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Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-05-29


fcred TO ferve their country in lepa-
rate regiments, which offer the gov
ernment had accepted. A number
of officers in the Aultrian army,
born fubjeas of the Princes of the
Rheniih League, had on the other
hand, demanded their dilniiIion,
being unwillingto fight againft their
countrymen.
In Auitria, the military prepare
tons itill continue. BeGde the
camps formingat Egra, in Bohemia,
at Lintz, Uppd Auftria, and on the
fide of Italy, it is alto faid. that a
fourth army is to be formed in the
territory of Sslzburg.
The French, as appears by the Pa
ris papers to the 2cth, did not make
their formal entry into Saragofa till
the 9Th infant, though its furrender
is faid to have taken place on the
aft of laf rlonth.--The account Of
Palafox's Death is contradiaed. Long
may he be pre(erved to his country,
of which he is 70 bright an orna.
ment.
MARCH 28
A fag of truce arrived )eitercay
afternoon at Dover, with a RuiIian
Meflenger on board. He came from
Boulogne in a French fchooner, and
his name is De Safs. He left Ruff.
Tia the latter end of February. At
feven o'clock laR night he 5et off for
London, in pof chaiie and four,
and arrived in town this morning
The flag of truce returnedto Bou-
lognc as foon as The had landed him.
1t is fuppofed by fome. mat he is
bearer Of another Joint Overture
from France and Ruaia but had
that been the cafe, he would have
been difpatched from Paris, & not
from Petersburg Others afIert that
he is come with dispatches for the
Ruf1ian Admiral,
PortuguL-Cen. Sherbrook's di-
vifion, as we have before Rated. had
arrived at Lisbon, making the Briilh
force in that quarter amount to from
Is to 10000 men.
We have before Rated that the
Marquis de Romano had retreated
upon Chaves in good order. The
accounts now received are rather
eonfufed but 70 far as we can un.
deritand them, he has Gnce retreated
from that quarter, which feems now
to be occupied BY a French force of
about 1000 men. 1t appears, BY
fome letters, that Romano has pro.
ceeded towards Liibon, propo6ng to
unite with the Britifh and Portu-
guefe in that quarter, and to aa in
conjunction with them againh the
common enemy.
Stnin.-Important and interefting
intelligence was received this morn
ing by government. The precife par
ticulars we have not been able to
learn, but the news is from the eaft-
ern provinces of Spain, where the
Spaniards have gained fome Ggnal
advantages over the enemy. Not on
ly the ftrong city of Barcelona, the
capital of Catalonia, but Mount Joy,
the fort by which it is defended, fit
usted on a rocky mountain about a
mile to the welt of the city, has fur
rendered to the patriots under Gen.
Reding. This fuccefs was followed
by the immediate retreat of the
French, not only from the whole Of
Catalonia, but from all the eaitern
provinces of the peniniu;a (; and a
folemn thanksgiving had i'll COME.
quencc been obfervcd throughout
the Spaniih armies. s!
In one of the ncighboring provin'
ces, in which the French had at
5000 (,,,c Sko,,
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-05-29

ASheSiH"J AAS'hN "a ''Ne 49,
lowing General Androfsi, Am
baiador from France to Vienna, is
arrived at Paris on leave of ablence--
He left behind him, 10 tranfa6t his
affairs, M Dobrin, his firlt Secreta-
ry OF Legation. On his arrival he
had an interview with the Emperor.
This morning, Coz. Gorgoiy, Aide
de-Camp of the Emperor of Ruiiia'
arrived here he left Petersburg on
the ut init.-Thc Emperor invited
him initantly TO accompany him to
the chace, and ALTO to dine with
him.
MARCH I8.-The laft news from
Saragofla eontradi6ts the report OF
the death of Palafox I; they even fate
tina, he has quite recovered. The
Count de Fnentes continues danger
ouny i'll in confequenee of his long
confinement in a dungeon by the in
furgents.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-05-29

manufadurss fl the Lar year, *
ceeded thar of the preceding year, by
nearly million and half, and that
it had been very nearly equal to the
beft years which the country had ey-
or known.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-05-29
aroytlJlr 9nts!iigente.

s.~pv ,he arrival Of veiIel at New Lon
eon. London da'es to March 20. have been
eceiyed,
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-05-29

courIe, however, We could NOT. re-
frain from treating her as an enemy,
if France would not permit her to be
neutral towards Bur we lhould
have Yecourfe to hoitilities with great
reluctance.
That Peace may eafly be made by
the authors of the revolution with
France we can readily belieye-The
of their Sovereign will be
their immediate pahport to the grace
and favour of Bonaparte.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-09-19
MISCELLANEOUS.
.dRRE STATION FOR MURDER.

BY fhe following account tdien from the Sarato-
ga Independent american, II appears thar man
srho calls his mann Abijah S,erns, and vrho. IN
iwo letters, srhieh Le has yyiten since his com
ointment, TO Stephen .Jdeo6s and Elijah Pain,
Esqnires,. IF Vrmont, styles kimsey Chicf
lJuGse Of tie Supreme Court Of thar state. YEAS
,lGst Seek ctfrehendedi in fhe county IF Jrashing-
ron, ana committed TO The jail IN Saratoga coun-
~, N,se 1io'k, charged ss,th being the te,petra-
tor q a MURDER committed at place called Neg-.
tosun, in the tosrn Of Haymoon, about IA years
ego. No account is given, in the papers Of TIE
Causes sphch hace, at this time, led to tie abp,e-
hensiOn Of This man-neifhey vpko the person spas,
that svaS murdered
Baiistoa Spc, Sept. S, 1859.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-09-19
September S.

| SNDS FOR SALE.-rhe subscribe II
- fers Tor sale, his tract of Land, IN Amherst
couHty, lying on the west side of the main road
fronting the new courthouse now building. con.
tanning three hundred and sixty acres Upon this
ia'o IS an eligible situation for store, also, for a
tavern there IS likewise, a very desirable sitra
ton fora professional gentleman, Icing in veal
thy, pnpulous and agreeable neiglborhood The
Land IS fertile, We'll watered, lies very we'll and
extremely healthy. Upon it is a plantation VOL
inclosed and in ahigh state ofcultivaton laid off
into separate 6elds, ard each field in its turn. for
some years past, has been sowed in small grain
rolled III Plaster of Paris and in the spring fol-
loving sowed in red clover The indian corubas
also been rolled IN Plaster of Paris, when plan
TED, ior some years past. The plantation is suf
hc'ent to work six hands to advantage.
also, another tract of Land. lying in the afore
sad county OF Amherst, on the waters of PENNY
river, adj 1lning the lands of lanes Franklin Ia.
el Frsnklns estate, Micaiah Camden. and B5rt-
lett Cushs containing near nine hundred acres
ms tract lies extremely well upon it is a consi
devable quantity OF plant bed & meadow ground.
1t IS very fertile, well watered and well aaanted
to the culture OF corn, wheat and tobacco upon
1t plantation sufficient to work eight hands
considerable part Of it is fresh land, and the
whole is III ahigh state ofcultivaton, well encIo-
sed and divided INTO four fields, each field, in its
turn, has been sowed in small grain A part of
the gram has been rolled in the plaister of pa
RS, and the whole has been sowed, in their turn.
IN red clover, which grows uxuriantIy on This
plantation which, together with the white clo-
yer, that grows naturally upon it, produces very
hne pasture. There is also upon it, a very good
Apple Orchard, and there have lately been bu;It
thereon some useful < valuable houses. "A farther
description IS deemed unnecessary, it is presu.
mel that no person wili purchase without first
viewing the lands. The overscers, living on the
plantations, will shew the lands 10 anV rersop .
wishing TO purchase These lands will be sold
on time, and the payments made accommodating
to purchasers.
Also, one other tract of Land lying IN Gooch.
land county, on both sides of Tuckahoe creek. on
The north side OF the three chop road, adjoining
the lands of Benjamin Hughes, Benjamin Wat.
kins and Elisha Leaks estates, containing three
hundred and fifty acres considerable part ofthis
land is cleared, and none Of it has been in cult
walton for some years past it is land of good soil.
x IS well adapted to the culture of corn 1. wheat.
and IS very convenient TO Market, being within
70 miles Of the city of Richmond. This tract of
land will also be sold on time, and the payments
made accommodating to the purchaser. For far
ther Particulars, apply 10 the Subscriber, living
IN the city of Richmond.
WILLIAM GILT
August %. wAw
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a GREAT ARGAIN--For Sale. That we'll
- known q valuable Farm, on CHI ,sahommi-
ny river, formerly lie pr er,y ofMr. 4 Watkins,
decd about II iniies from Richmond. containing
$40 acres {; a very considerable part is VAL
liable swamp land, part of which j.. reclaim-
ed, ana now in meadow, from which / have
been cretlibly informed, that Mr.. Watkins in bis
lifetime, cut upwards of 100 ton OF hay in the
year there rs about 100 of swamp Land
now IN timber; and could be reclaimed AT very
lic0nsiderabie eXpcnce. 60 make at least double
,ne quantity of hay, that has formerly been cut
l'ere is "a consIderAoe quantity OF Cedar on the
high land, and believe, full sufficient to fence
the gieaterpart OF che plantation in On this
plantation, 'sa toieiabie good dwelng. house,
Kitchen and veTy good barn, with several OUT
houses tor Negroes Also, an excellent Young
apple orchard, of about 800 bearing trees, in
dependent OF the Old orchard of 100 more the
best fruit, and about 800 peach trees, selected
from the best kind, with avariety of nears and
cherries, all or which are choice fruit There
Is also ON TINS plantation very vaiu. bic mill seat
on which there was formerly good grist-mill.
and from information, used to receive from SO
to 90 barrels OF toli-corn per annum. Last year
erected "a new mili-house on it, with cons,de-
ra"e part OF TIE running year flashed. and for
about 100 dollars eSpcnce, the mill could be
completed. Few plantations in this country
possess more natural advantages, as the whole
o' the meadow can be watcred from the MIL
stream. TINS Farm is worthy the attention OF \
ny person who is fond OF farming, and can be
mace as productive as any in the state, for the
number OF acres il contains am satisfied IN INV
man, who would turn his attention to maxine. nj
hay, the product of that article alone, would be
from Ito 400 pounds annually, independent of
corn and wheat.
Also, about 100 acres of Woodland, in the
county OF New-Kent, adjoining the plantation on
WHICH Mr.. John Hylton resides, To any person
mCinable To purchase this farm ,,;il -.
credit OF one and two years, on paying third
OF uhe purchase money down, OH securing the ba-
iahce' by deed oftrust, on the premises rhe
crop OF corn, fodder, stock and fsrmng utensils.
may be had with or without the plantation. Ap-
ply to Mr.: James Brown, Vendue Master, i'm
ne.,I'ono' or TO the subscriber. The purchasers
may have the privilege of sowing any small
gram they may think proper this fall
DAN'L. L. H1LTON
September S. ~,
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COMMITTED to the Jail of the county Of
~ MlddleseX, the 9th of June last, a negro
man, who calls himself HENRl' FOX. and I've
he was born free and raised in the town of Nor
toik lie IS about thirty years Of age. five feet
seven or eight inches high, well proportoned, Of
very dark complexion. and marked in his face.
very thick with pits Of The smallpox, had ON
when taken up, light colo red mixed Virginia
Cloth Coat, striped Virginia Cloth Waistcost.
and blue nankeen pantaloJns, but has with him.
number Of other clothes. As the said Negro IS
supposed to be runaway, the owner is request
ed 10 come forward, prove his property, pay char
ges and take him away. otherwise, he will be-.
dealt with, s the law directs.
TH: HEAL1; Sheriff Of I1idifesex county.
August H. w3u.g
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Its painting leaves, and waves it's azure curls ::

Its painting leaves, and waves its azure curls
Or spreads, in gay undress, its lucid form
To meet the sun, and shuts it to- the storm,
While IN green veins, impassion'd ediies move,
And beauty kindie. into life and love.
How tue first embryo fibre, sphere or cube,
Lives IN new forms, line, ring, a tube
Clos'd IN the womb with limbs unfinished laves,
Sips with rude mouth, the salutary waves
Seeks round ITS cell the sanguine streams that
pass,
And drinks with crimson glls the vital gas;
Weayes with soft threads the blue meand ring
vein,
The hearts red concave, and the silver brain;
Leads the long nerve, expands the impatient
sense,
And clothes in silken skin, the nasceut Ems,
Ere while, emerging from its liquid bed,
1t hits IN geld air its nodding head;
The lights first dawn, with trembling eyeld
halls,
With lungs untaught, arrests the balmy gales;
Tries It's new tongue, III tones unknown, and
hears
The strange vibrations with unpractis'd ears;
Seeks with spread hands t.c bosom's velvet orbs,
With closing lips the milky fount absorbs
And, as COMPRESSED the dulcet streams distil,
Drinks warmth and fragrance from the living
rll:
Eyes with mite rapture every waving line,
Prints with adoring kiss the papbian shrine,
And learns, ere long, the perfect form confessed
Ideal beauty from ITS Mothers breast
Now in strong lines, with bolder tints design'd
\ on sketch ideas and pourtray the mind
Teach now fine atoms of impinging light
10 ceaseless change the visual sense. excite
While the bright lens collects the rays that
swer,e, g.,.
And bends the focus on the moring nerve
How thoughts To thoughts are link'd with view
less chains, ,.iN
Tribes leading tribes, and trains pursuing trains
With shadowy trident how Volition guides,
Surge after surge, his Intellectual tides;
or, Queen of Sleep, Imagination, roves
w ita frantic SORROWS, or deiirious Loves.
Go on. Friend explore with eagle. eye,
Where wrapped in night, retiring Causes lie :;
Trace their slight bands, their secret haunts be
tray,
And give new wonders to the beam of day
Till, link by link, with step aspiring trod,
on climb from NAruRE, to the throne Of Go u
SO saw the Patriarch, with admirns eyes,
From Earth to Heaven golden ladder rise
lnvolv'd in clouds, the mystic scale ascends,
And brntes and angels croud the distant ends
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-09-19
August D.

N Chancery Amelia County, August Court,
i 1909.
Grief Truly. PitE. Against Thomas Parkinson
and Joseph Brown Defs.
This day came the plaintiff by John Lane his
Council, & it appearing to the court that the de-
PENDANT Joseph Brown is not AN inlIabtant of
this Court II is ordered on motion of the plain.
tiH's Council, That said Brown do appear here
on the 2nd day of next November term, and an
swer the bill Of the pltff. and give security ac-
cording to the act Of Assembly in such case made,
and II is ordered, that a copy Of this order be
forthwith published for two months successive.
ly IN some newspaper published in the Civ of
Richmond, and that another copy be posted at
the front door Of the Courthouse of this COUNTY
n Coby. Jeste
JAMES TONNES, C. X.
Semtember S. w8yV
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To ELIIAH PAIN,
Jmige ofAe Circuit Court Of the U. S.

JHtige Of the Circuit Court u the u. 5.
HoNoR'D SIR,
I take this opportunity to ac-
quaint you with my unhappy situation. have
been on business to Albany, and ON my return to-
wards home, have been spprchended in Green
witch, on suspicion Of having committed murder
in Ialimoon Sir, ] was travelling from Albany
10 ArguyIe about Ia years ago, and came in sight
ogtvo WHO committed murder, namely, Ebenezer
Here Williams and Bolton Adams On the
twenty third January, one thousand eight hun
dred aud seven, they came into Windsor, Yer
mont, where l saw them and accused them Of
committing the murder, and the Judges ofthe
Supreme Court called a special court, and they
were both convicted of committing the murder in
JIafmoon, before Judge Stephen Jacobs and
Judge white. and Judge Wilson and your Hon
or, aud one ot'the Judges OF Windsor county, q
Judge Hunter ami number the Justices OF the
psaCe and my self--It was also proved upon the
trial 81 Adams by the oath Of W illiams aud Poi
Nv Fox, tEat Adams had committed murder in
Looming bufgh, ard dat both Of them had con.
tes. ed the iustaess ofthe sentence, and DIZZY we're
committed TO John. TO Page and another, TO cora.
init % prison, aud made their escapc-i am now
suffering IN prison, for the crime committed by
w Hams aud Adams. Sir, I earnestly entred
you to have pityOn an innocent man, aud come
imms dialcly and see me and set me at liberty J
have icfj m, business SO nat Il will be great
d.uase 81 J II NJ dissent long. Sir, have pity nc.
on an innocent sufferer, who always WISHES hat
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-09-19
August 90.

q BSCONDED from the Subscriber, on the
L n night OF the 9TH July last, a Negro man
named Stephen 90 years old, five feet, eight or
nine inches high, of tawney complexion, with
very remarkable scar, on the right side of his
forehead, occasloned by burn he carried with
nm Suhdry clothes among them was black du-
rantz coat, constitution cord pantaloons and TWO
cotton shirts. The above negro was purchased
OF Mr.. Joseph Deshield Of Northumberland
County, to which place suspect lie will endea-
vor to get, rs his parents live in that cour-
ty., wIifglve twenty dollars to any person that
"'ii apprehend or secure him in Jail, so get him
again, forty dollars for his delivery to me Iivin
III Brunswick County
PETERSON RAWLINGS-
August %. w3mG
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JOHN PROSSER, Z -,
WIN. MONCURE, LON

N HANCERY AT 4 Court held for Buck.
= lngham County, the lOth July, 1909.
Thomas Higginbotham and Company, PTS
against zacharias Taliaicrro and Charles Pate.
son, Oe9fs.
On the motion pfthe plaintiffs by counsel and
1t appearing to the satisfaction of the court tlat
the defendants are not inh ,bitants of this State
1t rs orderea and decreed, That unless they shall
appear IA re Oh or before October Court next.
and answe' me bill of the plaintiffs, the Court
VIII then proceed 10 take the same for confess
sed, and decree the matter thereof accordingly.
and that coPg oftbis order be forthwith pub.
llshed in some public news paper of the City of
Richmond Tor two months successiveIy, and an.
other copy be posted up at the front door of the
Courthouse OF this County.
d Copy Ieste,
X. ELDRIDGE,.ir . d. C.
August D. w8w
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NiRGINlA-At Superior Court OF Chan
Gerry, holden at the Capital, in Richmond,
June, the LIST, 1909.
Henry l. Bisooe Pit'f against Peter Sallee,
Deff. orl,,,,
The defendant not having entered his appear
ance and given security according to the act of
Assembly, and the rules of this court, and it sp-
peariRg to the satisfaction of the court, that he
is not an inhabitant OF this country: On motion
OF the plaintiff, by counsel, II is ordered, That
the SAID defendant do appear here, on the first
day oil the next term, and answer the bill of the.
pialntiff, and that copy of this order be forth.
with inserted in some nc VS. paper, published in
the city of Richmond, for two months success
lively, and posted at the front door of the capital
in the said city
Il Cofy. TeSte, -, -
PETER 7YNSLEr, C. C..
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mercy and peace from God the Father, and the
Lord Jesus Christ, might be bestowed upon all
men both in this world & that which is to come I;
and who esteems it an honor to subscribe him.
self your most obedient, very humble servant.
ABIJAH STERNS,
Chisf, .1udge Of TIE Supreme Court.
Ballston Jail, August 81, 1902
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PHEwoMeNoN IN rArURAL
HISTORY.

In sinking we'll at Mr.. Anthony Holmead's
plantation, near this town, at the depth of fifty-
four feet, the workmen struck upon substance,
which, on examinations appears to be charcoal, in
termixed with sulphur, & some metallic substance
which gives it shining appearance. The body
of earth above these substances is clay ofdiferent
kinds. The coal and sulphureous substances oc-
cupies from to S feet in depth, after which the
workmen came TO sandy bottom and water
Here ofcourse their laborji ended.
Large pieces Of coal interEixed with sulphur
may be seen at this office. How came wood at
such depth in the earth What turned 1t to
charcoal Was the surface ofthe earth ever so
low as fifty four feet below the present surface /!
Here is wide field for conjecture. We shall
not enter IL at this time But the facts we have
stated may be depended on. Several respectable
gentlemen from this town were eye-NVitnesscs Of
tho circumstance, and have preserved specimens
Of the various substances for the inspection ofthe
curious. Georgetozvn Ind. inner.
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BALLsroN JAIL, August 81, $50

To 5udge Stephen Jacobs, Of WindsOr:
SIR
take this opportunity TO inform you, that
have been on business TO Albany, and on my re.
turn to Waterlon, have been apprehended on sus.
picion of numbering man in Halfmoon, II years
ago, the same that murdered by Williams &
Adams who convicted before you & Judge
Pain, and w lite and Wilson, on the twenty third
OF January, 1902. Sir, Ientreat yeu to come &
see me as quick as this letter comes TO you; for
sm suffering in prison for the crimes of Will
ans and Adams. / wounded and my life
Almost exhausted by reason of bleeding. went
to Lansingburg and paid the money for adyerti-
sing the murderers, and complained to the very
same men that have complained of me, and tho't
myself injured for their neglect. ] have left
warrant with Mr.. Ward, high sheriff in the Sus-
bury, in the county of Worcester, and state of
Massachusetts and another in Boston, to COM
NIT them to prison--b't have been neglected /
am now suffering by reason ofthe court of Wind
sor neglecting to Sir, have pity on
me, and come and set me at liberty fyou come
and make known the truth Of the business, can
have my liberty, without waiting for any other
court desire you to come and bring other wit
nesses OF their confession This from yOur hum
BILE servant, ABlJAH STERNS,
chief 5fuege If the Supreme Court
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Hail 20 the Bard who sung from Chaos burl'd,
How suns and planets form'dile whirling world ;
How sphere onspherc esrtl's Sudden strata bend,
And caves Of rock, her central fires defend
Where gems, new born, their twinklng eyes dH-
fold,
And young ones shoot in sborescent gold.
How tic ftir flower, by zephyr wood, uhiurls
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GEORGE WATT has just yeoeived, anil og,ys >
" F0R SALE, Sicily, nadeiya, ANIL Sicryg
VINE. by He Hhd amt or. casf, Crcel Ca g,e.
m eaRs SYa, Nv the mutt CYmui Pla,1Las
Simplex BY me piece Or case, haiCbim Ckass Inn
R.rsia eqses " 1000 each, and Beso I,rk Syao e.
Liindles
On HfWD, JIqieiyG Vine, Oykedns ami NM.
,ovafo Snyars, CreeH Cofee, Alghl@es, P,;,,o
Poyk, Liv1booi and Stonc Warr, Sotcisny, nv.
iog, sim, and CmpoUdey Tcd, GDInjsh Scg,Us.
Hd'siHs, AiHoehs, N9fHlceg, Wialio1y GI4ss.
Men's & Wonps Shoes, which he viii disoo,e
NJ by yg4olcsale 9g reHoIa1ie feyigs.
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