Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1814-06-20
Gbirping 3intelligeues.


1esterday morning btrges from all Eagiish
fngs,e came INFO Sqa.n, tar ,ou', and bsfn, 81 o.
Daige0Se, belonging 10 &. Persons. Esq of 6os
on, lying aboye Gee's Poin, she had in cargo
oi line belonging TO Joseph Henderson. OF C,ou.
ces er. They threa ened The master OF The sloo,.
(Mr. Allen) ,hstiih he attempted to exlngu.sh
the FIRE, they would destroy The only house and
barn on he Point. Capt. A. however. yen,ufed.
At CT they were of, to put oui the fire when
they ind -ed returned, and fred with j pound.
or through The house, (which belonged to Mr. W !.
PA,rot) and again fire 10 the sloop, and ct.
iscsed her notwithstanding that they
might thank Mr.. Madison for ali this fAnd
possibly Madison may thank them forr t'hey
were proceeding to burn schooner, loaded
with wood and bark, which belonged To Ok
and Milirt. but were di.suaded from j, by ,te
Of The owners. Of the distress
would bring upon them. They went en- board
another schsr. TO burn her. but discovering he
name 10 be The Fele,aiss, they observed they
would not bu' m her for her names sake. they
sunk snoiLer sloop, and carried off Two SIN all
schs's loaded with dry fish. Each h1kge had a
II pound c.ransde. sIs friga.es were nos then
~ sight.
Al er leaving the Poin, they sseered in the d.
rection Of lips wich Bay, and considerable firing
WIS afterwards heard
town mss,lns ass been called At Gloucester
IN he subjec; ofthe dsfence OF that town.
Es,yan 81 ief.sy 10 Ike Keeper f,he 4 C II Backs,
dued ScifIae. S1su day. .fms lish. II clocks..
- Ans nlornsnS spous sun-lsc, we were visited
by the enemy. aud every vessel in the harbour
was soon in 4 .mes-5 were burnt 10 the waters
edge, extingushed. and 2 carried out, one OF
hem laden with hay ana produce, Capt Dun.
bar was standing on TIE wharf with his son. and
lie comm ndinS Officer first asked for pilsi,
snd then told the old man ~ hep on board anu
piot cut The schaoRer, and Il he sstem pied 10
On her Oh shore he would blow his brains on.
The officer then lold him he should sc, 6se t.
he vessels. and If they made any ssass snce he
would lay The town in ssi.es.
lie then inquired for the nan who f4ed 4,
hem II the time they look che rice out Of VI ssei
ne ar the tArbor hates the keeper of the L,ghl
House, 81 the time they We're unloading The
prize, Jumped GU, VI has bed, went TO y or &
,ouhdei which be had toad d, and 6rcd shots
Ia.o the mast Of the prize, which is supposed 10
be Tie cause OF This d.ysfIoiic.
"The Scitua,e packet lying above. with her
sails unaen, aud IA The hold, had them soon bent
BY The enemy, and we. ont with the otuer
.choouers
"rhere were barges. ifrom frigales At On
,hnr sbresst vi lae harbor) filed win men, 5 u.
hem lad each brass c4ron.de, and Z Of them y
he Iahabitsn ., but told fhem Il they exiinguish.
I'd the fire ct the vessels, they would DC there
Il ain and see them burnt"
The huiwsrk "A and Nymphe friga,e were still
NJ snchor OH Scuuate On setsl.y morning. Sail :
schr's and sioop were Asong s.de lbs hu,lsa.
AIKEN the preceding ugh. Two tenders and S
,r 8 oasges We're out all Saudi n,gst securing
ne shoIr; and the skipper OF TIE tishng boa,
wao ief. the Nymp.e OH SUNDAY mo ming and &c
ioTts the above, safes, thst Af,cr he let, her he
Jaw 10 or ~ small schoo,sers standing To- The
British which te SUPPOSED TO Be sent down BY
lie La, gcs.
Vessels burnt At Sci,uste Schrs Independence
Lucy, Resasi. Ismes Bsysrd and James, schoo
aers Oruent anl Ro.ebud were Carried of; tie
alter has been reasoned.
An officer aid several meE were ashore at Ba
xers island On Thursday, where they reerested
lac mselves tor nme, and bought numoer Vi
leticies vi he keeper OF The light house At libe-
al price.
A plea boa: from NewsAedfa,d. with
number 0t gentlemen Oh board, has been later
:spled by Tie British barges, and some OF the
,srsons dets,ned. the rest sst ashore.
The British ship Cod HOOK, prize 10 the Dio.
nc lie. has a'givedas cas.ise, RE. The C,d.
Hook is go tons burihen. and has cargo OF
no hhd.. sar. some dry goods, crates, four,
,resd. iron, DC. Thee Of the Diomed1 prlzss
:sptursd on her late cruise, are now in. 1he
pliers were destroyed or re,sken.
Saturday, Juue IL. schooner Independence, S
andiey, OF Wiscssset, was captured by tht
saannoa priYasret, going into Sandy Bay.