Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1817-08-05

Koch, and Ketched, for caught
Lii, Tor lighted.
Seed, for saw.
Sence, for SINCE.
Them, for those.
lMr Silliman remsrkes in England avery
singular perYersion OF the neuter verb be-
long Il was made active, and used to ex-
press possession. as-My Lord a. te.Ongs
this held.I
These words (says the Intelligencer) we
think oughtto be condemned and banished
from the language, without the formslities
Of decision BY critical tribunal There
are some other words In pretty general use,
even among our best speakers and writer's,
which are not sanctioned by British Lexi-
cographers. Among those are classic,
constituting class classification, the act
of arranging or state of being arranged in
class nlihtafe, 10 oppose or contradict
NOTICE, used as verb, to observe or regard )
chore, a small Job of work, and doubtless
many others, which We do not at present re-
collect. The words last mentioned are to
be found in Mr. Webster's Dictionary but
would probably, be stigmalized as dneri-
canisnis, by British critics. he word guess
is genuine English word, but is some
times improperly used where there is no
doubt in the case, as-I guess this is fine
day. Lag, preterite of the verb 10 lie, is
often improperly used in the present tense,
as the book lays on the shelf-the vessel
LAYS at the wharf The word 6aG is some
times improperly used for much, as-I want
pair of shoes very bad not that the spea.
ker wishes for bad shoes, but is in great
want of shoes.
1.-THE conductors of periodical publica-
tons would sometimes condescend TO take
notice Of the prevailing unjus.ihable anom-
allies, which have tendency TO corrupt the
English language, they would do much
towards preserving its purity.
Groves, who was tried at Bristol assizes,
has, for the last seven years, been the ter
ror Of all Bristol, Gloucestershire ard
Somersetshire, he has organized and train
ed desperate gang to assist him in every
act of infamy and delinquency and al
though he has been often tried he has in-
variably been acquitted upon some legal or
technical informally. His boast is that he
will not BE- hung until he arrives at the age
of for;y.-On the night before his trial he
published the following couplet;
"Grego Groves has nothing to fear
From BombaZzt or Kerseymere."
Upon being questioned some time since
about The distress Of the times, he observed
=" All they are very great have dip
ped into hundred and fifty farmers peck
cts, and have not found shilling"
TO quiet the approximations of some Of
The n f1ubicans of Georgia, some one has
given assurance that M'Gregor does not
intend to give liberty to the real slaves
the blacks. But his present views may be
altered by circumstances
Assurances are also given that blacks
running from siaUery will not be received.
Accounts from New Orleans 10 the cad
Of June, state. that appearances indicate
the most plentiful crops Of corn and cot.
ton ever known IN that part OF the country.
NORFOLK, JULY2 q.
On Saturday last arrived a, this pert, in
the brig Helen, from Kirkaldy, lOl pas
sengsrs, men, women and children, al na.
tiyes OF Scotland They are going on to
the westward in search OF situations adapt
ed 10 their native ha5is2 OF snsetptizs and
industry