The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-01-29

crowd before the DOOR, 20 make wav for Ma
WYER, and told them out Of the window. the
committee had dismissed them as unworthy OF
their notice.
Capt. PORE was fetched before The com
mlitee without making any resistance. though
he bad made formidable Preparations to de-
tend himself. Ii Is reported that the committee
made him give them, for the benefit Uf the bu
dy. about $50 o. L. IN cash and provisions,
and that they have bound him in bond Of
$4,000, TO appeal al the Congress OF The Pro-
vince, and give an account OF himself 10 hem.
They taxed General PREBLE some barrels OF
bread and number OF cheeses and two bar
rels OF rum tor each company then IN town,
which be readily gave them; Wednesday af-
leruoon, in value abou, fl0, l.. NJ Wednes
day eseniDg, they made out bill OF 6 SO. l.
VI against PREBLE and FREEMAN, 10 SATISFY
the body for their time and trouble in the *
petition but | hear they have dropped ,hat
demand.
Yesterday morning they entered the house
OF Capt. CoULsoN, and they use II as bar
rack. The men made 50 free With barrel
OF n. f rum, which they found IN he cellar,
that some of them were quite, and others al
most drunken.
Betwees meetings yesterday. CALVIN LoM-
BARD, beng raised with liquor, went down TO
the. water side and fired brace OF balls At
MowAT's ship, which penetrated deep 10 IT'S
side. The fire was answered from lusee on
board, but with no aim To DO execution -
Capt. MowAr Immediately wrote 10 Col.
FREEMAN 10 deliver up CALVIN, and 70 raise
the Militia 10 dispel Tie mob from the country,
as he called Them; assuring him, that, other
wise he must fire upon the town. This threw
Inc tewn again into panic but We had, not
vIthstandlng, pretty full meeting IN the at
lernoon.
Yesterday they hauled Captain CouLsoN's
boat up to the oouse,~ here il renamed iii just
now, three quarters after twelve. when near
hundred men hauled it up through the streets,
aud into Capt. PEARsoS's back lot, down al
most TO the Cove. II is reported that MowAT
sent word, or wrote on shore last evening,
that he had bought that boat of CoULsoN, end
paid tor IT, and that If it were moi returned
immediately, or speedily, he would fire upon
| The town. He doubtless saw IT hauled away
just now; but he has not fired as yei, and here
| sit writing al any desk IN The old place, being
| fully convinced that MowAT never will fire
upon The town, In any case whatever. My
house is turned into kind of barrack Sever
al have renewed bedding and other goods IN
to IT, We are fill nights.
don't know why people think themselves
so safe heIe, uniessit be because my wife is
not vet much affIighted.
This morning the Committee sent to Deac-
on Titcomb for lOOlbs of bread, who returned
for answer, that he had no bread, but what
he wanted for himself; but if the company
would 60 out of the town, Immediately he
would give it them. Col. Flnney promised
that he would do his utmost endeavour TO get
them out of town 10 day therefore the bread
was delivered.
I Friday, 8 o'clock.-They have just hauled
another boat over 10 back cove, and left il
with the former. The boat be longs to the ship.
They have this day carried off DIR. Tyng's
Bishop, piece OF plate SAID to be worth
500 o. /. and his laced hat, but they say
they only take these things as pawDs to make
the owners behave better, or 10 that purpose.
Friday, 6 oclook.-The Gorham Company
being the only one that remained here since
"Wednesday evening, excepting Thompson's,
are now gone out of town., being urged and
coaxed to ii by Col Phinney.
The Town thinks itself greatly relieved by
it.
These companies paid no regard TO the
Fast yesterday. ] cannot find that any of
them attended public worship, except one
nor any one Of their officers except Col. Phn-
ney. lie was sent for TO back cove by Col.
Mitchell, and Col. Merrill, whe were yexed
at the proceedings Of the armament, and came
TO give advice. But Thompson would not
wait on his senior.
The sold;ery thought nothing too bad to
say OF the Falmouth gentry. Some of them
were heard TO say as they walked the streets
yesterday" This town ought TO be laid in
ashes" ! find the plan was concerted before
hand on purpose to humble Falmouth, for its
arrogance in sending message to Thompson
last week, TO dissuade him from coming 10
take the ships. He then wrote to Col. Free
man that he had wholly laid aside his design;
and being reminded Of il, his answer was
" there is policy in war;
Saturday. A. W --THompsoN is not gone
rs we supposed last night The ship has
sent out little vessel with a swivel to inter
rupt him. If be had gone last night, he would
have been destroyed.
Your friend and servant,
pas,~ l..