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Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-01-26

SOME days previous 10 bis death, during
a paroxylm Of his fever, was called to take
my Taft farewell 20 tear mylslf from thar bo-
lor If which ny affections had q le2g lepoled (;
NV friend was extended on his bed his orce
expreilive village pale ard tulacisred bis eyes
hollow ard languid, ana bis Yoke feeble and
low. He itrtt shed OFT lis hand 70 ecive c7e.
and only VhnpeFed re WAS III but the big
tear that relied down bis Eli animated coun,
esnsnce, was more icteliigi5ie than all the 6g.
ures Of language.
!. This is 4 lcsue ia which frisndlh;p diicov-
ers every feoTet gcodneis, and at he fame time
Ends paliiatioDs fcr eyeryfault; il which pow
e. lo{es al! its influence and Iiv3lihip al us en-
Wy; in which d.EiPation and folly tremble, and
vice AID imP;s;y Rand appalled,. Whoever
would know low much pie;y and virtue furpais
all external good. might here have feen them
weighed againa each other; where all that
gives motion TO the active, and elevation to the
smirent al that ipal kle' in the eye Of hope.
Or pants in TIE boiom Of fufpioicn at once
become dna is Tie balance, without weight and
without regard: But i did not fall to nv lot
70 attend him in his lat hour. His life was
prolonged for a few days more, aud lie expired
q
friend, whom lie had always regarded with
tendcrne(s, and whoie abilities he had always
admired. With his i1ierd was fitting in The
fck room (ih- lat time ever fat nit) when
iuddenly railing hiuself IN the bel, Be called
Us near him and with atremulous voice, tho
with CONJECTURE and clearbef5 leldom atrana-
bic in fuch ftuaiionss ipoke he following lines :
II Ifcs gay flow. when al obey
Tie fprightly notes Of Pteaiure's cal
Can ;hen tie faithful mirror FAY,
lllew jU!t original
u f+encs Of power, and ponp and place,
Where proud ambitions vot' rits Oow,
Can there the mirrors lhung face
OF life true resemblance ihow
No! ii. not where Ambitions hand
Sweeps Ger the Poilf roughly warm;
For where keen PlealUres fighs demand
Her aaiteriHg images te form.
IT'S there where with elections aid
And puriGed BY pain
Man contemplate his ickly bed
The mirror then ihnes PLAIN
" He would have proceeded, but bis feelings
were unable to bear thole reflections which be
had already coniured up: he burt into flood
Of tears, and Teclihed again on his pillow.
As bis fate approached, lie toll the friend
to whom have alluded. that fome friends had
abandoned him yet though be felt this dsfec-
ton with the keenef regret, no exPreaion Of
relentment no emotion Of anger, nor even look
of unkindnef', lullied the purity Of his dying
feutiments /; but 10 forsiving his enemies, AMI
in offeiing up his prayers to the Almighty for
his kindred, his friends, his country, aud all
mankind, with entire rsGsnation, ard the noh
peTfe8 calmnefs, be brea.hed his Ian Thus
ended The life of this great and extraordinary
man, at once remarkable for the moR brilliant
talents and the mott exalted virtues for the
rnisfortunes which oblcured the one, and for the
follies which furrounded the other.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-01-26
FOR SAFE,
An excellent Farm.

CONTAINING about 500 a-rcs Of Land. / co Or
~ which are under improvement the o.hcr two
hundred acres are well wooded, with cenycinent
dwelling Houfe aud two Barns, and il wcl,,gatere4 -
said Farm lies IN the al Falmouth, in ne comfy
OF Cumberland. within mile or Saecarappa IN fd
Falmouth ieren miles from Portland, and oil the road
thar leads from Portland to Bridgton and Be,hellr
wal be iold Oh reaionabe terms--ineure Of The fub
crihcr on the premfcs.
JAMES GRANT.
EI'aau:s, JIs.s, IssI.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-01-26

In its various branches, executed III tne
neatea manner, and at the ihoFFsh
notice.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-01-26

AFFECTING SCENE

In the Ian moments Of Hucu Bow, Efq fuppoied au-
thor Of f5aniss L.f!.r5," who died at Madras, o4
18th, 1874.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-01-26
THIS GAZETTE,

Is pubEihed every Monday, at E. A.
JENKs' Office, next door to the Port
land Bank, Middle-areet where
subscriptions, Advertisements, and
Communications, are received with
attention.
The price is -OVE Dollar AND EFTr
CEWTs Year, executive of Pol@age.
As this Gazette has BY far the mott
extenlve circulation of any paper
printed in Maine, it is highly adyan-
tageouS for advertisements, which
will Sc inherited reafonably, and IN ,
con[picuous manner.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-01-26
Treafury Department,
Wgi6Hgtan September %, 1900.
Public Notice is hereby Given,

r. 3ur4ae Ct "a ~ s CaagT5i, pitt q ~ 2Sa sey
Hsri oas 15ra3 eqJf bznre5 erfitsd " ga a7 70 ga
EliB : Gsasr4fSiea9 0g.ae,
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That the power Of the fupervifors Of
the Revenue 70 marSor lamp any velln, parchment
orP7per ehargeablc with duty, ~;l ceaCe and eter-
nine from andaiter fix months from The date hereof rs
Wit, outhe Iaa day Of February 1901.
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THAT a General Stamp Office is

cow elabied at the feat Of government, ia the city
of Wilmington. from whence there will Iue, from and
after the date hereof (upon the application o. me
Superviiors Of the Revenue under Whole management
the collection Il The G4mp duties Is placed any guam
titles Of paper parchment and veium marked or Ram
ped, and duly countertamPed, with the following rates
Of duty which are dem2ndable by law:
For every kin or piece of veum or parchment, or
heet or piece Of paper upon which iha be written
or printed any Or either Of the iniruments or wrl'
tings following, viz.
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-10-12

SIeS had got away from his motherJ WIth
the blood lpinnine from his throat he
pahed him little and then fell down dead
Another (marriedJ daueh tcr of Mr.. Dec,
who had alCo been abient on this fatal
morning, happened, with her huiband. 70
arrive at this moment upon the foot the
hulband took up the boy, and perceived
he was dead and covered with blood bn,
did not difcovcr thar his throat was cut
till after ha&ening to the hou{e. where be
was witnefs TO The mott ihcckinp f,ecta
Gle: the mother, her little daughter and
child, all with their throats cut and wei
tering in their blood. A Jury Of inouea
of which our informant was one. was i'm,
mediately famnoned : their verdict was.
MURDER and SUICIDE, with one IN,
arument, a razor.
What could have been the location of
this melancholy event is totally unaccounr-
able, unleis it proceeded from miftaken
religious tana,icifn it is however, evil
dent from a number of circumstances. thar
the act was coo,y prened;tated The
daughter who was fent awav with the
two .childern, on the Sunday preceding.
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-10-12
BALTIMORE, October O.

Arrived, fchooner PRECEDENT, captain
M'Corkell, from Port Republican. The
Hoop Eliza. captain Smith, of Norfolk,
failed for Baltimore, four days before the
PRECEDENT.
Left there, ichooner Experiment, cap
tain Iravers, of Baltimore, to fail in torr
days.
Spoke the brig Philip, capt. Gemmill,
of Baltimore, in Ike Bite, bound to Port
Republican.
In lar. g, long. u, fpoke the brig
New Jjeriey, capt. Skelle, from Philadel-
phia, to'nd TO St. Jago de Cuba.
Saw a hoop at fea, which ihe took to be
the Eliza, and paned enc in the bay bound
up.
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From A LoNpoN PAPER.

ne German Journals have leteIy a
bounded In accounts OF Siberian Kalmu,..
who Is now on his Journey throus the
Aul'rian dominions, on his rctrln 10 his
native abode. This man who has f:ryea
In the lmperials armies, bears very FIGHT
resemblance TO the inhabitants OF Eurove.
In the features Of his countcnance, in his
manners, or his habits. His brow is un-
commonly eevated, his eyes are extremely
fmall, and approach very near each other.
though he has viG,ed many different ra-
lions, and lived in various coGntries. he has
lott nothing of hisattachmens TO the country
where he has received his birth, he maintains
there no other country equally diaineuifbeei
BY happiness and good fortune. He talks
much ofits iuPeriority, derived from the
abtence Of foreigners, and conGders the
iolitude in which its Inhabitants I've, as
the conitituent of their felicity. He was
wounded laft campaign, and no fconer was
he recovered. than he determined to fet
out on lis return to country defribed
by the reft of the world as the reGjence Of
ml!ery, but viewed by this favage as tie
icence OF ever biehing deareA to man.
The San Antonio OF IL guns, takenin the
action Of the 9Th, in the Straits OF Gibral-
tar, was given to France 3 years free by
the King of Spain, to replace one of the
French fhips of the feet of Admiral Bruix
which, in conlequence of having run foul
OF Spannh fhip was LOFT in the road OF
Cadiz.
Rear admiral LIMOS is eaeemed one OF
the bef officers in the French iervice. He
was captain under the old government.
lie was captured in the Atlanta, of Is
guns, by the Rationale, capt. Baxter, and
after being exchanged was captured fe-
cond time on board the Formidable, of "a
guns, in the brilliant action off L'Orient,
with the Alexander, of u guns, and Tigre,
OF 81 guns, by Admiral Lord Bridporf, in
June 1875. AS a trait of his honour he
went on parole TO Paris, to effect an ex-
change for Sir S. Smith, bat Robefpierre
refufed the exchange, and it is iaid, want
ed capt. Linois to break his parole, which
he nobly refufed, and returned to Tavi-
flock again as prilOner Of war, till re-
gularly exchanged.
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SALEM, ,Ottober I.

Arrived the fch'r Fly, capc. Samue.
! .m(an, 20 DAYS from the HAVANA. Sad
ii in company with the ihip Angenors,
|E5e, of Bottom. Left there abou5 50
|i,a Of American veaels, among which
we're the ihip Eliza, Wellman, OF this port
ID fail in 5 or s days brig Friendthip,
.Mafary, Of do. brig Exchange, JoGah
.Ome, OF do. juf arrived in 80 days from
New. York, who had been boarded or his
psGage by an Engiiih frigate, and had two
Of his crew taken from him and two iick
people PUT on board ich'r Peal, of
this port, jua arrived from New Orleans !;
fh'r Atlantic, Odell, OF do. from New
Orleans; ich'r--, bowling, oi Beyer-
u, and brig from Portland, juis arrived.
The fch'r Enterprize, Relaxation, of
this port, had failed for New York.
Sept. IS, lat. 10, s., long. 60, 50, fpckc
the hip Warren, II days from Nantz,
bound to New York, with paiicngcrs.
September 40, LAT. SO, long. 70, flokc the
ichr Three Friends, Geo. Little, from
Martinique bound to Wiicafe,. Sept.
a6, lat. 40, IS, long. o9I, poi;e brig
a days from Holland, bound to Rhode
lland. Sept. 80, lat. AZ, 20, long. 60,
40, fpoke the ich'r Satisfaction, lraNs
a days from Gusdaloupe bound TO VIII
eaaet. Sept. II, lat. 40, z, long. 70, SO,
W. ipUke the brig Cruger, 3 days from
New York, bound 10 Liibon.
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Tor Bremen. October ?, IN lat. At, II,
long. II, ich'r Augutus Warrington, RI
days from Guaialoupe Tor New York.
Lett, brig Friendihip, Of Bottom, and ie-
verai Others, juA arrived. The Antelope,
for Baltimore failed days before the Ca
Iharlnc.
OttoberS.
Arrived, brig Anne, -----, Alex
andria; Franklin, Newell, Bordeaux
fch'r Reiource, Bailey, Jacquemel Ma
ry Ann, Smith, Virginia; Felicity, Nor
rel, Cape de Verbs; Contribution, Pritch-
EFT, Alexandria; Three Friends, Record,
Norfolk Daphne, pgi,che,., Frederick
burg.
Cleared, fhip Mary, Balm, AmRerdam;
James, WhiFpey, Weh-Indies briggs
Lovely Lais, Riley, PORT Republican /;
Mohawk, Sage, do. Tartar, Rogers, do.
Lydia, Leonard, Martinique /; Mary,
Coffin, Curracoa.
The Anne, from Alexandria, fpoke the
brig Betty, Is days from hambursh for
Baltimore.
The Franklin, from Bordeaux, was
bound to CharleRon, bn. pu, in here in
diitreis. She is owned by Gouverncur and
Kemble, and has wine, oil, and dry goods.
Sept. II, lat. sc, 4z, long. 40, II,
ipo!1e fhip Nancies, Morle, z days from
Philadelphia for Madeira. Oa. 4, fpoEe
ich'r Union, ID days from Antigua for
Bottom.
Fhe Refource, from Jacquemel, was
taken by the Hunter privateer, fent into
New-Providence, detained three days,
and cleared.
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NUN, Uctouer 3.
rrl lr.n GLBR.fLTAR.

y1rE fy3a GIBR1LI AR.
I..,,n direct from q Hraltar, who
q nne days alter captain Paine, ar
I'd i at ew-York, informs Us that the
f'ea a.. =. which was faid to have arrived
(fpsi0f Isom Alexandria, IN 81 days, was
y |p,'t from Egypt, bar from M!norca and
" did not brig an article OF news.
I,i} yeGel from Esypr, was the Spi-
doom of war, lieut.. tiarriion, which
\ :r " about the 1T Augut, III 43 days
In,,e. and confequentiy could bring
INN a.h;1p contradictory OF Mar. Tooke'slet-
J. from Conitantinople. Thus ra'nihes
: entire column OF Chronicle ipecuIAslon
N the Penelope's news.
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-10-12
NEW YORK, Oaober :.
NeRtyal IHands Ref2rra'.


By the lchooner Ca,harine, arrived here
lsf right from St. Kits, St. Martins, and
ST. Bartholomew, we are informed Of the
reforatlon of the neutral iilands, lately
taken by the Englilh. On the IS h u
tlmo, Kings brig arrived at St. Bariho-
lemews, with troops 70 garriion that place.
ST. CroIx was fill & rrifoned by En-
|slh troops, IS days free, the time The
Elizabeth and Sarah failed from thence.
Arrived brig Pailey, John&on, Green
oc<' lhetls, 5. MINIS, Charlefon; Peggy,
baltimore, ST. Croix Elizabeth &. S@Iah,
Law, 90. Mentor, Mitchell, Guadaloupe
Aoguitus Warrington, Mitchell, do. Ell.
"a Ann, Price, Port au Prince; Dolphin,
Nichols, Rio Bona, Jam fch'r Fox, SIN
mons, Richmond; Catherine So ars, S..
Martins; CoTnelia, Buckley, lIorfols ):
bra0cn, Morehoufe, New Provia nee:
commerce, De Sears, Peteriburgh Polly,
-, Curacao Gutter, CLARK, d.
charlotte, MAferton, Trinidad.
he Pa!iley, from Greenock, C9cber
= IN lat. SO, s., long. 70, iyoke brig
rtolly, Benton, 50 days from Demarara
i y Bolton l6 The nip Favorite, Bopes,
paiAey.. ''0
c The Elizabeth and Sarah, from ST.
/. CrOix, fpcke Sept. r9, lat. 70, -. Iong,
- i:h'F Lion, Andale, 10 days from Pn7-
laoe'Phla for Laguira. 18Th, fch'r Eidr o
Gun, Lawler, 9 days from New York,
lo[ JamaIca-lat. 81, 20, long. 60, 20.
11I.00eF 2, lat. 3S, 81, long 70, 20, big
,dlon, 50 days from Bordeaux, for Phila
nelPhia. Left brig Mary, Sterrct. for
rrniIn'tdelphla, to fail in days, and 4 fch,r
i'f ,Nnewburyport, to Gail next day.
lie Mentor, from Guadaloupc. ccnt
lat. is, 40, fpoke fhip Iiebe, Reynolds,
aays from Guadalupe Tor Phiadelpbia,
+.i' lat. '9, 80, brig Star, SpauIding,
90 oa'ys from New York for MsrtiniqGpe.
I Da. Q, Poke brig Peggy, Conklin, "a
D0a WIS nom New York for Lifbon.
e., ane Dolphin, from Jamaica, day.
.aSs' poke the Timothy Folger, ID dAy,
,OH baltimore for Nantucket. Otlobei
y "a" a large fhip without her mizen and
n NAN mats, IN lat. 81. The brig Han.
days. "' ~ ''A ;" &c"
81 me Catharinefrom St. Kits, St. Barts,
w, =. q: Martins, fpoke, Sept. 90, in lat,
~ 'ns Otto, a9 days from Clarleaor
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CATSKlLL, September II.
HoRRlD MURDER AND SUICIDE

HoNNlb mORDER AND SUICIDE.
A gentleman from Hurley, near King
iton, Cltter county, has given us the fol-
loving narrative OF one OF the mott thock
iog and tfagical catairophes, which took
place yeiterday ft'nnight, that ever black
ened the catalogue OF human events. The
wife of Mr.. John Dec, of place called
the Pialtz, about two miles from Hurley,
woman OF exemplary character, as to
plety, modeify, and ienhoility> role in
the morning and went about the ordinary
hunets OF her family, getting breakfast,
&c. with all her apparent chcertullnefs and
compoiure. After breakfast, fhe contri-
we'd offend out al! her family, except three
children which fhe deGgncd for deRruttion,
VIA boy about nine years old, girl
about teven (both Of whom were children
by former hufband, by the name of Za-
charlah Huffman an infant daughter about
zine months old, VIII oh fhe had fince her
iait marriage. Her hutband fhe had per-
iuaded TO SO to a cornGed at folne dif-
tance, 70 lee If there were not creatures
In miishief; a daughter of Mr.. Dec, by
a tormer wife, a young woman, fhe fent
home with two children, who had Aept
al her houie the night previous, and who
beion9cd TO Mr.. Deo's filter, living in
he nel9hbolhood lad, alto a fon of
Mr. Deo, by his fire. wife, fhe told TO
60 10 the hattei's aoout a quarter of
lille diitant to get a hat, and TO take
with hun child, between and 3 years
old, which, with the inian. above men
toned, were the only, two fhe had by Mr..
Dec, having thus arranged the family,
ihe told the boy, one OF the victims OF her
deluiion, that he might go with fome boys
who were at play near by, while fhe
combed his filters head, but NOT to go
OUT OF call, as ihe would comb his head
IN few moments. She then took the
g,rl into a back room which fhe had dark.
ened for the purpoie by letting down the
window curtains, and with a razor cut
her throat from ear TO ear. The boy
whom ihe had told to go to the hatter's,
in the mean time ipttead of going had
fsated himfelf on the door Reps, with the
child, to wait as he Jays, for his brother
| hsad TO be conbed, that he might 60 a
long with him he heard the little girl
cry out directly Z" don't mammal" and
the mother rather hernly reply g hold
your fongue" -fome faint itruggles enfl-
ed, but not enough to alarm him-the
mother then came TO the door and called
the boy from play and as foon as he en-
tered, took him TO the back room and per-
formed the fame operation as upon The girl,
tho not quite 70 efectually---the boy al
The door heard enough Of this tranfattion,
together with the recollection OF his having
fcen his mother take razor from behind
a looking glais and Place it under an oil
cloth upon table, to frighten him, and he
ran down lane fromthe houfe with the
child.
He had not ran far before he heard
noi(e behind him, and on looking round
y. L.
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In confequence of the indifpoftion of our
carrier, we have been obliged TO en-
truh the ferving of the papers to a boy,
who we are apprehenfve is not fufici-
emily acquainted with the place of ref
dence OF all our patrons to ferve them
regularly---we NUT, therefore, requeR
iuch as have been neglected to fend to
the Office for their papers, and will en-
deavor to prevent their being miAed in
future.
Recent accounts from New FORK, fur
Min occa6on to believe, that the yellow
fever in limited degree, is at prefenf pre-
vsiling in that city. Some removals had
taken place in confequence. The advanc-
ed period of the feaion, together with the
prevalence of noftherly and falubr:ous
winds, will, we truf, efettually arref the
progrefs Of this alarming malady.
We yeferday copied from the Aurora
an article announcing that tie Chevalier
de Yrujo had been reinRated in the cha
racter Of ambanador from the court of
Spain. That this procedure may be bet
ter underRood it is necefary TO fate, that
in confequence ofcertain oHendve conduit
on the part of that gentleman towards our
government, the late Federal adminiftra-
ton applied to the court of Spain for his
recall. This application was complied
with, and the Cheyslier was appointed to
tome other Ration, He has however, ne
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A veGel arrived at CharleRon, from
Bordeaux, whence ihe failed the Ath Of
Auguft, reports, thar " among the pre-
yaiiing rumors of the day, it was faled,
that Bonaparte was preparing powerful
torce defined for Egypt, Of which he In
tended TO take the command himfelf.',
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-10-12

>. VT. NN~"VIC aTIu We arc moi q
httIe farPrifed 10 find, that under the au-
ip'ces OF the prefent republican adminifra-
ton the Offences of the chevalicr are obl-
terated, and he accredited in all his mini
iterial functions, in manner which is
meant to throw reProach and odium upon
the agents who procured his recall.
Pill. GAG.
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APHORJSM.

AS blacksmith heats his iron red hot
in order to make it hammer aveH, 70 a TO-
Htic0l V1lcan inflanes and heats the minds
of the people, that he May nape them to
his purpofe.
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-10-12

There is no place, where an inftance Of
implicitly appears with lefs propriety,
than in the pulpit. A priett at Tiyoli
was declaiming, in his fermop, againa
adultery. would rather" Jays the
indignant preacher, be connected withten
virgins, than one married woman"
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-10-12
WILLIAM SPEARS.

TAKES this method to inform the
public, that he carries on the Boot ard
Shoe making bufrefs, in Royal freet,
hrit door from the Market Yard, where
he aiiures all who call upon him, in his
line OF boilnefs, that their commands fhall
be executed with nestnefs, fidelity AID
ohpatch, and every favor gratefully ac-
knowledged. Qa, II, cc53
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aIerannrta aDnertlSer.

MONDAY, OCTOBER IL.
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PORT OF ALEXANDRIH.

ARRIVED
Brig Thomas, Drury, Whitehaven, 8
weeks-Salt, Ware, &<c.--Hugh Smith.
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iagly in the agoais, q death tney attended to
he drmal found. and at length, BY the gl3u-
nnering light from the top Of The Catacomb they
law man iua murdered, and a li,tle beyond
hey dhcov5rei his inhumah murderers lying
with the utmoR precipitation they PuGued
them Immediately, and though not able 70 come
Up with them, they however had the good fer
tune 70 reach the opening through which theft
wretches efcaPed cut of the cavern, before they
had time 10 roll the Zone o. the top Of il thus
Mr.. Hill and bis friends were By a miracle
faved.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-08-17
AARON HILL.

The celebrated Aaron HN VIXEN in Fqrpt
lad tine onriohty 10 examine a Cata1 mo T, I've
was accompanied III III, expedition b TWO gen
temen, and coniu9ad BIZ A gui one OF the
natives ot the country they at length arrived
az lle ipct, and without taking notice Of lome
fellows who were flpntsng about the place.
deicended ny ropes into the vault no ioouer
were ghey let down than they were prelented
with lpett4cle which Aruck them with horror:
Two gentlemen, apparently Carved to death,
laid be tore them; one Of thelc unhappy victim,
had tablet in his hand on which was written,
ID very pathetic language, the Coy If their la
inevitable fate. II leems they were brothers, of
rank an 4 family ia Venice, and having in the
courf- of their travels, entruRed themlelves
with one of The natives for the purpole OF Witt
ing tie Catacomb, the per6jious william had
left Them there o perth. The danger to which
Mr. Hill and MS friends were expolcd, inaantly
alarmed hem they had lclrle cad the tale,
when, looking uP, obey bsheid their inhuman
guide, afiied by two Others whom they had
teen near the fpot, cIoGng the entrance into the
vault they were now reduced 10 the utmoR
diltrefs however they drew their rwords. and
were determined 10 make fome deiperate effort
70 rclcue tAsm(elves from a fcene e. truly
dreadful; with Lis reio.uton they were crop
ing about an random Ia the dark, when they
were Ragaed al the groans Of lone one fem