The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-04-15


tho amount of money actually expended does
not only not increase but diminish. Among the
causes Of this happy state Of things, we may emu
merate an efficient and yigilant town govern
ment. and decline in- the panPer cxpences
though the last reason may be resolved into the
one first mentioned.
LIST OF TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1929.
,SelectDqey,-Isaac Adams, Joshua Richardson.
BENJAMIN Isley, Robert Ilsley, John Williams
.4ssessors-Charles Fox, joel Hall, Daniel
Cobb.-Joscph M. Gerrish, Collector OF Taxes
and Treasurer.
School Committee %Horato Southgate, Thom-
as A. Deblois, Ansel Lewis, *John Fox, Stephen
Patten, *Nathaniel Mitchell, Ashur Ware,
Eleazer Wyer, John Patten, Charles Morris,
Joseph Adams.
Nathaniel Dana chosen 10y the Board TO MI the
ConstabIes-John B. Scott, John Merrill,
Christopher Rand, Peter Hall, Thomas Baker,
John Leach, Edward B. Souther.
OUerseers Of NE PooT-JosIah Dow, Rufus
Emerson, Phineas Farnum, George Warren,
Barnabas Bartol, William Merrill, John w.
Smith, James q. Churchill, Jonathan Tucker
Health Commattce-John Coe, Samuel Weed,
Stephen Patten, kIeazar Wyer, William Pol
leys.
Surveyors Of Boards, Shingles, &c.-AnseI
Lewis, Friend Loring, Enocb Lowell, Daniel
Herrick, James Huse, Nathaniel Bradford,
Samuel Moody, Harrison Brazier, Enooh Morse,
Zenas Libby, Parker Ilsey, Lemuel Rice, Smith
Cobb, Jonathan Sparrow, John Crockett, Charles
Jordan, Nathan Howe, Simeon Gould, Esticc
Evans, Caleb Lord, Abner Bagley, Lewis Stet-
son, Abraham Osgood, Joseph Lane, Daniel
Cobb, Ezekiel Thurston, Simeon Hall, Eli
Webb.
Callers Of Hoops s Stases--Jacob Ham,
Joshua T. Weeks, Royal Williams, Samuel
Chase, Jabez Clapp, Enoch Tobey, Anthony
knight, Nathan Hubbard David Williams, jon
athan Sparrow, Ward Bonney, George q. Mi
not.
Surveyors Of .uahogGny-Beujam Ilsey,
William Haskell, George Clark, Benjamin lis
ley, ir. Nathaniel Ellsworth.
Tyttingmen-N Nicholas Loring, James Huse.
Horatio Southgate, Lemuel Gooding, Robert
Douglass, Elliot Libby, John Bracket Will
liam Polleys, Oliver Everett, James Crockett,
Jedediah Dow, John 3. Scott, John Merrill,
Christopher Rand, Thomas Baker, Peter Hall,
John Lowell William Mcclellan, John p
Hamblet.
Fire Wdrds-Joshua Richardson, Levi Saw
yer, Joel Hall, Phineas Varnum, Ansel Lewis,
Jacob Knight, Levi Gutter, Mark Harris, John
Crockett, William Polleys, John Slilings, Ma
than Howe, Alpheus Shaw, Woodbury. Storer,
Joseph NJ. Gerrish, William Chadwick, Philip
Greedy, Oliver Everett, Enoch Preble, Cotton
B. Brooks, Joshua Wingate, jr. Isaac IIsley.
Fence Tle1cers-David Ross, Stephen Niles.
Culiers Of Dry Fish--Josbua f. Weeks,
Anthony Fernald, Samuel Chase, Anthony
Knight.
s'rveyOrs Of High Ways-selectmeh Of the
Town.
.fuditOrs Of .4ccounts--William Swan, Samu-
ell Trask, Charles Fox.
Pound Keeper-Superintendant Of the Aims
house.
Oysrssers or he acknowledgements Of the
Poor.
Hog Reeres, s, Field Drirers-Jonathan Tes-
sender, Nahum Elwell, William Skiliings, Tim
othy Cochran.
Attest, JOSEPH POPE, To,rn Clerk.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE sELECTMEN.
Samuel Clary. Sealsr Of Wsights and Measures and
Sealer Of Coal Baskets.
s ssTi siC cIsry .arsa.rsrs IF Hooa & Bark
Edward b. Souther }
Christopher Rand, .Heasursr Of Corn.
Levi Sawyer, I'NUn Gauger
John w. Haskell, JFeigAer Of Hay.
An incendarT attempt was made on the house
of Madam Smith, of this town, about 3 o'clock
on Saturday morning. woman living in
neighboring house, happening TO be awake az
that time, observed strong hight upon her win
dows; and on getting up to ascertain the cause,
she perceived quantity of oombustible matter,
on fire at the back side Of the building. She inn
mediately gave the alarm, and succeeded in call
ing the attention Of two young men, apprenti-
ces, who extinguished the fire before it had done
material damage. 1t seems that a quantity Of
hay had been brought from the barn, and with
other light substances had been kindled, by
some unprincipled wretch. probably from mo-
tives of plumber. The fame had run up the build
ing and caught the clapboards; and the house
must inevitably have been destroyed, but for the
timely discovery. The selectmen, with praise-
worthy zeal, have offered reward of 5000 for
the detection Of the person or persons concern
ed in this diaboical attempt.
PIRACY.
The late accounts OF the piraces committed
on the coast of Cuba and in the gulf of Mexico.
unfold scenes Of cruelty and horror unparalleled
in the history of crimes Not content with
plumber, these enemies Of all mankind seem to
delight in inficting pain and suffering ia ways
which il revolts the heart TO read Of Never
have such horrible transactions been carried on
in the mostbarbarous state of society and among
the most savage people, as have been committed
in the West India seas within four months, almost
within sight of our own territory.
Where, ii is asked, is our squadron7 What
was the use Of that extraordinary dispatch, in
December, when Capt. Porter flew from Wash