The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1819-06-15

Nj Blythe brig Leo, Capt. Libby, arrived at this
port on Friday last, from Antwerp, we have been
politely furnished with Brussels papers to the
2lst Of .7pri. They are, however, destitute o
Intelligence.
In Separation The Committee to whom thi
Isubect was referred made their report or
4 "Wednesday last. together with Bill fcr form.
rhe District OF Maine into 6 Separate and
Dndepeneent Stale The report will be fuunc
Ieniire ia our ecedng columns, followed by
Ian abstract OF inc Bill, which Is here sah~ttut-
\ Led for the bli itself IN consequence Of The nu-
IneroHs blanks aud alterations which the bill is
1labe 70 undergo during its discussion. When
: III passes we shall give at entre.-We are We
f fry much gratlhed in reading This state paper,
with its fairness, ability and even eloquence
I I've should think Il would make even zeslots
Tor separation hesitate before they said Yea,
when the question i fairly put 10 each voter,
a. il viii be, if the bin passes. We have Meth
hfr time nor room for commensurate in hasti-
Nv looking at the terms, We perceive ne0V one
Hacked on. which was not on the former bill !:
the item which provides that Name shall take
Il care ofLe IndiunS--ihis is said TO be an ex-
! Ipepse Of $4,000 per snnum--if 20, quere,
whether $4,000 worth OF Wild land is sufi-
! II Gent indemnity for this hurhen On the
|,shole, we believe Mai RUSSELL, in his last
4 teniinel has given very correct opinion
that /" he rights Of TIE OTD STATE appear TO
be MOST AMPLY PROVIDED FOB
N The Sea SsTpsnf--which contributed 50 liberal
lyto supply the nublic journals with matter for
vacant columns IN 1917, has shewn itself several
Tines within the last ten Or twelve days IN Mas
sschusett. Bsv. Can't. Wheeler of the sloop
Concord. from Network TO Salem, testiies that
On the 9th inst IN sight Of Cape Ann. he discov-
cred something resembling a snake about 100
Jsrss distant moving towards the sloop-that
after passing the weather bow il altered its
course, when il sunk for 6 or9 minutes, and then
appeared directly over the weather quarter,
where II lay 5 or minutes within 100 wards Of
the yessel-that the weather was fir and clear
and his view distinct that It's color was black
pc head resembling a snakes. was raised from
e 2 feet above the water and on the back were
ny or = lunches about the size OF hall barrel,
which he considered Ia have been caused By an
ondu'story motion Of the bcdy,-thst its tail was
rot visible. but that its length from the head to
me statement Of Capt. Wheeler is corrohorated
~ the mate Of said sloop, who thinks he had as
food view Of the animal As IL he had been
~ihln two rods of it. He testihes that the Ser
Pfnt did not appear 70 have scaes-its head was
Apont as long as horse's with a slight hollow m
Nc top Of it-that the eyes were prominent and
aood out In a manner reese milling those Of toad.
end that thew were nearer TO the mouth than 60
ne back Of the head. These are the facts
inch they verify upon their oaths. In giving
pace TO them we leave IT optional with sceptiCs
Y believe or disbeiieve them a. may best conc
port with their feelings.
Mifiiary.-At meeting Of the SiaHdish Light
1afansrs Campa.gon The 25th ult.Lieut.ENocH 2.
niosfss,wss unanimously electedCaPtsin; Ems
,osiAH DAVIS, was promoted TO the Office OF
lieutenant. and Mr. JAMES NOopY. vas cleo
kd Lnsign Of this highly respectable corps.
20 the ID II April,a Ere broke out IN the town
hesskemul, In Hungary, which destroyed six
renaFed houses among which were two Chut-
<Aes, and the barracks.
TIE University Of Cambridge have deteFmin-
y 10 present petitions to both houses ct Pariia-
Isa, against the admission Of the Roman Cath
''''' 70 political power.
treaty son the point of tehnitive arrange
1sht, between the bFitish Government and AL
esss, by which mutual rights snd commercial
sas'aatsges sre TO De recognised on the most lib
'sslsnd enlightened eonaflers