The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-06-03

The only vacancy al thcScnate Board, Y a from
Bristol cosnty, which has been filled in convcn-
ton by the election of Thomas L. Hodges The
dea th Of the Hon. John Phillips. has occasicncd
another; the candidates are Benjamin Russell
and George Sullivan.
On Sunday, June 1st, the White hills appear
ed to rs, cred with snow, all down their crag-
gy sides. They received an accession by the
stormy weather of last week, before which, the
snow had nearly all disappeared. Few towns in
this country are tavoured with views so varied and
noble as tn. all, that distant mountain scenery
can give, is ours, and to it is added on the other
hand, most beautiful water prospect thus
combining the most prominent features of the
picturesque. These views exhibit themselves with
most splendour in the month of June, when the
intermediate space, the grand ground work OF
the picture is filled up with rich and various
vegetation. The high land at each end of the
town affords fine points of view to the lovers Of
natural scenery, and where, at evening, they
may behold as glorious a snnsetting as any they
meet with in the anirnatng descriptions Of poet
~. To reach these emincnces there is the adj
dttional Recommendation of an agreeable eSer-
else, which while it promotes health above
all the nostrums Of the shops, eevates the tone
Of feeling, and opens sources OF the purest pleas
ure. Aristotle taught Lis philosophy. walking,
and the school of the Perpatetics was the most
distinguished in Greece. Without exercise the
body loses its viguur and health, and the mind
cannot long preserve its energy in debIitated
frame the gentle and natural exercise OF walk
ing gives a stimulus to both.
When the mind can, at the same time, drink
of the beauties and harmony of n1ture, it derives
from exercise, eXhiliTati0n with encreased
strength. The Imagination 100 is stored. bv ramb-
ling among objects of such winning character.
with the most delightful images, which being
delivered over to poetry by taste and genius,
captyate all hearts.
Strangers admire our local situation and al
ways improve an opportunity Of gratifying their
taste when they visit US, while we ourselves are
to apt 70 neglect the beauties which are 50 near
lis.
For il so falls out
That what we have we prize not to tile WORTH
Whilst enjoy ii but being lack'd and lost
Why, then rack the value ; then we find
The virtue that possession would not show Isl
Whilst il GUS
We have extracted to day from the yVt,r Hampshire
Republican, published at Dover account Of the com
memoration at Portsmouth the 2st ult of the first
settlement OF that State.
The following notice tine first expedition 10 New
Hampshire, We borrow from Princes NJ T. CdroaOL
ogg, standard work upon the early history of our
settlements.
l623-Cap Join Mason, wbo bad been Goyeynor
of Newfoundland Sir F. Georges and several other
gentlemen of Shrewsbury Bristol, Dorchester. PHI
mouth. Ereter and other Places u tile ~ est of Eng
land having obtained Patents Of the New England
Council for several Parts Of This Country. Thew this
Spring send over Mr.. DaUid Thompson or Iornpaoa
Scotci1nGn with Mr.. EdoGrd Hilton and bis Brother
Nm. Hition, with others, Begin Settlement; and
Mr. Tompson now Begins one % Leagues North East
from PLnolfh. near Smiths Isles al a Place caIld
PaScdiaqudk the Place first seiZd is calrd the Lille
Harbour On the Hest Side Of Pnscataqua Ierey AND
the Mouth, where the first House is built calrd
Mason Hall But the HiI0H's set ID their Stages
higher up the River at Cocheco since nam'd Dore-
TINS Year and conclude this SpYing1 there are
also some scattering Beginnings made at lIonAtggon
and some other Places by suRdry others But about
PoscatGgUa River, there seem not many uahcr Build
ings erected till after 1881.
We understand, that the Lectures at tie
Medical School of Maine, at Brunswick have
just terminated The rapid increase of this in
stitution founded BY the wisdom of our Legs
lature, is almost unprecedented, and affords the
strongest evidence ofits importance and utility
4 large and highly respectable class of young
gentlemen from the New England and other
y IL
and BY their Intelligence, and good conduct, and
uncommon industry, have contributed much to
increase the reputation Of the school. The ex-
celent anatomical cabinet and valuable Libra
~, purchased 10 Europe by Or. Wells, have
furnished advantages, not usually enjoyed, which
have been diligently improved. The members
the school have commenced collection in
comparative anatomy, and in Zoology.
We understand, that at the close Of the Lee
lures twenty-five young gentlemen presented
themselves for examination by the Faculty Of
Medicine, and, having acquitted themselves 10
manner highly satisfactory, are all to be recon-
mended for the usual degree at commencement.
The examination was conducted in the different
branches of medical instruction by Professors
Smith, Cleaveland and Wells and as they de-
voted to this business one week, employing
eight hours every day, it may be confidently
presumed that the young gentlemen approved
by them, give fair promise of being skilfl and
useful surgeons and physicians. There is much
reason to believe that the influence Of this med
ical school, encouraged BY the Legislature will
be SO beneficial, that in very few wears, tue
Avcs Of none Of the good people Of Maine will be
endangered by the ignorance and presumption
Of empires.
The Supreme Judicial Court held al Wiscasset. rose
Oh wednesday The persons named below were sew
orally convicted and sentenced as follows:
Charles Rogers, convicted last term for passiru
counterfeit money, two months solitary Imprisonment
aud two years hard labor
'iohn Rdokttte breaking store in the night time and
larceny two months solitary Imprisonment and three
years haE labor.
Eptraim Hal, breaking vessel and larceny, two