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Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1817-09-23
BY THE MAILS.
PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 90,
Dartmouth COLLEGE.

The Question Of the College we learn wa.
yesterday brought before the Superior Court
of Judicature at Exeter-Mr. Mason and
Mr.. SMITH consumed the whole day in their
argument in behalf OF the College. Mr.. SUI
LrvAS will speak this morning on the contra
ry side, and the argument will then be clio.
sed by Mr.. WEBSTER, for the College. Many
strangers have been drawn thither TO hear the
eloquent pleadings in this important cause.
The President, in his tour on the Northern
and Western Frontier, travelled with much
rapidity. A Chillicothe paper mentions, that
they heard Of his arrival at Dela1are (the from
tier town of Ohio) before the mail brought the
news Of his having left Plattsburg In Mach
igan, Ohio &c. he is said to have travelled
$50 miles week on an average. After leav-
Ing Pldtsburg be gave only verbal answers TO
the addresses presented to him |; the substance
Of which has been attempted to be gwen in
the papers
AT Dei0uaye, Ohio, be said, [" He thanked
God that he bad been enabled to progress thus
far in the possession Of health and comfort !;
and that II was his determination to continue,
ashe had commenced, devoted to the public
interest"
At Chillieothe, The President ia his answer,
says, Wherever have travelled, have
been much delighted with the kind attentions
OF my fellow citizens, particularly. as did
not consider them as resulting 50 much from
personal regard as for the respect and love
they hear TO their excellent constitutional
sec hem devoted to he true principles or
Liberty; 10 those on which our government
is founded and as such ! cheefully accept
the n.
In another answer be says, {" Every where
| have observed the regard Of our fellow cit-
liens for our form Of government Ii i With
on, doubt the happiesi form Of government in
the world and the people the happiest peo-
ple.--History does not give Us an example OF
any like it. Let Us then cherish-let Us en-
dessor to perFeluaie il by preserving sha,
attachment TO i which now prevails"
The Columbus, blanchard. At Calcutta
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1817-09-23

ss;s benevolent desixn. Do for shsl purpose sgft,
60 form ourselves into Society b the name a
the Bible Assscsaglon 20 DC conducted
uader the following
Rtresafss~s--i. That meeting Of The Society
shsll be hrldrn in the mnulh Of annually,
81 such time and place a. The Managers may
sppoiss, notice thereof TO be gises BY The Secs-
tsry. by
! Iks, al this Meeting. there shall Be ehos-
en- President. Vice F.eatent, Secretary and
Treasurer, who. with three olhefs 10 DC chosen
81 the same zine. shall foGsns Board Of Mar
ayers whose dusy il shall be--to procure infer.
nsz,ion Of tie psnf of Bibles within The govn,
BY d,stricting tLe same. or osheswise, IS they
shcufd Judge best 10 obtain additional suhscri.
bets--so purchase and distribute Hiblss---.o Ga.
perinsena tue fusds "a shr Associaslon. and after
the wants within ke Town shsil be supplied. 10
Transmit the surplus thereefko ths Treasurer e
Tie Bible Society u Name for the use "a that
Society and generally 70 nsnsge the concerns Of
the sssaosssion. according to such rules ss IA y
see {, adopt.
They will .iso spoad with the Trustees OF
the bible Society " Maine IS occasion may re.
qure snd f5r the transaction of business. shsll
meet >, least three tmts year At sush times
aud places - they may agree upon.
!. That each subscriber p.ys IN the courss Of
each snc every year. during thS eon1husncc o.
The Society,", 20 the Treasurer skereoffor the puv-
poses aforesaid he sun OF Sixty Cents
Dons,ons will be thankfully received; and
every perscn who may make one, OF not less than
three doll.sss shalt be ccnsldefed a. an honorary
Menbef Of the Association.
5.A .y person who should incline may subscribe
TO pay one sloslsr annuslIy, IN which case be will
sccof ding 10 ~ authorised vote the Trustees
IF the Bible Society OF " .ine, become menber
~ that Society, as ~sll as Of this Association.
s When ihe number IF subscribers 10 this as
socistion snail amount to seven. any two Of them
may call meeting ofthe subscribers. and such
others as may be disposed 10 join them for the
purpose Of choosing officers. and Of agreeing on
mode Of future proceedings.--zffesf,
EDWARD II. CUaB, Rec. Sec.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1817-09-23


A letter 10 the Editors Of the Savannah
Republican, says, " the town Of Fcrnandina
is incorporated under General McGregor's
authority, and hiss mayor and aldermen,
who mskc municipal regulations. There
Is Police Office, q. which every person
must report when they arrive, and procure
passport when about 10 depart. for which
they have 10 pay 6fy cents. A printing
Office has also been established and IA
tional money, something similar 10 the
Change Bills OF Savannah, pus il circula-
ton, signed 1y McCregor. The Patriots
II this time can repulse Ave hundred men
easily"
A road is now laying out from Kennebec
10 our northern line, 10 meet similar one
from Quebec.-Landi is also to be surveyed
and laid out on that road and every encour
agement given 10 actual settlers. No part
of the country promises . better harvest
than the District OF Maine and we doubt
NOT that th- ich land adjoining the new
road will be rapidly settled.
CHARLasTox, SEpr. io--We learn from
Beaufort, 5. G. that from the great sickness
and mortality prevailing thsrs, that the
Council there have set apart thursday, the
lib inst as " a day Of Humiliation. fasting
and prayer to Almighty God, tha, he might
stay his Judgment, and arrest the great ca
lamisy which afflcts that place"
The New York Commercial Advertiser
remarks, that thirteen duels have been
fought near Hamilton's Monument since May
last"
The Sea Serhsnf has become standing
dish for the Printers, and helps TO grace
many column which. few weeks ago
was occupied with " zae Presidents Tour"
His appearance has been the means Of call
ing up the recollection of many accounts
OF other monsters seen at various times,
" on land and on sea-"
All efforts to sake him asem to be aban-
doned, and people are content with telling
how he might be caught Some recon-
mend TO feed him with fish stuffed with
opium, in order TO take his snakeship nap
ping. This plan seems to be The mosi
reasonable, unless, indeed, il be less so than
that of fusfing sail on his tail
Some democratic editors have under,a-
ken to be exceedingly witty on the sub
jet of the natural history of the serpent,
by suggesting that il is the tail of the Hat
ford Contention. Though he resembles
that body inasmuch as he is lihurs and
unnsoved, notwithstanding the attacks made
on him still one would think II more ra-
tional 10 suppose, from his fontlness for that
part OF our coast where he has made his |
only visit, that he is some relation of the |
monster, called the Gerrymander. which |
annoyed the good people OF Essex some
five or six years since and that, out of
attachment to the memory of his deceased
relative he has come to visit the scenes Of
his cousins achievements, sufferings and
death --Mass. Shy.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1817-09-23

Mssns. Stirlsy',
think il proper TO correct mistake 10 the List
Of Donations to the Bible Society published in
eour last II is that the name Of Nathan kinsman
was inserted as Donor, when the fact was. that.
not Icing present at The last meeting when q Con-
krbuiion made, he called the next day and gave
me dollar 10 be added thereto but 10 making
entry thereof, Inadvertently placed It 10 the
count Of Donations.
SAM. FREEMAN, Trsasursr.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1817-09-23
&ottCegS:
Tuesday, September %, 1917.


The advantages derived form the establish
ment OF Agricultural Societies. are so uniyer-
sally acknowledged as 10 render argument in
support oil them unnecessary. II is the opin-
ion Of gentlemen who have travelled through
this District that the soil is equal to any in
New-England and that nothing IS wanting 10
secure not only what would be necessary for
home consumption. but ABUNDANCE for exporta-
iation, but knowledge Of husbandry.. The
most effectual method Of acquiring this knowl-
edge is through the means Of associations
II gives Us pleasure, therefore, to learn from
various parts Of the country that the proposed
Society meets With general appreciation
BY the following communication il will be
seen that the subject has already had several
discussions-and will continue to be agitated
at the several public meetings which are to
be held IN various parts OF the District, until
the public sentiment is obtained, when gem
eral meeting at some suitable place may be
notified, and the Society organized "A IA
vourable opportunity for the farmers ia this
part OF The country 10 consult together, will be
afforded al the sitting Of the Supreme Court
N This town on the first Tuesday in October
u IS hoped an opportunity so favourable 10
this design will not be suffered 10 escape nm
improved.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1817-09-23

to 70 10 bxd) the maid, IS she was warmruS
my bed. with curiosity natural 10 young
wenches, runs tothe window, and asks oi
one passing the street, who the bell TOLD
for DR. Partridge, says he. that famous
Alrnansck maker, who died suddenly this
evening The poor girl, provoked, told him
he Iy'd like rascal; the other very Sc
datcly replied, tho sexton had so informed
him, and ii false, he was to blame for i'm
posing upon stranger.
could not stir out oil doors for the
space ofthree months after this, bat pres
entity one comes up to me in the street !;
Mr. Psrtridg- that eoEIin you was lately bu-
ricd in have not bsen vet paid for DIR
cries another dog, how dye think people
can live BY making Of graves for nothing 7
Next time you die, you may cen toll on,
the bell yourself, for Ned. A third rogue
tips me by the elbow, and wonders how
have the conscience to sneak abroad with
out paying my funeral expenses. Lo'd,
says one, dursi have sworr that was hon
est DR.. Partridge, my old friend but poor
man, he is gone. beg your pardon, says
another, you look so like my old acquain
lance tina. used to consult on some private
occasions but, alack, he's gone the way OF
all Resh-Look, look, look, cries third, at
ter competent space Of staring at me,
would not one think our neighbour the AL
manack-maker was crept out of his grave
to take t'other peep a. the stars in this
world, and shew how much he is improved
in for,une-telling by having taken journey
10 the other!
Nay, tho very reader of our parish, a
good, sober, discreet person, has sent two
OF three times for me to come and be buried
decentlv, or send him sufficient reasons, 10
the contrary, or, if have been interr'd in
any other parish, TO produce my certificate,
as the act requires. My poor wife is almost
run distracted with being called widow Par
ridge, when she knows it's false, and once
aterm she is cited into the court, to take
out letters administration. But the grea-
test grievance Isl, paltry quack, that takes
up my calling just under my nose, and in
his printed directions with ". B.---says,
he lives in the house of the late ingenious
Mr.. John Partridge,an eminent practitioner
in leather, physick, and astrology."
Thus it appears the tricks these democrats are
playing off upon the Secretary are very stale, for
they were practseda hundred years ago.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1817-09-23

an anonymous letter ! received respecting tie
extract from Dir. Elienwoed's sermon, published
~ our last be writer considers his statement %
incorrect and without dosbt wihes, as we do.iGlsk
~ communication should be made to the puhlic
mat : not grounded apoa facts. We shsll there
lore mske inquiry TO the grounds Of lhAi state
merit asd publish ibe result. observing only ~
present. tkat the writer Of lie letter i incorrect il
n's qaoalcn, n using the uosds rtligious instFrx
ton Tor regular settled ministers"
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1817-09-23

The Columbus, blanchard. At Calcutta
for Boston. has on board an Elephi ut, pur-
chased for Simeon Boyden * Co. Of Boston.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1817-09-23

MEssRs. sHfRLEys,
| have the satisfaction to learn that in this
section OF The country, the motion made by
Henry Putnam Esq. of Brunswick, at the
public dinner al the late Commencement at
that place for the formation of a general agri-
cultural society in the District o. Maine, meets
with universal appreciation aud that the ac-
Journed meeting from Brunswick has been
holden IN this place and attended by many
gentlemen OF science and influence. further
learn committee OF some Of our first charac-
teTs are maturing plan to lay before The
public 10 carry into effect this very important
object ; 70 distribute circulars to the several
counties and draft petition TO the Legislature
Tor an ACT o. incorporation and the palronizing
aid Of the State Government. II is understood
The meeting a: this place is adjourned 10 Au-
gusia and sill be from thence adjourned 10
Portland We are informed town society
has been already established in Brunswick and
that societies are forming in many OF the
ncighbouring towns. The object i laudable
and We trust will produce essential benefit 70
he farming interest and the community.
oeIt. "a, 1917. WISCASSETT
Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1817-11-22
Alexandria, Nov. 10.

Alexandra, Nov. 10.
Arrived ship America, Luckett, 81
dass from Pernambuco to the Capes of
Virginia.
The Patriot cause was gaining strength
daily--they have possession of the whole
coast of Chill.
Accounts from Easton, Penn. state
from Sept. 10, to Oct. %, 5lI Wagons
passed that place, with upwards of 5000
souls emigrating to the westward, prin-
cipally to the State of Ohio.
Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1817-11-22
N'UITCE.

WHEREAS there are certain lands
NEAR George Town, Sussex County.
known as Company Lands, consisting Of
la variety of Tracts contiguous to each
other, which were originally held by John
Jones, John Cloves, and Benjau;in Milf
lin, as tenants in common, and by Deed
'of Partition in the year 1865, were diyi-
ded between them, and afterwards part
of Jones' Dividend was sold by metes
and bounds, and $50 acres, the residue Of
that dividend. were afterwards sold tn
John Misnn and Rees Merridith, as Ten.
ants in common. which under late pri.
vate act Of Assembly, have been divided
between those who claim under the said
John Miftlin, and those who claim under
the said Rees Merridith. And whereas the
said John MiMin being seized as afore.
said, did purchase FIVE other tracts of
land of the aforesaid Benjamin Mifflin,
which by legal conveyances, were con-
veyed unto John Sparhawk and Jonathan
Shoemaker, that i, to say, ONE equal un-
divided FOURTH par. of the aforesaid $50
acres, and also ONE full MoIEry or HALF
part of the aforesaid FIVE tracts unto the
said John Sparhawk in fee, and ONE e.
qual FOURTH part of the aforesaid $50
acres, and also ONE full MoIETY or HALF
part ofthe aforesaid FIVE tracts, unto the
said Jonathan Shoemaker in fee. And
whereas the said John Sparhawk depart
ed this life iniestate, leaving widow and
three children, one an infant, and one CO.
vert baron, who with all the other claim
ants reside WITHOUT the jurisdiction of
the State Of Delaware.
Notice is therefore hereby
Given, That application will be made
to the Legislature of said State, at the
next session. for the GRANT of special
law, appointing and authorising commits.
sioners to make partition Of the aforesaid
Lands, between the said Jonathan Shoe
maker, and the representatives of the
said John Sparhawk, deceased.
Jonathan Shoemaker.
Nov. Is. 1917. Nov. 22--t2wJy
Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1817-11-22
Congress-.

Tile first session of the Fifteenth
Congress will commence on the first
Monday in December next, the day
designated by the Constitution of the
United States. and which will be the
first day Of the month. Two new
states will appear in that Body by their
Senators and Representative, to wit !:
Indiana and Mississippi. The num-
Der of the States are now twenty
The Senators therefore. will amount,
in all to forty, and the Representatives
to one hundred and eighty-four. Be-
sides these, there will be three dele.
gates +; that is to say, one from each
of the territories of Missouri, Illinois,
and Alabama. Wash. City Gaz.
The following INDIANS, are now on
a visit to the seat Of government, from
the North Western country. They
are under the direction of Mr.. Isaac
Walker--their business is with the
government.
wYANDOTs.
Daanquote, or Half-King, head chief
Of the nation, from Sandusky; Tau
you-ro-too-yan, Head Speaker; Daw-
autout Manoncue Sootosh Tau
yau-dou-tou-sou j.; Squindecte /; YOU
aou.tOu.sou.
DELAWARES.
Captain Pipe Silas Armstrong.
SENECAS.
Captain Smith Con-gu.tou.
These are the identical chiefs a.
Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1817-11-22
From Mexico.

come lUfliief particulars nave nePn
received, by the way Of HAVANA, o!
the siege and evacuation of the fort al
Conauja, which place is situated a.
oout one hundred leagues north wes-
terly from the city Of Mexico. After
having been besIeged twenty-onc days.
by the royaIiss under Gen. LINAu.
the garrison of the fort, under the
command Of General MORENO, one Of
MINA's officers, finding themselves
closely pressed, successfully fought
their way through the royal troops
in the night, in which desperate act.
they are said to have Inst a conside-
ablc number ofmen. The object was
to proceed to join Gen. MINA's corps.
which was not far distant, and which.
it was supposed, was not sufficiently
strong to have afforded relief to the
garrison. This event took place Oh
the night between the 10th and Goth
of August.
by the evacuation Of the fort, the
patriots abandoned to the royalists
81 pieces OF cannon, and $50 balls a
quantity of grape shot; Eli bombs !;
$50 iances 400 muskets 12, 500 ca
tridges ilints, lead, leather for cava!-
ry and infantry. 600 saddles, and q
great many articles necessary and
useful for war.
The account Of the defeat of Gen.
PAEz, extracted few days since from
the Curacao Courant. is asserted to
be without foundation; on the contra
~, Kingston. (Jam.) paper, of the
2ist October, says he was completely
A vessel had arrived at
the latter place from Laguifa, which
fled from the embargo that was laid at
that port, and communicates infor-
nation that it was expected an emf
grafton would almost Immediately
take place. A vessel from Porto Ca
bello, arrived at Kingston. also con-
tradicted the former account, as also
private letters Fl ON Caracas; and the
Gazette Of the latter place had MT
announced any snch event.
The cause Of the patriots is repre-
sented as prosperous !; "a formidable
army is in Valencia, from whence the
Spaniarls were removing all their
and the city and province o
Cumana and Barcelona are also IL
their possession. Nl0RTLLO had Pill
LACED Caracas, after which proceed
Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1817-11-22
Last N Office.

IT being determined to make settlement of
the Estate of Mathew Il. Lockerman, decd
late of this Borough, on the 10th of December
next, all persons indebted to said estate, arc re
9uested to make immediate payment and those
having demands, to present them for settlement,
previous to the above day, either to Robert Por
ter, or the subscriber, so that she may be ena
bled to make full settlement with the Register
MARY LOCKERMAN, Adm'x
Wilmington, Nov 20. 1917.
Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1817-11-22
Take Notice.

The subscriber earnestly requests
those purchasers at his Vendue on the
29.h and 3oth OF October last, tho have
not complied with his conditions, a. call
on Evan Thomas, Esq in the Town Of
New Castle, who is in possession Of the
list of sales, aud authorised by me to
receive what may be due thereon.
William C.. Frazer.
Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1817-11-22
Dflaluare Ga3eftc.
WILMINGTON:
SATURDAY, .N'OVE.NBER 22.
To Correspondence others.

We have lately received several com :
munica,io+s from friends in the lower
part of this state, one OF which informs
US, that there has lately been erected, at
Lewestown, Salt Works on very ex-
tensive scale; but whether it is hoax
or not, we cannot say---this we do know,
(and wish to imhress it upon the minds
of our iriends) that to insure place i'll
the columns Of the GAZETTE, either Of
q Communication or an Advertisement,
the POSTAGE on The same must be faia.
Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1817-11-22
THE BRIEF RE.WaRKER.

| IBE BRIEF RE.U.9RkE Elk.
q Wisdom and folly meet, mix and unite,
"virtue and vice blend their black and their
white"
Inferior animals Of the same kind
have in general, a sameness of phis-
liognomy. and so trifling are the shades
Of difference between them in any
respect, that the portraiture Of one
individual describes the whole species.
But as human animals are moral and
accountable, and subject TO law, q
marvellous provision is made in the
divine economy for the Identification
of every individual: in 30 far tk;.
each, by the look. by the voice, B.,
1.-THE gait, and by the hand writing. AM.
Iby several other modes Of difference.
hardly discrigab.e, t;,oEga pa.n.y
pereeiyablc. We're it otherwise, the
Judge might be mistaken Tor The thief:
the inuo.ent and the guilty would be
blended together without the possibil-
ity OF making any legal discri NINA
lion belWixt them.
The difference are no fever bus
lperhaps more multi'orm. in the fea-
lures Of mind. So that if the minds
of mankind were as visible as their
bodies, the individuality of each per-
son might perhaps be as clearly de-
ltermined from the former, as from
the latter.
Of the different features Of mind.
Including qualities Of heart as the,
appear 10 overt act, the following are
samples in sketchins which, l nm
constrained, for the sa.sa Of necessary
brcvity. to pcrsoniiy the &c letters OF
The alphabet.
Ais noble spirited, but not Chart
able in a public subscription his
name figures well, Ll. Lazarus
might starve at his gate.
BIS quite candid enough in res.
poet to praciice but If you thwart
merely his speculative opinions, he
raves like bear.
C-Is woman. peevish and
querulous about little things ;--her
heavy calamities she bears with pious
resignation, and with more than mas
cuIine fortitude.
D-Enters with spirit into lauda
bic public undertaking, so the plan
come from him, or he have the dipec-
|tion OF it; else he will have notliing
lat all to do with the business, not he.
E--Liyes in the practice of vice !;
but would insult man that should
say ought devogatory Of the principles
of virtue.
Flakes pride in railing against
pride he hates the pride of fashion.
and is proud Of being out Of the fash
ion.
G-And his rib, abroad or in CON-
,,any are all butter and honey :--tleir
Il nature they save for domestic use.
Ills easy Of temper, but very FAR
rom heing compassionate his east
ness of temper is nothing but apathy.
Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1817-11-22
WILL BE SOLD.
At Public Sale,
Nov. Cat

On Friday, the 2sth inst. at 10 o'clock,
A. NJ at the house of Stogdon Small,
in Brandywine hundred,
ALL the personal property of said
Small--consisting Of household & ki,ch.
en- furniture, such as Beds and Bedding;
| eight day Clock; Tables, Chairs ,
Bureau 3; | Sideboard Carpets, Look
ing Glasses, and sundry other household
furniture.
Likewise, one Horse COWS hogs
Riding Chair patent Plough Har-
rows and Gears one Cart quantity
of Hay, by the ton; Corn and Potatoes
by the bushel; Wheat IN the sheafi and
in the ground and number of other
articles too tedious to enumerate. Con-
dilions made known OH the day of sale;
by
Jonas Small,
Jacob B. Vandever,