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Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-07-22
MONDAY, July aa, 1899.
M.eMauy.
SONG, for the 4th of Jury, 1900.

BY JoNArHAN M. s.wALL, Efq.
Tune" In mouidriur eavs-sr TIE Cod of tie Cre,ls"
T ATE love and blue NEPTUNE in conference met
N On Ida's high fummt reclin'd
The theme COLUMBIA her fame and her fate
Engrofsd each Celeaars high mind
FRI Neptune began" Scarce thee ages have paft,
Since the land we adop, for own,
Hasn't of Savage and brute. rude bowling waite
Undif'overd unpeopled, unknown
COLUMBUS with noble ambition fr'd,
To explore the va1 region unknown,
Hi. zeal encouraged, his fails npird
!. /! s. And waited him fafe DER my throne.
When the 6end Prstsmicn in Britain fierce fwaye,
! /. The Ofprefsd on my bofom bore,
Calnd the winds to af them the wild winds obey'd
&. And winsd them with ipeed to the ihore.
Each toll they ENCOUNTERED. all hsrdfhip. fuftaind,
Till the defar, parable grew; lnbta'n'd,
Whoefon.e laws they or6ain'd, CHARTERED rights foon
From the monarch and realm whence they few
For RELIGION and FREEDOM they brav'd ey'ry foe,
Intrepid. invncibc, frove
Reiolvd the rich blefings TO taae here bsiow,
Or enjoy, unmocifed, stovs
CoIuMnA, encreas'd in fame numbers, and wealth,
Dire envy infam d their old foe;
Who with taxes dcvis'd TO enlavc hem By flealth,
But FARE and the Cons wild not TO-
Their foes they engaged, while my rofe to check
i ne foWEk VINO ruieS ocean Wun me
The chains Of DsprudIree Che tore from her neck,
Now reigns INDEPEsDEsr and rREE!
And nil fall C,e reign f1spe in s,aypsr YsfiylI
of all nations the envy, and eread
Nor France. with hc furies, and fraud, on her fde,
Shall tear the rich crow from her head J. -ss
All the Gods in her csufe, would fe in their wrath
Old vuLcAN her thunderbolts forge,
Her cannon dire Powder, and Wcspons of death;
And teach the d. cad tsbes to diigorge. y 80
Stern PHoepus bic fierce hitting. f1,oud f.nd.
My Fgis MINERVA fhould Weld.
While MARS who Ord Gaa's caufe to defend
Would load with her corfcs the field.
Eofox the monler, who durf Jove defy.
With Ntrrust fhould furious advance,
His bund ed hands brandiih while fierce from the XIV
lsunchd my red lightning on FRANCE.
But the aid Of the Gods, CoLuMsra declines,
Tho afail d from 7eiibs and abroad
Her Arms and her CounieL ihall bla1 their defens,
And rehe s fubdue with her rod sra
Her Tar arc all TRuxroN's, her SldfUs ne'er fly,
Her Fleet, fnAll nvincible prove
Sage ADAMS for Wifdom, with PALLAs may vie
And WASHINGTON equals JovH
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-07-22
EXTRACT.

AS foon as Nature begins to unite the tongue
OF man, it puts forth fome buds of the fenti
ment that it has planted in his heart, and the
livelier it is the more il diicovers ielf in the
child, and gives thof. that are intrulfed with
the care a its education, the better hopes for
their fuccefs: and for this reafon Quintilian,
who had fpent 70 many thoughts about he belt
manner Of educating youth, and gives us 70
good rules for that purpoft, does not flick to
tell US Give me but child that is fenGble of
praife and touched with glory, and that will cry
at the fhame of being outdone and I'll keep
him to his buGnef, by emulation; reproof will
afflia, and honour will encourage him, and l
fhali notJear but to cure him of his idlenefs."
And for the fame reaion it is, that he gives the
preference to the inafudion of public fchools
above any private education. go
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-07-22
Boards.

FASHIONS change perpetually. When
the fair were accunomed to behold their lovers
with boards, the fight of fhaved chin excited
ieniiments of horror and averfion; as much,
indeed, as in this age would gallant whole
:" hoary excrement" hould
Stream like meteor to the troubled air.
In obedience 10 the injunaions of bis bifhop,
Louis the Seventh of France cropped bis hair
and ihaved his beard. Eleanor of Aqutaine,
his comfort, found him, with this uncommon
appearance, very ridiculous, and very con.
temptible. She revenged herftlf by becoming
fomethng NOR. than coquette. The King
obtained divorce he then MARI ed the count
OF Anjou. who fhortly after attended the En-
gliih throne. She gave him for her marriage
dover the rich provinces of Potion and Gui.
enne and this was the origin of thoie wars,
which for three hundred years ravaged France,
and coz the French nation three millions OF
men. All which. probably. had never taken
place, if Louis The Seventh had not been 70
rAih as TO crop his hair and Ihave his beard, by
which he became 70 dfgraceful in the eyes Of
the fair Eleanor.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-07-22
Lift of Letters,
in The Psa-0Eee, Wyea0a,
July T, 1899.

" z % y
July T, 1899.
eay Charles, H'3ss0st. Johnaon Leonard, H'sreiec.
|Nsamue, Boofb0ay. Morrow Joieph, E9ge0ub.
EnrI Thomas, E,1sa6st. Neal John, do.
kAgHNelvi II homas, de. Pickles Mrs. do.
Poker Abncr, Etgeer-b Reed Iofeph, Bsobksy
Pnrw Ralph, Wyse6sf. Stacey Rebecca, HIeq6ss,
|fdcn A. friedrich, do. Sargent Jofeph, do.
kmu tdw. DR. Baotbsay. Stevens Mofes, Slesefpf,
E'mwe Iofeph Edgefomb. Tolman William, Kenrebeet,
|NRaehd WyaGs, Thompfon Samuel, BsotJbay.
eaaon James, 90. TuckeIman Daniel, W'JfaGst
" MARY, do. Tibbetts Nathaniel, do :.
Paaam Hannah. do. Wheeler Abijah, Peofbbay.
/ mon Robert WvoOlqeie5, Written Afa. WooiquicJ,
Erley Robert, HyeeGst, Wilet Thomas, Wyea0tt,
10y sullivan, E9geeowb, Wilton James, do.
f'' BENJAMIN., Nrgyesqk
EBENEZER WHITTIER, Pm NzaJ9o.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-07-22
EPIGRAM.

Do you, faid Fanny, to,her day,
In earnef, love me as you fayf
Or are thofe tender words applied
Alike to ffy girs befide p
-" Dear. cruel girl" ery'd !, " forbear,
For by thofe eyes, thofe lips, Ifwear,"
She nopt me as the oath took
And cry'd, " you've fworn, now kits the book"
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-07-22

po.." sivc notice that Mr.. Thomas SHELTON of
|nor a, y no longer empowered to tranfaa, per.
h - ~ nae any huireis ia behalf of the dubicri.
pa. 'u'hor'ty for that purpoie is hereby diian-
y 10, i7y9. "'S"' Jun
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-07-22
TAKEN UP,

ihe.courie of laf month, a COW
Il h.. oaFk colour, white on the hacl. AID flank !;
ica - a'e partly white fhort crooked horns-fup-
", h. = Soout or 10 years old The owner may
D. A,,, 'a by proving properly aud paving char.
css sSy 70 THOMAS JACKSON.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-07-22
Pablo Notice is hereby given,

THAT on the night between the
9TH and 9th of March 1895, the dwelling houle
Mary GRAY, then fole admini tratrir the eitate
|eErn oaaY, ienior late Of Northyarmou,h. mari
decesfed. was defiroyed by FIRE at which time a
|6oatc Of fix per eentum funded 0nck Ct afumed
Of the United States. iiIued by Nathaniel Apple
|Efq Commiflioner of Loan for the State OF Ma0a-
)rts, was loft. Said Certificate in favor OF 10
- Gray, of Ncrthyarmouth, for the FUN Of az6 dol
10 cents, dated a4h July 1872. II any perfon or
ms have any objections TO the SINE being renewed
Pc ireaiurer OF The United Sta,es, they nun na,e
tdsmands and Lodge the fame At the United State.
! Office in Bottom. within three months from the
thereof.
AMMI r. MITCHELL, Sole Hd,maiqrator
d Ssrif n~. to tie fad Jy;p5 Gray, Jsaisr.
4syarmsufb, J.a!y 4fS, 1872. 6w-63
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-11-04
PROFITABLE BUT7ER TIRE.

OUR readers are all, doubtlefs, acquainted
with the existance of that valuable vegetable
The bread fruit tree; but il is not generally
known that there exists tree in Africa from
which butter, and Of most excellent kind, is
obtained with as much cafe as bread in the
former inltancr. OF fneh tree, however, Mr.
Park gives curious and intereIling account, in
his travels to the interior of this continent 1t
is called the Shea Tree, and is found near Kab
ba, on the banks Of the Niger. Lis thus he de.
lcrbes it:
..These trees iays Mr.. Park) grow in abun.
dance all over this part Of Bambafra. They
are not planted by the natives, hut are found
growing naturally in h woods and in clear
ing woodland for cultivation every tree is cut
down but the Shea. The tree itfelt very much
refcmbles the American Oak, and tile fruit, from
the kernel of which, being 1t dried il the fun,
the tuter is prepared BY boiling he kernel in
water, has fomewh't The appearance of Span.
iih olive. The kernel is developed in a fweef
pulp, under thin green rind, AID the butter
produced from it, beides the advanrase OF lis
keeping the whole year without fit, is whter,
firmer. and, to my pa.ae, Of richer favour
than the beR butter | ever tasted made from
cows milk. The growth and preparation OF
this COMMODITY fem to be among tie ift o.
isets of African induasy in this AID TIE neigh
bouring STATES, and il conaitntes main article
OF their inland commerce"
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-11-04
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1899.

The wet wind is certainly the general and
confant wind Of our zone but it experience,
notifications al the different elevations of our
atmofphere. IF at certain height I ihould
find current having a declinalion of twenty
degrees towards the fouth. it would carry ma
in twenty hours to Gotha, where ihonld fee
win pleaiure, prince and princefs, who, by
their knowledge and zeal for the licences, gave
IN example to all Others, though there are none,
perhaps, who are worthy of Initiating ihem.--
III Ill find myfelf in the temple IF Autonomy,
with the greatef afronomer of the North-my
mott intimate ftisnd, Major Zach, Who dignifes
his noble origin by the noblenefs ofhs talents
finally, this exeuilion to Gotha, ideal as il may
be, would embellih my attention.
" LALANDE"
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-11-04
AceouN7 OF TAe 7ExEk.


As the Texel iiland Is IT prefent an objed OF
general attention, on account OF the gallant fea1
lateiY achieved there, 10 eonfsqueree 81 which
the Dnrch fleet was obliged to fufrcnder, the
following lhort account OF il, by Dutch Au-
thor, may not be Unacceptable 10 GU ,eaders. ::
g The Texe laan1 which lies not far from
the mot northern point oftiotand,at h mouth
Of the Zeudrr Zee, is Gid to have ben /. parat-
Cd in he year 1910, from the man iand, by a
dreadful inundation, which osrrh9wed Holland
Zealand, FrieilInd, ana Flanders. On ,he SIT
July, 1855, General Mnsk afterwards Earl or
Albcmarle engage the Da,ch in a naval bat
tie nee, this I1and, in which the famous a dmi.
raj Van TRoMp was kiliei. Tw.nty tx Of the
Dutch vehels were ei her burnt OF dearoyeI,
while The Englh lot only two. b.
In the year 1917, the Engiilh and Freneh
formed plan, in concert, 70 make taemleites
matters of the Texel, which would havf iucceeds
ed, had not Con. in a wonderful minnercaued
the tide to ebb, contrary 10 the ullal ceafe. Of
nature, for Z hours, an thus their leGgn was
defeated. The mot remai kable cireumaance
WAS, that nothing Of this ebb was peree;sed 10
the neighboring places on the f-a coat"
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-11-04

for the benefit of the air. Accordingly he
went to a village at about ten miles diasnce,
bur after fome time died there. Upon this,
application was made TO The Parton of the
Parith, for leave to bury him in the Church.
yard. The Parton enqured what his lelieien
was, and told he was a Calyinia---" Ne, y
fays he, "ahere are none but Lulherans in nay
Cnurch-yard, and there thal be no other"
" his" faid Decor Thomas, q was told me,
and wondered that man of any learning or
understanding fhould have fuoh IDEAS. | re.
iolyed to SO and argue the matter with. him,
but found him iniiexible. At length told
him, he made me think of circumnance,
which once happened 10 myfelf, when | was
Curate of Church in Thames ltfcet. / was
buying corpse, and woman came and pull
led me by the feeve in the midi of The ferviee :
:" Sir, Sir, want to fpeak to you."---" P,the.
wait, woman, till | have done" No, Sir, |
must fpeak to you Immediately" swell then,
what is the matter % "Why, Sir, yen are
going to bury man, who died of the fmali
pox, near my poor hufband, who never had
IT," This tory" continued BE-, had the de.
fred effect and the Parton permitted the bones
Of the poor Calvinist to be laid in his Church.
yard"
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-11-04
FA1R MERcHANDIzE !

LE1TEk from a gentleman on board one
OF thei-alt India ihips LACEY failed, datedthe z8th
OF May lait, at joanna, fays-'' The men Of this
lsiand seem not to look VITA Indifference on our
tar connrry~omen, notwithstanding they are of
a diff rent complexion lone of the 6ra rank
among hem, beng much irniten with an En-.
glih young lady, withed to make purchafe of
her, at the price of i've thonland dollars bur
Oh icing informed that toe lady would fetch at
Leaf twenty times that fun in India, he lamea..
tcd that her value wasfo Tar fuperior to what
he could afford to give"
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-11-04
REPARTEE or A LUNAqYc,

A GENTLEMAN of the name ci Man, who
reiided at Deptiord few years fince, and had
place in the Cultom-hauie. having confantly
iiaiihed his bnlineis at O'Clock, nled generally
to 90 home then to dinner.
In his walk he frequently met gentleman.
who lived in thar neighbourhood, who was
known TO be dfordered in his intellceis, but whole
conduct had always been inogeufve. 1t hap
pened ooe day that they met on the GATEWAY,
and the lunatic having large llick in his hand,
when he came up oppoftc TO Mr.. Man, made
a iudden top, and ilrkng one cod Of the Tick
10 the ground, whilG be held it with both his
hsnds, he aerily afkcd, " Who are you fir p
The othsr, not at all alarmed, and thinking to
fcothe his aiIiant with pan, replied, g WHY,
lir, am double man am man by name
and a MIN by nature" Are you 70 (" fays
the inlale, Why, then am tlan beiido /;
myfslf' and we two will fight you two" imnle
diately upon which he knocked Mr.. Man in the
ditel. aud deliberately walked off.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-11-04
GERMAN LTTERA7uRE.

TIE Dutchman in smolleps Novel, who
prided himself On tie literary works of his
brother. " As Dix as the Checfe." muf now
yield the palm 20 the detrimental writers of
Germany who are now more volumnous than
this or any other country can boat. From
8 70 1900 books are annually printed in Cerns-
ny, wkish contains above 10000 Authors who
live BY writing. More than 1000 Novels are
aid to have been publifhed in that Couns,y
within ;hc lat twenty. five years. What col.
lection matt German Circulating Library be |!
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-11-04
HERoIsM or n SAILOR.

An anecdote is told of a 3ri,iih iailor az the
attack Of HeIder, which is truly cbarsae.ilc !:
He was one of the detachmept of feamen fnf
on fhore to aliit IN drawing he artlery up he
beach. The parry employed in this fersirs were
covered by body of grenaders, one al whom
having dropt, jack aartei fon his gun. AMI
examined the body, exclaimng with al osth,
that he was dead man /; lie fad, ne wolli
take his place, and having taken off the grena-
dier's belt and carcouch box, and equipped him
felf Herewith, he feized his tirsloek, an begsn
loading and firing at the enemy. He discl arg
ed his piece fix times, at eech time briaeing
down his man. AT length he dfopt himrsif
and WAS carried on board he hofptal lhp to
be anputated, having received ball th,oupll
his knee. This was not al, he was told thai he
mutt be brought to trial fof having deierted his
poa, and taken upon bin talk cut of the liae
of his duty. 1" But pleafe your honor, | Killed
fix of Them" That may be, replied bis captain.
but you A W from your quarters. "Then pleaie
your honor" fiys Jack, in The iimplieity of his
heirt," forgive me this once, and | will kill no
more of Them
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-11-04
Il DKSG0YEPi..

A GENTLEMAN has lately discovered
Fulminsting Mercury the exa6t preparation of
WHICH Is nor yet made public, but the effects are
very wonderful. Two grains laid on an anvil,
aud truck with cold hammer, exploded with
Turning noiie and coneuilion. Both pow
der proof anda n'niket barrel were BURT By
few grains OF this dearueiive compound. 1t
explodes at about 400 degrees of Fahrenheit.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-11-04
IN RRIAL YorAGE.

LALANDE has addreGed the following
letter to the Editor of Paris Journal, in
consequence of his determination to undertake
an aerial voyage with citizen Blanchard
Since the Aeronaut, Blanchard announced
our intended afcencion, my friends have tried
10 diGdade me from that undertaking, and |
have replied to them thus: p" You fee your
friends embarking every day by iea, yet flip
is liable to danger from all the. elements--air,
earth, fire and water. In the air you have none
of them to fear" g But Pilatre psrilhed in an
aerial voyage" P,latre wa, fool, he made an
extravagant attemot which coa him his life, and
I told him beforehand what would be bis fate"
:. But," add they, "what would you do 10
the air % | owe them yet one reply" CurioG-
" is patton which belongs to certaio elafs
of men, and am extremely curious to enjoy
!. view different from all could politely have
had in the courie of my life"
SAT the height Of two ,houfand totes have
teafon 10 believe that III. ltars have no fcintia-
lion, and am very detirous # ftisfying myfe,f
on this head.
/, is only by balloons that We can obtain a
tompiee theory OF the winds, by tracing their
various dired ons and dangers. This IS the
froa important application that can be made of
The excellent difeosety Of MoDtgoller, and it is
,me it fhould be applied.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-11-04
SATIRE ON PREJUDICE.

WHEN DR.. John Thomas twho diei Bifhop
of Salisbury, in 100 was Chaplain to the
Birth faaory at Hamburg, gentleman of the
factory beng III, was ordered into the country
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-11-04
Il STROKE OF VII.

The play of TIE Rollers is the moi popula,
piece that ever was brought out in ireland. Il
Is played eqery aigbf all over that kingdom.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-11-04
FASHIONS.

The Milanefe have hit on a whimfcal mode
OF riticuling modern innovations in drefs by ex-
hibIting the JACK xefeb and his Dijs in the full
dreis OF faihion. This is bringing 6nery to an
uniimeiy end
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-11-04

THE man who has found on bis enate,
ipring Of oily water, !" f0r making The tar 10
g,0qO," would have made fortune at any other
time bur bis dj(copey comes now ain the rere.
ward OF the fafhion "----What has hitherto
been termed ca fine head of hair is now
52ee. Fgt5iss Enjoys temporary triumph over
Mature; and the Jfi1ar5 are made to anticipate
the achievements of 7ims--on many an empty
head.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1799-02-19

gu vas fs's nsi', Yor; a;Erni, 20 p:sis fe
r'onily the acsr'e.diion you will .rree with
me, that ths merit would have been greater
had TIE meaiii-s isielf been feaiih,r.
You freqaehtiy rc,niud ms OF your excr-.
tons, which ava diipoied as much as poi.
hole to appreciate, regfc,,ing at he fame
time their ci,cu,ousdi.eefion. On NV part.
) think you viii be convinced, thar every
thing has been daae which circuraaances
herein truly detailed would admit.
II Is with pleasure learn, that the Exc
cetive Directory is Gill ready, and is as mach
dhpoied as c Ct TO terminals by liberal
negotiation the diHerea.cs which fubiiii be-
tween the two countries.
This dhpoa,ipn has always exiited on the
part otthe governments OF the United States.
n negotiation then if Ger on foo, free from
al proportions Of loans and explanation of
I fpeeches, TO be held, if nec>Aary, in the city
Of ioine neutral nation, aud providing tor a
dsciiien by three or five commissioners, OF
all points which may not be dcte mined BY
direct negotiation, ould hill be accompa-
aied, iu my opinion, with fuecefs: but hav-
ing no authority, cannot make the propo-
liiion. a preliminary nealure appears to
be requiiite, IN which the dignity Of this 60
Vernment rs as deeply concerned as the inte.
ret of the United States. The d,predati-
ons, outrages, ani cruel.ies comm ;tea en-
our commerce aad ciszens, in the Well In-
dlcs and on our coats, by FrsHch priga;eers,
Tome Of which, it is iaid, have no comniiii-
oas, are perhaps >f,dom pareleled amonglt
civilized rations Il Is GAid, that his go-
vsrament has no; been early sppriicd of thefe
events which have Been great forice Of ir-
ritation in the Uas,ed States, and prinoi-
pal eaule of the repreflive mcaiures adopted
by them. q REGAL of the comm. lions Of the
privateers and rea,aining then, BY isvers pc
nalties 70 the proper object, Of capture, cam
not faiI TO have happy effect.
I You claim promiie OF my good offices,
as private citizen of America. Thelc ihall
not DC wanting, to repre!snt truly every nes
lure OF this government, and 10 render fuc-
celsful all insh as MAJ be veil adapted TO
effect reconciliation. This is Ill tina, can
be expected of me, and the duty which I
owe 10 my country wiltreluire Il.
| And now, Citizen Mmilter, having given
you ateGi:nony otmy eaeem, iuch as reIrlts
from frank and candid conduit, bid YOU
adieu, wiihing iincerely fpeedy renewal OF
amity and commerce bctweea the two repub.
! lies.
Accept, Citizen Miaiaer, the aiTurances
of my perfect coalideration.
(Sigoeil E. GERRY.
70 the Minaet Of Foreign Affairs
Of The French Repnblic.
re D. csrfiaaed.J