The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1822-07-09

and ia an hour afterwards there was dread
full cry Of distress heard by the family below
stairs. Dir. jackson ran up, and found Con-
uor's hand fast 10 The rat trap. lie was CON-
uitiej for trial.
Kent, the water pedestrian, has undertaken,
FOR wager Of 1000 grineas, to walk across
the sea FROM Dover to Calais.
Extraordinary produce Doctor Roulston,
Of Raphoe, IN ireland, lately dug in bis garden
single potstce top, which produced 558 mid
die sized potatoes.
The present amount Of the stamp is little
short Of one million, six hundred and fifty two
thousand dollars per annum.
The cultivation Of Flax in England is be-
coming more general. Selling The stem with
out dew-rotting or watering, enables the far
ner TO make a quick return. In some in
stances, has paid from 10 10 II pounds per
acre.
FRANCE.
The Able Sicard, the celebrated director OF
the institution Of the deaf and dumb, died in Pa
ris on the 10Th Of May, at the advanced age Of
eighty.
vastated by hail storm.
WEST-INDIES.
Unpleasant RepOrt-Accounts received at
Havana. on the In ut. stated, that the crew
Of u. s. vessel 80 men landed at Cape Anton
10 with the view of intercepting the crew of
piratcal vessel, which they had pursued, and
were attacked by a party of mountaineers on
horseback, and literally cut to pieces. The ac-
count was received by the mail, which arrived
at Havana over land, and was generally beiiev-
cd.
Accounts from Havana state that Piracy con-
tinued to be carried on more formdably than
ever-not vessel arriving but exhibited proofs
Of the violence of these marauders. At Orgun
and Principe, on the south of Cuba, British and
French goods taken by the Pirates, are contin-
ually sacrificed at one fourth Of their value, and
IN great quantities.
From Hardna -" Piracies continue.--A
French and an English brig have been robbed
d nearly 100000 by three piratical schooners.
We hope the Spark and Grampus will fall in
With these buccaneers"
The interior of Cuba is said to be in disturb
ID state, but no particulars ha, transpred.
SOUTH AMERICA.
The latest advices received at Havana repre-
ent Mexico as in very unsettled state. The
ntire regiment of Catalonia had left Havana.
nder COMFY of Spanish frigate for tire relief
i fort st. Juan de Uloa, where the royalists re-
ired when the revolution broke out Iturbide
lad been crowned Emperor, and bishop ofhigh
landing made Pope. The people were divided
N these political occurrences; but it was thought
rom the great ascendancy Iturbide had acquired,
hat he would succeed in putting down all the op-
onents of his measures. Thus do we already
lready find existing anticipations of this self |
reated monarch playing the tyrant.-Com. I'D.
EARTHQUAKES.
Capt. Tefft. arrived at New York from the
PARISH Main, informs that there was severe
earthquake on the Main, which commenced on |
le 10th, and lasted until the 10th Of Nav. |
1any of the inhabitants were killed, and others |
al abandoned their houses and took refuge in
ne country.
From JaD'qica.-The editor of the Kingston |
jamaica) Chronicle, ia noticing a report from
arthagena that the United States had recognis-
the independence ofSouth America observes
We have no doubt that the above intelligence
correct, as it corresponds with our previous
formation from the u. States. We have like
Use been informed that the American squadron
! the Pacific Ocean, consisting of the Franklin
4, &C are expected to call at Panama about the
lst Of May or the beginning of June"
The editors express an opinion that our recog-
ltlon of the independence Of Colombia will have
n important effect in the present state Of affairs
4 Mexico, more especially as the Spanish Cortes
ave recently declared that the treaty between
zen. O'Donoiu and the Mexican chief Itarbide,
null and void---[N. j. Gaz.