Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1817-07-15

..ror,menced their pIraiical dcpreIAiions on
l n ronmerce of Christian Nations Three
@g,be Algerinc Corsairs were cTulking IN the
Il zlaaarrranean in the Month Of April and
49, i vet no information Of taeH bavIag
rroreele3 beyond the limits Of tha' Sea Bu,
y In Tunisan Pirates have not only procerdea
! = the Atlantic, bot bave also visited Ihe Eng
!. ,;sb Channel, and have captured several yes
!. - u full view of the Eoglish coast We
80 hanny 10 add, that two or three Of the Cor
|. 80 i,gether with their prizes, have been Ia
1 kcn and carried into England.
! yacian Bona a0arte has recently applied 70
- Austrian government for passports for hm-
l. 80 and son, 10 proceed to the United States.
!. IT, apnlication was reierredto the Ministers
Il Il ,he Allied Powers, who issued State Paper
/. sf,siug The request and ordering that the ap-
/, -,Icantbe removed from Rome TO the interior
"a Europe to prevent his escape. The aiiiea
Ministers have also issued State paper, CEN
suring the Prince Regent OF Portugal tor TAX
!. ing possession of part OF the spanish 'err ta-
~ on the river.Plaie In South America and
4 intimating that unless he surrendered said ter
ritory. Span would find IN tie justioesof her
! cause, and in Ae support Of her Allies. suth-
L cient means Of redressing ber complaints"
z The London papers Stale, that the trade Of
the country had Of late greatly improved; and
1. that there were many purchasers OF English
h, goods from America, IN the metropolis,
Il The Merchants Of Liverpool, who are inter
u / ested in the importation OF American flour,
Ii sent number Of Agents 10 tbe month ol May,
VI 10 ascertain, throughout the country, the pros
= poets Of the approaching harvest. In noticing
u tAis fact, the Liverpool paper of May 3lst re
marks" We are happy to learn that the par
1. ties employed have given il as their united o.
/ pinion that the country at large never stood
: IN a more promising situation for rich and a
d bundant crops Of wheat, aud Of all other sorts
h, Of grain"
II Accounts from Switzerland represent that
4 country 10 be in most distressed situation
i on account Of famine.
The present stock Of sheep 10 Great Bri
y tain and Ireland is estimated at AZ millions !;
90 more than 80 millions Of which are the short
wcoIled species.
Aman in Preston, England, sold his wife
1ate'y for trgO. pence a melancholy deprecia-
tion in the state of the market Our last sale
vt of This article we recollect, was quoted at
tpO guineas.--Nat. Ado.
IL A toad, fed on the yapours of a dungeon,
ia (ssys Sterne, is not such wretch, as a man
I'd OF sense, who has had the misfortune to be in
ms love with worthless woman.
The British Army estimate for this wear is
upwards Of seven million o. dollars LESS than
last year.
The Pope is said to have the dropsy in bis
: chest.
The King Of Spain has had the consump-
ton in bis chest till il is almost exhausted.
= The King of Spain after condemnng the
pictures Of himself and family extant, as not
= Just Iikenesses, has ordered that hereafter
= none shall be published without the lcence
of the Royal Academy.
Emigration--The ship Amazon has arrived
ii Philadelphia from Amsterdam, with 400
Passengers, not one OF whom is Said to be over
= 30 years Of age.
y u. S. Hagbogrs.-The survey Of several
II Harbours on the Coast which it was expected
would begin at Newport, will commence at
! Portland, and Commodore Bainbridge pro-
saceeds Immediately 10 that service. The sur
dyvey will then be continued along the south
il ern shore of this state TO Montaug Point
~ 1t is said the following gentlemen will &C.
company the President throughout bis eastern
tour. Gen. SWIFT, and Mr.. MASON, Gen.
NrLLrR and suite, COL HoUsF, U S. Army,
Dr.. WArERHou:E, Com. BaINBRIDcR. and
Com. PERRY. Boston Yankee.
s. Mr.. Monroe was born in the year 1859 :;
and is now in bis seth year
Elaboration of The 4th July 1917,
al WALDOBOROUGH.
l The morning was ushered in with na
\ tional salute and the display of colours on the
vessels in the river. At l2 o'clock M. a.
procession of gentlemen of that town and its
yicinage marsballed by Col ]. G. Reed and
Capt. J. Ludwig jun. and escorted by the