Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1814-07-18

The facts and documents which II con ans are
important. They Justity IN most animanng ds.
gree the reliance of he cornnistee on The hDer.
atty of, the public they Prove, yet further, Tue
vsstness OF the misery which Called forth and
still requires its exercise; they Will snow II IS
hoped, lIkewi that the sums which nave al
ready arrived in several districts. prove most
Sc ,soosble aid, and are distributed oy impastisi
hands. with q most discriminating prudence
well adapted to the accomplishment OF the be
neyolent design.
Official statement Of apart of the Losses sustain.
ed from the War in Lower Siiesia.
That part of L over SilesiA which was occuqi.
ed by the French and the allies. during the arm
is,ice in 1915, contains from ll5,o lao German
souars miles. Il was the tneatre OF war before
ard after the armisucc, and was sl'ernaleiy &C
Gu ,aed oy French. Nussi.a aud RUSSIAN armies,
IN 1912 The small town Locbn, on The Rooe,.
CONSISTING Of l39 houses neas,feiy dssWoyed,-
and the underm- nj sed 'swns have consders
81, suffered by IRE nd pni.se, VIZ. Baa,z "a,
Goldberg, Hxnsu. Le,gnnz. LowenSerS, Naun
burg on the Qaciss, Javer, Primkeaau, kaudsen.
Neustedtei anu NeusAit. The damage done .,
Gl,sAu cannot DC sscertsined anti that fortress
has sure naered. Besides The above, have been
burn, down the following humber Of houses: In
he circle OF Leigni' z, 1903, OF Goldberg, i45
OF Lowenbesy, 809; OF Jaoer, 30; Of Ssgan, So.
OF Gutenberg, 20. in tile otner clrcies sumo whst
less
The ordinary requisiions by the enemy. du.
ing the srmlstice, besides plander, were,
Ia money $50 74l Xix Dollars.
In clo,le ,Iinen, wine ,&c z, 336. $40 ---
la quafteilng upon ;he
Inhabitants Al mcd.
derste calculation, 406s787
Ia wheat. rye, baric, and
osts 1874 059Berlin sehefiel
In pot atoes 81 $40
In spirus 2775S Z. mer.
IN hay and straw 1,234 7l3 kA dollars
Horses taken ny requsiion snd oien, IN num-
oer-I2. 33S Oxen, lo,p23-- n,lch cows, 45,oel,
helters, Il, v24-sheei, i67 ASS.
Appeal from Gross beeren, xc, communicated
by Sic THIS. Iy.wn,,t.
Several official as,enaaions have been laid be.
fore ,be committee, BY which A. apre..s, thai he
following yiiiages in 1randenouig suffered from
he bsities OF Gross Dseren, loss IN d sin,
lie, standing corn, ,msiements OF nuspsndry ard
buildings to ,he smoint OF 1859 Kix dollars :
VIZ. Gross Beeren, bdong,ng 10 counsellor Won
osnaerner KEN Bteren, to the same; Oos
aorf. 10 the Baron Of Wuten; Hernersdorif, to
iMr Humme Sssnsaoffi, to MIR. Hsku k,eln
Sscanow, 10 he sane. The st,es:ati0ns &c ON.
psn.ed memorial, dated the SON January. az.
dressed 10 Nj. LUZ. the BRUSH Consul III bet-
An-n which these gen lemen STATE, in SUI.
stance on uehAit OF themselves ard she inhsbi
tants Al large. THAI the etiests OF ,sl memorable
5a.,ie. which turned the tide az ainst the proud
Invader, and frustrated ms deslructise designs
Oh The capital OF Prussia, had fallen heavy Oh
lem, ny depnsinY them d their property, and
ieasins them destitute Vi subsistence (; that ali
,ner houses, oaans aud 81 aties had been emp,ed,
and most Of them desiroycd and. the resource
OF ,he country having been exhau-ted by the ca
lsmllIes oi the last seven gears, that they could
expect very lilee aid from tIels fellow cisizens.
Lokkum, 10 the Rev. w Kuper, dated 1874
FEB. 1914
How happy have you made me last Wednes.
day evening. when irece.sed your friendly let
.crs OF the Sh, l4th. and 2On of January, IN
which you gave me The pleasing assurance, thas
inc London committee has once mote directed
It benevolent attention towards our distressed
country men. FASTENED 10 convey this gishiy.
in6 nc VS. 10 tn otker members oi our comm,
ice, who receive II with he most lively express
slons OF joy and gratitude, and yesterday az ee..
Die 70 ous order, We sent areceipt for 5UVI. 20
hessrs. Vanoer SMissen, At Attons. We send
you NE annexed documents, which will sessc 10
i've YOU The affecting details OF the nature and
exient oi IN o SC csismii ies, unaer which greaS
numbers Of OR countrymsn are suffering. Our
committee will exert Itsea ~ much rs poss i5e
for lne assistance Of our unior innate fellow sub
Jsc.s, aud we need not repeal our reqaesss thA,
you will earnestly plead tor them.
Report Of Counsellor kaufman, president Of
the institutions for mania, ning the poor in the
city Of Hanover. dated Feb. l9.
The most Distressing effects Of the calami,ies
under which tIAnoves has suffered tor these ten
years past, Is the entire ru.n Vi lhe excellent in
stltu,ions established in tb,s city for supporting
The poor. widows and orphans, and OF the pup-
lac hospil ais and woskhouses' all The funds OF
these institutions have dassppeared Wha, scenes
OF wrel chedness / have Witnessed! how shock
INK is The present condition Of thugs when com
pared with the prosperity that formerly reigned
IN This unfortuna place. II we call on Gus tel.
low citizens whose names moi yet ON the
poor list, they w.sh tears in their eyes, point 10
The Soldiers who are quariefed Oh them, who
consume what hltle rsmains for the families OF
he inhabitsnts. While these soldiers en- their
march through our country, are Ted and made
comfortable IN their quarters. our streets exhibit
oumbers OF our wretched fellow subjects, wan
dering about like speclress pale trsm iuDger, and
.hiyeriEg with The cold and many Others
l<,E,