Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-01-16

trefes of The country and the various reaions
why we defpair of obtaining redreis from Con-
grcis Mr.. 4. replied, and was anfwered by
Eiq, Winter, (who has for TWO or three year,
pait been one Of Ma K'i ds,s~stsJ in man.
ner that flew he was well acquainted with
the political hafory of the country, in which
he d'd himieif much credit and hi. remark.
were alto we'll timed and lerviceable Con
i'derabe other alteration took place when
The queil,on on reconsideration was taken and
only IS voted in favor of it. There were o.
Yer 200, and many FAY 200 againff IL.
An sddrefs. agreesbIy TO the refo'u,ions,
was then reported Ivy Mr.. Coffin, who was
Que OF the committee appointed to prepare il,
which. after being again read by the modera-
tor, was accepted by he town
IL was then, on moion BY r Winter, Eiq.
Voted to record the addrei. &c ard to ~
.f,.a our Rsprefsnia ives 10 uie heir utmoff
endeavors 10 have iome mez,u.e, fpeedily ad-
opted conformAbiy to he isirit Of it--Ana
:he meeting VIA, d,froived
Thus ir, ycu have an account of our pro.
eeeilngs They ssii,ey originated among our
feives, and have been conducted with great
order anu modera,ion--but they originated
ALTO in determined aud Sn fpirit which ses1
~ be put down. kind Of spirit iiI. At the
very fbosgbs of which fueh men a. hs.s and
fome other s6s< boldps trenbie and iiand =
ghaR. are, &c
SOME PEOPLE OF BATH.
The Censioei, and Other b. non papers. an
fwer the Chronicle object,ons coaces n,nx she
isgsd',, sss sssrf IF /',~d .etfsass,, in the
proceedings of bafh, by thow,ng Inch ss-s,r-
eater 10 be unneceilary- out they would have
furnifhed better anfwer Ivy itAring s5ss .5s
isa S.ss fsesd at tie 's4es ~.ss.g ssu, tina: a
certified copy Of the proceedings ihouId be
immssi4s.ly forwarded to the Editor of tins
Gazette for publication" ssd tibet . se,f,S.tsfy
spa f.,ws,dsd ace, di.2! y, ssd p.jiSss . sts Co
xsiis Of Jas. 2.
Hone did no, fee the Gazette. we prsfume,
before he wrote hs commenrs. e
.ax1eaAskEN
OBITUARY
DIBp-in Corhzm EDMUND PHfNnsY, efq.
He was a. aeked on the s. h uIt with an Apo.
pietic hs. and remai ned fpeecheis until the
5'h when he met his approaching diAolu-
ton with Lhriil,an 70 -iitude and rei,gned his
ipir't to God who gave IL, in the s6,h year
OF ms ags--wih tuL aflurance of meeting his
Redeemer ia Parable IA widow, a iarQe
number of defendants and acquaintance. ale
| 'cis To Lament his death. On the 7th, h,s re.
man' was conveyed TO The meeting houie, FOL
/ lowed by large ,roceilion, where a funeral
! eifcoufie was delivered by Mr. A. RAND.
he was horn IN The county Of BarnllzbIe,
IN the year 1923, from whence his parents
removed while IN hi early youth. to the town
| OF faim'nsh When the deceaied was in the
9th year OF his age. hi f,ther renewed from
| Falmouth, with HI. family. to Cor. ass. then
tninhabted but Ivy the favsges ofthe wider.
neis, The fe:ticmen Of ,hls pace common
ced in The month o, May, I7iG. by the de-
| csafed, who cur the frit Tree with an idea Of
cultivlting The foil In the ccurfe of he year
li74f, the french and Indian war was pro.
claimed. The fzv,ge tribes were then ercit.
, ed TO JOIN in hoit,iities sranff The Americans,
~bo sc'"n"tteI tileir outiageDus uepreudtious
on the inhabi sn,s 20 thai the people were
compelled to abandon their farms and retire
to the garriion. The dsceaied was bold aud
adive folder, in diipering the fsvage tribe
and defending the garrifon. He was refoIute
in behalf of his country during the continuance
Of hott'it'es In the courfe Of rhe year i7<s,
ne received three dangerous wounds ON the
| favages Towards the clofe of the war a fort
was ereefcd in the town of Standiih, aaG the
decealed appointed 20 command it. After hof
Utilities had ceafed. he retired TO his farm, and
indutriou1y cultivated the foil until the com
mencement Of the American revolution when
he was Appointed to the command of regi-
ment RATED in this part of the country by
aimief, which he marched to Cambridge, the
thea theatre of war--where be pobly conten.
ded for the liberties of his country, until The
enemy had evacuated Bottom. After which he
proceeded with hi. regiment into the interior
of Vermont and Newyork, to watch the mo
lions and annoy the enemy of hs country
which duty he performed ina manner worthy
An American, engaged in glorious cauie
After the peace of 1885, he for feverai years
reprefented the town Of GorLan la the LIE.
| g1zurc Of M4iIachuietts, in a manner high.
| iy Satisfactory TO his condiments during
which time, he was appointed Magiffrass,