attack, that it became
necessary to carry her into the house.
This occurrence, taken in connection with
tho many disappearsnces which have recent.
ly taken place, is OF Q character 90 ala rming
that We would not have mentioned it, ifthcre
was doubt of its truth. Our reporter saw
the child yesterday afternoon at her fathers
house. after the affair had undergone inves
tigatlon by the Police, and the marks left by
the rope, and thess visible, around her throat.
were such % to induce a wonder that
strangulation did not ensue from the violence
with which il must have bee drawn. Under
her ear the skin was torn away, as if by a
kLot.
The child, who appears to be very inter.
esling and intelligent little girl, states that
she did not cry ont until she felt the rope hurt
her the perpetrators Of the. outrage she
describes as "boys about as big as her father
or little larger" but from the darkness of
the moment she is unable to give a more
minute description oftheir persons.
Cour. g. Eng.
Mutinu and disobedience Of forders.-On
Sunday forenoon muliny and riot oc-
Cured on board the ship Warsham,
Capt. Chadwick, lying in the stream,
ing on shore and the ship in charge OF
the first mate, Mr.. Browneli, five of the
crew insisted ON going on shore, which
the mate forbid them to d.. The ssiiors
persisted, and proceeded to assault the
mate, who armed himself with a loaded
musket, and fixed bnyonet. With the
latter he stabbed one Of the men to quell
the riot. but wis compelled to retreat to
the cabin. retaining the musket, where
he was fastened down by the sailors, who
proceeded on shore. The forbearance
and self-possession ofthe mate in not dis
charging the musket, which must have
proved fatal, are highly commendablc.
--lnformation was Immediately com
municated on shore, and the mutineers
were apprehended aud were yesterday
examined before the U. S. District Court.
The above facts appearing on the exam
ination. the prisoners were severally
bound over in the SUN Of $500 to take
their trial at the May term ofthc Circuit
Court.-The sum total, us is usual in the
footing up Of such accounts, was Rum.
What price man has to pay in the
long run, for little liquor that costs him
fourpence !-Bost. Aduocate.
The Cherokee Chwfs, as they call them.
selves, II man by the name Of Ridge, and
another one) are here begging for money to
pay Msssrs. Writ and Sergeant for spending
their precious breath in the Supreme Court,
in behalf Of the Cherokee Sovereignty We
beg our Boston philanthropists to remember
su"s s'ses ~ s's~os~ VeSsss ~e 's~"'S, e~ s"~
bave any thing to give. there are objects
worthy Of their bounty among the Indians IN
their o'sn Stale, who having been snado
wretchsd BY the present laws ofthe Common
wealth. The state has taken the indiana
land from them--dencd them all the privi.
leges Of free citizens, by placing them under
gusrcianship, and even forces their children
'fiom them, and binds them 10 whom and 10
what service Il msy please.
Il 10 but fcw weeks since that gentle
tfssnin the House of fRspresentatives.in Intimate
ly acquainted with tho present condition Of
the Indians within this state declared them
10 be in the must wretched and suhsring con.
dition, and that our Ias0s wers The cause u thss
sm6srinE, and yet the House refused even to
enquire into this subject. for tho purpose Of
sscertsInisg II relief were necesssry--aDd
this refusal 10 from tho party who now are
crying ont poor. Ckerokees.' What beautiful
eonsIsteney Post. Morn. Post.
.qceideni.--Mr. Sameul Driscoll, OF War;
rem. who hss just arrived Of that place from
= whaling voyage, was 20 severely wounded
on Tuesday last. by the busting Of q cannon,
while Engaged 10 nring salute a. to render
nsccssssy the smputation Of both his hands.
We deeply sympalhise with Mr.. D.knowing
% we do bis many generous and smiabls
qualities --Iis acquired the trade ofa Prin-