Jenks' Portland gazette. Maine advertiser. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1802-1803, 1803-04-18

nan an ncur unil they wee quite
dead, they were cut down, and heheaj-
ed The executioner held each head
by the hair, and exclaimed, "Tbs u tie
head Of a Traitor" The execution was
over At ten o'clock and no dilur.
bance whatever took place. The
whole formed an interefing ard i'm
preiilve Spectacle to a Briiifh multitude.
twas lhs Clinical Law, Of England
taking its mot awful courfe in defcnce
OF the m'ldea Contribution that the uni
verfe can boat Some OF the moi FAN
culinary forms on this dreadful location
were diipenled with, to abate the pa
rade f national vengeance /! Indeed,
from the appreciation to the exit of
thefe. State Malefactors, the whole was
one dignifed pFocefs Of deliberatiye iuL
tice tempered with the mott indulgenr
humanity. The surrounding people, in
the COMMUNICATION Of their offerings
did not feem to forget, that there was
an exemplary atonement dus to the
mott facred laws Of their county, which
had been 70 defparately violated BIZ
tbefe unhappy men!
vi On the afternoon rriyious 10 the ex-
ecution, Mrs Defpard had a parting
interview with her huiband. The
trene that infued was tender and atFsd-
ing but even at that Trying momens
the Colonel betrayed nothing Ike IN ~
becoming weakness A lady who was
prelent was overcome by the afiiainr
flene, snd wept bitterly. He q ntlY
reProached her, for thus fafferng her
feelings 10 overcome her fortitude, and 4
endeaynure ca to calm her emotion. AZ
Ter his wife had Withdrawn, the CeloncE
took fort ns:p whsn he awoke hc-
adjrehed one Of the officers Of be prts
fon in thefe words Sc. Me-;hey Ran
receive no Information from memo (
not for all the gifts, the gold, and wells \
in the pofIeilion of the Crown He \
then competed himfelf, and remained
filent.
The clergyman CT the prifon had
feveral times made overtures TO The Col
onel to commune with him, but Sc al
ways politely declined. He faid he had 4
been 10 all parts of the world, add
was not particularly attac hhed to any y
form OF. religion: and that bis mind 4
was entirely made up upon religious
natters.-Col- ID. lept from three To-
bali pat four on the morning of his e.-
eculion and the refidue of time be-
ipent in walking up and down his cell.
The French papers contain copy Of
the new Contribution granted BY Bona
parte, insthe chaI ader of mediator, TO
the people IF Switzerland. This conlti4 \
tuition bears a federal charader, and
aboliihes many of the ancient ariRo~
eratical privileges The cantops are. di-+
Vided into three clahes, viz. The Aft 4
tocralic, tie Democratic, and the New
Cantons. The Diet is 70 afemble, ey-
cry year, in one Of the fix grear toBAs,.
and is to lit for fix months.
PARIS, FEB. ~.
The town council Of Orleans, on the I
nth ult- Telolvsd TO erea a fatoe of
Joan Of Arc, in that CITY as nroau-
ment of her defence Of Fiance againft
the Engliih invaGon.-When Ihe .refo.
luton was laid before B9naparte, be
igniiied his appreciation Of the dehgn
in the following expeditions, written
With his own hand Oh the margin Of
the paper !:
I" Wrife TO eitissn CrigEon Deforme1rx,
Mayor Of Orleans. that fbi5 celebration II
vrry agreeable to ne. TIE iRnGrioaj Taaa
Of Acre las proved, tbd; there is no miracle
that FreRrb gfricns canacf pro5ase, under
fb9js cireawfancf5 crbfrs asfiOnz! indepsn-
dence is naeaanccd Unitsd, The Frezcb Ma.
ti9n can rever Be conquered !, but sw more
calculating and adroa zegkIp~s, a5yJfay The
frankn5jf and fidelity Of oar .ebaraaer, con-
faufy Isao among u5 tbsjs a'9rEfie75 tiom
qUbsnce rsfnited The ealamifiss Of thar
fpocb, and all tbs d;lgfe,s related in or
HqOry.
The King Of Ptnllia has direaed Mr..
Won Kotzebue 10 be received in the
Honorary Members Of the Royal Ac-
cademy at Be'lin. The hIft vacant
place Of an extraordinary member in
any ofthe claAes will BE conferred On The
Dramatic Post The furvivor of a
prebend in the chapter Of St. Nicholas, n