Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1817-08-12
miscellaneous aslfftiollS.

From the Phttadeih hia Gazette Of august /.
: We understand tina, Col. Wharton, OF
the corps of engineers, while on visit 10
his friends in this city, was arrested by or
der of th= Secretary of the Navy, in conse-
quence of charges which, have been exhib
tied against him by Msior Henderson. His
trial is to take place At Washington on the
llth August. Capt g. Stewart, of the ma
Wy, is President of The Court. We torbssr,
| at this lime, noticing the nature Of the
charges al!edged against the Colonel ="
NETWORK, AUGUST lin the Mayor
Court of'tnis cry OF tI.e 50 h al Miss Sal
iy Edsal received eight hundred dollars
damages, and costs, of 2hOmas DeUine, in
an action cf lander, for that the vile q
said Deyine Ca half sister Of the painliff1
had reported, that the plaintiff bad commi.
led prostitution with her uncle aud guardl
an. A most detestable scene OF perjury
and bribery was deyeI oped on he trial which
lasted three Gays. --Upwards of forty wit
nesses were examined /; when the jury
gave the above verdict, which they declared
was miligated, in consideration OF the situa-
lion OF Divine, who was brought inlo this
difficulty by the extremely shameful aud
scandalous conduct OF hisI wife and who
was answerable for her misconduct. Mr.
Bogardus, counsel for plaintiff, Messrs
Price and Hildrith, for defendant he
Jury who tried the Cause, gave a certih ate,
| declaring the words by Devlne's wife 10 b.
false and malicious, and that the character
| Of Miss Edsal was that OF worthy, desrrv
ing and innocent female. The parties be
long 10 Newton, on Staten island.
| From the .Nezv Orleans Gazette ofJuly 2.
PIRACY. The briggs Freeoye, De Mo
| rant, and Pomona, Risarde, both longias
10 this port, arrived in The river, few day S
since, from Campeachy On their pas
sage, near Sisal, they were plundered by q
small privateer, called the Mary, Captain
-, under the Mexican flag, and bear
log commission from Commodore Aury
She is known 10 be the same that was
| Fitted out some weeks ago ia this port, and
before her sailing, lay in front Of Matigny's
| taubeurg she is small clinker built yes
sci, with 70 or IA men on Loaid al OF
whom spoke English, and, We blush 81 the
disgrace of our country all appeared 10 Dc
| Americans. Ihe amount takeh from the
| Freelo,e was uncomfortable but they rob
bed the Pomona Of near Ia, 900 dollars ia
specie, the greatest part OF which was en-
sured III this city at Low preInium-T Eese
! Heeboo,ess gave the captain and passen-
gers 10 undel stand that hey would take
specie Wherever they mighl I'D it, with
out respect 20 the fig by which ii might
be projected. In ADDITION TO lo5bing them,
they abused the crews and passengers ID
| the most shameful and batberous msfner
In consequence Of this atrocious piracy
insurance on specie, Indigo, cochineai, van
| lila, and other valuable articles, has risen
from one half 10 10 per cent.
On arriving at the Salize, captain Mo-
rant reported the occurrence 10 Captain
| Morris OF the fIigate Congress, who, after
making the most minute inquiries IN tela
| lion to the vessel and crew, immediately
weighed and sailed in pursuit OF her. We
hope most fervenuy thai he may f6ll in
with her, and that the sconndrels OH board
may be brought TO exemplary punishment
The Rev. ELEAzRR THOMPSON FITcA
Of .AndoUer, is chosen Professor OF Di'inil.
in Yale College, d PORTER having dechn
I cd. Mr.. ALExANDEA vi. FISHER, q tutor
Of Yale College, has been chosen Adjunc
Professor of Mathematics, it being intend
ed that President Day shall al present per
form part Of the duties Of that Office.
/ 7 he officer next in command To Gen
M'Gregor in the expedition at Amelia, is
said 10 be Col posey, native oil Virginia,
In London Mr.. BUT has been convict
cd Of q libel on the Chief Justice, ard sen
fenced to pay fne of !0O0l. lie h*d &C
cused the Judge OF putting plblic hne ia
10 his own pocket, in a former case. But
salt! tie papers had stated him TO be- insane
and If he were il would be no wondei " from
| the difficulties into which he had been plum
ged ~ his introduction TO one Q, the great
est scoundreIs that ever existed, Mr.. Coch
rane Johnst ne"
IN = Cor,rar ..rrae;co him vpntarr.s