Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-11-16
To tie Editor Of the Newport Herald.

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RELIGIOUS PERsEouTIos IN AMERICA IN
THE 18TH CENTURy.-A highly respectable
Journal Of recent date relates that not long ago
the deacon Of Baptis, Church at Montego
Day, simply for prayUg to Almighty God and
teaching others to do So was summoned to APP
pear before competent court, and being con-
victed of the fact his house was sulnmarially
demolished, and himself stretched upon the
ground and whipped until his flesh was cover.
ed with blood, after which his hands were
bound and his feet made fast in the stocks,
whilst nearly naked-his body being SO lacer-
atcd that he was unable to wear his clothes, a
few Of which his wife had fastened round him.
lie was afterwards sent to the work house
with directions TO the supervisor to renew the
whipping as soon as his back was well enough
to bear it. He was then sent to work on the
public roads in chains. At the end Of three
months he was liberated, for a short season
only, as in his persisting in his religious cxcr-
cises he was again placed in the stocks and
immurred in dungeon. Amidst all his suf,
fering he was never heard to murmur or com.
plain except upon occasion of his being debar-
red the privilege of seeing his wife who was
taken i'll during his Imprisonment.
/ The same paper relates that the house Of a
laboring man in Kentucky was entered during
his absence by two fends in human shape, who
seized his two only children and forcibly car
ried them off. The frantic mother flew to
their rescue but was knocked down and cruel
| ly beaten by the ruffans, who succeeded in
carrying away the children, leaving the hap
less mother disabled on the floor where she
was found weeping in agony by the wretched
father on his return IN the evening. 1t would
appear from the statement, ,ha, so low is the
moral standard Of the community in which
this atfocious act occurred, that no excitement
was caused by its commission, nor were any
| efforts made to recover and restore the chill
dren to their hear,-broken parents. Should
any of your readers doubt the truth of the
above statements, they would probably be con-
vinced of their truth by perusal of the details
as given in the paper in the writer's possession,
and which is at your service should you think
proper to copy the entire art-rendng nara
nves into your columns. H.
Il III" Ewbanks Hydraulics, a descriptive
| and historical account of Hydraulic and other
| machines for rlislng water ancient and mod
! ern with observations on various subjects con-
nected with the mechanic arts including the
| progressive developemcnt of the Steam En-
| gine, &c. &C."
Il The above IS the title of a Book recently
published by Greely & McElrath, New York,
to which we would call the attention of every
mechanic. The author has no, contented hiu,-
self, with merely noticing or describing the
mechanic inventions now IN use, but has given
faithful account of the earliest and rudest
cOntrivances Sin order;' to quote his own
words, +" that inventors may here see what
has been accomplished, and thus avoid wasting
their energies on things previously known. -
! We notice, that about so pages are devoted to
the history Of Fire Engines, with descriptions
and views of those of the Egyptians 1000
years since, Of Newshams, of No Memory
and of the Philadelphia and New York Mod
ern Dandies. For sale by G.. f.. lIammett, Jr.
i Lost Operboard-Peter Armstrong, a col
orcd citizen Of this town. seaman on board of
the Sloop Niglant, Heath, from this port for
| New York, was lost overheard on Monday
last, about miles 5 5 w Of Beaver Tail
Light, during gale of wind. The boat was
lowered, and every excr.on made to save him,
but he sunk just before the boa, reached him.
lie has left wife and two children A re-
ward has been offered by the Colored Seamens
Mutual Assistance Society for the recovery of
his body. The deceased was very worthy
| man.