The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-01-07

become so numerous and bold, that they would
plundcr vessel openly in the day time.
Too much praise cannot be given to Huntington
for his activity and intrcpidty, and we rejoice that
the state will now be rid of such Il set of lawiess
and hearless rascals. Before the officer left,
offer was made to him from the runaways 0hrough
a medator) to pay whatever the Insurance Compa-
ny claimed and to restore all the plandercd proper
iy but this, of course, was rejected Transcript.
[The New York Sun of Friday contains the fol-
lowing severe animadycrsion upon the above article
and its author.
Ioge Gang Of Pirates broken np-Humbugging,
8.c.-Of all horrible stories-skunk stories-se-
duction stories, murder storlcs-the story about
:. large gang of pirates" in yesterday mornings
Transcript, beats all Ofall gulls with which man
kind were ever gued, this is the greatest gull. OF
all bumbugs which the inventive genius of a Lon
don penny -a-lner ever attempted to palm off upon
an intelligent American community, this is the cap
sheaf William III. Attree, 1--WE give his name that
the community may know him in future,) the editor
of the Transcript, is the author of this story and he
has since been heard to say tina" he guessed when
his paper reached London, his countrymen there
would believe there were some rogues IN America
as well as London" The facts are simply these :
Information was given TO our police that num-
Der of thieves had congregated at Barnegat, New
Jersey, and Huntington, one of our most efficient
police officers, despatched for their arrest. He
procured assistance, and succeeded in arrcsling
number. lie also ascertaned that there were some
dozens Of vagrants, and among them a Justice ofthe
peace, who had congregated in the vicinity, and
procured their living by stealing from wrecked YES
scls This is the long and the short, the up and
the down, the breadth and the length of the whole
matter. And out of these simple facts-this every
day occurrcnce-this simple of stealing, though
on large scale-a whole communityis thrown into
cnnvulsions by the representations of a reckless
wretch, whose avowed object is to let I" his country
men at home know that there scoundrels in this
country wella London Heought to be squeez-
ed to death in his press, and then sent to the
citizens of n. Jcrsey-two-thirds of the inhabitants
of district of which, the liar declares 90 get their
living by WHAT will the respectable citi-
zcns of AN Sc extent of country for five miles," in
our sister state-men who peaccably reside on the
soil they inherited from their revolutionary fathers
whose characters, as moral and citizens, are,
above reproach-what will they say when they read
this
"ihcy have carried on the work of piracy there
for years past ii has been the main stay of the
joriIy; many of them have grown rich and bought
farms with the proceeds OF their plumber. Heads
of families farmers store keepers, &c. have for fear
Of punishment, abscondcd and left their families and
property behind them"
What-in the name of God, we ask-will be the
feelings of the gray-headcd remnants of that patriot
band who shed their blood for liberty at Monmouth
and who now reside at this place-when they are
told they must go down to the grave charged with
belonging to gang Of pirates? What will the
citizens of other states think, when they told,
with much assurance though it were true, that
twenty piratical vessels lying in hnrbor at
once! Hear the slandercr:-
"Ncarly twenty Barncgat vessels were / ying IN
the North rivcr close to the New Jersey at the time
city the same night, and have not been heard of
since"
But limits will not permit us to say what we
would fthis most Infamous affair. We recommend
that the respectable citizens III that vicinity call
public meeting and lay the subject before their legis
latrc With such a slanderer in the community
no man is sac-he would as soon charge the Chan
cellor or the Recorder of the city with IA rape as he
would acquaint himself with strumpcts at the police
in the day time, and visit their residences a night
The sooner he ''does the state some service in the
shape Of "gcttng stone, the better for tho COM
munty.
u. S.-Thc account also appeared in the Cour-
ier and Journal of Commerce. No one is to blame
for its appearance in the Courier except Attrce who
furnished it for that paper lie also wrote the ac-
We leave it for the reader to say whether man who
will impose upon the public with such a story would
no, be guilty of picking pockets.
GEoEGI,.-Thc Senate of Georgia have passed
resolutions (yeas 81 nays BY against the recharter
of the Il. =. Bank. under any circumstances md