Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1816-05-21


,lepends for his Office, Well, thinks /, no
wonder the man is jealous in this cause, he
evidently has an axe TO grind.
When see nan advocating 'the Sep.
ara,ion of Maine from Massachusetts, and
n,omising the Seat of Government to diff
+erant places, in order to induce people TO
vote in favor Of Separation, my word for
il, say I, that man has an axe to grind.
Serious odds in the balance ofTrade.--" 1t
is stated that the imports into New-lork a
lone, equal the whole exports OF the United
States for the last year.
The continuance of such state ofthings
must inevitably result in the most deplorabe
consequences. - vi
The late election in New-York state, has
, terminated in the reelection of the E" lovely"
Daniel D. Tompkins and majority of demo-
Gratis iD the assembly.
From the Bridgeport (Connectic,d) Farmer.
Some time since, we published letter from " al
Ter Bates, High Sheriff of Kingston, Upper Canada,
to the Attorney General, giving account of the
conduct of an extraordinary character by the name
of Henry More Smith, then in his custody but as
many dsbelieved the account, it may not be mpro-
per To publish the following extract of letter from
Mr. Bates to bis sister. The account it is believ-
ed will not be uniuterestipg, as il not only con-
firms the former statement, but gives further pari
GUITARS of his mysterious conduct. There is but lii
tie doubt that the person now confined in New
gate, in this state, by the name OF William New
man, is the same of whom much has been said in
consequence of his extraordinary conduct while
confined in the Jail at New-Hayen.
Ertaa Of a letter from Waler Bates, Esq. TO his
sister in Noyfolk, Con- dated Kingston, u. C.
Oci, 81, 1916.
You Informed me in your last, that you had
letter published in your papers from to the
Attorney. General, giving account of the con-
dactof very extraordinary character that had
in charge, and that it was not credited among you
but that your family wished to hear from me- to
know If such character did ever exist with me.
To give detail OF all bis conduct, would fill
volume but to give you brief sketch, | would
say that such mysterious stranger did erist in my
custody for more Than hesfre months, and faint
ly described in my letter. He was brought to me
stranger, and left me stranger 1t was true he
married a wife in Nova-scota, and had been there
about two years but who lie was, or where he
came from, no enc could TELL or how he lived. lie
Inexperienced for stealing horse, which he had
rode $50 miles in three days. but he YVES overtak
en- the fourth, aud brought, with much difficulty
TO our prison. He was known by many names, bu,
was committed to my charge by the name OF Henry
More Smith. He complained of sickness, occasion
ed, he ssid, by hurt in his side and had cold
which increased, with dangerous symptoms, until
llhope of his life past, aud he apparently dead;
but being brought to, and coming TO his speech, he
said it was it and that all the family had died in
that way, and that he should not survive the second
which, in all probability, would take place the next
day. about the same hour at sun-setting, Accord
ugly ne was taken the young man who attended
him found him, as he said, drawing his last gasp
and ran for help--on his return in three minutes
he found to his establishment, that he had disap-
peared and upon the strictest search and inquiry
the whole night, nothing could be beard of him
About fonr weeks afterwards, he was apprehended
At the New Settlement in the United States above
Woodstock, about $50 miles, and brought within
len miles of the Jail when he in the night,
being in irons, hands-cuffed, with a rope tied
about his arms above the irons, and man hold
u the other end of the rope, made his escape and
disappeared, leaving the rope in the hands of the
man, with the knot tied in the same, he had put
on. About three weeks after, he was apprehend-
I'd and put on board sloop, with chain aud iron
about his neck, end black man hold of his chain,
ghich he never let go until the sheriff had deliver
d him into my custody, in Jail, where by watch
g, kept him until he had his trial in which time
cut the CRATES, cut and broke more than so feet
# chainin short pieces, broke 4 number of hand
cuffs, and could not find a chain that did hold
hin. He did not speak for five months. At bis
lal II took five consables to hold him. being tied
aand and foot He paid no more regard to the
faurt, than If no one was present he was, how
ever, found guilty, sentence of death passed upon
'n, without his giving the least attention to it,
1'f being at all concerned, even speaking word.
lie lay in prison about three months after sem
'ence, in which time he performed every thing that
vas stated in my letter TO the Attorney-Genera, |
iihout the smallest assistance. About that time,
'e supreme Court sat at Fredericktown and TAX
unto consideration, his age and situation, and |
being the first instance of DEMONSTRATING in this
unity, the president was pleased to grant him
IS pardon. After this time, permitted him to
ave thread and needles, calico and CLOTH with |
ir oil scissors, TO see what improvement he could
Ike aud truly. it was astonishing. l shall not |
Tempt to describe-only say that he had, before |
80 lett the Jail, "a characters, all dressed in the
attest manner among which were six musicians |
= he would sit and play the fiddle or fife, and |
ny one OF them acted their part well as If they
re alive, keeping time with the musick. He |
- W would Converse, or answer any questionable |
's'hsd not accept his pardon, or understand any |
ing about t-he said he did not wish to leave the
q aud 1t was with difficulty got rid of him. He |
""ia tell any thing that happened abroad, or any
'fg mat happened TO any one some time past, or
'ana happen in short time TO come. He appear |
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