Newport, n. i.

Correspondence Of the Herald.l
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NrwPoRr, July I, lS45.
Account Of Chiroirtc and Intrepid Action bet,oesn
the People Of Newport and i,co Score Of enormous


Whales in Ne,cpor Harbor


Your valuable paper being most read by the fash
ionables of these United States, you should have
the latest and most interesting news stirring at the
summer resorts of the upper ten thousand. Now in
this cool and delightful town you have no cores
pondent, at which have often wondered, and the
ladies also have often expressed their surprise after
having sent to your agents for the Herald, and not
finding one word from Newport


This morning at about o'clock, there was
a shoa of whales discovered in our inner harbor
the news spread, and everybody fockedto the wharf
to see the sport


Everything that could float pressed into the
service, and soon our harbor presented one OF the
most animated, exciting scenes ever behel Id. The
boats put after them, sail boats and whale boats,
all manned and equipped; and after about three hours
shore thirtyth fish, that will yield from to
three barrels per fish.


Capt. Smile, of the brig America, and his bro
ther, with their boats, captured seventeen fish Capt
Lawton, OF the u. S.A., manned Captain Woolsey's
yacht Reveille, and with the assistance OF Captain
Bailey, OF the brig Confidence, and Mr.. W. Swim
bune, who acted boat seerer captured three very
large ones, that will yield four barrels piece The
wharves were lined with people, and all enjoyed
the exciting scene, and the town OF Newport now
presents one OF the most lively and animated scenes
it ever did before. Those who were so fortunate
to strike whale, (and among them Capt. Lawton
stands preeminenD will reve in the bright smiles OF
the lovely bellies OF Newport for beauty always loves
bravery.