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The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-12-04
RECOMMENDATIONS.
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At the Annual Meeting Of The Associated IN.
siruci0rS Of lclHi IN he TOM Of Boston and Else
wlIere'' the following Report Of a Committee was
made add accepted viz
& The Committee Appointed By The Association
20 examinc a Treatise entitled, Practical ritb-
metic. and short system Of bookkeeping" by
DANIEL. STAMFORD, A. NJ. hsve attended 10
that service, and after careful examination. are
Of opinion. that il j. q work. better calculated 10
facilitate the ogress OF youth, in these useful and
important sciences, than any teatise Of the kind
Of which we have any knowledge.
Signed, JONA. SNELLiNG,1
J. y. COTTING, >CommiNee.
BENJAMIN HOLT.
true cop! FROM the records ard files Of the
Assocla ION.
Attest, THOc. PATSONt Sec. H. r. 4.
The undersigned having att-ntiveIv examined a
treaiise on " Book Keeping" by DANIEL STAN
IFoRD, A NJ. are Of opinion ;Eat il is better cal
Cuiated to give pupils knowledge OF the rudi-
ments Of tbs important science, than any one Of
the kind we have hitherto seen.
The Introduction contains large number Of
valuable rules for ionrnalizing md posting, which
too often omitted in trcaiscs Of ibis kind ;and
The several accounts in the Waste-BcOk are 50
judiciousy arranged examples TO each rule
that they may be readily cOmprchended by The
learner. We sincerely hope that it will have a
geuei al circulation in orr schools and academies
T. CDTITS(;
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From the First Manager Of he Haydn Society Of PLiadel
phIa.
he subscriber wing Perused nd examined work pub
lish by Richardson ad Lord, cal songs Of the en-
pie or 3GeuwaIer COLLECTION Of Sacred Music, deems il
his tLty, justice the work, rh his
tm asprUb aud he as hesitation
ing II 10 The pubic, being worthy OF intrigue
ton. GEOHGE EME RICK,
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TALUaBLE CHURCH MUSIC.
Tempt Gamma.
SONGS 1F TIE TElIPLE.
SONGS VI TIE TEMPLE,

Rrdg~w t-r Collection OF Sacred Music.
new edition. figured the Organ. Price dolls. per
doz, dollar Sngie.
public opinion favor of former editions of this
work fully Expressed. the sale thy have met
WITH IN Il the Proprie have power Of
Ter the present enlarged improved edition. Thy alter
themselves that contains larger collection, o approx
ell church congr tioES Music, be Ou IA any
book cHtant deS competent proportion Of short
tunes, ali the variety or for usu Sunday
there added selection OF Anthems and longer hymn
unes for particular This will IL
suitable aud convenient for the practice and Improvement
OF schools aud church ch0ir. considcr be pro-
portion The music has be been published IN this
country, and will therefore have all effect or igDa
compositions. The Proprietors and Compiler, have ed
pains their power. he
perfect all respects th " Ihe subj VIII adj
nit.
40 the Csmpers and Publishers OF the Bridgewaer CoeC
Iion OF Sirrtd Music.
Gentlemen he Trustees OF the Hanei and Haydn Soci
ETY., having the work entl ed Songs Temple
brIdgswartr COLLECTION of Sacr. Mustl. could
tram from expressing The satisfaction they
the OF its pages. For beauty OF stye
ness OF lapCaton OF uony. elId
ted by II any, And exc5ed by none, when they
any knowledge Much praise IS due the comWers, fur
their research and superior and publish
eTs rs handsome execution The Trustees hope nat
It's Crcu,aroE may ~ extensive IS las merits. am,
gentlemen, with much respect your tby diert servant.
Lv order 1t the Beard OF Trustees Of the HANDEL and
Haydn Society.
NJ. s. FARKER, Secretary,
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With this sum, they have supported School
lxmonths provideda sufficient quantity Of cot
ton to make 1873 yards Of cloth and distributed
l43 garments 10 59 families, exclusively of 8
families, who have been assisted, by receiving rs
payment for Tark, ia yards Of cloth. Thirty
five children haze attended The school, and made
considerable Improvement in reading and Sow
ing. They have knit 10 pair OF stockings, and
made 2S2 different articles for subscribers. The
Society cannot but wish, the friends Of this In
stitution would be induced 10 visit the School,
firmly believing the Importance Of the object
would be found worth promoting. The suffer
ings of l9 sick persons have been allevilted with
The loan of bedding and clothing from this Soci-
ETY..
They regret to mention the decrease Of their
funds TO be scr SO ID the last year, 3 S!26 g
less than they received the year 1919 TO what
Snust this be attributed? Has the confidence re-
posed in the members Of this Society," been mis-
placed or has its Importance and usefulness
ceased with the novelty Of the Institution? The
latter could net be objected, were lis Patrons
to go with them into the wretched habitations of
poverty, which they so often are called TO wit
ness almost in vain. The claims upon this Soci-
ety arc numerous, and continually increasing
It's funds are BY no means adequate TO meet
them; and they do earnestly recommend IT to
the attention of the pious and liberal. Could the
Public but realize how much the value of a
small sum is enhanced, and how much more BEN
eft can be derived from il, when united with
o1ers-and how often the heart of the fatherless
and widow are made 10 bless them for it--thcir
charity would not be withheld.
That man NAV last, bu; never lives
Who much receives but nothing gives,
Whom none can love, whom none car. thank
Creations blot creations blank.
But he who marks from day TO day,
In generous acts, his radicnt way,
Trcads the same path bis Saviour tTod,
The path % glory ar4 20 COD
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THE FEMALE CHARITABLE SOCIETY,

In offering 10 the Public, their tenth Annual
Report, express their grateful acknowledge
ments, for the patronage they have received the
last year, and respectfully submit the following,
as statement Of their proceedings
Subscriptions received have announced to sos 40
Annual Contribution 70 "a
Donation from Beethoven Society "a
Donations from individuals - 20
Balance from last year 81
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-10-09
SELF LOADING CART.

Mr.. David New.;u IT Virginia, has in
vented cart for removing earth, which
according to the certificates which he has
Published, with Ole man and two pair OF
oxen ,.can move from the hill and put IN
the valley rs much earth IN one day, as
six ,nrn can do with the same teams and
two carts, with shovels to load them
Toe cart usually loads Itself 50 as to be
he,ped ard we nave no doubt then con
tains as much earth as viii be II cubit
wards when cOmracled, equal to SOLO it's.
or Il tons. In favourable ground it will
load tself in going the distance OF about
ID Yards, and waen frc.n The point at
which tic loading commences. to the
place of deposit, the distsnce does not ex-
coed % wards, it Will make aoout twelve
loads IN al hour,
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-10-09
AN ACCOUNT

OGa remarkable Tree ia tee state Of O.
hio--T Token from Ctncinnati -ftma-
asdC.-
..Ou the land of Abraham Miller, in
the rownsnip Of Seal, county OF sciota, In
this state, there Is iorEed followed syca-
more tree, which measures, OF the inside
81 feet IN diameter. and more than 90 feet
in circumference, taperins from the base
upwards. SO that 1T the height OF hve Zee,
it measure, only - feet. Inc opening OF
the cavity at the bottom is 10 feet wide.
and ut the height of live feet, terminal
ing at the height o. )! feet. The FORK is
about 5 feet from the sround,-One ofthe
branches is dead, and oroSen off aboCt 20
feet high; the other Is green and thrifty.
Fne spacious cavity attracted the at
tenliou OF the people i'll lhe neIghbornood;
Ia of whom assembled. on the 9Th day of
June, lS0S, on the spot, and Is of them
advanced, on horseback, into the trunk,
and. at the same time, sat there with per
feet ease. the other, being on skittlsh
horse, did not venture in; but there was
room for two more to be perfectly secure
from failing shower of rain"
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-10-09
NEW SOUTH WALES.

In the sale of the recent importation of
the woods from this fine and interesting
colony, which took place yesterday. it at
fcrds us great pleasure to state that the
superior kinds reached the enormous
price of los II. per ID. and that the in
ferior sorts, although badly assorted and
packed averaged nearly 2s. Cd. per Id.
Capital, aud experienced attention alone
are wanting to render this import source,
not only of fortune to the owners of the
fiocks, but also of incalculabie Importance
at all times, to the mother country The
woods from these colonies possess quail
ties which are found 20 be very valuable
in The manufacture, and produce cloths
not oaly fiuer in quality, but of longer
d0ratioa in wear. Lion. paper.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-10-09
From Curacao and lam aica papers.

Curracoa, Sept, Is.
On Saturday arrived his Majes'y's brig
Mercury, OF 10 guns capt De Quartet. from
Laguira and Porto CabeIlo. On " ednes-
day she again went to sea. for the purpose
of returning to the above ports; and II Is
with much regret that we have now 10 record
the unfortunate accident that subsequently
befell her. About quarter pas; O'Clock
the same evening. the Mercury being then
nearly OF the east end of the island she was
overtaken by the viole ii thunder storm that
was experienced here. when tremendous
fash OF lighting struck her, which instanta
neously carried away the mainmasl close TO
the deck, shivering il a, the same moment
into several pieces The vessel being thus
suddenly rendered almost unnanageable 10y
the wreck of the mainmast eDtapgling the
other rigging, and the wind at The same time
shifting quickly in every direction, she was
in consequence unavoidably driven towards
the land, and about half past ten O'Clock
struck the shore on part Of the Fuyke plan
tstcn, where it is supposed size will receive
but little injury in her hull should The wea
Their continue. moderate. According TO the
accounts regtfved yesterday in town, she is
represented to make but little water. Three
schrs. were despatched to her assistance on
Thursday morning, and with their aid it was
expected she would be got of. Shortly al
ter the lightning struck the Mercury she was
discovered to be Oh fire, occasioned, it IS
supposed by the fluid having passed into the
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-10-09


The price of wheat at New York, furnish
es a datum by which the effects OF those laws
in Canada, may be ascerlaned.
The price at New York. is regulated by
the demand abroad, there being in the Unit.
ed states no restrictions on foreign trade, but
fell liberty allowed to carry or send 1t to the
best existing market, and also 10 purchase
returns wherever they are found the cheap
est.
On the tenth inst. the average price Of
northern wheat was s. Cd per bushel, this
currency, or one dollar ten cents.
At the same date, wheat of about the same
quantity was offered in the districts OF Mon
ireai at 2s Cd. or half dollar per minot,
waich is something larger than The bushel,
at New York, and 10 sales.
Surprising then, the same absence of re-
stSc,ions from the Navigation Laws at Que
bee as at New York, and that the cost OF
bringing minot OF wheat from the district
of Montreal to Quebec, together with any
difference OF quality and increased height to
foreign market, were equal to Is per mlnof
which is surely sufficient allow ance, then
the operation o! the Navigation Laws and
Germ Laws, united would be equal 10 tax
Or e sch bushel of wheat produced III Cana :
Ga, beyond the quantity required tor home
consumption, OF p per miDot.
The average quantity of wheat exported
from Canada during the last fifteen years,
does not amount to 800 900 bushels annual
" but the average surplus ot this grain. be-
yond what is required for home consumption
amounted during the last and present years,
probably to 800 900 bushels annually, or one
million for the two years. This gives an &C
tual loss to Canada, by the united operation
of the Navigation aud Corn Laws, in the AT
ticle of wheat alone, OF fifty thousand pounds
equal to tax Of two hundred thousand dol
lars.
The operation of this tax is however. more
injurious to the Colony than taxes to the
same amount usually are. II is tax upon
production which # goes 10 annihiiate. de-
troyIng the value of real property and TAX
ing away the best security against abso-
Lutte scarcity; VIZ the practice OF rais'rg
for expectation, a considerable surplus oil
bread stuff.
In stating the operation OF these Acts on
the Colony. we men'ien only Wheat. for the
facility OF Illustration bat their operation
equally extends to all other sorts OF grain.
AMI The evil is still more extensive. u II
were to continue, it would in the end en-
trr'y ruin almost every person in the Colo
ny. 1t is impossible. ho~ever, that it can
continue, tor such never could nave been the
intention OF the British Government.
Quebec, Goth Sept. 1921.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-10-09
From the aurora.
PERU.

By the arrival from Coquimbo. it ap-
pears that the royal mers by Jamaica, *
Darlen,. and Payta, is such as we describ
ed it. exactly Ike all the news that is bro,
through that mannfactory.
CoquInbo is the name of a province
& city OF Chill. which has Tucuman on the
east and north east; Atacamas of Peru on
the north; and Quiilota OF Chill oD the
south, the Pacific forming it's west line
being about 2i0 miles from north to south
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A DUEL.
Yandalia, illinois, 4mg, z.


Alta soecial term Of the Circuit Court
for St. Clair. county, holden at Bellvll'e,
on the 26th ult. came on the trial OF TIN
othy Bennett, for the murder of Alphen-
en- & Stewart, committed in Feb. 1919 -
II appea AIRED that the dispute between Ben
nett and Stewart arose from the loss OF a
mare belonging to Bennett, which ne sup
nosed had been killed by Stewart. The
bar les met at a tavern at Bellvil.e, when
i was proposed 10 Stewart to challenge
Bennett 70 Fl at duel. the proposers as
sn,iny Stewart that it would be sham
duel. The challenge was accordingly
sent by Stewart, and accepted by Ben
nett The seconds loaded the rifles with
powder only, taxing care 10 slip the balls
which were in their hands into their
sleeves. Bennett was seen to put bail In,
10 his rifle after his second had handed 1t
to him They then went into the public
street took their distance, and hred.
stewart was shot through the heart and
fell Bennett was immediatel Y arrested,
examined. and committed to prison, from
whence he escaped the evening previous
TO the day appointed for his trial. About
six weeks since, ne returned to the neigh
borhood of Beilvilie for MS family, and
succeeded in removing them to the state
OF Missouri. lie was apprehended near
Genevieve, and again confined In the
Beaevilte lsil. Tae Jury, after pa lent
investigation OF he cause, returned with
verdict of guilty; and ne was sentenced
to DE hung on the 90 day OF Sept.
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interior or The vessel, and il vas rot nn'i'
great eyertions that the FIRE was exiinsuisheo
all The powder on board having heen thrown
into the sea. We regret to have to ado 70
this list of calamities, that three persons
were injured by the falling OF the mast
bu, hopes are entertained of their speedy re-
covery.
n B. The brig is completely lost, in COLI
sequence of the squalIy weather las, night.
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ST. THOMAS.
August 10.

.1uguH ~.
Caracas Gazet,es to the 25th ult. have
been received, from which we have made
the following translations:-
Proclamation of II. the President Liber.
tabor TO the Inhabitants Of the province Of
Caracas.
Simon Bolivar, President Libertador ofthe
Republic of Colombia, C.
The troubles you have just experienced
by the general emigration following the Spa
nish arms, has filed me with af1lctIon.-
Your flying, and the total abandonment of
your properties. could not be spontaneous
work, it could be only that OF panic ter
TOT either of Colombian or Spanish arms.
RouaIisls: You ought to rely on the regu.
Ia,ions for the war, and on the politics OF
The present day, which starts from those
times in which the Genius Of Crime had ar.
rived at its highest pitch in overwhelming
the feelings of the human beart-Roya :
return to your homes.
Cara9usnians Your emigration is ma
ufest offence to the Spanish government
which you think to flatter. Your fears with
respect to the arms OF the king in IFS terrible
reaction, is not now well ,ounded, becase
the Spanish chiefs are generals La Tore and
Correa, not Doves and Morales. Caraquen-
isns: know you to be Patriots. and you
have abandoned Csraca but could you with
good faith fly from the arms OF Colombia
| No, no, no.
Inhabitants ofthe prouince of Caracas: DO
not outrage foreign governments live tran
gully in your own houses count upon the
Improvement of the Spanish government,
and our relgiously fulfilling :he contract
| which we celebrated in IruxiI'o.
General head quarters in Ssu Carlos; Sd
June. 1921. BOLIVAR.
Cturlss Soublene, General of the division OF
the armies Of Colombia, Vice. President
| of Venezuela, &c.
In virtue Of the superior order of II. f
the President Libertador Of the Republic,
| have hecreed and do decree the following :
|. The city OF Caracas will be the capital
Of the Department of enezuela.
Q. The High Court oil Justice Of the De-
| partmeui, the Procuraor General of the
Republic, the Director General OF the Trea-
sury, the Chief OF the GeneIal Staff OF the
De,artmen'. and the Secretary General Of
the Vice Presidency will with all possible
speed, he removed to the city OF Caracas,
with all their archives, papers and docu'
mcnts, belonging to their respective officers.
8. The Court of Admiralty established IN
the Island of Wargarita, will be removed
with its archives to the pert Of La Guay'a.
4. The Commanhant General OF the Fro
vince of Guayana aud The Director General
! ot The Treasury will give the necessary as
| sistanCe Tor tue execution OF the hrst article,
aud that this degree be communicated to
| them and to all those v BON it Concerns.
| Given in that Palace vi the Vice Presi-
! iency, in the city OF Caracas, the 9Th at Ju.
ly 1928.
G. SOUEnETTG.
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A BOLD CHALLENGE

We copy the following from the Spring
field Patriot:
"Ts challenge the WHOLE WORLD 10
compete Nth Old SprimgfstdH-Two
seven years old oxen, and one -four-yearss
old stear, raised by Col. Abel Chaplin, OF
this town, were driven to this village
from his farm in Chicopee parish on
Wednesday last, and their weight accu
rately determined. The weight of the
great OK which colonel Chapin SOLO IN
Boston years ago, and which was DIS
tinguished by the name of Maximus, was
27i6 lbs. The largest of those weighed
on Wednesday and which we must now
call
Trismegistus, weighed So2S
The next in weight 27o9
The stear 2l5o
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-10-09
VENEZUELA
From he Carccas Gazeue, @2d Aug. 1891
OFFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
G. SOUEnETTE.

OFFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
After the glorious victory OF Carabo 30 the
enemy sen. out two de t,chmsnts from Puer-
TO Cabelio; one under command OF lieut..
col. Ramos, and the other under col. Ai'jos,
to raise the spirit of revolution amoLg the
inhabitants OF be Plains, hu; lately liSerat-
ed. 4 division oi vessels, with hoops on
board, was also destined to La Vela de Co
70. N order to divert the attention OF the
Liberatlng army; still it is moi easily under
stood, in wha, the hope OF the enemy was
founded, whether in so doing its object was
to diminish The consumption al Puerto Ca
bcllo, by sending out troops immaterIa!ly
where, in search of either food or an uDpIo-
ftabe death.
H. the Lbera,or, The better to facil
tate his operations, and 10 place the in habit
ants OF the Plains IN safety from the grasp OF
the guerilla parties OF the enemy, who can
injure but the husbahdman and the citizen,
DIVIDED the western section OF this country
into !w } military departments, the one em-
bracing the provinces of Coro, Marscaybo
Merida, on Truxilo, was placed under the
command of II. T.. gen. Marine, and the O.
Their comprehending those OF Caracas and
Barlnss. under H. EYcelency general Paez.
The line of Puerto Cahello, included in
these TWO divisions. is defended by three
batialions OF infantry and two ba,;alions Of
cavalry.
A battalion of infantry and a regiment OF
cavalry is posted al Calabozo, a squadron
at San Carlos, ana battalion in The city Of
Araure,
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mayors Office, I'd Get. 1921

Iron the return of the Commi:s'onfr:
Il appointed hy the Common Ccuntl' i !;
superiD'end an election Tor a member y
Ward No. 2 TO fill the vacancy oceas'che.
by the death of Mr.. John Ramsay, ROGER
Anderson ESQ. vas daily elected.
Gwen under NY hand,
CIR. NEALE, Mayor
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Mr.. William Green, OF Alexandra.
has invented an "Ice breaking Machine
c1lculated to break through ice OF the
,.,ickpessof SIX inches, at the rate offrom
tn,ce to four miles an hour, with the
$, ne power as an ordinary steam boat.
u ont in practice, this machinery might
he Of a great deal of use during tine win
ter season, in opening passage to out
ward bound vessels, frozen up in the
ice.
Mr. O1hn, u. S. consul at ST. Salvador,
Brazil gives notice that ''the lmporta-
ton of gun powder is entirely prohibited,
alter the term Of three months from that
date, 18th Julyl even for deposit for ex-
portation.1 -
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MEXICO.

EEIXICC.-
We have been fay ored with The perusal Of
letters d.ted al Tampico, ~ Mexico, as late
as the nth of August. They state that the
whole OF that Kingdom is in a State Of revO.
luton All the provinces lying north Of
Mexico, have proclaimed their indepen-
dence. General Don Augustine Yturvide IS
commander in chief ofthe Republican army.
The second in command is General Dca
Jose Cruz, native of Spain, and late Capt.
General OF the Province ofGuadaIaxsra Tie
Sd and attn IN command are General DA
Jose Negrete and Don Joaquin de ArredCf-
do. The secOud PANIED general has lett Ite
kingdom with eight hundred men and cre
hundred and eighty thousand dollars, on Us
way 10 the Unit. d States, by land. News
had reached Tampico, that tn. vice king,
Don Juan Ruiz de Apodaca, had abandoned
bis command, and in trying TO make his es-
cape towards Vera Cruz. had bean laken y
carried back 10 Mexico q prisoner. General
Navella had been proclaimed by the Royal
ISIS vice king in his place. The following
cities and towns have become independent
viz: the city and province OF Geada'ss@fa'
the city of Zscatecas, the city OF San Lewis
Portsi. the city OF VslIsdolid and great
number OF others The present state OF The
country is represented to lie dreadful. Ae-
companying these letters IS Proclamation
III Spanish OF General Yturyide. The com
nander in chief OF the Republican army
which shews The objects this general has 10
view
The Steam boat Nexicano, built and hi
ted out in this city last May, is now run
ming from Havana 10 Vera Cruz, and from
thence TO Tampico, and from the latter
place back to Havana Evsn,ng Post.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-10-09

From the Quebec Gazette.
EFFECTS OF THE NAVIGATION LAWS IN CANA
DA OPERATING WITH THE CORN LAWS
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Ola remarkable Tree jR tee state Of O.
hiO-- Ta&em from C1"cjnnati -itma-