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AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR.
<be ©nites States
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. Printed and Published every SATURDAY
the United States,
SATURDAY, AUGUST 3 0, 1800.
Sixth Congress oj the United States,
At the firfl fcffion, begun and held at the city of
Philadelphia, in the state of Pennsylvania,
on Monday the 2d of December, 1799-
^;>«na» —•
CHAPTER XLVIII.
✓O/ ACT making appropriations for the
military eftablijhment of the United
States, in the year one thousand eight
hundred.
Sec. 1. T)E it enabled by the Senate and Houfeof
D Representatives of the United States -f
America, in Congress aJfembled, That for defray
ing the expenses of the military establishment of
the United States, for the year one thousand
eight hundred, the pay and subsistence of the
officers and men, bounties and premiums, the
eloathing, hospital, ordnance, quarter-matters
and Indian departments, the defenfive protec
tion of the frontiers, the contingent expentes of
the war department, for the fabrication of can
non and arms, and putchafe of ammunition,
and for the payment of military pensions, the
sum of three millions forty-two thousand five
hundred and seventy-six dollars and thirty-five
cents be, and is hereby appropriated ; that is to
fay':
For the pay of the army of the United States,
one million eighteen thousand fix hundred and
twenty dollars.
For the subsistence of the army, seven hun
dred and eighty-seven thousand seven hundred
and eighty-fix dollars and thirty-five cents.
For forage, the sum of thirty-fix thousand fix
hundred and seventy-two dollars.
For horses to replace those which may die,
or become unfit for service, the sum of five
thousand dollars.
For eloathing, the fam of two hundred and
fifty-feven thousand nine hundred and fifty-five
dollars.
For bounties and premiums, the sum of four
teen thousand dollars.
For the hospital department, the sum of fifty
one thousand dollars.
For the ordnance department, the sum of one
hundred and thirteen thousand five hundred and
twenty-two dollars.
For the quarter matters' department, the sum
of five hundred and twenty-eight thousand and
fixty-five dollars.
For paying annuities to the following nations
of Indians, in pursuance of treaties: To the Six
Nations, Cherokees, Chickasaws and Creeks, the
sum of fifteen thousand dollars.
For promoting civilization among the Indian
tribes, and pay of temporary agents, the sum of
fifteen thousand dollars.
For expense attending the running of the line
of demarkation between the Indian territory of
the United States, including the pay of commis
sioners, surveyors and assistants, the sum of four
thousand dollars.
For the defenfive protection of the frontiers
of the United States, including the eredion and
repairs of forts and fortifications, the sum of sixty
thousand dollars.
For loss of stores, allowances to officers on
being ordered to distant commands, and for
special purposes; advertising and apprehending
deserters, printing, purchasing maps, and other
contingencies, the sum of forty thousand dollars.
Fof the annual allowance to the invalids of
the United States, for their pensions from the
fifth of March one thouland eight hundred, to
the fourth of March one thousand eight hun
dred and one, the sum of ninety-three thousand
dollars.
Sec. 2. And be it further ena&ed, That for the
fabrication of cannon and arms, and the pur
chase of ammunition for the army and navy, and
for the militia of the United States, in addition
to the sums unexpended of the appropriations
made by the ads of Congress of the fourth of
May and firft of July seventeen hundred and
ninety eight, the sum of two hundred and sixty
thousand dollars (hall be, and hereby is appro
priated.
See. 3. And be it further enacted. That the fore
going appropriations shall be paid out of any
monies in the Treasury of the United States,
not olberwife appropriated.
THEODORE SEDGWICK,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Th : JEFFERSON,
Vice-Prudent of the United States, and
President of the Senate.
Approved—May loth A. D. 1800.
JOHN ADAMS,
Prudent of the United States.
CHAPTER XLIX.
An ACT to eftabliJh the diftria of Ken
nebunk,, and to annex Lyme to New-
London ; and to alter the dftrifi of
Bermuda Hundred and City Point ; —
and therein to amend the aft, intituled,
“ An aft to regulate the collection of du
ties on imports and tonnage."
it enaaed by the Senate and House of
"°'* JO Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress offmisled, That from and af
ter the thirtieth day of June next, the towns of
Wells and Arundel, in the state of Maffaehufetts,
and all the Chores and waters thereof, shall be a
diftrid, to be called the diftri& of Kennebunk,
of which the port of Kennebunk shall be the
sole port of entry ; and the ports of Wells and
Cape Porpoise shall be ports of delivery on
ly, and a collator for the diftria shall be ap
pointed to reside at Kennebunk.
Sec. 2. And ^ it further enaUed, That ships
and vessels ov :ed in whole or in part in the
towns of Edge I ,mb and Newcastle, in the dif
trid of Maine, having entered in due form of
law at the port of Wifeaffet, and taken on board
an officer, shall be permitted to unlade in the
parts of the said towns which adjoin Sheepfcut
river., a
Sec. 3. And be it farther enaaed, That from
and after the thirtieth day of June next, the
town of Lyme, in the state of ConncQicut, and
Publ'fed bv Authority.
Laws of the Union.
= TCTON Ann MORALITY are indispensible supports. -WASHINGTON'S Legacy.
OF ALL THE DISPOSITIONS AND HABITS WHICH LEAD TO POLITICAL PROSPERITY, KLLIbIUN AMD :
An A CT Supplemental to the afl, intituled,
" An tie for an amicable feitlement of
limits <with the fate of Georgia ; and
authorizing the eJlablifoment of a govern
ment in the Mississippi territory."
T) E it enaßed by the Senate and House of
"' '* Representatives of the United States
of America, in Congress aJfembled, That so much
of the ordinance of Congress of the thirteenth
of July, one thousand seven hundred and eigh
ty-seven, and of the a& of Congress of the se
venth of August, one thousand seven hundred
and eighty-nine, providing for the government
of the territory of the United State, north-well
of the river Ohio, as relates to the organiza
tion of a General Assembly therein, and pre
scribes the powers thereof, fhall.forthwith ope
rate, and be in force in the Mississippi territory :
Provided, That until the number of free male
inhabitants of full age, in the said territory, shall
amount to five thousand, there shall not be re
turned to the General Assembly more than nine
representatives.
Sec. 2. And be it further enabled. That until
the number of free male inhabitants of full age
in the Mississippi territory shall amount to five
thousand, the county of Adams shall be entitled
to chufe four representatives to the General As
sembly, the county of Pickering four, and the
Tenfaw and Tombigbee settlements, one.
Sec, 3. Arid be it further ena&ed, That the firft
election, for representatives to the General As
sembly, shall be on the fourth Monday in July
next, and that all subsequent ekdions shall be
regulated by the legislature.
Sec. 4 And be it further enaaed, That it shall
be the duty of the governor of the Mississippi
territory, to cause the said election to be holden
an the day aforefaid, at the mod convenient
place in the counties and settlements aforefaid,
and to nominate a proper officer or officers to
preside at and condudl the fame, and to return
to him the names of the persons who may have
been duly elected.
See. 5. And be it further enaaed, That the re
presentatives shall be convened by the governor
at the town of Natchez, on the fourth Monday
in September next.
Sec. 6. And be it further enabled. That so soon
as the number of free male inhabitants of full
' age shall amount to, or exceed five thousand,
I the number of representatives to the General
!Affembly shall be determined, and the appor-
I tionment made in the way piefcribed in the
ordinance.
Sec. 7. And be it further enaaed, That nothing
the shores and waters thereof, shall be annexed
as a port of delivery only to the diftrid of New-
London, and all vessels bound to or from the
said port of Lyme, shall firft come to, enter,
and clear at the said port of New-London :—
Provided however, That the surveyor appointed
to reside at Saybrook shall be authorized to visit
and infpeft ships or vessels arriving at said porto
of Lyme, and generally to perform the duties
of a surveyor, as may be reqaifite within said
port.
See. 4. And be it further enaded, That from
and after the thirtieth day of June next, the
diftrietof Bermuda Hundred and City Point,
as at present constituted in the state of Virginia,
shall be called the diftri& of Petersburg, to com
prehend Petersburg, City Point, and all the wa
ters, shores, bays, harbors, and inlets of James
River, from Hood's and the jundion of Chica
homing to the junction of the James and Appa
mattox rivers, and from thence to the highest
tide-water of Appamattox, and also the Chica
homing to its highest tide-water mark ; and the
port for the said diftrid shall extend from Pe
twrfburg to City Point. And another diftrift
shall be formed to be called the diftrid of Rich
mond, to comprehend Richmond, and Man
cheder, and Bermuda Hundred, and all the wa
ters, shores, bays, harbors, and inlets of James
river from Bermuda Hundred, including the
harbor thereof, to the highest tide-water of
James Rivet ; and the port shall extend from
Richmond and Manchester to Bermuda Hun
dred. The office of collector for the diftrid of
Petersburg shall be kept in the town of Peters
burg; and a colleaor shall be appointed for
the Richmond diftri&, whose office shall be kept
in the city of Richmond ; and the surveyors
within those two diftrias shall continue to re
side at the places at present established by law.
Sec. 5. And be it farther enabled, That the
maftcr of any ship or vessel, bound to any dif
tria of James River above Sewal's Point, shall,
before he pass by the said Point,and immediately
after his arrival either at the fame or at Hamp
ton Road, deposit with the collector of the port
of Norfolk and Portsmouth, or of Hampton, a
true manifeft of the cargo on board such ship
or vessel ; and the said colleaor shall, after re
gistering the manifeft, transmit the fame duly
certified to have been so deposited, to the officer
with whom the entries are to be made : And
the said colleaor may, whenever he shall judge
it to be necessary for the security of the reve
nue put an infpeaor of the customs on board
any such ship or vessel, to accompany the fame
until her arrival at the firft port of entry or de
livery, in the diftria, to which such ship or ves
sel may be defined • And if the master or com
mander of any such ship or vessel shall ncglea
' or omit to deposit a manifeft in manner as afore-
Gid, or shall refufe to receive an infpeaor of
the customs on board, as the case shall require,
he shall forfeit and pay five hundred dollars, tp
be recovered with costs of suit, one half for the
use of the officer with whom such manifeft
ought to have been deposited, and the other
half to the use of the colleaor of the diftria to
which the said ship or vessel may be bound.
Sec. 6. And be it further enaaed, That such
part and so much of the aft, intituled, " An ad
to regulate the colle&ion of duties on imports
and tonnage," as comes within the purview of
this ad, being contrary hereto, shall be and
hereby is repealed.
THEODORE SEDGWICK,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Th: JEFFERSON,
Flee-Prefdent of the United States, and
PreJident of the Senate.
Approved—May icth, A. D. 1800.
JOHN ADAMS,
PreJident of the United States.
CHAPTER L.
A General Court Martial, confifting'of thir
teen officers of the army, has been in fcffion, at
the Union Hotel, in this city, since the 24 ult.
The fubjeds before them are, an officer of Dra
goons, from the state of Tennessee, and a cap
tain of Artillery, from Fort Jay, in the state of
New York. The court is said to have been in
council for some time, on Wednesday and
Thursday last with doors closed, and on Thurs
day they, for special reasons, adjourned until
this day. We learn that capt. James Bruff of
the artillery, presides, and capt. Campbell Smith
of the Weftern Army, officiates as the judge ad
vocate. Members collected from Norfolk, Har
per s Ferry, city of Wafbington, Baltimore, Fort
Mifflin, Philadelphia, New Nork, and interme
diate places.
PHILADELPHIA; AUG. IT.
Sec. 8. And be it further enaaed, That, the
General AfL-mbly shall meet at least once in
every year, and such meeting shall be on the
firft Monday of December, unlcfs they shall by
law appoint a different day : Provided, That
the governor shall have power on extraordinary
occasions to convene the General Assembly.
Sec. 9. And be it further enaaed. That neither
House during the fcffion of the General Assem
bly shall, without the content of the other, ad
journ for more than three days, nor tcrany other
place than that in which the two Houses shall be
fitting.
Sec. 10. And be it further enabled, That it
shall be lawful for the Commissioners appointed,
or who may hereafter be appointed on the part
of the United States, in pursuance of the ad, in
tituled, “An a& for an amicable fettlemcnc of
limits with the state of Georgia ; and authoriz
ing the eflahlifhment of a government in the
Mississippi territory," or any two of them, final
ly to fettle by compromise with the Commis
sioners, which have been or may be appointed by
the state of Georgia, any claims mentioned in
said aft, and co receive in behalf of the United
States a cession of any lands therein mentioned,
or of the jurifdiaion thereof, on such terms as
to them shall appear reasonable : And also, that
the fad commissioners on the part of the United
States, or any two of them, be authorized to
enquire into the claims which are or shall be
made by settlers or any other persons whatso
ever, to any part of the aforefaid lands, and to
receive from such settlers and claimants any
propoficions of compromise which may be made
by them, and lay a full statement of the claims
and the propositions which may be trade to
them by the settlers or claimants to any part of
the said lands, together with their opinion there
on, before Congress, for their decision thereon,
as soon as may be : Provided, That the fettle
meut shall be made and completed before the
fourth day of hfarch, one thousand eight hun
dred and three: And provided also. That the
said Commissioners shall not contrad for the pay
ment of any money from the Treasury of the
United States to the state of Georgia, other
than the proceeds of the fame lands.
THEODORE SEDGWICK,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Th: JEFFERSON,
Uice-Prjident of the United States, and
President of the Senate.
Approved—May 10th, A. D. ißco.
Before the Federal Court, fitting in this
town, for the diftrias of Hamilton and Wash
ington, on Friday last came on the trial of Geo.
a Cherokee Indian, charged with having in
conjunction with another Indian called the Lit
tle Rabbit, murdered a white man named
James Johnftonc. —The evidence chiefly confift
cd of the prisoner's .own voluntary confeffion,
which was, that himfelf and the Rabbit had
left their homes, for the purpose of murdering
somebody. Johnftone^ being the firfl house
they came to, George (hot at him through a
crack in the house, but not having killed him,
they both rushed in, while he was endeavour
ing to get his gun, and with knives put a period
to his exigence—These fa&s being proved to
the Jury, they found him GUILTY, the sen
tence was pronounced in proper form, and the
culprit was executed in pursuance thereof on
the evening of the succeeding day.
Great exertions, we arc informed, are making
by the chiefs to -apprehend rhe Little Rabbit
and bring him to justice, which exertions we
hope will be attended with fucccfs.
in this ad shall in any refpea impair the right
of the state of Georgia to the jurifdiaion, or of
the said state, or of any person or persons to the
foil of the said territory, but the rights and
claim, of the laid state, and all persons interest
ed, are hereby declared to be as firm and avail
able as if this a& had never been made.
PHILADELPHIA, AVGUST 12.
On Saturday last, the Supreme Court of the
United States commenced its Session in this city.
The indisposition of Judge Chafe prevented the
Court from proceeding to business on the firft
day of the Term. Several important Causes
will be heard and determined in the course of
the present week. The Cause which the Court
has now before it, is that of Talbot against Sea
man ; in which property to the amount of near
ly 100,000 dollars is in question.
Judge Cufbing (owing to indisposition) has
not attended.
Articles per Mails.
It was some time since mentioned that four
officers of the United States army had fought a
general duel in a room, with their dirks; and
that they all were wounded.—The report prob
ably originated in the tranfadion mentioned
in a letter from New-Orleans, of the 10th of
june,in which the writer fays, " about the Bth
March I was at Loftus Heights, Lt. Ferro,
had been tried and cashiered.—On the trial he
threatened the lives of those who Should vote
against him. Capt. Grifon, and Lt. Smith,
went into a public house, and having been two
of the Court, allied Ferro if he made the above
threats.—He answered in ,he affirmative, and
drew his dirk.—An affray took place, in which
all three were Slabbed."
The poor Africans, who in con frequence of
the Slave Trade law, have been brought into
No. 40. k'oi'X.
JOHN ADAMS,
PreJident of the United States.
KNOXVILLE, JULY 19.
Morning, by CHARLES PEIRCE, Printer of the Laws &c. of
in New^Hampfhire.
1
PRICE I DOLLAR jo CENTS Per Annam
Oracle of the Bap.
Arrived at the. Lazaretto, yeferday, Itß Black
people, without the leaf eloathing, being taken on board
the fcb. Pbebe, prize to the U S.Jbip Ganges. Hu
mane citizens are requeued to fend to the Health Office
at the state boufe any kind of Linen cloatbs for their
accommodation, as well as to prevent the free their
decency will be exposed to, byfo many of both Sexes be
ing thus exposed naked.
The Hon. Littleton W. Tazewell, is
elected a Representative in Congress for the re
maining part of the time attached to Gen. Mar
fall's election.
Taken and retaken, from the 6th of Odobet,
1799,10 25th May, 1800, by the squadron
under the command of Richard Valentine
Morris, Esq.
"Captured.
Brig L'Ocean,—Dove, carried into St. Thomas,
Conquejl of Italy,—L' Efperance,—Sebrs. Haiti
guefe,—Brilliant Youth, —Gambea use , —Favorite,
—7 a f° n i ' 1 Renomie jince the 2Jtb inJi
IdOnze Vendemaire, —La Fonguefe,—L'Hercufe
Rencontre, —General Maffena, —Felix.
Recaptured.
Brig Hen rich, —Zylpba, — Brothers ,— - George,—^
Penelope, Amos ilcoggin, —Hannibal,- —Atlantic,
—-Mary, —Anna, —Eliza,-— -——,fent to Mar
tinique,—-Sebrs. Viaoria, — Harriet, —Alpha,—
Aurora, —Benevolence, —lsabella,— Three Friends,
—Prifcilla, —Dfpatcb,—William,— -*■, Nan
cy,fent to Neva-York, —Grinder, tender to the Uni
tie, Britijb Frigate,Jince tgtb inst. Ship Commerce,
Portland,—William and Mary,—Lugger,—Brit
ijo letter of Marque.
BOSTON, AUS. 20.
The Supreme Judicial Court of the U. States,
is in session at Philadelphia. Judges Fatterfon,
Chafe, Washington and Moore, attend :—But
Judge Cufhiug has been hindered by indisposi
tion. —
The Hon. John Lawrence, of New-York,
has resigned his feat in the senate of the United
States. —•
The Centinel fays,
' “We ivill prediA" —and are content to leave
the issue to Time—that Mr. Jefferfon will not
have one vote in Maffaehufetts, New-Hamp
shire, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Vermont.
Tallyrand himfelf has as much right to expe&
the U. S. will be taken care of by the Abolition
Society.
It appears by a dispatch from Dcffalines,
Touffaint's brigade general, dated head-quarters
Mazainc Plantations, June 28, that a severe en
gagement has taken place between the armies
of Touffaint and Rigaud, in which great num
bers of the latter fell, and the remainder put
to flight. It was supposed he would not make
a (land until he arrived at the fortified town of
Aux Cayes, and which was considered hjs last
resource.
A large Saw Fish, was caught at
Cape May, on the 6th instant. It had
run into an inlet, and having 101 l its
way out, got into shoal water. A num
ber of the inhabitants of the shores, col
leded together, and attacked it with
harpoons, and other similar weapons ;
they, with some difficulty, and some
sport, after a long conflict, secured it.
This curious Fish is now in Peal's Mu
seum, Philadelphia. It measures thir
teen feet in length, the girt is five feet
five inches, and the length of the beak
three feet.
Extraß of a letter from a merchant in Dublin, to a
commercial house in Philadelphia, dated May
31, 1800.
“ The sale of flaxfeed has closed here
very badly. The price during the lad
3 weeks, has been from £3 15, down
t 0 £3 8. 0. p. hogshead—and a consi
derable quantity of Dutch and Baltic
left on hand—Little or no demand for
any of your produce except flour, which
(including the bounty) is worth £4.
16. 3 your barrel.
“ The poor are wretchedly circum
stanced. In this city there are several
institutions for their relief. Adan has
been adopted for making bread, with a
mixture of wheat and barley meal, and
boiled or ground rice. This is fold at
a penny per pound under its cost, but
the distributors find it impossible to sup
ply the demand."
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, TWELFTH YEAR.
votes. ——
ELECTIONEERING 1
On the ensuing Grand Election in December,
the following names will compose the
STAUNCH FEDERAL LIST, viz.
JOHN ADAMS.
CHARLES C. PINCKNEY!
And the motto to this last will be,
"UNITE OR DIE,"
A late Centmel fays,
Until the late rains the drought was severe in
many parts of Maffaehufetts, New-liampihire
and Vermont. " The heaven over their heads
was almost as brass ; —the earth under them as
iron; and their rain powder and dust; but
the late showers have surprisingly changed the
face of Nature ; and the Husbandman has now
the affiatance of a plentiful harvest. The Indian
Corn is very luxuriant; the small grains have
been well gotten in : and the roots, and vegeta
bles, look finely. The orchards will not pro.
duce so abundantly as in some fcafons, but there
will not be a scarcity of cyder.
A new census of the United States it row
taking. Har tford,in Connedicut, contains 3624.
inhabitants. •
FEDERAL REGISTER.
[OFFICIAL.)
A LIST OF PRIZES
PHILADELPHIA, AUGUST 5.
HUMANITY!
We learn that feme of Dr. Waterhouse's chil
dren are at this fine in # Dr. Afpinwall's Hospital
in thefame room with two persons, who have the
small-pox full out upon them; one the natural
way. This will go far to convince doubters tba?
the Kine-pox fecuree the human fyfem from tbe
small-pox. Ive underhand that the Dr. means that
every one of bis children who bate been inoculated
for the Kine-pox fell undergo this trial.
MAD DOGS.
There died in New-York of various diseases
(not including the yellow fever) from the 31 of
Aug. to the ioth, 61 persons.
Dr. Tilery, Resident Physician to the Ma
rine Hospital, has certified, that a boy of eight
years old, by cxcelkve exercise, and being wet,
had been seized with the yellow fever, and is
dead ; but that no other case fas been reported
to him, and that he does not know of a Angle
one existing in the city of Ne^-York.
An Elizabethtown paper obfet ves that about
the middle of lad month, the thermometer flood
at 104 degrees in the (hide. At Lantingburg,
in the open air, and on the north fide of a build
ing it flood at xoB.
COIF POX-
STATE OF HEALTH.
All she towns in the Nothern States, the ci
ties of New-York, Philadelphia and Baltimore,
we are happy to learn, enjoy a total exemption
from the fever, the flux has made some ravage,
amongst the children in New-York and in some
towns in Maffaehufetts.
At the Hospital on Staten Island, only four
cases of the yellow fever has occured —two died
and two were cured.
Account, from Norfolk are various .Aletter
from thence, dated the 31st ult. fays, " it is
more fckly here now than has been known since
the place was fettled. Ten persons died yeftcr
day." But a late paper of that city dates the
town to be as healthy as ever in the summer
season ; and a vessel from thence in eight days,
arrived on Thursday, reports, that although it
had been sickly there, a favorable change had
been produced by the late rains.
From South-Carolina and Georgia, we hare
also favorable accounts
The following, taken from a late London
paper, proves the value of the difeovery;
" Such of the soldiers of the 85th regiment,
Rationed at Colchefter, together with their
wives and children, as never hid the Small-pox,
were lately inoculated with the Cow-pox, by
Dr. Jenner ;' and to mild was the effeft of the
drfeafe, that scarcely a man was off duty dur
ing the whole process."
Persons who own Dogs, ought to be very at
tentive to them, as several have run mad, and
many shew symptoms of approaching madnefs |
it would be well to keep them at home and not
let them run at large.
General, the Duke of Kent, has embarked at
Halifax, in the Assistance, of 50 guns, for
England. His Royal Highness is to have the
chief military command in Ireland. The heft
eulogium on the Duke, is given in the address of
the Governor and. Council, who fay "To your
benevolence, the indigent have owed their sup
port ; —the tradesman and mechanic employ
ment ; —and the industrious of every description
the means of reaping the recompense of their
&ill and diligence."
LONDON, JUNE „.
Letters from Berlin, in the Paris Journals,
mention that it is generally believed that the
Northern powers are about to conclude a trea
ty of armed neutrality against Great-Britain.
We are happy to announce the fafe arrival of
the homeward bound W-ftlndia fleet of ZOO
fail, under convoy of the Prince of Wales.
A luggar arrived at Plymouth the day be
fore yefterday,in 36 hours from JEarl St. Vin
cent's fleet, which he left on Saturday after
noon, all well, about 6 leagues weft of Uihant.
MAJORCA,
A Spanifo inland in the Mediterranean, in the vi
cinity of Minorca, is now foil to be the object of the
Britijb expedition, commanded by Gen. Abercrom
bie#
The cession of Russia from the alliance against
France, is confirmed beyond controversy. The Em
peror Paul beats Nym all hollow in his humours.
Volney, the French vrind-bunter in the United
States, is now in the North of Europe, watch
ing the pipes of Boreas.
A Semlin article, which we find in
one of our Paris papers, fays—" The
Porte has promised the Pacha of Bel
grade, that if he will conquer Palawan
Oglou so completely as to render him
incapable of making any further refin
ance, he shall be honored with the dig
nity of grand Vizier. The Pacha in
consequence has redoubled his exertions
against his rival. Palawan Oglou is
adually supported by Allin Balia, Pa
cha and Governor of Macedonia, who
makes it a common cause with him.—
The jundion of these daring characters
makes the Porte very uneasy.
Otisficld, (Maine) July 14-
"Last Thursday evening, between it and 13 ,
o @, the Barn of the Rev. Thomas Roby was
fruck with lightning, and immediately fct on fre.—
The barn contained between IO and IJ loads 0, bay,
a cart, and other farming &ls, together with a
bout one hundred fowls of different binds ; all of
wLicb were conjured.
Portland, (maine) aug. 18.
On Friday the 15th inst. a child of Capt. Al
den, under two years, received a dangerous
wound in the face from the kick of a horse
which was let loose from the liable into the
street. Several bones were fra&ured ; though
some hopes are entertained of its recovery.
On Tuefday the tub inst. a promying child about
6 years old, belonging to Mr. D. Gate of Portland,
was run over by the wheel of a cart. The child
expired in great diftreft, a few tore after the ac
cident. It is toped this melancholy circumfance noils,
prove aferhus caution to the drivers of teams ; tbro
wbofe inattention much damage is frequently done.
ACCIDENTS.