The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-03-25


ted the necessary civil officers, &c. and ordered
Gen. Bel! 70 meet him at certain point on the lst
of April with q military escort to enforce the laws
of the State. Nichigan appears determined not to
submit 10 such course, and her senior Major Gen.
eral has ordered out three brigG3es Of militia for the
purpose Of resisting every encroachnent upon what
is very properly considered portion other territory.
Great excitement necessarily prevails both in Mich
igan and in the northern counties Of Ohio, on this
subject.
4 Coptwe-Capt. Bourne of the ship Douglass,
arrived yesterday from Rio de Janeiro makes the
following report -" March Z lat D. long % 40,
bright sided ship, with an American ensign
and French flag at the man." These signals are
prize signals, and we fear that one of our American
ships has fallen into the hands of French man Of
The only way that can account for it,
if our fears he correct is that the commander of
some French vessel has been into of the w.
India ports and heard the there that had
been declared between the two countries We
know, in fact that such rumor has prevailed in
some of the Islands, but it will be difficult thing for
an officer to Justify the capture of vessel on
rumor of war.-Gazette.
The Stare Ir0de-The New York Journal Of
Commerce says:-" We learn on unquestionable
authority, that vessel has left this port within the
last ten days, for the coast of Africa. Whatever
may be the legal evidence the subject no one
who has seen the construction of the vessel and her
manner of fitting out can have the least doubt that
she is SLAYER. She has on board two Captains
one Portuguese, the other an American!"
The Boston, Atlas says-The American edition
of Mrs Buffers book is said to have been suppress.
sed.-Whether the English edition has met with the
same fate we are not informed. Ifthe specimens of
the work which have been published are genuine,
we think that the writer's reputation will suffer in
no degree by its suppression"
Cylinder Cdnpon-Messrs. Allen & Ball offspring
Mass have invented what they call a cylinder cam
non; upon the cylinder may he placed as many
barrels as you please, each barrel capable ofmaking
two discharges second. Ii was built for a COM
pany in Lowell who have procured for it a patent
in this country and France, and have now agent
in England for the purposes of'gettng it patented
there. 1t was to u.s." says the Hampton Wing
" altogether n novel piece of machinery, and the
idea of "A cannon being fired, gun after gun, by
operation like that of boy turning a grindstone
struck us as strangely singular"
4 company has been incorporated by the Legisla-
ture of Illinois, with capital of one hundred thons-
and dollars to construct Rail road from Jack SON.
vile, Morgan county, 20 Meredosia, on the Illinois
river Exclusive privileges are granted to the corpo-
ration for fifty years.
The legislature of Illinois has then been binding
their hand and foot the third and fourth
generation. What right has a body representing
present interests TO impose rrcmediabe burdens on
poserlyI In ten years, or say twenty, this railroad
company will begu to make enormous profits. For
thrty years he public must be excessively taxed, be-
their predecessors desire TO force the wilder
ness to blossom the before its time by per-
nlclous hothouse system Post.
In reference to the call of an evtra session of
Congress, we are enabled to say that assurance
was given 20 the Kentucky delegation in Congress-
by the President, that extra session will be
called before the lst OF September. The inquiry
was made with the view, If necessary, Of providing
by law for carly election of me mbers of Congress
in that Sate-the regular election of members of
Congress in that State-ta!ling place on the first
Monday in August.-PhH. Con-. Her.
The Content. The Boston Wing says, We
understand that those concerned have abandoned
the idea Of rebuilding the Convent in this city or
IL New England, and the Ursulines will go either
TO Canada or Florida, at which latter place it is
templated to purchase large tract of land to be
connected with the Nunnery."
4 jackson Convention has been held in Boston.
at which Marcus Morton nominated for Gov
crnor and James Fowler for Lieut.. Governor. Re-
solutions were also passed favorable to Martin Van
Ruren for the Presidency and Wm c. Rivers of
Virginia for the Vice Presidency
when man saws Il lie does he speak ;the
truth does he not If he hes he speaks the truth
if he speaks the truth, he lies. This problem, is
said puzzled the Stoics to such degree, that of
them (Chrysippus) wrote six volumes upon it, and
another one (Philetus) studied himself to death in
endeayoring to effect its solution.
The rery last from Col Crocken.-In the debate
in the United States House of Representatives ON
Tuesday on the bill for increasing the number of
Hospitals one of the western members arose and
observed: "Mr. Speaker, my opinion is that the
giuerdiity of manknd-in giaerai, are disposed to
take the dsad,antage-of the gineralty-of man.
kind in gincr0L" "Sr down, sit down, whispered