The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1822-09-17
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~, d. Wdii'Of ulSu NJ hennedy, and was burn
N 2 vel about six feet deep. The same dav hi
wife, prior to bis death, told him she would o
with hsa and the same night dreamed her hus
band came TO her when asleep, and hit her upon
the shoulder, saving, : are YOU asleep are vol
coming = Upon this she immediately rose an,
gave her child to the family, saving, sTake it,
shall have nothing more to do with il - and de
sired things might be prepared as she determn
ed 10 burn herself at four O'Clock in the after
noon. All the offers Of money, and persuasion.
OF her brother and family were of no avail. The
Rajah and Tassalder did all in their power to dis
sgade her from committing this rash ;ct, but She
replied, why trouble Yourselves about me, or
my life, as have promised to burn myself where
my husband has been burned, aud am determine
ell TO do il :" AS it was utterly impossible to
prohibit the poor girl making away with herself
she at little after four O'clock. left her tyell-
ing, in company with her family, and proceeded
70 bank near the village where her huband
had been burnt, and after making the usua GER
emony, walked three times around the WellJIer
brother and other relations had hold of her and.
when she quilted their hold, plunged int the
well, and sat down when, dreadful to rdate.
wood oil, and ghee, were thrown upon heroy
few people. She was quite composed, am re-
quested the people not totthroW auy more upon
her, as she was with her husband and in the
course of few minutes she was consumed to
ashes, without groan or Shrek. Not tom
tom was beat, nor did the natives shout, as rem
orally is the case. AID seemed horrur-struck al
what they had witnessed.
On the forenoon of the day she was to
burn herself, she bathed, PIT on clean linen ate
beetle, and held in her hand small looking
glass, upon which she continually kept looking.
The poor creature was only l3 yoars-of age, and
had one child.
Some few years ago, the government called
upon the magistrates and criminal Judges for
certain reports on the subject of Sattas. NAY
tins prove preparatory step TO their abolition
The influence Of the black colour upon heat
Wa 'ateiy explained 10 the anatomical chss
of.AiiGhdtdd in the following manner
Two Tea pots, one tack and the other 1s1tte,
were placed Oh table. ard filed, each with
boiing water, from ibe same kettle which
hsd been placed on the fire the presence
of he Students. Al .be elimination Of Toe
lecture. r the course o. al hour, The wafer
in The black lea pr .ad very considerably
cooled, as was p, oeptble both 10 the finger,
and by the thermometer, while the tempera-
tore in the zshife lea pot continued nearly at
lis original standard Ca icutta paper.
WESTERN AFRICA.
Sir Charles M'CARTHr, he new Govern
orGeneral Of Western Africa, has closed The
ports of bis territory to all foreigners whatev-
er and the squadron, under Com. MENDs.
has captured no less than 1000 slaves, prin
cipally in he CaIabar and B my rivers.
United States Colony IN .3fraca.
The schr. CALYPSO has arrived al Baltimore.
from Cape Mesurado in So DAYS, bringing DR..
Aires, and Mr.. Wiltberger, T.. S. Agents, as
passengers.-Tbey represent the people of the
Colony as contented and happy !; the country
HEALTHY and fertile; but that few of the uurnlv
had retired to the British Colony and that
Daniel Coker had become British subject, and
engaged in school at Sierra Leone. Joseph
Blake and Zera Hall have returned to take their
families; but Blake's family had sailed before bis
arrival.
Several free persons Of color, and one Young
black man, who had been implicated in the late
plot at Charleston, sailed from that place on the
18th ult. in the schooner Dolphin, for Cape Mes
surado, the seat Of the American colony.
TURKEY.
" quiet aud the late Bairam hes been passed,
with incredible order and tranquility. II would
appear from the measures recently adopted by
this government to maintain order, that it has
finally succeeded, and put the rebellious ianissa-
ries under some subsection. Dispatches have
been received from Persia, bringing news that
tie Pacha Of Bagdad had totally defeated the
Persian army that besieged ulat place killed
1000, and made 100 prisoners. He has also Ia
ken fortress and town, distant about a leagues
from Bagdad."
Extract Of letter from the agents to Loyd's
at Genoa, dated 18Th inst.
" Mr.. Groce. master of the Sardinian brig La
Pace. arrived in this port yesterday from Con-
stanAnopie, which he left on the 18th ult. re-
ports that the Grecian fleet, ON the night of the
1eth, burnt and destroyed the greater part Of the
Turkish feet Of Cisme, by means of fire ships.
We learn that this statement has been also Civ
On BY Mr.. Baldini, master of the Austrian brig
IL Cornmercio de Trieste, which arrived yesterday
from Odessa. Should the intelligence be cor
rect, Il win no doubt be soon confirmed by otl-
er channels"
Letters have beeo received at Boston, from
Smpraa, brought to Gibraltar 10 the COns!itu
tion, to the 25th June. which confirm the ac-
count before received Of The destruction of the
Turkish Admira's flag ship near SciO, by the
Greek FIRE ships. and that the Admiral (Cop
tain Packa) Iosi bis life in the tray.
RUSSIA.
From report lately made of the extent. pop
ulation, industry, commerce, SC. of Of the Rus