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Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-07-21
By Autboyity.
Commonwealth of Madachufetts.

IA fbe ysar Of Lard ttsgiar4 ana sig5t buazrtA
N Act 10 rePeala part Of the nn,h fefion Of 40 Act.
rnlitIed. " An Act to incorporate HUoa M'LEtLAS
ana others into Company, BY the Of Ibe Maiss
Fire and Marine Ejhranes CorPDy =
DE IeaatFsd BY t5e Senate and Home Of Rsprs'snta.
~ ,ur5, IN Gsnsral Court o1rsbled. and b. fbe az
bOrity offbs fame, That 70 mech or the faid ninth
<on Of the Aet sforefaid, prohibits the transfer
Il the flares in faid Company, be, aud the fame is
leftby repealed.
~ tie Hsyys sf ReSr5srfatiys, FIRE 4, 1900.
IBIS BILL having had three fevera rsadiags gated to he
enacted EDW Fl ROBBINS, Speaker.
N Senete, Jsss 4, 1900
This BILL having had Two feveral readings, paed 10 be
enacted SAM1s. PHILIPS, PysfAsHt.
5nus 6, r8oe.-By the Governor approved.
CALEB STRONG.
i true copy--Attea, IoHN AVERY, Sserefary.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-07-21

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BY the late arrivals, war eveats IN Ha1y are
brou 3ht down to the beginning Of Mly.-By a
iudicious nlanGuvre OF Gen. Melas, the French
array of IrsIy had Been divided and notwith-
BANDING The NOT dslperate andintrepi1 attempts
20 rsioin, had been prevented, BY che lzill add
bravery az the Auarians.--One diRidon Of the
Freneh. under Gen MaGena, was clofely fur
rounded in at Genoa the other commanded BY
Gen Sodchtt, was al the fortrcfs Of Savona, and
at La Petra MaG.na's force Is from 10 60
$1,000 men. who defend themleIves like Lions !
and who viii not capitulate until driven 10 he
plerely hem med in BY the AulFians and Engiilh:
The advances on land being within Mort
league Of the city. Souchet's troops are alfo
clolrly inveacJ But we ALTO learn thar the
French army Of referve had advanced from Di
Jon towards Italy, BY the Great ST. Barnards !;
and that Bcnaparte had Promiied to be AZ Milan
By the goth May.
ID Germany i appears, from the zIf April,
until the nth May, the French army Of the
Rhine had been in continual march and had
had FIVE feyere battles with the Auarians.-
The fra--on the sd April, at Stoksch ia which
Prince ] feph Of Lorraine was defeated with
great lois. i'd The fame day, at Engen, be
tween the Main Armies, commanded by the
Gcnerals III chief, Moreou and Kray. The
contef lated the whole day-Neith-r armies
receoed. The Auariaus at the clole held all
all the petitions; bur owing to the diiaster Of
Priace Jofeph ar Spckaeh, were obliged to re.
treat the next day at day. break, towards the
Danube and Her. 3D. AT Moeairch, the sth
April. AT fanfet each army re,ied from the
lcsne Of carnage but the next day the Autri.
ans continued their Ietrszt, aud ,ook poR Be-
hind the Danu5-. 4th On the 9th the Auar;
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eoatradi9ion between Whay We hear and VIA;
We Zee.
had saihcr we mould have recourfe to the
cultcm ofuing malzs, like tholeof the ancients ;
there would be at leaH this advantage, THAI the
time thrown away il painting the face, might
be employed 10 improving the delivery.
lsit Ppitble tharan aetref,, whole cuuntenance
i enamaled with paint, and conlequently inca
Psble OF any motion, can give expfeGion to The
Pathoas Of rage. terror, defpair, love or an
ger?
Every emotion oflhc foul * exprcTcd through
the medium Of the countenance the extent
Of the nuicles, the fweling Of lie veins, the
bulh upon the face, all eviaoe thof- inwar 4
emotions, without which great talents tannot
dilplay lhemlelves. There is 10 charaaer in
which the exprefion of he countenaoce IS nor OF
the utmoa importance 70 feel a character, and
70 ihew by the motions Of the countenance thar
the foil i agitated by what il feels, is talent Of
equal corfequence in an adrrfs with any he
can poGefs.
It's by countenance alone you can diRingrilh
between irony and jea.
A voice more or lefs RATED or deprened, or
more or lefs temUlous, is Insufficient to exprefs
fnch or fuch fenliment Of terrors, or fnch Or
ineh ientiment Of fear The countenance
alone Is enabled 70 mark lis degrees.
lam nor againa giving every afiiance u
nature Ihave often mylelf borrowed aililtance,
generally labo ring under an i'll Gate Of health
yet uoremitting in my labours, the paIeueis Of
death, was often upon my countenaace HAD
remarked in others, that nothing was 70 injurious
10 the exp edion Of the features As havirr pale
lips or pac ears. a little art gave then the
appearance Of ford health. I darkcned the
colour of NY eye brows, as The character was
70 perform rsqnirsd. Tdid The fame thing To
nv hair, With different coloured powders out
ar from coneeaiag IN the lear degree, thofe
features which gave animation and expfeiiion 10
lie whole countenance, ! have never made Ehe
anatomy Of The head ef my particular fudy
ii order that might thereby Be enabled to Dir
rols in petitions mott calculated 10 dlpIay Il
10 advantage.
a white fkinis dcuttlef agreeable, ir cora7nu
ricatss charm 10 the whole igure, it imparrs
in air Of greater lpright.incfs aui animation !;
&c blue veinsit dilcoysrs are always conGlefed
Is beauties.
But that whitenefs which Is acquired BY paint
covers The countenancc with thick enamel,
which 1onceals and deltroys every feature The
pores are filed with pernicious ingredients Of
which The paint IS competed and the fear the
psrion who wears il is conaantly under of deran-
ging it by too much action, compels her to keep
her face in one poaure. BeGdes I know no
kind IF coquetry more roublelome. humiliating,
or ufe els whoever has recourle to Il i always
afraid Of being furprif.d before her face Il made
up. She Cannot refer any compliment that
m " be paid her, and again repeat that il is a
cuaon of which no one is the dupe.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-07-21
Fram ". saatb ca,olisa caz.t,..


AS every 0leful oi.covery tending 10 the ben
eft Of a community, and highly adVars lgeoas
thereto, requii Is and ooght 10 receive the gr,&
Ell publicity, wifi through he medium Of your
gazette to cali the attention of the inhabitants
Of South Carolina to the culture of Orra, for
the purpcfe Of making fubatnte for C9Ee.
Some months fince received information
that Oera properly prepared was nearly equal to
the coffee We import from the Wet Indies
eurofly led me 20 make a trial took a
pound Of oerd fed, had it parched in the ufual
way Of coffee, with the addition of an egg
(broke ihetl aad ally and then ground, alter.
wards taking the fame proportion Of the powIer
as | would Of ground cpffe=, and make il ia
every rsfpea as flch.--On taRing il, I was
much Ple4led 70 End the favour faly tssel IF not
yf.pyior to The tsg Wsq Iadis rife ever drank !;
the fmell Of ocra after being ground cannot be
dRinguiihsd from il, and the appearance exactly
the fame. ! have made ufe Of it in my family
for feyeral weeks, and and il mot agreeable
breakfaR.
IT'S generally admitted we have nor more
fAlurary vegetable than ocra. that we can cult
vate, and the ioup made from the pods when
young, every Carolineln car witnsfs the virtues
Of, which, in my opinion, mutt obyiste every
objection that might be made 10 the feed on the
fcore Of qvbOst0mmsG. NY reafon for making
lhefe .obiervations is, hat individuals may have
an opportunity to Try the experiments, and judge
for thtmleves.
II brought into general ufe the faving in the
purc!lafe Of Wea.Injia coffee, would be Of
great cpniequence to the ftat-, and perhaps in a
very fhort time, from the amazing quantity
that might be produced on the low lands of the
Congarres, Santee, sc. &c. it might be made an
article for expectation.
n friend 10 IrrfculfHye.
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MONDAY, jury II, 1900.

fortunate as 10 become the Malotity. we fhail
be 70 unfortunate as TO be called a Faaion and
Dfor9 anzeis, and il i, probable that thus al
ternately, two great parties will admiaiRer the
Government, and il is not altogether irnprob4
HE, but hey will adminilter il upon neatly he
fame principles, nor abegr,ber far cozitence GaSl,
5ut beeagG t5eir iafersg all comprH then. Thus
there wi be perpetual Rruggle for power -
the great okjetfs OF ambition will be authority
and fame Such is NJ zzei's q tencsfaous jia
Of b6ery." and nohing an hufh It's tumultuous
wavss. excepting thar Spirit, which "reaed
upon til. face of the great deep - but it is the
duty of all men to divef themf-lves Of party
aninefty, and live together ike Brethren.
Having paGed through great variety Of
public fcenes. and ihared literally in the honors
Of the State, now bid you an atfeaionate fare
well, and hall bear about il my retirement, a
mott greatful remembrance of your fayo1s aud
may you and our Nation at large g Be bh11Ed
qvnb t5e 5e57zgs Of HeaVen a50ue and Of sbe Earth
bsreotb." SAMUEL. LYMAN.
The citizens Of New-London, in a late ad.
dreis TO the PsEsipESr, fay
The Corporation of the City of New Lon.
don feize, with avidity, your hort fay among
them, to pay their refpe9s TO the Firf Magif-
trate Of tree and enlightened people, and 20
Join in the general VOICE Of their country il
bearing telimony to the early, trying. and deci.
ded part, Which the pureH patriotfm only could
have pronpeed you TO take in our important and
glorious revolution"
To which the PREsIDESr returned the fol
loving anlRtr
81 receive with frcere atisfattion this ter
timony Of eReeTu from the corporation, Of this
Respectable city If New. London.
The part took in our important and glo
| rious revolution was the effstt of f-nfe Of
duty Of the natural feelings Of man for bis
native country, aud The native country Of his
ancefors for fs7cra generations Of all the
principles, moral, civil, posic al ami religious il
~hich had been educated; and If it had been
even more Injurious than il has been, or ever 70
dearuaise 10 ny private aFlirs or rninous 10
my family ihoald never repeat il.
did but concur with my fathers, friends,
fellow citizens and coontrymsn in their fsnfa-
| lions and elections, and Law no claim 70 more
| than commoa ihsfe with hem in the refnir
I" n zovHd tt ass7uily and ef.ynaly ID BE- Ss5l5rs4
| if this mott glorious achievement, Or the prin
cipal characters engaged 10 il, bop5 syrr fall
;afo 6jgraee in tie cysJ # AngicaaJ
In return tor your kind wilhes, gentlemen,
! with you every bleliing.
JOHN ADAMS.
"Nsev L5aIas July I, 1900"
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-07-21
tvolvnzI il.l

ans rccro9ed the Danube and advanced BY for
oed marches towards the right Of the French
line ;--near Biberach the conbatanfs Tnet, and
agreeabiy 20 the French accounts flor We have
not feen the AuRri1n nor Engiihl the Aut-
TRANS were forced retreat with the lof of 1000
Pfiinners, and 1000 killed. Il On the nth.
another battle took place, which Gen. Moreau
reprefents as favorable 10 the Republican arms
and in which the Aul}rians ioR 1000 priioners.
Tbs is a faithful fkStch Of the five battles IN
Suabia; which We have given, for the cafe Of
thofc who will not take the trouble 70 wade
through the derals at accounts We rnua here
obferTe that IN The 10Th MAY, General Moreau
dates from BiDerach and % the 9th al Ha-
nincuen, which IS within the French territory IN
Alface a relrSgad- petition Of nearly 90 miles.
IN theie fOs adions, according to The French
accounts nd being from Cen Moreau, they
are Untitled to Belief the AuaIians have loR
near 1900 men made Prloners; beisdes killed
and wounded. The French los, TOO, i repre-
iented as exceedingly heavy The French Gen.
remarking, thar " Mating eoal5 exceed ne 1rasa-
and c55l7iaacy Of The fzro armisf.'
FRom TAs SAME PAPER-IUNE rs.
BY the Merchant, arrived on Monday from
London, the dates Of that city, are brought 10
the zSyh M4y--Ssgsa aayf laier than before
received
The War IN Germany is prcfecuted witha
vigour, obainacy and carnage, altnot unexam-
pied il the anna's Of deafuaion. Within twen-
ty days The Feneh army, under Moreau, made
themf Ives matters Of al Suabia, and daily, for
many days, outgeneralled, attacked and defeated.
Or diicom6ted, the veteran warrior KraY, and
bis intrepid dhriPlinarians. In this "tug Of war
ill., rival heroes attask and defend with great
inyeteracy and Pertnacity and I" iie A57Dn ~ ths
Bed9 1547r," yearly Ia equal numbers o. tha
9TH May, the French head quarters were ad-
vanced 10 Biberach; with its wings extending
from the Ilsr to The Danube the Aulrians,
AZ the fame time rsyirug to he LecE. On the
s3th, however. fortune i faid 10 have fayoured
Gen Kray, who having been itrongly rsirforred
attacked III bis turn, tbs French near AGgi6erg,
and obliged them to retrogade nearly AZ . me-
rirsn miles. At this PoinE the laf accounts left
affairs Ia Germany
Frou Itaiy, it is eated hat MAIZENA, had not
furrendered the III May. TaGead Of which it
appears, thar part Of the French army Of reterye.
under Cen Berthier, was in full march I'd relieve
MAIZENA, aud iome accounts FAY, it, advanced
guards had entered Piedmont, and taken PoGe[.
Con Of AouaS. Tooppof- this reinforcement
Gen. Mslas Is faid 10 have marched from before
Genoa (l-aging $4,000 men to reduce thas
that city) TO meet Berthier, and give him battle
in the plains Of Piedmont. We may, therefore,
be on the watch for more charnel-houle news
from that quarter Of EuroPe-
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-07-21
LONDON MAYBE.

LONDON May ~.
This day, at the review Of the Grenadier
Guards, in Hyde-Pa4k, ball aceidenrly difchar-
ged wounded a znansaithin 7 yards Of the King.
His MajeRy, with bis ufual humanity, directed
the wounded man TO be attended TO, and foon
after Quilted The ground.
May rs. The King, Qnsen, ard four ofthe
PrinceGss honored Drury Lane Theatr- with
their prefence laR night JOR as his MljeAy
entere1 tbs box, white in the al of bowing 70 the
au ience, one HAd6eld, taking Ready am at
HIM, fired horie piaol from The pit---t1s Ma
jely, without lhewng the leaa emotion, fPoke 70
one Of bis attendants, and took bis feai IN aPps-
re7ttranquili1y. The Royal Family were dread
full agitated The whole houie vas inaan.ly
Ia confuEon.-l Che fnoke going off, The wretch
who fred the II i food in view--Hs was f-ized,
dragged over the orehearA, ADD fscured. Mr..
Sheridan, and Magiarate, proceeded immediate
w TO examine the man.--He faii, He had DO
OBJECTION 10 tell who he was.--It was not over
yst-lh=rc Is great deal more and worie r. be
done His name was James Ha field hehad
ierved his time ID a working iilvcrtmih, but had
emitted IN the 18th light dragons, and had
fought for his King and CouAtry." AT this
lime the Prince of Wales and Duke of York
entered the room 80 be pre!ent at the exanina-
tion.--He Immediately turned 70 The Ddke, and
faiI--s know your Royal Highnetl- Cod bl-is
yon. You are a good fellow. II have Icfytd
with your Highnels, and pointing To a deep cut
over his eye and another long fear on bis cherk)
laid, got thsfe, and more than thcfe IN fight
ing By your tile. At Liaceilss, was sfI three
hours among he dead IN ditrh and was saksn
prifoRer by the 'Freneh. | had my arm brosea
BY lhot, and eight i4br- wounds IN ny head
but recovereJ y. and here am" he then gave
the folio wing account III hidllelf and coadua 49,
FL. f4id that having been dfsh srgc5 from toe
army on accent Of his wounds, he had returned
TO London, and now lived by working Il his
own trade. He made good deal &C rnoaey
he worked for Mr.. Solomon Hoagmaa. Beng
weary Of life he laa week bought pair Of PR
tols from one Vim, Wakelin, hair dr- Ger aud
broker n 81. John Gie-t- He soI4 lsizrl thai
they we're for bis ynung maFe7, who wOalI gav-
a.n bvnderost. II Sx4h~nEe T5as a. IT,.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-07-21

THEufe ofwhite panr is now almotl general
upon the fage this borro 7ed charm, Of which
no one Is the dupe, and which all agree in con-
d=mning, fpoiis and difcolours the complexion,
weakens and dims the eye fight AFFORDS the
whole countenance, conceals the ezprefTlv- mo-
lion Of the rnufc'ss, and produces , kin4 Of
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-07-21

TThe f5equent j0dicons obfervatiohs on The ufc Of
White Paint, are BY ne. Clarion, FrSoeh actress.
- they are extracted from her memors,i
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-07-21

rThe following is g5c NOT cprrea ta.ernent Of TO-
reign affairs, BY he late arrivals from EuroPe.J
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-07-21

Thc following is the Farewell address the Hon sAm-
BEL LYMAN Efq. Of Springfield. TO the Electors Of the
9BiS W5fgz DyfriS. It's ientiments do honor to the
man, and may prove beneficial to shofc who Perufe
thern 4
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-05-26
NA1IL 1FFATRS.

On Sunday, 18th int. the United States brig
Pickering, 1t. HyLLAR, of II guns, arrived at
Bottom from cruife and faluted the flag of
the United States at the Cattle and the town.
During her cruile, lhe has been one of the mott
fuccefsiul yeGels of the navy, having captured
two French privateers aud letter Of marque ;
add recaptured ten fail Of American and Brit.
i(b merchantmen. She has not LOT man dur
ing her cruife and in very lhort period will
be fit for Tea. 1t. Iiyllar merits the thanks Of
his country, and the notice Of government, tor
bis attention and activity.
There were In the Pickering's lat feet, fzornt,
fail of reeaptured veiIels, and all except one,
recaptured BY United States reffels,
The frigate John Adams. has fent a Priva
reer fchooaer Of Ioguns into Charleaon.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-05-26

ut Court y G."eraI Segf0as eftbs Percs for be
county Of CIn5srlaId, begun and boL4ea1 at Port.
land iH5aid county, on TIE I5f Tuetaqy Of March,
n. D. 1900
On the Petition Of William Hunt, and
shove one hundred Others whereof the foregoing Is
copy-oRDERBD, That the Petitioners give notice
to all concerned, by pubhing copy of faid Petition
and this Order in the GAzETTE, printed al Portland
by EltEry a. JeaEs three weeks fucCeGvely the Taft
publication be three weeks lean before the third
Tuefday Of october ncAt, that they may then a (45
Court be holden at Portland aforeaid have oppor.
tunity TO make objections, if any they have, to tbs
grating of the prayer thereof
Ate9, Samuel Freeman, Clerk.
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For Sale at Anai0n,
On Wednesday, the 18th Of Iune me-

Tn "wednesday, the nth OF June next,
at three 'a6l p IA on fbe Srs@y2s yf4ir 1rsz'ie,,
fHsf, t5e scr; tay Dry.
- iodo wide, entirely I'm he'd. good eIl4r undcr
the whole, With good brick arch and other conyeni-
enees.-Aho convenient SHOP, In a good fand for
trade, 81 feet long, and about &c Vide-ARo 4 good
Barn thai will keep two hcres and two COWS and hold
hay fufhcient-together with Brick store 10 feet by
rs, having good plank floor, and ch4ile houle The
above buildings are now he d on sat
Likewiie, at the above time and place,
two undivided third parts of 4 lot of LAND adjoining
20 land Of Mary Patrick. upon the we ldc Of the road
and adloIhhg StroadwAter freh river and the and Of
james Neahs5 csnsining about half an acre more or
iefs, beautifully Gtuated for an elegant houfe To-
The above premiies ali lying near StrouIwater bridge
Good and fuhcent warranty deeds will Be given for the
whole.
- For further particulars inquire of T0HN BUT
kER, on the Premiirs, or Of Mr.. JOSEPH IT, ZNCR44-
HhEf Portland.
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Road to Fortune !.-Adyenturers attend

gs- TIE Second ssf Of tbe Angfseg caa4E Lottery Po6-
lively eoau@es dragO@g Tomorrow, Nay 77 and 1vH Be
fzGe4 -vr5 sxSaaiios, Tickets tie fare zoY Be- 5H al
fbs Qe s.ta Wednesday night Prizes paid o. deaaaaA
- D1rtzou6 csLge Lottery e0ns1asGI d,arDsg tBs
Gx'h Of June, zubsn tbe Jae zoiH Be fa8ped Bye.
~ Hsvirg ioH many Rizes in rbs Pbiian5robs LOttny
4aTt az Of 'aey bas yet BEEN evs5 yo1s Bt mans-
gsrS 10 ASbargs 6s 7obos More exPst7ed sTv GsyI
rDbs fbs rssgazde, Of f6e pyzes zyl Be- attended TO-
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BOSTON, NAT 3, 1909.
PROPOSAL, by JcHN RUsSRL1,
For PVbfhng BY sablcrrption,
D1cony)Ss on Da0ilza.
.HE Editor of Ibis work refpeeffnlly

1.-THE Editor OF this work respectfully
u aequaints the publiS, that he has been induced
20 this undertaking by many friends CT high political
reputation
Theie DfSourGes were originally publiChed in the
Gazette OF the United Sta but o. they did nor allow
TO man that portion of political virtue which our
citizens az The time OF their 6ra appearance n I7oo)
but too erronsouny uppoled him to pofcs, they we're
either condemned libel on his nature or viewed
with jealouy, as nimicsl TO bis freedom Our OFFER
vatIons from abroad, and experience Il home, have
once taught US the leons they were intended to ineu
cate and thoe evils which they defened to pre-
vent, have borne The ellimcny Of their truth
Il 70 unnecehary to msnton the rank or reputation
OF the iupPofed author give ceebrity 20 the work
The Ddcouries al owed by the ben iudges 10 form
complete efay on afocated man; ia which practical
improvement 10 drawn from profound nveRigation
a principles OF action, Individual traced 10
.heir ehect' % his relative capacity; and from the
light of hittory and thorough knowledge Of his ua .
ture his pat dlatsrs are made lubferyent to his pre-
ient and fu ure happiness.
The maxims ihcuicated are calculated to feeure viz
'ue' ~ laying retraint upon vice; to give age and
COR to The tree OF liberty by pruning lis erereences
and TO guard il aganff the empe( of faction bv the
protection of firm and well balanced government.
A work combining 70 much excellence on A fubiea
OF iueh dignity and Importance cannot Be too much
appreciated Concerning it to be both uleful and hon
orAble TO his country the Editor is deGrous 20 rive II
more oui able publicity and believing the work will
meet with ave'come RECEPTION from his fellow citizens
he PTelumes thar 20 Offer proPnals will preclude the
neeeh OF iohciting the patronage Of the public to for
ward his oeGgn
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
The TV'yt 7rH MAKE fan AGO 70 go Iqyge o7ayo b,r.,
a's 10H % PrT vStb 5lnoue tync or be 5P d s,iu.
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q subscriptions received ar jerks
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TO The Honorable the Jyfices Of the Conrt
Of General S1lfon5 Ct The Peace, Jor he county Of
Cun6eria7d, q0bicb i'm Be boLIen az Portland. II
jaid county, Ortbt 75tb day Of March, 1900.
THE Petition of the Subscribers, in
Il habitants Of Brunlwick and Durham IN faid conn-
ty, humbly 1iews--That a new Common Road f ON
the Upper Carrying Place. 70 called, on Androlcoggn
Rive IN Brunlwick, to the louthwet bend of aid river
IN Durham, il much wanted as the road now 0iea
is extremely uconvenien only from It's circutous
direction, but Especially from leverA long and aeep
hills, which lie IN IFS coure and which render r4ve-
ling with teams and in carriages Iaborisus difficult and
often hazardous that road might be laid our ia fuch
q courie ADD over fuch land as would amon cn.irey
avoid the aforementioned Disadvantages thar fuch a
road in fact formerly laid cut and for iome time
improved that few years fnce, it by vote Of
The town Of Brunlwck, d1conunued, and the prelent
road opened in its iead, The geat damage Of your
petitioners, whole buGnefs oblges them frequently 10
travel fad road and ct the community Al large thar
the pretent road requires heavy annual expence 10
render it tate 20 pahenger, bat never admt Of ea
or expeditions travelling that the new road for hich
your petitioners requea, miPht, trey eieve wi h 4
imall annual exPcnce be made AID man aimed II lch
manner as to facilitate aud expedite IN oeest degree
not only the Paage Of catriages but particularly th1
OF loaded teams.
Your PettonsTs therefore, deire and hope that the
Court will &c pleafed appoint Committee to lay Out
iAid ROAD according to law.