Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1846-01-08
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'cnfy says that Lieut.. Geo. \. Blake, in the U.
y. schooner Gal!aiin, assisted by other scien,
'ifc officers Of the Navy, is now engaged in
'he survey OF that hsrbor, in connection with
tho general Coast Survey now in progress
The Mercury says that dangerous rocks and
shoals have been discovered, and others boforo
bu. imperfsc,ly known have be,n examined
and accurately mapped.
II a Cotton Fuctory charter will be applied
for at the psxt session of the Now Jersoy Leg.
'slaturs from Mays Landing, Atlantic county,
with q capital Of Sl50,0OO.
Il Application will also be made to ncoroors,s
company for the manufacture of Cranes Pa.
tent Clocks with csPi,al Of $lOG. 900, to b.
located at BellcvilIe.
The Newark Advertiser says tha, the PhiIa.
Tenth Presbyterian Church, Rev. DIR. Boord.
man, has just contributed $500 to the fund
Tor the endowment Of tho Prineeton Theoiogi.
cal Seminary-and that Of this liberal coutri.
button $4,000, was subscribed by one individ-
ual.
II Hon. JANIS THOMAS, formerly Governor Of
0ry'and, died in St. Mary's Couu,y, On the
95,h uls, aged &c.
The expenses Of the Mission to China form.
ed the subject Of message sent in to Congress
by the President on Monday. The whols
amount appropriated was $4,000 To Mr..
Gushing has been paid S32, ,434, and he claims
$S93 ~ yet due. Mr. Webster has received
$7,5OO, and claims 81 1894 additional.
The children Of the families in Newark in
which the small pox recently made its ap-
pearancc, and in which the parents refused TO
have them vaccinated, have since been seized
with that dreadful disease, und arc nov, down
with il.
A young girl about ,wolve yenrs Of ago,
named Susan Bump, of Bridgewa,er, Mass,
was accidentally killed on Sunday last, by her
brother. lie took up the gun suPeosing it was
unloadsd, aimed, and discharged it at her.-
She livod but a fow moments, only uttcrins
the exclamation" o you have shot mo-"
/ FiRE.-The Shovel Factory of George w.
King, in Raynham. Mass, was destroyed by fire
on Thursday, together with its contents, IN.
GLIDING about 81 800 worth of new shoveIs re.
Gently finished for market. His loss is near.
ly $4,000 and no Insurance..
Strange .7eeidem.-.Tho Moatrcal Herald
says: A day or two ago ono ofa valuable pair
Of horses attempted to lick the other in play.
fnl manner, when the latter seized its tongue
and bit il out close TO tho roots.
\ ThE PILGRIM FgsrIvAL ~ NEW ORLEAxs.
The Now Orleans Bulletin, Of the 23d ult.
says" The New England Celebration came
off, yesterday afternoon, with grea, ecla, The
speech Of tho Hon. S. s. Pren,iss was eloquent,
and classical, in high dcgreo-many passa.
ges Of it, indeed, unsurpassed in beauty aud
sublimity. Tho ceremonies closed with n
dinner The fes,ivi,ics were UNUSUALLY pni.
mated and pleasant throughout. Tho follow
ing was one Of the regular tnasis -" Nep
England JMofhes-Likc Roman A,atons, they
glory in no jewels bu, their children"
\ "Tho pnitcd States squadron have all isc
Lima for HonpluIu, to take in provisions, and
from thence proceed ip the coast of Mexico"
\ u. s. store ship Lexington, commander
Ellison, from Pensacola 10th inst. arrived at
New York 18th ult. The Saratoga, which
sailed about 81 from Pensacola, had sealed
orders. The 81. Mary's was on cruise down
The Gulf
II U. S. schooner CLARK was o, Callao Sept.
Is, oil well.
/ The sloop-oE war Boston was at Montevi-
cambridge sailed from Eucnos Ayres for
Mon,eviaea about that time.
II On the 3lst October, Commodore Turner.
in The u. s. Frign,e Raritan, proceeded up
the River Ia Plata, to take command Of the
sloop of-war Boston, and in company with
the brig Bainbridge, to return home. Cap
tain Gregory would take command Of the
Raritan, and remain as Commodore on the
station, until relieved from the United States
vessels being daily expected.
The U. s. sloop Of war Cyane arrived a,
Rio, on the 18th October. took in her supplies,
and proceeded Immediately round tho Horn.
l Commodore George G. Read left Pha
dephia on Wednesday Of last week, to pro.
ceed to Boston, to hoist his broad penuant on
board Of the frgnte Cumberland, az Commun-
der in Chief Of the squadron which il to
crnise for time on the coast Of Africa, and
then in the Mediterranean.
Il u. 8. sloop- of-war Marion arrived at Port
Paya, Cape de Verbs. l2,h ult. and suiled
lath for tecward coast.
| U. s. ship Saratoga was spoken on the
18th ult. on cruise, lat. 25, Ion. 80.
| Commodore Charles Stewart took formal
command of the navy yard at Philadelphia
Jan. LIST. Ho was salu,cd by the marine
guard attached to the station, also with ,hir.
teen guns.
NEw PArER.-A new paper, Of large size
has Just been started in Baltimore. II is
called The Vesiern Continent, AMI is edited
by Park BenJamin.
! Greina Green .harriages.-The Berwick
Advertiser Of Scotland says, that all young
men and maidens who wish 10 follow the OK