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Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1818-03-10
&EssRs. PRINTERS,

&EssRs. PRINTERS,
Twas pleased with the substance Of plan
lately proposed in the town of Boston, and
published in your last Gazette, TO prevent
Pauperism. That an inquiry into the cause
and an endeavour to 6 perfect cure" are not
unimportant, the prevalence of il, in this tow
FULLY manifest the propriety Of your inserting
that plan.
Having seen the repott Of a committee Of
a Society very recently established in New
York or that subject, which more particularly
sets forth the causes ofthat evil and proposes
remedies for the same, think proper 10
recommend a publication of the heads of each
for the consideration of your Portland readers
The report first states that the leading
principles ought to be, /. To relieve the ne
cessties of the poor. 2. To restrain whatev-
er tends TO increase poverty, and 3. To di-
minlsh in any class Of the community, reli-
ance on IFS own powers of body and mind for
an independent and virtuous support-lt then
says that the
CAUSES OF POVERTY,
are |. Ignorance 2. idteness. 3. Intemherance,
(under this head the Committee observes that
the money spent in purchasing spirituous Ii
quors, would supply the whole with bread)
A. Want Of Economy. 5. IuaprQdent and hasty
Marriages. 6. Lotteries. 7. Payn-5rokers. 8.
Houses ofM fame. 8. The Numerous charitable
Institutions. These they say, tend 10 pro-
mote relaxation of industry and reliance
on charitable aid, and are therefore not only
Intellectual, but increase the evils they are de-
signed to remedy.
To give effectual relef-B Barriers should be
erected against the enroachment of moral de-
generacy-to heal the diseases of the mind
furnish aliment TO the intellectual system and
encourage regard TO reputation.
REMEDIES.
1. To divide the city into districts, and
have two or three visitors in each--to advise
the INDECENT with respect to their business
the education of Their children, &C. &c.
2. To encourage and assist labourers 10
make the most oftheir earnings, &c.
8. To prevent the accession of poor persons
from other towns &c.
4. 10 unite with the corporate authorities
in the entire inhibition ofstreet beggary
5. To furnish employment by establishing
houses CT industry--or materials for domestic
labour.
.. TO promote an attendance on public
worship Teach before you punish.
7. To promote the establishment of Sunday
Schools.
8. To contriye a plan whereby all the spon
taneous charity ofthe town may flow into one
channel and distributed in conformity to a
well regulated system.
8. To obtain the abolition Of licenced shops
for selling spriuous liquors. Ga cause OF eau
ses) without which reformation will be impe-
ded--poverty and ruin must increase, and
helplessness abound.
If each of the 1000 retailers sell to Gas they
suppose to be within The trutb) 200 cents a
day, the amount would be 81 100000, sum
sufficient to build so houses OF worship al the
cost OF $4,000 each, and leave supplies for
other useful purposes.
Although remedies carn0t speedily become
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1818-03-10
ATIOREY, 5 ETPT~.

suhfr a. for tummonsng Wiushrs before Referees
-Wats on forfeiture If Reeogaa zsncs--soge.h
fr with araois every EaLs IN general uis. "a lale
at TEIs OFFICE.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1818-03-10
4heneum No. %,

Just received at the Portland Bookflore where
y iubfcriber- are requelted 20 call and receive
heir numbers.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1818-03-10

To the Editors Of the Portlcad Gazette.
You are requested TO announce in your next
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1818-03-10

Mr.. Hodgkins, in the schr. Peggy, arrived
at Newburyport on Wednesday last, from the
city of st. Domingo, brings intelligence that a
new Governor, Sebastian Kindeian, arrived
at the city the 5th JAM that he would admit
foreigners TO establish themselves in the coun-
try of Sumana-that for the purpose ofln
creasing the cultivation OF the Spanish part of
st. Domingo, he would allow foreigners TO
make country settlements, andhold plantations
for the cultivation of all kinds of produce of
the Island. At the time of the Peggy's sail
ing, two deputies were expected from Potion,
the object OF their mission was not stated.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1818-03-10

The Rev. Francis Brown, President of
Dartmouth College, has notified the public in
behalf of the Trustees, that il is their fixed de-
termination to. prosecute the suit commenced
by them against the treasurer of the Univer-
sitv, and to avail themselves of every consti-
tutional expedicnt for protecting the College,
till the question in controversy shall be tried
on its merits, and decided by the highest ju-
dcial tribunal Of the nation. The Trustees
express an undiminshed confidence that the
decision will be in favour of their rights, as
secured by the charter After expressing
their gratitude to the benefaciors of the insti
futon, and TO the students for their close APP
plication TO study, and their uniformly cor
rect and manly department, these faithful
guardians of the cause Of religion and litera
ture thus conclude " The Trustees cheer
fully commit the College, its officers and lis
students, to the care of that wise and gracious
Providence, which has hitherto preserved it
and which is able 10 make IFS severest trials.
occasions Of its greatest prosperity, honor and
usefulness"
The Portland gazette., 1818-08-04

Branch oft 10 the District oi Maine. & discourse
was delivered on the occasion by Mr. Reed, OF
marlborough. A Committee was chosen al the
same time to prepare Constitution for the Branch
proposed, composed of the Rev. II Packard, +.
Parker, aud the Hon. Judge Bailey. W
Ihe meeting was then adjourned to the 10th OF
June, at which time il was again holden at Wis
casset, when the Hon. Samuel S. w iide was called
to the chair, and the throne Of Grace was address
ed by the Rev. Mr.. Parker. The " Constitution"
reported by the Committee, appointed for that
purpose, was read aud with some few alterations
and additions adopted. The Hon. Samuel Free
man. was chosen President 0: the Society Rev.
Hezekah Packard, Vice President. Francis
Cook, Esq. Treasurer. REV. |. Nichols, Cores
ponding Secretary. Warren Rice. Esq Recording
Secretary--And the Hon. Samuel ). tide, Daniel
Coney, Matthew Cobb Prentiss Mellen, ,Lathrop
Lewis, Chandler Robbins, William Crosby
George Bradbury, Woodbury. Storer, benjamin
Orr, Jeremiah Bailey Rev. Nathaniel H.
Fletcher, Nathan Tilton, Freeman Parker Viii
liam Miltmore, Jonathan Huse; and stephen
Longfellow, Jun. George W. Wallingford, James
Head, and isaac Ilsley, Esquires, were elected
10 form with the officers aboveIa entioned, Board
of Trustees discourse was delivered in the
evening by the Rev. Mr.. Nichols, to numerous
and respectable auditory. The lively interest IN
the Institution, tia. was expressed by the Judges
Of the Supreme Judicial Court, which was then in
session at Wscasset. yas particularly pleasing.
The pext meeting viii be holdeu in Portland
on the first Thursday of October next, at the meC-
ting house of the Rev. Mr.. Nichols Tue Trustees
will assemble at 5 O'Clock r. NJ and the Society
at k--1he Rev. Mr.. Packard, is appointed to
preach in case of Lis failure, tie Rev, Mr. Par
ker, of Dresden. The. Corresponding Secretary
was requested to cause the above account to be
published.
The Portland gazette., 1818-08-04
GAZETTE .ss News.
PORT OF PORTLAND.
ARRIVALS.

ARRIVALS.
July 80, Arrived schr. Boat, Colby, from st.
Andrews, with Plaister-sloop Dolphin, Polleys.
from do. with do. and rind-Stones-31st brie
Lion, Freeman, from Baltimore, in ballast-sloop
Joseph, Stanwood, from Boston--Aug. 2, sohr
Hannah, Harmon, from Fredericksburg, with
Corn July 23d, in the month the river Kappa
hammock, spoke sloop President, York, from this
port, with Plaster, for Fredercksbure-sioop
Leander, Blanchard, from Roston, with Nahoga-
ny-brig Susan, Woodbury., from Alexandra,
with four-2d, schr. Union, Wade, from Norfolk,
with flour, rum and cigars---sloop Packet, Lowell,
from Boston--British schr. Friends, Calder from
Boston, in ballast-'ship Clio, Gardiner, from
Boston, with hemp and duck, to Messrs ]. Rich
ardson, II. Smith and w. Swan.-brig Milo,
Merrill, from St. John, with Plaster, to the cap
tain.
cLEARANcEs.
Foreigrr-July 29, cleared sloop Express,
Racklef, for St. Andrews-brig James Monroe,
Sawyer, for the West-Indies-3Oth, schr. Della
ware, Moody, for St. Andrews-31st, brig Mary,
Warwick for the West-Indies=-Aug i, schr.
Union, Blanchard, for st. Andseys-schr Seven
Friends, Drinkwater, for do.
Coastwsse,-July %, cleared schr. Return,
Webber, for Eastport 3Gth, sloop Abby, Morton,
for Boston-3lst, sloop Messenger, Porter, for
boSLoA - SAOoP oiAfC, OiAihWdLeI9 lof
Newyork.
VESSELS LEFT.
Schr. Frank, Cole, of Saco, for Newyork in 6
days, was at Madeira, June 13
Brig Mary, Of Kennebunk, was at St. Eustatia
7th ult.
The Pallas, Of Bath, for Savannah soon, was
at Liverpool June 10.
Ship Romeo, Oliver, Of Bath, uncertain and
Sophia, for Bath, in days, were at Port Royal
18th plt.
Brig Dolphin, Of Portland, 7days from Wiscas.
set, for Bermuda, was spoken in lat. 80, long IL
schr. BRAZIL an, Pote, Of Portland, arrived al
Philadelphia 25th ult.
14th lult. lat 27, long. SO, spoke brig Jane. IA
days from Bath, for Matanzas-a topsaiI schr.
from Bath, was in sight same time.
The famous Cleopatra's Barge, formerly be-
longing to Cap. George Crowninshield, Of Salem,
deceased, was knocked of on Tuesday last. at
l5,4 400 dollars, TO his brother, Capt Richard
Crowninshield Her extra furniture, valued at
about or 5000 dollars, was first taken out.
Halfoft the privateer ship America was also sold
u''der the harlp,er at the same time for 1000 dol
lars, belonging to the same concern.
Sohr. Catherine, Webb, Of fThomaston, cleared
at Alexandra 23d ult.
The Portland gazette., 1818-08-04
Jonathan Hagsop's VII

NOTICE hereby given to the heirs of the 60,
= tate of JONATHAN HANSON, lare Of Wind
ham, in The county Of Cumberland. yeomap, de
ceased and all Others concerned-That Rrizabe,h
Hanson and Peter Morrel have prefented TO me
the fublcriber Judge of the Court of Probate,
within and for iaid county an inRrurent purpor
ting 10 be the Ish will and teftsnent OF jonathan
Hsnfon, aforefaid, and sha, the T-cond Wednesday
of September next, is aligned TO take the Probate
thereof, at a Probate Court then to be held at
the Probate Otase 10 Portland. in faid county, at
ten clock IN the forenoon, when and where they
may be preient aud thew caufe, if any they have
why the fame fhcuid not be proved, approved
and allowed as the laft will aud ,effamens OF faid
decealed.
Given undsr my hand at Portland, this twenty
ninth day of July in the year of our Lord eighteen
hundred aud eighteen.
SAMUEL FREEMAN
The Portland gazette., 1818-08-04
Rachel Smiths Estote.

TO be fold by order OF Court at the late dwelling.
houfe of the deeeaied in Scarborough in the county
Of Cumberland, on Thursday ths ,wenti ell day of
Augult next, AZ one O'Clock ia the afte rnoon-Sc
much Of the Real Elfate of RACHEL SMITI5.
late of fad Scarborough, Splinter, dsceafed zs will
produce the fun of cne hundred and ten dollars,
TO pay the debts Of faid decsafed, with ineidcnta
charges Said Real Etats lies in.said Scsrboroux xh
and con,iiss of about quarter OF al acre of Ian
with two fma'i Dwelling Houses on the fame.
Dated al fzid scarborough, ,kic shisiieih daT of
July. 1918. PA-HS1. Ma.LIKEN,
<7dnfsaN 5fsis.
The Portland gazette., 1818-08-04
TYPHUS FEVER.

A humane and respectable 0orrespon'
dent wishes US 10 call the attention OF the
public to the sovereign efficacy OF yecst, in
cases oftyphus or putFid fever, 1 his SIM
.ple remedy hes been attended with the full
lest success, when the usual medicines oil
bark, sc. have wholly failed. in extreme
cases, two table spoonfuls may be taken
every three hours until it operates. DR..
Thornton, whose expe iepce'in this dsnger-
GUS disorder has been very great, from his
situation as Experimenting Physician OF
the General Dispenssry, which comprises
range of the most populous parishes "
London, has made frequent trials OF yeast
with the greatest success. In ST. Oiles's
particularly, among the numerous poor OF
that district, he administers in putrid dloea-
,ses after cleansing the first passages, moth
ing else but two table spooniuls OF yeast IN
some porter every TWO hourss and IN about
fifty successive cases not one has died under
this treatment. The remedy from lis IN
nocence and simplicity, is worthy Of uial
1t is remarkable, that putrid meat, if sus-
pended over a tub of wort III the act OF fer
mentation, will become sweet.
Cork Chronicle.
Surgical Oherdfion, Knoxville .Sa-
zette of the 7'h inst. states, that at Jones
Borough, in Tennessee, DIR. Jones, Of Ra-
leigh, (N. c. had, withrD te" days, res
tored vision to Mr. John Akin, formerly a
printer, of philadelphia, who had been ma
ny years blind, by touching the cataracss IN
both eyes. The same paper also states
that Dir. Jones had recently taken out a
cancerous eye from the head OF Mr.. iona
shan Young.
Agriculture. board Of Agriculture,
London have offered eighteen premiuns--to
any person who shall make and report the
most satisfactory experiments on solllng-
stall feeding--storing turnips--the TODD OF
horses--mangel NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. tor clo-
ver-mildew in wheat--harvesting corn and
hay-salt as food and manure-burnt clay
hogs-bIindness OF horses--and on keeping
farming accounts. And the board proposes
to give the gold medal to each Of such county,
or large district agricultural society, (as SHAH
make application to the board through their
president, for it,) TO be offered by them for
the best cultivated farm within their respec-
tive county and district.
The Portland gazette., 1818-08-04

ole that the knowledge o: this robbery should
extend TO every part Of the United States and
the British Provinces, that the thieves may not
be able TO pnt the stolen bills in circulation.
OF All Editors of Newspapers, by giving
publicity to this article, will render an essen
tisl service to the community, and greatly
promote the cause Of ofjustice.
The Portland gazette., 1818-08-04
High-Handed Robbery.
g1.5OO REWARD.
THE CUMBERLAND BANK

i THE CUMBERLAND BANK
IyNTAS on last Saturday night,
w tbe n of Auguis ialsaRt, entered By fafe
Keys and robbed of over
INo Hundred Thousand Dollars.
About ons 5.ndrss aiasfy ve t50s,aaJ dollars in Cum
berand Baok bills. and about sias tbas'aad dots's IN
bis of other Banks-About Esfesn bsndrsd d0hsrs
IN Cold asd sVs tbossand four bundled dollars IN aIi
yer A part of the fpecie has been recovered and
hopes are entertained that further dlcoveriss will
be made through the ezersions o. our honest citi
Eens.
\ The greater part Of the Cumberlsrd Bank bls
taken, were Fifties, Twenties md Tens.---There
are no ffSies nor twenty dollar bills, and very few
ten dollar bills, lawfully in circulation This cir
cumltaace may lead TO detection And aIigood
citizens eafneRy called upon not, 10 receive
any fpch bills becaufe having been olen they will
not be paid as the Back
Among The bills of other Banks, were perhaps
t60s,0nd dslia,, Of old Portland Bank biis and
about sbosfand ssLs,s of Name Eauk bills There
was alto five buntysd aoi!er so:s on The A4a6saie
and Manxfaesare,s BInk 10 Bottom
Whoever will de e6 and bring to conviction
the thief or thieve ihalI receive FiVf Hrad,sd Dol
toTs, or Ons ISox.and Dsa,s for the return of the
whole properly itolen or in that proportion for
any part of the amount which fhalI Sc reaored.
BY order Of the Directors of the Cumber and
Bank. JOSEPH SWIFT. cdNkr
~ B-Alf perfons are requeHed not TO receive
any bills of iaid Bank of larger denomin alton
than FIVE DOLLARS, asftty 1viH not 81 csis.
Portland AusuR q 1918
The Portland gazette., 1818-08-04
Rocks and Timber.

II HE fubseribers with to contract for the mate
fisls TO rebuild Pri6es' Bridge, about TWO
hundred and fourteen feet in length; the two
fhore Piers to be of Stone, the re6due of Wood
The Pier on the fouth lide of the river 40 be built
,bis fall, and the whole TO be completed 10 the
courfe of neyt feafon.
COTTON BROOKS, ,
JOSHUA RICHARDsON I Cam~ttas,
THOMAS BROWNE,
Portland, Augulf 8, 1918.
The Portland gazette., 1818-08-04

DIED,
In Hector, IN. Y.) Mrs. Gardiner. Being irri-
tated at neighbours child, for some trifing of
fence, she declared she would whip the little
devil to death, and accordingly started to 60 to
its parents house, about the distance Of Is rods.
She had proceeded about'half way, when she
fell suddenly to the ground. Her family ran to
her assistance and found her speechless they
conveyed her home, when she expired in about
ten minutes, evidently from fit Of anger.
At Woodstock, Ulster Co. n. X. in the 50th
year of his age, the Rev. JEREMIAH RoMEYN,
one of the ministers, and Honorary Hebrew pro-
fessorin the reformed Dutch Church.
In Norridgewock, 21st inst. Lucy Harriet,
daughter Of William w. Dinsmore, aged l9
months.
In Belgrade, Oath inst Susan Charlotte,
daughter of Mr. Charles Page, aged years
In Portsmouth, three male Infants of Daniel
Ladd, Esq. aged two days.
Fer san could blight or sorrow fade,
Death came Nth friendly care
These opening buds to heap'n conueyed,
.and bid them blossom, there
In B-ookfeld, Mass. Hon. Oliver Crosby. one
of the Senators of the county Of Worcester ia the
Legislature of this state.
In Westbrook, (Saccarappa village) on the lst
inst Col. Timothy Pike, aged 85
The Portland gazette., 1818-08-04
&o1tCa)1S:
U ROBBERY OF THE CUMBERLAND
pANK
Tuesday, August 4, 1913.


BANK.
On Saturday night last some daring villain
or villains, by means Of false keys, entered
the Cumberland Bank and unlocked the vault.
and stole therefrom upwards of tao hundred
h0usand dollars, principally in bills of the
Bank, (see ADVERTISEMENT This robbery is
unequailed in boldness and extent by any thing
~ the Kind within our knowledge in this
country. ltis 70 be hoped that every one
who wishes well to the community, and the
security otihe property, will aid in the detec-
ton OF the thieves and recovery Of the money.
1.-THE Banks can be robbed with inpuni,y.
there will be an end to business and public con-
hdence, nearly all the circulating medium of
the country consisting of Bank paper. As the
bills stolen from the Bank, are almost wholly
0fthe denomination offfy. sUenty. and ten
dollars, and as the Bank have none of the two
former denominations, and but few of the lat :
fer, legally in circulation, every person who
offers such bills to the Bank, or demands pay
fnent will be required 10 show how they came
Possessed OF them, as the Bank re fuses TO re.
deem such.
To preyer,honesi people from being in
Posed upon in taking these bills, il is dssira
The Portland gazette., 1818-08-04

NEW YORK, JULY %.
SPANISH SQUdDRON.

We learn from Cap, Mix, in a. days
srom Teneriffe, that Spanish Squadron
ofa frirs;es, sloop Of war, and IL trans
aorts, with about 5000 troops on board, had
touched at Santa Cruz, and sailed from
thence on the I'd OF June, destined it was
said Tor Chill.
The Portland gazette., 1818-08-04

/, was reported in England, at the last
dates, that Lord Ellensoroush was about
10 resign as Chief Justice Of the Court OF
Kings Bench, on sccorat Of i'll health.
The Portland gazette., 1818-08-04
Il stran Pic.

U
IWHcHING about 50 lbs. was taken up on the
" Cd inn by the lubfcribef. ia the Panure on
Mount Joys Neck The owner. by proving
property and paying charges may have him again,
apply 90 JOSEPH WILSON, Sd oppo6te
the observatory. Auguil a.
The Portland gazette., 1818-08-04

To the Honorable Justices Of the Supreme
Judicial Cours Of the Commonwealth of
i1assachusetts, az Portland, 61dy Term,
n. ID. 1918.
TOSEPH MORSE, ofGrsy, in the county of
a. Cumberland, yeoman- Kuubly shews, That
he is seized in fee as tenant IN common with
others to him unknown, Of tract Of land in ssid
Gray, 10 wit, The rssidue Of Lot numbered
eigh'y four in the second division, and the Girls,
Mill thereon. it being all that remains ofssi0
Lot sfier setting off Reuben Morses' part there
in SAID residue supposed to be forty acres. snc
your petitioners part thereof, being one moiets,
which be is desirous to hold in severalty.
He therefore prsys that after due proceed
ings had his said moiety may be set of TO hiT
in severslty agreesbly to the statutes in such
cases provided.
BY SIMON GREEsLEAr, bis Attorney
"A true cory-Auest.
GEORGE BRADBURY, cleFA.
The Portland gazette., 1818-08-04
.FIne Dollars Reannrd-

A BSCONDED from the suh(criber his appren
a tice WILLIAM n TURNER aged Is wears,
light complexion light hair, and about S fee, 9
inehes in height any oerfon who will return faid
apprentice 10 the fu5scriber hsil receive the
above reward All perions are cauiioned againft
harbouriug or tFuaing him on my account.
WILLIAM S. BENNETT.
Saith, July so, 1918
The Portland gazette., 1818-08-04
NJ 4RRTETl.

In Groton, the Rev. Samuel Woodbury., Of
North Yarmouth, to Miss Mary Lawrence,
daughter of Samuel Lawrence, Esq.
The Portland gazette., 1818-08-04

he SOON rose again, and played about upon
.he surfsce as before. Salem Gcz.
The Portland gazette., 1818-08-04

1T the Sugire1,e Judicial Court ofshe Coz,
nronzuealth of MassGehusetts, holden G
Portland, evftsin the Couruy Of fCuar5er-
land, end for the cornfies Of Cumberland
and O.Eferd, on the fourth 7ucsday e.
May a. d. 1918. 2"
ON the Petition aforesaid, Ordered Thss
the Petitioner publish an at,ested copy ofhis
petition, aud of this order thereon, three weeks
successfully in the Portland Gazette, the last
publication to be thirty days at least, before the
Supreme Judici aACourt, TO be holden at PORT
land, within the County Of Cumberland and for
The counties Of Cumberland and Oxford on The
second .T1esdayof October mex. that al PER
soas interested in the tract Of Land and Mill
mentioned in said petition. msy then and ,here e
appear, snd sheNw cause, ifasy they have. why
be prayer of The petitioner should not be gram
ed Attest CEG. BRADBURY. Clerk.
The Portland gazette., 1818-08-04
WASHINGTON, JULY %.

We firmly believe, aAer making ma
ny particular inquiries, that the cabinet
feelings, however fuctuatng or however del
;cate they may be towards Spain, are not
prepared 10 throw away the advantages that
may be derived by negotiating with the
Froridas in their hands. The chance OF
- war" or something like it, has put them in
20 our possession we haze therefore passed
che Ruoicon City Gazette.
FIRE.--The dwelling house Of Mr.. EIihu
Alden, of Dixmont, (Maine,) has recently
been destroyed by Gre, together with aiiits
contents, the loss is estimated at from 10 to
Ia hundred dollars.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-03-19
Fifty Dollars Reward.

WAS STOLEN from my Wagon in
w Alexandra, Ga Saturday night,
25th ult. Flat Top TRu NIX, covered
with black leather, about 2 feet inches
long, and marked on the tap with the lei
ters G. P. in brass nails. 1t was full
packed with my own wearing apparel,
and few books, papers, &c. The books
were, LIST yoiume fuckers Blackstone;
a volume in boards, containing the law.
of Virginia, as reported by the revisOrs
to the late assembly; the constitutions OF
the several states; Wirt's life of Henry;
Jefferson's notes Dobson's Pstrarch s.
with 2 or s pamphlets, and severa print,
ed documents having relation to the pro.
ceedings Of the late Virgin a icgl laturs
Twill give the above reward for the reco.
very Of the property and the conviction
OF the tibet, or forty dsllars for the trunt
and its contents. Application to be made
to John Jackson, Esq who can, it neces
sary, give a more detailed description.
CUrHBERT POWELL
Loudoun County, March ii lot
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-03-19
Alexandra, March Z.

WAS committed to the jail OF this
W county, a. a runaway. negro
man, who calls himself jazz EPpES,
and says ne was born free, and was rals-
ed in f,oudoun county, Va. He is about
81 years of age, S feet 6 or S inches high,
stout made, had on blue jacket and
trowsers. The owner is requested to
come aud prove property. pay charg ;,
and take him sway al erol-e he wils
be disposed of as the law direct.
JAMES CAMPBELL, jailsr.
March 10 I'm