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No. 3 of Vol. IX.
MONDAY, MAY 5, 1806.
[Whole No. 419.]
By Authority.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
In the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and six.
An Act in addition to an Act entitled An Act in addition to An Act entitled "An Act for incorporating the members of the Episcopal Church, in the town of Portland into a Religious Society."
Sec. 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by authority of the same, That the Episcopal Society in Portland, in the County of Cumberland, be, and they hereby are authorized and empowered to raise, by assessment on the pews and seats in the Church belonging to them, such sum or sums of money for the settlement and maintenance of a Minister, repairing the Church, and defraying the other expenses of public worship, with incidental charges, as they shall agree on; and the same may assess or cause to be assessed, upon such pews or seats, in such manner as the Society shall determine; and the sums so assessed shall be paid by the proprietors of such seats and pews, or the occupants thereof.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That if any proprietor of a pew or seat, or the occupant thereof, shall neglect to pay any assessment which shall be legally made thereon, for one year after the same shall have been made, the Treasurer of said Society shall be authorized and empowered to sell all the estate and interest of any such delinquent proprietor in the said corporation, at auction, first giving notice thereof, fourteen days previous to the sale, by posting up notifications at two of the doors of said Church; and upon such sale, to execute a good and sufficient deed or deeds thereof; and after deducting the amount of said delinquent's tax, together with the legal interest thereon, from the time the same was made, and all incidental charges, the said Treasurer shall pay the surplus, if any there be, to such delinquent proprietor or his legal representative.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That the Wardens and Vestry of said Church, legally chosen, shall be, and they hereby are vested with all the authority and power given by law to be committees of parishes.
March 7, 1806.—By the Governor Approved. CALEB STRONG.
An act to incorporate the northwesterly part of the town of North Yarmouth, in the county of Cumberland, into a new parish, by the name of the second territorial parish in North Yarmouth.
Sec. 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by authority of the same, That the northwesterly part of the town of North Yarmouth, in the county of Cumberland, be, and hereby are set off from the first parish in said town, by the following boundaries, to wit: Beginning in the line between said North Yarmouth and Falmouth, and between the lots numbered nine and ten in west one hundred-acre division in said North Yarmouth, and running between said lots to the range line, then in the range line, to the line between the lots numbered twenty-eight and twenty-nine, and in that line, and by the northeast end of said lot numbered twenty-nine, to the line between the lots numbered forty-nine and fifty, and between said lots numbered forty-nine and fifty, and between the lots numbered sixty-nine and seventy, eighty-four and eighty-five, and in the same course northeast to the west one hundred-and-twenty-acre division, then in the range line to the line between the lots numbered six and seven in said division, and in that line, and in the line between the lots numbered twenty and twenty-one, to the range line, then up the range line, to the line between the lots numbered thirty-nine and forty, and in that line to the range line, and in the same to the line between the lots numbered forty-seven and forty-eight, and in that line to Royal's river, then up said river to the line between the lots numbered thirty-nine and forty, on the east side of said river, and in that line to the range line, and in the same and between the lots numbered thirty-four and thirty-five, nineteen and twenty, seven and eight, to Freeport line; and that all the polls and estates in the said town of North Yarmouth, northwesterly of said boundaries, excepting what belongs to the Northwest Congregational Society in North Yarmouth, and to the Baptist Religious Society in North Yarmouth and Freeport, be, and hereby are incorporated into a new and separate parish by the name of The Second Territorial Parish in North Yarmouth, with all the privileges, powers and immunities which other parishes in this Commonwealth are entitled to by law.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That any person or persons, belonging to the Northwest Congregational Society in North Yarmouth, or to the Baptist Religious Society in North Yarmouth and Freeport, living within the bounds of said Second Territorial Parish, may become members of said parish, in the same way and manner that they could become members of said First Parish, before the passing of this act, and also, that the members of said Second Territorial Parish, may become members of either of said First or Second Parish, in the same way and manner that the members of said First Parish can become members of either of said Societies, agreeable to the provisions of an act entitled "An act in addition to an act entitled 'An act to incorporate certain persons by the name of the Northwest Congregational Society' in North Yarmouth."
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That the members of said First Parish, and the members of said Second Territorial Parish, shall not poll from one to the other, neither directly nor indirectly; but shall always be considered as members of the parish of which they are inhabitants, according to the aforesaid boundaries.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That Animi R. Mitchell, Esq. be, and he is hereby authorized to issue his warrant, directed to some principal inhabitant of said Second Territorial Parish, requiring him to warn the legal voters thereof in parish affairs, to meet at some convenient time and place, to choose all such parish officers as are by law required.
By the Governor Approved.—March, 5th 1806 CALEB STRONG.
An act to increase the fees of grand and petit Jurors and Witnesses, in criminal causes.
Sec. 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by authority of the same, That from and after the passing of this act the Grand Jurors attending at the Supreme Judicial Court, and the Court of Common Pleas, and Municipal Court for the town of Boston, and the Jurors for trials attending either of the Courts aforesaid, shall each be allowed one dollar and twenty-five cents a day for their attendance, and four cents a mile for their travel out and home, to be paid out of the County Treasury; and there shall be paid to the Clerks of the said Courts respectively, by the plaintiff or appellant, the sum of seven dollars for the trial of each civil action, for the use of the County; and the said Clerks respectively shall forthwith pay over the same to the County Treasurer.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That witnesses in criminal causes, in the Supreme Judicial Court and Court of Common Pleas, shall be allowed and paid out of the Treasury of the respective Counties in this Commonwealth, one dollar for each day's attendance, and four cents for each mile's travel going out and returning home. Provided, such witnesses do personally attend said Courts respectively, and certify in writing their time and travel.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That so much of the first section of an act made and passed the thirteenth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety-six, for establishing and regulating the fees of the several officers and other persons therein mentioned as relates to witnesses in criminal causes, in the Supreme Judicial Court, and Court of Common Pleas; and also the second section of the act aforesaid, shall, from and after the passing of this act, be, and the same is hereby repealed.
March 7, 1806.—Approved by the Governor. CALEB STRONG.
To the Honorable Senate, and the Honorable House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in General Court assembled.
THE Petition of the subscribers respectfully shews, that the transportation of timber from the Moose ponds in Brownfield, in the County of Oxford, down Moose Brook, by the Mill and falls thereof, into Saco river in said Brownfield, is attended with great difficulty and expense.
That in rapid freshets, when the timber ought to be floated down the stream, the water overflows the banks of said brook and carries the timber out of the main stream into the woods and fields among trees, bushes, and rubbish, so that a large proportion of it is lost, and the remainder needs great care and attention to preserve and carry it into Saco river. That said stream cannot be cleared and made convenient for the transportation of lumber without more expense than individuals in an unincorporated state would be willing to incur.—That there is a vast quantity of timber near said ponds, which cannot be gotten out, into Saco river, excepting it is floated down said brook. That a Canal from the lower end of said ponds down in or by said brook, by the falls and mills thereof, to Saco river would be of great public utility and individual benefit.
Your Petitioners therefore pray the Honorable General Court to incorporate them into a company for the purpose of building, holding and improving the Canal aforesaid under such conditions and regulations as the Honorable Court may think proper. And in duty bound will ever pray.
CYRUS INGALLS, and 13 others. August 13, 1805.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
In Senate, February 10, 1806.
ON the Petition of Cyrus Ingalls, and others, praying that they may be incorporated for the purposes of opening a Canal from the Moose ponds, in the town of Brownfield, in the county of Oxford, down Moose brook, by the Mill falls into Saco river in said Brownfield.
ORDERED, that the Petitioners cause an attested copy of their Petition, with this order thereon, to be printed three weeks successively in the Portland Gazette and Eastern Argus printed in Portland, the last publication to be thirty days, at least, before the second Wednesday of the first session of the next General Court, that all persons interested may then appear, and show cause (if any they have) why the prayer of said Petition should not be granted.
Sent down for concurrence. H. G. OTIS, President.
In the House of Representatives, Feb. 27, 1806.
Read and concurred. TIMOTHY BIGELOW, Speaker.
True Copy—Attest. W. DAVIS, Clerk of the Senate.
A general assortment of
BLANKS,
Constantly for sale at this Office.
Poetry.
THE LADY'S CHOICE.
If e'er I quit the single state, Be this the model of my mate: Let virtue in his breast reside, And honor all his actions guide; In learning and in sense complete, Plain in his dress, but plainly neat; And to crown all, O may I prove The only woman he can love.
AN EXTRACT.
A bosom should remain unseem, Hid from the lawless glance; No charm there is so great, I ween, Which fancy's dream cannot enhance.
The scanty robe and bosom bare, With her the bud of virgin shame, The sleeveless arm and forward stare, Ill become the virgin's name.
What steals the blush of timid shame, Steals the first of beauty's charms; What grace and modesty disclaim, Can add no force to beauty's arms.
I love to see the maid aspire, By other arts to please, I love the simple neat attire, Combining elegance with ease.
Episcellany.
From a New York Paper.—April 18.
GENERAL HORATIO GATES.
While America, in the possession of freedom, peace, and unhackled industry, enjoys the glorious achievements of her heroes, they are descending successively to the grave. Within these few days another of her ablest commanders and most faithful citizens, General Gates, has followed Montgomery, Greene, and Washington. The inevitable certainty of this doom does not the less awaken our regret; but when exalted worth is thus retiring forever from our view, let public service and public happiness be the just measures of our gratitude. General Gates, more fortunate than many of his illustrious colleagues, lived to see the cause of liberty and American independence not only triumphant but consolidated; and with this sweetest recompense of his toils and dangers, had the highest prospective satisfaction of a patriotic mind; when dying it was his firm opinion that he could form no better wish for his country than that the political condition and progressive prosperity in which he left it, might be perpetual.
America was the country of his choice, England that of his nativity; and there he is said to have imbibed those principles of liberty and resistance to oppression which caused the revolution in 1863. This early and uniform attachment is a characteristic the more commendable, as he entered the British army young, and retained in it the independence of his mind and principles. With the example of their acknowledged skill and bravery, it was natural that an officer whom nature had endowed with a happy disposition, should largely partake of the spirit of his corps and lay the foundation of that military excellence which was to display itself in that best and noblest cause. He so distinguished himself in the British lines, that without purchase he obtained the rank of Major, acted as Aid de Camp to Gen Monckton at the taking of Martinico and had the honor of bearing to England the tidings of the important conquest (in which he had assisted) of that island. He was among the first troops that landed at Halifax after the peace of Aixla Chapelle under General Cornwallis, was afterwards in the 54th regiment with General Baddock, and was shot through the body by that unfortunate officer. After the peace between Great Britain and France he purchased an estate in Virginia, where he resided until the commencement of our revolution, when he was appointed by Congress, Adjutant General of the American forces, with the rank of Major General, in fact the second officer in command, and afterwards appointed to take the chief command of the Northern army. What followed after two actions against the British is too deeply impressed on every mind to be here related. His
name will deservedly live forever in the annals of America, to whose independence perhaps no single event contributed so much as the convention of Saratoga; it decided the contest between America and Great Britain; it secured the reign of liberty and began the foundation of the best organized and happiest government that time has recorded. May America know its value!
When with the army General Gates maintained personal dignity without distance, a thing never accomplished but by real merit; he received the soldier and subaltern in private in a friendly and familiar manner; but in public, or in the presence of spectators, he kept those who approached him in their proper stations; whilst he supported subordination as necessary to discipline, he respected men in proportion to their merits.
After the peace he retired to his farm in Virginia, where he remained until he came to reside at N. York in 1790. But previously to his quitting Virginia he emancipated his negroes; he thought it was incompatible with his principles and inconsistent with the part he had taken in the revolution, to retain a human creature in bondage; and he made a pecuniary provision for such as were unable to provide for themselves, with a promise to them all of continuing his friendship and assistance. Some of these faithful beings would not part from so kind a master, but followed him, and continued in his family; one of the survivors attended the remains of her benefactor, and honored with grateful tears the author of her liberty and happiness.
On his arrival at New York, the Mayor and Corporation came in a body to testify their sense of his services and worth, and presented him with the freedom of the city. He afterwards declined all public station until 1800, when a sense of duty and what he deemed the interest of his country induced his consent to be a candidate for a seat in the legislature, in which he remained no longer than he thought useful to that cause which he loved with a rational predilection, and never for a moment abandoned. But his opinions on public affairs did not interfere with his private friendships or separate him from many respectable citizens who differed widely from his political sentiments. His memory will be ever cherished by his numerous friends, to whom he was endeared by the warmth of his hospitality, the urbanity of his manners, and the steadiness of his attachments.
This venerable patriot lived to the advanced age of seventy eight years, and retained his faculties to the last. He conversed with the cheerfulness of youth and wrote and thought with the vigour of manhood. He took pleasure in professing his attachments to religion, and his firm belief in the doctrines of Christianity. The will, which he caused to be made in a few weeks before his death, strongly characterizes the humility of his faith and the unostentatious complexion of his mind. In an article dictated by himself he expressed the sense of his own unworthiness; and his reliance solely on the intercession and sufferings of Our Redeemer.
In another paragraph he strikingly directed that he should be privately buried, left the zeal and affection of his friends and fellow soldiers should induce them to accompany him with military honors to his grave. His dissolution was gradual, he sunk under the decay of nature, and died without pain or struggle.
General Stevens, the commander of the artillery of the northern department at Saratoga, and now Commanding Officer of the Artillery in the state, on behalf of the Cincinnati and the military, solicited permission to testify their respect for him as an officer, and their esteem for him as a man; but the injunction in his will, and his frequent verbal requests, were too peremptory not to be obeyed.
ed; his funeral was therefore private but it was attended by many of the most respectable inhabitants of the city whom he counted among his personal friends; nor was it less marked by the regret and sorrow of those who were prevented from honoring him in a manner proportioned to his merits, and from shewing their respect for one of the oldest, most useful, and most distinguished officers of the revolution, as well as one of the most enlightened and virtuous citizens of the United States.
At Burlington, (Vermont,) on the 26th ult. departed this life, in the 64th year of his age, Col. Ebenezer Allen. It is a fact (says the Burlington paper) well known to many of the revolutionary Heroes of America, that Col. Allen, in 1777, (then a Captain) with only a lieutenant and forty of his "green mountain boys," ascended the horrid precipice of Mount Defiance (nearly opposite Ticonderoga) in the night, surprised, and took the almost impregnable fortress thereon, which was defended by far superior numbers of well disciplined British troops, and heavy artillery. This was effected without the loss of a single man. At the celebrated battle of Bennington, in the same year, Captain Allen, with only thirty men, taking the advantage of a natural breastwork of rocks, for a considerable time contended with the front of the main body of Burgoyne's army, and with great slaughter actually caused a temporary retreat.
PROVIDENCE, APRIL 19.
Extract of a letter from Canton (in China) to a gentleman in this town, dated July 4, 1805.
"As the interest of Christianity lies near your heart, I now inform you that the two Missionaries who have waited here so many years for a license to go to Pekin, have at length obtained permission, and accordingly embarked a few days since, for that great, populous and opulent city. On their way, they will pass through the large city of Nankin, and when once settled in Pekin, will not be allowed to return to Europe. Previous to their departure, they assumed the Chinese costume, and their heads were shorn after the Chinese manner; One of the above Missionaries informed me, that a complete translation of the Old and New Testaments into Chinese had been made, by a minister, who had resided 40 years in Pekin, which will shortly be published. The same minister has begun to translate the bible into the Tartarian language. The Missionaries meet with some success in propagating their tenets. There are four Christian churches at Pekin, and about 60,000 Chinese in that city have embraced Christianity. In the Province of Canton there are about 6,000, and more or less in the other Provinces. I wonder the Protestant church as well as Roman, does not send her missionaries hither, where the harvest is so great; there being, according to Sir G. Staunton, three hundred and thirty-three millions of souls in this vast empire, the far greater part of whom are idolators."
The Grand Jury at the Circuit Court in Connecticut have found a bill against the Hon. Tapping Reeve, one of the Judges of the Supreme Court in that state. It is said to be for an alleged libel on President Jefferson. A bill has also been found against Mr. T. Osgood, a clergyman, for sedition, in uttering sentiments against Mr. Jefferson in a sermon in Nov. last. He has been committed to gaol in N. Haven. A bill was likewise found against T. Collier, printer, for publishing an extract from a New-York paper against the President.
The last New-Orleans Gazette states, that a vessel with provisions for the United States troops at Fort Stoddart had been stopped at Mobile, by the Spaniards, and detained.

Latest Foreign News.
PARIS, MARCH 3. 1806.
BONAPARTE'S SPEECH,
At the opening of the French Legislative Body.
Gentlemen, the Deputies from the Departments to the Legislative Body; Gentlemen, the Tribunes, and the Members of my Council of State. Since your last session, the greatest part of Europe has entered into a coalition with England. My armies have never ceased to conquer, except when I ordered them to combat no longer. I have avenged the rights of the feeble States, oppressed by the strong. My allies have increased in power and consequence. My enemies have been humbled and confounded; the house of Naples has irrecoverably lost its crown; the whole of the peninsula of Italy forms a part of the great empire. I as supreme head, have guaranteed the sovereign, and the constitutions that govern the different departments.
Russia only owes the return of the wreck of her army to the advantages of the capitulation which I granted it. Able to have overturned the imperial throne of Austria. I have re-established it. The conduct of the cabinet of Vienna will be such as will prevent posterity from reproaching me for any want of foresight. I have yielded an entire confidence to the protestations which have been made to me by its sovereign. Besides, the high destinies of my crown do not depend upon the sentiments and dispositions of foreign courts. My people will always support my throne against all the efforts of hatred and jealousy; no sacrifice will be too painful to them to secure that first interest of the country.
Bred in camps, and in camps that have been always triumphant, I ought to acknowledge, that, in the late events, my soldiers have exceeded my expectations. It is pleasant also for me to declare, that my people have often fulfilled the extent of the duties. In the heart of Moravia, I have ceased, for an instant, to experience the effects of their love and enthusiasm. Never have they given me any marks of their attachment, which have penetrated my heart with sweeter emotions.
Frenchmen! I have not been deceived in my hopes. Your love, more than the extent and riches of your territory, constitute my glory. Magistrates, clergy, citizens, all have shown themselves worthy of the high destinies of that admirable France, which, for two ages past, has been the object of the leagues and the jealousies of its neighbors.
My Minister of the Interior will inform you of the events which have taken place in the course of the year. My Council of State will lay before you plans of laws, to ameliorate the different branches of the administration. My Ministers of Finance, and of the Public Treasury, will lay before you the accounts which they have presented unto me. You will perceive by them the prosperous state of our finances. Since my return, I have been incessantly occupied in giving to the administration, that spring and activity, which give life to the extremities of this empire.
My people will have no new burdens to bear, but new plans will be proposed to you respecting the system of the finances, the basis of which were established last year. I intend to diminish the immediate impositions which bear upon the territory alone, and to replace a part of these charges by indirect duties.
Through the elements, we have lost some ships after an engagement imprudently undertaken. I cannot praise too much the greatness of soul, and the attachment which the King of Spain has shown in these circumstances for the common cause. I wish for peace with England. On my part it shall never be retarded for a moment. I shall always be ready to conclude it, in adopting, for its basis, the stipulations of the treaty of Amiens.
Gentlemen, Deputies to the Legislative Body, the attachment you have shown to me, the manner in which you have seconded me in your late sittings, leave me no doubt of your assistance. Nothing shall be proposed to you, but that which is necessary to guarantee the glory and safety of my people.
VIENNA, FEB. 5, 1806.
The treaty with France is published. But though we are at peace,
the movement of our troops are remarkable. The Court Gazette has published the following
PROCLAMATION.
FRANCIS II. &c. &c. &c.
I HAVE given peace to my good and faithful people. My resolutions have united with their wishes. I renounced all hopes of a change in the fortune of war, to banish with promptitude all the dangers and suffering to which my flourishing country, and even the heart of the monarchy, my capital and residence, were exposed. The sacrifices are great and were with difficulty wrung from my heart; but they could not stand in competition with the welfare, the domestic and civil welfare of millions. For these I made the sacrifice; and I expect my indemnification in the blessings which are promised to my people by the return of peace. I know no other happiness than that of my people; and no glory superior to that of the father of these people, who in the loyalty, unshaken fidelity, and disinterested love to their Sovereign and their country, give place to no nation in Europe. The fair fame of their national character has exacted an unwilling tribute of esteem, even from the enemy; but my heart they have fixed a monument which time itself will not be able to destroy. Under these emotions I returned to my residence in the circle of my loyal and estimable citizens and inhabitants, and to the resumption of the direction of my affairs. The wounds inflicted by the war are deep; several years may be necessary to heal them and to obliterate the impressions inflicted by the sufferings of this unfortunate period. The Administration of the State has greater, and duties more difficult than ever to fulfil; and they will fulfil them; but they have at the same time stronger claims than ever upon the co-operation on all classes, for the laudable purpose of restoring the vigor of the intention, by disseminating the true culture of mind, and animating the industry in all its branches, through the restoration and increase of the national credit; and by these means to establish the monarchy upon that basis which the variable fate of the States of Europe, has rendered necessary. Every moment of my life will be directed to this object, and devoted to the improvement of the welfare of the noble and good people who are dear to me as the children of my affection.—United by the mutual obligations of reciprocal confidence, and the cordial love of my subjects, I shall only believe I have done enough for Austria as a Prince and a father, when its prosperity is again secured; when the sufferings of the citizens are forgotten, and nothing remains alive but the remembrance of my sacrifices, your fidelity, and your exalted and unshaken patriotism.
"FRANCIS."
"Vienna, Feb. 1, 1806."
LONDON, MARCH, 1806.
BATTLE OF AUSTERLITZ.
It is well known fact, that though Bonaparte gained the victory in the Battle of Austerlitz, it was so hardly contested on the part of the Russians, and the French suffered so severely, that Bonaparte was actually afraid to renew the action on the following day.—He therefore, as he has done upon all occasions where his strength failed, resorted to subtlety, in which nobody can be a match for him. After examining into the state and disposition of his Troops, he thought it would be too hazardous to expose himself again to the hardy Russians, and therefore sent a letter to the Emperor of Germany, soliciting an interview, and intimating that it would be for the advantage of the latter to meet him. The Emperor of Germany, who too well knew the losses which the Allies had suffered, and was not equally apprized of those of the French, in an evil hour, consented to the interview, and when he alighted, from the coach, Bonaparte himself stood at the door and courteously held forth his arm to assist him in descending. It is impossible to say what took place at the interview, though it cannot be doubted that all that artifice could dictate to work upon the hopes and fears of the Emperor of Germany was put in motion,—and with what lamentable success the world too well knows. When the Emperor of Germany was departing, Bonaparte attended him to his carriage, and again held out his arm in the most amicable manner to assist him in getting into it.—
If it had not been for this fatal interview, it is highly probable that the French would have been under the necessity of retreating, and the degrading Peace of Presburgh would never have been heard off. The circumstances of this memorable interview have been variously related, but our Readers may depend on the truth of the recital as now given.
By the Mail.
NEW-YORK, APRIL 25.
The New-York Blockade.
The British ship Leander, of 60 guns; Cambrian, of 38, and Driver, are cruising off Sandy Hook;—bringing to, and overhauling every vessel which passes. The sloop Richard, Capt. Pearce, from the Delaware was yesterday fired at by the Leander. After the first shot, the sloop hove to; but the second shot killed Mr. Pearce, brother of the Captain, at the helm. Whether this invasion of our port is a consequence of the rawe head and bloody bones measures introduced into congress, scare crows, by Wright, and others, we cannot say; but we do say, this daring outrage ought to arrest the immediate attention of the Executive; and had we such a fleet, as we ought to have had; such an one as a federal administration would have given us, no nation would have dared thus to deprecate on our shores.
April 28.
"The just indignation excited by the conduct of the British ships of war now off the Hook, was on Saturday zealously and properly manifested by our fellow citizens. As soon as the death of Mr. Pierce was known, volunteers chartered and went on board a pilot boat, and bro't back the vessel that was on her way with provisions for the ships of war, and sent the provisions to the poor house amidst the huzzas of all classes. Other gentlemen armed themselves in the afternoon and failed in the Pilot Boat, in pursuit of the vessels that have been captured and ordered for Halifax. The fullest meeting ever known in this city, at the Tontine Coffeehouse, have expressed their opinion on this occasion in the most spirited manner.
The Resolutions, voted at this meeting, are the following:
On motion Resolved. That Rufus King, Ebenezer Stevens, Oliver Wolcott, William W. Woolsey, and William Henderson , be a committee to prepare and report to this meeting, resolutions expressive of the objects of this meeting, as to the subjects on which they were convened; which committee reported the following:
Resolved, That the citizens of the United States are of right, and according to the constitution and laws of the land, entitled to the enjoyment of life, liberty, and property: That it is the primary and most important duty of government to defend, preserve, and protect the same.
Resolved, That it is upon the strength and resources of the United States, that we can alone, under Providence, rely for national safety and the maintenance of national rights.
Resolved, That the repeated outrages committed by foreign ships of war at the mouths of our harbors, merit the resentment and indignation of every friend to his country.
Resolved, That an administration which consents to pay money to avoid foreign insolence, or to prevent the violation of national rights, while it sells and dismantles its naval force, instead of increasing and preserving it for the defence of our ports and commerce, prostrates the national honor, endangers the public safety, and invites both injustice and insult.
Resolved, That the suffering of foreign armed ships to station themselves off our harbors, and there to stop, search and capture our vessels, to impress, wound and murder our citizens, is a gross and criminal neglect of the highest duties of government, and that an administration which patiently permits the same, is not entitled to the confidence of a brave and free people.
Resolved, That the body of merchants who foresaw the impending danger, and petitioned Congress and the State Legislature to afford protection to this city and its lawful commerce, have merited the approbation of their fellow citizens.
Resolved, That the memorials of the merchants and citizens to Congress, have been neglected, and that we have not perceived on the part of members of the senate and assembly
of this city such exertions and zeal as were expected of them, to engage the interposition and influence of the state legislature with Congress for the protection of our defenceless city.
Resolved, That so long as the British ships of war which have assumed a station at the entrance of this port are suffered to remain there, it is earnestly recommended that no supplies, provisions, or succours of any kind, should be afforded them from our markets, nor any intercourse held with them in any shape whatever, and that our pilot boats should abstain from visiting them.
Resolved, That the murder of John Pearce, one of our fellow citizens, by a shot from a British ship of war, at the entrance of our harbour, and within half a mile of the shore, while he was peaceably navigating a coasting vessel laden with provisions for our market, was an act that excites our detestation and abhorrence, and calls upon our government for the adoption of prompt and vigorous measures to prevent a repetition of such wanton and inhuman conduct, and so flagrant a violation of our national sovereignty.
Resolved, That we will attend the funeral of the deceased, and that it be recommended to the ships in the harbor to display the customary signs of mourning.
Resolved, That this meeting approve the conduct of those persons who intercepted the supplies which were sent from this city to those vessels who now blockade our harbour, and who have murdered our fellow citizen, John Pearce.
CORNELIUS RAY, Chairman.
Samuel Boyd, Secretary.
Funeral Procession of John Pearce.
The subscribers, being the committee appointed at the meeting of the Federal Republicans, to make the necessary arrangements for the funeral of our fellow citizen, John Pearce, murdered by a British ship of war at the mouth of our harbor, give notice that they have waited on, a committee of the Corporation, in whose hands they found the corpse of the deceased, and were informed that the Corporation had directed the same to be interred at the expense of the city. The services of the committee for this purpose, have therefore become unnecessary; but they earnestly recommend to all classes of their fellow citizens, to unite in performing the last offices of humanity towards the deceased, not only for the purpose of manifesting the public sorrow for the violent and untimely death of a fellow citizen, but as a solemn and impressive testimony against that system of administration, which regards us of our humble petitions, withholds all adequate protection from our city and seafaring brethren, and thereby leaves us and them defenceless and exposed to the violence and depredations of the freebooters of the ocean.
Eben Stevens, S. Mansfield, Samuel Gedney, R. Bogardus.
The Common Council of the city of Newyork, having undertaken the funeral of Mr. Pearce, adopted the following arrangement:—That the masters of American vessels display their flags half mast, from sunrise to sunset, "that the procession move from the City Hall to St. Paul's Church, at 12 o'clock—and that the bells of all the churches be tolled during the procession. That the clergy, as well as inhabitants generally, be invited to attend the solemnities of the mournful occasion.
The Tammany Society, in calling upon its brethren to attend the funeral, adopted the following language.
Brothers—You have heard of the death of one of your brethren, who was murdered by a shot from the British ship Leander, Henry Whitby, commander, within a quarter of a mile from Sandy Hook.
Brothers—You are called upon to bury his mangled body. On this solemn occasion you will appear without your tomahawks; your bows and your arrows; nevertheless you will have your tomahawks well sharpened, the arrows well sharpened, the arrows well pointed, and your bows well strung—The enemy are on our borders—the black belt of wampum, stained with American blood, is now before your eyes, in the great council chamber of the nation. Brothers—be vigilant, be prepared.
Robert Wright, who moved the impressment bill in the Senate, it is said, has been appointed Attorney-General in Maryland.
NEWPORT, APRIL 26.
Rhode-Island State Election.
From the returns that have been received from the different towns, it is now ascertained, that there is no election for Governor or Lieutenant Governor:—And that Henry Sherburne, Esq. is elected Treasurer.
It does not become Federalists to boast, and it is imprudent even to be sanguine in expectation; but it is clear that a change in the public mind, gradual, but certain, is about to be effected. Mr. Jackson, the federal republican candidate, had more votes than either of his democratic opponents, and the victory of Col. Sherburne must be regarded as the victory of principle. Of that principle which looks to a man's fitness to fill an office; to his personal merit, not to his party attachments.
The following melancholy article is copied from the "Pennsylvania Correspondent," printed at Doylestown, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
A man living on or near the Dry Lands, who had to pay the sum of £800 about the first of April, called on his neighbor who kept a public house, informed him of the payment he had to make, and observed, he had the whole amount, at his own house, except £15 which he wished to loan for a few weeks, the landlord very cheerfully agreed to lend the sum required, stating that he had it not in his possession, but expected to go abroad the next day to collect the money, and would return in the evening, when his neighbour might call and receive the sum wanted. With the joy which an honest man derives from the expectation of being able to fulfil his contracts, did the neighbour call at the time appointed; the landlord had not returned; he therefore waited expecting him to come in;—at the request of the landlady, he concluded to retire to bed, and if asleep, at the return of her husband, he was to be called up; it being late he soon fell asleep—but had not slept long before his slumbers were disturbed by terrific dreams; he awoke his bed fellow, (a pedlar who had taken his lodgings there for that night only) and informed him he had dreamed his house was on fire, and his wife and children enveloped in the flames. The pedlar intreated him to lie down and quiet his apprehensions; but expostulations are unavailing to a man whose imagination is disordered from the idea that his family are in imminent danger. He would go home, and the pedlar feeling interested in the interpretation of the dream, agreed to accompany him; taking along a pair of excellent pistols with him, well loaded.—The night was dark, and as they approached the house a bright light excited new and strong suspicions. Each taking a pistol, they cautiously approached the lighted window, where with astonishment they beheld three men with blackened faces, counting money at a table; each of the spectators singled out his man, and two of the midnight plunderers fell lifeless on the floor; the third was met at the door, and was immediately despatched.—"Reader if you have tears to shed, prepare to shed them now."—The agitated husband went into his bed-chamber, where the wife of his bosom, and three young children were weltering in blood, and closing their eyes in death, having been inhumanly butchered "in the unsuspected moments of sleep," by the three persons before mentioned.—My informant could not give the names of the parties, but states, that on washing the blackened faces of the deceased robbers, they proved to be near neighbors of the owner of the house, and were intimate family connections.
The President of the United States has nominated, and the Senate unanimously advised and consented thereto, JAMES MUNROE, now Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States at the court of London, and WILLIAM PINCKNEY, of Maryland, to be Commissioners Plenipotentiary and Extraordinary for settling all matters of difference between the United States and the united kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland relative to wrongs committed between the parties on the high seas or other waters, and for establishing the principles of navigation and commerce between them.
Capt James Barron is appointed Commodore of the American squadron in the Mediterranean;—and Stephen Decatur, jun. to command the frigate Chesapeake, ordered on that service.

Joseph M'Lean & Son, No. 16, Union-Wharf, Have for Sale, 70 casks Green Rice, 70 half cask do. Bags Georgia Upland Cotton. April 14.
Corn. FOR sale quantity of the first quality of Southern CORN, on reasonable terms for cash or approved credit. Enquire of WILLIAM CODMAN , No. 3 Union row or No. 16 Long Wharf. April 14.
Candles, Butter, and Lard. Just received, and for Sale, by JOHN P. THURSTON & CO. 126 boxes Spermaceti Candles, 150 kegs Butter and Lard, 300 bbls. Philadelphia Flour, in whole and half barrels 150 bbls. Meis, No. 1, 2 & 3 Beef, in whole and half barrels Also, on hand, 21 crates assorted Crockery Ware 270 boxes 11 by 15, 10 by 12, 8 by 10, 7 by 9, and 6 by 8 Crown Window Glass 6 dozen English Shovels and Spades A few dozen Blocktin Teapots Newport Quarts, Pints and Poringers 25 kegs English Mustard 75 bags patent Shot, from No. 1 to 6 23 pieces Irish Linens, low priced English Seal Beams—500 wt. Iron Cogs 25 bbls. clear, bone mid. and No. 1 Pork 35 boxes dipt Candles 15 barrels first quality Ship Bread 8 casks Rice 50 kegs Paints, ground in oil 6 casks Spanish Brown—1 cask Red Lead 94 pieces Ravens Duck—30 Gin Cafes Kegs Richmond manufactured Tobacco Boxes No. 2 Chocolate—Chocolate Shells 30 chests first quality Hyson, Hyson-skin and Souchong Teas Saltpepe—Pepper—boxes Starch Cognac and Certe Brandy—Gin Corks—Ginger, &c. April 28
Joel Hall, Has for Sale, At No. 27, Long-Wharf, THE Cargo of Schooner Jane, direct from St. Croix, consisting of 24 bds. St. Croix Rum, 8 do. Sugar, of an excellent quality Also, in Store, 12 bds. Grenada Rum, Hhds. and tiers best retailing Molasses, Molasses Shooks Boxes brown Soap for shipping April 28.
FOR SALE, At No. 3, Long-Wharf, 100 bbls. superfine Flour, 100 do. Meis No. 1, 2 & 3 Beef, 150 half bbls. do. 40 bbls. Clear, Bone Middlings, and No. 1 Pork, 50 cask Sugar Hhd. Nails, entitled to debenture. 100 boxes mould Candles, 50 do Spermaceti do 150 do brown Soap 6000 wt. Bacon Legs, 50 Kegs Lard, 40 bbls. Ship Bread, April 21.
Mark & Wm. Harris, Have for Sale, No. 8, Muffey's Row, 300 quintals Folloch Fish, 150 bushels Corn and Meal, 50 do Summer Wheat, suitable for feed 1500 wt. good Flax 1500 do Chees Hhds. Rum and Molasses, Pipes Brandy and Gin, Quarter casks Malaga and Sherry Wine, Hyson, Hyson-skin and Souchong Teas, Indigo of different kinds, 6 boxes Candles, 6 kegs Tobacco 5 bbls. Pork Good supply of Loaf Sugar—Brown do Saccarata Nails, 4d, 6d, 10d, 12d, 20d, 7 by 9 Gals Logwood, Redwood, Fustic, Camwood, Coppas, Alum 15 dozen Bed Cords, Variety of other articles, which will be sold on reasonable terms for cash or approved credit. Those who are indebted, are requested to make payment immediately. April 21
WILLIAM LORD, Has for Sale, 20 casks Sheathing and Drawing NAILS, from 2 3/4 to 6 inches—which he will sell at reduced prices. April 14
Flour, Bread & Corn. FOR SALE, By JOHN TABER & SON, No. 13, Union-Wharf, THE Cargo of Schooner Fairplay, captain Spencer, from Alexandria—consisting of 150 barrels superfine Flour. 100 do Navy and Pilot Bread, 50 do Crackers 2500 best Maryland Corn Just arrived, and being a consignment, will be sold cheap for cash or approved notes. 4th Mo. 17.
Cellar Rocks for sale. GOOD Cellar Rocks, constantly for sale, and can be delivered at any part of the town, on reasonable terms, by John Prichard. As—a quantity of OAKUM—Inquire as above. April 14
Thomas Becket, No. 2, Fifth-Street, opposite I. Adams' Book-Store, HAS just received a well chosen assortment of Broadcloths, Cammeres, Vestings, Trimmings, &c. of the newest fashions, and suitable for Summer garments; which will be sold at the lowest cash prices. The Tailoring business in all its branches, executed in the best manner, and every attention paid to employers. April 28.
E. Greely & Co. Fish-Street, Have for Sale, 10 chests first quality Souchong Tea, Bales Georgia Upland Cotton, Gin Cales—Hhds. Rum, Broadcloths, Plains, Flannels, Baizes, Coatings, Swanskins, Velvets, Sewing Silk, Cotton Hosiery, Hat Linings, Silk Bales, Linens, Superfine beaver and camels hair Hats, Buttons, &c. (tt) April 14
Charles & John Fox, No. 4 & 5, South side Long-Wharf, HAVE just received, in addition to their former assortment, a FRESH SUPPLY of GOODS—comprising a complete assortment of Ship Chandlery, which they are determined to sell on the lowest terms—among them are the following, viz. 120 bolts first quality Russia Duck, 100 do. second do. do. 100 do. Ravens do. 50 do. extra quality do. 3000 yards Ticklenburg, 1000 wt. first quality Sewing Twine, 2 tons Pig and Bar Lead 1 do Sheet do 2 do Oakm do 2 do Sheathing Paper 20 boxes Dipt Candles 15 do No. 2 Chocolate 10 do 8 by 10 Crown Window Glass 10 chests Souchong Tea, superior quality 150 barrels Tar 70 do Pitch 20 do Amber Resin 20 do Turpentine Sheet Coppe. Ditto Iron Nails and Paints of all kinds Philadelphia Cambooses, different sizes Navigation Books of all kinds Journals, calculated for one and two hours Charts and Pilots of all kinds Quadrants, some with tangent screws Day or Night Telescopes Acromatic do Camp do Vessels supplied with any quantity of CORDAGE, at the shortest notice, and on the most reasonable terms. (st) March 31
Attention! Quincy & Dix, Have just received, and now opening for sale At the CHEAP STORE, No. 3 & 4, Faneuil's Row, bottom of Fifth-Street,
A Complete and full supply of fashionable SPRING & SUMMER GOODS, of the very latest importations—making in the whole, a more general and extensive assortment of Fancy and Staple Goods than ever offered for sale in this town—Those who may wish to supply themselves with English, French, India or Dutch Goods, either for use or ornament, and to have the price and quality perfectly agreeable to their wishes, are respectfully invited to call and see. A large assortment of India Cottons, consisting of Sheeting Gurrabs; Fine Baftas; Superfannus; fine Shirting Cottons, &c. India Calicoes; India Black Handkerchiefs Bandanna Handkerchiefs India Checks, some full 4-4 wide 50 pieces of elegant plaid double Sarinet India Silks of every fashionable color now worn, superior to any thing of the kind ever exported for sale in this town 40 pieces real superfine India Lustring, various fashionable colors—such as dark plum, silver grey, ground of Egypt, mulberry, Prussian blue, Bonaparte drab, pink, changeable, Black, &c. Black, Slate and plum coloured double Florence Lustring— 5-4 Italian Silks— Perfians—a full assortment of every kind of Silks now worn Silk Chambray Mullins, rich dress colours Cotton Plaid ditto Pink, blue, dark and light coloured plaid Ginghams— Fashionable printed Cambries— Cambrie Calicoes, real superfine Common ditto, a large assortment— Copperplates of all prices and qualities 4-4 5-4 and 6-4 white Cotton Cambries, from 2-10 to 9-9 Plumb, black, slate, mulberry, buff, black, and pink Cambries— Linen Cambries One Case real Irish Linens, warranted not bleached by the chemical process— 6-4 Linen Checks for aproning— Ladies, Gentlemen and Youths Worsted, Cotton and Silk Hosiery—Gentlemens Beaver, Workman, Dogskin and Cotton Gloves Ladies long white, and Yorktown Gloves Coloured Habit Gloves— English, black, white, and slate coloured silk Gloves, plain and Pic Nic— Laced Armlets, Black and white, Glove Ties, Elastic Garters, Elastic under Coats, &c. Leno, piquette, laced crossbar, jappan, numbered, and veined Mullins, of all qualities. Elegant tamboured Cap Patterns— Plain and figured book Mullins, from 2-3 to 15 3/4 per yard— 4-4, 5-4, 6-4, 7-4 Silk Shawls, 5-4 Cambric Shawls Purple and common Ditto Linen Pock: Hankerchief's Cotton Ditto of every description A large assortment of fashionable Ribbons Thread, Silk and Cotton Laces and Edgings Black, pink, blue, straw and flesh coloured Crapes Pique and Leno Vails Durants, Shallows, Callamancoes, Russells Wildbores, Bombazines, &c. Cambric and common Dimities, of all qualities and prices Damaik, Table, Linen and common Diapers Broadcloths, Cammeres, Plains &c. Marlaines, water'd welsted Velvets— Patent Plaids and Cords— Velvets of all prices— Together with a thousand other articles too numerous to mention. April 14.
NOTICE. ALL persons are hereby forbid trusting or harbouring RACHEL HARROW a town pauper, on my account. Morrell Jordan. Elizabeth, April 15, 1806.
Fashionable Hats. JOHN Lord, informs the public, that he has just received a handsome assortment of English Hats of the newest fashion and of the latest importation—Likewise, a general assortment of American Hats, and Hatter's Trimmings—all which he will sell on the lowest terms for cash or approved credit, at his shop in Fore-street, next door to Cross & Martin's. (5w) April 21.
Bartlett Adams, Sculptor and Stone Cutter, Respectfully acquaints his friends and the public, that he has on hand a large assortment of Marble, Slate and Free Stone, suitable for steps, door-fills, hearths, jambs, mantles, belts, window sills and window arches, painter's mills and mullers, tombs and monuments of almost every description—which will be wrought at short notice and on reasonable terms—opposite the Methodist Meeting-House, in Federal Street. An APPRENTICE wanted at the above business. April 14
Valuable Real Estate for Sale. A Large convenient Dwelling House pleasantly situated, at the north part of the town, near the head of King-street— Said house is three stories high, contains seventeen rooms, all which are handsomely finished—is well calculated to accommodate two families For terms, which are liberal, apply to Messrs Lemuel Weeks & Son , at their Compting-Room, Forestreet, or the subscriber, on the premises, Smith Cobb. April 28
FOR SALE, in New Gloucester, near the upper corner, so called, making the principal road up the country, and the main road to Kennebec—A convenient two story Dwelling-House, four rooms on the floor, the outside and lower rooms finished; with one quarter of an acre of Land, and a good Barn. The terms will be made liberal to the purchaser—Apply to the subscriber, on the premises, Joseph Manning. April 28
FOR SALE, in Freeport, near Marion's Mills—containing 100 acres of Land, about 30 of which are under improvement; 16 tons of hay may be cut on the same—a convenient House and good Barn on the premises—The Land is very good and is well watered—The Land unimproved contains an excellent growth of wood, no timber having been taken from it. For further particulars, inquire at Mr. Thomas Paine's, in Freeport, or at the Gazette Office. April 28.
FOR SALE, A Lot of Land, situated in Boothbay, on the shore of Damariscotta river—containing seventy-five acres. The terms of sale may be known by applying to James Montgomery, in Boothbay. April 21
For Sale, in Newcasco, A New and convenient two story DWELLING HOUSE, 38 by 41 feet, completely finished, except one room; together with a Stable, of a size to contain sixteen horses; with three fourths of an acre of Land, which is improved as a garden, and is in a high state of cultivation. The above described situation is about 100 rods beyond Presumpscot Bridge, on the main road leading from Portland to the eastward, and would prove an excellent stand if occupied as a Tavern; or would be found equally advantageous for a Trader or Tradesman—Possession will be given on the first of July next. For terms, apply to BENJ. PRINCE , living on the premises, or to Joseph M'Lean & Son , in Portland. April 21.
A Good Bargain. FOR Sale, a FARM in Gorham, situated near Warren's Mills, lately occupied by Mr. Ezra Brown; containing seventy acres of excellent Land, about thirty of which is under improvement, and capable of producing ten tons of hay, forty bushels of corn and a number of bushels of grain, with only a common reaped; has a two story house partly finished, and barn 32 by 10 feet, standing on the farm. Any one who wishes to purchase a farm, may now have a good bargain by applying soon to Seth Winship & Co. Portland, April 21.
A Farm for Sale. IN the town of Paris, one mile from the Village in Norway, very pleasantly situated on a road leading from Eastland to Portland—contains one hundred seventy five acres of land, seventy five of which are under good improvement—is easy of culture, and easy transport—a Barn 32 by 42 feet, and a small House; with a considerable quantity of white pine timber, one mile from a Sawmill—It has been improved as two Farms—will be sold whole or in part, as best may suit the purchasers, with liberal credit for part of the payment—Apply to JOEL ROBINSON , of said town, or Mr. Ebenezer Cole on the premises. Paris, April 14, 1806.
To Farmers. THE Lands in Township No. 6, in the 8th Range north of the Waldo Patent, are offered for sale in Lots of any size, from 100 to 300 acres to be selected in any part of the township, at the pleasure of purchasers. This township is stocked with valuable timber of various kinds—is well watered by streams which fall into the Piscataquis, and afford an easy and cheap conveyance for rails and boats carrying live tons, to the tide waters on the Penobscot. The soil is inferior to none in the District of Maine, and the title is indisputable. As the principal object of the sale will be to promote the immediate settlement of the township, it will be disposed of on terms UNUSUALLY LIBERAL, and to none except such as will become actual settlers. Those therefore, who wish to obtain Farms on such terms, are invited to examine the township, and for further particulars apply to MOSES GREENLEAF. Bangor, 1806.
Dancing School. MR. SMITH, respectfully informs his friends in Portland, and its vicinity that he has taken a convenient room in Mr. James Pool's house, next door to Maj. Wiley's for the purpose of instructing young Ladies and Gentlemen in the art of Dancing. The School will be open for the admission of young Ladies on Wednesdays, and Saturdays, from 2 to 5 o'clock P. M.—And for young Gentlemen, two evenings in each week, from 6 to 9 o'clock. (3m) March, 7.
To the Hon. Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in General Court assembled.
THE Subscribers, of the town of Bangor, beg leave to represent, that a bridge across the Condukeag stream in said town is essentially necessary for the accommodation of the Public and the Inhabitants aforesaid—that many and very great inconveniences arise at certain seasons of the year by reason of the want thereof, that the distance across the said stream is about four hundred and forty feet, and the expence of erecting a good and suitable bridge across the same would be in their opinion four thousand five hundred Dollars or more, which expence the said Inhabitants are now incapable of defraying without some assistance from the public. The petitioners therefore, in the behalf of the said Inhabitants, humbly beg the Honourable Court to grant leave to said Town to erect a bridge across said stream from the county road to called, on the easterly side of the same, to the road near William Hammonds, and allow them a reasonable toll for the same, to compensate them in some measure for the great expence which will be incurred in erecting the same or grant to the said Inhabitants aid and assistance in some other way as may by said Court be deemed most expedient and proper. And as in duty bound, the petitioners will ever pray. MOSES PATTEN, } Salesmen TIMOTHY CROSBY, } of Bangor. Bangor, Jan. 1, 1806.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. In Senate, Feb. 7 1806, ON the Petition of the Selectmen of Bangor, praying that they may be authorized to erect a bridge across the Condukeag stream in said town. Ordered, that the Petitioners cause an attested Copy of their Petition, with this order thereon, to be published three weeks successively in the Portland Gazette and Eastern Argus, the last publication to be twenty days, at least before the second Wednesday of the first Session of the Next General Court, that all persons interested may then appear, and show cause, (if any they have) why the prayer of said Petition should not be granted. Sent down for concurrence. H. G. OTIS, President. In the House of Representatives, Feb 8, 1806. Read and concurred. TIMOTHY BIGELOW, Speaker. True copy—Attest, W. DAVIS, Clerk of the Senate.
To the Honorable the Justices of the Court of General Sessions of the Peace for the County of Oxford, to be holden at Paris, within and for said County, on the second Tuesday of October, A. D. 1805.
THE Subscribers, inhabitants of the town of Buckfield, Sumner and Paris, humbly shew:—That the roads from Dixfield and Sumner to Paris as now travelled, are extremely circuitous, and for that reason extremely inconvenient for travelling; inasmuch as travellers are obliged to pass from Dixfield on a road leading to Jay; thence on the road leading into Temple's grant; thence into a part of the town of Hartford; thence into the town of Sumner, and thence into the town of Buckfield; thence into the town of Paris, a distance of at least thirty miles. And your Petitioners humbly conceive, that a County Road, leading from Paris to Dixfield, might with ease, be laid out on lands, preferable and of a superior kind to those on the route now travelled for the purpose of a road, which would shorten the distance at least eight miles, and thus in a much greater degree accommodate the public, to wit: Beginning at or near the dwelling house of Abner Rawson, in said Paris, thence to or near the dwelling house of Abijah Paine in said Sumner, thence to or near the dwelling house of John Fletcher in said Sumner, thence to or near the dwelling house of Merrill Knights in said Dixfield, thence to or near Webb's Pond Settlements.—Wherefore your petitioners humbly pray your honors, that a Committee may be appointed to lay out said road, and that such further proceedings may be had relative to the same, as to effect the object of the prayer of this petition. And as in duty bound will ever pray. ABNER RAWSON, and 90 others. By ZACHARIAH SOULE, their Attorney.
OXFORD, ss.—At the Court of General Sessions of the Peace, begun and holden at Paris, within and for said County of Oxford, on the second Tuesday of October, A. D. 1805.
ON the Petition of Abner Rawson and others, praying for the laying out of a road from Paris to Dixfield, as therein described, of which the above is a true copy: The Court order, that the Petitioners cause an attested copy of their petition, with this order thereon to be published three weeks successively, in the Columbia Centinel, printed in Boston, and Portland Gazette, printed in Portland, the last publication to be at least three weeks before the next term of this Court, that all persons may then and there appear and show cause (if any they have) why the prayer of said petition should not be granted. Attest, CYRUS HAMLIN, Clerk.
TO LET, THAT large and commodious HOUSE, situated in Fore-Street, now occupied by Mrs. Sarah Fox. As it is in contemplation to make many additions, it is worthy the attention of any person intending to keep a BOARDING HOUSE or HOTEL; being situated in one of the best parts of the town for either of those purposes—For information, apply at No. 28, Long-Wharf. March 17. (6w)
WANTED, ON share or wages, as may be agreed upon Eight or Ten good FISHERMEN, for the Labrador fishery—apply to Jonathan Stuart, next door to Day & Ilsey's, Forestreet. April 28
THE COPARTNERSHIP OF Booker & Parsons, is this day dissolved by mutual consent—All persons indebted to the above firm, are requested to make immediate payment to Edward Parsons. Isaiah Booker, jun. Edward Parsons. Bucksport, March 18, 1806. (a 28)
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 Samuel Robinson, late of Portland, in the county of Cumberland, merchant, deceased, 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 the Commissioners appointed to receive the claims against said estate. Robert Ilsey. Portland, April 28, 1806
THE subscribers, having been appointed by the Hon. Samuel Freeman, esq., to receive and examine the claims of creditors to the estate of Samuel Robinson, late of Portland, in the county of Cumberland, merchant, deceased, represented intestate—do hereby give notice, that six months are allowed to said creditors to bring in and prove their claims; and that we shall attend that service at the Office of Joseph C. Boyd , in said Portland, on the first Monday of May, July, and September next, from ten to one of the clock, in the forenoon. Joseph C. Boyd, } Commissioners. Joseph Titcomb, } April 28, 1806
THE subscriber hereby gives public notice to all concerned, that she has been duly appointed and has taken upon herself the trust of administrator on the estate of Stephen Andrews, jun. late of Scarborough, in the county of Cumberland, 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 HANNAH ANDREWS. Dated April 24, 1806.
THE subscriber hereby gives public notice to all concerned, that he has been duly appointed, and has taken upon himself the trust of Executor of the last will and testament of HULDAH RIGGS, late of Portland, in the county of Cumberland, Widow, deceased, 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 John Phillips. Dated April 10, 1806. (a 28)
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 WILLIAM LUNT, late of Falmouth in the County of Cumberland, deceased, 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 Daniel Lunt. Dated April, 10 1806.
THE subscriber hereby gives public notice to all concerned, that he has been duly appointed, and has taken upon himself the trust of Administrator on the estate of JACOB MITCHELL, late of North-yarmouth in the county of Cumberland, deceased, 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 Seth Mitchell. April 14.
THE Honourable Samuel Freeman, Esquire, a Judge of Probate, &c. for the county of Cumberland, having allowed a further time of two months from the twenty sixth Day of March instant, to the creditors of the Estate of GARY M'LELLAN, late of Gorham, deceased, to bring in and prove their claims against said estate; the subscribers give notice that they will attend that service, at the dwelling-house of the Widow Mary-M'Lean, in said Gorham, on the fourth Monday of April next, and on the first Saturday in May next, from two to six o'clock in the afternoon of said days. Lathrop Lewis, } Commissioners. Samuel Whitmore, } March 31 1806.
NOTICE is hereby given, that the subscriber has been duly appointed Administrator on the estate of MALBORT KINGMAN, late of Watertown, in the county of Oxford, Gentleman, deceased; and has taken upon himself that trust by giving bond as the law directs—and all persons having demands upon the estate of the said Malbort Kingman, are required to exhibit the same; and those indebted to the said estate, are called upon to make payment to Lebbeus Kingman, } Administrator. April 14.
Kanaway FROM the subscriber, on the first of March, an indentured apprentice boy, named DAVID BOWE , aged about 19 years. All persons are hereby forbid harbouring or trusting him on my account, as they will be prosecuted to the rigor of the law. William Liden. Portland, April 21, 1806.