Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-03-17
PSr.;tulays Of tie hie DjfrsJing Ere at
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NORFOLK. Err. s,.
On Wednefjay night, abou, II O'Clock, the in
habi,ants were r.ut from their beds with the "a.
pc ated CRY Of Fire! wh ch was p,ecsived iiIciug
from tie ware houie If Nj. Dnslap, On Msxwe'Ys
wharf < VII oh taged and ipre,d With !ich tuty.
til II The oGlv exsrton which could be made by tie
ACTIVITY ct N. citizens to srreit its p'os'els, aas
tbe FLOWING up NJ ieve al hoaies, or II IS p' ooabs
not houie 10 The Borough would have e!cApcd
dea uc,ion. It has LAID ware tn moi COMMIT
cisl par of the town. hav a.. ,o,alEy dioyej e,cr
ny building on Cambell's wharf, M.xweL'A, MaE,
den's, Rothery's Commerce Rreet, Wares and
Woodfde's wh,rves, and prog eli d mp The Ma kes
Square tie Main iaree,. and connuedi' is r.vsf
ges along the Main ire-t. TO Mr.. W,itehead's new-
tutngs, reducing every houe in VIDE and Luts
Water nreess. Were IL not Tor he exeiiicas Of
few who ranfuily retilte d t,se mes, ard pfe,tn7
ted DR.. T~y lor's are hottie al oiring Woodtde's
wharf iiom lax ns frc, the whole ct ,h- valuable
buildings On Town Point mutt have been lid
waite.
Some lives were Ion, and many perfnns badly
wounded ny the blowing up OF the houfes. The
ma kxs houf WIS partly cut down, when preven-
ted a communication OF the flames TO the moth
eide Of the ain Greet. which luckily cleared.
Upwards OF z6o houfcs are totally deNroycd, and
the climate of &c AGRA! lois, Is, moderate cal
eulAtion 70 ID fed to exceed ONE NtL.ios Of dol.
lars. Number of lighters owing to their beng
overlo AIDED, and the tide heing remarkable lo~,
were burnt in the docks. Several vsHels at the
whavves took f,e, and Tome in this Aae dritted to
Po,tfmouth, whsre it communicated and ds!troyed
tome ether indeed, at PERIOD i, appeared ~
if Pertine nth wa. on ire
TIL. rssiag of the A .mes the columns II finoke,
the bl wing up bcuf-s. the rainy night The prop
eiy exoofeJ for lafety in thu hreets. the eres Of
,hoie who we're feated ~ their tie property 1h=.
tered orly ty the canopy Of Heaven-the fhip. on
FIRE dr fling 10 the harbour, tog ther with the prob.
ability Of he whole town beng defroyed, eIh IT,
ed altogether =, the fsoes and to tie eye, sw.
ful and dreadful picture. Thoufsnds muf have
been deprived Of reaing place. as it was the
met populous part OF the Borough.
What adds to he above melancholy rartive IL,
ths, a fnov and very lsvers trof came CO before
many an unfeiun .,e family could ihsiser for their
sea led limbs.
By as accurate aatement as can at p,elenrhs
made, the value OF houes alsae dearo,e ed j. eth
maled at 10000 dollars.
Y,Ssb deay.yd = Ship Jaekfon u Plymouth,
Md chuf-tts. A French brig name unknown.
,g eliza, (coppered of Chasleiion, A Br'tiih
ioop, Two Schooners laden with Flo1r.
HIn5e b,ced, that sbt enfag,atios Of aubib ~
baos MH day givsn GeeoHns sc1s seeidtnfnlj JeS
from Ems alarming eircamRane. thai baSe faee seear-
red Il il much to Be stprebesdsdat rsr v;k iseesdis.
ries contemplate the total dfssiea tbi, so~s but
4oe sgf tbt vigilance and ai7vi., gffbf MegRrsy aDi
Be fseb a, to asoves it, 7b1 vafios il brcdacsdtt
tbe attempt made aiii o'esek left night 70 f On 6,s
sss PLACED a. hs III IF ds DIOR. and bad burnt through
and communicated to 0ms oar fraeu ius tvos1.
denhahy aore,ed BY TIE aOasebme. in tme to preseas
its preeref-. vtrni Of the svratbr boards -rs Sy,ns
tire sd part of the Roor and bada not been aYsnrd.
az tie grind soas tie eaa end Of tie s0spx mga have y.
eonx bonfire.
Windbam, M0yeb 8,
I.aR Tuefday about midnight, fire was
difcovered breaking through the iteple ct
the meeting houie, Lebanon, hrE iociety
it was kindled under the fairs, on the
gallery hoor---.the abominable work of
lone vile incendiary. The dilcovery was
in time to fave the building.
Ntsv Patent h.t.ly Esroitd Mr. r. Fu'ehel's (Ipf-
wieh, Eng. for Wa er Proof Competition, in
;aitatioa cE Portland Stone, for Gu Going build
ings, &c.
I'c three packs of the bef pit.farl wafh-
ed perfectly clean, dried, and c~'~ined,
add twelve pounds Of white lead, we'll dIi-
ed one peck and half of dried whiting,
and one pound of litharge of gold. Theie
are to be we'll mixed and beaten together
with eight pints of linceed-cil, and two
pints ofthe lpirits ofturpsntine, in itone
or wooden trough, or mortar, Till the
whole becomes of the coniiitency of ru,ry.
1t is then fit for Rueeoirg. When re-