The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1822-07-16

appears that more good has been effected by the
fundamentally of our M .ssonaries, than in any
former year.--The Officers elected for the ensu-
ing year, are:
Rev. VIM. ALLEN, ID. ID. President b. College,
President.
Hon. AMAu r. MITCHELL, NJ yarmouth, Vice
President.
Rev. ELIPHALEr GILLET, HGlto,CeH, Cor. Sec.
Rev. DAVID THURsToN, Winthrop, Rec. See.
DANIEL CAMPBELL, Esq Winthrop, Treasurer.
SAMSeL MooDY, ESQ. Hdit0treH, .4aGitor.
TRUSTEES.
Rev. EDWARD PAYsoN, ID. ID. Portland.
9. KAH BAILEY, .Netc Castle.
JONATHAN CoGswELI, Saoo.
BENJAMIN TAPPAN, augusta.
8 Asa RAND, Gorham.
NIlGHIL BLOOD, Bucksport.
" JOHN w. ELLINGwooD, Bath.
Together with the President, Vice President
and Secretaries.
SELECT COMMITTEE.
! Rev. Eliphalet Gillet, / Rev. kiah Bailey.
. David Thurston, . Benja. Tappan,
j. ". Elingwood,
The people in Pennington, did themselves much
honor, by their respectful attention and hospital
| lily TO the members assembled & received unan-
imous vote of thanks for it, from the Society.
The next meeting of the Society will be hold
en- at DIR. Payson's meeting house in Portland,
on the 4th WEDNESDAY, ofJune, 1928 at 9 o'clock,
A. M. The Rev. ALLEN GREELY, of Turner, is
appointed first preacher, and the Rev. Harry
LOOMS, Of Bangor, second.
The Aurora is Of opinion that no appointment
has been made by the President. OF Ministers
to South America.-lt is said Mr.. Rodney OF
Delaware, has been asked whether he would
accept such appointment, and that he has an
swered in the Affirmative, and made choice OF
! BuenOs Ayres, where he is already known.
! 1t is probable, says the same paper, that nc
appointment will be made, till the Senate shall
have been consulted though it is unquestionab bic
that the delay is ofsome disadvantage, in many re-
speCts; vet, as a Minister is to be expected from
Buenos Avres dailv-another from Mexico, and
not improbably Minister Extraordinary from
Colombia, il is TO be hoped that the good under
standing will not be injured essentially, though
/ there NAV be delays and that the ties will not
I be the less secure and durable when they are
made.
+ The accounts given this day of piracies on the
coast Of Cuba, shew, more forciby than ever
the importance Of keeping strong naval force
In that quarter, to protect the commerce of the
U. :. and preserve the lives of our valuable
seamen. The gun-boat system Of Mr.. Jefferson
however ridiculous at the period of its existence
would now seem to acquire some consistency
In being rought against the buccaneers and pi
rates Of Cuba. Twenty of these boats, with the
number of larger vessels already engaged il
that service, are required, TO put stop TO the
fragrant outrages that are daily committed along
the West India Islands.
ri of md he
ish treaty, after laborous session, adjourned OF
Monday, last week, to the Cd Tuesday of October
All the suspended cases have been determined
on by them. The mass of claims presented t.
the Board was immense. Many were rejected
and those received. it is understood, amount Il
about seUenteen millions of dollars.-Of course
The Five Millions provided by the treaty to NEE
them, will cover only about 80 per cent Of thei
amount.
/ Other accounts saw, that the claims received
are calculated to exceed twenty millions bu
that these are to undergo an ordeal, which may
melt them down very rconSiderably. Cent.
BANK OF THE UNITED STATES.
a dividend Of 2 IA per cent. was declared
on the lst inst. by the Directors of the bank
of theUnited States, payable after the 18th inst
The Washington City Gazette informs u:
that no city in the Union, Of the same popula
ton, can Justly lay claim to more intelligence
than Washington, and as an illustration of tine
truth of the assertion, assures us the a." Commit
tee of arrangements were unwearied in their
endeavor TO procure Orator" for the 4th OF
July, " but without success. "-Demo. Press.
A new work is announced entitled, Review
of the Military operations in the Northern Cam
paign of 1777-including full details of the bat
ties and sAirInishes between the American and
British armies until the surrender of Gen. Bur-
goyne-with statistical remarks, illustrated with
| plans of the principal actions" The author is
Gen. Ephrain Hoyt, of Deerfield