Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-04-14

Fs,tbrr ssira6s from 'be Journal ola gentleman late
y returned from Mocbs.


y returned from Mochs.
"Th-re Is a new fset Of religiou. fanatics fprtnc
Up, called Wechabbee, taking cir name from
Abdal WechAb. their founder. Inc leading arsii.
Gle f their creed is, that there is only one God and
that he alone hall be worfhipped. They admit
that Mahomet was very good man, but held
that DO belief isto be in him as prophet, ard any
perfcn making nfe Of hrs narHe in prayer would be
nszntly put 10 death. They are propaeatipr
their religion BY the fame argument. which Ma
homet 70 fuccefsfolly made ufe of-the fword
They have taken poGs zion of the holy city Of
Mecca, and abohfhed all the places Of worihp, ex.
e-pt one. in which they allowed 10 worrhip God
oaly-have defroyed all the .coffee houfes, and
burnt al the hookers Tor pipes) NOT allowing
any perfon TO fmoke or drink coffee: Their army
have As yet met with very little oppoftios..
They appeared before Judda, tone Of the principal
ports Of tie Red Sea- and world have saken Il, but
the Judda people purchafeds ihott pexcefof 10000
dollars, the Weehabbeex declaring IL The Game
ssue ttsy would abtain no longer than ill the
pleafnre Of their leader could be known An army
attacked Hodcida (another principal port, J on
which the Dolx Of Hudeida fet fire and burnt ia
the fuburbs 1cco Ayxw hopfes, which cornunun;
Gated to the brick ones and burnt nearly half 10
the place, in order TO diaodge the Wtchabbee.
which he thus efeesed the aHailants INN. date
" re ired hort diaance from he place and fen,
to their leader for reinforcement, ard are only
waiting for he veaels to Depart which they wifi
loon do as The feaion is nearly expired TO take poi:
felton, Of il. Hodeida has fort which annoy .
them contiderably but the Dola has wrien to
Mocha. thzt The can hold ont but little lonper.
The Wechabhee have appeared in fight Of Mocha
in detached parties. and kept The inhabitants in
continual alarm and there is no doubt thar after
snc .s.,s
with listle oppo1ticn. The inhabitants, in fearful
anticipation X the event, are Tending away their
psopetty - faA'as they can. The ln,aum 81 Sen.
"A tome 6me par fent one or two thoufand men
60 oppofe them but nearly two thirds cf this force
went over 10 them. and the ref were either killed
or returned. Mocha will undoubtedly fail into
,heir hands, unlefs Engliih feet mould appea
here, las laR war) which would prevent the;r AZ
eackihp it. They have declared that they viii no,
be quiet i'll they have q, ank Of the waters Of Aden
on the coat Of the Indian ocean The SULTAN of
Mufkas was at Mocha fhnrt time 'iince. on his
rseurn from Witt to the iVechabbee. It i faid
char he catered into treaty with them, whereby
they agreed not to attack bis domiaions for two
o. three years afer which, hewas determined to
Try his arength with them. and If be could not
beat them, ~ adopt their religion.
aArsboNs. JAN. 81.
YeAer1ay, Cicisizen Bacher the Freuch Charge
des affairs, pveiened to the Diet Letter from the
Pope, addretIed /" To cur delsvsd Son IN. Caxlr,
Nstalone Bonep~te." LIS contents concsrn the
religious affairs Of Germany.
FROM CONGRESS-MAscn "a.
G0FERNMENT OF LOUISIANA
Mr.. NICHOLSON, from the Managers on the
difagreeing votes of the two Horfes on this bill,
reported. that the Houfe recede from their amend
sent which alter few obiervatons f.om him,
and other gentlemen. pa6ed, Yeas sl.-Nays as.
by yearly the fame numbers, the Honie inliA ed
on their amendment, declaring null all grants fun.
fequent to the treaty Of st. Idlefohfo, with iome
exceptions.
By iii, Aaeu. TIE right erjs1Sage sutihed from tie
featle Of Looifiana the P,5stnf being 70, only en-
feuued appoint tie Governsr sodo to bo|db1 office
Council Rare Rstatzesn, ~ 7la Bill i to Be- ia
force one ysar from ne fri OasJer rss and thence to
lie end Fl III. n<xs fgssn q C.ns,ss.