The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1822-07-02

Oi tne redce al GeDeseD, Livingston County,
under the following circumstances An &C.
ton on the case was brought by the husband
against the father of the wife, for forcibIy
taking her away and OBTAINING her az anst her
own will, and that of her husband The de-
clson ~ the court below was in favor Of the
plaintiff, and the defendant appealed On
The trial OF the appeal, it was admitted that
the daughter was minor, and married against
the will and without the consent Of the delen.
dant The marriage was admitted TO be ie-
gal. The defendants counsel conended that
the father had right by law, to the custody
and services OF his minor child, The marriage
Hotw outstanding and the court on tina, ground
consulted the plaintiff On subsequent
day OF the term, however, the court set aside
the non suit, and granted new trial Riggs
anG James, Judges, dissenting so that the
parties now stand in statu quo. We may add,
an'e ostHm. ". Y. Spect.
The Editors Of the Richmond Enquirer an
nounce The receipt OF second letter from Mr.
Jefferson In relation to the bill of exchange.
and on the authority Of an eye witness of the
press copy OF the original account rendered by
hlr. J. TO the United States, deny that The
entry was for cash received, but merely for
the ball drawn, &c. The contrary was pos
lively asserted by the " Native Of Virginia"
~. Y. finer.
10 an action lately brought at New ork,
against Fireward, by person who thought
himself improperly treated at fire, the jury
gave verdict of six cents damages.
A cedar snuff box, inaid with gold, has been
presented by the duke of York to the Rev. MIR.
Demarest, of Tappan, n. Y for his attention 10
the remains Of the late Major Andre, which were
dlslnterred from his grounds. The cedar, from
which the box Is carved, grew upon the grave.
The zen Of the BG,tile.--In answer to an in
curry from the Berks and Schuyll1il Journal,we
state that the Key of the BGsttie is in the United
States. 1t is al Mount Vernon and is the pro-
perty of Judge Washington. .4la Herald
Lord BYRON is stated to be in confinement at
Pisa, on account of a fracas the road with
mounted dragons, who was wounded, after gross
ly maitreating Lord BIS companions.
Prior rights Of democracy.- Amone the reas-
ons given in Georgia paper why the Militia.
those Of Massachusetts, are : that Republican
ism has ever predominated in the political state
of Georgia" and that her Citizens are, en-
massc, dem0cTtlc."
Bronze Statue Of JVashingt have
been received from London that Statue of
colossal size can be furnished for f4000 ster-
ling, (about 5l8,000) The celebrated Flax
ham is now finishing one of George the third, at
that price, for the Liverpool merchants.
No doubt our Mayor and the Committee will
avail themselves of this information, and carry
the wishes of our citizens into immediate effect
upon this national subject. Only two shillings
from each inhabitant of our city, will give the
requisite sum. NJ. Y. paper.
advancing BGcktoards.-The following Ex-
Governors of " free and independent States"
are now Senators of the U. States, viz Cover
nor BARBOUR, Of Virginia Gov. LLOYD, Of Mary
land Gov. BRowN, of Ohio Gov. FlNDLAY, of
Pennsylvania; Gov. DIcKERsoN, of New Jersey;
GOV. KNIGHT, Of r. Island and Gov. BELL, OF
New-Hampshire TO which may be added, that
Gov. KING, of Maine, is Commissioner under
the Florida treaty.
Failures IN Boston.-The Boston Galaxy of
May 81, says" number Of heavy and unex-
pected failures have occurred in Boston within
short time past-and should the present scare
ity of cash continue, they must be followed by
others, 10 an equal or larger amount"
Capt. Lamson, of the brig Belvidere, arrived at n
Orleans, from T. auPrince, states that on his passage
he hailed by patical vessel the capt of which
ordered him come on boaId.-Capt l.. replied tha
he would and after delay the crew OF the b. pre-
pairing to defend themselves ia the interval the capt
of the pirate alongside in his boat and boarded
the Belvidere. and instantly shot down By Capt
LamSon. severe conflict Immediately ensued be-
tween the OF the Belydere and the boats crew
of the pirate The pirates defeated with the loss
of men, and the Beiyidere had seaman MORALLY
wounded.
An English ship. bound TO Havana has put into Ma
zas, In distress having been captured the 23th ut
by the Cuba pirates, the capt and mate hung up at
the yard arm, and the inhumanly beaten. Not
wlthstandng the repeated aggressions BY these out
laws, on the commerce Of Great Britain, we do not
perceive that the government has taken any eiectua
measures to chastise them-every thing appears TO
have been LETT ior our gallant navy to pertorn
Century D5scourYcs.-The Rev. Jacob Flint
Of Cohasset, has published two interesting dis
colres, delivered December 10, 1921, on the
completion Of century from the gathering OF
the Church OF which he is Pastor The follow.
ing aneCdote is related of the Reverend John |
Brown, who was ordained as Minister of Cohas-
set in the year l747. There was but one per-
son in the parish who opposed his settlement.