The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1822-01-11

arrived here from the Mississippi vino informs tnat
most h,rd aud uuproyoked murder committed
about the last IF October IN New Purchase, in the
Chocaw nation, on party otU. = surveyors, consist
inc often pcrsons-Oalj one N c'on cs7Ped The
murder committed the lower line, and about
$50 miles from Pert Gibson, BY Choctaw Indians. The
quarrel understand originated in consequence Of
some trivial affair or informant received the above
information froa Col. Nichols, who passed up the
Mississippi few days since on his way ID the Chic
kasaw Bluffs, with the Chickasaw annuity.
FLORIDA.
Il is stated ina paragraph from s. Augustine, Of
Doth November thar the expedition from Philadelphia.
the sloop Hunter for exploring The interior Of West
Florida south of27 oflattude, in search ofland suita
be for the cultivation OF coffee have succeeded III
their laudable undertaking" We hope the public may
be furnished by the persons Of this party with
more satisfactory information, than they now possess,
Of the southern parts oltIs newly acquired country.
Boston papcr.
We have seen memorial addressed to the congress
Of the United States. signed by about 300 inhabitants
Of West Florida, praying that their Territory may 10
annexed the State Of Alabama 1t is probable this
state generally. Nor need our southern ncighbors w
under much apprehension the diversion Of trade
70 other channels, they will have the controlling in
hueuco il their political capacity and under ey-
cry circumstance, trade and commerce will bc regua-
ted according local advantages, without regard 70
sectional distinctions political divisions So that in
every respect must be the gamers ~ tie event
Cdh.ll0ta Press 81 inst.
Charles Pindar has been recognized by tic
President Of the United States, as Russian Vice
Consul for the Port OF Pensacola.
PENNSYLVANIA.
Bold VuIAiNA.
lad, about 13 years Of age entered The parlor az
dwelling house in Philadelphia a few DAYS since, and
carried off a Of surgical instruments.
A black man entered dHellng-hou>c in Phadel-
phia on Thursday evening last drew a knife up-
the lady Of the house, ordered her make noise
and then rled the Switchboard Of several valuable ar
ticles.
n URECK.
( A letter from Mr. Ly ford, at Norfolk, under
date Of the 22d utino, says, that . Captain
Brooks, supercargo OF the sChr Lively, arrived
on Monday from Ncuitas-on the goth Octo-
Der boarded the wreck Of apparently new YES
sci, called the Mary Ann, Of Portland no spars
standing, her bottom covered with barnaclcS,
appeared to have been wrecked some time: Al
the time Of boarding her, there were 80 barrels
of beef and pork in her hold, which the Spanish
wreckers took out, and then burnt her
4 Observation-Disclosures Buxton. Zerah
Colburn and others, are well known to have a.
dopted for their own use, some methods of cal
culation easier than those rcsortcd to bv our
best scholars, even in algebraio. There is now
an ore washer at the iron works near Lurav,
Shenandoah county, Virginia, a young man ma
med Benjamin Cubbage, person that cann.t
either read or write, who seems To rival any hat
has gone before him. Ills extraordinary mem
Dry and faculties, have not long developed them
selves. His manner Of resolving different quos-
tons il his mind, and the extent To which his
memory goes, may be gathered from the follow
ing brief extract from an account Of hin recent
ly published :---
LIS hiOuC ~ operating II mover lhOugil Suo-
cePible ia most cases OF explanation. III null
upication he appears to dis>cct the sum propos-
cd thereby increasing the number Of multiple |
cands, or mutpliers, yet lcssenng the number
OF figures in each Cor example, wien asked the |
square of37 ,534 345, he answered with precision,
l,4O8, 828, Os4, 579 OPS and when requested 10
explain his mode Of proceeding, observed that
he multiplied 81, ,315, successfully by 81 600, /
000,-500 000-34, OO0-345, and that the sew
eral products when added together, made the
square OF the number proposed. Vile Reg.
The Laws Of the United States are authnri-
zed to be printed in so newspapers, published
in every part Of the country, and mostly three
70 each state. The Press OF Philadelphia com
plains Of Mr.. Secretary Adams, for appointing
Major Russell, one Of tie publishers Of the laws,
on tie score Of his being the only fsdera7d a.
monF the number.
In the course Of a single wear, 1920 sixty
thousand Africans were kidnappes and trans
ported from their native country to lsrguish out
lie II all 'hc horrors ofzlsrery.