Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1817-05-20
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Entrances aud CieGrances al he Custom House.
May 18th, arrived soop Lark. Trow, from Lu
beck, VITA dry fish -ioop Caleb Strong, Stan
wood from boston--fiih, schr. Planet, Racket
from Newyork, with Iogwood. mahogany aud
nour, TO Cobb & CIap-schr. Susan, prentiss, from
Newyork, with Flour, to Wood & Emerson---sch
Despatch, Sawyer, from Bosrn--sloop Packet
sturdiyant, from so-schr Relief Baxter. FROM N
YORK, WITH hour and corn TO the caplan--sehr
William fiitie, from Baltimore, with nour-schr
ilsley, Blanchard, from do. with do-schr Nelson
cutter, from Barustable with corn-brig Edwin
Sawyer, from Boston, with moasses and Tar. 20 b.
/. Chase-sloop Union. Johnson, from Boston,
with corn, &c.-sloop Messenger, Lowell, from
Bostof-ioth, British schr Friends Calder, from
boston--schr. susannah, York, from Wilmington,
del. with Flour, TO the captain--sloop Joseph,
stanwood, from Boston, with -four and hemp
British brig Alice. Farweather from Phladel-
phia IN ballast--l7th, schr. Royal Hope, Nichol-
son, from Newport, r. 1. in ballast.
cLEARANcEs.
| Foreign--May ii, cleared sloop President. Y ork
for st. Andrews-tJtl. brig Eliza, Gruby, for
Guedaloupe.-i9th British brig 1Merino, Lauchlan
for Berbiee.
Coastwise--May 18th, cleared sloop Votary,
stockhan. for Boston-t7th, sloop William, stani
ford. for do.-sChr. Orient, Patch for Baltimore
sloop Messenger, Lowell, for Boston.
sHIfPING MEMORANDA.
Brig Louisa, Ayres from Phiiad. for Havana
has been lost on Abacco. Crew and most of her
! cargo saved.
schr. Adeline, from Savannah, for Havana, has
been wrecked on Abacco. Crew saved.
Since the month of Sept. last, SO sail of vessels
have been wrecked on Abacco, and property 10
the amount of three hundred thousand dollars from
them has been saved by the New Providence
wreckers.
At St. Jago de Cuba, April 90. brig Argo, Rob
inson. of Portland, to sail 10 10 DAYS.
At Bermuda, April CO. schr. Dolphin, Foiger,
| from Ihomaston, dischargins. Prices at B. corn,
80 and dull rice, so; nour, f8 yellow pine
lumber 40 10 50 W. d. slaves 25. to 80: shin
giles, 5; Tar 5; Pitch, so. Markets at Havana
glutted with all kinds of American proJuce--honr
Is beef, 9 pork, IS; fish, $50.
Ar. at ST. Georges, Bermuda, April 18th, sch
Cascc, Gordon, of Portland, from Newyork. The
Nautilus, Mayo, of Portland, has ar. at Honduras,
in very eaky conditon.--schr. Aristdes, NJ
tarland, Of Bristol, (Me.) from Turks.Island ar.
| at Plymouth IN. O.
At. Moran, Mast. April 10th, brig Hunter,
Gould of Kennebunk, to sail 10 10 days.
Boston Mag f0fh-Ar. schr. Beaver, IL DAYS
| from the Island of St. Johns WI Left brig An
gonora, Crabtree, dischargng-a brig belonging To
farpswetl, from Wilmington had touched and sail
ed Tor market. Spoke lat. 25, long. Is, brig A
merica OF York,6 days from St.Thomas, for Ports
mouth.
Brig Edwin, Sawyer, of Port's1d--left, NAV
%, brig Castor Winslow, loading, for Portland
brig Gratitude, Drnkwater of do. do.--brig Pa
ciic, Blake, of do. do.-brig statira, Freeman, OF
Portland discharging--ship Neutrality, Norris do.
do.--brig Fame, Stanwood, had sailed for Russia
18th brig Alfred Rofe, of Portland, Is days
from Pt. Petre-tjth, brig Oliver, Bourne of
kennebunk, 20 days from Havana
Vessels spoken-ln lat. II, Ion. So ship Diana,
stevens Is days from Wscssset, for Liver pool ;
ship Thomas and Edward, of Bristol, (Me) 8 DAYS
from Newyork, 2fst ult. in lat 81, Ion. II April
18th, oft Il. Thomas ship Mary Barker Of Bangor
"a days from Ivica for New Orleans; 18th ship
cumberland Odell, in lat. IL, long Is, from S +
vannah for Liverpool.
| Accounts from ST. Barts. of April Goth, saw,
Duties and Port Charges are TO be reduced as low
as any other neutral port, price of American pro-
duce advancing.
Ar. at n. York 7th inst ship Martha, Freeman.
IA days from Liverpool with salt and Goals to John
h. Howland--en the esd April the Martha was
struck with lightning which shivered the mainmast
went through the deck. split the main beam. killed
the LIST nate, Pr Clark, of Cape Cob and Henry
sImble, seaman, and knocked every man down
that was on deck.-Brig Mechanic, from Cape
Henry Havti-Mr. Pratt, mate of the ship Gov.
lUrIswold, was imprisoned at the Cape months
and fined 200 dollars, by order Of Christophe. for
dragging one of his soldiers out of his way on
board
NEw-yoRE, MAY IS.
Arrived, last evening, the new steam. Boat
Massachusetts, threeweeks from Philadelphia, in.
tended TO ply between Boston and Salem. o.
! Saturday the exhaust pipe burst, which -endere,
the Engine useless. On Monday. she was taken
IN tow by the schooners Washington aud Hamil,
ton, from Barnegat for New York--t blowing
fresh, after rowing six hours, parted the hawser,
ard left tie Steam Boat. Next morning the wind
being light from the Southwark, made sail, and
succeeded in reaching this port. The Massachu.