The Portland gazette., 1818-08-11
NOTICE.

1
! state, dated June I, 1918.
Sir--I have the honour 10 reply ~
your letter of the Gath ul,. and to remark
that The construction given to The term.
= reduced circumstances, by the depart-
ment as used ia the law, is, tha: the apDli-
cant for pensions shall nor, By his o4vn Ia
6our, or by means zviftnn himself, Be o5Le 70
| sahhort himseLr without The aid and as,,s-
lance oesis country. MID Standard.
We are happy TO see, by late English
| papers, that education was making rrea,
progress on the continent of Europe as well
as 10 the British Isles, particularly n
France, where the Lancas,rian system ia
much encouraged and very generally =.
dopted. Sovereigns begin 10 discover ,ba,
there is more credit and more security in
reigning over an enlightened than over an
ignorant people and eyen that larger rev.
enues may be drawn from the former than
from the latter, and with greater facility.
ALBANY, Auo- 3--The Upper Canada
reiormers have backed onr, and vast ouan-
tlty OF genuine, modern, patriotic gaz has
been wasted to no manner of purpose.
The British schooner FRIENDSHIP, Can't,
Wiley, arrived at Savannah On the 23d of
July, In ia days from Jamaics, brings an
account, that the Patriots under;Cen Boil
liver had been recently defeated By the roy
al forces.
Solemn Warning "A letter dated al Char
lotte, in Vermnnt, on the 18th of July, thus
remarks -" cannot, upon this solemn
occasion, forbsar giving the earliest caution,
to my fellow citizens, who are ensployedin
the lahours Of the field.
Con Saturday the llth instant, in this
town seven young men fell victims to the
excessive heat---and their own 'impru.
dence.-The funeral procession of one Of
them, is now passing
"Cut down and wi,he,,d in an hour,,s
"The others, most of them, in hope
less condition"
One more epidence Of tie s6seacions c,sal,.
~ Of Pqssassiavay IN curing Cancers.-James
Lewis, OF this country, has called upon us
and wishes US to make known. that he was
cured of q very large Cancer by the use of
PipsissI"ay tea, and strong decoction of
the same which he applied 10 the sore, in
the space of three weeks time. The cancer
was on his cheek the scar of-which Is still
visible, and shows II TO have increased 10 an
alarming degree. He likewise affirms thar
It will cure other eruptions.-Ken Gsx.
Duringsthe last session of the Legislature of New
Hampshire, petition from Mary Dyer. -epre-
senting the wrongs she had receive6Egom So
ciety OF Shakers in Enfield, and praying to have
them redresse6, was presented to no effect Hay-
ing no one to besrend or protect her, and bein<
desitsse OF the sneans Of prosecuting tae business
any further, she has eppealed to the humane and
benevolent feelings Of the public in a pamphlet
written by herself--in V hich sac has pourtrayed
the corrDpt feelings and prscf ices Of those peope
in such manner as to draw forth the fojlouine
etusion in her behalf, in the last Boston PeIla-
dunn
1NARY DYER.
F,oh sxperi! quanfum mOrtaiia peesora coca Noe
hs hG6ent.
A Pamphlet has recently issued from the
press in this town, purpor,ing 10 be the
Snferings Of Mary Dyer, occasioned by the
Society Of ShGkers, established in the town
OF + nfeld, New Hampshire. Ina country
like ours, where every citizen isentitlcd to
the free exercise of his religious privileges,
il is highly impor,snt that this Invaluable
rights should be secured under the guar
antee Of every legitimate safe guard Hap
PLY there is disposition iD TIE feelings Of
our citizens 10 extend tie most liberal char
iy towards the professors OF every denom-
ination or religious sect in the community.
LIN political point of view il is a matter
Of no consequence as to the peculiar tenets
ofany one Society.-Morality is the greet
foundation, and If the citizen is virtnczs and
honess, tits all the body polite have right
to ask.--While such is the obvious duty Of
the public towards individuals and societies.
there is an obligation ofthe strongest na,nre
upon those Societies or individuals thas
these privileges shall not be abused.
The statement of Mary Dyer, appears
70 be made without any kind ofart, and is
corroborased By the testimony Of great
number of witnesses, which carries with il
the face of truth. The names Of more than
6ity persons are used, as being acquainted
with some parts uf the facts, and as wines