The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1819-10-25


Ar. at New Haven, schr. Fanny, Williams. 81
days from Cadiz.-The Spanish expedition was
still at Cadiz-A mortal sickness prevailed at
CadiZ and the adjacent towns-inthe Isle where
it CONNIE need thers died IS or 80 daiIy-popu-
lation about 10 or 10000. Great fear was enter
tanned that it would get among the feet and
troops.
Brig William. fitzpatrick, Of Kennebunk, for
MartinicO, sailed from Bermuda about Sept. 81.
Ar. at savannah 9th inst. schs Jane Spear,
1homaston, via. -. York 8, with ~ passengers
Brig Equator iAe, 30 days'from Porto Rico,
has arrived al Eeuneb bunk, with only the head
OF her lorenzo ndne She sailed from Ponce
Sept. 10, I Mi ed 24th
fetal 1f sells arrived at Quebec,
the preseL' ,.l. ta 9th October, were ei2-
Settlers, ~ A. 's+
Sloop Atlas, FRINGE, Of Portland, from Fred
ericksburg, arrived at Newyork ca the 18th inst.
Schrs. Rambler, Long of Hallowel, from
Halitax-Lady Washington, Eaton, from East
portland slcop Governor, Drinkwater, of this
port, from Fredericksburg, arrived at Boston on
Wednesday last.-Schr Eunice Farley, of Ba tn,
arrived there the day following.
Schr. Enterprise, of Portland arrived at st
John 10Th inst.-at which time the Juno cleared
for Bath.
Brig Mary arrived at st. Jago in SIS days from
N.Orleans. Speaking Of the robbery of this vessel
BY piratical boat, off the Balize, the Orleans
Gazette remarks The Mary was fitted out at
this port expressly TO carry passengers to ST. Jago,
and she had on board several antilles, who had
invested their little all in specie, plate and other
valuables ofeasy transportation Scarcely had
they lost sight OF the American coast when they
were assailed by gang of ruthless, remorseles-
freebooters, and robbed ofthat which was osup-
port them in a land Of strangers. Many helpless
family is by this act 9 stepped in poverty to The
very lips" And yet if the monsters who perpe-
trated this outrage were taken, and ia danger Of
being made to suffer the punishment due to their
crimes, they would doubtless find numbers Of
persons in this city, who would endeavour to en-
list the public sympathy in their behalf, and who
would set il down a cruel prejudging of their
10 any one who should speak ofthem in the
terms ofindignatiou, which their conduct merits.''
BY letter received from Gloucester, the fol-
lowing is communicated -
'''Ehe schr. Reliance, which has ar here from
Ponce, p. .iNico, experienced very severe hurr-
cane at Ponce, on the 22d uit. Before she sailed
they had heard from all the neighboring Islands.
At st. Thomas IL was very severe 95 sal of yes
sells were on shore. and 1877 men mssing-the low
er part ofthe town very much injured. At
Tortoa every vessel was on shore, and the town
was completely destroyed, only two houses
standing the Governor of the Island and his
family all drowned in his own house, and
many other lives were lost. At st Johns, Porto
Rico, every vessel went on shore, and many
buildings were destroyed about 100 lives were
lost, principally slaves. At Mayagues, all the
vessels in port were on shore. At st. Barts, sand
other wi1dward islands, much the same has been
reported. No American vessels at Ponce on the
4th inst.
VESSELS LryT-af MafarxH, Oct. s.-Briz
Galen Keating, for Portland in 20 days-schr.
Amazon. Greedy, for ditto in Is days-America,
Otis, Of Brunswick iust arrived.
III Haposso6, Or. Brig Castor, Small, 46
days from Portand-Brig Betsy, As days from
Wsca,set, having experienced bad weather, lost
part of her deck load &c.
Boston, OF. 18th arrived Schr. Rambler, of
HaIlowell, from H2lifsI-Schr, Lady Washington,
from Eamport--Brig Betsy, Jones. from Baltimore
.NeVy0rk Oct. Is, ar. Atlas, Prince, of this port,
days from Fredericksburg.
Ns-v I'll, Oct get arrived ship Yenophon,
Lord, 81 days from Amsterdam-brig Belvidcre,
20 days from ST. Andrew
Ais~oaS,io, Oct 49, arrivsd sthr. Thomas,
Squirting, 20 days from Thomaston.
Sapdnnah Oct. Hh-arrived schr. jams, Spear,
from Thomaston, via Newyork, with lime and y
passens ers.
J, 81. Jsbs, ~. B. Or s arrived Sehrs. Seven
Friends, aud Juno, both from Bzth.-Brig Pay
master, and sloop Joues, Fiae, from Portland
schr Julia, and @ohr. Only Daughter, from Waldo
borough-schr Diomede, Gray, ofPoftiand, from
Norfolk.