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Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-07-27

70 fbs Hon. fbt Senate and RapE Of Rrbrsfnfnfivtr
gffbe Cas7man1vrafb Of Mggaebgfffs, n Gencrsl
Court aBSm5Led al Bei10a, on he Gse We4relIey
Of Max II. ID. 1901
HE undersigned Petitioners, il behalf Of the
4 inhabitants Of The town OF HarreH, IL tAe
county Of Lincoln, RESPECTFULLY reprefeot-that if
the Inhabitants Of laid town CO I'D have the exc;u-
tive RICH: and privilege Of taking the fin called Shad
and Alewivee, within The limits Of f4d town, 10 st.
Georges River, i would be an eHcntial advantage
and beneht 10 lad town, and no injuryto any ether
Indivianal-9nd your petitioners further reptefent
10 your HOnorS, that the iait town Of Warren
have for many years been and fill arc fubje9 to
very great and extraordinary expsnces in main
tanning frveraI extenGve bridges acrofs he faid
river and IT'S branches and TO Pro7ide for the ex-
pences incidental TO the hlhery aforelzii-Wheie-
fore your petitioners humLly pray that your honors
woald grant to the Inhabitants Of Il q town he
executive privilege Of taking the laid ilh 10 laid
river within the limits Of the fald town and 40 IN
duty bound VIII ever pray
JOHN WILLS, Sci 7meo Of
JOHN LIBBY, Harm.
Wayrm, May "a, 1901.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-07-27
GEoRCE E. VAUGHAN, CLERK efSeHate.

II t5e Hon. IRE Senate and HOME Of R.pyetstatives
IL General CoHrt ofSmblcd, al B9Ron, in tie Com
"onqoraitb IF Mo6aeknftn.
W. the fuhicunetS, inhabitants Of Ear h71e-
Wv pv, ~ called, III the county Of York, hum
bly, pray your honorS 10 let us of from the couatv
of York, and annex us To the comfy Of Cumbsr-
land, for the fame reaGons given in the Bethel Pc
tItUn; reference thereto being mad ;-and as 10
duty bound lhall ever pray.
NATHAN SWAN,
May 10th. 1901. and twenty. eight Others.
true CopY--Attef,
GEO. I. VAUGHAN, Cltrk " Ssnase
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-07-27

TO fbc Hen ne SraIfr ard Rog Of Rpyg7'af, iIGrrtral
Csarf e"5 a e BsGSH, C01oE1V ah6 ST haflebgfif
VIZ the Subcribers, inhabitants Of the plantation
Wv Of SaaS River, called B2f1si.t il the county IF
York, humbly pray your honors et Us OF from the
couaty Of York and annex vs. 70 the county Of Cum
beraDd, fer the fame realons given in the Bethel petit
ton reference thereto being had duty bound
llall ever pray. JOHN SlTTHAU.,
May ~, 1901. and twenty leven others
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-07-27
"a. Hon Senate, ara Hen. hogif Of RePr5lSnta-
tipet. "a Generak Can't alsmLktA.


fivs, ia Geasrai Can't agGmbkA.
hYTE III fublcribeIi, a committee chofen at a
W. sgai meeting Of tire ffeeholders and other
khabn ants ~ the town at Fryf6BvR, qualified to
81 In towu afWs-bcg leave o prtfrut the fol
#s,Rg memorial and petition 10 behalf Of faid
4wn -
III Thai'he Inhabitants oi TcYeburR afcrefaid--
kd Of all that part o. The county Of York, which
nosih Of Great Ofipee River, 70 called, labour
der ianumerabe difficulties by resion Of their
tStr h'nslion from the place Of holding Courts
u tuint other necefary county bUGnels-
J. That they are from hEiY TO an hundred and
bsqiy miles from Court, which occaio0s great
Nog5le and mnch expcnCc OF time and money il
tasshnR 10 anI from Courts.
That when any queition has Been debated ref
F,Hag he places OF holding Courts iR the old
20 0t The county Of York, and fouth Of faiI river
II Inhabitants north Of the river aforcfaid have ia
hfabiY declined giving any vote, expecting that
20 they hnnld Be ereeted into fepa[ate county,
~ The old part Of the county, we prefume, have
% Frgard 70 the part north Of the river atOrtaid,
n'tn theY hayr determined on the places Of hold
laeW Courts bat have only couhdertd THAI
~ Which IS north Of f2i3 rigsr.
Meiherefore humbly pray, THAI the Hon. Court
H'cld lake our unhappy ftuasion into coniidera
pa and rrdrtfs our aforementioned grievances,
= e,sStng me part OF the county OF York north
Great OfIPee River, into feparate and dittind
10y and thar all appeals which lay TO the Su-
shs JUDICIAL Court, may be carried 10 that court
ths county Of Cumberland.-Bu on failure Of
~ feuson, We earneftly pray 10 be annexed to the
MY Of Cumberland, with the privilege of hav-
Il kegery Of Deeds and Probate Court, az we
" have 70 The county Of York and as in dnty
AeHed ha. ever pray.
JUDAH DANA, : Committee
WILLIAM Russell, If. from The
Ne JOSEPH CHANDLER, to4vH Of
STEPHEN FARRINGToN, } F,yebwg.
Aay 10, 1901.
iFac CopY-Attef,
GEORGE E. VAUGHAN, CLERK Of SENATE.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-07-27
9 "" JONATHAN BOWMAN, #. Clerk.
sascory, E--coyt Of Ce~"'os Plca5. at Posyuai

! ,scorp, f.--Cowf Of Common Ple6J. AZ PozUzaI-
Bareggb, May Trrs7, Il. y. ISoJ.
Upon the Petition notwithstanding, that
-, l,dptticner notify All pertonS interetec there
n n spprar at the next Court Of Common Pleas
!, 4. holden A. Topiham, within and for the Coun-
N Of lincoln, on the fourth Monday of AuGu1
ia. 81 pubh.hing An aitefed copy CT fad petition
~ his order thereon. three weeks fn"oeG.vrly il
sTk' Psrt,,g4 Goe>cfr, the laft puhfcation 10 Be
krse weeks at leaf before the h'trnE of fsid Court
sb by poNiae altered coolies Of iaid petition and
i. ordsr thereon, in public places 10 fad Wool
rb. tire, wrecks al lean beflrc the fitting of laid
|gorFi: that hey may then and there appear and
e4 caefe, i aay they have, why the prayer there
II honldrSt be granted
a ref, JONATHAN BOWMAN, II. Crrk.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-07-27

i !. B,ausJs tie Tgjfieas Of Tie Corrt Of Co'n.
y z. 5ea, 5ahien u PoqO.a!5Or9Egb, ep.fbn ana
I. j. Csmty IF Liaeoi1, on fbs (aeond AI0adly
.sMas 4. D, 1901.
5s ..,;tioa ofgosHUA FASNHAM, OF Koof4rirb,
- comfy of Lincoln, gentleman, humb!g
~ Thai your pstitioaer is inirutted 10 aud
,sosnt 10 common with Others to him I'M
l'aeu u Cyen undivided fxteeptb parts Of GER
Eown ~. ~ marcel of land lying in i4id Woolwich,
ian 1 - raasrly by land owned BY J1Gah Brock
nouu ..r,hery By land owned By Benjamin Trott,
IN .Isb Nv the county road leading from Capt
49, 49, i "a faid Wo0lwich meeting houfe, and
fa l.s.,lg by land now 10 pofriiion of the faid
.lu5 Fsrnham the aforeiaid tract or parcel Of
l0EagsS ,ba, part Of lot No. 81, in ths FRI di
~ ~ land 10 faid WoalwiCh, which les in
'r'- w ,od undivided among the heis Of Daniel
a1s,m late of faid Woolwich, deceaied snd
nsf;t;onsr being dehrous Of holding BIS frven
" rd Gxteenth parts in trveraty, Prsys that
ZION Of aid TRAIT or parcel Of land be made
IN, his mare and portion thereof be aligned
en- q that he may hold and enjoy the fame in
er ~ And as in duty bound will ever pray.
JOHN MERRILL, il. s IT,. 59'S
Auus copy -Attee, -
JONATHAN BOWMAN, II. Clerk.
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CoMMoNwEALr4 or MAssAcMr.r11.

CowMoNwEALrE or MAssACHuc7rTE.
~ tbe HoYe Of Repre- 'sriat;qet, Juae 13, 1901.
ON the petition OF t. Ser0mrn Of Wautn, in
the county of Lir.uln-OrAyed, That the petition
crS publish laid petition with tbS order thereon,
three weeks 1uccetliveiy in the Portland Caze!ic,
the Taft publication TO he thirty days prior the
fccond WednefIav II the next felton, Of the Gen.
sral Court, thai an perions concerned may then
and there appear and thew caufs, if any they have
why the prayer of fad petition hould NOT be
granted. Sent up TO- concurrence,
EDWARD ii. ROBBINS, Speaker.
A trne copv--A,feh,
GEORGE r. VAUGHAN, Cl,rk Of Senate.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-07-27

us 70 belong 10 the county of Cumberland thai to
York 10 cOniequence of our doing other buinefs
AZ the time when the COurt is htting-We need
not inform yoar honor that this part Of the county
of York which leth httwte en- the county OF Cam
herlaud and State OF Newh 4mplhire, is of barrow
ltmits-That il is remote from navigaton-That
the greater part Of it by far is an uncuhvatgd will
derrsfs-and that many Of the inhabitants are in
INDECENT cTcumfanCrs-whichr render il altogether
il ou5 Judgment, disqualified to be fct c az "a 10
land county n preicnt. From this ftatement and
juR representation Of fact il appears Reasonable 10
Us that We ihOuld be, and therefore we venture 10
petition and pray your Honors TO fet us off from
the county Of York, aud an0sx Us to the county OF
Cumberland and as in do bound fhall ever pray.
ELlPHAZ CHAPMAN,
May r. 1901. and eighty-one Others.
"A true Copy-Attef,
GEORGE E. VAUGHAN, Chrk Of SeEatr.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-07-27
CoMMoswEALrA Of MAssAcHusrrrs.

~ Ssrair, Trrs rs, Re.
N pom the Petitions Of the towns Of F,yt5s
~ WateJers ADD BAEsl and Of the plantation. Vi
h99-hHdoOer, B5frrieII T,s9 ossrs ana Ps-LosyI Pa
tent, all IN the county OF York, praying 70 be made
ierarate OF dittin6t county 10 be annexed the
county Of Cunbe' land with certain refcrVauons--
ORDERED, that the feveral Petitioners give pubic
notice by cauGng their Petitions with this order there
% 20 be publhed in the Newspaper PuhHihed il Port
land by EN:eT 4 Jf7i', three weeks ~ oeGvey, the
l4a publication to be al leaf thirty days before the
third Wednelday Of the nt1i fclion Of The Genera
Court, that any Perion pcrfon. may then appear
and fhcw eaufe any hey have why The payer Of the
iaid Petitions llOuld be granted Sent down for
concurrence, DAVID CODE, P,gf!ssf,
n t5s Ho.jt u fpycyt1fativsf, jun 49, ISor
Read and concurred
EDWARD r. ROBBINS, Sr.aIer.
a true Copy-Attca
GEoRCE T. VAUGHAN, ci,ri gf S.-ais y
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-07-27

e9hmoSwFALTH or MAssACHrsETTs.
= Nm TIE Senate and sbs Hon tbs HouIe o. X.
,rsatrTfj N Genera! Court a6ca1b!cd, MAY, BOT
~ Fetlion Of the inhabitants Of the town OF
gaifrj5r4, hunb'y ihcw That the ldid town :
- per- Ut tae county ofXork which lies north Of
lO'hpe1 River THAI ~ Attending theCourts
i eouhly attenueJ with grca, exPrncc--llke-
III erecting new couaty north Of the Great
/ - N"er Will be eSpcndye and never c0nven-
Ia ereTore we the Inhabitants or the t0W1
!. e,Io'o' numbly pray, that we NAV b. an
~ e The County Of Cumbrrland-Po tland be-
Is,c-, "na'Ae' town, al our buhncfS in The com.
s'@ nus there c,nters where the conrts Of
Il I. ny arc he'll, which VII oe a great layng
\ ,l,,,' apo expvn~r D your petitioners and
'u'y o3und Will ever pray.
A.. ELEAZER HAMLIN,
nppY--Attef, and twenty three others.
-SNSE L. VAUGHAN, clerk efSeHate.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-07-27

'''1' zee S-Ta'r md Hs1J: Of RrbYeSHtatipes,
.FTE,b. "a "a Graersf Cur! aTm5lt&,
w al 919icruets, iuhabrants Of the town of
u, Pc. e nc County Of York. beg have by
ae,.. .1s'oh' 10 remind you- honors--1That W.
sa,L l'ig miles turther diean! from tbs town
ID y ,s @aSre the Supreme Judioia, Courts are
Ale ey 49, from PIrtiInd, which makes il much
at,r. INV to rs tboih as 10 time ard property
,iao4t N4af1 a York than at Portland and as
= las Only za.port 10 which we rcfOrt for
"Sa'a iDske II much more convenient for
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-07-27

GEORGE z. VAUGHAN, cbrt Of Scat. y
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-02-06

~,,.,.; is no parallel in the hiaofy Of IMAM
kind. :, c.:ea:.. .ha
.u.aerous fate of the finances OF this
Eo4nmonwealth, and that u public deb,
w. he loon cancelled without impofing
49, unufual burdens on our coniituenss.
TR;s deGrable fate of things is undoubt-
.aiy TO be confdered as one of the happy
eoc;.ouenccs of adopting the federal con-
s;,u,ion: without which our fate govern
,neDt would have been unable to iatisiy
,hs inf claims of the creditors, but by
,rdor,;np to modes Of taxation much more
;acopyen;ent than any which the general
government has hitherto found necefary.
The {evenl matters of local concern
whichsyour Excelleac, has fuggefted, ihaIl
receive our prcmP, a id ferrous attention.
InpreGed, as we are, with a full belief that
the force of example, contributes n an emf
p.ns degree, to the efficacy of the wifsR
laws, we rot only ccnGder it cur duty to
attempt to provide fuch additional regula-
tiers as may be neeefary tofseme our con-
G;luenss in the enjoyment Of the fruits Of
their labor, againtt every fpecies of injuf-
tice or oppreiiion, but, by our perional
obedience ard refpef TO the laws of oaz
country TO allure our fellow citizens to yield
them a voluntary iupPert.
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-02-06
NETWORK, February 2.

A French gentleman OF this city, has
favored the Editors of this Gazette with
ar extract of 4 letter from MIR. Lafasmere,
a gentleman Of the higheR refpettabiIity
al St. Thomas, which mentions, that a
packet from Rochelort in 36 days, had
arrived at Guadaloupe, with the official
Convention between America ard France,
which was proclaimed a BaiIaterre On TIE
DAY of It's arrival. All the planters ard
inhabitants of Guadsiospe are called on
their property. Mr.. L'Efcal;er, known
on all tie Windward- Hands as a man of
the arietea probi,y, is appointed Prefed
at Guadalcnfe-He was formerly employ
ed on the Iiiand of Grenada, as Intendant
during the late war.
The fame letter mentions the arrival of
another packet at BaHa,erre, en- the z ID
o. December, after a paaage of "a days
tom Bourdeaux-she trough. u 10 paf-
iengers-ali planters of Guadaloupe. The
h'shea probability, fays the letter, of a
general peace in Europe, was entertained.
Arrlyed-Schconers, Polly, Miner, st.
lago; Polly, AnnabIe, Jeremie; Eliza,
S,rd, HAVANA; Sloop Nancy, Hoyt,
CharieRon.
Cieared-Ships, Catherine, Ingerfol,
IorS Nancies, Lunr, Londonderry Lii
Oefty'. Denmore, Limerick franklin,
S,oke, Greenoek; Atalanta, Turner, Brit
ol; Orlando, Bowman, Amaerdam ;
oygnet, Gore, Jamaica; Briggs, Glory,
ou'ief, Cowes; Delight, M'Neal, do.
iseaooners, Difpatch, Thurfon, Curracoa /:
i"ay' Turner, Tenerife.
APT Miner, Of the fch'r. Polly, on
se 9th ult. off Great Henesga, took from
sas wreck OF she'aocp Rachael, capt. Good
sae OF Newburyport, land crew who ~ as
saeeked there on the 9th, on his voyage
.om Fort Republican to CnarIeaon. with
Mral'iaoie cargo of fugar and coffee. Capt.
,,'ner took On board the coffee Of sEe
asaaei' but the fugar was loft with the
a letter from Philadelphia, received on
M1 Ioay, mentions the arrival there of the
"'p,Samllla, from Canton.
Lne Amelia, Hague, has arrived a,
'satta in.I4s days from .his port-
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-02-06
fig
deer
Sge3c

IfGreat Britain and Puf:a raoea-
fortunately be involved IN holtiIi.ies, it =,
to be expected, that cur with
the latter will be, If not wholly fulpended,
coniiderabIy rehristsi. This c~onlidera-
ton, when Ii is alto known that We have
not at preient IN Our ftore-houfrs as much
Hemp as will anfwer the ordinary demand
OF more than three or four mouths, oughr
20 attract the Immediate attention of con
grsts. To promote the culture Of an ART
Gle 10 important to a commercial nation,
II f~uggefed, whether the Offering a boun-
ty would not operate fuccsffuiiy.
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-02-06
To be Sold.

FAR ar6 a baT JeayS Of ar srrrfreS
kGf IT. HOUSE ard LOT,
SITUATE on the lower pars of Fair
fax-freer, near James Pztterfoe's property
the houfe mas isseiy undergone a tho
rough repair, is pleafansly h,ua,ed and
convenient to good water. The title ard
terms may b. known on application to
JOSEPH WILLIAMS.
February 6. eoss
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-02-06
CAYi1Ns extyaa Eum n mn.

John Co.'s, lafe of tue city Of Briao.,
mariner, decsafed, proved March 10,
1906" My Executor to pay oct of the
hrtt monies collected, unto nv beloved
wife, Heiter Gofs, (if living the furn OF
One Shilling, which / give her as a token
ofIny love, ,ha- fhe may by hzzle-nSss,
as Ikno~ fhe is better pleaied with crack
ing them than iheis with nending Gock-
ings."
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-02-06

America, from Philadelphias.o On
ton.
Brig Sally, Moorhead, arrived at 6a-
vannah from Jamaica.
Sch'r. Iiabella, Donnell, from this port,
has arrived at jamaica.
Brig Echo, Webb, has arrived at Char
Teton IN IL days.
Arrfved ysferday,
Sloop Nancy, Hoyt, CharleRon, in 6
days. On the .eth January, fpoke fch'r
NaturaliR, Smith, a days out from Port
Republican, bound to Norfolk, and three
of the hands 6ck with a fever. Capt. S.
informed capt. Hoyt, that gen. Riguad's
party were ~aiaflinating the negroes to the
number of 100 in a day.
By the Nancy we have received Charlef-
ton papers to the 10th January, inclufye.
They mentfen the arrival there of the
Greyhound, Pratt in SO days from Glib
r%alsar, and tie baf46e Neptune, Dlyburg,
In 50 days fEpm Liverpool. Capt. Prat,
informs tsatzs was III Legfhorns at fhHims
the French took poleiiion of the Place
There was no coefoe shaEErensh.being
too Numerous fox the Auitrians to contend
with, and the utmoh ,Qzder and harmony
fucceeded. Ar 6rh, fome few individuals
who had been oppreiiec ard perfecuted by
the Tatcan government, for their attach
mert TO the French caafc, indicated a re-
vengefGl d..fpofition, ard threatend feyere
recruitment; but they were imprifoned,
ard a proclamation was immediately iHu-
ed by the comnardant, fetting forth that
they had coma TO Froted, not to defroy.
The only injury fuHered by the mercantile
;nrsreG on account Of the change of mat
ters III that plsce, was, the payment of a
duty Of two ger cent. impofed by the
chamber of commerce of the clry, by way
Of conprom:it with the French, for not
fearch;ng itrictly for en@ny's Propertv.-
On the Paymerrof this daty, ard of one
Per cent. impofed by the 1ufcan govern
ment under the Pretext of convy aay,
neutral vetIcls were permitted to depart
freely, with their cargoes.
IL Leghorn, on the zzd of November,
the general opinion was, that the arraiftice
between the French and Auttrians, OF the
expiration Of which notice had been Civ
en-, would be renewed, in c~onfcqaence of a
general expectation that the emperor OF
| Runia had determined to act again in con
cert with the Aufrians and Englifh. Blu,
in Gibraltar, latein December, the laa &C
counts from England had induced belief,
| that the Emperor of Rufia would aet ra-
Their in concert with the French.
The hiP Charleaon Packer was to fail
from Charleaon on Tuefday lat for this
port.
Capt. Dryburg left Liverpool on the
18th December, and brought no papers,
He mentions that account were publifhed
in England, previous 4 his departure, oil
the Emperor Of Ruffia (the king of Pruhia
) probably having entered the Electorate
of Hanover with an army of $4,000 men
-xyyv ~ nrTT
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-02-06

burg-noop Friendfhip,
-maica, and feyeral others,
Friday laf.
A large inward bour
name, sc. unknown.
A floop in a ihort p:
ma, ftarrived at Will
yeterday.
Capt. Hum, &c.
Carr Lane, commit
the Governor of I'll,
the Legislature of D.
Jet of the canal fc
hannah and Delawa
formed hat duty
refult is favorable t.
taking.
Dover, De
lido myfelf the p
fhort Retch of the
the law for opening
tween the waters of
Delaware, paiied tie
fate yRcrday.
Generally this Law
ed by the Legislature {
principal exceptions
whsnever, and 70 lons
fits aritirg from the tolls,
ten per centum per annurn
company are to pay into
this itate, one tenth parto
FITS, annually, in half yearly
for ever: Secondly, the rateso
ei by the act are not to be lefe
out Tie afTent Of the legileru.
tate: Thirdly, the law is to b
force or effect until the fate of p
vania paf1es a law TO authorftc an age
De appointed on the part OF this fla
copy all fuch title papers as relate TO
lands within this government, which
not be removed without inlurias III
cords of the office In which the fame
be ard fuch parts thereof as can b
parated without damage TO the record
papers of the Office; the agent is
permitted to take the originals: For
ly, The laws TO be of no effect unit
Legislature Of Pennsylvania fhall r
fuch parts of her quarantine laws, a
quire a longer time for the admifior
the port of Philadelphia, ofgoods, W
&c. which have been unladen withif
fate, than if fuch goods, SIC. had
carried directly on to the port of F
deIph;a.
There was fome oppoftion to this
The yeas and nays were as follow:
Yeas-Mef1rs. E. Adams, Both, c
Green, Horfey, Long, R.dgely, r,
ion, Rodney, Sinington, Waliar,
and Wolf.
Nays Menrs. Emerfon, Moll
Sorden and Warner.
The Legislature OF this fate adjo'
this day.
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-02-06
PHILADELPHIA, February T..

FF1ILHDELTf1IHI FcDfuaTY 4.
Arrived, Snow Cleopatra, Bunker, Lii
verPool.
Cleared, hip America, Swain, Liver
pool ; William Penn, Volans, London.
Sch'r Experiment, Town, fent into
NaIau on her pafage from hence to the
Havana, remained at the former place
the 4th uls. further proof of property be-
ing required.
Ship Columbia, Leiar, for Cowes-
barque Three Friends, Jadfen, for Ham
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-07-13
NEW YoRR, JULY 2
DISTRESSED EMICP ANTS.

Within he courl- Of the lat four weeks, up.
wards ~ nine kuadred migrants, chiefly from
IIe.and. have arrived at this port D one vef-
lel there were more than fair hundred They
were afHj9ed witha dIaemPer which proved We
ry moral d0riug the voyage, and It'll more r.
after they landed here. They were poor for
they had ezpen ed their all il payment of their
paige. Faviog paGed the examination Of the
Health OAioer they found themielves in our
city, ncumber4d with large families without
money, and without health andRreogth 70 ena-
BE than q earn even the moa fcanty fubGf-
ence. '5n 5hjs Gate, depreG-d with difeaie ana
famine, Il dare not f4y il, where CHARITY ever
has been 70 eaEIy excited if the fan were not as
in-ortrovertible as Il Is ealy Of attainment) tts1
are dying a55irf- fJr NJ @paut Of TIE eotzno7 ne-
1-lyiei on he, ardtbe aid o fqbs medicines 4! Ia
tie wretched novels in the out-fzirts of the
town, which fri gave them fhelter, are they
sxb'rH;F tr9r tbs 4U4H fF-r7rts.
Gf The aid to be afforded BY the Lazarett0
On Staten Hand, to thefe unhaPpy Rrangers 7
nee. not FAY more than that It's buildings are
calculated for the accommodation of about 500
Perfons, and nearly that number are now theres
where they are treated with the utmoR human.
ity and kndnels.
AID HdLlng the foregoing GIT uHlHdUCeS 10
dilfrefing % every feeling mind, ir is not ny
dsEgn to call upon the exerci(e Of individual
charity bu5 upon the community ia its corPor-
ate capacity upon orr municipal government,
with whom the Legislature has dePoGted au-
thorty FOR the immediate relief Of fIch aggra-
waited di01 ELS and which am confident, needs
but to be pointed our, TO receive its prompt IN
terpoftion.
Had tie horrors Of famine and 6ckuefs il
(trange land, befallen but few, this addrefs
would have been unaecefary for private be-
nevolence would &ave been 'exerted for their re-
lief but when III the number already men
toned I add, that upwards Of tleVeu hundred
rnvigranfs more, are expected TO arrive here
within the next ten days, how nlaGcient NUT
fuch means appear, 10 reicue from deltru6tion
thele tick and wretched wanderers, and pre-
f.rve the city from the lpreading Of the difem
per, which las been engehdered among them,
and which truth compels me u declare, Is Of a
NOT m lgnaat nature. BENEVOLUS.