The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1820-10-03
PIRACY.

PIRACY.
In the New-York Daily Advertiser of Fri
day last, are some very excellent remarks
upon an account OF violation or evasion Of
oar laws against piralcal or priyaleerIng ex
| petitions. The writer attributes this boldne.
| 10 perhaps misplaced Ienity towards person.
convicted Of this crime; Falling which though
E3iDtto 0iriue's SIDE, Is attended with tn
nIost miscbieyous Consequences 10 the com
muniIy. All writers on the penal law agree
in the opinion, which experience confirms,
hat II IS the certainty rather than the severity
OF punishment which prevents crime. The
laws of Eng ana are written as II were 10 blood;
| their extreme rIgor. therefore, Causes utiss 70
| acquit IN many Cares upon frivolous prelenae
aud many pardons are extended. Oh coDse
| queme, more crimes are committed IN England
Than IN other countries IN Europe Tor an Oh
tenderhss, IN addition 10 the chances OF escape
i,on suspicion, apprehension and conviction
than OF a pardon. Bnl it's said that in Eng
Hand, there are compa 'a,iyely few case, OF
forgery, in proportion 10 the oppoFi 1niles ane
| temptations 10 commit tbs oiteuee /; and the
| Ieascn is, there is IN such case nc hope of
pardon 10 be cherished In the present de
pressed state OF commerce, 81 - 10 so many mar
liners are Out OF sinplo, menl and discharged
from the fleets o. Europe, piracy is crime l.
be severely and certainly punished, in orde,
tc ensure safety 10 an uuarmed commerce.
| Boston Patriot.
F; A man was tried at he late term Of the
Common Pleas Court IN Worcester, for crnel,
beating hi- horse So that he died and zen
ieaced to gay fine and osts.-This (says
tae Ego is lne tirst OF IFS kind in t.s
Country, and we CONSIDER il important that the
I poole should know, and particularly hose has.
! Ing the care ot horses and cattle. that wanton-
| ~ 10 abuse these docie animals, WHICH aie
made 10 bear our burihens aud 10 administer 10
our comforts and pleasures, is and offence on
wtlch Couri- OF Justice anmadvert with gTes,
severity The oflence is he same whelh,r
the beast belongs TO ourselves or TO another
The offence does MOI consist IN the destruction
OF property, but in the immortality OF The
Transaction, and the tendency ii has 10 pre-
duce hardness OF heart aud cruelty OF dlspo,i
ton in the perpetrator and Witnesses OF such
conduct.
An apple raised IN New-Jersey this veal
We ghrd 22 l-2 ounces Five apples, raised
by Nh. RlDDLE, IN New Castle, Del. weighed
81 l-2 ounces.
A Leopard has been killed in Kentucky
! weighing $50 pounds. II is said TO have al
the marks and properties Of the Leopards oi
Asia and .ajr,ea.
!. Ayoung knight wenI into chapel in SPAN
one morning, where he observed a monk
standing, IN supplicslng attitude, with box
{ In his haud. He asked him what this vas
Tor, and learned that il vas 10 collect none,
tor praying lie souls OF fifty Christians ou Of
pufgatory, whom the M oors had. murdered.
The knight threw a piece of money into the
box, and The monk. after repeating q short
prayer, exclaimed, =. there IS enc soul re
deemed" The knight threw In second.
aud the priest, after the same ceremony. cried,
-" there Is another free" Thus they both
went ON, one giving aud the other praying, till
by the monks account, all The souls were
free. Are you sure of this ?" inquired the
might. Aye" replied The priest they
are assembled together at the gate of heaven,
which ST. Peter gladly opens for them, and
they are now joyiuly seated in Paradise"
f. From whence they cannot be removed,
suppose" said the knight. Removed, re-
pealed The astonished priest. "no, the world
il,eif might be easier moved" .Then il you
please, holy isher. return me my ducais, they
have accomplished the purpose for which
they we're given, and as am only poor
cavalier, without a chance of being as happily
sliu,ted, al least for so..e years, as the souls
we have mutually contributed to release,
stand IN great need OF them"
SOUTH AMERICA.
Great British is said 10 enjoy about three
6llhs of The Commence OF Thai exisnsixe and