Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1815-02-06
N. YORK. CASANDaIcuA. Jan. 9.
MILITARY @ K GE


| On Sunday evening Iaf. were corns
mitted to prlfon 10 this town, quarter.
matter Sterling, coruet Caldwell, isorc.
mailer Sanford, one fergeant and tho
privates, belonging to the u S. tr6Aps
quartcred at Avon They we're taken
BY civil authority, for their outrageous
and brutal conduct towards Number f
cit,zsns OF Lima, the particulars Of Which.
as related to US, are in fubIs ace as fol-
lows:
A company of young gentlemen and
ladies were holding balIA-~Mr Neilis
tavern, on Wednelday evening, whea
the perfons above named appeared with
two orAthree females fuppoied TO be camp
women) and rrprei rted that they bad
been invited TO tic bal aud came for
the purpoic Of attending they vsre
refulcd admiilion to the ball raom aud
an fray enfued between han ard f,me
Of thS parry, who fucceedec in repelIiug
the inrruders and they left the t,ule
(not till morninsl swearing vengeance.
Accordingly, on Friday, they came again
to Mr.. Maths where they found Mat
thew Marvin, Efq who or the former
location had endeavcrsd to prelcrve peacc
although he was grofsly insulted i hey
aiT4ed. him with abufive language, and
bear HIM with their fwords, compelling
him 0 be- for his life. rheT then went
to The hcufc of Mr. Hiram Ferry. VINO
had taken an aetIv4 part at the ball, and
att mpled to ride ito his houfe bur be-
ling repelled. difnounted, and Nth
bludgeons of wood forced the door, and
entered fword in hand: Mr. Ferry. his
brother aad father, were drlvsf1 our, and
he who was the particular obiea Of their
purfait, fl for iate,y. They afterwards
went Maths, their force having been
increafed to twelve here their rage be-.
Came 10 high, that they actually gave or.
dcrs to fet ire to thc houfe blu: ioms
circumstances INTERVIEWED which preven-
| ted Meantime. mcafures were maturing
! by the citizens for heis apprehes fiaa:
a psec pit was cbtai ed, and he officer.
| MIR Morgan accompanied by fufficienr
number OF fpiFited oeghbors (rome Of
them the mott rsIpecfab men in Llma)
proceeded 10 the houfe for the purooie.
[. lie attempted 60 execute is duty, (be-
ing prepsr d, in cafe he could NOT do II
peacs4by, TO eff & il forclb.y) but met
with rsaitarlce he propir feconded
his efforts. and ferrous rsnc,ntre took
place, with fwords, clubs. s. during
!. which one Of tbs culprits dit axea 4
piioI, the contents Of whlc. oai1cd
through the bsdy Of an offie r. of dsa-
goons, and hiatt red the lhoulder # one
of the cifizens Several other pc.ssns
were much injured. They were, boweys
er, finally fecured. and are in fate keeping.
The corps 60 which the above rioters
belong, we underfand, are the fame thar
: committed outrages in this village, and
"a f-seral other places on their march
the lat fcafon to the WET II is due.
however, 10 Col. Bal, who comm lands
them 10 fay, shat he has on this occali IN.
conducted like an officer and a gentle
n'an.-Rsp5Gt0y.
!" The yanaeys! What paper IS the
i Yankey I" exclaims every one, aftS. Of
serving that the Legislature has directed a
prosecution to DC commenced against the
publishers Of . paper bearing that ,;tIe.
It's true that very little is known ,espec-
Ting that paper in New Engls d Its said
The Editor OH is an Iristman. brewer bv
ttade, who formerly kepta beer cellar ia
Bossoa, AID that atls giving UP business,
or alter his business bad given him up he
TOOK 70 6resuaS mischief in the YANKEE.
For yea or two he has been deenching.
Is. True Americans" with his fat, VI, ii, and
stale small beer. | h public notice iatrlv
akeii oflhe Yankee will put him into ! fer
| vsensaf;5n, and will be ID him as bitter q.
:aolas Or aloes and the Legislative ,s,uader
will be apt 10 make all Lis Brown Sfvus Turn
| 10 fst.le ale
| We must now expect to see sreat deal
fjroth about persecution --Suicn Gaz
A number Of the owne, Of Carriage. 10 ans near
Newhasypcrt have refo.ved 90, TO pay he u. s.
saroa thea. for TIE rssleps,