Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1817-09-16
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Tuesday, September is, 1871,

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Congressional Election. III has been u
cialIy announced that Do choice va. ~.
at the election in July last in The en- !,
sixth Eastern Congressional Districts. IN n
fifth, MAJ. GIANT had precisely as many y,,.. J
as all that we're given against him--s t6st :.
vote more in his favor would have a.
his election. In the sixth. The Non. Tuos,.
kItE had large pleurality "A new tr;,)>
ordered on the 29ih inst.
We understand that on Wednesday IL
the horses in the Eastern Stage, in descendip,
the hin upon The north side Of Presump,cs
Bridge. set out upon the, run from the tor 4
| the hill, at which tine the driver lost The coo
trout of them, and thus situated lbey TN
furiously down upon the bridge, Tue leadinr
horses running one on each side Of the bracs
Of Tie middle post ofthe bridge, against whisE
the carriage, with five passengers IN il, W.
dashed to pieces, and Mr.. Wellington, Il
Fairfax, one OF The passengers, had bis ihirk
broken, and himself and other passengers ven
considerably bruized. What is surprizis
but one OF the horses were so disabled IS / |
prevent their proceeding.
Target Firihg.--We understand the Port
land Regiment, under Inc command Of CT !
joan L. SToRER, VIII meet Cor Inspection ind /
discipline on the Esd inst. at O'Clock 4 I
and that in the afternoon il is contemplate I
devote considerable time in firing al ts5gsf, i
and that gold medal and other articles ga |
be awarded TO the best marksnen. Tha1
the only efectual method of acquiring apsas
teal knowledge Of gunnery. One day us /
spent will tend more to render the mils1
efficient than weeks spent as it is somsiius i
From the Portsmouth Oracleof Saturday lsa
On Monday last the sloop Aurora, Cad
White, Of Portland, arrived 10 THE harkn<
and landed at Newcastle eleven passensea
their baggage and several thousand Spani&
milled dollars and some Spanish goid. Fir
Of these persons after procuring an excha1s
Of nearly FIVE thousand dollars at one Of r.
banks in this town, for United States BAD
Bills and American gold coins, lelt Poas
mouth early on Tuesday for Boston. Son
circumstances DOT within our knowledge h,f
Ing TRANSFERRED, the Collector sent down u
river and seized The sleop and took out d be
tho priests of the Romish Church, and W
soon after discovered thai four other oil
passengers, which were landed from he slo4
were IN town These persons. on being \
ierrogated, stated in substance. that they 81
ed IN May last from Baltimore in the Span
Patriot privaieer "Congresso, under = n
command of Capt. Almeida. on crax
that the Congresso fell m with and caPiya
several vessels, and after having taken ya'n
bic goods out ofthem, sunk, burnt or des'n' II
ed them; that from one of the captured g il
sells the two Romish priests, were taSf' N
that several weeks since, lno one OF the %
being able 70 state the precise time TIE t@ IN
gresso captured valuable ship, bounf =.
voyage from the Havana for Cadiz, o'sa
with sugur, rum, coffee. molasses, p's' r.
and some specie that after The eap'aF
the vessel, her crew were taken oui ah ri
prize crew often persons usder The eo11z
OF Capt. Diggs, and the two priests rsr
on board, and the prize ordered for D. 4
Ayrcs; that four or Eve days after p'ns* =
with the Congrcsso, some of the crew -
BY man OF the name of Davis aox C. rI
sion Of The vessel and sieerad her col* y
Portland in the District Of Mail1e ~ <
vessels arrived of Portland about 10 dsy'
and Davis went on shore in flshsne g
snd the day afterwards returned VIA
Shops and commenced unloading 'he = =
and that on Saturday last he whole e, I
The prize. excepting Davis 'ser
board. OF The Aurora, and cF6rSst = N
for New-York. These pes<ns ~
when they len the shin. she bad al ~ y
out excepting ABOUT fifty puncfeoa
and that Davis distributed several ~
dollars Of prize money among llfn'
The vessel above alluded ~. xs nnae 8
a ship which had = piece Of CANVASS nss,-s
stern. with the name al" john q ApDs'-
ed on it.--After she bad discharged aer I
was deserted hv her crew. and he's since s
I'd ashore nc Cape Elizsbeth~-hs< The rss.5
ped of-and The place where hFr 81 FL ~
MAS painted appears to have besn rrcsn..
ossrs--The suhject has occns oned eoarge
! yersation in town, but Is ~. Riaktk -
Attorney in Bo~or, ard ~ MsrhM
tFict, are 10 town ia essIg afine f5e ~.
der g. bring the natser before isfh
| deem Il imrsor~r 70 feju see The eise, -
any fsFsht r,rs iculsrs uattl the uFsr''v 81
csosed--EDSSpns G4@frEA