The Portland gazette., 1819-04-20
BY THE MAILS.

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a cargo OF Ice, sold so we'll thstl proceeds
purchased full cargo of cefn.--We shall
be very willing to exchange this turury with 1
our Southern bsethren for such simple nee. /
esaaries as bread stuff.
n Quotk-Mnch inquiry having been
made OF late, end the public mind greatly |
agtated, In consequences ofthe sudden death |
Of Mr.. jacob Buswsll, of Sslisbury--lhe |
writer feels himself suthoized (los the sat- |
lsfaction OF ,he enlightened parl OF the com |
nunity,l 10 state, that no doubts are enter
lained, tba, his death was occasioned BY the |
unwarranted and very iniudieious admins |
tsaIion Of an herb, botanically called Lo6elia
yn5iafa bui comEonly termed Essetfc Weed.
fsom my own knowledge OF said plant, il
Possesses highly Important medical virtues,
properly prepared aud exhibited though
equally deletcrions and fatal properties une
der direction of Emnirtfs or QRacks, who ar
sotaAv ignoran; ofthe structure OF the hu-
man body assuell as the effects liable 10 be
produced, by medlcine, on that delicate ma
chine. The Lo6etia Iofata is common
plant, to be found in abundance in dry fields
and the highway. Leaves oblong, slightly
serated, sessile, alternate, ON tie upper sur
face numerous tubercIes. Stems brached.
Blossoms solitary; in kind of spike pale
blue color. Doubtless all well disposed,
will agree with the writer, that notwith.
standing the many experiments to find its
properties by celebrated medical Gentle
men, sliil much further experience is truly
requisite TO ascertain lis real virtues.
The following statement Of facts is made,
to show that an immoderate and improper
use of the above described Plant wss the
immediate cause of MIR. Jacob Buswell's
death, tviz On Thursday morning March
25th 1919 man by the name of Johh True,
Of Psstsfeld, N. III. great uncle of the wife
OF Mr. b and pretended Doctor, visit
ed Mr.. BIS. house. In conversation with
him and bis family, he the said True) made
known 10 them his profession of the healing
art ansl urged the use of bis aostrum upon
Mr.. Buswell, who, tho sometimes complain
ing of Jaundioe, still al that time was what
he called we'll. Mr.. b. rose early that NOR
ming apparently in good health ;iattended TO
his farming concerns. as he had many days
before, and ate his breakfast as usual.
At breakfast time, said True to Mr.. B.
you must not eat too much, for you are to
go through a course of nay medicine this
forenoon--to swea, puke and purge. AT 10
O'Clock A NJ. the dreadful operation com
menced. LIST. Mr.. B. was sweaied by the
ridiculous means practised by one hom
son professed Empiric whose name, (for
deeds past ought TO be held in everlasting
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distressing to the patient. Next, True pc 4
saaded MIR. B. 10 take a potion of the above
described Lobelia, which he called 2ukt
weed !; ii operating but little, he gave him
second dose of the poison That produc.
ing no satisfactory effect, the said Qusci
vigorously forced into Mr.. B the Sd 4 fatai
dose, by holding his nose, and pouring
into his stomach through common tupnel.
M b by thai time became greatly exhaus-
ted, and pstnetically begged True to desist
for, said he, il YOU do not my soul and Body
must separate.
To cap the climax of his villainy, True
forced MIR. B to swallow large quantity ofI
peari-ssh and red peprer, which innedi.
ateiy deprived him ofreason----3 o'clock p. |
M. From which time 1t required the
strength of three persons TO Zee hmm bed; |
till between the hours of ando o'clock tho |
same evening, when he expissd
As testimony of his guilt, I rue ab soon |
ded the next morning very s5ruply.
Should the foregoing statement prove |
means in any degree TO cantion or deter |
our citizens from similar imposiions, ma
ny Of your readers will be highly grsiifed,
and particularly The .writef Heratd
Ne7v Brunsqvick ---A contest Of some H.
.erest has arisen between Gov. SMYrH, aud
the House of Asseuhiy oftiIee Bsl,is;g prov
ince ii New Brunswick itappe4rs, thar
the Governor directed that duty of one
chilling sbould be paid oneyery Ton of ship
timber exported; the object of which was
declared toibe 70 prevent the waste and .des-
truc,ion ef 'he Kings wood phe House
Of assembly considered this as an infringe
ment on their preroga,ise 10 institute taxes,
and passed a resolution reprcbating the
measure in strong terms. This produced
a message from the Governor, denouncing
the resolution, as interfering with the Exec
utive authority, asserting that The duty was
not of the nature of a direct saE,; and ex.
pressing his expectation that the Resolution
would be rescinded. On the Esd March,
the Assembly took the message into consid-
Grafton when motion was made 10 ex
punge the resolution from the journals oil
eh~ Hausa--whsch was derided ae fnIlows ;.