Portland gazette., 1805-07-09


notified act, that difpolition exits on the
part Of Britain. 10 .enew the proyifcns OF
Mr.. Jays treaty.
NEwYcRK, JUNE II.
Nardsr.-Aman by the name of Archl-
bald Graham, was ftabbed lalt night, in
Nelfon's Alley, who died : few minutes af-
forwards. JofePh Butcher was alfo fabbed
az the corner of Henry and Bedow-Rreets,
whole wound, it is feared, will likewiie
prove mortal 1'hefe crimes are fuppoied
70 have been committed by Francifco Son,
native of Portugal We lnderltand, that
after thefe men were fabbed, Francifco re-
turned to his lodgings extremely agita'ed,
f1ripped off his walilcoat which was Diff
cured with blood, and went on board q
Preach seh'r lyiag II the ftream. 1nfor-
nation that this nan was fufpe6tedof COM
n,itting the crimes yoas ient on board and
the Eegtenant, in The abfence OF the cap
tain, Immediately put him in irons. This
nornine ne was delivered over to the civil
authority Of the city, and has urdergonc an
examiua ton at the office of Police. We have
not lesrnr what poftive teiimony has ap-
pesrcd againt him the prefumptiyc evi-
dence, however, is very ftrong.
PIX PscEst-It is well known that, with
in few weeks paf, number OF gentle
men have had theis pockets robbed in va
rious parts of the city..-Inis morning, a
youth was detected at the Cohce Houie IN
taking pocket book from the pocket Of an
elderly gentleman. lie was Immediately
app.ehended, and together with another
youth (his daily companion}eoavcysd 70
the police OEcc, where they are both to be
examined rhis afternoon. .-Thefe Juvenile
Culprits, VIC underhand, are natives Of tIol-
land.
Mrs. Alexander, an eminent preacher in
the iociety Of Friends, whole labors have
commanded much attention and reipe6t
throughout the United States, embarked
yeacrdav, for her native country, i'll the
ihip William Penn, capt. Hufey, for Liv-
crpool.
The following narration is given by capt
Balch, Of the barquc Mary, arrived at Sa-
rannah in 8 days from Jamaica -
I" Monday, 2If May, 1903, at s Pm.
failed from Morant Bay faw fail eaf-
! ern at 8 A. NJ. which appeared to be fcl-
ucca III chafe of us.--On the 73d at } r. NJ
fhe fred fhot over US, and hoifed French
colors. We accordingly hove too, and the
captain went on board with all neceilary
| papers. The boats crew were detained or
board the privateer, and the boat manned
with priyateerimen, and fent on board tht
barque for plunder. In til. mean time tht
remainder of eur crew were ordered or
board the privateer, and threatened with
| hogging, from the captain down to tht
boy. One Of the hands was-brought TO tn,
gun, with a rope round his neck, for thc
! purpofe of extorting from him on avowa
Of money or papers which might be CON
cealed. When on the point, however, o
putting their purpofe in execution, thof,
on board, hailed the privateer, and faic
they had found the money. The man wa
then releafed. The captain was hkcwiE
Threatened, and they were on the point o
laihing his hands, when the beat came a
long fide with the money, which drew thei
attention from him to a more pleafing ob
ieGt. The boat was then manned with
frelh fer OF robbers, and kept conitanti1
plying between the barque and privatter
unit 7s. NJ. during which time they rob
bed us Of 800 dollars in fpecie, belongire
to the barquc, beGdes $50 of the captain;
and 500 of the Pafengers and ihip's com
Pany liSewife of wearing apparel, liquors
proyiGons, compafes, 1uadrants, charts ant
books and, in ihort, almolt every thing they
could lay their hands on and what the,
could not take away they deiiroyed not {,
ven iPairing fuch papers and letters as wer;
OF ne ufe to them. They truck the mate
with their fwords whenever he went intc
ths Cabin.
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