Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1817-09-16


be allowed, indecd,,hst 50 long as newspa-
per gives us articles Of real intelligence and
amusement, no complaint can be justly
made BY its patrons that they are called on
70 pay for that which is no, worth having j;
but whenever the zeal for giving informa-
lion stoops 10 the collection of silly or I'M
meaning stories, there is certainly cause 70
suspect that The paper containing such mat
ter viii speedily incur the contempt OF the
public. 10 shew the propricty OF these
remarks, !, may be OF use to conclude this
paper with few specimens cfthas refined
sort Of news making, which appears to be
50 fashionable at the present time -
williamsburg, jay IS. 1917 We lament TO
state that yesterday morning, as Miss Dolly o.
Daisy was employed in milking her fathers
brindled cow, The COW 10 an unlucky moment
lifted up her right leg to kick of large CAD by,
aud shocking 10 relate, upset The mix pale ne A.
" hsif full. We have not yet heard what may
be the extent Of Mr.. O'DAisy's less
WashinStea Cry. 1ug 1.-The oldest inhsb.
itsns ofah,s cits washing Ion) d. not secoliccs
4 more Violent Storm Of rain than occurred on
Saturday. The torrents which fen, soon swell
led the Tibets so high - 10 cut ef be very i'm
port an, communication between the brick yard
in the wes'efn part Of he city snd he Capitol.
ll--overfowing also the MAE csn.i, and
(whst is deeply 10 be lanensed) iniercepsing the
passage beyond the bridge on Seseash street
Even our old weather beaten carrier, mounted
on his roam Poney, found i very d,iiicuie,o brave
the rushing waters, while going his usual 1und,
and once or twice came very near being
- A.. n
body to the proper height for sounding his horn.
Forlunsteiy, however, the saddle bags, contsin
ing coplous smpression OF our paper. was en-
tirsly Ereseryed from The wst.'
B9sfan, dug. We hear by the eastern
mail stage diver, hat the inha,tsnss Of New
buryport were in considerable agitation yes,er
day afternoon, In consequences Of > mad dog hsv-
ing bitten his N .ster md four o'her persons
What is very surprising, he had a'so bitten sece-
raj orhe, dogs =
ASr1cIPATED.
Boston, 4uy. 24.--I hsstcR to inform you
vlsh ali possible Dispatch that the ship Martha.
Csptain 10y, arrived here this forenoon. in 81
days from Liverpool bringing London dates %
the 1O.h Ju;y.--1y her we learn the very i'm.
portant intelligence. that he dccoEehneas OF the
Peince.s SAKE cobourg is expected to take
place in Oct. next and that The editor OF the
LoAdon Sun says, We do not believe there will
be such modification in the British edicts, IS
to allow Americans. in their owa vessels, free
and unrestricted participation 10 the trade of the
Hri.ish West Indies, on account of the great
want of employment for the British shipping
Sc.
F,ensateun. ZIG. Ave ind ourselves TN.
ierthe disasreeable necessity Of recording one
| nf lie moss destructive deIuges that was ever
known to visit this populous town. The rain
commenced on Saturday and for several hours
| fell in torrents Of unexamped rapidly. We
have not yes cen able TO collect our minds sufh
! cien,ly, to give clear aud comprehensive &C
coun. of,he damage sustained. One or two We
| ~ heavy losses, however, cannot be passed owes
! At this time. fine hsycock that had long
stood the beunt Of tie tempest. was At length r
ried bodily into the bay; and n old hen with sis
chickens unfortunately sunk TO rise no more, il
attempting TO cross oyer ! ditch into the barn
yard. Is said that cock in company narrow
Nv escaped similar fate; bu Of this we are
not correctly informed
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