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Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1805-1805, 1805-03-18
PROPOSALS,
Fer publishing P%fictical Paper, entitled the
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IA ARTHUR SFfIRLEY.
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NOTICE
TN led OH board the brig Nancy the 18th ult'
ID 3ENI MIN WItBLrN
formerly or Taunton Any P1riou legally autl or
iz=d may receive his effects and balance Of wages
kvscsiling on
vi. WEBB middle S,ree..
PertL-s9 F-b n 1907
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Cadiz SALT
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I5o Hall bbs. Mlfs AMI No do dc.
~ bis NJ. PORK
caee Spachops TEA.
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4 Chefs lEA entitled 10 debeuftre.
Ppes GIN ana Cosniae BIZ ANDY.
Quarter Ca1>sMa,ieira VINE
40 Tons PLASTER ARlj
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ETLLEAsl 'TsNks, jim. Z AsTHUx SHzazsr,
y EsPECTFUL!.Y inforr the public, that .Sey hsee
- opeaed new Printing Office, IN the room J.
Coss hecarv Sore No FIJI Street, Poa7LHD where
pRiSr1Nc is carried On in its' various BREACHES.
Books Baks, Eaadbis, Cards, &C. done the short
notice.
Blanks Of Most kinds kept constantly on haHd-orders
for which will be pnnctesily a,tendet 70.
PORTLAND, MARCH, 1905.
70 tie Friend 2 Literature and all tt1Jf qvh5 rpit
{, rer8 BE g7,rsE intelligence Of tbt Tins, ErfiHf v5 1'
Eal Gsassas, e5e71! afsrsoa tbe slEiJsys Teeest-
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pHR toRD.

FOHR lord,
u Efoesfa;fy fnfoms ls s.iends and - public TIA
X h- Ia. Jun received, aud nov ohtTs Tor =. E,
sooJ AZ rtme al Of EngIia American HATS Ike
ife general efortment o. HAT lKiNNll ~ III
which 4. I eel, on the loweit terms fer esh aPprs
ged cr-4fr
Caih add the hghee price given for all S'sds Of at
ine and fhipping FURs-Apply as zeove t5m)
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A-OTIFICdTIOM.

THE futfcriber, about two years
age gave public notice, for al perions ind bt
I'd or book sComptS call and fet,e them - Hut
few regarded it, N king thefc ohtGicr., w
Tira the fc,reity OF mancy-Secondly Tire nnter
teiHty &C lndine she fuhfcriber b rrc- Tic AGAIN
tak-s this Elethod, to call them once ascIc re-
quefiue al, who indebted on COX scCompts
q. cal md thoit having any mants tc ezh.bit
them lor ie.t!eulclt; liz ", uld furtheimore Give
noTicl that lie BIS removed faid objections the
fra by-grsntng them the privilege Of lestiirg all
&C sFlpgs, tXcCedug one dollar by sivingftFtf fc-
-cur4sFrs-,--the leeoAd bS- tmployiag IsrTrn at
h.s houlo in Min3t infantry f5ur weeks iuccced
Jag hC. GsEe irrfeOf ~ ictte u;sh al who may az
tend.
As IL becomes every perfon Of e
coneuy whether debtor creditor. to ad;Hn his
accernprs once 2 year and many Of theit ere of
five or 6H years dsndins and he avocztior Of The
fulcribcr tuoh sha lie cannot attend he ftlt cmept
hi6fe t;-thtrcfore If any feiion fhaii nce Get Get
fns xsitisirT time sF,uvc fneeifs1 lye-wili t.
under the nectiIty Of putting Tie book one III h,s
hands, apss they n.uit tetde With another peffoa.
& - s.qsA asSETH CHANDLER
Is9ssss. Et5 70 1863
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If no pc-fn r. II appear 10 difohaTge fa! taxs and
Al necfay 'nef vening ohTgson or before the weh.y
eightl cay of March xt 4, Of the clock in the re
noon iht dwelling hoGf Of capt D4oi! LB5y in aid
Lebanon; 70 much III id Its land ilnall bc
uf zen, difcnar The fine viii then be fold pub
tic anGiiod 70 the hehta bidder according to law
Dfef e Ls5iTea aorJai4 sc SD daY Of February a D
1906
DAVID WOO OSUM
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PoErRY.

--toepe' y aUl!fgg % Pr tie ne Of DINNER
ana t,E ~ BIZ fs.!ozu cif:ze1, tbat tsm1y MIN
n tbygne, ard egloy TIE glitter Of eOn,f Pegean
~; -ct0evry nriy Be d5Peld 10 EirP fti fSU
sfrigrs pc-rsy II = nafion, sirber y 7ia's'et o.
fibr mere .sarriea ard msts etErf7aai mctbofl,
Afc6led Patrio,ifm, 7csi find, the accom-
fairly fa,ed" III fbs fs1loqOing bsen. or re cor
snnti9n d him 4ibo lrsJ caiissf fbf par mani
I friend, tbe eonq4sra' 81 !tyraafl.1 -l'dIt Soy.
TEE ooRosArlcN BoNApATE.
pv DR.. + E. sroex, of tkc city OF Brif"i, Eng
10 where III ufurper proudly ritess
While disutos thdufinds the Way
And onward PRES in ecahefs tdss
To view the pageant ot the day
Fo!luting yoaaer fsefea fare
Before the altar view him bend
While khselns aheiGs j. his train,
With impious motkery attend
tn, ared i done !--sebold hr now,
With evry fccret with comPiete -
A Diadeu1 around his brow
A na,Gn crouching a; ais feet
But thou who msyf thi' fcene iurvey'
Tho En.hen's dake low in The duff
IN exile lad tho / our, nray
sull dccu not providence unluf.
EV'n now, in this nebriatt hour,
Pemorfe her Tcorpion lal iha4 hske,
And from his giddy dream of POw'r,
Bid him to tcafoid horror wakes
Evn as the priea, enrob d 10 white,
Shall rale ,Se myaic cn1liee high
The poiioned cup ihalI blait his fight.
TIA, bsae AIS wounded followers die
Ard when the thund'fing csnnon' roar,
The found, to him, fhal icem to tel
7h. decd Of thar seeurGed hour,
.s'hcn fsss saiH9 at Jega fell
{ I'D when the center, b,rne along
shaIl rast lis fr4gtan, volumes round
Their rriay f.rms fhait round him throrgi
and pont TO n,aaya gaping wound
White dark1ef, Goats btfre his fight,
The taper, th1.th. ihrice illlune,
Shall eli 10 MUD hat fearful night,
Nhieh witncsl d d,Eushcin's murd'rous doom
To view ll.iI rife the f4talwood,
While cleaning thro' The ridnig'; s'r,
Ths torches CT the fceue OF blood
Shall cell "a FAD iefu chIa' glare.
While fcenes Ike th;fr arcjnd aim preis
Anu cen to adnefs fire his BRAIN
Tbs blood Raia'd tyrant l'alI copfes
Ambitiou's proudeE dreams are vain.
Tho ponq- and fpIendor he N around,
His eye views lcenes of death alons;
Tho mu6c brea;hcs her fvaefl fonnd
lie ony hears ,fexpiiing groan
Though horror rife his brifIIog hair,
Courulfve though his eye-b1s roH,
TO heav'n he aares rotraiie one rray'r-
5lood---bIood i.s keavey on hi: foul
Merta how law foe'r thy lot,
nGuit be 10 Inv breas uaknown.
Co-hAil with Joy Thy huunbs COT,
Nor envy bt5impcrid I'll one
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In COMMON COUNCIL,

24t6 Aaggf, 1885,
ORDERED, That the sruhees of the poor
homie be authorized to eGeblilh public difpenfa-
~ in the town of Alsxanafia, under iuch re-
ttEiEtions and regulations as they may deem pro.
per, and that the fun of twensy five dollars be
appropriated Ecr carrying the fame into effect and
defraying the expenses thereof Tor the remainder
of she prefer: year. ~
Ordered, That Msars Miller and Preaon,
be committee TO take INFO confederation the ap-
plicaticn OF MeGls. Mafhall and Cock, on the
iubieSt of their taxes, snd report their opinion
Of the fame 90 Council.
Osdered, That the Superintendent, of police
canfe the CATERS IN The ftIeets oppohte the mar
ket houfe property, to he kept cleaned, and
have the pavement OF the fame waihed once
week; or oftener if.neceaary.
ORDERED, That MeGrs. Swift and Friction
caule window or arch to be made in the mar
ket houf, in fuch manner as they ihsll think
mott ufeful, to be paid for out Of the rent of the
fall occupied by Lawrence Hoo&.
Ordered, That Thomas Prefon be authorized
to turoih new ladder for the ulc of the corpo-
ration, in place OF one lately deRtoyed.
Ords,sd, That Medrs. Janney and Mckinney
be committee TO examine the auditors accounts
preparatory 10 his reporting quarterly fate
ment to Council agreeably to law.
Tea. JAMES M. M:REA, c. q.
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FL K NJ Z K S-Attend !

The iubfcriber offers for SALE, the FIRM
on which he now lives, in the county OF Fee
derrick, fate of Virginia, on the main road
leading from Staunton to Alexandra, near
the White Poa
IT contains 600 acres, absut $50 Of which are
L cleared and well enclofsd, and laid off into
convenient fields; the remainder of the tract is
in timber. For tlegance and LesAfbinsG of fitu-
alton, this tract is equalIed by few in thu eoua-
ty. The scil il good and there are Oh the re-
mites feveral neyer.failing fprings, and cent?.
derable young orchard competed Of different
kinds of fruit, ard many we'll grown fruit trees
now bearing, and large proportion thereof we'll
laid down in clover, for which it is particularly
adapted. A further defcriprion is deemed unne-
csaary, as the purchaier will doubtleis frit view
the premifes. As the fuhlcrib-r IS defrous 70
fell, good bargain may De expected.
ofhua Swayne.
Frederick County, (virginsajl
9Th month, z4th. law3w
N. B.. A large proportion OF the pa; meat
will be taken in iui,able lands IN this fate, or
aate of Ohio.
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them, instead ofwhat We often make ,hera,
blessing, and not curse. But when we
torture them in, taking away their lives, as
we often do, and scarify, carbonate, and
be.deyil their flesh, not only with pepper
anG salt as we do the gizzard of a turkey,
but adding little nutmeg. a little CHINA.
mon, a blade of mace, with chalot and
onions, &c. and eat it with oil, vinegar, and
mustard such an heterogeneous mixture,
instead of producing lacteous chyle, Aow-
ing through the alimentary canal, like the
gentle stream of Arno, must become a
caus.ic aaid, rushing like the fiery torrent
of Vesuvius, narrowing UP and tearing the
vessels or at least generate fever, calen-
lures, and every disease incident to the hu-
man body"
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FOR SALE.
The FARM ON which I hUe,

me FHitu ON 1UG1CYI 4 t2Oc,
CONTAINING between 5 and 600 acres
~ Of level Land, well adapted in genera 20
receive the PLATTER of Paris as ranure+fon he
pof road tom the City Of Walhington TO Port
Tobacco, and abou; ,niles below Pt(cataway.
On it is every necedary building, plenty OF ex.
cellent fpfing water and pump at the door
fruit trees in abundance and great variety, an
excellent kitchen garden, feveral Clover lots,
fome valuable low meadow ground, and waod
and timber to lalt many years. PeTfons wilhing
to purcha(e, it is prefumed will view the premif-
es previous to any contract, and thsrefore fur.
ther defcription is unnece6sry
i'll fell the land, it fhall be given UP to tbs
purchaler If January next-And previous to that
time, will fell
HI my moveable Property e CroS
made, with jome fezu exceptions.
Bciag extremely infrm and unable to manage
fam, my object is to retire to fome town or
city and fpend the remnant of my life,
The terms Of fale will be--One third Of the
purchaie money in hand, one third at the end Of
IL menths from the day of fale, and the remain-
ing one third at the end Of two years, with legal
intereft thereon. Bonds with fecurity, and a
lien on the land, will be required.
George Lee.
Charles County, May q, sava
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From the REpEaToRY.


The government of the tev.-- Our by.
pocIltleal demsgognes ars continually tick
mig our ears with the sound Of our nominal
SOVEREIGNTY. They would make us Gods
NATIVE may act like Demons. They un-
ssa'ugly aateer our pride and folly and ex.
'"soat hopes and passions by thedelusive
sau' OF our sovereign power and omnipo-
:, rsuce bur while they assure US the way
nss open to our choice, they always modest-
Y aintto US the way we must pursue.-
.staaps It may be considered high treason
sSunst our republican institutions 60 say
9s' IN republics as well as in any other
AuG OF government the people are control
81 Oy the will of a few; but the etime
wv, ",u aot De aggravated by falsity In the as
ss.u1n. The leader of a triumphant party
may DC considered the sole monarch of a
PsNols, and the principle will not change,
sdoud ne be pushed from his place by
some more adroit faveri1e. Indeed it may
reasonable to suppose that lass num-
oer govern in democraciss than in monar-
soacal or aristocratic governments. Even
admitting that a portion Of the people in
TIE former, act soberly and intelligently in
'ae choice of their rulers. vet their voice
may De drowned in the tumult Of a mob,
directed by single agent; whereas in the
.Aaer, although the people, or TO speak
more correctly, the middle andlower clas~
sss, may be deprived of aearly all their a
sss1ey' the jealousy and rivalship of the
aSlsr orders, stimulated bE pride and
pS1''lnency, do sometimes afford TO the peo-
- as much liberty and security as they
!. s ~ ENJOY under any form pf government.
sue monarchy of England was osce over.
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RELIGION

is the only balm tor wounded iplrit. 1t is
the only fure Raf for the weary traveller, thro'
this wilderness of ml(ery and I'm. What an In
exprcflbIe grace does it throw over the counte.
Vance and actions of its fncere votaries IT pu-
rifles, it adorns, It ennobles our nature. By it
we are lifted far above the little considerations
of an exitence, Mort as the winter twilight, and
unimportant as a faint viion of a, dittant far
We are led by its influence TO contemplate " the
6rf good, fra perfect, and ftft fair )" and, as
without the aid Of telsfcops, the lhip- wrecked
lailor could never difccrn 10 the far.of horizon
the vefel that is to bring him relief, but might
abandon himiclft to defpair 70, without religion,
mans views would be confined to a narrow Cir
Gle of melancholy incidents and thoughts; and
he might reign his mind to the dreadful ides,
thar the earth was his only home, and that death
was an eternal ileep. Bat now he (oars in the
certainty to other worlds of endlcfs duration,
where he hal join bis parents and his friends in
tho prefence of common God.
Ne7u, England 9aSsr.l
ANEcDoTs.- the u(urpation Of Oliver
Cromwell, and when he lay with his army at
Perth in Scotland, rich old Mfer 10 that town
named Mea4ay, hanged himfeIf on account Of the
fall of grain. Oliver offered premium for the
bef Epigram on old Hunks. Several were fent
the protector, on the occaGon, but he was pleafed
with none of them. At length poor Cobler
lns him the following diRich, which was apprOv-
ed, and h: received the premium.
Blefled be the Sabbath day,
And curs'd be worldly pelf.
TUESDAY mutt begin the week,
For MONDAYS hangd himfelf
A peffon who, upon reading ,hefe lines, per-
ceived the c bier was 70 ignorant as to fuPpoie
that Monday was the 6rR day of the week, wrote
tie following:-a
What country cam the eobler frae
That Monday gan the week whs wosi
Nor Jew nor ChriRian could he be,
Forfooth he was Hot tentot.
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ga friend this measure as it
bs iassl,s, ~. and to him am chiefly IN
,sspsss'ss f. my ny liberation hsre. Amory very
dsbssd y, ,.Is had in his possession let
unf0I n!nb srsa.ed freely on BonaParte, and
Ger Sh' wing to shis entirely we were not
lIl. sa' after the first examination OF our
lbsfa''' n consequence of having this
paper" &. oolice have ordered him TO be
lsas. Paris for which place he set out this
SEM under escort of an officer. am
un'fn.a .Is ;cnoran. of the cause of our arrest
P'lls Sageysr conjecture with others, that it
= NV - ,u,nicion of our being Engllshmen,
W " !, such denounced by some spy OF the
police.
,.udsman in Carlisle, Pennsylvania,
.,,;,. : ,s follows TO his correspondents IN
New York: !.
1.,..v and the lower part of this state, |
i.,msd that the country had suffered very
.n,b from want Of rain. A respectable
friend At Burlington. assured me that In
i. course of seven weeks no shower, ex.
seD,ug one, had fallen sufficient TO we, the
.,rth 10 the depth of al inch. The conse.
ou,ncs is, as was obvious to my own OBJ
,erya.ion in passing, that the grass is IN
aauy places completely seorched, and the
corn 50 stunted as 20 promise only very
ssan,y crop; the early grains, however,
.hy. universally furnished an exeellent har-
vest. Withinthe last eight days this part
af ii. coun,ry has been refreshed with re-
heated rains, SO that the facc of nature has
aean assumed the yerdant appearance of
spring.
The tide of politics, / 6nd, runs very
highin Pennsylvania. Nothing almost is
heard here but the merits and defects ofthe
Constitution, and of M'Kean and Snyder;
,be candidates for the Office of governor.
Friends Of the people and friends of the
constitution; constitutional republicans and
sad democratic republicans !; clod-hoppers
aud tsrtium guilds, are some of the eplthe's
which distinguish the opposing parties.
The Federalists decline takisg any active
measures in the contesti but any of them
have heard speak on the subject sincerely
wish, asevery frisndto order and ,ranquil-
lily viii wish, the preservation of the con-
slitution, and fer this purpose, the rs-elec-
ton of M'Kean. The Aurora which has
80 long shone with pure and steady lus.
ire! is, i find, fast losing its popularity.
Those who but lately were It's determined
patrons, convinced that Duane is poll
tical scoundrel," are now dsnouncing il
with the same eargerness they formerly APP
plaudsd II: and should M>Kean succeed it
10 more than probable that the modest and
immaculate editor viii be fairly abandon
ed"
We frequently obferve it faid in the dem ocra,
@eapers, thar the Federaiifs are certainly in
taVH Of monarchy, bccauis fome of them ridicule
rspublicanifm. But it fhsutd be conGdered that
MS the Democrats ,rba5fcGailn which they
laughsat; and that is no more like, genuine re.
plolicaniln, than. th= Imperial contribution of
france, ia like the Fsdsgal contribution Of Ame
nca. 1PgUoS;uu l
Fran the REpERToRY.
The government Of the tsaU.- Our by.
DCcflfIspi - IL
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AFFIDAVIT No. 2.

Likewise, as sheet No. 4. appeared
William Wessberry. and deposeth, that
at the same time being awakened from his
sleepby the breaking open the door, TINT on
rising he thinks he saw FIVE me, in
the act of beating with a stick Samuel
Kemper in the town of Pinckneyville that
he saw them drag him by the hnds
heard tho men give orders to tie his land.
with rope that said Samuel Kenper
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AFFIDAVIT No. l..
WILKINSON COUNTY, Mississippi
Territory.

Personally appeared before me, ons Of
the. justices of the peace tor said county,
Arthur Cobb, jun. and being sworn accord.
ing to law, ON his oath deposeth, that or
the night of the Sd of September, 1905, be.
ing at the house Of Samuel Kemper, or o.
therwise the tavern of the Kempers, be.
tween the hours Of eleven and r.. he awak-
ened from his sleep'by the cry of murder
and rebbers.-Oas leaving his bed, he
saw man in actual contest with Samuel
Kemper; on proceeding further he saw
another man and afterwards one more, and
all being armed with the instruments of
death, such as guns and pistols, he thought
proper to retreat to call assistance; that
afterwards apistol was found, which must
have beloned to one of those men, and
from every appearance he,believss TO be-
long TO Ira Cook kneeiand. /.
(Signed)
ARTHUR COBB, Jun.
Subscribed and sworn before me
tSigned)
JOSHUA BAKER,
Justice gftde Peace.
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TO BE LET.

TVKE BRICK DWELLING HOUSE, late
= occupied by TSswas Maffbeaos---Like.
wiie' the HOUSE and LOT occupied by the
inelsrlber--vho has four elegant EIGHT. DAY
.e - fer isse. 3. JjANNEY.
10th month, 18TH. ssvtf
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III Don Charles de 1ist lieuts. Of militia
yilliers, with asroyalpermis-
IL Don mo. Wives osion for 8 years.
IS Don Peter Falllon
IL Don Joseph Piernas,
sl5 Don Manuel Soileau, >, ,;sr,. t,f
El6 Den James Fernandez, m;,;s;a
E17 Den Silvestre,
|. is Don Henry Darcancel, officer OF ad.
niaistration.
/ NoTE. BY a particular favour OF his
majesty, the widows Of the persons en-
ployed, who are enjoying of pensions, tho
!. they are unable to, go 70 Pensacola are the.
following:
Dona Marquisite w aths, widow of the
brigadier don Manuel Gayerod de Limos,
late goversnorof this province;
9 Mrs. Villemont;
g Mrs. Bouligny;
- Mrs. PARIS;
IS The baroness de Browner;
Is Mrs. Trevino;
n Mrs. Causot;
g Dona FRANCHISE Tradeau;
Mrs. Zespedes. i.
NoTE. There was small number OF
retired serjeants and .privates, who are to
60 to Baton Rouge or Pensacola
Signed.
NEw-ORLEANs,
soth July. 1905.
L do certify the above translation.
MCREAU LISLEY.
Interpreter.
The gaesrnpr ofthe mississippi territ0ry 70
the Secretary Of State.
Mississippi territory, tom OF flashing
ten, 18th Sept. 1905.
SIR,
THE enclosed afidayits marked
No. 1, to II, inclusive, will inform you OF
some outrages committed within this ter
ri,ory by two Spanish;parties. The letters
marked No. to S, and an order to colonel
ElEs, will inferm you of the steps which
have thought it advisable to take. The
messenger with my letter to gov. Grand
! Pre- has not returned, although he was re-.
quss,ed, and undertook be back by this
morning. have not received any answer
| to nay dispasch TO you on this sublecsof the
18th June
If, sir, am to risque any thing on this
occasion, it SHALL be in defence OF the iibsr-
| ty and property of the citizens, and IN sup
government; and hope the measures tax
EN- and advised by me will not be found
adverse to the views of the executiveor TO
the interest of the U. States.
am,
With respect,
Yours,
(Signed)
ROBERT WILLIAMS. {
The hon. flames MADISON,
Secretary Of STATE.
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pave He cry Of murder, and that was the
last he saw or heard ofthem.
lSigned) {. {, !, j,
WILLIAM WEsTBERKY.
Subscribed and sworn % before me;tfass
sd day September
(Signed)
Jfafiee If tie 1'eaef.