Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1808-11-07
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(Last sscek'. Omissions.
Tire sch. Fair Lady, Blake of Portland
- DAYS from Falmouth, (Jam.) arrived n
iihilad 2lst ult-A few days previous ex
)erienced hard gale OF md, after com
ing 10 under the Capes, IN which lac los
three anchors and was obliged to stand ou
to sea again--SbokeSept IL, nearC Antonio
schr. Publican. had lost her mainmast, II
want ofproyisions and water was supplied
by Capt B-Oct s sbake Swedish brig Mary
from turks Island for Philad and obtained
from her supply of provisions and water
Learnt, on entering the Capes, that said
brig was ashore nj ChncoteagLe beach,
with & feet water in her hold.
The ship Iris, from Havana, arrived at
Baltimore 18Th inst BY her the following
memo. is received Be pleased to report
tie ship Resolution, arrived At Havana, from
Portland, in distress, having been ashore on
She Bahama Banks. and from the leak very
lauch injured bound 10 N. Orleans as soon
as repaired--Joha Robertson"
Sch -, Lewis, with -four, having slipped
through the emhargo-net at Norfolk, and
bore away fer the w. Indies, has been cap
iured By French priyateer.
The ship Manila Of Nantucket, from
Port auPrince, has arrived at SLPetersburg.
Most of the French privateeFs belonging
20 the ports in Cuba have been seized and
coaGscated by the Spanish government.
From KTnEssoa, (,Tanl) Sept 10y a
late prcciamaiion Of the Gov Of Santa Cruz
il appears that an Embargo is game which
two can play at-Mr. Jefferson says, moth.
mg shall go from the IT, s. to Santa Cruz /;
Gov. HarcouTt says. nothing shall 60 from
Santa Cruz to the u. S.-The collector Of
StKitts. on the same account, recently per-
emptorily refused an entry 10 the American !
sch Patriot, Smith, Of Massachusetts, and |
he was obIiged, latter four days of Intellectual |
solicitation 10 return home with only her sea |
stores and ballast.
From Fa,niOHth, GAM Aug 24-The
favourable rains have bad very beneficial
effects on the provisions, in bringing forward
a plentiful supply, and afiording an oportu-
nifty If planting an encreased quantity, at
time 10 when our American supplies ara
nearly exhausted
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a Kzs,1a1 HreA4isg -THE following account
Of the method Of deciding on a marriage be-
tween young perfons in Lapland, Is extracted
from Puller's Worthies of England, a work,
which, for the generality of its Information
and entertainment, is not 10 be excellcd.-
+" Here let me infert pahage Of cuitom IN
this harbarous country, from mouths OF
creditable merchants, whole eyes have beheld
IT, Il IS death in Lapiand TO marry maid
withont her parents or friends content =
wherefore if one lear affection for young
maid, upon the breaking thereof 10 her
friends, the falhion is, that day is appointed
for their friends 10 meet to behold the two
young parties to run race together. The
maid is allowed in Earring, the advantage Of a
third part Of the race, 70 that il Is impoihble,
except wiling Of herlelf, that fhe ihould ever
be overtaken II the maid overrun her fuitor
the matter j. ended, he nun never have her,
il being penal for the man again 10 renew
the motion of marriage. Bus If the virgin
hath an affection for him, tho at lirfl running
hard to try the truth of his love, fhe will,
(yVithout Atlantas golden balls to Tetard her
foeed) pretend fome cafualty, and make q
voluntary halt before fhe cometh 10 the mark,
or the end OF the race.-Thus none are COM
PEELED 10 marty agzinn their own will and
this IS the caufe that in this poor country the
people are richer in their own contentment,
than in other lands, where 70 many forced
matches make feigned love and eauie real
tnhappinefs
Let sss<ta9y ejf So f, is a very common ex-
prelion of lazy persons-A man who made
this reply on every location, was told by bis
WIFE Il Is now four years hnce our lalf
child was born ; if we had one more we fhould
have iuR half dozen The huiband very
cody replied-Let los7e6sfy sls do IL. Hffory
casnos furnilh another inhsnee of fab lazi-
nefs.
gddRRIED1-Nea Lynehhurg. (Virg)
Mr.. T,6s H.eIr 10 Mrs bfi1rsS X LVeEs. This
marriage was attended with toms angular
circamlsances - The young widow had enga-
qed her hand 20 Mr.. TBsraas caB5, refpecta-
ole gentleman, aged ~ "; the day appointed
for their marriage had arrived, great prepare
t:ops were made, and many friends, &c. allen
hled TO enjoy the fcene--when, 10 young
Mr.. HeII appeared, made iuit TO the talF wfd
NV, prevailed upon her to discard her old low
er, and marry him, and the ceremony was &C
cording.y Immediately performed ladie
who had witneGed this marriage Immediately
rerirsd, went into committee OF the whole
pafed ieveral fpirited refoluuons again9 th'
ihameful conduct of the widow, and highly
approbatory Of MIR. Cabs fortitude under th'
conflicting paiious of love, revenge sc. ano
(ent him an afeaionate leuer Of eondolenc
on his melancholy rebuff; TO which he (goo'
cd MANI returned a very grateful and 'sS-J"
aalwer.
M0DEsTI.
The following iultance Of public indignation
= - 49,. ~ the fafhi,nn nccnred ION