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The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1818-09-01
FROM THE EAST INDIES.


New York, Aug 2lst, in I09 days from Bon.
bay. BY this arrival, Bombay papers Of The
Il 9th April were received.
I. Itseems that very little change has taken
place ia the interior affairs Of the British
Provinces. The war with the refractory ma
tons still RACES with violence and obstinacy
and details are given of some important sue
cess of the British arms.
Accounts from Calcutta, TO the 9th, and
from Madras TO the II th of March had been
received at Bombay. From these it appear
ed that CEyLoN continued in disturbed state.
Capt. S. touched al ST. Helena, on the
first of July. BoSAPARTE, be was informed,
had been very suIlen for some time, and
would not converse with any Of The British
officers. He has become extremely corpu-
lent, and uses no exercise, except an occa-
sional walk in the garden, accompanied by
Bertrand, bis only companion.
| laughed heartily the other day at the 10
genuity and presence of mind by which an
English Sergeant at law, celebrated for bull
lying and brow-beating witnesses, saved him
self from The indignity and corporal pain of
a good fogging. He had, it appears, on the
western circuit, most grossly insulted very
respectable gentleman in court, in the course
Of cross examination. The next morning
very early, the ins ed party proceeded to
the lodgings Of the advocate, with good
horse whip in bis hand, and requested of the
aerk to see has master, alleging that be had
business Of great importance with him the
clerk showed the gentleman into his bed room
where he lay fast asleep and upon his awak-
ening he was addressed by bis visitor, as fol-
lows -" Sir, am the person whom you SO
scandaossly treated yesterday incourt, with
out any reason and am come personally to
chsstise you with this horse whip for your in
science" Are you indeed" replied the
Barrister, " but surely you would not strike
a man 10 bed" No. sir, pledge my hon
or not TO do that said the gentleman.
" Then, by my merit" exclaimed The ser
geant, 81 will lie here till doomsday" The
humour Of the thought disarmed the anger Of
the affonted gentleman, and bursting into
fl Of laughter, he said, "there sir, you nav
lie as long as you like | will not modest you
this time but let me recommend you never
again TO hold up person Of responsibility.
whose only object is 10 tell the truth, to the
derision Of a court of JUSTICE" and left the
man OF law TO console himself--Engliss pap.
The following statement, Ways the Albany
Daily Advertiser, of the means at presen,
employed m the construction of the Great
Canal, has been handed US from highly
source for publication.
5000 men now at work.
500 span of horses,
200 yoke Of oxen.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1818-09-01
WASHINGTON CITY.

We are happy TO perceive that the cap
itai Of our republic is rapidly improving, and
that j, promises TO reward the sanguine
hopes of its friends. One hundred and
twenty one dwelling houses, in addition to
the extensive buildings erecting for publick
use, have been already begun, and will be
completed the present summer.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1818-09-01

Niagara Fa!as,--A Niagara paper men.
tons, that most ofthe crowds OF strangers
who visit the Eighth Wonder eftAe World
the Niagara Falls, pass over TO the Canada
shore TO see them !; but that tho best view
Is from the American side, where an archi-
'ecsis constructing flight Of stairs, by
which ladies may descend nearly 400 feet
from the preoipice, and reach the foot of
the falls in perfec,,ease and safety.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1818-09-01

Army Of Occupation from Francs bat
would feem 70 anticipate consequences
NOT the more favorable from the event,
If we may judge from the anxiety ne
displays to put himfclf beforehand in as
itrong an attitude of defence as poikble.
Mr. CoS5stf In the courie OF the
Wcitminfter election, Orator Hunt, who
had propofed himfelf as candidate, in
the cosrfe of fpeech from the hsltings
alluded to Cobbr,t's being candidate
for Coventry and iafd that he was a
friend of Mr. Cobben. Here there was
a cry of You are nols tie better for
fhat." He proceeded to fate that meet
ing had been holden of the friends of
Cobbett, and that Sir Francis Burdett.
Major Cartwright, and Mr.. Walker, had
been written to. for their aid to a iub-
Fcription towards the expenfes of the e.
lectian. The two latter gave no anfwer !;
bu. the-anfwer Of Sir Francis was read
BY Mr.. HINT, as follows:
"St. Jaulss's Plaes, June II.
"SIa--l am sorry that a fit Of the
| govt hould have 70 long prevented my
returning an anfwer to your letter and
! am forry at the fame time to fate that
Icmnos, as an honeit man, fupport Mr..
Goblet.
Your humble servant,
r. BURDETr.
Or Orator Hunt, Sir Francis Bvrdett
ieems TO have no better opinion than Of
Cobbett.--At the frft SpaEelds meeting
in 1916, Sir Francis was appointed with
Hunt to prefent the petition of the meet
ing TO the Prince Regent. IN anfwer TO
note, in which Hunt inquired Of Sir
Francis when he would accompany him
on this milton, he received the follow.
ing -
Brighton, Nov. 70, 1916.
SIR have not received any authen-
tic account of the petition you mention,
therefore can come TO no determination
respecting it. But this am determined,
not to be made eass.p paw of, and not
TO infult the Prince Regent.
remain, Sir, your mott obsdiens,
humble feryant.
FRANCIS BURpErr.
70 Henry Huxt. E9.
Il is hated, thar Prince Barclay dc
Tolly, lately deeeafed. was the ION of a
Lutheran village Cura,e, in Llyonia He
ierved from the Lowell rank, and receiv-
ed almof all his promotions upon the
field of battle. In 8o-, he commanded
in the battles of Pultulsk and Eylau.
Some years after he conquered Finland.
The battle of Leipsic gained him the H.
tie of Count. He received the rank OF
Field Martial after his entrance into
Paris, and was RATED to the dignity Of
Prince in 1915.
On the aft of June, nearly 400
whales were killed in The harbor of
Stornoway, in one of the Hands of Scott
land, by the inhabitants of thar town. |
Many of the whales were upwards OF
twenty feet long, and fifteen in circum
ference.
The Englih papers pronounce the in
telligence of a eonfpiracy in France
fabrication Some Of the Ultra Royal
lifts (fays an Englh editor) may have
beet very indiferest in giving utterance
TO their difcon,ent, and have in confc-
quence been involved in a plot without
being aware that they were confpisa,ors. |
BY THE NAILS.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1818-09-01
LONDON, July 10.

LONDON, JULY 10.
As every thing relative to the recent
Confpiracy at Paris is of great impor.
sance to all Europe, inafmuch as it fhews
the factious fate of France, covered a,
prefent by thin veil Of fpecious tran.
guilty, we renew the subjecr. The Par.
is Papers, as We aa,ed yeherdsy in =
Second Edition, are till moff oautiou1y
Client on the subjec:, and with good pol,
icy, for the French Government is fill
employed in full Development of the
Plot, as there are perfons faid to be con
csrned in it, who mutt have been urged
by an excefs of ambition approaching to-
wards infanity, but whole names we do
rot think it proper to mention. Though
IL is underltood to have been the inten-
zion OF the Csnfpira,ors, after the com.
pulfory abdication Of THE, KING, to place
MoasiEuR ON the Throne, ye: it does
10, appear that the latter was concerned
in the Plot. He was only TO be a fop-
zap till another branch Of the Blood
Royal fhoulc take his place, wao II sarn,
would foon have been removed, ard shen
during the general confu6on, war of
fashions would have arifen, and moh
probably haze terminated in the triumph
ofthe Iacobins.
The Traveller of the i6kh of Jaly
mentions that the Englifh revenue con
tinues TO improve with extraordinary "a.
pidity The increafe during she prcce-
ding week, ia itatsd At the rate of 400 TO
aso,ooo pounds.
The polar expedition was fallen IN
with. 10 the 6rN week in June, near
Spitzb-rgin, in lat. 70. 81, all well.
Several of our papers mention, that
great disorder and fumult prevailed
anon tic workmen at Manchester. Ill
the eoss.nen in the place, excepting
thofe attached TO three OF The factories,
had itruck FOR An advance of wages. Ii
Is faid 1t many thousands OF them PATS
in prorsiion through the freets, exhibi
ting symptoms of riot, and attacking
thole factories whole hands still! contin-
ued at work. A Manchefer paper eiis
mates the number of perfons who have
thus refused TO work, including men,
women and children, at from IL TO
1900.
The King Of prui7ia. and his ION, the
Crown Prince, arrived at Moscow on
me 10Th June and were received By
ne Emperor of Ru1ia and the members
Of his Imperial Family, with great asten-
ton and respect,
The Spaniih feet with roops for
South America had put into Tenerife in
distress. Lima, it is faid, is the place of
their ultimate Destination. ProyiGons
we're very fcarce and high at TenerifFe,
and contribution of D.I7o, 900 was le-
We'd to fupply the wants of the aeet. !,
Advices from all parts of England
concur in the statement, that " feafon
more favorable than the preient for the
growth of Wheat. was never experien.
ced !" and that the quality appears TO
be excellent, and the quantity mott abun-
dan, ?"
Il is particularly ftased, thar the iland
of ST. Bartholomew is to be fold BY the
Swediih government, for the liquidation
If the public debt of the Kingdom of
NORWAY. Who are to be the purcha-
lers
The King of Ptuaia. it is evident,
contemplates fpeedy removal Of the
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1818-09-01
E1TIRPd7YON OF DOGS.

A great many articles are published in
the New York and Philadelphia papers
against dogs. A writer at Philadelphia
sopposes taere is 1000 in that city and
among other plans 10 get rid 0: them, men
tons the following:
6 In the city Of Calcutta, the police
adopt an expedient to get rid of the dogs
more effectually than any adopted in this
country,G executed with less violence to the
feelings of passengers, than the mode once
practiced here; because il IS not praeticcd
in the busy hours of the day lin the car
ly part ofthe morning persons are employ
cd to scour the streets, and with bludgeons,
TO kill every dog they hnd, the animal is
then thrown into the cart, which. al a GER
tain hour, is driven TO the water side !; the
tongues are cut out, and the dead bodies
cast into The river the persons who per-
form this service then receive from the Po
lice Office, certain premium for every
dogs tongue which they present--by this
msans, dogs are not troublesome there
H. Hos Summer, and killing Degs C,fbout
Collars !sE-n
We every day read OF instances of thai,
most dreadful disorder, HYDaopHoBrA.
Whether this is the effect OF the present
extremely hot summer, or not, is imma
terial. The curse may come suddenly on
us. 1t is believed that dogs going at large,
sOithouf collars labeled NTH tie owners name
may be killed BY any one, and that law of
the Commonwealth, made expressly for the
protection Of our citizens, will Justify the
ract.
Ii this be the case, what more nh,ior-
THRONE aef can be performed than to hunt
and exterminate these worse than useless
Migrants
Who would not exult at having destroy
ed one source Of misery
~. b. Two an,idotes to this dreadful
maiady have lately attracted the attention
OF the public, and deserve more close obser.
Walton, viz. ScuLLcae, and great WArxs
PLANTATS. - Salem Gag.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1818-09-01

Progress oT Inlerc0uTse.--k will hardly be
credited as fact, though true, that at no more
remote period than 1888; there was but one
mail route in the whole United States, which
extended no farther than from Portsmouth 10
Philadelphia, or Baltimore that the mail
was then carried 10 a portmanteau by man
on horseback, (Messrs. HYDE and ApAxs be-
ing the contractors and carriers } that il pas
sed from Boston TO Hartford only ones
week, and this was then its most rapid pro
gress; and that now there are three thousand
two hundred and fifty Post Office establish
ments; more than four hundred and sixty
mail contractors and the mails are carried a
greater distance every week than the crcum-
ferance Of the globe. Mr.. L. PEAsE, OF
Shrewsbury, who is now alive, was the first
who contracted, in 1888, 10 carry The mail in
stages, in New-Engand and, with the ex-
ception Of contract made the year before to
carry that between New York and Philadel-
phia, in the United States To the assiduity,
eaterprize and perseverance of this gentleman,
is The country indebted, for great part Of the.
accommodation now SO justly appreciated.
.ANECDOTE or 4 JEWISH LADY.
The learned Sbickard relates the following az
fecting story from r. Abraham Leyita.
Saracen commander Of a feet from Cor
duba, in Spain, cruising on the coast Of Pales-
tine, took a vessel bound for Sebaste, with
some learned Jews on board. There was
one eminent Rabbin among the rest, called
X. Moses, the father Of R. Enoch, together
with bis wife, whose name is omitted in The
story, though il well deserved 10 be recorded.
II is only said Of Der that she was woman of
exquisite beauty and the brute ofa captain
being about to commit violence on her pier
son, she calls TO her husband (who was witS;n
hearing, but in cbains) and asks him in He.
brew. whether they who were drowned in the
sea should revive al the resurrection of IT,
dead. he replied in the words of Psalm
XVII. 22--" The Lord said, will bring agas;a
from basan; will bring again from ttae
depths Of the sea-" Upon which, she INN
diateiy threw herself into the sea, and VI. !,
drowned.
! Worthy Of limitation. The Mayor of
Georgetown. has issued proclamation. !, q
recting the police officers TO destroy all ~
found going at large in that ctr.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1818-09-01
HARVARD UNIVERSITY.

The annual Commencement at this Uni
yersity was on Wednesday last. The day
was very fine, and the company present, the
most crowded & respectable we ever remem-
berto have seen. The exercises, gave evidence
otihe talent and industry OF the graduates, and
were highly satisfactory to the discriminating
part of he audience.
The degree Of Bachelor OF Arts was con-
fered upon 81 young gentlemen, 10 OF whom
have been admitted members Of the Phs Beta
Kappa.
The degree of Master Of Arts was confer
ed upon 40 in course, and out Of course.
The honorary degree Of Doctor Of Lauus
was conferred on the Hon. Henry Brockholst
Livingston and the Hon. William Johnston,
Judges OF the Supreme Court OF the United
States and the degree of Doctor in DiUinity
on the Rev. William Wells, Rev. Noah Wor-
cester, and Rev. Hezekiah Packard.
The whole number of persons who have re-
ceiyed degrees at Harvard College since its
establishment is 4757, Of whom 4442 were
educated at the college. OF the whole num-
Der, 2734 are dead, and 1908 are supposed TO
be living. The number OF clergymen, grad
yates of the college, is 1891, Of whom 323 on
ly are living
The oldest graduate of the college is of the
class of l744, and there is one survivor only
of each of the classes OF l745, l746, l747 and
l749, and none Of l750 or 1854. -
The Tide z'urning "A Buffaloe IN. Y.)
paper, states, that in the first week of July
near 6fty teams passed through that place,
bound from the west for New England.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1818-09-01

Liberal OonG'son.--We take great pleas
ure in announcing the liberali,y sf The Wis
itors at Saratoga and Ballston, for promot
ing the objects of the institution, for the
Deaf and Dumb Mr.. Caulsdet, the pr;n-
cipal ofshe institution, having presented a
subscription paper for the purpose of pro-
curing funds to erect suitable buildings for
the accommodation of pupils at Hartford.
Connecticut, received, in one week, at Sar.
a,oga, nearly five hundred dollars, and a.
Ballston upwards of 800 dollars We learn
that gentlemen from Virginia. South Caro-
lima, and Georgia. banishing local consider
sficns and partialities, subscribed with great
liberaIily .-~G. pcsr.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1818-09-01

A convention for forming constitusion
for the State of Connecticut assembled IN
Hartford, on "Wednesday last.
Two persons lost their lives in Rich
mond, vir. on the 81 inst. from drinking
Ice toddy and punch, after being much
heated. Persons when very warm should
refrain from immediately drinking very
cold liquors. The temperature should be
bro't down previously by washing the hands
in cold water. holding vessel with cold
liquid in both hands minute or two or rim
cling tic mouth, and bathing the face. An
other person was found dead in his bed and
when he laid down, two hours before, ne
complained only of excessive heat.
The Sea Serpent is very cunning. He
has lost all the lunches upon his lack, so
that he has no occasion TO lay any part out
| Of water. He has lost his scales, TO move
the easier, his head is more like fish, and
he knows how TO keep his tail under water,
He is of a much more reasonable sizey no,
having occasion Cor such length or breadth
as he had before, and his truce with the
whales is so sure, that they keep him COM
pany. he is coming down 10 something
reasonable
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1818-09-01

-dpartee--The Patriarchs before the
Hood who lived nine hundred years. scarce
ly provided for few days and we, who
live but few days, provide 9, least fer nine
hundred years.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1818-09-01

The King of Ptu1ia, it is evident,
contemplates fpeedy removal Of the
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1818-09-01

The Englilh papers pronounce the in
teligence of confpiracy in France a
fabrication. Some Of the Ultra ROYAL
tits tays an Englih editor) may have
beer very indifereet in giving uttcrance
TO their difcon,ent, and have in conie-
quence been involved in a plot without
being aware that they were confpisators.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1818-09-01

Worthy Of Imitation The Mayor O
Georgetown. has issued proclamation. i
recting the police officers TO destroy all u
found going at large in that ctr.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1818-09-01

Il is particularly ftased, that the iland
of ST. Barthoiomews is to be fold BY the
Swcdiih government, for the liquidation
If the public debt of the Kingdom Of
NORWAY. Who are to be the purcha-
fers
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1818-09-01

63'0F5 1'uUs Iyf IoIU'
SiR--I have not received any authea-
tic account of the petition you mention.
therefore can come TO no determination
respecting it. But this am determined,
not to be made oass-paw of, and not
TO infult the Prince Regent
remain, Sir, your mott obedien,,
humble lcryant
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-02-14
Education.

flames a. OSWALD respectfully informs his frieuds
~ and the pnbc generally, THAI he has rented two
cOunUdous rooms IN Ianbafk hail. OF street. about
ITO yards above tue new EsnAs. lie will his
school for young gentlemen aud ladies', the in Mon
day of January next The Italics and females will
ny separate rooms, aud wliin instance be allowed
nrNor associate whilst al school. There will IT, cue
months vacation ia sumner, usual.
The TERMS of Tuition will be The heretofore,
viz
For the Latin language, the elements of moral e. natural
philosophy, the elements OF astronomy rheloric his
tory natural and civil geography with The Of the
maps AND tue globes, ransposiiion, English grammar
practically, bookkeeping, &c. collectively ndvidu-
ally, per annnn. .......................S5 80 o0
For arithmetic, reading, writing, &c peI:anDum 40
For Greek, french aud the mathematics, per an
mum, collectively individually. ca CO
lac above tObe paid III q'yuety imsialnents.An ad
for fuel. ink, &c.
t1' Enquire at Tanbaik Hail. oil at MIR. Robt. McKius,
The New Banks.
December 30. ,ttf
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-02-14
Congress OF the v. States
ss.... ..s......,..
lRsPoRrEp FoR The y. INrELIfcENGER.
In SENATE-JANUARY IL.
SLAVE TRADE.
January 81.

(DeJ0te concluded from, oa,. Edst.)
MIR. WILSON called for division of
the question OF The resolution, so as TO
take 1t separately Oh its two clauses.
Mr.. BARBOUR, observing that the
motion he was about TO make would SUI
persede that of the gentleman from New
Jersey, moved TO strike out the latter
clause of the resolution.
MIR. MORRILL, said, that with peculiar
emotions, lie asked the attention of the
Senate TO Il few remarks ON this subject.
Ii was with extreme dliiidence Ic rose 10
address the Senate on this occasion. /
am not insensible, SAID he, of The extent
OF the field on winch enter, nor of my
inability 70 explore if. A subject, sir. CO.
extensive with lhe world, in which this
extensive republic have an interest. and
on which, by their delegated representa-
tives, they may express an opiniOn-wlie-
Tier They will " use their best cbdeavors"
10 effect complete abolition OF the slSt
trade. Sir, upon this IT seems there can
be but ore opinion.
Coming from New England, where Ella
very IS unknown, my prciudices may be
strong, my views enthusiastic; bur. sir.
allow mo TO be honest, believe me sincere,
permit me TO he plain. In y. England we
believe all men are born equally free
and mdepcndeuf'--thu commences our
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-02-14
StOAy Point Mills,

k4'oS BALE without Tesetyc.-On Monday The 23d dav
a OF February neXi, will sell 20 the highest BIDDER
ne ABOVE properly situated on Appomaox river in tie
SVny % tuDeIiand-navigation to Peter sburg sDont
siNiy miles and The distance to Richmond by apd
carriage. ~ 'e'
rus establishment on account ofits magnitude and
stnahon, considered The hest the river The mill
mouse Is large with four pair burr stones uif the ma
cbneIy new and ia complete order good snrshonss
large clearinghouse nearly d0shed two cooUe sIons
aud backsnih's shop, two boats, a large and e,cci
tent parcel Of stsve timber Tor barrels and other pTos
" all Of WHICH will be sold after the sale Of the
There are lfy acres ofland belonging TO the mills For
the mills, one fourth Of the purchase money viii ne 70
CURED ia hand and tie balance one two ana three
years.
After the sale oftbe foregoing property We viii
auction the stock Of GOODS on hand about : COO on
credit Of six in0nths for all snms over 10
IT Those iueHed to purchase may be assured that
the property will be sold adversed aud is we'll gorb
the attention Of enteTprsimg There ~ no dam AZ
present. u having been carried away late iast summer
e1tihe timber for large scale is on the ank and
framed, together with the spO< The tiuter eli
go along with the mills In the sale.
J.B. wOODsON e co.
January ~. s2.tds.
II POoIPONEMENf.--The above sale happening by
misaAe Of the subscribers Cumberland cosrfdai n
wiz be postponed until the Thursday following the 2
instant, when II will certainty take place.
,. q. WOODsON & CD.