The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1820-10-10
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STRIP NEWS
ARRITALS.
FORT OF PORTLAND

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Monday, Oct. Gar 81. Favorite, Towns, St.
! John.
Tussday-Bris Tropic, Sawyer, Liverpool, salt
| aud coal-sch. Climax, Thompson, st. Andre VS.
| for Philadelphia, plaster-sl. William, Lord, Bos.
F. ton.
W,dnssdly- br. Collector, Blanchard, St. Au-
drews, for Philadelphia, plaster-sch. Albion,
A mes, do. for Boston.
thursday 81. Fancy Packet, Waite, Eastport,
rum and plaster-sch. Baltimore, Hovey, St. An.
drews. for Philadelphia, plaster.
Sunday sch. Scion, Capt. f. Prebre. 80 days
from 6sy of Honduras. Sept &c, lat. 40, long.
10 spoke sch. Antelope, Clark, 10 days from
Philadelphia, for tIaiiax-~oct. /. lat. 40, long.
from Gottepburg Oct. 2, sch. Romp, Q days fr.
Marblehead, for Martinique, Cape Cod, s ". by
w. Is leagues.
On tho night Of the 10Th August a shock Of an
Earthquake was felt at Honduras, and at Omoa,
on the spanish Name. The shock was more
severely felt at St. Padr ,about 40 nile south Of
Omoa Tho Church and several dwelling hous-
e, we're shook dawn aad several lives were lost.
The earth opened in several places and some
hills were thrown into the River that passed
through that town and turned its course another
way. II was expected that farther south il was
more severe.
Monday-brig Fame, capt, Thompson, SO day.
from Havana, with molasses 10 Mesws. Desrisg
and Dicks Left there. brigs Charles, Foots, of
Bath. uncertain Thomas 4 Edward, Hall, Of
Thomaston, for st. Marys, in l2 daye.-Ellen, Nc.
Lsllan, for Portland in "A: Mechanic, knight,
do. do. George, Warwick Mechanic, Hard.
ing Leyant, Coombs Rebccca, Tate; viii
liam, Norris Superior, Merrill Caroline,
Hobbs and Altoona, Porter, all Of Portland, to
sail soon.
L. a. a Ill
large quantity aloat unsold.
Same day--sch Recover, Desrng, st. John,
plaster--sl Governor, Collins, do with de.
az CLE.4R.4NCES.
Saturday, Oct. u brig tenie rice, J. Gordon,
Guadaloupe~--sl Packet, Lowell Boston.
Arrived at Boston, 5th inst. brig Alexander. Of
New York, (late Capt. VIM. Bo thu 1t. Richard
9. Hunter, przemaster, captured in the harbor OF
Bonavisia, Aug. 81, ny the U. S. ship Hornet.
Sailed from bonavista, 23th, in CO. the Hor-
net, which was bound to st. Jago. Lett no A.
vessels.
The circumstances relative to the capture of
this vessel. are stated as follows-She sailed from
Havana with cargo of rice. &c. and with crew
shipped for q seven months voyage in a legal
trade. She proceeded direct to Rio Pungas,
landed Nr. Lightburn, agent for the vessel, and
most of the cargo, and in consequence OF the sick
ness at the place. she was ordered to Bonavsta,
there TO remain till sufficient number Of slaves
were purchased to load her, when she was to re-
turn-the crew. 10 the mean time, having learn
cd the object Of the voyage, refused to do duty,
and to weigh her anchors TO proceed to Puugas-
in this state she remained till the hornet came in
to port when the crew having communicated her
character to the commander, she was taken pos
session Of. In case the Ii. had not arrived they
intended to have given her up to the Br gun br'e
Thistle, then in ports Of the briggs origina
crew arrived in her-Capt Booth remained a.
| the Cape do Verbs sick.