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THIS packet left New York on the 9Th
instant, for Charleston, with large mum
hgr 1f passengers, male aud female, and on
tle morning of the 10Th was driven on
shore ON Boddy's Island, on the coast of
Naih Carolina. The Norfolk Herald ct
Monday last contains the following Partic-
uiars of the disaster - We last evening
c1nversed with three Of the passengers oi
;he steam-packcl William Gibbons, VIZ {:
Mcssrs. n. w. Holman and J. II. Vincent
81 Alabama, and Hugh II. Holloway, oi
Augusta, (Geo.) who arrived IN The Eliza
beth Civ stage. They i formed MS that
the ". G. under the Temporary command OF
apt. Hllsey, (her re-uIlr c'mmander,
Clpf. Spinney, being Iett sick at y. York;
lcil New York on SIlu day alle noon, hound
80 Charleston with about 40 passengers,
among whom were 81 ladies aud IL chll-
arru that on Monday morning, the wind
blowing fresh from :. L. the packet struck.
ana It was then perceived lhW she was IN
thg a,lSt of breakers, III which situaiIon
she r-mained humping untildayll ght, when
.hcy saw the land about 300 yards ahcad,
which proved to hc the south point OF Bod
dt Island, at the mouth of New lnlet
Iha Captain then set the engine at work 1c
back her off. but uuly succeeded ia shifting
her p, stiun to the south side ut the inlet
where she was forced up by tie wind anC
breakers into two feet water and bilged. .
fhe passengers, Il6, including the ladies
and children. succeeded in getting OIL shore
"rH iheIr baggage, the reminder prcierrIn.
10 f.mdin on board. Those who landed
-aaa" to n house about three miles off, Ol
:.si Island, which they found to- be unin
hab.,ed, but " hich afforded them u shelte
during the tremendous storm of Tuesday
thnggh they suffered much from want o
p-a,Isions aud water. The next dav
" dnesday) they all returned 20 The beach
rxelp, our luiarman's. who hired an oy>ic
boa, To take them Io Elizabeth Cay. The
,in. ,ers,ood that the other passenger, h1'
chartered two schonucrs TO take them o.
To- Charleston. We also learn from The"
fba, two schrs. SAID tn I've from New foT.
bound to the South. went ashore during ih
gale on Tuesday, on Cape ii,ttrras.'
The Norfolk Beacon nf Wrdncs lay says
The 81 engineer and tive "f tie dec
hands of the steam packet William Gibbou
arrived here ON Monday evening last IA ON
Of "a boats Of the packet through llie cana
They left the W. G.. on Thurshay last,
which time she had considerable water
h7- ihin, aud was nearly embedded 10 san
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UnparaHcled !Specd.-it is stated IN the
Bost.G lZa,te thlta locomotive on the Iann-
ton Branch Rail Road, performed the dis
t;,nce To the Providence Road, e'ercR miles,
in lust eieren minutes--a mile minute
If this be correct, it is the greatest speed we
remember to have seen chroncled III this
country.
4 pl,e of glass has been lately cast al
$. Gobla, France, measuring hfteen ieet
bv twelve. intended fo: the palace OF The
Tuileries. The discovery ofthe art oi cas-
ting plate glass is said TO have been made
by VI. Thevart in l6So.
CAPTAIN Broughlon, OF the brig Gen.
Glover, arrived on Sunday at Boston an
nonnces the ARRIVAL Of the steamer Beaver
llowcs, at O,hu 9th February, from Lon
don, $50 days passage.
Nrr York. The New York Express
saws that eight hundred aud fifty three
buildings of different dimensions, have been
erected IN lhat city, from the lst OF last
Nav to the ijlh of August, beng perlon
of less THAI six mouths.
The number of emigrants to the United
States far The year ls36, will he about lOo'-
OOD. This is exclusive of those who iino
their way to the United States through
Canada.
The Detroit Advertiser Of October IL
saws iha, The drift Of of emigration to ih'
yr,t yyqs never 50 great rs at the presen
time. Every boa, that arrives IS loaded VIII
passengers. The Car west Is the field Tor In
du.,ry and enterprise.
4 man was entrusted with trunk or
Saturday to carry on board the s;eamhoa
Providence, hut he has rIn off with IT Ih'
frank contained ladies' cioIhirg.
". y. Paper.
Turaip Champaign. A New York pa
,or s,ys that nlne tenihs of the champaign
VINE made IN France and drunk ~ tn
conn,ry, Is made Of turnips.
The L. :. ship of war Naldal'a wa
cruising OF ~. Domingo, about 1t oeptem
, Der for piralIcal vessels.
;. Fl,kes Of snow were seen falling on tn
i,b of October, at Greenyille, 81 Z.
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They had saved nearly all the materials of
the beat, passengers baggage, Sc. The
passengers had nearly all left the place, and
ihe captain lad gone off in one of the boats
of the packet, supposed for Charleston.
Ind yet another Stare Case. Applica-
ton was made to The sheriff on Friday ai-
ternoon TO serve writ of habeas corpus
(no, for writ, as The Mercantile has IL,
iur that office is not in the habit of making
writ>l on Captain Harding of the schooner
Eli Whitney, bound for Savannah, for de.
tang "A colored female on board as slave.
The sheriff being engaged, Mr.. Coolidge
his new deputy, proceeded to serve The writ );
but when he arrived on board the schooner
in the evening, the negress refused To leave
the schooner, declaring that she had hus-
band at Savannah, and she preferred return
ing and remaining in slavery with him, TO
freedom without him. This was perfectly
riphi: and being satisfied that her seryitude
was voluntary, or rather preferable from The
nature of the case, Mr.. Coolidge very prop
crly declined serving thewrit-BOSt Ppr.
THE HERHoDE-IsLAND flIsToRICAL SOCIETY
have made arrangements to deliver "A course
of lectures during the ensuing winter, SINH
lar 10 those which gave such general salts
faction last season. We take great plea
sure in announcing that DR.. Benz. Water.
house, of Cluihrjdge, Mass, the venerable
father of Natural History, has consented to
deliver the introductory lecture. This dis
iinguished gentlemen Is too well known To
need any commentator from us. He is
now cishly-ihree wears of age, and sill re-
tnins unmpairod, that mental strength
aud intellectual vigor, which, for more than
three score y.'nrs. contributed, so much 10
the cauSc of science. DR.. NatcrhouSc is IA
native of Newport, was one "f the first fell
lows of Brown University, and also one of
the earnest professors IN the same ius,tu-
tion, and the first who taught by lecture in
his state. During his long and useful life,
he has been acquainted with most of the dis
tin-ui- he'd men of the last halt century, on
both sides of the Atlantic May of them
have gone to their final rest with those
who remain he still keeps up mutual cor
rcsnondeucc. Amongst the many benefits
which he has conferred upon his country,
not the least Is the Introduction of vaccua-
iion. for which we are indebted to his scien-
tlic enterprise.
Il /, now more than half century since
DR.. WatcrhoaSc has pab!cly appeared in
thi, civ, and we doubt not that he will
meet with Il warm reception in this scene of
hi uucicnt Inhors, WennIicipae from him
q discourse of no ordinary character, and
one that will make valuable addition to
the historical collections of the country.
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TIE FLORIDA WAR.

From the PcasacoIa Gazette, OCT. |.
The Seminole war seems likely TO be pro-
secuted with such vlgor, that # eXertlon and
management can bring it 10 closet must
be ended in few wceks.-By this time
there are assembled on the SuwHnuec and
y,lacooclree |, 500 Tennessee volunteers
5OD regulars who have been serving in the
Cree country, the regular troops left there
by G. %. Scott, amounting perhaps to 300
of 40) Elective men, 600 friendly Greeks,
and tle Florida militia and volunteers, per-
haps 800 more, making III all upwards of
1900. Gen. Jrsup is HOW on his way To
Tampa Bay, from which point he will co.
operate with Gov. Call, who has the dlrec
non Of the campaign, aud whose attention
will first be given 10 tie driving Of the
" Ncihiacoochee swamps and hammochS.
several fine S;eaml as have been lately
rurchascd or hired for the cam mpai4n.
Three of them have touched at this port ON
.h..r way east Wittia the last week. In adj
d.iur 70 all tins, Com. Dallas, by means Of
she cutters under his command, as well ~
by rHe sending of some of the vessels o!
.hr sgladron to i;c in lhc hlrbo:s of the
Peninsula, and by dc>palching to the scene
oi w.r the marines of the squadron under
Llcur. Naldrau, will render efficient SER
wee along the coast. 80 that, there ap-
pears to be no hole lrh for Ocroia to creep
sat at.
Connected with this subject, we have 10
say. that the thirty additional volunteers
-som this county. raised five or six weeks
agu, are ordered iulo immrdia'e service.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-10-26

OLIVER &. TURNER, X WM. c. TURNER
HRAyE established Themselves as Apoihecaries
H and Druggists. opposite 'rownsend's Hotel, IN
Nct,nort. on Thnme psireet under the firm Of o. e.
TURNER Il Co.; and viii be pleased to attend to
all calls AID orders in their line OF business.
DOCT o. G. TURNER, will attend to such
calls a he may receive IN the several departments OF
Medicine Surgety and Midwifery
Newport. June a. I336.--tL
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PORT or NEWPORT.
ARRIVED.


FRJpAY, Oct. 2l Schooner, Florida. Briggs from
FreetoWn for Darien
SloopS, Cashmere, Pam from do for do
Sapello, Matthew, from Providence for do
Far-haven, Smith, from do for Hartford
SUNDAY. Oct. %. Brig NereuS, Gladding. Pictou
\. 5. for Bristol, II. l.
SloopS, Cgndace Brown, from Albany for
Fan Rivea SENATOR Robinson fiom Nan
tuckc, for New-l FORK, Superior Heath, -
Herald aSon,-New-York Hull, all from
Providence for New-Iork.
ENTERED.
Brig Il Pluribus Imam, Billings, Sydney.
Steamer MaSSa huS e'tS ComStock New-lork
Do. President, Bunker, do
Do. Rhodc-lSland, Thayer do
Sloop Mary, Davis, do.
Do. Eagle, coZZenS do.
Steamer Boston, Townsend do
Schr. Sally Hope, Crowcn Boston
Do. Delight in Peace, NiclerSon, do.
Sloop Express, Gardner, Now-York
CLEARED.
Bug Se1-Bird, Mab,rry Havanna
Sloop Herald, Wayd,n do,
Do. Geo Il M1ry, Walden. Providence.
Do. Meridian, Brown, Albany.
MARINE MEMORANDA.
At Newport, Wales, August cath, Ship VIM
Engs, Vaughan, loading for Charleston
At Pemambuco Sept. 18Th, Brig Tobasco, Stan
hone from New-York.
A, New Orleans Oct 18th Schr Hannah, Barker
for FampicO
Oct. II, let 35 . lon -, brig Gov. Coddmgton
was spoken 3 days from Nhw-York.
WHALE SHPs.-On off Shore ground May 18th
Ship Frederick Dorrn, of this port, $50 bblS.-A
Tongatf boo, June 18th, l.. G. Richmond Shear
man, of Bristol, 1850 bbls.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-10-26
JAMES ID. SEABURN
MERCHANT TAILOR,

RcspecBHily announces 10 the public that he
MAS opened, at the store recently occupied by
= n solomon q. Weaver fashionable assortment
OF Broadcloths. Cassimeres Sattinets and vestings
aud all other goods usually kept by Merchant Tai
lors-where garments of all descriptions will be made
10 order, at the shortest notice, and warranted 10 lit
u Particular attention paid 10 cutting.
IL J. ID. ). hopes by ytrict attention to his bust
ness to meet the wishes OF his customers, and TO mer
ii the patronage of his lelow-ciiaens, which he very
respectfully solicits.
On L..
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CHARLES N. TILLEY,

AA/ otLD INFORM MS frends ana CUSTOMERS gen
w eray that he has for sale at his Store, No.9O5
Thrmes street, a good assortment of
GROC CERIES.
among which are,-Loaf, Lump, White, and B rown
SUGAR.
Hyson, Young Hyson, Hyson Skin and sonchong
TEA.
COFFEE parched and ground Coffee
Polon's Chocolate and Cocoa.
Kl,chon patent Cocoon
Soda Butter and sugar Crackers.
RICE. FLOUR, BUTTER. ~ CHEESE.
DoolttIe's Winchester,s and Robbins No. SOAP.
Shaving soap Of all kinds; white French Soap,
in bars good article.
Spices Of NIL kinds ground and unground
Box and Keg Raisins. Prnnes, Dates and Figs
Starch Saleratus Sweet Oh and Catchnp.
Castor OIL, Magnesia. Cream Tartar, Salts, Flour
Brmston Camphor. and Liquorce.
Fan de Lavender and Cologne wnter
Ipn,p Oil and Sperm Candles of the frs, quality
With great variety Of BOOKS and FANCY
GOODS.
Also. Glass and Crockery Ware, OF all kinds
Wooden Ware, Willow Ware. Baskets, Sleves, &c
60 all of which will be sold cheap as at any store
in Newport.
rPAUCTION S COMMISSION Business
particularly attended to, and Consignments solicited
/ Oct. 26th.
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MARRIED..

AT New-Shoreham on the 18th inst. Mr. James
Hammond, of this town, To Miss Eliza Willis.
DIED.
In this town ON Tuesday 18th inst. Alice Potter
dauger of Mr.. Joseph w Hazard, aged - mos
On Saturday evening, Miss AnnSiiS Horswilt,
daughter of Mr.. Burges HorSwil OF this town,
aged 3s years
Al Seekonk, Mass. on the 10Th inst. (where he
had been residing for the benefit of his healthy OF
pulmonary consumption, Samuel Vernon Mann
aged 10 years eldest son of the Rev Joel Mann, OF
New-lork.
AT MaSSillon, Ohio, on the 81 inst, George Pane
Esq, Attorney at Law, and late editor of the Prov
idence DAILY Journal.
AT Oahu, May 18Th, Daniel T. Aborn, Esq. OF
Providence
AT Washington City ON the l1th inst. DR.. Joseph
Lowell, Surgeon General of the L. ;. Army.
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DENTISTRY.

FREDFRICK GALLUP, VI. D. respectfully
;nforms his friends and the public. that he has
returned. and taken rooms in spring-stree,, two
door. north Of Trinity Church, where he viii be hap
nv ,owa,, on the gentlemen and ladies Of Newport
IN Ina, department Of his profession.
nP Reference to Or. T.. ParDly, Park Piace
President, of the Society Of Dentists of The Ciy an
State Of New.York.
Newport, June 90, r.
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FALL FASHIONS !

"HOMAS FOWLER is now opening large
assortment Of Fail & Hinter Cunts, which with
hs former stock will render his assortment the lar
pcst and best ever offered by him. Purchasers will
find it to their advantage to drop in,' aud examine
his goods before they buy they will be sold ON as
good terms at any store IN Newport
Oct IL
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.SYERIEF".S SAFE.

Washington sc.
HDY virtue Of an Execution issued ont OF The
I'D Court of Common Pleas for the county OF
Na.b;ng,on IN favor of Samuel ". Brldgham, OF
the city and county Of Providence yeoman against
J,.bua Uoxie formerly of the town OF Richmond, III
,e county nforcsald will sell At Public Auction, on
the premlses in said town ol Richmond ana county
of Washington on Monday the 3lst day OF October
Is.G al 10 O'Clock In the forenoon. all the right 'le
and interest which the said Joshua iioHle had on ue
I7th day Of July iS5 at o clock IN ihe Io,ehoo,'
in and to a certain tract Of land, containing Dy eS''
nation one hundred and fifty acres, (nore or ie7s)
with dwelling house. barn and CRIB thereon stand,
,ny fnrmerIy the ppopery Of Edward lioXIe. late ol
CRarle.,owi in the county of Washington deceased
bounded noriherly y highway easierly on iand
of Aaron kinyou; sontrerly Oh land ol JARVIS MN
vnn and westerly partly on land OF Saraii -hefhcd
and parily on land Of Matthew X. Potter; or howey-
., oiherwi-e boundcd.-i shall also -ell ~ fuph'
| auc,ion by virtue Of the aforesaid ikccnuoh
mn the 3Ist day October 1886. nj O'Clock J.. VI on
the premises IN the town Of ilopknon ~ ti'e more
sad county Of Washington all the risht' uue' ana
,rteye.t which the aforesaid Joshua ii0xle hnd on
be 6,L day of July i-:,j at half past iwo O'Clock y
u IN and 10 two other lots of land situated ~ ne
,l,,ye.aid town Of Iloplnon, formerly the property
ar ,h. s(orasaid Edward IIoXic decd, one ol SAID
ot. of land contains. by esnation' iorty aefeS No,'
or les- bounded nonhefly on highway "e'"iy
on land belonRng to the heirs o JO0n wells SCUM
I etIy ON Paucatuck River and easterly on iahn
/ -,,ueI Gardner or however othcTvlse bounded =
rbe other ID said lois oi land contains by estimation
b,lc an acre (tnore of less) With dwelling b0us'
thereon standing bounded westerly on highway
noriherly easteriy and sontherly. Oh land oi Jo,r
d. Kinyon. or however otherwise bounded. in
above described real est'te VIII he sold, or 80 nihc
,l,e,eor as Will satisfy said Execution, together "it
'''''''"''" J.B. CURTIS, DEP. Sheriff
: Kin,d,1 Oct. 9th, Is:6-3w
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SS ~~~s
N. SWEET,
112. THAMES STREET.
III As just returned from Boston with VERY
Il CHEAP GOODS from the Rie Importa-
hons. and from the Auctions in New.York. which
will be sold cheap.
Among them, may be found
1000 Yards of good PRINTS and CALICOES,
irom l23 Ia % cents. very cheap.
English and French MERINO CLOTHS. both
plain aud figured: ele gant figured French Merinoes.
new article, suitable for ladies' Cloaks and Dresses
100 Pair ofcoiton HOSE, at osly 10 cents pair.
a lot of cheap FUR C1PES
Handsome OARPETINGS & RUGS, AS
low as AT any store in town.
Boas, Throat Tppets Comforters, Hose and
Gloves Blankets lot of Highland Shawls Meri.
no. Raw Silk. and Valencia ditto. Silk Cotton
Lambs Wool ard Merino Hose.
White and coored Table Cloths and Covers
ELEGANT PLAIN, ~ FIGURED SILK.
for dresses.
Cambria; Book, Jocone, aud Swiss MUSLINS
Plain and Figured, colored Cambria
Heavy DUCK for Sails; Russia Diaper aud
Sheetngs
Tabby and Silk VELVET.
SATTINETT.
FIGURED ~ PLAID CAsSIMt.RES-
with variety of other articles, not mentioned.
Newport, Oct. 26. 6w.
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A British leo gun ship requires for
sheathins 10000 lbs of copper in 1880
sheets.
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TO LET.

VHNHE chambers of a pleasantly situated house in
Thames street, few doors north ofthe Grana-
nv. Apply al this office, or at the residence Of the
subscriber, MRS. EDDY, Tbames-sree'.
~ A few steady boarders can be accommodated
by applying as above.
Oct. 26, IT,
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t'IRE- Lre0t dcStutti0n Of property 6y
Grg.-Thiriccn Thousand Dollars Of the
Waldo Bank Bills, of ths town, was utterly
DESTROYED hy fire, between the hours of Z
and = on Saturday evening last. So much
made 10y the Bank, outright--they will new
er have to redeem them says some one
;'ruc, ihey never will, for they had already
done il. They were of The denomination o
ones, iwo'S and three's, which the law for
. badr them to REISSUE, and therefore they
1uracd thcn.--Bcifast Rep. JOw.
! The number of lots, in various places
advertised Ia a sIugle mornIng newspaper
ot New York, amounts 10 about ten thou-
sand. besides twelve thousand acres OF land
IA PENNSYLVANIA. Who will pretend to say
/ that the city of the Knickerbockers is moi
/ the great mart II Is SAID that there are
within twenty miles around that metropolis
not less than 500, 600 lois advertised for sale
which, with an average of six persons TO {
family would accommodate IA population o.
three millions more than that which at pre-
sent occupies the same extent OF ground.
The GENERAL ASSEMBLY of Rhode.islanl
will convene in Providence on Monday the
3lst instant.
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PEOPLES LINE,-FOR NEH-YORK.

S~ = THE new and % ,,,' S,9.m'
@Ar"r-.a~r7.f- will leave Providence and
Newport for New-York each Monday and Friday.
during the month of October, as follows -
Leaving Providence Friday 2Sth, and Monday 3is,,
at IA o'clock p, NJ; and leave Ncw-York on w ed.
nesday and Saturday of each week, during the same
time, at 4 o'clock.
October. &c.
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TO LET.

DLACK & GREEN SPOTTED THULE
Id LACE, Ia fashionable article for velsl may
:. found a, FOWLLRs
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4
Loaros Proridonoe, Le0res Ad,c- YORK..
Cupt Wm. Comstock.
On MONDAYS and Thurs On Tuesdays and Sat
davs, ut ia =. NJ urdays at 4 i. NJ.
The PRESIDENT, Capt II. B. Coleman
ON Tuesjays and Sntur- On Mondays a Thurs
days, at "a T. Nj. days at y. NJ.
The BOSTON Cap. VIM. N. Townsend
On Monday Sd, IL, n On Monday 9th and "a,
3Ist nt ~ NJ on at , =. NJ, Wedncs-
"Wednesday 9Th and day 5tl and loth, at .
26tb. at IA T. NJ. ON r. NJ, on Friday lith
Friday 9Th and 2Isi, and 2-th, al j., NJ
att =. NJ.
The PROVIDENCE, Capi G. Childs
q, Monday. 10Th and | On Monday 3, ", and 81
/ oath at ~ ON nt3 y. W. ON Nednes-
! "Wednesday 9Th & day 18th. aud 18th. al
! Io,b ot IA p. NJ on 1P. NJ. on Friday 9Th
| Friday Iitb, u 2Sth, aud 2Isi, at j. NJ
| at u =. NJ
| Passengers for Boston viii be forwarded in the
Railroad cars Immediately on their arrival at Provr
dence.
Passengers n, Boston taking the Railroad cars from
thu, city a, half pas, o'clock, will reach Providence
in time to depart for New-york at ~ J.. NJ Car
for the ~ o'clock steamer on Mondays VIII leave
Boston at o A. VI.
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They had saved nearly all the materials If
the boat, passengers baggage, Sc. The
passengers had nearly all left the place, and
ihe captain lad gone off in one of the boats
of the packet, supposed for Charleston.
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dicncy of establishing Naval Academy. :
After acting on some private bills, the
House adjourned to MoLday.
SENATE, MONDAY, FEB. l5.-The
President transmitted, pursuant to re-
solution adopted on the Sd list. sundry
Communications and documents Oh The
subject of ou! relations with France,
which were ordered 10 be printed and re-
ferred to the Committee Oh Foreign
Relations.
A great number of private petitions
were presented and referred.
Abolition of Slarery,
The petition OF The Society of Friends
in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, for
the Abolition ofSlavery, and Of the slave
trade in the District of Columbia, was
taken up.
Mcssrs. Tallnadge. Moore. Swift, Cal
houn and Niles, severally addressed the
Senate thereon
After which. on motion of Mr.. Black,
at quarter past . O'Clock. the Senate
adjourned.
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After more confusion, Mr.. Bell called
the ut ention ofthe House to the point, aid
moved that the gentleman from Virginia
be allowed to proceed.
|. The question was then taken, and de-
termincd in the affirmltivc--yeas ILL.,,
NAYS 81. So,
Mr.. Wise had permission to proceed.
But, before he could get the floor.
Mr.. Vinton submitted whether the
gentleman had a right to speak on the sub
jcct, as it was the object Of the resolution
lately adopted by the House to arrest the
discussion, until the Select Committee
should report. All the petitions on the
subject of abolition were ordered to be
referred TO that Committee.
The Chair decided, with diflidcnce, he
said, and without an opportunity to con-
suit the authorities, that the resolution
could not apply to the petitions presented
subsequently to its adoption.
Mr.. Vinton appealed from this decision
and, upon the appeal, arose a most ear
nest discussion, which continued till 5
o'clock, when, without taking the ques-
ton,
The House adjourned.
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HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY.
CAPITAL q sIO. 600.

1uyHE HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE
IL COMPANY, Hartford, Conn. offer to in
sure every description Of property, against Loss
or Damage by Fire, on the most reasonable terms.
This Company have been doing business Tor more
than twenty years, and during that period have
settled all losses without compelling the insured,
ia any instance, to resort to court Of Justice.
The Directors Of the Company are
E1IpuALET TERRY, II. IIUNTINGToN, Jr.
f. u. MORGAN, ALBERT DAY,
SH. HUNTINGToN, SAMUEL WILLIAMS,
F. J. IIUNTINGToN, ELISHA COLT.
X. d. WARD.
ELIPHALET TERRY, President.
JAMES q. BoLLEs, Secretary.
|Applics,ion to be made in Providence to
ALLEN q. PECK, Agent, No. ., Market-square,
sVho is authorised to issue Policies.
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