Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-11-26

returned to Cobehtz, after the INFECTION they
have made Of this unfortunate country. Some
habitations are to he eftablifhed in the vicinity
of thoic detroyed, for the few perfons who
have had the good luck to efcape the fury of
the torrent. Six hundred wotkmen are put in
acqufition, and will begin to work as foon as the
harveit is over.
From a detailed itatement Of the damage
done by the flood and hurricane, on the banks
Of the Aar, in July latt, it appears that o. per-
fons found their graves in the food 'A7 houf-
es and 100 ftacks of granares runbled down
20 mills, FORCES and sc bridges were complies
ely iwept away 4oS houfes, 23o outhouies
mills and forge 70 Datercd, that they
mutt be rebuilt. There are heaps Of ftone and
mud left on the furface of the ground 10. 40,
feet high. In fome places mountains s~fs7
fwept away, and whole villages buried up TO the
roofs. (PayiS papr.) q
An arrival Newyork, with Lorson dates sept 26,
facs--that between France sad Ra and Sqcrn APP
pears inevabelhe # war between GyeatB IL
ais and Sfas proves to be ru'Der The Brf fleet
contant readiness for lea the blockade Of the ports
in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, by the Engii contisd
cd as clofe ever
Leu;Gaaa sairs--No,withnandins the Asserins lan-
our readers lgAty s4ss IF tde picture
Ne4o-O riAass. GA : The Editor of the
Telegram has received letter from St. Louis,
dated z ug. l8, Of which the following is an
|exraet--" The committee of Upper Louiliana,
have fccn with pIeafure the cagernefs OF the i,a-
habi,ants of Lower LouifianA, to unite them
fclves fur The maintenance of the rights wkicn
6elong 10 us. Our committee is preparing iome
rules or local laws which are to be prefented TO
Mr. HARMON, Governor of this territory Zap
fointed BY TIE Prsfdentl on the II of Oct. next,
The committee is determined MT to f19er the
La4o, Of Mr.. harjon, to he promulgated, aaiy'
fbey haze been treViouQy communicated 10 them to
make TIE nxeegny alterations if they require it,
The committee cxprei'es with for the reunion
Of the two LouiGanas to obtain repf efentaton
to Congrels. The diviiion of I.oufaaa is con-
trary to the fpris Of the treaty o. ceilion, and
the people are determined to appeal toit."
More pof 0.s dyavpemens-W have nepleeted hereto
fore the removal of Mr. Merrill the late
thy Poinaer Green in this Diriet and the appoint
ment of dcipe of the ,a ans kind of political
intolerance has become 70 common, tina, fonid
have noticed it, had been for the crcumance of the
office being removed from central part ofthe
remote quarter of with other view than
nodase OF the friends OF the Gefsf Wp..
late Trenton IN J., paper, furniaes the following sd
ditional inftance of the abue of power
Stephen &. Uitiic is appointed Pof-Maiter
of Burlington il the place of lhompfon Neale,
Efq. turned ant. The perfecusing fpirit of the
Poitmaiter General is 10 often manifeited in
his removals from office, that it now oeafes to
excite furprie, shoug h exeriled in the mott un-
warrautable and unjufihabe manner The
removal of Mr. Neae is an initance, we be-
lieve, of ipccial abufe of power, and therefore
highly rciihed by the Tadte,s ABOUT Republican,
i'm and Libxvty. Our democratic Rulers con-
itrue the ibe,fy of Americans to mean the f4erty
sf being pu,;l5ed fer conicirntious exercie Of
their rights and privileges. Their tsaeemsa and
peaG0ners, taDd ready to applaud every mealure
brought forward OH thele tyranncal principles
for it is the price Of their bread
dooaaey Of Lsam piGr9- Our friends Woolwich have
been INDUCED with the publ alton Of their proceedings
and though committee has yet waited
the Of repumad, proceed with due Difference and
candor give the defence OF " Lincoln.
HAVING feen in your Ian paper fort of advertfe-
cnt purportng be of the inhabitants of the
of Woowich truck with the novey of that meaiure,
and avoid expecting my opinion Of it to the public
BY whole influence the inhabitants of faid town
duced to pa{s 70 entirely beyond the power Of a c
poration, mnA be left conjecture. AS to the s ct
their vote, perhaps they thsmeves may determine the
tent of it, when they aured that notwithstanding the
coarle and indecent expreon which they have ufared to
an the records of Their town. the writer of the piece at
which their vulgar and ntempc-ec philippine directed,
not dpoed rera any thing he has aherted until bet
ter proof than the unauthorized of town, ha
vince him he has been mihnformed @#
That combination OF the fuggeited by Lincoln,
formed by influential men, three of whom, three
months ago cmed be federaiRs and acted with the
fcderais, can be proved incontety How far the nem-
beers of THAI combinations adhered that compact they n
dvduaily can be inform the public Whether they fhrunk
from execution of their pan when il dcloed by
Lincoln and ether writers, whether they exeed them
felves publicly well yiSatn carry into eiet is
little worth enquiry; 6nce the event they abored to pro-
duce the election of denocrat Congre has by their
departure from their avowed political principles, been
happily fecured.
Whether the ~ntleman rehdng at Woolwich, OF whole
political reputation the inhabitants of that town have be-
come the guardians aw his before the election, and