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Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1817-04-15
BY THE MAILS.

We are happy 10 learn that the officers
Oh justice have discovered and unprecedented
Lew Ellis, abundantly proved at therxami.
nation to DC the person who committed
ourgiary IN The Hon. Judge Davis House,
and stole his silver Plate, last January.
Also that Cornelius Smith, of Vernon,
and Nathaniel Gerry, of Chatlrstown, were
aapprehended in this town yesterday, and
large sums OF counterfeit Bank Bills found
upon them, VIZ upwards of two thousand
dollars.
B3src,t Ca
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1817-04-15


laws.
His Royal Highnefs was plcafed to re
turn the following anfwer -
return my warmeft thanks tor this
LOYAL and du,iful addrcfs. Whilft | have
to- lamen, fagrans violation of the Laws
| cannot but derive the highsit fatistac-
ton from the freih denominations which
| it has 70 generally called forth of Jealous
attachment 70 me and to my family, and
firm determination TO protect and up
held our invaluable contribution.
Lard CaFireagb and Sir Francis Bardaf-
Some fcvere alteration between DIR
Francis Burditt and Lord Caitlercagh IN
the Houie of Commons, took place on
the nth of Feb. The fcbjeot was pes
tition for reform, which according TO his
Lordfhip was not couched in efficiently
refpectful language. Sir +. Burdltt, In
fome remarks which he made, reflected
upon the minitcrs for taking advantage
of the late attack upon the Prince Re-
gent. to identity the mob which commit
ted that outrage with the reformiies, and
he further observed thar the prayers OF
the churches ringing with faliehoods
and bafe in6nuations againit the people
was folemn mocking and grofs iniuls
to common fenfe.
Lord Caitlereagh in his turn cah Tome
fevere retorts upon the Barones, tor
which he was repeatedly called to order
and in explanation he faid Sir Francis
had come there to atone for his Ems In
being abfent from another place and had
offered itudied infuft to the houle III
confequence of reproaches thrown upon
him elfewhere. He never would permi
the dignity Of the house to be attacked
The attack On himfelf was nothing, but
he could not conGdcr what the honoura.
BILE Baronet had faid, in any other light
than a premeditated iufnlt to the houfe.
Extract of a letter from Caen. in Nor
mandy, dated Feb. II" Obferving tina
variety of exaggerated Iumours are II
circulation on your tide of the Channel
take my pen up to mention, that We
are pefedy quiet m this part Of. France
and havs every reafon TO think thai
the cafe is the fame throughout the king
dom. The lower cIahes fuffer greatly
from the dulnefs Of trade and deficiency
of work, but there is not the lealt ap
pearance of diftnrbance, A fmall remit
lance (4ool) for the poor of Caen was
received the other day from Govern
ment and this, with private subfcrip-
ton. will enable the Magiftrates TO imi
tate Though it mutt be confeaed Ing
internally the benevolent fcheme on your
flde of the water, in diftributing fouE
and providing work for the laborers
The inhabitants are in much better fpir
its fnce hearing the fuccefs of the loar
from abroad, and of the intended reno
val of $4,000 of the allied troops"
/ VIENNA, JAN. 2s.-The Duke O.
Montfort Jerome Bonaparte,) and .h'
Princefs his wife, passed through here te
day, on their way to Upper Auaria
where they have bought the fine efate o
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1817-04-15
VOTES FOR GOVERNOR.

IN MASSACHUSETTS PROPER.
Continued from the FIRST page Of this Gazette.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1817-04-15

IooZ ZUU3 1857 ZZ8b
Total, 3o,143 23,799 ST. 75 90, 8o9.
Net federal gain in 25I tomns 347S
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1817-04-15
[Bosfon Caz.
BALTIMORE. Apn1LA.

BALTIMORE, APRIL (.
D'S'Tess'ag Cecurrence.-On Wednes-
gay morning, Immediately after breakfast,
Nif' " eise' who keeps store in Market
street, his wife, and the remainder Of his
family, eight in number. were All seized
with violent vomitings, in conseousnce Of
the supposed sillainy ola servant who's be.
lleved 10 have pul poison in lie coffee. An
infant child has already died undsr The ope-
ration It however gives Us infinite pleas
ure 10 state, that the rest If The family,
though deeply effected, are entirely o., Of
danger The servant, blaek fellow. has
been committed for trial.
ne democratic papers, chaerined Il the
returns OF Ne votes, nov DO 4 how Cener-
Al u aiboFn viii be elected neNt year. Be.
,ofe they can DO bt'tcr snotAer year, Dr.
Mann mus! d9a51e h's 4as1 bg. Gen .
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1817-04-15

VIENNA, JAN. 2s.-The Duke of
Montfort Jerome Bonaparte,) and the
Princefs his wife, passed through here to
day, on their way to Upper Auaria,
where they have bought the fine eftate of
Hamburg.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-09-13

1aaes. The IIugiEs 81 TIE bell :,
81 fire ~4s soSs heard IL ever, d;;-s.
men, women aud children. Mil
pail, and buckets in c.sir harSs h.
ed to tie scene BIT al their .r.l
rave the &i!einl were 10 40 pvrn"I
'4rye and valuable dwelling hcr.s \
ing near tie stop, il spi;e + lie IL
eIerticns seoa began 10 5,az.. All
Of eXtingcisu!nsi. we're .aiu. IT,
ther being dry lid the pigd /
strong ION tie ocrth, il ~. ,sr.I
believed, thst ..e remaining psrt j
plsee WHICH bas escaped he rsy,aI
the esnf1agrsiion, Sea!d bs uns,It
laid 10 ashes
All The ko0ses in the di-e,,ja, )!
fan Is seIe lined siih peo5,e vii !.
els Ia then hsDd.. resdylo eqrttit,s
M ciDdtIs, a. they fe!i epon i. y
rany Of Nhith we're cor cred ~
carpets-bat nOtwI!bstsLdi.s -
glance and ACTIVITY, usigb.r 4 y
ing houses, bsrus aDo stores, ,osk 81
yerAI TINES, ~hiob, With sr5., e.
Wa. eItinguisied Itsas i1eset s
Of teyrorzHd esniB.fcD-eTe,r a.
uzde TO citar tie houses and ...H
their most vsiEzb.e oybtent., ga
nil sppszrspoe, must il fss n,,y
lie IN saeakIns ashes 4
But al the moment when III =.
Cd Tor iu.t, su9 ;lo'h.r- BIT ias,!,.s
siIucuen seemed IL a-sil tie tl,as
..ipd Eee.ed eat aid gave LIE &,
Eo fa,osab.e d.Tecncs. hus.s
iatsrpo.itleu ci dhibe p,crtsia.
re, {. xit-essei.
Tie te-se lea.uLed xxs v.r
bic b.iising. belonging 10 Ms,sr, &
AID Leui. Howe; AID Eas ois.sE
Nr. 6. HA;L.aay aud Mr.. Cots
icsl ,he Pliaeipai PsIi 81 tte.: FRI
clothes. a.. TIE C0oygs sAsy 4,
ed aary nes ea,ls b,l,rg.ug Il W
LoAti.s, al Of nLich yeir L1t-lsS
.aS,ed. To pTeEtst tie p'osna 4
IRE, ano.ber building, b=.yngl,.
.ips,ID, Nzs oeusiahed. Is
il Is With pleasure We safe "a
person xas isjEsed. tkgGsa d.. !,
Ma obliged I" iamP fooa sE:sT
tie seco.sd story 81 rs2se G. 4.
Hes are It's ?: pc pressed taVls
dei repeated. bat deserved Icds-.:5s,
We oaER,i BIT hope aIt : ssts:slE
esusruirat Pso..r 80 rrDsA1er u
lila day i c.iaGiiy. Y
Srg Asrtgr "a
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-09-13

Prssz tie Bar. Fs2srs, R=Tzhsocn-
SoS-TE Soxs OF Tsk CEASE
Awake fnpa yoUr sjzmbe-s We seas ea
tse osSss.
Tee 6Av star Is Ggantins % hisA;
% leave Ter moment rsur Chlues en-
i-zce.
A-d welcome - dssa Of the SKY:
Sweet EGh9 LIS risen ard gone 70 Der
5swI,
Where sisAing sbe wsifs fer the
hsre-
TSes W, jsyial hE5tSnen, s11 hsil fhe
Fv1Ks hsGr,
Thai gshs-s TIE glimpse a TIE Nora
Wax t,rua7a-h.k farxsrd-hsrk
fsrSara away!
No Sportsman esa sep Zfsr dauning
Il day.
TIE sszsd. are inpatient Their couple 10
break.
And brush from the meadows tie
Gee,
As sseszf than uisd lbey why'd Rsy-
E.na o'ert2ke,
Wssa tlncy uOE holds 70 their
view:
Then rosse run Toar slsEbers- re sons
81 tn chase.
Tae.spiTii III H-Or1 Is q higa;
TSsqsisA'd 1igh; 70 young day Is EoS
giEias place,
AID A. sra 'gsns 5lEsh n the SKY:
li.rk fsCaasd-AAk fS-Esrd-AAfk
10 sAHd, s-Sy.
Ne Sportsman Can slesP after break Of
tie day,
Tae lax Is preparing % ride In the
~ioi.
Asose to- pale shrugd Of the night,
TIA. pos pi,a TIE GsEa = 80 closely
oS1oiH'd
Is gloom Is sntsngled with light
Thsn aIIber hast. sPSF,sneo, ere day Is
tn ts;n,
AID witness the str-ggles Of love.
Hgs sweet arc re sEsTts ths, brinE in
ne DSrp,
Aud rroEE Der With blashes above /:
hark fsrHz7d-h.-x for~srd-hark
fsrSasj. AWAY
ssc-rssseAn CAB sleep after da~Bi7s
ef dsv. CLACUIAN.
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a, LAST beng -sbsked, our hes' Gre" las
dirk and stabsed gentleman The con-
ssouenoes of the wound beieg doso''oi'
he was taken into custody, and IL Wa
naturally SUI posed that be would be CEN
mltted to prison TIL the w'undtd RAJ :
.ife xas cut of danger; ard ibReeo 30 Lie
sashf to have been; but tie magistrate
tbssght. or pretended to think o'be"ise
AID in consideration that the 0nehee'
rss but . mere bpy-that IT Was only a
childish fraie-thst the child vas drnHk
=, the tine Of committing the oHence, ano
above all that his father Was Trend ano
scousintroce OF the magistrate, he vas
iIbe sted Of giving bail in 'eT! small
sum of none, ard oCr Lew Fetged Zero
proceeded to college with the addition 10
has other glorie. Of having commenced al
least tse uade Of On nSsaSsIH.
rRrmainder TO msrT0T. L.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-09-13

4 lersynan ira, cling road that
led from q Bvted tavern, overlook a
mar ~ bArse back. who bad iresicd
hims 50 kindly Nth good sigf, that
Bis body Was sabiect 10 constan,
vibration from side % side for the
sake If god company. be made ezer-
tiva to keep his horse along site Of
the clergyman's. tothe great hazard
Of losing lis sezt on tie saddle
.Friesd." said the Clergyman. ~ be-
ever Won Be. you seein 10 be very
happy IL hope. said the maH.
II ska1 Be happy in the next world !;
I know ysa very VEL. though You
are unacqgzistad with ne-yoa are
tho very faasa =. who converted Ee."
VERY possible. - safe The drrgy nan,
/" and i looks Ike some Of nv bNEg-
ling work. shEh 1 shall Be obiigrd
to DO oTe- ag=In.-
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--S0 * -
From TIC Lor3aa .4eatliy Iiasar.

From TIC Lor5sa .4e4tiiy Iisisar.
FACT
Rsi,t:zr 10 Il: .lsrgS's &c BealLs.
SeEe srals prs yi0US 20 the late re-
roiC;ioa il France. when the nobility
ret held Their ;lmosr regal donors.
a Mr.. yosng EngiishnaH OF
sor,une. ahS vs. ~ b:s travels. and
st0F,o.,d ia ans. used u speEi much
of - tine :. t5e hotel Of Jhs Marquis
dc BoasRe-Ri> hospitality and per
sona! accomplishments. Sea far on
ths rsiesm x NJ; and In one
P-r-cb FAMILY. even IN tie lreart Of
ihe mast tisSoia.e cCUrt IN Europe. ne
be- 10 snnbbia, .sJPiEess, cSuHCsisl
pusi-y, The yrTsansl srsoes f the
saagvAieaeSs. tsnash IN lie Saae Of
20 wears. yeI gave lo' sliBe,S - The
ss7tizFats Or mind thai - OIL = "a
se kRoAn, 90 he a3oTTd. She Ms
admired aud es.srs.ed By Mr..
a. her husband was reyerenosd and
loved. wher this truly nahle pair
Quilted Paris. for ibe oouHtrv. they
requested their guests speedily a. fo'
.oE them Mr. had ben some
weeks IN Paris after the deI-artsre
Of Lis EIaS;rious frieucS. ard was
pr--ariug 10 comply With iieir wish
=. when IL received : letter frla
the marquis. written in the Utmost
CONSIDERATION and anguish Of mind.
He had Iast the wife of his Sls9m-
she was tbealyiRg dead IN tie castle.
after having eHdar5d ne Fsias Of
short. ~; a rzpid illness-- she vas
At peace: but Ees him. his gtief naEst
&c eternal n has love"
This intelligence surprised ard a.
hctsd Mr., AID eager to console
his sugering friend. ke immediately
ST cfTfr nc CHATEAU. Wien lie Ar
r..ei al tie Village. Which lay al the
fyot Of the hiIl es which the castle
Vas situated. instead Of The stillsess
ursyrpathsic sorrow marking every
roza.eaanoe f9r The losss Of one whose
iaEnast s0sl was chzriiy-iRstead 81
this decent rribate 70 the virtsOOs
Sezd-ibe seIls rang aad she peasants
sere assembled, dascing. singing and
exhibiting every feature Of iesnE't!.
Amazed and shocked. BE inquired
Esh.st II meant The general reply
uas-H Tie m2rciioBess Is come 10
hfe~ Bexilder-d With bo',e he bard
" CHERISHED. he hzstsEed - The cha-
team. and there Vas receiTed wiki O.
pen zr1as BY the happy marquis
he led hin % the ckamssr Of has p
nizble wife ~ho tsznkct Hr.--
with tears Of grsfiiISe, for lie c"Ese-
iatiOn his Friendship cSd intended i.er
LerS. After tie frss hurried wiser
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-09-13

Dr. Yiachiaeli, AZ Pzsda. has pub
iiShes an essay .0n the reason sb.
people use tseright iaHd in preference
70 the LEFT He viii 10: aiIor custsm
o. imitation 70 De the Cause bGt al
fras that m left arm czhset be ~
sisIeat and ooniin5l molten. TII-:S.t
caasing pain In thc tsfs sdde becz#se
fhsrs Is the seat Of TIE heart and Of
ttse srferizl system. NztEre herself
Therefore, oo1pslsRan 10 make use q
The rigas hand.
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Frca tas Ciies Pa.yIgt AZ fr.
ANiIQLE 6LA>SE>;
Dis,crsTeS u Hzzb1sk, Mgr
.S.e rsTn.

Dis,crsTei n AzzeETsk, Mgr
.Sis TsTk.
Al cp;nica L eaiei Aissd :! /
vel informed persons u The |. Z
tnst tais ceantry BIZ al Ssre rsas'
ND, oesD Unlisted byacrviiizss 4
ssiO: ~ 10 settlement or ss.j.s1.l
ine s..s.e, AID 20 he Ezby cd
turri.atd - : rsngtaen THIS ops,E
tie remain. OF Publications tszL.ii
nsyte sdded tas DIS eTery Of La,
piec.s VI "a :, o: sirs-iar uolirg.
is,ei. mace IL Hamburg, Si,aaf
~.
[ have been fayofed sitb an gs
uity Of e,arnir-s one Of these sl,.9
on ne srts9Tay Of nv iafusEz-t. 4
ablsd 10 remark, tat they were Us
sbor; two month. ago FOn IL q
bsrrow in the town Of HzmtaEi 4
they eere igznd deposited n ~ 4
POI. Contiguous 70 this POT, 'sIS
iouud s s.Gli AID some eihsr ID
the hun..B fame. III. baTos,
posed rep-.itsr. Of The dead. : i
~ an gnc1l;irsted part u lie :o7.n
ssye 81 uecs ere growing 4Pon i,
uae tbs eICxrz-iun was: zone &
were jagged TO IL upSaTds CT NJ
n oSsus Ter. i
TIE glass which ! hsd 81 cFfcs.t
10 examine. land l an informed :
al aiike is in tie form Of : a.; n
shaped bead; -3oous.s;ins q
{ sIsparea, gree grass. eV'sT:d'
oP2ke coarse red eu.neL. Il = Z
l0ths ci al inch: - greatest " Z
AID ka,t ten:h cf IN iRch; ard s
81 tie iSbe = ION e IN IrcI. W
circle OF tbs bsre of this tube -
,ure, 81 The size o. = large bsedh
rating t. iGae fIem one ED t0i.
Tie enaDei Which csre.s tts y
transparent glass, sPpesrs 70 t,r
e'naDeniee Nth painting, IN Z
sea.b.ins ! sPiodle. or two il's's
6o,.s vi ! circle; bit taey &
hardly Percep,ib!e, a. the eesd,H
have 5sen considerably wUIn.
circumstance a,es, intic..n. q
the making u this bead, l., az
ensmelling tn; "a. bsen PeIiV'%
On tie eA;srusi snj internal 80,
The tcbr, pevloas to MS oeil.
with the coarse redenamel. I>a
e. smsl j, white. aud : The szi''
fa,e ii the tube uss nOs ,m5e' g
parallel sirie. ~ veiBs, eIh.o''I 4,
pes'ance . q white 'ine DEL
green tube aud red eEamrk i'ss,
asi!ia's appears TO me o nave
rot b. u'el;ips on any siire0-:
ton, Is IS Practi>ed :: me pc 81
bat by The effect OF clle.natira a Y
time N = low red heal. TlIs, ~:
viii depriS. glass, especially
Of is Transparency: aud ''n'" q
face white 10 q oertsia depih, M
The composition Of me t'H
l have Judged TO De SIMPLY 9;
sand aud an s,kzii prco:bl' W, Il
addition o, lime, o. NesetaD's ~
is hard, and will not feceH.
ike the lead glasses: and ! 20
from this circumstance, thsl - "A
lead in The composition. Is t%,N!
also, osirs to he impuEity +" :
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S5rzrn1l. Sd. !.
LATEST yReg ksLIIA.

LATEST yRe9 AsLIIA-
Er:rscf Of kdsJ tryn = rsspsc:ab.s
se=rxrzz ~ 81. .4sry,s- 20 sEsther II
is.s cay. dsf.S .izSsf 81. 1877.
Il went 10 Amelia I.lsIe yesterday
70 see hos or new neis aoe's ?. rgressed.
They sPpsa u De il higa spirits. snd
WEE msd Tor al attack fTcn ;be q
MAIDS The MO--isns, I'd sBolheI bn..
uOuauug 10 gan. and IS Een. arrived
yesie day f.,m Nev-YGk. The gan.
ssd men tor ,ks MUrgiaa. are corning 90
IL brig and s.OoP, ~nICh we're supposed
10 D. Of the number Of vessels IN Esh;
at evening, 1--WE o:i.s, TIVE scheOIe1s,
sHd Ole sitop.) &r. HsbosId. ate Sc
If of New ors, Tod ne bonds hao TO
D. given TO the anOsut Il 1900 Goll,-s
ina. tbey shcuio roi take sny arms on
board, AID LOT al0. hzA IS neD, which
aznber sss ihoSght - fhcssEi 10 navigate
the ves-ei. Large Telnfo' censE,s are
expected a. sooL a. tie sickly season IS
over. wen they vii proceed against Az
ga.tle. a proclamation. declaring East
and West Florida bocksded s.ief the
18th Of September. j. p3tiisised py oOn.-
aodere TssIor; and oil De enfe'ced by
the n.val force q the Tspiaal.e q The fls-
riics 1 lad sUnt coaseEsa ION with
general M.Gregsr. He Is Certainly !
very genueu4zDly nan, md hss nGch the
appearance 81 military character. He
speaks oonfdeEriy Of eeeedIns in the
conquest ct the cura;ry before the moth
Of December
Another let.e. to he editors SAYS,
- The tow Of Ferraudina Is iaoUrPoTE-
ted under general M'GHesor's aClsoT.ty
and has : mayor snd alderman. VIC
make naniciFal regulations. TRese IS .
police Office, Al which every perssn must
report vhen thsy arrive. and procure =
PassPort when ABOUT 10 depSr'. Tor which
Ihey have 10 paw fifty cents. a printing
Office has also been established; aad IA
tion.l nouey. something similar to the
ch.age biils Of savannah, EH; IN circala.
ton, signed by M.Gescr. Tie Patriots
~ this TINE can TePa!se hive bur drsd men
easily"
II the tesn Of Calais, in The county al
Washington. AID District Of Name.
there re new living, As fellows:
Two great grand parents, four grand
parents. three fathers. three not.crs.
three husbands, three wives, SIX children.
TOM grasu ck'ldrcn, tso great srsud
children The whole nsllber being onl,
eight persons. One husband and wife
have brea parents CT eighteen children,
tinciuding thee pair Of tuins) sixteen ct
shsn are now iyiug.
.inothr distressing fire ct Sag Harsor.
On Monday last .bOa; IL o'clock A. II.
: copper shop standing near The centre
o. TIE place, and Contiguous to the thick
esi part 81 the village WAS discovered on
IRE
Being filed with empty casks, and
other col5gsub.e materia. il was. in a
iezr rrsoFoeoTs pa-Far.tv snr.lo..i -
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The STATE If Connecticut lsays TIE
Be.tor Daily Advertise 4 tae IN inst-)
i entirely ont n ae5;, having in The ire4-
.ury the means far paying al oStsLtnd-
ing cisius. AID besides F"ssessrs fcrd.
ircIudins N. scteoi fund. snrguiing to
enc ui.l5on nine huudrtd and tcEtT-e5g1t
thousand three hundred ard strenty-Cce
dci srs ard iorty five osBt:. Tbs Is
decisive indication Of tie PrEdenoe Hltd
which tie peeshisry ziairs Ct that state
have been uslsged-
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E<.rscf q & -sttsr iron a rsspee:ahk sss-
..eu..z IN - J1hAs, Pesfo X &c. 3D.
sresses 70 his frisssd II Psi.sGsipAiS.
50. IaaaS. PofIo Rlo", Aug le.
aTas last .sie q ssl here VAS Al
SO 50, Gear of dBiy. TIE inieHiaht
has sslel, sdded SIX rails pes barre. ts
the foin d1u-Ehirh o. ia arsois
fran TIE uI.I-l States, IS Cow 81 80 per
barre. ST. TbeDss AID tbs pace >Tt
az tins ne-sni completely overlooked
win -four. Sggsrs a'e s 50 to g. per
100 lbs and eoSes il:t Is II cess per d.
Hides Is to B each
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Washington C,:y Sspt- IL.

The army eosrt martial. directed 10
assemble in this city. ocnrenes yeste;-
d.y: present all the members except ooe.
Colonel KIxe Is PRECEDENT a TIE court
slMu1I wILoox. Esq. If Pailsde'Fais,
has been sPpointrd tie judge advocate
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Prsz tie 8as- Fs5srs. Z TzhsocR-
Sp<G-Tx SoSs TzK CEASE
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From the ". York. Columbian.
THE SEA SERPENT.


The following letter received on We'd
nesday morning is interesting, and we
publish it with a view to attract our
coasters and citizens to the subject. Per-
haps it may lead to similar information
from other sources, and possibly be the
means Of yet taking this huge and ano,
malous visitor ia cur waters.
Rye Week, Oct. 81, 1917.
SILvAsus MILLER, Esq.
Sir, observed in the Columbian OF
the 18th instant. a paragraph stating that
an animal had been seen in Lons-lsland
Sound, corresponding with the descrip
ton of the Serpent lately seen in Glou-
cester harbor. That communication pro-
baby resulted from some observations
which | made to you and several other
gentlemen on the subject alluded to-
When spoke Of 'hat occurrence, had
no idea that it would become the subject
of newspaper remark but since it has
been publicly noticed, perhaps a more
part cular detail of the circumstance
may not be deemed improper.
On Sunday, the fifth instant, at ten
o'clock, A. NJ. while standing few rods
from my house on Rye Neck, observed
at distance to the southwark and east.
ward of Mr.. Ezekiel Halsted's dwelling
on Rye Point, u perhaps not more than
halt mile from the shore, long, rough,
dark looking body progressing rapid
up +.lnd towards N. York; against a
brisk breeze, aud strong ebb tide
Viewing it with my glass, convinced me
it vas a large living animal. His back,
40 or so feet Of which was seen above
water, appeared to be irregular, uneven,
and deeply indented. did not at this
time renaf:x that his head was more ele-
vated above the water than the ridges or
bumps on his back. Sumo trees standing
near the water, Rye Point soon inter-
cepting my view of him, I fastened 10 a
situation from which l obtained another
sight Oh him, as he passed that part Of
the sound opposite IleaP-stead Bay. At
this time he appeared t" be nearly in the
middle of the sound his body more de-
pressed below and his head more elc,at-
cd abSve the water, going with INCREASED
veloclty in the direction vt Sands Point,
creating a swell before him not unlike
that made bya boat lowed rapidly at The
stern Of q vessel. From the time first
saw him till | lost sight Of him, could not
lave exceeded ten minutes, in which
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land. determined! 10 ,epel with urtsuut
I'd vigur TIE alta Ks Of tyranny.
Margrrita will be reduced 10 ashes,
but she shall not b. e1.sldrfd. The emf.
my have sw"rn her destruction. and !,
appears q at she vii! soon have to walk
through the glorious fi"ld Of Mars. She
calls to the unprejudit ed pations once
more to fix their eyes upon her, and to BE-
the Il ectators If this new and interesting
scene, which shall aut less excite their
admiration than that which had di'used
fear, terror end confusion amors those
" no swore TO inthIall her.
Great and generous nations suffer no.
the phalanxes Of sur invaders to complete
their baEetul rurposes--to destroy the
peaceable inhabitants Of Marsarita.-
lave compassion, We men Of the present
age, on a small city which has given TO
the world sublime Lessons 1t civic viz.
tues, ard if. by your generosity, she
should be enabled to stand this glorious
trial, she swsars before heaven and earth
that the wise aid Vaior0us Greece, were
it now to exist in tie meridian Of lis for
mer glory, which had attracted the ADM.
ration of the world, it should doubtless
envy the great sacrifices which the illus.
trious defenders Of Margar:,a have been
knowi 10 offer at the halIowed shrine VI
liberti, erected BY the New World in
the nineteenth century.
.Nsrgarita. June l9, 1917.