Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1813-02-15
EXHILlRATING.

.Nezo Jersey taher.
EXHILIRATING
The Legislature of New York have
chosen the Hon. RUFUS KING
Senstor of the u States. The age of
Washington may yet return.
| 1 he Northern Liyh, has broke out in
the South, Gen BLoyNr,a democratic
member OF Congress from North Caro-.
| lima having deceased, the Hon, WILL
LIAM KENNEDY. a federsiist, has
been chosen in his stead. he war
candidate was Mr.. CLARK, Mr. K.
had las votes, Mr.. &. 5o2-federal
majority 643 |.
A traveller informs us that in the cold re.
gions ofthe north. during the winter, the
words freeze as theyproceed f'om the mouths
bu, that in the spring they thsw, which pro-
duces confused jsrgon of sounds. We at
i first wondered at the silence Of certain des-
eriotion ofpersons, since ne ws was received
/ Of Bonsparte's defeats in Russia-but on fur.
Their reflection, we suppo { it proceeds from
our late severe cold weather & in The spring
&
we may EXPECT to hear jsrgon more con.
] fused than that Of the north re gions. Some
persons suppose that Traitor /! Tory
Brush Gold Fede, al f,fuence in Russia -
gc. will be heard in the air for some time.
DTaUsre Statesman.
From the No,fsH Herald of Jan. %.
| In our Marine list of Wednes day we re.
, ported the capture of the ship Nancy Stone,
| owned by q mercantile house in this place.
The Nancy wss fallen in with of Bermuda.
! by The British sloop of war Coree. capt. BY.
ing. who took out the captain and crew, re.
manned her with prize crew and ordered
her INTO 6ermuda. The conduct of capt.
Dying and his officers 1--WE are sorry to say
it even Of an enemy, was ungentlemsnly and
unteeing in the extreme. Captain Stone
was robbed Of all his pers onal effects, charts.
quadrant, Spy glasses, Sc & treated harshly.
On arriving At Bermuda, he was rudely tura.
ed ashore 10 provide for himself in the best
manner he could. His vessel was dismsn.
tied and remained in posse ssion of the cap.
tors waiting orders for conde mna,ion !; in the
mean time she WAS pluadered by her TEN.
porary proprietors Of every thing that could
be conveniently AIKEN from her-This, with
the heavy expences tl,st must occur from
detention. will render Al acquittal almost
tsntamount TO condemna ion.
GENERAL IECUMSEH.
We find IN the history Of Gen Hull's ex.
pedilion the following "briei description"
OF this celebrated Brigsdier-Genersl Te-
E, cumseh, now in The Blush service.
Tecumseh is about As years Of age, Of
the Shawnee tribe, six feet high, well pro.
portioned for his height, of erect and lofty
department, penetrating eye, rather stern
in his vissge, artful. ins,dious in preparing
enterprises. and bold in their execution.
His eloquence is nervous, concise and i'm.
pressiye. In his youth, aud before The trea.
~ OF Creenville, he was one Of The boldest
warriors who infested the Ohio river-sei.
z'ng boats killing emigrants loading the
horses he took with The most valuable plum.
der. and retiring TO the Wabash, where,
careless of wealth himself, he sooD lsvisled
the treasures OF his rapine upon his follow
ers, which, when exhausted. lac replenshed
by fresh depredatioss. Among the Indians,
Tecumseeh is esteemed the boldest warrior
of ihe West"
A Portuguese brig has sfsived at Lisbon,
with The crew Of III american ship from Nor
folk, which had been destroyed by . French
vessel of war near the Western Islands
The FIenchmen, after plundering the Por-
tuguese. gave her up TO lhe Americans and
soihe Essiish prisoners.
A correct Natural History Of the UhdA
or Poison Tree of Java, has been pub
lished by Lichenautt The tree is by
no means so poisonous as has been be-
lieved. Birds rest on its branches, and
Lizards and Insects creep on its trunk.
The gum insinuated into wound by an
arrow or other means is mortal pois.
on.
INSPECT OURSELVES.
One of the best springs Of generous
and worthy actions, says Addison is 10
have generous and worthy thoughts