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Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-02-04
10 The Honorable General Assem-.
bly, oflhe State Of Rhode-Island
and Providence Plantations, Jan.
nary Session, A. d. 1S47.

The undersigned having been for that pur
pose appointed Committee by the Town o'
Newport, IN legal town meeting assembled,
IN the name and behalf Uf said Town, beg
leave 10
Respectfully represent, That in the opin.
ION OF the qualified Electors Of said Town,
and OF the inhabitants generally. important
alterations IN the form OF it's government,
and ~ the variety and extent OF itn powers
are required Tor the greater safety, peace,
good order and efficient government thereof.
That It's msrstime position--tbe number
and pursuits Of its permanent populaiion--is
annually increasing Summer popuistion---lhc
difficulty (wiihout frequent applications To
the General Assembly for new and enlarged
Powers,) Of meeting exigencies as they arse
the delays and uncertainties 10 enforcing
the local laws by the present Common Law
Courts-ihe jurisdiction as now established
OF the Town Council rs Court OF Probate
the defective OrganIzstIon vi the FIRE de-
partment, and the general insufiiciency Of ne
internal pol'ce,- some sinong the causes
which strongly Indicate The ssperiosity oi a
City form Of government over that Of q Town,
as towns are now established, for the effective
good government Of the Town OF Newport.
u.
have induced the Town to desire a Cry
Charter, the more especially, as satisfactory
evidence is furnished by Cities thar q change
OF government does not necessarily. aud 10
the present instance probably wonld not bur.
den The Citizens with much, " any additional
expense.
Aclua,ed. therefore, BY a sincere desire
Tor government that shall be more complete
II IF
burdensome as possible, the Town haze duly
caused to DO framed aud have accepted the
bill for an Act OF Incorporation as a City,
which the Committee having been so in
strncted, herewith ubmit 10 the Hon. Gsner
ell Assembly.
| WhereUpon, sin the name and behalf Of
said Town." the Committee pray the Hon.
Assembly TO grant to said Town, q Charter
OF Incorporation, in conformity 10 the provs.
ions Of said Bill, with such alterations and
aIne ndments thereof as the General Assem-
bly, may deem proper. And as in duty bound,
will ever pray.
GEORGE TURNER.
RICHARD X. RANDOLPH,
ROBERT p. LEE,
BENZ. FINCH.
SiLhS II. COTTRELL,
Commmiiiee
Newport, Jan. q, IS47.
True copy-witness-
HENRY BOWEN, S.e'ry.
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND
PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS.
In General assembly Jan. Session, A. ID. IS47
Upon the Petition Of the Town of New.
port, praying for On Act Of incorporation
thereof as a City:
Voied and Resoiped, Tha, said petition be
and The same hereby is referred to the mex,
session OF the General Assembly, and THAI in
the mean time, the petitioners give notice Of
the pendency and prayer thereof. by causing
a copy of SAID petition with this vote thereon.
to be published at least once each week, Tor
three successive weeks, in each Of the News.
papers printed in said Town of Newport, i'm
medla'eIy after the rising OF this General As.
sembly.
True copy-wtness,
HENRY BOWEN. Scc'ry.
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RHODE ISLAND VOLUNTEERs.-We learn
from the Providence Journal that the com
pany Of regulars which Col. Pitman Of Prov
idence is forming, has been sufficiently filled
up to authorize the election Of officers. Six
ty.6ve men are upon the roll, and for'y-seven
answered to their names on Saturday, when
the election of officers was held. Col Pit
man was elected Captain; Mr.. Slocum, LIST
Lieut., and Benjamin West I'd Lieut.. Col.
Pi,man left Saturday evening for Wushing-
ton.
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PAcKEr Sur GARRIcK.-This vessel whicl
won't ashore on tho coast Of New Jersey, nigh
of 26,h ult., had not been got of at last ac
counts. The New York Journal Of Com.
Inerce states that early on Thursday morning
steamer Hercules and Duncan c. Pell, came
up from tho G. with the stecrnge passengers,
$50 in number, and adds
"Ftom one Of the passengers we learn that
~ Of their number died on the passage, and
one female, aged IL years, 6iod from exposure
after the vessel went ashore. Many Of the
children were very thinly clad, without shoes
aud stockings, and several Of them had their
feet badly frost bitten. The citizens Of White
ball very promptly administered to their ne.
cessities, the foremost of whom were Mr..
Walter Tate, and Mr.. Ephraim Corby, who
kindly supplied many of the sufferers with
food and clothing Taken as whole, we do
not remember seeing such a miserable number
of passengers landed on our shores.
"a letter from Captain Trask states that
she does not leak that she lies in l3 l-2 feet
winter, and draws I6 feet.
"P. S.-We understand that lighters are
alongside, and that in all probability, weather
permitting, the q. will bo got of without
much damage, after dischargiGg part Of her
cargo"
The Garrick has since b,eh got of and has
safely arrived at New York.
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AT one time Mays dragons were almost al
the mercy Of the enemy had the latter discharg.
ed their pieces with accuracy; for the position
they occupied was directly over the heads of
our troops. Col. Mays loss had not been as
certained, nor whether he had any men killed
There can be no doubt, however that some of
our men have fallen.
Generals Taylor, Twiggs, Patterson and
Pillow were al Victoria with large force
Gen. Shields, with six hundred and fifty men,
marched from Tampico on the 10Th toward
Altamira. with the supposed intention Of open
ing communications with General Taylor at
Victoria. From two to three thousand Mex-
can troops were between Tampico and Victoria,
with which II was supposed Gen. Shields might
have an engagement. The force remaining at
Tampico numbered $50 men. The Tampico
market was amply. supplied with American
merchandise.
Col. Kinney reports that the Mexican force
at SaniLuis amounts to thirty thousand men,
and he estimates their entire force in the field
at fifty thousand. The capture OF Tampico, he
says, had created the greatest excitement
throughout the country. Generals Butler,
Worth and Wool had at Saltillo eight thousand
men, considered the flower of the army. Col.
Kinney speaks confidently of our success in
case of an engagement at Saltillo Generals
Taylor and Patterson, with six thousand men,
are at Victoria, waiting orders from Gen. Scott.
WAsHiNGTos, Jan. 3l.-S p. M.
II is rumored that the Mexican Congress had
accepted the United States proposition of peace,
and authorized the appointment Of peace com.
missloners TO meet similar commissioners from
the United States Government. twas not sup.
posed that any movement would be made
against San Luis, hut the mountain passes be
retained and Vera Cruz, be reduced, if possible
by land attack, on Scott taking command
The tow-boat Phenix, having in tow the ships
Manchester and Ironsides. and barque Leon
tine. exploded her boiler at the South west Pass,
below New Orleans, on the 2Ist inst. killing
about twenty persons and badly wounding a
number of others.
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LAUNCH OF THE GEORGE WAsHuSGros.-
This great steamer, designed to run between
this port and Bremen, touching at Southamp-
ton, is to be launched this morning. She is the
largest steamer ever built in this country, hav-
ing four decks, and her actual burthen exceed
ing 1000 tons, though she is but 100 tons GUS
tom-h house measurement. She is 24O feet long
She carries two engines, of 1000 horse power
each. Capt. Hewitt, formerly of the packet
ship Utica, has been selected to command her
and she will require a crew of about one hun
dred men-N y Journal Of Commerce 1st.
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We are pleased to learn that our citizens
have determined to commemorate the
birth day of Washington, by giving a
grand Military and Civic Ball, this year,
at the Ocean House. From the well
known taste of the gentlemen connected
with the management, we can safely PROM
Use to those who attend "a bright and joyous
festival.
The following gentlemen, we under
stand, have consented to act as managers:
Col. WM. GiLPIS, john u. WEAVER,
Col. c. ID. WEEDES, Is. ii. STEVENS
Capt. G. b. KsowLEs, PHILIP RIDER w.
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peace, aud to favor in their own bodies oil
sc,s and declarations which may promote
that end, consistently with due observance
Of the rights, claim, aud reputation OF The
United States.
Resolved, That his Excollency, the Gov
ernor, be requested to transmit copies oi The
preceding Resolutions to each OF our Sena.
tors and Representatives in Congress with
the request, that they be communicated to
their respective Houses and also copies to
the Executive Departments Of the several
States.
The above resolutions, after debate, were
adopted in the House, yeas ~. nays 20 land
in the Senate, yeas II, nays IL
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Court of Probate, .Newport, Feb. 1st, 1916

NUE first Administration account on the es'
tate of Edward ". Coke, was presented by
the Administrators for allowance, and for an
order of distribution of the balance of said ac-
count among the heirs AT law of said Edward
N. Coke: the same is read, received and re-
ferred for consideration TO Court Of Pro-
bate. to be holden at the Town Hall, in
Newport, on the first Monday in March
next, at 9 o'clock, o. M, and notice thereof
ordered to be given by advertisement, for
three successive weeks in the Herald of
The Times, that oil persons interested may
appear at said time and place and be heard.
True copy-witness,
Feb 4. b. b. HowLAND, Prob. Crk.
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Commissioners Notice.

VlHE subscribers having been appointed by
the Hon. Court Of Probate of the town of
Newport, Commissioners to receive and ex-
anime the claims of the creditors Of the estate
of Thomas G.. Pitman, late of Newport, tanner
dec, represented insovent, and six months
from the Cd day of November instant having
been allowed by said court to said creditors to
bring in and prove their claims, all persons
having claims against said estate are requested
to present them to either of us, and we will
meet at the store of J. s. Munro, on Saturday,
May Ist ls47, at o'clock p. NJ, for the pur-
pose of deciding on the claims that may be
presented against said estate.
VIM. SHERMAN,
GEO. II. WEAVER, Comm'rs.
EDWARD L. ALLAN.
Feb 4th, IS47.
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No. J.
Cold, Bleak and Rough Winds


NO
Cold, Bleak and Rough Winds
.NREATE an irritation on the cutcle, and
~ frequently render the skin and complex
on repulsive in appearance, with CHAPPED
FLESH, SORE, and BLEEDING LIPS, Cracked,
rough and discolored skin, covered with PIN.
Piles. botch pustules. ring worm, salt-rheum
erisipelas, rash, and other unsightly eruptions
Of the culicle. Now il those individuals who
suffer from any of these annoyances were to
use on their skin
RadWay's Chinese Medicatcd
SOap,
they would have the satisfaction of seeing all
those erup,ions. blemishes and diseases disnp.
pear, and their compilations be changed "a
that beautiful appearance which nature in
tended it should wear.
For shaving, this soap is excellent; it pro
duces a rich, creamy lather, soitens the
beard, and renders the skin smooth and
pliable.
Sold by r. J. TAYLOR Newport, r. ]. a,
I2b cents per cake. BE sure to ask for Rad
,cay's Chinese .Medieated Soap.
Dec. IL, 1916.
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Court of Probate, .ys,epori. FEB. |, Is47.

Court Of Probate, .Vs,opori, Feb. I, Is47.
DETER +. REMINGTON, Administrator on
IL the estate Of John Goddard, late of New.
port, cabinet maker, dec presents his final
Administration account on said estate for al
lowance; the same is read, received, and re.
ferred for consideration, To a Court oi Pro-
bate, to be holden at the Town Ilall,i New
port, on the first Monday in March next, at
o o'clock a M, and notice is ordered to be given
thereof BY advertisement for three successive
weeks in the Herald OF the Times, for all per.
sons Interested to appear at said time and place
and be heard. True copy-wilncSs,
Feb l. BB IIowLAND. Prob. elk
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Court of Probate, .Vtnpori, Feb. Isl, lSl7.

CoiTl OF Probdle, .Vtnporl, Fsb. IH Io1I.
DETER P. REMINGTON, Administrator
l. on the estate Of James T. Sherman, late OF
Newport, deceased, presents his final account on
said estate for allowance the same Is read re-
ceived and referred for consideration TO a
Court of Probate to be holden AT the Town
Hall, in Newporton The iirst Monday IN March
next, at Q o'clock n. IN and notice Is ordered
to be given thereof by advertisement for three
successive weeks in the Herald of The Times
that all pc rSons Interested may appear at said
time and place and be heard.
True copy witness,
Feb. 4. B Is. HowL,sD, Prob. elk
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Inside the bar at Brazos, Jan. 9th, brig Tssso,
and schr. Warsaw.
Sid fun Charleston, 9th ult, brig Orray
Taft, Cozzens, fr Prov.
At Belize, Honduras, Jan. 5th, brig Robert
Bruce, Wade, fin New York, arr Dee. 22, land
Sid Jan 7th for Santo Tomass y schr Nile,
Cook, fin do, and sid 4th for Mullins River
In port, schr. Eliza, Wade, fin New York, arr
Dec. %; Monterey, do, arr. Dec. q, both ldg
fr New York
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Saco, January 2s.
Mr.. BRowN:-Sir. it afforded me great pleas
ure to be able to testify TO the wonderful virtue
OF your Sarsaparila and Tomato Bitters I
think my case is one of peculiar interest there.
fore send you perfect sketch ofmy face before
taking your medicine, and after its use, which
you can make use of If you see iii, for the
benefit of yourself or those that are similarly
afflicted. ! have been for the last four years
most severely afflicted with a IIUMOR cover
ing my iace and part of my body most of the
time. have been unable to attend to my busi-
ness, during that time have taken every med-
cine that has been recommended, and have
drank gallons of the Sarsaparilla Syrup and de-
coction, all of which has not had the least effect
upon my disease. At last was recommended
by my physician to give yonr Sarsaparlla and
Tomato Bitters one trial, as he had used them
with good success in a number of similar cases
| have used only four bottles. and to my utter
astonishment it has entirely cured me. think
the cuts which accompany this will show you
the wonderful difference in my appearance. !
do most sincerely recommend your medicines
to ALL and know they will find them most val
uable article. Yours, truly,
T. RYAN.
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The AsTEREsTERs PARDoSED.-Governor
Young of New York, has pardoned all OF the
men who have been sentenced to the State
Prison, in that State, for making violent and
armed opposition to the civil officers employed
in serving civil processes on the "Mnnors.
Some of them have received full pardon,
others are released from the State Prison, but
are to remain deprived of their rights as citi-
zena
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TO MARINERS.

There is a small shoal of rocks lying be-
tween Montauk Point and the East end of
Fishers Island about midway having less than
fourteen feet water on them at some low tides
This shoal is not laid down on any chart, and
being directly in the way of vessels drawing
more than fourteen feet, heating up to Sag
iarbor, New London, or any Of the ports on
the Sound There is no buoy to point il out,
and never has been. o. PRESCOTT, Boston
and New York Pilot
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From the NY. Com. Adv. of Monday.
BY TELEGRAPH.
from THE ARMY

IMPORTANT from THE ARMY.
Victoria taken by Col. Kinney
KulnOrs Of n Battle at Salti llO--
Col. May attacked and his Rear
Guard taken priSOncrS-RulnO
cd Acceptance by Mexico Of the
Offer Of Negotiation, &c. &c.
Washington, Jan. 3l-5P. N.
The brig Georglanna, from Tampico l4th
inst, arrived at New ORLEANS ODD inst. Col.
Kinney arrived at Tampico on the 18th direct
from Victoria, with dispatches from Gen. Tay-
lor TO Gen. Shields, to suspend operations for
the present. lie entered Victoria with Gen.
Quitman on the 9th. Gen. Quitman drove the
Nlexlcans before him The last thirty or forty
miles before entering Victoria. The Mexicans
were very reluctant to give up the place. but
went out on one side as Quilman entered on the
other. Gen Qultman, having no cavalry could
not pursue them. Col. Kinney parted with Gen.
Taylor at Montenorales and pushed on with
Gen. Quitman 10 Victoria, and thence alone TO
Iampico. e 'l
There was no reason to suppose that Gen.
Butler and 'ien. Worth had moved from Saltil-
10, though IL was SO reported. The Mexican
army, 1t was believed, was not far of. The Mex
ican soldiers seen in the neighborhood Of Saltil'
10 are now supposed to have been advanced par
ties of some fifteen hundred or two thousand
men, kept in possession on this side ofthe desert
between Sallilo and San Luis, to destroy the
water tanks in case the American army should
move in force in the direction OF San LUIS which
precludes the idea Of any serious attack being
contemplated upon General Worth or General
Wool, the object of the Mexieans being only to
keep watch upon the American forces, to retreat
before any advance, and cut ofsupplies OF water.
Col. Kinney brought rumor to Tampico
that fifteen thousand Mcxicans were to attack
Saltllo on the 9Th ult., and verbal news was
brought by the Georgiana 10 New Orleans To
the effect that Santa Anna had placed himself
between Taylor and Worth with 3d. 900 men,
and n general action was immediately expect.
ed. This is probably mere repetition Of ru-
mors before received by the way of Matamoras.
Private letters express very little doubt of large
Mexican forces, mostly cavalry, being at Tula,
at the lasl dates, under General Vaentia. Gen
erals Urea. Romero, and Fernandez were also
reported in that vicinity.
| On the lSt day OF January Gen. Taylor sent
forward Col May To examine the mountain
passes between Montemoralcs and Labradores.
On his return be took another pass leading io
LnareS. and was attacked by a large body OF
the enemy and his rear guard cut of, by rolling
stones into the pass which was scarcely wide
enough for single horsenan. Col. May
aged to get through with the main body Of
his force, aud reached spot whore he was
enabled to dislpount and return to SuccOr the
rear guard. I,ui II was too late, rs the enemy
bad relreatcd with lheiI pTIsonegS.
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ID II A II II s.

In this town, on Thursday last, Mrs, Mary
Steed Dunn, aged 85 years, "a native of Devon
shire, England) relict of the late Rev. Thomas
Dunn.
In this town, on Thursday last, Sarah, daugh-
ter of Mr.. Zenas l.. Hammond, aged years
and months.
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State o/ Rhode Island. &c.

SFdfe NJ Rhode Island, &c.
.NswpoH, SC
CLEHk's Orrcr, Supreme ''oort
W IiEREAS William Drummond Sessions,
w Of the town and comfy of Newport has
filed in said office his petition, praying for GER.
tain reasons contained therein that ,aId C,sIsr
would pass decree di>Solving ;h- marriage
now existing between him and his wife Lydia
Ann Sessions
Notice is hereby given to The said Lydia Ann,
that she be and appear (f she thinks fii) before
said Courl 10 he hetden At Newport. within and
for the county OF Newport, on the first Monday
of March. lS47, and then and there TO respond
TO said petition. VIM. GlLPlN. Gin.
Newport. Jan &, IS47.-6w
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Opinion and Experience of the Editor of the
Richmond News & Star, Dec. 8, Is45
WiStar's Balsam Of Wild Cherry

Is constantly advertised in our columns. We
feel bound to say that we put little faith general
ly in specifics and nostrums-m less in your
cure-alls. But familiar use of this medicine
for six or seven years past-during which
time the editor who writes this has at intervals
suffered with acute asthma, and he writing not
so much for the benefit of the proprietors, as for
that Of those afflicted with that distressir &
disease; takes pleasure in saying that he has in
variably found it beneficial to him, and in every
case where it has been used promptly at the first
indication of an attack, with entire and prompt
relief From having also observed it tried by
others, he is of opinion that it is worthy of the
confidence Of the public.
None genuine unless signed |. BUTTS on
he wrapper.
For sale, in Newport, by r. J. TAYLOR.
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MAssAcHUsETTs LEGisLATURE.-Mr. Cush.
ing has resigned his seat as u member Of the
House Of Representatives, and will immed-
atsly assume the command Of the newly
raised regimen, Of volunteers.
The resolution to appropriate $50 900 for the
volunteers was lost on motion for it's third
roading by a vote Of 100 nays TO AZ yeas.
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To Let,

- THE Farm in Brentons Neck called
HyfXH the Prices Neck farm, now improved
GllIM. by Seth Bateman. Said farm has a
valuable privilege OF sea manure and contains
about one hundred and ten acres. Apply to
Mrs. S. + GARDNER,
or at the Bank Of Rhode Island.
Newport, Feb. 4, lS47.
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Guardians Notice.

YTNHl subscriber having been by the Hon
l. Court Of Probate appointed Guardian o
the person and Estate Of Nancy Stewart, OF
Newport, single woman, and having given
bonds for the faithful discharge OF the trust
gives this public notice that those interested may
govern themselves accordingly.
EDWARD w. LAWTON.
Fob ld 1917 -6w
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The Philadelphia correspondent Of the New
York Mirror, writes that the scarlet fever is
very general throughout that city. 1t has
ragged fatally for about three weeks, and is
rather on tile increase.
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In this town, on Monday evening last, by
the Rev Mr. Smith, Mr.. George NJ Hazard,
to Miss Almira Sweet, both of this place
At Waupon Fond du lac County, (W'scon'
sim on the oath ult., Stephen r.. Cotton, Esq,
Counsellor ut Law, of Greene Bay, 0ormerly
of this town. to Miss Caroline ii. daughter OF
DIR. Israel Greene, of the former place.
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Bnnk Of Rhode Island

ATa meeting Of the Hoard Of Directors on
N the 2lst inst AuGusruS N. LIrrLsriELD, was
elected Director nlhe place of Edward Clarke,
resigned.
w. A, CLARKE, Cashier.
Newport Jan. ~, 1872,
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Executors Sale.

IA THE Subscriber offers for sale the
ET!64 farm in Portsmouth, owned by the late
I!4Ra. George Engs, dec, containing about s3
acres of good Land, in excellent condition; a
large two story dwelling house, two good barns,
a milk and ice house, crib, sheds, and other
buildings. II is situated on the East side of the
Island, about miles from Newport, and near the
farms well known as GREEN VALE and VArcLUsE.
For terms &c. apply to
SAMUEL ENGS, Acting Executor.
Newpott, Jan. 80.
~ The Providence Daily Journal will please
copy the above for 3 weeks, and forward bill.