Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1805-01-07
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FsRi0a!at Ptmssss. he landing Of the PIX
the 2iit init; when diicouric was pronounced
from Eccles xii, |, BY Adm l,radfsrd, efq. For
styie, manner and icatimcnt, more inI1eiIise
and politlled piece OF eloqarnce has nor recently
been wisSetisd. After deicri5ing and diabufinc
the furry and adamantine viftues Of our An
~iitors, in ifrain of manly indignation, as il
he left an actual invafion OF their tombs, he ar
rai2ncd the in6del ions Of dcgcrctacy b.forc 4
liitening. aud delighted audience, BY illuitratinr
che tact, and the evils Of modern apoitacy, both
IN pohly and morals Eut we NUT leave to the
preis to 10 him fuiice. it's proud reflection.
thar la'i,x hymns and odes iurnlsed the fonps,
and tae JOY of the day IN the afternoon, =
large cosnpany Of citizens and literary ttrasgers,
Parsook ct an elegant dune, where the moral
aud yofisc feitivity OF the entertainment was &C.
caifopally enliyrned by appropriate toalts and
brilians Bail : ,lfsf asuay tie night in jong.'
N.sysaSsn 7.,aeiiil. -ss Mile, Of the road
arc made: bridges buile over OK rivers hills
reduced in fome intances Is fort two houies
Of entertannscnt built, one Of which Is now O.
Pen for travellers and it is expected the whole
,out of as miles lirom Newburyport to Maiden
road will bs cpensd early il The fpriDg
Lsasm CAST
Il is faid, that Gsn 1fureau, the French
miniRer who lately arrived delivered TO the pre-
Gdent letter from BoIapartc 10 his own hard
writing.
Capt. Tborp from Warrington, N. c. ir-
forms, that spaniih brig, a Newbern brig, II
tchooners and aoop, Welt afhore at OcIacock,
in gale, Dec. -. Mott Of them biIged. A
N. Carolina fchooncr loft all hands.
The navigation of the Delaware Is again frccs
FIRES.
On Sunday Morning about s o'clock, the,
inhabitants of this town were alarmed by the cry
OF fi.e, which took place in neat and cieaenr
brick building. ia Atkinion direct, owned bylJan-
irl Sargent, elq. BY an early attendance of the
citizens and the judieious manner in which the
engines were placed, prevented the FIRE from
ipreadng its deltruttivc effects beyond the bull.
forty TO Fay, was, in all itsvcombutfible parts,
eoniamed. The aiscr;ty which was difplayed
on this location BY the inhabitants Of the neigh.
boring Gowns, III attending with their engines.
entities them to great credit
A letter form Norfolk, Dec, 50, mentions,
tiat an alarming fire Lad taken place in the
neighb, urhood of the bank whieh, however,
was not injured
fUxat St. 7komas.-A letter from s.. Thorn
as, dated Nov. 20, ISo4 lass---'s On the 22d
init about ha'fpaIt J O'clock, a Ere broke oux
and ragged with fuch upexampled fury thar not
withdrawing every cxertion, it proceeded almol
to the lower end Of the town, before il could be
got under. Ifuppofe thar at lealt five thoufand
white inhabitants are without lheltcr, although
every public and private building that escaprd,
are appropriated to their uie The part Of the
town from the Bridge to the eanward, except
the -Company's Sores are all fayes."
The property draroycd by the above Ere, is
eitnnated at Seven Jii.ls1s Of dollars.
wIscAssET IAN. ,.
f1,ss. A Dwelling Houie, with mott Of its
furniture, belonging 10 Capr. Daniel Eliiot, Of
br,itol, was dchroycd By Fire on Friday night
iat. Some evil minded perfon or perfons, it is
ia1pcied, iot hrc 10 the building in Capt. e..
9btcncc TO Bottom
. schoolacr loaded with Lime, alto took fire
Al 9rafoi Iaf1 week, aud was cunfunled.
= work HEP neal Dalniico,ta BRIDGE be-
longing 60 Mr.. Turner, was alto sefruYea III
Ere. on lhurslay evening alt.