Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-10-07
DOmeMc Concerns.
LEXINGTON, (KeWuekyJ SEPT. 10.

TIKI two murderers by the name OF tlarPs,
who killed Mr.. Langford, lat winter, in the
wilderness, and were arreaed and broke the
Danvillc goal-killed family on Pond River,
by the name of Staple, on the a2d day of Aug
and burn. the houfe party of men purified
and overlook them and their women the
Harps parted, Mieajah Harp took two of the
women off with him, the men purified him,
and in riding 10 or l., miles caught him, hav.
ing previou1y fhot him. He eonfefcd the kill
ling of Mr.. Stump on Big Barren he ALTO
confefed of their killing II or I8 beiides-they
killed two men near Roberton's Lick, the day
before they burnt Staples houfe. They had
with them eight horfes and comfortable
quantity of plunder--ieven pair offaddlc bags,
SC. They cut off his head the women were
taken to the Red Banks.--The above took
place on Pond River, IN the county of Mullen
burg.
RICHMOND, SEPT. II.
On Friday night lat between the hours of
ten and eleven o'clock, linart flock OF an
earthquake was felt here, the rumbling noiie
of which appeared very iimilar to that of diff
tant thunder, but of comfortable dura,ion.-
We hear, tho no, from the beif authority, that
the effects Of il were with much alarm expert
of US and that an old wooden building, fortu-
nately unoccupied, was materially ihaken and
torn to pieces.
HARTFORD, SEPT. go.
On the 10th init. the Circuit Court for the
Diitriet of Connecticut, iinithed their' ieilon IN
this town.-lfaac Williams was tried before
this Court on an indictment for having on the
z7th of FEBRUARY 1897, at Guadalupe, accepted
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inGruetions to commit acts of hohility and
violence asaiuft the King of Great Britain and
bis fubje6ts, contrary TO the twenty-firt article
of the treaty between the United States and
Great. Britain. Williams confeled the faa,
but alledged he had been cornminioned by the
French Conful General, as Lieutenant of the
Jupiter, and was afterwards naturalized in
France. After fair trial, the Jury found him
gully, on two indictments for which he was
fentenccd to pay fine of 1000 dollars, and
fuHer eight months imprisonment.
Charles Holt, Printer of the Bee, IA jacobn
psper) was indicted for fictitious libel his
trial was poRponed to the next term. Thu The
mitsyaIk Jacobins, with their lnItrudors, are
daily dcpreaat.ag, Ike their fans culot,e army.
BOSTON, OCT A.
oCHCi d. DHAkboNN, VI a bJkob, hA"A~t AN~
arrived at Cape Hart~as, N. c. with the ma
terials for erecting Light Houfe, at that
place, and Beacon at Shell Cattle.
Henry Pye Read, Efq. one of the Commit
Goners under the 9th article of the Britiih
Treaty, has failed for England.
His Excelleney Governor 7iebnar, is re-
elected Governor of Vermont.
Citizen Taeyrand, has attempted to make his efeape
| from Paris, but has been prevented
COMMERCIAL.
From Hamburg, Azsg9 10.
Goods riJfa in Hamburg, from the a6th OF
| July to the ad of Augua. -CoAee Domingo,
refined fugars, candles, prunes.
Goods fallen in Hamburgh.--Rice Carolina,
gum Senegal, mama, iafiiower.
Goods ril:n in Amnerdam, from the aad OF
| July to the 1T of Auguf.- tobacco
| Except long leaf, which has experienced de-
cline.)
Goods fallen in Amaerdam.-R iugar,
ehri(tal tartar, borax, ipecacuana, cotton Smyr-
IA and Surinam;