The Portland gazette., 1819-04-20
HANOVER, APRIL 7

HANOVER, APRIL z.
Trustees Of Dartmouth College, VS. WI
ham III. Wooaward We learn tha, the
Trustees Of Dartmouth College have re-
ceiyed the Mandamus Of the Supreme
Court Of the u. States, addressed to the
Superior Court oFthe State of. New Hamp-
shire. We have not seen this instru'
ment, but are informed by those who have,
that it advises the Superior Court OF this
State, that the Supreme Court of the United
States has reversed the judgment of the
State Court, in the case of Dartmouth Col
iege, Us. William III. w eodward; and have
entered up judgment, that the said Trustees
recover against the said Woodward Twenty
Thousand Dollars damages, and costs of
suit ;: and commands the said Superior
Court to cause the said Judgment OF the
Supreme Court efthe u. 5. TO be executed.
AT Norfolk, FIRE, extensive in its depre-
dations, broke out on the 9Th inst. 1t owed
its origin, it is supposed, TO the careiessness
of a servant, who left lighted torch stick
ing in the weather boarding of the kitchen,
in which the FIRE commenced. The aggre
gate loss cnnnot be stated with precision.
There were, as we'll as we could ascertain,
forty one tenements or probably shout one
hundred buildings of different descriptions,
DESTROYED We should estimate the amount
of the whole, sgreeable TO the current val
lie of that kind of property, at about sixty
thousand Dollars We understand that
not more than one fourth OF the value OF
The houses destroyed was insured.-The
number Of families who were thus dispos-
sessed of their dwellings,, and left without
home, was thirty four. 81
At Washington City, four different fires
on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of
last week. have kept the iphabitants in
constant state of alarm which gale oil wind
from the N ". of so or 40 hours duration,
ending on Friday at S O'Clock Yves well cal
culsted to increase.
At New. York, q range of small wooden
buildings in Nelson's Ally. near Bancker-
street, were destroyed 5v FIRE between the
hours Of 10 and Hon Monday evening last
The buildings were occupied by several
poor families.
Az PhiladeIphis, four stables. situated in
different parts ofthe city, were burnt in the
ro-rse ofthe last week and on Sunday sf- |
ternosn. that valuable Furnace belonging TO
Oliver Evans, and an adjoining brick build
ing, were entirely consumed.--The loss
snstained by Mr.. Evans, in the article of
Moulds, is estimated at fifteen thousand
dollars This great destruction of proper
ly, j; is confidently said was caused by en-
FIRE mode nor workmeD employed in the |
building for five or six devs.
I" Belfast. Htya l2--We have collected !
many votes FIR Representatives to Congress,
and think that no choice has been Effected |
0fthese collected the Hon. Mr.. WILsoN
has 4o6.--Mr Kinsley s43, & others 2so."
Accounts from Tunis, state that the plague I
continues 10 make terrible havoc there, more
han 5000 il is said. have fallen its victims in +
bat city within three months--the number of
ieaths per day about 800. s'A A poor cobler,''
avs letter writer. " was the other day summon /
ID from his stall TO take possession, sole inher
tor oftwelre different estates at once. / hear !.
Turing the day almost one unbroken song from |
he funeral professions passing beneath the win
iows.-Jhe burden Of their hymn is frequently /
hat charitable text Of the Koran, 'send o Allah, |
end death to The infdels.' The stiffness of night /
5 broken by the shrieks of women, menting in /
he oriental manner, over the bodies Of those who |
lave Just ceased to livcn 1t il estimated that /
he Bey loses more than 1900 subjects daily.
The British are continually extending their /
'ower and influence in the Indian Seas. LON |
lon paper of the 28tb Jan. states, that Sir t. s.
saffles, British Gov. in Sunatrs, had penetrated
nto the interior ofthat country in three different
rections, an enterprize which no European had
ver before dared to venture. The result has /
cen, the discovery of an immense source Of I
sealth-a country cultivated and abounding in /
recious mstals-the inhabitants a fine athletic |
ace, agricultural and numerous. Within the /
pace of twenty miles the population does not