Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-10-01

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A Phenomenon, accompanied with tef'hr
circumstances, to' K place near Cssignano (pied.
MONTY A spout OF earth spPosred g, = short d.
lance from shi. town. in Shape like an inver,ed
cone. Its b.ss was eleys,ed 10 sn immsns.
height; dreadful noises proceeded from its sid.
Suddenly en- impetuows wind dispersed the col
umn black snd dense vspours issued from
and beat down sumo walls and chimneys II.
inhabitants fed from i, in every direction, &c
escape this terrifying phenomensn. Ssssfa
persons were hurt by the suhbsh, The otJst
of,srror at length passed of, and hs wsashs
resumed !. f,smsr serenity
French Dancing One Of the French
Journalists consoles his readers for the ab
sence OF al means OF acquiring glory to the
Franeh arms. by the superior excellence oil
French dancing -. France" observes st;s
silly writer, I" has still lhe glory oil furnish ]
ing all the world with dancers, and that ira
pills Of the French stage ate now graft. ing
the people of London, Naples, Vienha,
Deilin, St. Pe,ef>burgh, and Medsid, with
The most suhe,6 exhibitions OF their crgm-
site talents J"
A Baltimore paper intimates that 10000
dollars worth Of orsi In glass and copper,are
ordered for the public buildings a! Washing
ion These articles of American manu-
i4ciuse might haze been obtained here.
One Of the Baltimore democ ratio papers
says, The irderslis,s succeeded in theil late
election by bribery. WHO did they bride
Not tedei allsts OF course they would have
voted fer The federal ticket without bribe.
" ho then here is no alternative The.
iOusi have bee II d. mocrais What, dsmo
cra's sell their ,ot.. Democrats take
bribes he party that boasts ct La,ing al
the patriotism IN The county, sacrifice their
principles ,,heir consciencesand ,heii tiiencs
for the money Of wicked fed -salis,s. lmpos
s.ble True .qme,ian.
The i" Holy Alliance" has been scecdetl
10 by Russia. Austria, Prussia, Sweden
Denmark, the Netherlands, and Swi,zer-
land.
Extract Of a letter from Havanna. SEPT /.
f" From this day foreign vessels will be
subject TO duty Of tonnaSr, 90 bits. (two
dollars fifty ccnls) per ton; and lear they
will be still sugmen,ing their charges You
will please 10 rrcollecl, tina, Ill vessels com
ing TO this port mus. have Consesar (erH-
Fea!e 10 all property on board"
Its stated in the Albany Register that =
few weeks since merchant from Eng land,
committed suicide in New York IN consc-
qaence of dsspondcnev from loss expstien-
ced in the sale OF goods he brough, out.
In Goshen, N. Y one Stephen Fitch has
been convicted OF bigamy, and his second
wife, peggy Bouiden)has recovered $1,000
dlmsges. The ,iial is said to have aisclos,
ed schemes or occurrences scarcely ever
exceeded in romances. Ii is 10 be given in
pamphlet.
A suit for seduction M'lntyre vs. Hoesen.
has been decided at Hudson, n. York,
VcrGic, $1,000.
Near Louisville, Kentucky Joseph Fred
elick, has been barbarously murdered by
Arusistead Churchill, sen. for whose arrest
$1,000 reward have been offered. Freder-.
lex has left wife and six children.
A democratic Caucus was lately held in
Philadelphia, and en- independent Democrat
proposed that the office holders present
should take the middle of the hoor
RALEIGH, N. c. SEPT. l8.
Riley Fitzpatrick was sentenced TO be
hanged for demonstrating, and petition for
pardon was presented to the governor,
which was granted, in consideration of the
dishroaorion ofpunishmen, 10 the crime,
and the youth OF the criminal.
But alas bis humanity was exer:ed in
vain.--Al,hough he despatched the messen-