The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1837-05-10

! Lancy and Captains Fielding and Mutton
e had died of their wounds, received in th,
: engagement of the 10Th.
: GENERAL Evans was paking great effort.
Tor another dash at the Carlists, who or
e their part were quite inactive, having sus-
: tanned very heavy losses in the several en-
gagements.
Capt. Marryat.-Tbis distinguished I'd
gentleman has been in the city several days
having arrived in the Quebec and having
been announced in the list of passengers,
simply as " Mr.. Marryatt," but very few OF
our ciizens were aware that the author of
Jacob Faithful and so many other works
that have delighted the American public,
had actually arrived among us. Mr.. Mar
ryatt is not his nom de guerre, we can tell
The gallant captain-either as an officer or
writer. We know him by no other desig-
nation than that of Captain Marryat.-
That name is ms familiar with US as house
hold words. We have only to express our
hope and our expectation, that he will be
received with the kindness and the courtesy
to which he is so well entitled by his high
literary character as well as the uniform re-
spect with which he has spoken of our coun.
try and our coHntrymen.-N Y Ga=f.
Captain Siliman, of brig Finance, at
Philadelphia, from PORT an Prince, reports
The following April 22d, passed round
Castle Island, saw black schooner at an
chor' having suspicious appearance, with
considerable number of men on board
showed coiors which could not be dstin-
gulshed, apparently red flag a boat put
of from her full of men as the Finance
rounded the point, but on firing a gun the
poat returned TO the schooner, and the col
ors were hauled DOWN the schr. afterward
got underway and stood after US, but in
of the brig outsaiug her, and
night coming on, we lost her. There is
SAID to be heavy piratical schr. cruising
between east end Of 81. Domingo and Porto
Rico.
The British brig of war Leverett, re-
Gently had very severe action with Por-
uguese SLAYER mounting % guns, and car
'ying 40 or 50 men, in the Mozambique
channel. Both vessels suffered much, but
he SLAYER was finally captured. The COM
nander ot the Leverett was subsequently,
ordered to give up he prize, by the Com =
nandant of a Portuguese settlement, which
ne refusing to do, battery was opened up I
IN MN, and he was compelled to strike his
olors. The Leverett was taken possession
II but was afterwards given up. Admiral
campbell on hearing of the insult TO the =,
5ritlsh flag, was making preparations to
'roceed to the Mozambique channel with
IL the ships he could colIect-and it was
hought that ample reprisas would be made.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger says
we dissent from Journals in opposition
the political party ascendant, in ascrib-
lg the present difficulties to the "spece
lrcular," or 10 any alledged ta,npering}
nth the currency" by the Federal execu- ,
We. We ascrlbe them to overbanking and
verrading; aud we arrive at these con-
IusionS, not 10y looking through any parti-
an medium, for we hold both of these y
arties equally cheap, but by the rare pro- d
ess of doing our oDn thinking" ,
NeNWg OF Coln.-lt is computed that
ne consumption of silver coin, in manufac- A
res IN New York, is annually upwards of O
loo,OOO; that of gold, 81 100000. In
oston, the sum used in this way Of tho
iticie OF silver alone, in one establishment. in
lU0,OO0 ounces. In Providence, both -
lver aud gold is used to the amount of
lOO,OO0 annually, in the variou. branches NJ
manufacture. In Philadelphia, $780,
Jo. Bolton Post.
Another NeW Rife.-A new rife has
zen invented in New Hampshire, called Z
Whlttier's Spiral Revolving Rife," which Z
SAID to rival Cochran's celebrate rifle. i
he cylinder revoves below the rife, and Sc
1t above 1t as in Cochran's, and turns in -
instead of a horizontal d. n
ciIon. 1t can also make its discharges u
ore rapidly than Cochran's, and with aNV
eater safety to the person using it.
Hampshire Gaz. =
The schr. April, which drified out of the
'rwieh, on the night of the 24th ult, got
lile the crew were on shore WAS fallen pay