The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-01-01

though il is ascertained that he had received
during the nineteen years tha, he was an ac-
tor, the sum of i50.O0ol. or nearly s75o,ooO,
ye, he died so poor, that his widow has no
de emed il advisable 10 take out letters OF ad'
ministra,ion upon his estate.
From the Petersburg In,elligeneer, Dec 10
MELAScHoLY.-lntell has reached
US of the death of Thomas Il Dunn, Esq. of
Botetourt, and formerly Of this town accom-
panied by circumstances of so sad aad mys'
,eroas . cbaricter, as greatly TO increase The
anguish of his numerous friends. On Flu
day, the 9Th instant, Mr. Dunn passed Amelia
c. II, on his way TO the residense OF his
! Father.in-law. Mr.. william r. Johnson, of
Chesterfield. about l3 miles from Amelia Z.
/ IL. week afterwards his riding horse was
/ seen in the neighbourhood of MIR. Johnson's
| but it was not until last Monday that the
! body of Mr., Dunn was found. When disco
vered, its appearance, and other circunstan'
ces proved that he had been dead abou, 10
days. Strange and unaccountabe as il is,
there remains no doubt of his aaviag fallen
by his own hapds. 1t appears that he had
left the main road few hundred yards, and
after carefully tying his horse 10 the woods
discharged the contents of a pistol through
his head He was found with another load.
ed pistol and two phials of audanun about
his person. The large sum Of money found
B l. ,f,, a IL, 81 4 vofu u.ll
papers in his saddle bags, forbid the sus
picion Of his having been murdered, although
nothing has been discovered to furnish the
cause of this awful deed For a few years
past, Mr., Dunn has been an ardent professor
of christianity, and was at the moment OF
this sad event, on his way TO New York 10
prepare his mind for the duties of the chris
tian Ministry.
The Inhabitants of Petersburg will long
, remember the powerful addresses he deliv-
cred here last Spring, in the cause OF Teul-
perance and in the aid Of the Bible Society.
; For ;l,e las, two or three years his ofiec-
= tions and faculties had been devoted to the
subject of religion, and hence, charity end
reason requires US TO attribute his self -des-
truc,ion to partial or nom cntary alienation
, ofmnd.
! A New HARBoUR.-No fewer than
one hundred and thirteen vessels are said
d on the Yorkshire
#..p six week dnring
...a .a. H grs loss of property
... taH. .ss ,scquently been
su.. .a #a uur these evils il
- .su. determined to form a harbour
at Redeur, to be called Port William
in honor of the King 1t will he merely
an sylum harbor, covering an area Of
four hundred and thirty-tive acres with
depth of!hrty feet at low water. The
undertaking is an nrdous and expensive
one and We very much doabt Of It's early
ccomplishment-esp specially as it is un-
dertaken under the auspices and q, the
expense of individuals,
ESCAPE or MURDERER i-Wadkins,
; who was to have been executed on the
I7,h january, has escaped from the Sar-
atoga Jail. AT er getting of his irons,
or Thursday, he asked the Keeper, who
brought him his evening meal, TO ex-
plain To him passage OF Scripture.
The Keeper took the Bible, read the
passage, with which the prisoner seemed
much affected. AS the Keeper, who was
in this way thrown off his guard, was a
bout 10 retire, the Prisoner knocked him
down with his chain, jumped upon and
stunned him, and then took the keys,
locked in the Keeper and made bis es-
cape.
The keeper, after lying insensibIe
, nearly three hours, arrested the atten-
ton of his wife by cries Of murder. she
rave the alarm, and after further delay,
the door was broken open, when IT was
discovered that the prisoner had cscap.
; ed, leaving the keeper badly wounded.
The village bells were Immediately
rung, and a hot pursuit opened. HE
Sheriff, we understand, has offered re-
ward of 500 for his appr, henslon.-
, 40. Eo. Jour.