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The Portland gazette., 1819-08-31

MOUNTETNA.-Account from Naples as
late as the 18th of June, announce that inior-
nation had been received there by means Of
telegraph, of a dreadful eruption of Mount Etna,
which threatened the total destruction Of the
City of Catansa, situated at the foot the Volca-
no-from Mount Nesuvius a very great eruption
OF lava had taken place in the direction Of
pompei. Some violent shocks Of an earthquake
had been felt in the neighbourhood Of slterbo.
The Portland gazette., 1819-08-31
Register for Maine.

In order to keep pace with the time sand make
good every defect which the contemplated disso-
iution OF our concerns with Massachusetts proper
VIII create the subscribers propose publishing, as
soon as the materials can be collected which are
already in considerable state of forwardness.
The Portland gazette., 1819-08-31
home.

| The pain which is felt when we are transplant
ed from our native sei-when the living branch
is cut from the parent tree-is one of the most
poignant which we have to endure through life.
There are after-griefs, which wound more deep,
ly, which leave behind them scars never to be
effaoed, which bruise the spirit, and sometime:
break the heart but never do we feel so keen
ly the want Of love, the necessity of being loved
and the sense of utter desertion. as when we first
leave the haven Of home, and are, as it were,
pushed off upon the stream of life.
Mr. Peale Of Germantown, has constructed
and placed on the end of his barn small wind
mill by the turning Of which water is pumped to
supply all his cattle. 1t must cost mere trife.
1t is convenient for farmers who have a large
stock, and displays much ingenuity.
Germantown .4drocGte.
.9ntedilnrian .4ntiguitiss.-It is stated in Niles
Regasttr, that some very curious fossils have
recently been dug up in mari pit in the tow n
ship Of Middleton, New-Jersey among which
J are various tools and implements made by the
hand Of man, such as pipes, brass buckles, and
iron tongs: and which from their great depth
under the mari, il is conjectured by DIR. Mitchell,
, have existed before the Ncachian deluge This
discovery is interesting not only to the geologist
and theoiogian, las the Register statesJ but, it
may be added is also matter of much curiosity
to the botanist and mechanic, because the pipe
and tongs clearly prove that the tobacco plant
was known t. the ancestors of Noah, and that
the mode oflighting the pipe was exactly the
same as in the days OF our revered patriarch,
Woufer Tdn IioiAsr.
Another important fact is also established by
discovery Of the brass buckles namely, that our
antediluylan ancestors wore such articles Ia
their shoes, or at their knees and these together
with the tongs, are no doubt, specimens Of the
inventive genius ofthat renowned instructor Of
blackspiths and brassfounders, Tubal Cam, Of
whom such honorable mention was made, few
years ago, in our legislature, by GoYeno- l. in
the course of hi. eloquent speech in favor of ths
Mechanics Bank.
1t is to be hoped, that the discovery Of the
pipes and buckles will, in a short time, lead to
the exfoliation of some ofihe bones of those who
once wore and used them.-Ere. Post.
The Portland gazette., 1819-08-31

Russia has in her army and navy, l63,OOC
men, of which number 5000 are seamen.
The King of Prussia is TO marry a Princess OF
Wurtemburg the second daughter of the Duke.
The Portland gazette., 1819-08-31

FRANCE.-In the last Of May, the South OF
France experienced dreadful storms, which laid
waste in an hour very fruitful harvest in sixty
adjoining commune, the toll a. labour Of several
thousand farmers. The hail beat every thing
to the ground-the vines. corn and fruit trees
were all destroyed. letter from Pau, says
6 the storms in this unhappy country succeed
each other with rapidity wich excites despair
Communes spared at night are overwhelmed
before morning."
The Portland gazette., 1819-08-31

ROME Intelligence has been received in
England as late as May from Tivol, which an
noHnce that the most public roads had become no
longer safe one mile fom the gates Of Rome.
Seven hundred villains had escaped from the
gallies, and had spread themselves over the
Apprentices. This horde Of assassins had com
mitted the most horrid crimes, and continue their
outrages with impunity. The accounts state
that they had lately put out the eyes Of an opuIent
old entleman at Vellatri, and afterw ards hung
him, in consequence of their not having received
a ransom of or G000 crowns with the punctuality
they expected. A child in Rome had had his
tongue taken out to prevent him telling tales.
The Portland gazette., 1819-08-31

Portland, Aug. 81.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-03-26
Nied.

At Halle Wood, in Prince William cour.
ty, Va. Mrs. Lucy FooTE, the consort Of
Richard Foote, Esq. after few days in.
disposition.
This lady was exemplary as wife, and
as christian, pious, humble and resigned.
Death was quick and Overwhelming il
his blow, yet be found her not unprepsrel.
Though returned to that "bourne from
which no traveller returnetb," the !igh, 0.
her countenance in the cold grapple o.;
death gave surety to her sorrowfuI friends
and dependents that she abounded in faith
and grace. '''He that believeth in me-"
saith the LORD, though be be dead ye.
shall he live."
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-03-26

Chandler, Of Bali. for Porto Rico, III, g..
days; schr. Patriot, Frisbey, Of do. ,ao
ship Amanda, OF do do; schr. Sally Ann
WALTON, ofand for New York, unc scbaS
Alert. Hilyard, of do. 10 sail for March,
in 3 or days Felicity, Smart, of do H..
arrived; Valona, Burbine, Of Bait. Jus, A.
rived from Laguira Lerain, Doody, Of ,nl
for Norfolk, 6 days; Success, Adams n
Newburyport, for Savannah 6 DAYS. h..
Argus, Sise, of and for Portsmouth n ~
days; sehr. May Flower, Lane, OF and ~
Boston, 10 days. Schr. Mary and El,z,I., ~
Newcomb, sailed Tor Alexandra II. =,
before the Montpelier. Ship Gleoer. 2,.i
Of and frOm N.York, arrived Sd March, i.
l6 days passage.
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COMMERCIAL,

The editors Of the N. York Gaze,.. h,
wing received the following letter from .
friend in Liverpool, feel grairfed in bsy;ns
il in their power to benefit those VII, ~
constantly writing to ther core sDopdsn,,
in England
Liverpool. Jan. H.
Messrs. Lang, Turner s. Co. New York
Gentlemen-Knowing your anxiety,odo
all in your power TO promote the intsre,,.
ofyour commercial friends, take leave IN
suggest the propriety ofyour making pub,
lie for their information, the fact that bv
our Post Office Laws, "owners or copsipn.
ees OF goods arriving in vessels from foreign
ports,are entitled to receive their letters fr,s
OF sea postage, provided they do not in d.
whole exceed six ounces in weight and
that the persons to whom they are addre,.
sed be described as owners or consgp4es
in the address or superscription"- viz:
Messrs; Chopper, Benson e. Co.
Consignees Of goods per Pacific,
Liverpool.
But if letters are addressed as under
Messrs. Chopper, Benson & Co.
Liverpool.
Consignees per Pacific.
the postage will not be allowed,
As letters are more frequently directed
the latter way, and are consequently char.
ged with the postage, you will he doing,
general service, not only TO publish this
yourselves, but to request your brotheredi.
tors throughout the union to give i, all he
publicity possible.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-03-26
Baltimore, March, 90.

Baltimore, March, 90.
Captain Cromwell who came passenger
in the schr. Montpelier, from St. Thomas,
has politely furnished list Of vessels left
at that place on the 7th inst. and the follow
ing interesting information
Federal Gazette.
"The brig Josephine, of Philadelphia,
from Laguira, had been captured by the
Venezuelan brig Oronoco, capt. Debouil,
in the Mona Passage, On the 9th January.
The captain and crew were put on board
an English schooner, and arrived at ST.
Thomas. Captain Hampton and his mate
came passengers in the Montpelier.
On the eth Feb. the Venezuelan fleet,
under Com. Jolly, consisting ofone ship, 4
briggs and 3schooners, were of St. Thomas
Adm. Brion has declared capt. Debouil a
pirate, and the fleet sailed in search ofhim.
The Danish government had sent sloop
of war and schooner in search Of Debouil !;
they fell in with him, the Josephine in com.
papy. but they escaped by superior sailing.
The Danish sioop OF war had captured a
small schooner under the Venezuelan flag,
which they brought into St. Thomas the
vessel has been sunk, and the crew are to
be sent to Copenhagen to be tried as pi.
rates.
The Montpelier on leaving Sail Rock
Passage, was chased s hours by the Oro-
noco, the brig Josephine in CO /; but esca-
ped by superior sailing. The Montpelier
has been on the coastseveral days, and ex-
per,enced very heavy weather"
List of vessels left at St. Thomas by the
schr. Montpelier, Henry ". CottrelI,
master, OH The 7th March:
Briggs Fortuna, Read, Of and for Philad.
in Ia days; Olive Branch, Bingham, do
90. unc Mary g. Acasha Aan, oil do. for
Porto Rico, s days. Schr. Fame, Shurt-
cliff, Of and for do. or 6 brig Octavus,
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-03-26
AleX'a. Common Council.
~~>~>~~~>~~>>~s>>>~o
AN ACT,

AN ACT,
Establishing the Salaries of the Office. Of
the Corporation, for the year 1919.
Sec. |. Be 1t enacted bp the commss
council Of alexandria, That the mayor be
allow ed for his services, for the Of, SEN.
year, the sum of six hundred and fifty dol.
lars, to be computed from the first day Of
his appointment to Office; and that it shall
be his duty to ask ami demand for every at.
teststion, unter the seal of his Office, The
sum of two dollars-except when such at.
teslation shall be for the use of the com.
mon council, which shall be considered an
addition to his salary.
SEC. z. lind be It further enacted, That
the following officers shall have and receive
as compensation for their respective ser
vices, for the present year, the following
sums, to wit
The clerk Of the council and auditor, 6re|
hundred dollars the supernte dent of poi
lice and street commissioner five hundred
dollars the superintende mt OF the watch,
three hundred and fifty dolfIs;'esch watch
man, two hundred and seventy five dolan7
the keeper Of the powder house. one hue
dred dollars; The clerk Of the market, three
hundred dollars the physician OF the poo
house, two hundred doilars-wbich SAID
several sums Of M ey shall he paid quar-
terIy out Of any monies in the treasurer
hands for gener j purposes.
SEC. 8. Jlnd be 1t further enacted. lhi
this act shall be in force from and allie: w
passing thereof
Passed in council this 18th day Of Na,th'
1919. J. H. HOOE,
Pres. of the Com. CorH,
JACOB HOFFMAN, MryOh
Approved 10Th Of March, 1919. r
Tesse, Up. THOMPSON,C'T
March %, 1872
, Ordered, That Matthew Robinson, Asi
ander Mckenzie, and Reuben JohoslOss
be commissioners TO hold an election al
Rhodes's tavern, OH the end day OF Apl
next, for a member to serve in lne coflalG.
councilOf Alexandria, for the first waI9'
the place of Thomas Sanford, resigned
Tes:e, P. THOMPSON, c. c'
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Notice.

Or The inhabitants of Alexandra wa
take notice, that the subscribers have pe s1
appointed assessors for the present Je''|
agreesbly to the laws of the corpo,ratlG.p,,
f "The said assessors shall, Immediately I
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-03-26

A letter from Kingston. Jam. received
via Havana, dated 9th Feb. says Sir
Home Popham's instructions continue the
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-03-26
Charleston, March II.
PRISONER ESCAPED.

We learn that early last evening, Martin
Toohey, convicted of the murder OF James
Gadsden, Esq. made bis escape from the
jail in this city. We are not informed Of
the particulars, blu. understand that tie
turkey disappeared with the prisoner, and
that Toohey's irons were left in his room
uninjured. 1t behoses every good citizen
to be on the alert, lest he should be the next
victim to the assassin's dagger.
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full, who mus. have been careful tc make
the mystery known to his grandson Jacob.
nor have we any reason TO DON'T, from lie
amiable and religious character OF Jacob.
that he would instruct his soils 10 50 impor
tant part OF belief how easily then tllcir
might it be retained in the family by ,radi
ton, although they had not even yet IN.
vented any symbols or letters to keep i,
until the days OF Moses, who was hilusc!
the son of Amram, tie grand son Of Levi
Besides the prophetic writings, we find
frequently through The Bible, not only sin.
gle passages, but entire chapters in The
highest strain OF poetry. The very open,
ing of the Book Of Genesis is in Sly, and
sublmity superior to that OF any other poet
Homer, Virgil, and Milton, begin theis
works uniformly with an address to lhei.
muse, in sort of argument or prologue to
their whole poem :-Tasso and Voltare
have copied them With how Euch NOR
propriety and confidence does the Hebrew
bard enter upon his subject! In The be,
ginning God created the heavens and h.
earth, and the earth was without form an6
void, and darkness was upon the face OF
The deep, and The spirit of God moved upon
the face Of the waters. 1.-The propaga
ton of Light has been honorably distin.
guished by Longihus-" And God said, ie;
there be light, and there was light. -
The closest imitation OF it is by Ovid; but,
unable to comprehend the mystery Of the
creation, he has refined and extended bis
account with the philosophy of his time,
and has attributed the admirable structure
OF The universe 10 being Of power supe-
rior to any of the heather deiics. "Qms
quis .fuit lille deorum-whosoeve Of the
gods he was"-tecausc he could not con-
ccive how any Of the gods of bis own wor-
ship was capable of giving existence to this
miraculous world. And he afterwards Of
feys but doubtful opinion Of the manner o;
the creation of mankind.
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BARROW.
pLATrsBURGH AND RousE's POINT.

PLATTSBUhGH AND ROUSE POINT.
We are happy TO have il in our power to
contradict a report, published some time
since in this paper, stating that Plattsburgh
was on the British side Of the boundary
line, between the United States and Ca
NADIA. Our intelligent informant states, from
unquestionable authority, that the town o:
Plattsburgh, ever memorable for the naval
achievement of commodore McDonough,
during the late war With Britain. is at least
twenty miles south of the parallel OF 45 de-
grees; and that Rouse's Point, also, where
the United States are erecting extensive
military works, is thought to be situate
only some yards on the south side Of the
above parallel, but it was not yet positive
ly determined. [Washinston City GaS.
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that finding il impossible TO keep our ieef.
we sat down. and slid forward by our own
weight. On holding the torches close TO
the ice, we could discover its thickness TO
be seven or eight feet, clear as crystal. 1t
was not long till we reached spot. the
grandeur of which amply rewarded our
toll; and would have done so. though we
hadtrsvelled an hundred times the distance
to see IL. The roof and sides of The cave
were decorated with the most superb ici-
cles, crystall:zed in every possible form,
many of which rivalled in minuteness the
fEest zeolites; while from the icy floor,
rose pillars of the same substance, assuming
all the various and fantastic shapes ina
ginable, hooking the prouiest specimens
of art, and cOunterfeting many well known
objects of animated nature. Many of them
were upwards of four feet high, generally
sharpaned at the extremity, and about two
feet in thickness A more brilliant scene
perhaps never presented Itself to the human
eye, nor was it easy for US TO divest our
selves of the idea that we actually beheld
one Of the fairy scenes depicted in eastern
fable. The light of the torches rendered
n necnliorlv eychan-in,r -
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BANKS.

There is some difficulty in catching the
arrangements Of the Banks, as they change
from day to day.
The office Of the Y. S. Bank at Washin.
ton, is said TO refuse any of the District
notes on deposit: but they receive them in
payment.
The office in this city refuses the branch
notes Of our State Banks, even in payment
They refuse the mother noleS as a deposit
in those cases, where it is obvious from
the face of the transaction that the deposi-
tor means to draw Out the u. States notes
to be sent to the north, where they bear
some premium over the state paper. The
mother bank in Philadelphia finds its branch
notes in great circulation; this is probably
one of the means by which this circulation
is brought about and this is one of the rea-
sons why the Bank wishes to set its lace a.
gainst the money changers.
The State Banks also in this City refuse
their branch notes on deposit poll
cy is said 10 be dedicated by the conside-
ration that the U. S. Office has received the
branch notes, and would present them to
the mother banks to be exchanged for spe-
Gle.
In the Western Country, the course Of
the banks is not sufficiently Ineligible for
US to define it. 1t was said, that an ar
rangsment was on foot between the Secre
tary of the Treasury and the Farmers and
Mechanics Bank of Cincinnati, to receive
its notes in payment of the United States
taxes-but one condition OF the arrange
ment was. that the bank should resume its
specie paymen,s.-A Kentucky paper sub.
sequentIy stated that the arrangement had
failed from what cause, was not sugges.
ted.
The effort has been more successful in an
other quarer-A Chilicothe paper OF the
18th Informs, that the Bank Of SteubenviIlc
has been selected for tue deposit of the pub.
lie monies of the L. 5. IN the eastern part
Of Ohio. The government had furnished
this hank with S50, 900 as permanent cash
deposit, and is to extend this deposit &C.
cording to the trouble and expense to which
the bank may be subject in receiving and
paying the public monies.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-05-05

COED TAVERN REGULATIONS IN OHIO.
By recent law. passed by the leglsla'
ture of Ohio, no person is Above TO keep
a tavern, unless it shall appear to the salts
faction of The court granting the licence'
that he IS provided with a good house con
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measures. He is excessively attached TO
every thing OF the ancient regime Shonld
his hand be decked with the sceptre before
things have had time TO fix themselves on
frmer basis than they are at present, re-
suits must occur, which may be easily and
almost certainly foreseen.
" At this time there is buzz of con-
spiracy against the ministry, at the bottom
Of which is Talleyrand. The old fish, de-
prived of pnwer,seems at present to be out
of his element There is always fear for
the beer when he has hand in the brew
ing. By the bye, | was surprised at his
trankness, in observing en- his hotel, imme'
diately over the grand entrance. and, by
way, suppose, of coat of arms, very
pretty weathercock. 0rperhaps he put it
there inst to amuse himself occasionally,
by observing which way the wind blows.
GA discussion is shortly expected in
the Chamber of Deputies on the liberty OF
the press, which, though it enjoys conside'
rabIe freedom, and expresses sentiments
with little disguise, is still subject to the
censorship, which must authorize every ar
ticle before it is printed. During the EN-
peror's reign of loo days, it was entirely
free, and was almost as liberal in his abuse
as in his praise"
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ALEXANDRIA,:
WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1919.

ON THE EARLY Study OF THE SACRED wRI-
TlNGS At SCHOOL.
Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-09-07
Y.,on a Paris paper, June 90, 1919.
UMAKACTtR OF GEN. BOLIVAR.

&i3l[AO Of ZEN. DOAlFhhs
The Supreme Chief of the Republic Of
enezuela, Simon Bolivar, was born al
Caracas, and cannot, by any means, DC
considered an adventurer. An indeiati-
gable promoter of the liberties oil ms
country Tor Is years past he takes, al
present, the altitude of another Washing.
ton. Descended from noble family, he
enjoys a patrimony of 100000 francs
{about S40,O00) annual income part o!
this estate is now expended upon The sue
cess of an enterprise, the first idea q
which entered his MUD amid the pleasures
Of Paris, where he mad come for the COM
pletion of his education.
For IL or - years, he was well known
in the highest circles Of this city. On
his arrival, he was % or % years OF age.
He had the Spanish figure; very agree
able expression; black eyes; lively and
ardent; regular features. He was about
middle size; expressed himself with great
facility; his Imagination was brilliant;
his character determined. and in nothing
has he fallen below his first education.
He speaks French as well as an English
man or Spaniard in general can speak that
language. He is active; emulous OF gain
ing instruction, and may be said to be on
a level with the science Of his age. He
attended all the public courses, and ini-
tiated himself into all the modern discov-
cries. He was the intimate friend Of the
illustrious Humboldt and Bonplaud, with
whom he travelled considerable time.
To enlarge the sphere Of his knowledge,
he travelled over England, France, Italy,
Switzerland, and part Of Germany. He.
thus formed his character, and assumed
his rank among his species; was placed
under the auspices of Gen. Miranda, who
placed that sword in his hand which he
has since managed so well.
The taste aud habits of his early youth
seemed to have designed him for very
different career.
The minister of foreign affairs Of the
Republic of Venezuela, Don Pallacis. is
an ancient companion and friend of Gen.
Bolivar: when in France they lived to-
gether. The minister is himself, culti-
waited and enlightened man.