Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1817-06-03

The following interesting document aP-
pears in the Caledonian Mercury;
|" The President of the Russian Bible
Society, GalitZin, having received letter
from an unknown person In Scotland, writ
ten in French, and signed Une Ecos.
soise," in which she gives vent to her
Christian feelings with regard to the Sa-
cred Allianse, expresses the respect she
entertains for the person OF His Imperial
Majesty the deep interest she takes in the
success of the benevolent disposition To-
wards IFS President esteems It his duty
to inform this unknown individual, through
the medium of the public newspapers, that
he feels himself much obliged by beF let
ter, which breathes SO much ofthe genuine
spirit OF Christianity
" The Alliance is certainly the work of
God. Who can doubt it! Tbs sole OBJ
iect il has in view is the glory of The Sa~
viour-Upon him, the head stone of the
corner, without which no building can
stand, is grounded this union of love, ofhu.
mility, and OF self denial. 1t is pTocla-
nation from the Most High, published for
the purpose of awakening the world, that
those who have ears nigh, hear, and those
who have eyes. might see
set US intreat our Lord, that all the
nations may follow the call of their Sove-
reigns, preaching to them from their
thrones conversion TO the truth, that they
may willingly receive that kingdom, which
is,not Of this world, and which shall have no
end, and thus learn to know the Lord of
all bis mercies.
"The unknown Scotch Lady is also
hereby informed, that her letter has been
handed 10 the Emperor Alexander, who
has received it with satisfaction, and thanks
her for the feelings therein expressed"
The court of Assize of Versailles has
been just occupied with two cases OF MUIR
der The Illness Of one ofthe Jury occa-
stoned one of the trials to be referred to the
next Session The cuiprit, in the other
case, fell dead while his sentence was rea-
ding TO him. The miserable being had
wished 10 approp. late to himself the success
sion Of faiher-in law, who had oyerwhelm-
ed him with benefits One evening he
penetrated into the house Of the old gen.
teman, who was seated near the FIRE; he
struck him blow 50 violent, that he fell
under the CRATE and expired. Immediately
the monster CO .cted various combustibles,
and endeavoured to conceal, under the
ashes the pile, the body of his victim
but scarcely had he left the house when the
Gre w, out, and next morning the dead
body Of the old man was discovered. The
unnatural son-in-law had the efFrontrry to
present himself; he raised the dead body,
placed il in such way as to make only one
half of the face visible, and said that the old
man had died of a rap,ured blood vessel.
The officers of justice, however, soon
arrived, replaced the body in its 6rst
position, and they perceived frightlul
wound-suspicicn arose, the son-in-law was
arrested, and soon the spots Of blood with
which he was stained appeared the effects
stolen were found upon him.
Gaming Nafch.-Nge learn Blythe Tidel-
ia, thar the Spanish Consul at New Orleans
had been caned by Mexican Officer while
on Change and that, in the scufsic. the
Consul was Knocked down The Mexi-
can officer, Immediately after, made his
escape. The most fashionsble mode OF
chssisemens Oh Change IRE. Is pulling the
rnse.---b. Y Caz