Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1818-01-06

at this village, only Y miles distant, there
was not enough to cover Tie ground"
A Post Office is established at the village ia
the n W. part Of Hallowell, commonly cal
led the Fork OF the Roads, by the name oil
HallogreH Cross Roads Posi- Office, Col, JESSE
ROBINSON is appointed Post Master.
By the death of the Princess Charlotte. the
Duke of York becomes, after the Prince Re-
gent, the pTesumptive heir 10 the British
Throne. The Dukes of Clarence, Kent.
Cumberland, Sussex and Cambridge, follow
the Duke Of York, in succession. None OF
them have legitimate children, and the youn-
gest Prince is in his 43d year. The Prn-,
cess Royal, is the Dowager of Wrtemberg,
and has no children. The Princess Duchess
OF Gloucester, was married in 1916, and we
believe, was lately delivered of still born
child. The three other Princesses have new
er been married. The King has nephew in
the list year Of his age, and niece IN her
44th, unmarried.
Accounts from Gibraltar, 10 Nov. %. The
Am. Squadron still remained there An Alge-
rine Squadron appears to have been still out at
this date. Ii was reported Spain had ceded
Minorca TO Russia for 12 sail Of the line
THE INDIAN WAR.
The Savannah Republican Of the 18th uIt.
states that more lives were lost in the late at
tack uponLt Scott by the Indians than was
at first supposed, 1t appears that 1t Scott,
"A men, 10 women and children, were kill
led, making in all 3d. The clothing for the
4tb regiment, under the guard of Scott, was
also taken off by the Savages.
The Cherokee Indians are said TO have Kill
led 80, and taken 100,of Indians with whom
taey are at war and destroyed the crops
and burnt the town OF the Osages. 1t is said
a number of scalps taken, from the whites,
were found in the bags of the Osages.
Among the awful warnings against the in.
temperate use of ardent spirits, we notice a
late instance of Frenchman who was found
in Montreal, lying dead in the mud, with a
bottle OF rum by him. In attempting to cross
. field in the night, he is supposed to have
stuck fast in the mud, from which he could
not extricate himself.
1t is not so extraord mary that Mr.. Mon
roe should have ordered the suppression of
the establishment at Galveztown, as that Mr..
Madison should have allowed the one at Bar
rataria to have existed so long as it did.
The Legislature of oouth-Car-
olina has passed an act, which we think must
be illegal, 10 permit the introduction of Ne
groes into that state. How far this contra
venes the law of the IT, S. abolishog the
slave trade it will be for the national courts
% determine.
Miss Harvey, The Abiness, now exhibiting
n Newyork cannot but be regarded as very
curious prodigy of nature-hair of milky
yhisness and silky soflness-eyes Of a pink
collqf, but changeable as viewed in different
present an appearance so
singular as to attract great numbers of visitors
both male and female. 10 other respects
Mss Harvey appears as an intelligent and
we'll bred lady.-CoItmbian.
1t has been remarked that Of all the fine IT,
les Of which Napoleon has had the picking.
here is nothing left but the bare Bony part.
AT Alexandria, a Confectioner advertises a
Plumb Cake weighing eighty pounds.
The effects otJrigh.-Two sabbaths since.
p the evening, in St. Mary's church, Car
isle, boy about l2 years old, fell asleep
and was left unnotced in this situation when
he congregation was dismissed. In the
morning he was found senseless from the fear
which on awakening fell upon him and should
us bodily health return, it is doubted if his
ntellects will ever be restored.
.Nesark Mer.