The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1819-06-29

Charles Kendall made an experiment on the |
Thames, Of The efficacy of his Air Jacket or
Life PreseFver, which completely succeeded.
lie went from the Southwark Bridge thro'
London Bridge with great ease, and on TO the
London docks in twenty minutes, walking up
wards ~ the water he and bis man all the
say.-London pap.
|. Among the visitors of the new Persian
Ambassador in London, We find wc<e
Messrs. RUsH. and SMITH, the An erican
Minister, and Secretary 81 Legation.
Mr., FoRsYTH, our Minister in Spain,
was detained some days in Cadiz, on &C
count Of the numerous b lnds Of robbers
which inlest the Madrid road letter
from Cadiz says, : It requires a small army
- travel with any degree Of security
serv strong escort accompanies MIR f."
~" No doubt rhts as e-raggeration. Three
4t7gays has 6ren, and probably long 7vW be,
5lnds Of robbers in me Sierra Morena; 6ut
w are assured ne rave ling IS not nozc much
m9re dangerous man az D, binary nmes.
| = late Bombay paper states. that il will be
very gratifying to the friends Of humanity TO
hear, that the harbarous practice, long sane
toned. even enjoined BY Iliuioo superslition
OF widows devoting themselves 10 the funeral
| pile of their deceased husbands, has engaged
\ the serious attention Of some learned and en-
| lIghtened Hndoos, and il . probable that
! this absurd and horrid custom will be abol-
| ished
The Society for the Suppression OF Mendic-
ity in London, have received nearly $50. 600
within nine months for the assistance the de-
serving poor. and have attended to 3 ,284
cases The object If Tie Society is. 10 dis
courage ndiscr inmate aims giving--to nun
Ish daring imposters--to relieve deserving
characteristic assist the really dlstressed-to
compel the sturdy beggar to work for his daily
bread, and TO prevent the professional Men
dlcant from training up his children il bis own
disgracelul business.
The Sea Serhant-It will be seen. has ar
rived off New England, to enIivep the dull
columns OF newspapers. awaken the fisher
men Of he east, and make merry the iollv
bucks Of the south. IF any Yankee gets his
skin for shrw we adrise him 10 demand
double price from the Carolinians. sc. for
sight; for they will give him much trouble
by their close inspection, to discover wheth.
crit is not made Of shark skins stitched TO-
gether! Del. Watchnan.
o4G
The Trustees Of Dartmouth COLLEGE have
petitioned the Legislature Of New Hamp-
shire TOR indemnify for da images and expen-
ditures by the Act of 1916. And
The Trustees Of Dartmouth University.
lquidate their claim against the State for
The expenses of law sui's and salaries Of
officers, st abou, $500, and credit the State
with S35o5 unpaid
A project is committed for ESTABLISHING
" literary Institution at Concord. We
+ have heard no. particulars as 20 ths extent
ofthe plan or as TO the probability Of its ex
ecution-bu' we presume it must be what
the ". II. Patriot alluded 70 a few weeks
since as the 9 last act yet to be Performed"
iu the College" drama"
| We are much gratified, TO see that new
series OF the humorous and piouan,
"Salmagundi" is promised from the press Of
Mr.. Thomas, of Pbiladelphis. II is to be
published in numbers, once fortnight.
! In the little commune of Combree, in the
Maine and Loire. vol pursued sheen.
seized it, and was preparing to devour il,
when the shepherd who was quite youth.
rushed forward, and Selling The wolf about
the body, flung him TO the ground Another
came to his assistance and assailed the shep
herd. young girl. who witnessed the CON
tiIct, leaving the goats she was keening. bur
ried TO the scene Of action. joined tie shep
! herd. and both Of them exertipg all their
strength and courage, succeeded in rescuing
the sheep. and held the wolves until peasant
armed with pitch-forI., he aring the cries.
came end killed the furious animal, on the
spot. Journal de Ia Vendee.
Do Wednesday last, Inc carpenters began
to raise The ribs Of the new ship Of The line
recently commenced in the NAVY Yard at
Cha-lpetnnn An s,o H. n