The Portland gazette., 1818-07-07
From, last Tuesdag's Argus.

" II is with regret that we have to inform
The patrons of the Argus in the towns OF Bux-
Ton, Limington, Parsonsaeld, Sanford, at Sal
p'on Falls, Cornish, Limerick, and all in the
County of York, who have received their
papers by Mr.. Tucker, the Post-Rider, that
the direct communication between that coun-
ty and Portland, ceases Tomorrow. BY some
strange and to US, unaccountable manage
rnent, the post route to that part OF York coun-
ty whose intercourse has for nearly twenty
year. been carried on and facilitated through
this medium, is discontnued--and in IFS stead,
the Post commences at kennebunk, and after
performing his rout, is confined to that place
on its return Those therefore whose con-
Germs connec: them with Portland, must eth
er receive their letters through kennsbunk,
or be deprived of any regular conveyance 10
this town. Whether public utility was con-
suited in this establishment, is yet to be learnt
This we will venture 10 say, that had the IN
habtants OF the towns mentioned, been aware
of this alteration, not one in one hundred
would have given his assent--and we enter
tain hope that their extreme disappointment
and almost total exclusion from the means OF
obtaining the newspapers and letters in their
usual course, will induce them to represent
this grievance TO the proper Department.
This new arrangement OF the mails will
obviously be detrimental to this place, nor
have we any doubt that experience will shew
that he injury will not be confined to US.
The towns We have mentioned are but little
connected with kennebunk in business, but
are all connected with this place nor by any
arrangement of the mails will it be possible 10
make business centre in Kennebunk. This
innovation viii be to them serious inconve-
nience, nor will it be compensated by any
new advantages"
TThe alteration above described might well
be called " unaccountable," did we not know
it was effected by the zeal and influence OF
John Holmes, Esq to whom the public are al
ready indebted for SO many changes and con-
trivances, devised solely for the qualification
of his own private and selfish views. 1t is
well knswn that this rout as now arranged, is
a most serious inconvenience 10 the towns of
Buxton, Hollis, Limington, Limerick, Cornish
and Parsonsfeld, whose inhabitants have ap-
piled to the proper authority to have the
grievance redressed, if possible
A report is travelling the rounds in the pub
lie papers that news has been received al the
court of Brazils, from China, said to be Off
cial, that the Emperor Of China, and bis prin-
cipal Mandarins, have embraced the roman
catholic religion. II is the work Of the Jesuts.
Should this prove true, and also that the
Jesuis have established inquisitions as ne
cessary mean to coerce the propagation Of the
faith, we may expect TO hear OF all the hor
rors of the most barbarous ages spreading
thro' that thickly populated country-revolu-
tions, blootshed, and all its train Of mis-
chiefs.
The Annual Commencement at Dartmouth
College, will be holden on the third Wednes-
day Of August next. instead of the fourth
Wednesday as heretofore. This change is
made to avoid collision with the University
which holds IFS commencement on the 4th
Wednesday as usual.
The last Connecticut CourGnt gives an account
Of number of decisions which have been had in
that state before the Supreme Court of Errors,
under the new order Of things. Among other
things they have decided that " the Lord's-day
does not begin before day-break in the morning,
nor continue after the hight disappears in the eve
ming This will do very we'll to begin with.
If tolerotion should continue to flourish as well
for number of years to come as it has for the
two last, they bid fair of soon exchanging their
priest-ridden'' habits for those which are more
congenial to their ideas of liberty: Let them
next year decide that those only ofthe 7th days
of the week as are fair aceather, shall be kept,
and the year following they may abolish it alto
gether
The weather in the Southern States has been
very sultry this season--which has led an unusual
number ofpersons to leave there for the invigora-
ting air Of the north. In this respect, however,
we should Judge their condition has not been
materially improved-as several days in the lat
ter part of June has been nearly as sultry here as
to the Southwark. In Providence, r |. the
mercury rose to 94-in Boston, to 97-Salem, 90
and in this town it has been for two or three
days at sc.
The editor of the .New- England GALAXY,
after noticing the duel lately fought at Sack
cts Harbour, between two corporals in the
army, remarks that " they are now in the
rustody of the civil officers and will proba-