Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-08-31

| derstand the Directors have adopted such
precautions as will guard against any in
convenience should the pressure at any
time be renewed.--True american.
Capt James Riley, who lately accom-
panied number OF families into the West
ern country, writes to the editor of the
Philadelphia Union, that while passing
one of the Allegheny mountains, keeping
the plain turnpike road, the party we're
stopped by gang Of Irish Trnpikers, and
forcibly robbed, Of what these desperados
called toll. No entreaties could secure
an exemption from the penalty; and
threats Of violence were made, and would
probably have been executed, had not the
eraction been complied with. 1t is said
some murders have been committed by
these pirates Of the mountains. -Bost. Gas.
A Maroon Escape. --On Saturday last,
a lad Of years Of age, while amusing
himself on pile Of wood in Chesnut-st.
wharf,, in Philadelphia, fell into the river.
A lad Of eleven sprung into the river to
rescue the first; another lad, little older
followed to rescue the two a coIored man.
finding them all in danger, plunged 10 to
their aid and just as they were all ex-
hausted, and about to sink, a second col
ored man, who had seen them struggling
aud who had procured boat, reached
the spot, aud succeeded in rescuing the
whole.--Cons. Adu.
Mr.. Miles, Editor of the Weekly Reg
ister, says that the immigra,ious of for
eign settlers into the United States, aver
age 400 day.
We stated the other day, from authori-
ty which we deemed credible, that the
navy department had issued orders t.
double the number Of men employed IL
building ships Of the line in yarions ports,
The same authority now informs us, thai
the intelligence originated 10 misappre
hension. Orders mere given for the en-
pIovment Of additional workmen on the
"a building in this port ; but il is not
known that hands on the other ships Of
war have been increased. Phil. Franklin
GGz.
William w. WooIsey, ESQ. has been
elected Treasurer of the American BibIf
Society, in the room of Richard Varick
Esq. resigned.
Melancholy Accident.-Qn Saturday
noon, sail-boat, having on board man
named Campbell, Zone Of the cnstom-house
bargemen,) with bis wife, aud three chill
dren, and sister of Mrs. Campbell, wa
upset 10 the bay three or four miles from
the battery. The steam boat Nautilus
fortunately was near at the time, and sue
ceeded 10 saving Mrs. Camphell--all thu
rest were drowned. Two of the chiIdren
were taken out of the water, and one OF
them restored to respiration for a short
time, but has since died. y Mer. Atf'
| Erplosion.-A Powder Mill in East.
Hartford, ICON. was a few days since
blown up, and Mr.. Perry, the foreman
of the mandatory, was killed.
President Boyer, of Hayti, has pre-
sened 50Oi sterling, to the Wesleyan
Methodist Missionary Society. Such an
example Of munifcence in son of Africa,
| deserves the imitation of Princes In more
| favoured countries. Rec.
Rarenchmcnt. Concord, N. II. pa
per says" At late monthly concert Of
this town, there was put into the charity
box for the education Of pioas young men
for the ministry, the sum Of tJty-sir cents,
wrapped in paper containing these words
-" This is The product Of one months
1 abstinence from the use Of cigars, Gone
per day, tho cents each Ito be continu-
ed"
I The Concord N. Ell. Patriot observes,
that stone, weighing eighteen tons, and
drawn by 10 oxen, lately passed through
that town. This stone was wrought by the
state convicts, and is designed for the floor
of portico 10 Boston. 1t was to be con-
veyed through the canal to its place OF
destination.
| Destruction by Lightning.-On the Sd
inst. two negro men, two mules, and a
horse, were, at the same time, struck
dead by lightning, about 20 miles from
Columbia, S. C.
On the 18th inst. young man OF the
name of Allen, was killed by lightning in
the neighborhOod of Williamsburg, Va.
| In Baltimore, during the week ending
on the 23d inst the number of deaths a.
mounted to 59-of which Is were of chol-
era morbus, and Of bilious fever.
i In Philadelphia, during the week end
ing the 2lst inst. there were l04 deaths.
i In Men, York, during the week ending
the 2lst, the number Of deaths was l0l--
4 Of which Il were of consumption.
i In Boston, malignant fever has been
introduced by the ship Two Brothers,
from the coastof Africa, last from Mar
i tiniame. Degrand. in his Report Of the