Jenks' Portland gazette (Portland, Me.), 1804-06-04 00:00:00

JENKS' PORTLAND GAZETTE.
No. 7 of Vol. VII.
PORTLAND, (MAINE) MONDAY, JUNE 4, 1804.
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POLITICS.
From the Connecticut Courant.
The following plain and important Facts are recommended to the candid perusal of all the People of New-England, of whatever political sentiments.
To Gentlemen of Information whether Federal or Democratic.
A HINT.
PRAY turn your eyes off from your local or town politics and trifling rivalships about State Offices, and take a momentary view of our national situation, examine the relative position of New England compared with the Southern States.
Enquire who fought all, during our revolutionary war—who paid all—who is still paying, and where the money is expended ?
At a certain period in the war, there were more privates in the regiment commanded by Col. Heman Swift, than in the whole Virginia line. The money which supported the army, almost the whole was raised north of the Potomac.
The New-England states were creditor states to a great amount, and the Southern states were debtor states to a very large sum; and at the last session of Congress a motion was made to re-lease to the debtor states all claims of the Union, for the balances due from them; this will be done the next session in all probability. This is an easy way of paying a just proportion of a debt.
The reason for repealing the internal taxes was, that the Southern states paid something thereby, to defray the public expense, by the duty on Coaches, distilled Spirits, &c. 'Tis a fact that the Southern and western states distil the greatest part of the ardent spirits they consume, while the Northern states import all they consume; and the western states have contributed scarce a farthing to the public expenditure; the goods which are carried up the Mississippi pay no duty, the river is so wide that there is no compelling the boats to stop at any place of entry, and they pay no duty. 'Tis said that the states on the western waters have not paid enough in duties to discharge the wages of their members of Congress, since the adoption of the new constitution; the internal taxes compelled them to contribute a small proportion, and one reason for laying those duties, was to take a revenue from them; these are now repealed under the pretence that they were unnecessary, and Kentucky alone has 2 senators and six representatives in Congress. It now appears the treasury is in want of money, notwithstanding the mighty boasts of millions in the public chest, and new taxes are now laid and the excuse is, we have lost a frigate. This new duty of two and a half per cent. is laid on goods which paid a great duty before. This additional duty will raise about eight hundred thousand dollars annually, about the same sum with the internal duties. This falls principally on coarse woollen goods and other articles consumed in a northern or cold climate, thus the duty is taken from whiskey, peach brandy, coaches, &c. consumed by the Southern, and placed on woollen goods consumed by the Northern states. If this is not making us the hewers of wood and drawers of water to our haughty task-masters, nothing can be. Suffer me to draw your attention to another source of revenue—it now appears that the monies paid for postage of letters are principally collected in the northern and two middle states, and expended in hiring mail carriers through the dreary deserts of Virginia and other Southern states. The hospital money is paid by the Northern states, deducted out of their wages at the custom houses and expended almost wholly south of Maryland; and our old worn out seamen fall a burden on our towns and are supported by the poor tax, although they have previously paid their money into a bank for their support, if they became necessitous. These are not chimeras, they appear by the reports made to Congress; Hark a moment! A new scene is now opening and will soon be obvious to the meanest capacity. These are trifles compared with what is to ensue. Are there no views, no intentions discoverable by the late attempts to disgrace, pull down and vilify and destroy our state governments, to throw the people into a turmoil and make them uneasy with the government of the particular states?
But a few years since, the assembly of this state in imitation of the constitution of the U. States, enacted that no officer holding an office of profit and emolument under the general government, should be eligible to a seat in the legislature of this state. The reason assigned for inserting a clause of this import in the constitution of the U. States and for making this law, was the fear entertained that such officers
would be under the influence of him who appointed them and would be his tools and sacrifice all principle to the interest of their master.
When you see four of the principal officers of the general government in this state, by proclamation calling a mock general assembly and therein and thereby calling forth part of the militia of the state to defend their assembly, with a mock governor and lieutenant governor at their head marching with military parade, in defiance and contempt of our own legitimate assembly, in their view meeting together to hear all the officers of the state government, from the governor down to the lowest tithe-man, vilified and publicly ridiculed, trampled upon and traduced by one of these four officers in open day, all our laws, both civil, military and ecclesiastical contemned, and despised and declared of no binding force.—Speaking of all our councillors as vile and designing characters; all our judges of the superior, county and probate courts, and justices, as under the influence and direction of those wicked councillors, not guided by their oaths or the laws of the land. I say when you see these things, will you not stop and consider and ask yourselves what meaneth such proceedings? To what end and aim are such transactions pointed? Who is the director? What is his view?
No man will believe these four officers have done this of their own heads; without advice, direction and orders. No man will believe they have had no encouragement or support but what they have obtained from their two stupid mock governors and the motley crew who followed them. Be not deceived, pause for a while and reflect! think before 'tis too late! the time is fast approaching when you will wonder, why you did not arouse!
The characters of the northern and southern people are vastly different, as much so as that of any two nations in Europe; the manner of dividing the lands from the beginning among the settlers, was totally dissimilar, and of course the feelings and habits must be different: this has appeared from the beginning of our connection. That country was at first divided after the manner of Europe under feudal influence. A rich planter is vested with a right to a plot of ten or twenty miles square, and all the inhabitants thereon, are his slaves or tenants. In New-England very few have a farm exceeding one or two hundred acres, and this the proprietor cultivates with his own hands and those of his children. Can the former class be friends to equality, and the latter at enmity with it? No, this never can or will be, until the order of nature is reversed.—hence the Virginian from the beginning has hated and despised the northern character, as much as the Turk does the Greek. This appeared soon after the connection. Their attack upon Silas Deane, treading him under foot until they drove him to desperation—their treatment of Gen. Ward, Gen. Spencer and others—their late attack on Mr. Adams, Mr. Ellsworth, and now of Mr. Burr, and Mr. Phelps' shews this; for it makes no difference, whether the man is federal or democratic, the question is, does he belong to the north and is he a prominent character?
They will agree that some old worn out man like governor Clinton and Samuel Bishop, esq may have an office, for he can be in no man's way, and this serves to keep the north sweet. This shewed itself in the army, as well as in civil life—a brave young officer in a regiment raised by this state, who served with great reputation, was promoted by rotation in a southern regiment, the under officers received him with cold and contemptuous scorn, and said "shall we be commanded by a da—nd yankee mechanic. No we despise it." A duel was soon planned as a proper mean to rid themselves of such an encumbrance. The young man had spirit but no friends with him. All we know of his unfortunate fate is, he there ended his days and his children were fatherless, whether fairly or not cannot be told.
The treatment received by a gentleman from Massachusetts, in debate on the Georgia bill in the house of representatives the winter past, is enough to arouse the spirit of our countrymen. Although this gentleman is unknown to me and his politics differ from mine, yet I resent the affront as offered to a man who is my countryman, and had a right by law, to offer his sentiments, though they should differ from those of our sovereign masters.
Lewis the 11th of France ascended the throne near the close of the 15th century, when France was divided into small dukedoms, principalities and petty sovereignties, not unlike our state governments in America—These served as checks to the growing power of the crown, and barriers to the liberties of the people. He soon found means to remove these feeble obstacles to his ambition. By force he joined the duchy of Burgundy and of Artois to the crown, he obtained Provence by a sort of gift of the people, his son gained Brittany by his marriage, and the rest were soon gained by threats and flattery and were all consolidated and swallowed up in one grand despotism and so have ever since remained.
It was difficult to say what was proper to be done in such an extreme case.—When Abram and Lot dwelt together a while and each had his flocks and his herds in abundance; the land was not able to bear them, and there was a strife between the herdsmen of Abram's cat-
tle and the herdsmen of Lot's cattle. And Abram said unto Lot, let there be no strife I pray thee between me and thee and between my herdsmen and thy herdsmen, for we are brethren. Is not the whole land before thee; I pray thee separate thyself from me, if thou wilt take the left hand I will go to the right hand, or if thou depart to the right I will go to the left.
SENEX.
BIOGRAPHY.
The following memoirs of the celebrated royalist General GEORGES, lately arrested at Paris, is from a late English paper.
GEORGES CADOUAL's father was a wealthy miller in Morbihan, where Georges was born upon the 18th of May, 1770. Intended by his parents for the church, he received a better education than most young men of his rank. He had hardly left the college, when the revolution broke out. At his entrance into the world from his studious retreat, he saw nothing but crimes, and heard nothing inculcated but principles contrary to those in which he had been brought up. His virtuous mind did not know whom most to despise, those who undermined monarchy, or those who calumniated religion; the rebels or the atheists. He had not a long time to meditate upon this cruel subject, before the demolition of that temple, where his infant prayers had been addressed to the Almighty, and the sale of that college, where his youth had been instructed, determined him never to associate with men as vile, as wicked, as selfish, as sacrilegious, who under the name of patriots libelled patriotism, and as pretended friends to liberty, organized the work of tyranny, the tyranny of the rabble.
The year 1793 added to the wounded feelings of the loyal and religious subject, those of the outrageously injured individual. The murder of his parents, of his brother, and two sisters, followed within six months the murder of his king. Hitherto he had hesitated between emigration and misery that awaited him abroad, or the dangers and death that threatened him if he remained at home. But the blood that flowed in his veins, the scaffold had mingled with that of his sovereign, and both called loudly for revenge.—His countrymen of La Vande and Morbihan were in arms, he would have been a despicable coward had he not joined them. He now not only detested the sanguinary Republicans as regicides, but abhorred them, and determined to annihilate them as Parricides, and fratricides. He was besides proscribed by them as a fanatic, that is, a Christian, faithful to the religion of his forefathers, the sole and same crimes for which his parents and relations had perished. After the battle before Thouars, on the 25th September, 1793, where 5000 royalists under Lefebvre defeated 20,000 republicans, Georges was made an officer. In civil wars, talents soon make their way, obtain rapid advancement, and at length silence envy. Whilst his valour and activity made him esteemed by his superiors; his intelligence and popular manners gained him the confidence and friendship of his inferiors. Having distinguished himself on all occasions during 1794 and 1795, he was, in 1796, with general approbation, promoted to the command of the division of Royalist Chouans in Morbihan. But after treason had delivered Charette and Stofflet over to the republican executioners, Georges was obliged to disband his weakened army, and to wait for another opportunity to avenge his country, his king and family.—This opportunity presented itself in 1799, when he had assembled a greater number of troops than any other chief, and had almost daily engagements with the republicans, whom he often routed, and from whom he never experienced any loss that could be called a defeat. In December, 1799, he commanded the expedition on the borders of the river Vilaine, where a considerable quantity of arms and ammunition had been debarked from England; which he carried away, though surrounded every where by enemies three times more numerous than his own men. Before the usurpation of Bonaparte, Georges was on the eve of being proclaimed a generalissimo, a place vacant since the death of Charette. According to the advice of the guilty intriguers, Talleyrand and Fouché, the First Consul adopted with the royalists a conduct different from that of the Directory.—By hypocritical promises and liberal bribes, he divided and seduced men, whom his revolutionary predecessors had been unable to conquer. He promised royalty to some, places to others, and money to them all. Every royalist chief, who signed a peace, obtained 300,000 livres, or 12,500l. sterling. When therefore Georges, on the 25th and 26th of January 1800, gloriously fought the republicans at Grandchamp and Delven, all other royalist chiefs, with the single exception of Frotte, had disbanded their troops and delivered up their arms. But observing the consequences of the republican emissaries among his men, who, by their desertion, proved that they were not so incorruptible as their commanders; he adjourned his vengeance without changing his loyalty. Having heard that Gen. Brune intended on the 9th of February, to reconnoitre the country, he advanced to the village of Theix, attended only by three royalists, one of whom he sent to announce to the general that he desired to speak with him. After a conference
of an hour, in open air, on the corner of a hedge, every thing was terminated. Georges agreed to dismiss the troops, and general Brune pledged himself, in the name of the republican government, "that they should not be punished for being in arms; that they and their countrymen should be exempted from military conscription for ten years; and indemnified for the losses they had suffered by the devastation of their country from the republicans during the civil troubles." Neither of these conditions have been kept; all have been disregarded or violated. Georges became, therefore, the irreconcilable foe, not of Bonaparte, but of an usurper, who by his tyrannical breach of faith, had caused his own to be suspected by his adherents, suffering victims from the perfidy of the Consular government.
After the pacification, Georges went to Paris and was presented to Bonaparte, who offered him a commission as a General of division in the army of reserve then collecting near Dijon. He declined, however this republican rank, as he formerly had refused republican money. As with the First Consul, every man who refused to be his slave is regarded as a traitor, orders were issued for arresting Georges; who escaped death only by flight, and was convinced that his life would never be safe in his country as long as a foreigner was its tyrant. He determined therefore to dethrone a monster, who employed the laws themselves to murder innocence; who had no claim to Kingly supremacy in France, where nature had, by his birthright, made Georges a citizen and who had done nothing to forfeit this right, whilst, in moral times, the whole universe would, for his enormous crimes, have proscribed Bonaparte as an infamous outlaw, the shame of human kind.
Bonaparte accuses Georges of an intent to assassinate him; but as long as no other evidence than the words of the Consul is produced, justice and generosity will not condemn as an assassin, a man who was never suspected of any crime, upon the assertion of another man, whose atrocious guilt is known and proverbial in Europe and America, as well as in Asia and Africa, who has been an uncontradicted murderer and drowner in France and Italy, and a convicted poisoner and murderer in Syria and in Egypt.
When the incalculable difficulties are considered that in France a royalist commander has to encounter from want of union, of patriotism, of discipline, of arms, of clothing, of money, &c. and the dangers to which he is exposed, more from the treachery of weak or faithless friends, than from the bayonets of the powerful enemies in possession of an authority, governing or rather oppressing fifteen sixteenths of the inhabitants; every candid mind must acknowledge that to dare to oppose such means, it requires, not only firmness of character, courage, capacity, and vigilance, but the noble sacrifice of one's self, which makes the country and the cause the first, and existence only a secondary object.
From his humanity and generosity, backed by his abilities, Georges was become the most popular royalist in France; and how much he was dreaded by Bonaparte, the correspondence with the British government, of Lord Whitworth, of Otto, and of Andreossi, evinces.
OFFICIAL.
To Richard V. Morris, Esq. Newyork.
Navy Department.
May 16, 1804.
With my letter to you of the 2d inst. I transmitted to you a copy of the opinion of the court appointed to inquire into your conduct as commanding officer of the late squadron of armed vessels of the United States, in the Mediterranean. This opinion having satisfied the President that it is not the public interest that you should be longer continued in command, in the Navy of the United States, I have it in charge from him to inform you, that he has revoked your commission.
I am, Sir, Your obedient servant, ROBERT SMITH.
From a Baltimore Paper of May 22.
Again—beware of Counterfeits!—Two Counterfeit 100 Dollar Notes, of the office of discount and Deposit, Baltimore, were yesterday detected at the Bank of Baltimore. The plate, like those we noticed a few days ago, is well executed as are also the signatures. The date, the president's name, (John Swan) and the numbering, are somewhat clumsy, particularly the latter which is very much so, and is the only means by which a detection can be easily made, as the paper is much better than the general run of counterfeit bills.
From the West-Indies.—Mr. Gibbs arrived at N. York, from Turk's Island, was informed by a captain from Cape François, that on or about the 20th April, every Frenchman, woman and child, to be found in that place, had been put to death!—During which time no Americans had ventured to open their stores for the purpose of doing any kind of business; but as the Mountain Troops marched out on the morning of his quitting the Cape (the 30th of April) directly after; it was supposed they would commence business. All kinds of American produce extremely high and in great demand. Plunder of every description to be purchased for a hundredth part of its value.

FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
(By an arrival at Newyork, from Liverpool.)
LONDON, April 11.
The execution of the Duke of Enghien was as private, and as studiously concealed, as his condemnation was published with éclat. For twenty-four hours after his murder, petitions for him were presented by the Duke De Liancourt, and several other of his friends, though the means of Madame Bonaparte, as the First Consul resides at Malmaison, where he is visible to none but his Minister, favourites and relatives. Even in the Senate, on the 22d, it was proposed by Lanjuinais to advise the First Consul to pardon the Duke. It is said at Paris, that this senator pointed out in strong language the danger of accustoming Bonaparte to blood in civil causes; and said among other things, "that Nero wept at one time when he was forced to sign his name to a death warrant; but, at another time, accustomed to the sight of blood, by the advice of depraved confidants, he murdered his own mother and brother, tutor, his senators, ministers, generals, and all classes of Roman citizens, with the same indifference as he saw Rome burning."
Bonaparte desires general Mortier to be the president of the military commission which condemned the Duke but he declined it. General Hulin was then appointed, notorious since July 14th, 1789, in all the dreadful catastrophes of the Revolution. After sentence was passed, the Duke asked, if he could see Bonaparte; "Yes," said Hulin, "if you have any discoveries to make." "Discoveries answered the Duke, with indignation; "carry me to the place of execution," "That cannot be done," said Hulin, "before we have reported our sentence to the first consul." "I knew the sentence," answered the Duke, "before, against the laws of nations, he carried me away from Ettenheim."
From the time of the Duke's arrest, he had never once been permitted to lay down on a bed, to undress, to shave, or to change his linen, and his feet were so swollen from fatigue that he could hardly stand. In the dungeon at Vincennes, where he was shut up, with four gen'd arms, for the fourteen hours he lived after his condemnation, there was neither a bed nor chair. There was some straw, where he sat down, but he was prevented from a moment's rest, by the noise and questions of these satellites, who had orders to prevent his slumber. A clergyman was with him, for an hour, but was not permitted to speak with him, except so loud as to be heard by the guards.
In the morning, before day light, on the 22d, General Murat arrived at Vincennes, escorted by fifty mamelukes, and accompanied with four did-de-camps, and generals Mortier, Hulin, & Louis Bonaparte, who had come on purpose from the coast. Each mameluke held a flambeau, and 200 gens d'armes and 300 of the Italian troops surrounded the castle, prevented the approach of every one, and guarded all the avenues to that part of the wood about a hundred yards distant from the castle, fixed for the place of execution. The duke being told that his sentence was to be executed, said, calmly, "I am ready and resigned." When he heard, upon enquiry, that the grenadiers who should shoot him, were Italians of Bonaparte's guard, he said, "Thank God; they are not Frenchmen. I am condemned by a foreigner, and, God be praised, that my executioners are foreigners too. It will be a stain less upon my countrymen." Upon the place of execution, he fixed his hands towards Heaven, and said, "May God preserve my King, and deliver my Country from its foreign yoke." Two gens d'armes then wanted to tie an handkerchief over his eyes; but he said:—"A loyal soldier, who has so often been exposed to fire and sword, can see the approach of death with naked eyes and without fear." His hat was then taken off. But in looking at the grenadiers, who had already pointed their muskets at him, he said, in Italian, "Grenadiers, lower your arms, otherwise you will miss me, or only wound me." Of the nine grenadiers who fired at him, seven hit him; seven bullets pierced his body. Immediately after his murder General Murat sent his aid-de-camp to Malmaison. A small coffin, filled with lime, was ready to receive his body, & a grave had been dug in the garden of the castle, where he was buried.
The crimes of the merchants at Leghorn, Genoa, Civita, Vecchia, Ancone, & other sea-ports on the Mediterranean or Adriatic sea, who have lately been tried by French military commissions, and shot as spies, were, that they had bought up and furnished the English cruizers with provisions.
A new comet has been discovered by Jean Louis Pons, at the observatory at Marseilles. It is visible to the naked eye.
APRIL 13.
Circular letter addressed to all the members of the diplomatic body.
PARIS MARCH 24.
SIR, The first Consul has ordered me to transmit to your Excellency a copy of the report presented to him by the grand Judge, on an intended conspiracy formed in France by Mr. Drake the Envoy of his Britannic majesty at the Court of Munich, and which, by its object and date, was connected with the infamous plot on which the tribunals are now sitting in judgment.
A printed copy of the letters & authentic papers of Mr. Drake is annexed to the report. The originals will be immediately sent by order of the first Consul to his serene highness the elector of Bavaria.
Such a prostitution of the most honorable function that can be conferred on men is without precedent in the history of civilized nations.
It will astonish and grieve Europe like the scandal of an unheard crime, which most worthless governments have never dared to meditate. The first Consul is too well acquainted with the sentiments and qualities, which distinguish the diplomatic body accredited to him, not to be convinced that they will see with profound sorrow, the profanation of the sacred character of an ambassador converted into a minister of plots, villany and corruption. Accept, &c.
(Signed)
TALLEYRAND.
Minister of Foreign Relations.
[The following answer to the above was addressed to Mr. Talleyrand, by Mr. Livingston, Minister Plenipotentiary from the United States.]
PARIS, MARCH 26.
I have received the note which you did me the honor to address to me, with a copy of the report of the grand Judge, relative to papers which prove that Mr. Drake, the English minister at Munich has held a culpable correspondence with traitors, for objects which all civilized nations must regard with horror—and that horror must be redoubled, when we see that it is a minister that thus prostitutes his sacred character. When a subaltern agent commits a base or atrocious act, it may be supposed that he is influenced by personal interests, but the actions of a minister are generally attributed to the government he represents, & even when he acts against his orders (which I hope is the case in this instance) his conduct is so much identified with his government, that such acts tend to overturn social order, and to bring back nations to barbarism. I beg your excellency to offer to the first consul, the name of my government, in the most sincere felicitations for having happily escaped the attempts of his enemies, directed not only against his life, but against an object more dear to his heart, the happiness of the nation of which he is the chief—a happiness which is the result of his noble labours in the field of honor and in the cabinet, and which is not yet sufficiently established, not to be deeply shaken by his loss.
(Signed)
LIVINGSTON.
Paris, March 23.
The First Consul is now at Malmaison, and only admits to his presence such persons as have to speak with him on business.
The prisons at Paris contain no less than 735 persons, imprisoned, not as accomplices in the late conspiracy, but for want of passes.
AN UNPARALLELED ACT OF INJUSTICE AND INHUMANITY.
Amongst the passengers arrived at New-York a few days since from the Havanna, in the brigantine Joseph, Capt. Pratt, is the Brother of the unfortunate Fedon the elder, merchant, late of Cape Francois, who fell a victim to the ferocity of Gen. Rochambeau. Mr. Fedon, fearing that this melancholy event may be misrepresented by the malicious or uninformed, and produce impressions unfavorable to the memory of his brother, and prejudicial to his family, has requested us to publish the following declaration, which he made before the French Agent at Havanna, and which contains a correct statement of the circumstances which preceded and accompanied the fatal catastrophe. Mer. Ad.
Extract from the Register of Acts recorded by the Special Agent of the French Government at the Havanna.
I, the undersigned Bartholomew Fedon, compelled to retire from the colony of St. Domingo, have considered it my duty to publish at the first place of my debarkation, and within the first twenty-four hours, the motives which have forced me to abandon my property and my commercial concerns.
For a long time past the house of Fedon, Brothers, has been the object of unceasing and causeless persecution from the commander in chief; which persecution has been principally directed against John Baptiste Fedon, my brother, probably because he was the principal partner in the house, and had the chief direction of its affairs.
General Clausel had lent us a store in the dwelling-house he occupied, and of which he is the proprietor, for the purpose of storing flour: this flour was confiscated by order of Gen. Rochambeau, although he had sufficient evidence of its being our property, 1. From our declaration made before the commissary of the police some time antecedent; and 2. From our books in which were daily posted the purchase and sales, a great part of it being disposed of.
In a short time subsequent, and in Vendemaire last (September) six horses were taken out of our stable by order of Gen. Rochambeau, three of them of great value, under the pretext of mounting the dragoons, although such horses cannot be employed in that service.
These circumstances, highly aggravating in themselves, were as nothing in comparison to what followed.
On the 2d Brumaire (October 23d) at eight o'clock in the morning, an officer of the gendarmerie, accompanied by two soldiers, presented themselves at our dwelling-house, and delivered an order from the commander in chief, in the following terms:—
"Head Quarters of the Cape, 1st Brumaire, Year 11 (October 22, 1803)
"The General in Chief, considering the pressing necessities of the army, decrees, that the citizens Fedon, brothers shall deposit in the public treasury, within two hours, the sum of six Thousand Dollars: for which a receipt from the treasury shall be delivered to them. The commandant of the garrison is charged with the execution of the present order. (Signed)
ROCHAMBEAU."
Citizens Fedon were at that time wholly destitute of cash; yet they were prevented from going abroad to procure resources by the two soldiers who were left as guards over them; at one o'clock orders of imprisonment were issued against Citizen Fedon, and the younger brother was conducted to prison. The elder brother, however, was the destined victim; and, in consequence thereof, in a few minutes afterwards, the former was released, and the latter put into close confinement.
It should be remarked that similar demands were made on other merchants at the same time, and they were imprisoned because they could not comply; Citizen Fedon the elder was the only one closely confined, excepting Citizen Allard, whose confinement was in consequence of improper language, used towards the General in Chief. On the forenoon in the following day (Oct. 24th) I received information that the General in Chief had ordered my brother to be shot for not having furnished the sum required.
Although I was far from believing that this sanguinary order would be carried into execution I endeavoured to avert it: and finding it impossible to raise the sum exacted, I wrote to the commune, offering all our property, movables and merchandise, to be sold at public auction.
The general in chief had constantly refused to receive me into his presence. The council of notables waited upon him, and with difficulty received the respite of an hour; but during this suspension a serjeant of the guard of honor, who was the bearer of the order for my brother's execution was directed to accompany the notables, and to remain with them until the time limited had expired.
A subscription was immediately opened at the office of the notables, and twenty of the first merchants in the city hastened to subscribe and to hold themselves individually responsible in their persons and their property for the payment of the sum demanded.
The subscription being filled, the notables in a body (accompanied by the serjeant who carried the death warrant) returned to the house of the general in chief, but were refused admittance, and informed that Fedon was executed. They could not give credit to this shocking intelligence, and hastened to the commandant of the garrison, by whom it was confirmed.
The notables were deceived; they imagined my brother was secure because the serjeant who attended them was the bearer of the order for his execution, but another order had been issued, he was dragged from his prison, conducted by a bye path to the foot of Fort Belair, where his grave was already dug, and my unfortunate brother was shot at ten o'clock in the morning.
Several hours had elapsed, but I continued ignorant of his fate, until the Judges and the commissary of the army came to execute the further orders of the general in chief; the former putting seals upon our house, and the latter to convey out merchandise to the stores of the state. From this measure resulted the proof that it was impossible for to have complied with the demand of the general, no money being found in the house.
Thus died, at the age of 29, a man who had committed no crime; who had broken no law; who could not even be reproached with having refused to comply with the arbitrary demand which had been made upon him; and who in fact, could be charged with nothing but the impossibility of furnishing six thousand dollars in the space of two hours.
The facts would have been made known judicially on the spot, but the circumstances of the country prevented it. I therefore, now enter this my protestation against the unjust proceedings to which my unfortunate brother has fallen a victim, and against all the antecedent and subsequent proceedings relative thereto; reserving to myself to pursue a just vengeance whenever the author of them shall be in my power. Done at the Havanna 22 Frimaire, December 12, 1803.
(Signed)
B. FEDON.
Certified by LAUCHAMP, Special agent of the French government.
ADVICE.—The following admirable precepts are from Shakespeare's Hamlet. They are given by Polonius to his son Laertes, and are worthy the most pointed attention from every young man, on his stepping into life.
"Give thy thoughts no tongue, Nor any unproportion'd thought thy act, Be thou familiar, but by no means vulgar, The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried, Grapple them to thy soul with hooks of steel, But do not dull thy palm with entertainment Of each new-hatch'd, unfeather'd comrade. Beware Of entrance to a quarrel; but, being in, Bear it, that the opposer may beware of thee, Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice; Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgement. Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy, But not express'd in fancy; rich, not gaudy; For the apparel oft proclaims the man. Neither a borrower nor a lender be: For loan oft loses both itself and friend; And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. This above all—to thine ownself be true; And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man."
All kinds of games, except chess, appeared to Voltaire insipid. He acknowledged them inventions absolutely necessary for those who had neither business nor other diversion, and who had but that resource.
Soon as the cards appear, behold, Fop, fool, peer, priest, seer, cit, young, old, With ardent eye devour the pack, And stake their bliss on red and black; Fill up the horrid void of thought, With battles all by avarice fought.
MAIL NEWS.
OFFICIAL.
WASHINGTON, MAY 28.
As a testimonial of the President's high opinion of the gallant conduct of Lieutenant Decatur, in taking and destroying the frigate Philadelphia a commission to him as Captain in the Navy, has been duly issued, and will without delay be transmitted to Commodore Preble, to be presented to him.
Extract of a letter from Commodore Preble to the Secretary of the navy, dated on board the Constitution, Syracuse harbour, February, 1804.
Feb. 12th—I received about 20 Maltse sailors and pilot from the island of Malta, which by the permission of the governor, I ordered to be shipped there. These men I shall want to distribute among our sailors in latteen boats, as they are accustomed to them.
19th—A prize to the Nautilus has this moment arrived captured to the eastward of Tripoli. She is a brig from Malta under English colors, bound to Tripoli, loaded with hemp and spars, ready made sails, bale goods, and building stone. and has nine Tripolines on board.
Letter from Lieut. Decatur to Comm. Preble.
On board the ketch Intrepid, at Sea, Feb. 17th, 1804.
SIR, I have the honor to inform you that in pursuance of your orders of the 1st inst. to proceed with this ketch off the harbour of Tripoli, there to endeavour to effect the destruction of the United States late frigate Philadelphia, I arrived there in company with the United States brig Syren, lieutenant commandant Stewart, on the 7th. but owing to the badness of the weather, was unable to effect any thing, until last evening, when we had a light breeze from N. E. At 7 o'clock I entered the harbour with the Intrepid (the Syren having gained her station without the harbour, in a situation to support us in our retreat) at half past nine laid her a'ong side the Philadelphia, boarded and after a short contest carried her. I immediately fired her in the store rooms, gun room, cockpit, and birth deck, and remained on board until the flames, had issued from the spar deck hatchways and ports, and before I got from along side, the fire had communicated to the rigging and tops; previous to our boarding, they had got their tompkins out and hailed several times, but not a gun was fired. The noise occasioned by boarding and contending for possession, (altho' no fire arms were used) gave a general alarm on shore and on board their cruizers, which lay about a cable and a half length from us, and many large boats filled with men lay round, but from whom we received no annoyance. They commenced a fire on us from their Batteries on shore, but with no other effect than one shot passing through our top gallant sail. The frigate was moored within half a gun shot of the Bathaw's castle and their principle battery, their two cruizers lay within two cables length on the starboard quarter, and their gun boats within half a shot on the starboard bow, she had all her guns mounted and loaded, which, as they became hot, went off, and as she lay with her broadside to the town, I have no doubt but some damage has been done by them. Before I got out of the harbour her cables had burnt off, and she drifted in under the castle where she was consumed. I can form no judgment as to the number of men that were on board of her. There were about twenty killed; a large boat full got off; and many leapt into the sea. We have made one prisoner, who, I fear, from the number of bad wounds he has received, will not recover, although every assistance and comfort has been given him. I boarded with sixty men and officers, leaving a guard on board the ketch for her defence, and it is with the greatest pleasure I inform you I had not a man killed in this affair, and but one slightly wounded. Every support that could be given, I received from my officers, and as each of their conduct was highly meritorious, I beg leave to enclose you a list of their names. Permit me also, Sir, to speak of the brave fellows I have the honor to command, whose coolness and intrepidity was such as I trust will ever characterize the American tars. It would be injustice in me, were I to pass over the important services rendered by Mr. Salvatore, the pilot, on whose good conduct the success of the enterprize in the greatest degree depended. He gave me entire satisfaction. I have the honour to be, Sir, With great respect, Your most obedient, humble servant. STEPHEN DECATUR jun.
A list of the officers engaged in the destruction of the Philadelphia.
Lieut. James Lawrence, Joseph Bainbridge, Jonathan Thorn.
Mr. Ralph Isaacs, midshipman, Thomas M c Donough, Charles Morris, John Davis, John Row, Alexander Lawes, Thomas Anderson.
BOSTON, JUNE 1.
By an arrival at New York from Liverpool, which failed April 17, we learn that the report of the Kings death was unfounded.
It was reported at Bordeaux, about the middle of April, that Georges had poisoned himself, and was found dead in his prison.
News has been received from London to the 12th May. The English government have proposed a loan of sixteen millions for England and Ireland.
Letters have been received at Newyork, giving information of a terrible fire having broken out and extended itself over an immense part of the province of Demarary.

On Wednesday last the election of field officers for the fourth regiment in the 2d. brigade and 6th division of the Militia of this Commonwealth, took place in New-Gloucester; when Capt. THOMAS CHUTE of Windham, was chosen Colonel, and Capt. TAZZ and PINSON, 1st and 2d Majors.
Massachusetts Annual Election. —“Last Wednesday being the annual period for the renewal of the Government of Massachusetts, the Members of the Legislature for the current year, assembled at the State-House in Boston, and his Excellency the Governor administered the necessary oaths. In the Senate, the Hon. David Cobb was chosen President and Wendell Davis Esq. Clerk. Mr. Cobb had 23 of 36 votes. The remainder were for Mr. Bacon.—In the House, the Hon. Harrison G. Otis, was chosen Speaker, and Nibsey Tillinghast, Esq. Clerk. Mr. Otis had 129 votes, Perez Morton, Esq. 103. Mr. Tillinghast had 128 votes, Charles P. Sumner, Esq. 100.
After the organization of the two Branches of the Legislature, they joined the Executive, and proceeded to the Old-South Meeting-House, escorted by the Independent Cadets, under Col. Welles. An excellent Sermon was delivered by the Rev. Mr. Kendall. The Members of Congress in town attended the religious services at the invitation of the house.”
In the afternoon a convention of the two branches was formed for the purpose of filling the vacancies in the Senate.
For Plymouth district, the Hon. Isaac Thompson and Hon. Bena Hayward, were chosen. Mr. T. had 140 votes, Mr. H. 142, Mr. Smith 115, Mr. Willis 113.
For Barnstable district, Richard Sears, Esq. was chosen. Mr. S. had 143 votes, Mr. Dillingham 116.
For Lincoln, &c. district Mark L. Hill, Esq. was chosen. Mr. H. had 144 votes.
On Thursday the committee appointed to examine the returns of votes for Governor and Lieut. Gov. reported that his excellency CALEB STRONG, and his honor EDWARD H. ROBBINS, were re-elected; and a committee was appointed to wait on them and inform them the Legislature was ready to qualify them; and at 12 o'clock they were accordingly qualified. The Senate made choice of the Rev. Mr. Emerson and the Hon. of the Rev. Dr. Kirkland, as chaplains.
A petition was presented from certain towns in York and Cumberland, to be incorporated into a new county.
ALTERATION of the CONSTITUTION. Connecticut has decided against the amendment of the constitution—115 to 77.
The amendment of the constitution has been carried in the house of Representatives of South Carolina, 50 to 25, and in the Senate 22 to 9. —It hath therefore been agreed to by the requisite number of the state legislatures, and the constitution is accordingly altered.
Two or three columns of idle nonsense were lately thrown together in one of the Paris papers, and called a speech of Mr. Windham, in the British house of Commons. As a specimen of this silly fabrication we select only the following passage.
“Even Thomas Jefferson could not escape our open censures because he chose to be civil to the government with whom his country is allied, though we must all be persuaded it would be happy for England had she such a man to direct her councils. It was lamentably said in this house about twenty years ago, that it would require at least half a century to repair the loss America had sustained during the war, and to re-establish that country in the state, when possessed by our gracious sovereign; but look now at America, compare the pitch of prosperity she has risen to during the short administration of Jefferson, to the present state of our own country, and can there be a native of Great Britain but must heartily regret his not being born an American?”
Now the cream of the jest is, that Mr. Jefferson has seized upon this piece of spurious adulation and published it entire in his intelligence, printed by Smith, introducing it with this remark:
“The following speech contains a handsome attestation to the unrivalled prosperity of the United States, and the abilities of the Administration, made too by no enthusiast of liberty.”
How miserable low must that man have fallen in his own estimation who finds it necessary to resort to such means to bolster up his reputation? ‘Tis pitiful—tis wondrous pitiful.” —United States’ Gazette.
The Vat built by Messrs. Meux, at their porter brewery in Liquorpond Street, London, is 25 feet depth, 65 feet diameter, and 195 circumference, will contain 20,000 barrels of beer, at 36 gallons each, which is 720,000 galls. a size much greater than has been attempted before, and more than fourteen times larger than the celebrated Heidelberg Tun, so often mentioned by travellers, as one of the wonders of Europe—containing 800 blds. or 50,400 galls.
The cost estimated in building, by Messrs. Meux, is upwards of 10,000 sterling; and when charged with beer, to be worth 35,000 sterling. The hoops weighed from 174lb to 2 tons each; the weight of iron of the whole, may be computed at 87 tons.
This memorandum was taken on the 2d of May, 1795, by a gentleman who was shown the brewery by Mr. Meux, and from the estimate of the persons employed in building it.—Lon. pa.
It is reported Jerome Bonaparte will proceed to France in one of the frigates now at New-York.
Jonathan Laskey, of Lee, N. H. has been committed to prison at Dover, charged with the murder of his son, about six years old.
W. H. Thom, Esq. has arrived at New-York from Gibraltar with dispatches from the American squadron to the Mediterranean.
The French frigates La Sybelle and La Diado, of 44 guns each, have arrived at New-York from Guadalupe.
“More ‘Liberty and Equality.’—Yesterday one of the imported ‘fugitives from distress’ and of course a ‘genuine citizen’ of the true patent call, by the name of Williamson, having had a judgement pronounced unfavorable to him in the Mayor’s Court, and in which the Court were unanimous, waited on his honor the Mayor, at his house to make a more full and free enquiry into his Honor’s reason than he could do in open court. After the first ceremonials were over, and the two citizens were on that easy and familiar footing that all true citizens ought to be. Williamson proceeded to catechise his Honor in style but the answer not being satisfactory, he ‘availed himself of the occasion which presented to take off the surcharge,’ as Mr. Jefferson expresses it, of the Mayor’s head, and for this purpose struck him with a club across the neck. The servants coming, the man was seized and secured. But not thinking this that sort of abuse which Mr. Jefferson intended should be arraigned ‘at the bar of public reason,’ the Mayor very properly had Williamson committed to Bridewell, he now is. Every man must equally reprobrate this outrage, but it is not a bit worse than might have been expected from those liberty and equality notions which have so completely possessed this community, and which, before we are cured of them, will proceed to excesses of which this may be a true, but certainly a very faint specimen.” —New-York Eve Post, May 24]
We are happy again to receive the attentions of our correspondents.—“Sojourner, No. 1,” shall appear next week.
At Newgloucester, by the Rev. E. Mosely, Dr. William Bridgham, of Buckfield, Miss Hannah Bradbury, of the former place.
In this town, Mrs. Elizabeth Patridge, wife of Mr. William Patridge—Miss Lydia Estlin, At 16.
PORT OF PORTLAND.
THURSDAY MAY 31.—Arrived ship Benjamin, Capt. D. Lowel, 23 days from Havana. Left there ship Baltic, Capt. Blunt of this Port; ship Diana, Capt. Clark, to sail in about ten days; brig Salem of Boston, not begun to load; brig Ceres, Ward of Salem, to sail in ten days.—Spoke May 17, ship Sally, Capt. Webber of Boston, 38 days from Liverpool, to, Charleston, May 25 a ship from Hamburg for Philadelphia, who had spoke, (thirty days previous) ship Ocean, Drinewater, of this port, bound up the Baltic.
SAME DAY.—Arrived sch. Caroline, Capt. T. Kimball, 50 days from Madeira. Left there brig Washington, Freeman, Charleston S.C. ship American Eagle, Godrich, of New-York for Tenerife; ship Marshall, Jenkins, of Hudson, for Cape de Verd; ship Oiries, Saunders, of New-York, for Westindies; brig Saunders, Singleton, of Philadelphia, ship Amelia, Mathers of do. for India. Sch. William, Knox, of Boston bound home; sch. Intrepid, Canady of Philad. for Cape de Verd; sch. Indiana, Mackey, of Nantucket, for Cape de Verd; sch. Ploughboy of Peterburg, just arrived.
Capt. Kimball informs, that on the 2d. April, the British frigate Appollo, capt. Dickson, and 27 sail of merchantmen, bound to the Westindies were castaway, on the coast of Portugal, and it was supposed all of them entirely lost. May 24, Spoke, lat. 24, long. about 66, Sch. Fame, from Lisbon, for Duxbury, 50 days out.
Captain Weeks, in a Schooner fr. Portland was at Charleston May 28.
The Betsey fr. Waldoboro’ has arrived at Alexandria. Brig Minerva, of Portsmouth, from C. Francisco, taken by a French privateer, and retaken by nine of her crew from fourteen Frenchmen has been carried into Havana for examination.
The Portland Artillery Company, are hereby notified to meet at Major Chamberlain’s Tavern, in Forest Street, TOMORROW EVENING, June 5th, at 8 o’clock. A general attendance is requested. June 4.
THE proprietors of Portland Long Wharf, are hereby notified that their annual meeting will be held at Beemans’ tavern in said Portland, THIS DAY, the fourth of June inst. at 3 of the clock in the afternoon, for the following purposes:
To choose a Moderator. To choose a Clerk and Wharfinger. To receive Accounts against the Wharf and allow the same if found right.
JOSIAH TUCKER, Wharfinger. Portland, May 17, 1804.
550 bbls. Fine FLOUR, and 20 hhds. of TOBACCO, just received, and for sale at No. 2, Central Row. L. WEEKS & SON. Portland, May 16, 1804.
Baptists’ Hymns. THIS day published and now selling at THOMAS CLARK’s Book-Store, nearly opposite the Insurance Office, Fifth Street Portland, DIVINE HYMNS, or SPIRITUAL SONGS, for the use of Religious assemblies and private Christians, being a collection by JOSHUA SMITH & SAMUEL SLEEPER.—To which are now added Thirty two HYMNS.—Societies and wholesale purchasers will be supplied cheap (ep3m) May 2.
RUM FOR SALE. By DAVID SMITH, No 1, Union Wharf, TWENTY hhds. high proof Jamaica Rum, of an excellent quality—Also, a fresh assortment of Ship-Chandlery and Groceries, as cheap as any in Portland—for cash or credit.
WANTED to Hire a number of MEN, for making an addition to Union Wharf—or should wish to contract by the job, if more agreeable. Inquire as above. May 9.
STRAYED or stolen from the subscriber on the 9th instant a black HORSE with a white spot on his forehead; is about nine or ten years old, with a slack rump—Whoever will return the horse or give information shall be handsomely rewarded, and all charges paid by ROBERT MOOR. North-Yarmouth, May 17.
FRUIT TREES. DAVID GRIFFITH, has just received for sale, at his store, Middle-Street, a large variety of Fruit Trees, in excellent order. May 12.
RECEIVED by the Kingston from London, and for sale by Enoch Moulton, at his shop nearly opposite Mr. Ingraham’s wharf, Fore-Street, Portland.
THE MOST FASHIONABLE, Pearl and Gold Brooches, Pearl & Gold Finger Rings, Gold Ear Rings of every description, Gold Miniature Settings, Ornamented Hair Combs, Gold and Gilt Watch Chains, Gilt and Silk do. Chains, Gilt Seals and Keys, Do. Neck Chains, Silver Coral and Bells for children, Plated Candlesticks, Do. Snuffer Trays, Do. Tea Pots, Do. Sugar Bafons, Do. Cream Ewers, Do. Mustard Pots, Do. Salt do. Do. Pepper do. Do. Cruet Stands, Plated Scissor Chains, Do. Soup Ladles, Morocco Pocket Books, Do. Purse, Silver Fruit Knives, Smelling Bottles, Agate and Glass Beads, Britannia Tea Pots, Silver Tooth Picks, Tortoise Combs, Common do. Phosphorus in cases, Pearl Sleeve Buttons, Steel Snuffers and Trays, Penknives, &c &c.
Warranted English Watches Do. Gold Necklaces, Silver Table, Dessert and Tea Spoons, manufactured at the shortest notice. A variety of other articles as cheap as can be purchased in town or elsewhere, wholesale and retail. N. B. All orders in his profession attended to with neatness and punctuality. June 4.
SUGAR. A. McLELLAN, has for sale a few hhds. Retailing SUGAR. Apply at No. 20, Union Wharf. Portland, May 31.
WILLIAM GODDARD, HAS received by ships Minerva and Kingston from London, Lewis from Bristol, and Jeph from Liverpool, a very extensive assortment of HARD WARE GOODS. Comprising almost every article in that line, which are for sale at his store, by wholesale and retail. ALSO—
A quantity of Sewing Twine; Brass Kettles, all sizes; Pewter; Sad Irons; blacksmiths’ Anvils and Vises; cast Iron Ware; a large assortment of Saddler’s Webbing—Likewise—A very great assortment of elegant London gilt and mahogany framed LOOKING-GLASSES, 320 boxes 10 by 8 and 9 by 7 Bristol and Liverpool CROWN GLASS. 70 boxes TIN PLATES. 60 casks NAILS, wrought and cut. 3 tons dry white and red LEAD. 3 tons patent SHOT. &c. Portland, May 31.
DAVID GREEN, No. 17 Long Wharf, Has for sale, 100 barrels Mels BEEF, 100 do. No. 1 do, 150 half bbls. mels do. 100 do. do. No. 1, do. Portland, May 31.
FOR SALE, By WILLIAM HOLDEN, & Co. No. 3, Fish Street. 250 Boxes Brown Soap, first quality. 20 Kegs Prime Fig TOBACCO. 6 Faggots Hart and Club STEEL. 1 hh. and 9 bbls. VINEGAR. Also, a general assortment of WINES and GROCERIES. May 11.
A Sable TIPPET WAS lost about the 17th inst. between Portland and Gosport. Whoever may have found the same, and will leave it at this office, shall be rewarded for their trouble. May 11.
BIBLES AND DIVINITY. JUST received from Scotland, an extensive assortment of Large and Small BIBLES, which are for sale on as low terms as were ever offered in the District of Maine, at the Bookstores of ISAAC ADAMS and THOMAS CLARK, Fifth Street, Portland. Likewise, a general assortment of Books on DIVINITY, History, & Miscellaneous subjects. May 28. 1804. 3m.
CARDING MACHINE. THE subscriber has erected in the town of Norway, at the Steep Falls near Ruff’s Mills, a Machine for Carding Wool into rolls at the following terms, viz. White wool at 6 1/4 cents per pound—colored, or mixed wool at 8 cents per pound. Cash paid on the delivery of rolls. May 28. JOHN SHAW.
Letter Lost. ON the 16th February last, I enclosed several Bank Bills in a letter directed to JAMES BAILEY, who was then on a visit to North-Yarmouth, with a request written on the outside of said letter for the Postmaster to return it to Columbia, if Mr. Bailey had left that place. Mr. Bailey returned without calling for the letter, and wrote immediately to his friend in North-Yarmouth to call on the Postmaster for the letter, which he did, and the Postmaster informed him that he had returned the letter agreeably to the directions, but it has not been received in the Post-Office in Columbia; and as there has not been any failure of the mail’s coming regularly since that time, I am at a loss to determine whether the said letter has been mislaid in the Post Office at North-Yarmouth, or whether it has been mislaid by a wrong direction—one or the other appears probable to be the case. I received one letter from North-Yarmouth, which was directed on the outside wrapper to Clumblay—I knew of no such office callward of mine, and opened the wrapper, found the letter properly directed to Columbia. It may possibly be the case, that the Postmaster at North-Yarmouth has put a wrapper on my letter, and wrote on it Clumblay, Clumpa, or some such clumsy name; and the Postmaster not having a right to open any packages not directed to their own offices, it may now be vibrating through the country—no person knowing its place of its destination. Any person who will give information of said Letter, shall be handsomely rewarded; or if they will give information of the embezzlement of said letter, shall receive One Hundred Dollars Reward, by JOSEPH PATTEN, Postmaster, Columbia. May 4, 1804.
STRAYED OR STOLEN. BROKERAGE. THE Subscriber informs the public that he has opened a set of Books at his Auction-room Fore-Street, head of Ingram’s wharf, for the purpose of transacting the business of a BROKER—where those gentlemen who have Vessels for sale or charter, Houses or Lands for sale or let, are invited to call and leave their terms.—He flatters himself that, by a strict attention to the business, he shall render it of public utility, and merit the Patronage of those who have business to be transacted, which will be done for a reasonable commission, by the public’s most humble servant, WM. FENNELLY.
BIBLES. I hereby give notice to the Subscribers to Mr. Carey’s second edition of the Bible, that I have received two boxes of them from Philadelphia, and request that they would call for them as soon as may be. Portland, June 4. SAMUEL FREEMAN.
Road to Fortune! TICKETS and Quarters in the Piscataqua Bridge Lottery—a fresh supply just received and for sale at THOMAS CLARK’s Bookstore, Fifth Street, Portland. June 4.
TO LET. A Convenient House in Fore-Street, head of Union Wharf, newly finished, and well calculated for Boarders. Inquire of the Printer, or of Wm STODDARD June 4.
Taken Up, ON Tuesday last, in Cape Elizabeth, a large red HORSE, with a star in his forehead. The owner may have him again by proving property and paying charges. Inquire of DAVID SAVAGE, Cape Elizabeth, May 31. near the ferry.
The subscriber hereby gives public notice to all concerned that he has been duly appointed and has taken upon himself the trust of an executor of the last will and testament of EZRA VARNEY late of Windham, in the county of Cumberland, yeoman, deceased, by proving the will and by giving bond as the law directs:—He therefore requests all persons who are indebted to the said deceased’s estate to make immediate payment; and those who have any demands thereon, to exhibit the same to ELIJAH KENNARD, Dated June 1, 1804.
RANAWAY from the subscriber a woman, named Rachel Harrod, widow, her maiden name Brown, and her second name Millit—the is about seventy years old; a hearty and active woman for her age.—She was taken by the subscriber to support for the town, to which he is responsible for her conduct for one year, which will expire in March next: before which time all persons are cautioned against harboring her on any account as no debt of her’s will be paid by the subscriber after this date. Cape Elizabeth, May 27. CHARLES EATLE.
English Grammar School. A YOUNG gentleman, who is qualified to teach an English Grammar School, &c. and can procure good recommendations, wishes to take charge of such a school. A Singing School may also be taught, if desired. For further information and terms, apply to SAMUEL FREEMAN, Esq. in Portland. Portland May 24. 1804.
Wild Land for Sale.
FOR sale, 4000 acres of Land, in township Number Four, in the seventh range of township north of the Water Patent, to young and enterprising men. In this town there are several settlers, new saw and grist mills, and roads to accommodate the settlement. From this town there is good water conveyance down the Piscataqua river to the Penobscot, and so to Bangor. The waters in this town are abundantly supplied with Fish, such as salmon, shad, alewives, &c where they can be taken in great quantities.
Likewise, 9000 acres in township Number Two, in the third range, which will be sold by the lot or quantity, as will best suit the purchaser.—This town is twelve miles from Bangor, in which there are twenty seven settlers; several farms under good cultivation two grist mills, one saw mill and another to be built this season, —Liberal credit will be given.
Likewise, in township Number Four, 4th range, north of the Water Patent, 3000 acres to settlers. Any number of young men who wish to have good farms and liberal terms to make payment, can be supplied with this last tract or quantity of Land, where they will have a right to select the same in different parts of the town, in lots of two hundred acres; through which town there is now a county road and several settlements begun. Each of the towns adjoining have settlements now begun and families thereon; this town is between 20 and 30 miles from Bangor.
Likewise, in that much noted and flourishing town, Number Three, in the 5th range, called Lincoln-Town, 320 acres of the choicest Land in said town, situated on a handsome swell of Land, which affords a view of several towns in the vicinity; within two miles of a good saw and grist mill; there are several roads through said town, and a new county road laid out through said land, leading to Bangor. About 30 settlements in said town have been begun within two years; most of which have families on them.—Any person or persons who wish to have good land well situated for farms, near navigation, can be supplied with the same. An undoubted title will be given on the conditions of settlement being performed. For further particulars enquire of MOSES HODSDON, after the first of June Kennebec Plantation, near Bangor; or of ANDREW STRONG, his attorney, now residing in township No. 2, 3d range. Portland, May 28, 1804.
Portland Academy. THE Trustees of the Portland Academy, having determined to engage an Assistant to the Preceptor, give notice that a few more students will be admitted, as soon as a suitable person is procured. Those who incline to send their children, will please to apply to the subscriber, who will communicate to them the Regulation of the Academy. The terms, are Twelve Dollars a year, to be paid quarterly. None are to be admitted but such as “shall be ten years of age, have practised writing joining hand, are able to read English, currently, and are of good moral character.”—Admission will be according to the order of subscriptions. Samuel Freeman, Secretary. May 12, 1804.
Dancing School.
MR. SMITH, respectfully informs the Ladies and Gentlemen of Portland and its vicinity, that he has commenced his Dancing School, for young Masters and Misses, at the Hall near Mr. Chadwick’s Tavern; where he will attend on Wednesdays and Saturdays, from three to six o’clock, P. M. He flatters the patronage of those who wish to have their children instructed in that polite and fashionable accomplishment.—For terms, apply at Capt John M’Lellan’s May 12.
THE Horse called FARMER, will cover this season at Canway, and on every Thursday at Fryeburg Corner, at the rate of Ten Dollars to ensure, Five Dollars for the season, and Two Dollars and a half for a leap.—The above is a full blooded English horse, fired by the celebrated Wild Air, and of a mare of the Hunter breed. He was landed at Portland, the 18th day of May inst. His Colts are famous for being large and beautiful. May 24. 1804. EBENEZER HATHAWAY.
FOR Sale, THAT valuable FARM in Parsonsfield, formerly owned by the late Daniel Tilton, Esq. containing by estimation two hundred and fifty acres; about ninety of which are under improvement, well watered, with about two hundred young Apple Trees on the same, accommodated with mowing, plowing pasturing and woodland, a convenient Dwelling House, Barn and out-houses—thirty six miles from Portland, and on the new road leading from Coos to that place.—It will be sold altogether, or in three parts, as will best suit the purchaser. Perhaps in pleasantness of situation it is not surpassed by any Farm in the county of York.—For terms apply to Mr. WILLIAM BLAGO, or NICHOLAS EMERY, of Parsonsfield; or JONATHAN HALE, of Coventry, N. H. May 5.

POETRY.
THE BLIND ASYLUM.
STRANGER pause—for thee the day Smiling pours its cheerful ray, Spreads the lawn and rears the bower, Lights the stream, and paints the flower.
Stranger pause—with soften'd mind, Learn the sorrows of the blind— Earth and seas and varying skies, Visit not their cheerless eyes.
Not for them the bliss to trace, The chisel's animating grace; Nor on the glowing canvas find The poet's soul, the Sage's mind.
Not for them the heart is seen Speaking thro' th' expressive mein— Not for them are pictur'd there Friendship, pity, love sincere.
Helpless, as they slowly stray, Childhood points their cheerless way— Or the wand exploring guides Faultering steps where fear presides.
Yet for them has genius-kind Humble pleasures here assign'd— Here with unexpacted ray, Reach'd the soul that set no day.
Lonely blindness here can meet Kindred woes, and converse sweet— Torpid once, can learn to smile Proudly o'er its useful toil.
He who design'd for man to die, Op'd on day the darkened eye— Humbly copy—thou canst feel— Give thine alms—thou canst not heal. Lon. ps.
NOTICES.
WE the subscribers having been appointed on the nineteenth day of August last, by the Hon. Jonathan Bowman, Esq. Judge of Probate for the county of Lincoln, to receive and examine the claims of the creditors to the estate of
Charles Peterson,
late of Bath, in the county of Lincoln, mariner, deceased represented insolvent, do hereby give notice, that a further time of six months, from the date hereof, is allowed to said creditors to bring in and prove their claims; and that we shall attend that service at the office of John Winslow in Bath aforesaid, on the first Monday of the six following months, from 6 to 10 o'clock in the forenoon. Dated at Bath, aforesaid, the 11th day of May, A.D. 1804.
PELEG TALLMAN, } Commissioners. JOHN WINSLOW
THE subscribers, having been duly appointed by the Hon. William Gorham, Judge of Probate for the county of Cumberland, to receive and examine the claims of the several creditors to the Estate of
Captain Abiel Briggs,
late of Portland, in the county aforesaid, mariner, deceased represented insolvent—do hereby give notice, that three months further time are allowed to bring in and prove their claims; and that we shall attend that service at the dwelling house of Mrs. Sally Hale in Portland, on the first and last Thursday of May, and on the first and last Thursdays of June and July next, from 2 to 6 o'clock. Dated April 16, 1804.
THOMAS BECK, MARK HARRIS.
Portland, May 9th, 1804
THE subscriber hereby gives public notice to all concerned, that he has been duly appointed, and taken upon herself the trust of an Administratrix on the estate of
ABEL BRIGGS,
late of Portland, in the county of Cumberland, Mariner deceased, by giving bond as the law directs: She therefore requests all persons who are indebted to the said deceased's estate, to make immediate payment; and those who have any demands thereon, to exhibit the same to the Commissioner appointed to receive the claims on said estate. Dated April 16, 1804.
MARY BRIGGS.
THE subscribers hereby give public notice to all concerned, that they have been duly appointed, and have taken upon themselves the trust of Administrators on the estate of
JOSEPH STOCKBRIDGE,
late of North Yarmouth, in the county of Cumberland, Esq. deceased, by giving bond as the law directs: They therefore request all persons who are indebted to the said deceased's estate, to make immediate payment; and those who have any demands thereon, to exhibit the same to JOHN STOCKBRIDGE. Dated May 10, 1804.
WM. R. STOCKBRIDGE.
THE subscriber hereby gives public notice to all concerned, that he has been duly appointed, and has taken upon himself the trust of an Administrator on the Estate of
DANIEL HAMLEN,
late of Gorham, in the county of Cumberland, yeoman, deceased, by giving bond as the law directs: He therefore requests all persons who are indebted to said deceased's estate, to make immediate payment; and those who have any demands thereon, to exhibit the same to STEPHEN LARY. Dated May 9th, 1804.
STEPHEN LARY.
WHEREAS the subscribers, on the sixteenth day of March, 1804, gave three Notes of Hand to one ISAAC CHICK, otherwise called Bayonet Chick, the first note dated Limerick, March 16, 1804, promising for value received to pay said Chick twenty-seven dollars and fifty cents, to be paid in sixty days; second note of the same date for the sum of twenty-seven dollars payable in four months; third note of the same date, for the sum of fifty-five dollars, payable in ten months; that we have no consideration therefor, this is to caution all persons against purchasing said Notes, as we are determined not to pay them.
Moses Philpot, William Hodgdon.
Limerick, May 5, 1804
MAINE BANK.
THE Stockholders are hereby notified that their annual meeting will be held at the Bank Chamber on Monday the 4th day of June next, at 2 o'clock, P.M. By order of the Board of Directors. May 17, 1804.
DAVID HALE, Cashier.
NOTICE is hereby given that the copartnership of LORING & CUSHING, was dissolved this day by mutual consent—all persons having demands against them are requested to present their accounts for settlement, and those indebted to make payment to
LABAN LORING
Beth, May 22, 1804
CHRISTOPHER CUSHING
PUBLIC Notice is hereby given, that the Copartnership under the firm of
CORRY & TUCKER,
is this day dissolved; and all persons having unsettled accounts with said firm, are requested to exhibit the same for adjustment to the subscriber. JOSIAH TUCKER. Portland, May 12, 1804.
JOSIAH TUCKER.
TAKEN up by the subscriber in North Yarmouth, on the 6th May, a black Horse; the owner may claim him again, proving property and paying charges. RICHARDS STUBBS, Field Driver. N. Yarmouth, May 21, 1804.
To the Honorable the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas, held at Portland, in and for the county of Cumberland, on the third Tuesday of February, Anno Domini, 1804.
THE petition of Nicholas Blaisdell, of Portland, in said county, trader, humbly shews, that your petitioner is interested in, and stands seized in fee as tenant in common, with some other person or persons to your petitioner unknown, of five sixth parts of one quarter of an acre of land more or less, situated in said Portland, and bounded as follows, viz. easterly by land owned by William M'Ellan & southerly by Middle Street westerly by land of Thomas Hopkins and northerly by Temple Street. And that your petitioner is desirous of holding his said proportion of the above described land in severalty. Wherefore your petitioner prays that the same may be divided and set off to him to hold in severalty, agreeably to the laws in that case made and provided; and as in duty bound will ever pray. SALMON CHASE. Attorney to the Petitioner.
At a Court of Common Pleas for the county of Cumberland, begun and held at Portland, in said county, on the third Tuesday of February, A.D. 1804.
ON the petition of Nicholas Blaisdell, whereof the foregoing is a copy—Ordered, that the petitioner cause the several persons interested in the estate therein mentioned, and living within the state, or the Attorneys of such as are absent, and have Attorneys residing within the state, to be duly notified of said petition, by serving them personally with a copy thereof, or leaving a copy at their dwelling house or last place of abode, or by inserting the substance of the same three weeks successively, in one or more of the public newspapers, that they may have opportunity to make their exception to this Court on the third Tuesday of June next, to their granting the same.
Attest, SAMUEL FREEMAN, Clerk.
To the Honorable Justices of the Court of Common Pleas, begun and held at New Gloucester, within and for the County of Cumberland, October Term, 1803.
THE petition of JESSE RICE of Minot, in said county, humbly shews, that he is interested with Edward Jumper, Elizabeth Briggs, and others to your petitioner unknown as tenant in common in a certain lot or parcel of land lying in Minot, aforesaid, bounded as follows: Beginning at the north-east corner of fifty-four acres of land which Jesse Rice now lives on, thence running north-west by north one hundred and seventy-six rods to a stake, thence south-west by west one hundred rods, thence south-east by south, one hundred and seventy-six rods, thence north-east by east to the first mentioned bounds, belonging to James Jumper and others, to your petitioner unknown, heirs of Edward Jumper late of Mt. aforesaid; the above described land consisting of about eighty-six acres; that your petitioner is desirous to hold and enjoy his part or share in said deceased's estate, being one seventh part in severalty; he therefore prays that your honors would order partition thereof to be made, and his part or share aforesaid, set off and divided from the rest, agreeable to the law of the Commonwealth in such cases made and provided. PETER THACHER, for JESSE RICE.
At a Court of Common Pleas for the county of Cumberland, begun and held at Portland in said county, on the third Tuesday of February, A.D. 1804.
On the Petition of Jesse Rice, whereof the foregoing is a copy:
ORDERED, That the Petitioner cause the several persons interested in the estate therein mentioned, and living within the state, or the attorney of such as are absent and have attorney residing within the state, to be duly notified of said Petition, by serving them personally with a copy thereof or leaving a copy at their dwelling house or last place of abode, or by inserting the substance of the same, three weeks successively in one or more of the public newspapers, that they may have opportunity to make their exception to this Court on the third Tuesday of June next, to their granting of the same. Attest, SAM'L. FREEMAN, Clerk. May 11.
By the Overseers of the Poor and Workhouse.
THE following is the preamble and 6th and 7th sections of the act entitled An ACT for erecting Work Houses, for the reception and employment, of the Idle and Indigent.
PREAMBLE.
WHEREAS erecting houses for the employment of idle persons, who neglect and refuse to exercise any lawful calling or business to support themselves and families, and for the poor and indigent that want means to employ themselves, may be useful to the public, and especially to such towns as shall be concerned in such an undertaking: Sect. 6. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That any two or more of the overseers in any town that, either by themselves, or in conjunction, with other towns, shall hereafter erect a work house, be and they hereby are authorised, empowered and directed, to commit to such house, by writing, under the hands of the said overseers, to be employed and governed according to the rules and orders of the house, any person or persons residing in such town, that are in this act declared liable to be sent thither.
Sect. 7. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the persons who shall be liable to be sent unto, employed and governed in any work house erected, or to be erected by one or more towns, in pursuance of this act, are, all poor and indigent persons that are maintained by, or receive alms from the town; also all persons able of body to work, and not having estate or means otherwise to maintain themselves, who refuse or neglect so to do, live a desolate, vagrant life, and exercise no ordinary calling or lawful business, sufficient to gain an honest livelihood, and all such as, having some rateable estate, but not sufficient to qualify them to vote in town affairs, do neglect the due care and improvement thereof, and such as spend their time and property in public houses, to the neglect of their proper business, or by otherwise mispending what they earn, to the impoverishment of themselves and their families, are likely to be come chargeable to the town and to the Commonwealth.
THE Overseers now first publish the foregoing passages of the law for the information of all concerned. It will be observed that these regulations could not be enforced until a work house had been erected, although the law was enacted several years ago. But now that the town has a work house conformable to the provision of the Legislature, the Overseers conceive it to be their duty to inform all persons who are the subjects of the foregoing law, that it will be proper for them to take notice of it, and so govern themselves as not to pursue any line of conduct which may expose them to be committed to the said house.
By order of the Overseers. STEPHEN M'LELLAN Chairman. Portland, May 7, 1804.
WANTED IMMEDIATELY, A HOUSE convenient for a middling sized family. Appy at this office. May 21.
FRESH CORN and FLOUR, For sale by Joseph M'Ellan and Son, No. 16 Long wharf. May 28.
WILLIAM LORD, Respectfully informs the public that he has just received a handsome assortment of ENGLISH & HARDWARE GOODS. Likewise—a large assortment of WEST-INDIA GOODS & GROCERIES, &c. which he now offers for sale at his Store in Forestreet, on the most reasonable terms for cash or approved credit. May 25.
JAMES M. INGRAHAM, On INGRAHAM's Wharf, Has for Sale, A few casks of Fresh RASINS, Bbls of Clear PORK, Bbls of Superior FLOUR, Bbls of Fine do. Half bbls. do. Bags of COFFEE. A quantity of BACON, first quality, Ditto, of FLAX. Likewise—an assortment of WEST-INDIA GOODS and GROCERIES. Portland, May 25.
WILLIAM GORHAM, Has for Sale, A FEW hlds. of good retailing Molasses—Do. of Rum—Also, a constant supply of West India Goods and Groceries, at his shop, Fore Street, PORTLAND. May 24, 1804.
Fresh Superfine Flour, Pork and Tar. JUST received, and now landing from fch. Harmony from New York, and for sale at No. 13, Union Wharf, by
JOHN TABER & SON, 500 Bbls. Superfine FLOUR. 80 Bbls. Mels and Prime PORK. 50 Bbls. TAR. —ALSO—in store, 1000 Bushels CORN. 100 Bbls. Alexandria Superfine FLOUR. Portland, c mo 26.
300 bbls. Mels No 1. and No. 2 dect, 40 do. bone middlings and No. 1. and No 2. Pork, 20 chests Hysonkin and Souchong Teas, 20 boxes Mould Candles, Bales Georgia Cotton, Brandy per pipe or barrel, Hollands Gin per do. do. Hlds. W. I. Rum. Malaga Wine per qr. cask, Boxes 7 by 9 Glass, Kegs Fig Tobacco Loaf Sugar, Bbls. Baltimore Flour, India Cottons, &c. For sale at Richardson's wharf, By JOSHUA RICHARDSON. May 12.
FOR SALE, BY MARK & WILLIAM HARRIS, No. 8 Muffey's Row. RUM, Brandy, Gin; Sherry, Malaga, and Catalonia Wines; Coffee, Sugar, Hyson, Hysonkin, Souchong, Congo, and Bohea Teas; Cotton, Rice, Flour, Chocolate, and Chocolate shells; Pimento, Pepper, Cassia, Nutmegs, Indigo, Copperas, Alum, Logwood, and Red ditto; Mould and Dipt Candles; Ginger, Mustard, Salt Petre, Roll Brimstone, Rafins, Tobacco, Sweet Oil, Cotton and Wool Cards; Iron Hollow Ware, 4d. 6d. rod. & 2d. Nails. Rhode Island Cheese, Pollok Fish, 30 bbls. Cider, 12 bbls. Pork.—The above goods will be sold low for cash. May 16, 1804.
JOHN LORD, Respectfully informs the public that he has just received and now offers for sale, a handsome assortment of English and American HATS and TRIMMINGS, on reasonable terms for Cash or credit, at his shop in Fore-Street, next door to Messrs. CROSS & TRASK. Portland, May 28.
JAMES C. BULLARD, No. 3, Muffey's Row, OFFERS for sale, a large assortment of English and American Paper-Hangings, of the neatest figures, with elegant Borders—as low as can be purchased in Boston—wholesale and retail. Also, just received by the Galn and Minerva, from London, a genuine assortment of Gentlemen's most Fashionable HATS. Children's Hats and Jockey caps, of various colors; and a general assortment of TRIMMINGS. Likewise, an assortment of Ladies', Misses, and Children's Kid and Morocco Shoes, as usual. Portland, May 5.
SAMUEL WYMAN, MOROCCO SHOE-MAKER, Respectfully informs his friends and the public, that he has taken a shop next door to Mr. Jonas Bryant's store Main Street; where he intends carrying on the business of making Morocco, Kid and Calf-skin slippers, which he will warrant to be of the best kind.—Every favor which he may receive will be gratefully acknowledged. A small assortment of good SLIPPERS kept constantly for sale. May 5.
FRESH FANCY GOODS.
CHARLOTTE GREEN, informs her friends and the public that she has just received a new assortment of GOODS, which will be sold on very moderate terms:—Comprising, a handsome assortment of Satins, Crapes, and Tiffanies; plain, figured, and chambered Mullins; Calicoes; furniture Chintz; plain, figured and colored Cambrics; Sarfets; Modes; black and white Laces; spangled, black, white and figured Fans; Silk Cards and Trimmings, of all kinds; plain and colored Silk Gloves, English and French; Silk and Cotton Hose; Morocco Slippers; elegant assortment of Ribbons; Wreaths, Plumes, and Flowers; Parasols; walking stick and large Umbrellas, &c &c. ALSO, A large assortment of Bonnets and Hats of the most fashionable kinds, viz. Cane, willow, straw, craps, tiffany, satin, and cambric—a few Raneligh Hats.
MILLENNARY, MANTUAMAKING, and all kinds of NEEDLE-WORK, done in the neatest manner, at a short notice. Portland, May 21.
STEPHEN FOSTER, Head Long Wharf, Fore-Street, HAS just received for sale, several Boxes Fresh LEMONS. Also—Several hundred prs. Men's SHOES—wholesale and retail. Likewise—An assortment of English & West-India Goods, Groceries, &c. &c. as usual. The above articles will be sold very cheap for cash or approved credit. Portland, May 12.
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
Just received and for sale at THOMAS CLARK'S Bookstore, Fifth-street, Portland.
SERMONS on various important subjects: written partly on Sunday of the more difficult passages in the Sacred Volume, by Rev. ANDREW LEE, A.M. pastor of the North church in Lisbon, Connecticut—Containing twenty nine Sermons in a handsome 4to. volume. Price 2 dollars.
Eccentric Biography; or, memoirs of remarkable Female characters, ancient and modern: including, Acresses, Adventurers, Anarchesses, Fortune tellers, Gipsies, Dwarfs, Swindlers and Vagrants—Also, many others who have distinguished themselves by their Chiv-ery, Dissipation, Intrepidity, Learning, Affluence, Credit-ity, &c. &c. alphabetically arranged; forming a pleasing and useful Repository to the female mind—Price 2 dollars.
A fresh supply of the Second Edition of Walches' New System of Mercantile Arithmetic, Adapted to the Commerce of the United States, in its Domestic and Foreign Relation;—with Forms of Accounts and other writing usually occurring in trade—Price 1 dollar, 25 cents.—Wholesale purchasers supplied at the publisher's price.
THE AMERICAN COAST PILOT. Interesting to every Navigator and Merchant in the United States of America. Containing the COURSES AND DISTANCES
Between the Principal Harbours, Capes and Headlands, From Passamaquoddy through the Gulf of Florida, With Directions for sailing into the same, describing the Soundings, bearing of the Light-houses and Beacons, from the Rocks, Shoals, Ledges, &c. together with the Courses and Distances from Cape-Cod, and Cape-Ann to Georges' Bank, through the South and East Channels, and the setting of the Currents, with the Latitudes and Longitudes of the principal Harbours on the Coast; together with a TIDE TABLE. BY CAPTAIN LAWRENCE FURLONG. Corrected and improved by the most experienced Pilots in the United States.—Also—Information to matters of vessels, wherein the manner of transacting business at the custom house is fully elucidated—Published according to act of Congress.—FOURTH EDITION.—Price 3 dollars. —LIKewise—
A general assortment of BOOKS in the various branches of Literature. BLANK and ACCOUNT BOOKS constantly for sale and manufactured at the shortest notice; with an extensive assortment of STATIONARY and SCHOOL BOOKS, wholesale and retail. Also, Blank CHECKS for the Portland and Maine Banks, bound and stitched in marble paper, different sizes, May 17, 1804. 6w.
LOST, within the last fortnight, a green silk Umbrella. Whoever has found the same, and will leave it with the Printer, shall be generously rewarded. N. B. The owner thinks he left it in some office or store. May 12.
FOR SALE, THAT valuable and pleasant situation, near Cape-Elizabeth ferry, now occupied by the subscribers. The premises consist of a two story dwelling house, 36 by 32 feet, all finished except one room within 9 months, together with a wood and chaise house, barn, &c. all under one cover; a good well of water, and two acres and an half of land. The situation is good for a public house. The whole will be sold on credit, and at a liberal rate, and possession given immediately.—If the above is not sold within ten or fifteen days, the same will be to LET.—For further particulars enquire of JAMES MILLER jun. May 21.
NOTICE is hereby given, that sixty days have expired since the Books and accounts of GEORGE ESKILDSON were lodged at my office. Those whose accounts are unsettled are requested to make immediate payment, otherwise the usual course of law will be pursued, without further notice. Portland, May 17, 1804. OLIVER BRAY. Dissolution of Partnership.
BRADLEY & JONES have this day dissolved their copartnership, by mutual consent. All persons having any demands are requested to present them; and all indebted, are requested to make immediate payment to said Bradley, on whom the concerns of the firm devolve. Gubaw, May 10, 1804. DAVID L. BRADLEY, SAMUEL JONES.
SALES BY AUCTION.
A GOOD CHANCE FOR PURCHASERS.
TO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC VENDUE, On Thursday, the 14th of June next, at 10 o'clock, At the Columbian Tavern, PORTLAND:
THE following LOTS of LAND—viz.— About 27 acres, lying on the westerly side of the road leading to Stroudwater, to the southerly line of Maj. McLean's pasture, carrying the width of 30 rods to the channel in Fore River. Said land is laid out in 109 house lots; a plan of which may be seen. Also, About 50 acres of LAND, in Falmouth, situated on the road leading from Stroudwater to Saccapawpa, well calculated for a valuable farm, situated within four miles and an half of Portland. Also, 200 acres of valuable LAND in Windham, on which is a convenient house and barn, a young orchard of 350 trees. Said farm yields about 20 ton. English hay is well supplied with pasture: 60 acres of which is a valuable growth of wood and timber; and is within 10 miles of Portland. Said farm will be sold together, or in part, as may suit purchasers. Also, 800 acres of LAND in Raymond, viz.— No. 3, in range 8—No. 15 in range 10, No. 6 & 9 in range 11, No. 10 and 11 in range 12, No. 15 & 18 in range 13. Said lots are mostly covered with white oak timber. The conditions of sale, which cannot fail to please, with a more particular description, may be known by applying to SAMUEL BUTTS. Portland, April 14. (en.)
Sale by order of court. To be sold at public vendue on Wednesday the 6th day of June next, at the Columbian tavern, in Portland, at 11 o'clock, in the forenoon.
ALL the Real Estate of JOHN BLANCHARD, late of Bridgeton, deceased—viz. A valuable FARM containing one hundred acres of land delightfully situated on the east side of long pond in Bridgeton, within a mile of Samuel Andrews' store, with a house and barn thereon, and a flourishing young orchard, containing about three hundred trees. ALSO,
Lot No. 26, in the first range and second division of lots in said Bridgeton, containing eighty-eight acres, with the house and barn thereon. The above lots are excellent for mowing and tillage, and are very pleasantly situated. STEPHEN LONGFELLOW, jun. Administrator. Portland, May 5th, 1804.
FOR SALE
At Public Auction, on Friday the 15th day of June next, at Bowdoinham, on Kennebec river. A good double SAW-MILL, with a complete set of iron Gear —in good repair, with all the privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging the property of Ezra Whitney, of Boston, a bankrupt.—Said on the premises where the conditions will be made known under instructions from his assignee. BENJAMIN EMMONS.