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The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-12-02

house lie lodged; that he bad suddenly left
him there alone. that lie had lcft his clothes L
money az his house, and be was fearful be
sh0uld lose them he also stated % Mr.. Blecck-
sr that lie bad in BIZ chest 400 dollars-and
that If lie could get to Fiymarket he coula
End bis way TO his lodgings. Dir. Bieecker
went with him a. far a. the Park. gave direc-
tons 10 find the market, and left hinl--two
transient persons were 10 Inhnsonh house o.
Thursday evening. Johnson bad Just. been
mentioning BIS fears fJr the safety Of person
who had come 10 bis house, but was out and
had not returned, when Murray came 10 up
on which johnson expressed much pleasure AZ
seeing him safe back. Murray was invited 10
drink and play with johnson and the others,
but declined. The three bad drank freely
The two men slept ia the house, but heard
nothing further.
Johnson's wife was absent, having left
town some days previously for NeWburg. On
The bed 10 which johnson and bis wife ordin-
Arily sleep, the head board, which was close
by the fire place. and the chimney board were
both sprinkled with bloUd-a sheet was found
secreted IN the cellar, one corner Of which
was covered with blood, and the corner Of the
bed next TO the FIRE place appeared to have
been washed. though some marks of blood re-
NAMED, the feathers being still wet when il
was examined. There were traces OF blood
from this bedroom down the stairs into a low
er room, and 10 a trap-door into the cellar.
MurTay's chest was found under Johnson
bed rifled ofall its contents except a string OF
beads, supposed 20 be rosary, Murray being
4 catholic. Murray's clothes were found con
lcealed in a narrow place between the neces-
sary and fence, IN the back yard
9 10 consequence OF the additional evi.
ldence which was discovered 10 the course Of
Monday, Johnson's family were all arrested
and are held in confinement for furthereEam-
iaation. II should also be mentioned, thai
johnson in his examination, denied all knowl
ledge of Murray, and declared that no sucl
man bad ever been at his house, and that n,
such chest as Mnrray's had been brought
there"
Johnson has since made full confession
of the murder Of Murray, and the manner il
which he effected it.
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MURDER OF NTTRRAY

Inc following particulars of the horrid muir
Ter recently perpetrated 10 this city. have been
collected from evidence given before the Po-
ice Magistrates.
" Il Is fully proved that Murray came from
Boston by water, aud arrived here on Tues
LAY Of last week. with the intention Df taking
passage for Buenos Ayres. Being acquainted
aiih the Rev. Mr.. Power. OF the Catholic
Church, he called upon him, and in pursuance
Ia hIs advice concluded 10 change has plan snd
so % y. Orleans. On Thursday. Murray
went on board the vessel ia which ne came
from Boston, accompanied by johnson, the
< ePer OF the house IN FrOnt-Slreet, where a
seems be had taken lodgings, and they took
huFray's chest between them and carried 4.
ashore and by he testimony Of a cartman Il
appears that after carving Il some distance
they put u upon his cart and he transported Il
10 Johnson's house, where Johnson aud the
eartmsn carried IL into the house, and a. Mur
ray could not make the change, johnson pall
Tie cartman. On THURSDAY evening II
B.eecker met Murray az the corner or Greco
Scn aud Pnovosi-streets, nearly mile an
bali from Johnson's house. he enqu,red 4.
him The way 70 Fyfnarket, saving that FL
Fas stranger "a the city, ant had hscn u
eonpanIed to that place b. the man al whose
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taking about 90 head. Alter sscurinv their
y -, suzpeciing that they would b. parsuel.
ahey returned 70 way-lay their trail. Tor the
Yaffose q surprising the pursuers. While ly-
ing 70 ambush, the Osages came Up. and we're
hfed on By the Cherokees. after which both
parties retired. In this affair, the Osages had
one man killed. aud the Cbcrokees bad three
or four wounded.
The statement made BY the Cherukees.
Toes not differ materially from The above
they acknowledge having stolen the horses,
aud even admit that they took greater nun-
Der than the Osages charge them with. The,
also state, that while they we're living 10 am
hnsh inr the Osages, their party fell asleep,
when the Osagcs came Up. and commenced
the assault.
Mr.. Il. further remarks, that the Osages
lsre extremely anxious for an amicable adj
lJustmeni Of their difference with the Chero-
KEGS. and that they would rather submit d
lc0nsiderable sacrifices on their part. than b.
Involved IN another war with that nation.
We also learn from Mr.. r. that the report
recently contained in the papers, Of the Osa-
ges having robbed trading party from Mis-.
souri, Of about As horses, and Of their also hav.
ing killed four men, belonging to another
trading party from Missouri, is without foun
dation. These outrages are ascertained t.
have been committed By the Pawnees. III,
assures us, that the Osages are extremel,
anxious to maintain a good understanding viii
the government Of the u. States, and are par
ticulariy DESTROYS Of having traders come {,
their country, whom they uniformly treat witt
the greatest respect and hospitality.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-12-02

FoRIiAND. TUEsDAY 90. }. lsss.

We are happy 20 learn that the Cumberland
aud Oxford caaal Corporation have organized
themselves, according to legislative provisions.
Al q meeting 81 the stockholders, ou the twenty
seventh instant, they made choice 81 Hon WooD-
BURY sroREE, Isaac ADAMS, JOINS PEKLry.
PHixEHAs VARsUN, JOSIAH PIEEcE, JosyPH n
GEERTsa, Nathaniel MITCHELL, Il sMTrH
and En- LosGLEF, Esqrs. for Directors. And ~
the FIRST meeting Of the Directors, Hon. Woop.
BURY SToRER was elected President. and Isaac
ADAMS, Esq Vice President JoHS HosARr. ESQ
i Treasurer Of the Corporation; and JAnrs d
HOPKINS, Esq. Secretary Of the Corporation and
OF the Board Of Directors.
We learn that the report Of the Committee
appointed to procure an able Engineer TO exam
inc the rout, and estimate the expense of ma
king the Canal, and also 10 procure information
upon the facts connected with this important oh
ject-tOgether with the report Of the Engineer
containing minute statement Of the necessary
expense TO complete the Canal, viii shortly Be
published by order Of the Directors. We think
the subject must be deeply interesting TO the
community, inasmuch as sanguine hopes are en-
tertained, that great part Of the work viii "
accomplished in the course Of the ensuing wear.
The Supreme Judicial Court, which com
menced its session in this town On the 1st Tues
day ofNovember, was adjourned on Saturday
afternoon last without day. The Court for
the trial ofJury causes was held by Chief us
tice MELLEN, and the term lasted nearly The
whole month, excepting an adjournment for a
part Of Thanksgiving week. There were thir-
ty-six trials by the jury, and of this number %
were civil, and criminal cases. Most of the
trials we're ably and fully argued -Four ques-
tons oflaw only were reserved for the consid-
Grafton ofthe whole Court, and nearly all the
disputed cases on the docket have been dspo-
sed Of finally. Nine cases for trial have been
continued, and Of these two were tried at the
present term, but the jury did not agree in a
verdict
! This has been the first regular nisi pri1s term
IN this county, since the establishment Of the
plan by the legislature last winter, and the sue
cessful dispatch of SO much business bv the un-
wearied diligence and assiduity of the Chief
Justice, during the whole period, has afforded q
satisfactory proof Of the excellence and efficacy
of the system, under an able judicial admins
ltration.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-12-02
ARKANsAs. Oct. s.

From tse Chsr0kees and Osagss.-We in.
serted n paragraph in the Gazette Of the 1911
ult- stating that The Usage Indians had lately
committed an outrage on a party of Chero-
KEGS, 10 the neighborhOod Of Ped river. in
which some ofthe latter were reported TO have
been killed. We are now informed. that
that statement contained misrepresentatiuu
OF the aiIsir alluded 10.
Mr. PlvlbrOok sub-agent to the Usage In
dams, who returned u this place about a
neck since. from the Usage cc4ltrv. has civ
ca Us the following a. tine present stale Of TIE
differences between the Cherokees and Osa-
ges
Al the time the above depreciation is said
70 have bcea committed b. tile OsagCs. Dir
fhiorook was a the Usage village, waiting
The return, from the Pawnee c0unfrv. of az
Usage Indian, who had killed a Cherokee
some Sine last winter, ana ~ho,n the Osages.
IN fun council, had agreed 10 give up, ia con
ioraity with treaty conciuled between The
two nations, NJ Fort smith, 1892 While
waiia his return, a new li.hculty arosc.
which led % the report above alluded to-the
Circumstances Of which. agreeabiy 10 the best
insorar'ion Air p. could obtain from both
Parsiesl are = follow
a party Of d.ssie.ted Cherokees. headed by
warchies nsm.d T'ickatoko. who we're OPP
p9sed t. the treaty coac,uJe3 betueen the
Two nations in August, lS22, left their natiou
some moaths Subsequent to the treaty. am
located themselves on the Ktsmiche. IA the
upper part of Miller county. This partv. vino
have s.7ce become reconciled to the treaty.
being aaeot 70 return 20 their nation. made
80 nNsfFi7n into the Usage country. Tor the
Purpose 81 stealing horses, and succeeded ID
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-12-02
BY THE MAILS.

NEw-ORLEANs, Der. 27.--.N'atche=.-Tht
Dolphin passed Matches on Saturday, and wa,
advised rom The shore 20 lasd several passen
gers farther below, on account OF the fever
still continuing. The last mail brought in.
teligence of several late deaths, and Of 9th
ers recenily taken down with the disease
We are sorry to learn BY passenger ii
the Dolphin, that a severe frost visited sever.
al parts of the state Of Missouri in the latte,
part Of Sept. which bad done great injury I.
the crops. The Tobacco, il particular, would
yield but tribe. Nothing further from
Council Bluffs had been received.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-12-02

Extract ofG letter from Barbados. Dot. ooh
a" we have had sad doings here. An attemDt
oi daring character was made 70 burn the
town last Saturday night. And last evening
an infuriated mob Of white people attacked &
literally levelled to the ground, the Methods,
chapel large and beautiful brick building
and The Parsou, (namsd Shrewsbury was obi
ged 10 fly for his Iiie.n
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-12-02

letter from Europe. ia speaking Of the depar
ture Of Lord Byron 70 i0in the Creeks. menfion,
that he took with him, Nv way 81 defensive arrnur
three large helmets. made Tor The purpose Win
hls arms blazoned upon them; and that he w, ~
nind him SIX new can'os Of Don Juan, as precious
legacy 10 the world 10 the event Of a easnsI,v
We bear nothing from Lord Byron since III -.
rival ~ Lanie. except thar letteI from Odessa N
German paper, meBti0nS thar his arrival IN ,ba
Morea bad produced great sensation N Cpns,sn.
tIBope. tscm the belief that he acted unde, ~ Il,
sifueiiens OF the BRUSH COVE lnment.-Repe
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FRANkFoRr, (Kep.l Nov. Q

The trial of Rees closed last evening, ate,
an Investigation OF several days. The Attor-
nev for the u. States submitted SIX distinct
charges TO the Jury, who have found Rees
guilty Of FIVE Of theui--tha, is, two for cutting
The mail bags, two for stealing letters not
containing articles Of value, and one for steal
ing letters con aiming articles of value. The
Judge (Tod) this day will settle the punish
ment 10 the five cases. There was nothing
but circumstantiai testimony, which was con-
nected from Louisville TO Maysvile by eigh-
teen witnesses. This, we believe, is the frs
case of conviction for an offence against the
Post Office laws ia the state Of Kentucky.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-12-02

A large company Of persons accused Of be-
inr concerned IN counterfeiling specie dol
lars, have been arrested IN Upper canada. and
many W their implements found; among theuii
tools Tor counterieiting doubloons and bank
bills. Among the suspected persons are =
methodist preacher, several physicians, apoth-
ecaries. blacksmiths, and a numher q young
att0rnies.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-12-02
THE BANK WAR.

The New York Banks having engaged with
the country Banks in the Improbable con-
test of trying which can do the other the most
hartn"-hostliiies in our quarter, we are in
formed, commenced BY draft on them. from
tue Eagle Bank Of this CITY, for 10000 dol
lars, which was duly honoured, and the specie
shipped, transported, and safely deposited in
the Eagle vaults. But the money was scarce
y slowed away, when the New York agent,
very modest sleek, quaker-looking gentle
man, appeared with $4,000 dollars In Eagle
Bills, determined to return the first blow with
interest He was offered the specie or a draft
on New York, at his election. He took the
10000 dollars back again, and the expense OF
freight being considered, be very wisely took
draft for the balance. Now comes the Ea--
giles turn again-and they have deposited in
the Bank Of New York, one httnd, ed thousand
dollars, for which their agent there Is instruc-
ted to demand the specie. Thus "the COM
bat thickens." But . it is an i'll wind that
blows no body good. However Improbable
the contest may be to the Banks, our packet
owners are likely to thrive BY it:-twenry
dollars for bringing the 40 900 up, and TWEEN
iy dollars for carrying il oack again, is forfy
dollars. So we shall be sure to have some
money 10 circulation as long as they carry on
the war.
We rather guess the New Workers will f.
nally be Ydlskee-doodied When their Banks
stopped pay ment-when the two Banks in the
city possessed over five hundred thousand dol
lars OF their funds-when one hundred dol
lars IN New Haven bills would purchase one
hundred and twenty in New York bills, We
heard nothing from them about the incon
venience and embarrassment arising from the
deprecated aud fiuctuatng value OF the CIR
culating Medium !" and IL does not become
them now to tell us It is their I" peculiar srov-
nce to maintain the specie value Of the cur
rency," nor to refuse their otcn btls, wheu
they present ours for payment. 1 he bank
oIis Of connecticut, payable IN specie, have
Always been faithfully redeemed, aud have
herer suffered any depreciation but what has
arisen from distance, and The CONSEQUENT dit-
hcuiiy II exchange. This is as much as can
DC effected. II the New York Banks could
say as much, It would be to their credit; but
they cannot. And while they attempt % reg
utdte what, from the nature OF clrcunlsta noes.
they Cannot conIroi, we say, Let them keep
a hume, and " manage their own adairs Ia
their own way" and not attempt to embar-
rass Us BY " too much regulation" lest we
should deprive their merchants and brokers OF
the ard OF our funds, and the universal Yam
kee nation" should turn the current OF trade
to their own emporium
lsince the above was in type, the packet
Augusta has arrived from New York with The
100000 dollars. See marine head.l
Conn. Herald
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-12-02

ForEsrv-A man. named John smith, was
arrested NJ New York. IN Monday last, un
beard The packet ship John Wells, - sbe was
about sailing Cor Liverpool, charged with nav
INK forged two checks, lone far 500, ne 9TH
Nv FOR 1850 I'D tbe name ~ hr. Kelly oi
Philadelphia, Tor which Che money was o.
tanned of back IN that place. The whole a.
mount Of the money, [in gold,l was found APP
on smith, who was committed 20 prison.
The John Wells had sailed, bot was follow
IA down the barbor, overtakens and smith
found and taken out
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-12-02

A letter from Lond9n. received bv zen
tieman m Baltimore, mentions. II was exne,,
81, that The Houses o. Barring. G-idsmjfI, --l
IT. Rush, The American Envoy. womb M IVY
GrttiratOrs 10 settle aIl Difference 800 Az
mands connected with the Colombian T.osn :,
consequence Of which Colombian bon5s -
in the market.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-12-02

some fine fresh Salmon. from Onsiaa T,L.
were broughtto This CITY YESTERDAY. ~. -
gesi weighing - Us. The lasf !. g.. -.
mentions that $500 ibs. Of fresh Sain,,, IA.
!, assea thal place on tl.c Canal, ior Tie New
YORK and Phiiadei phia market. I'M"
MI. Mer. Adv.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-12-02

Kentucky We hear from the Kentucky
Legs ture, that a resolution was before the
Sen 4 for remoUing the Judges Of the Cour
Of Appeals. On the 5th inst " air. Worth.
ingion asked leave to introduce a bill 10 an.
thorize vote to be taken by the people or
the subject of calling a convention. The a
vowed object is to make the Judges response.
be TO e Peope. Instead of holding their
Offices for life, they are to be reappointed ev-
cry SIX years. Some opposition existed, but
eave was granted by vote of so to SO, which
may be considered as indicative ofth strength
of the two parties" The session of the Leg
stature, tits said, win be stormy and protract-
ed. Int
From ats Pitfsb,rgh Gazette, Nor. 2I.1
FIRE !-On the night of Monday last, the
large frame building, on the east corner o!
Market and Liberty streets, was entirely de-
stroyed by fire. Ii was owned and in part
occupied by Mr.. David Greer Other parts
OF II were IN the tenure of MIR. Konecke, and
Messrs. CTosthwaite & Borbridge, merchants,
and Isaiah Green, a barber. The fire was
first observed about ten O'Clock, and at two.
on the following morning the building was
totally consumed. All the persons who &C
cupied the devoted premises are sufferers by
the conflagration. The stores of Mr.. Kon-
eeke and Crosthwaite & Borbridge were filled
with valuable goods. The greater part OF
Them was preserved, but not without sustain
ing considerable injury in removal The.
calamity bias fallen wiih the most appalling
severity on Mr. konecke. By this fearful
catastrophe. in few hours, he was deprived
OF property. acquired b indefatigable exer
lnn, and Of a CHI ID and sister. who, together
WITH young female domestic 10 bis family.
were the victims of the ruthless element I.
The lives lost were these, Of Mr.. Konecke's
sister, Miss Louisa koneoke, his son William.
SIX years old, and little girl named Hett,
Lstshsw. The progress of the flames were
% rapid, that the other inmates escaped with
much difficulty. Mr.. Konecke and his wife
were considerably Injured, the former esca9-
Cd by throwing himself AMI child out Of Sc
cond story window, and Mrs. Konecke was
found IN perishng condition, on the stairs.
alter the doors were broken in. Mr. Greer.
"a addition 10 the loss Of his buildings, lost al
ms furniture, and family apparel. Mr.. Kon-
ccke lost all his furniture, clothing, a variety
oi rich merchandise, part of has stock OF
goods. Mr.. Borbridge's family lost part of
their furniture ana wearing apparel Crosth-
waite & Borbridge lost part Of their stock oil
goods Mr.. Sewell. in Mr. Holdsbios' house
lost part OF his furniture and store goods.
The Whole loss Of property is estimated at
i5,OUO dollars. We understand suspicious
are entertained that the Ere was kindled by
al incendiary.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-12-02

The Governor a Georgia, in his speech Az ILL.,
opening q the Legislature, recommends an MI.
teration OF ire Constitution OF the State. IN such
BY the people. He recommends FIso ,l-.t -,
vision should he made BY law far the rboire \,
President and y. President by Tile people,
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-12-02

We have received the hrtt nunaheF of
seat. weli srranred and usriol Paper, puhli=h
al Il fsln,acth. Ms by NJ. lea. r. 4. kay-
m. entitled the 4 Nauiical inteliigcncgr X
deserves success, and we hope will meet with
Fla
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-12-02

NOveI sighL-On Tuesday evening last, a
aock Of 400 geese, of the domestic kind,
eere driven into tins place, having travelled
On foot from Rutherford county, Tennessee, .
distance Of near 300 miles They are now in
the neighbOrhood, and our farmers can have
an Opportunity ofsupplying themselves.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-12-02

Among the 6rsi effects 81 the French uu-
dertakiug a. ASSIST the sPsniards against their,
late colonies, would probably he the sweep
InE NJ the patriot men uf var from &C. nctHr.
Bat this would ~ followed by aeclaratinu XII
var against France, and the fitting QUE of pri-
VaiecTs.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-12-02

JAMAICA.-We have received letter
from our correspondent, dated Kingston, Jan
Oct. IA, 10 which be states that an attempthar
been made to organize conspiracy ID that cl
iy, as was generally believed. Several alien.
ofcolour had been taken up, and one had been
sent of the island. The conspirators had form
ed lodge Of pretended masons, and were mi
tiated into some mysteries BY brown man
from St. Domingo, and cOrresponded with Al
miral Padilla, on the Colombian coast The
master Of the lodge was black man. named
Nicholas Pinero, a barber, and the individual
sent of be island.) From numerous other sus.
picious circumstances, il was considered nee
essary to probe the business, but no very ma
e rial discoveries bad been made The island
was in a considerable ferment, respecting the
attempt made in Britain, to egislate f1r the
colonies, and emancipate the slaves. There
we're resolutions of all kinds, expressing the
state Of public feeling, and some were rather
warm-others absolutely absurd.
Palladium.
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We have been favored. via New York, with
Jamaica papers TO the 18th ut. Much party
spirit exists there, and a very bad picture Of
the resident Clergy is given 10 the Public Ad-
vertiser.
Meetings continue to be held and Resolu.
tons passed-and public measures are warm
" discussed in the papers.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-12-02
JAMAICA, Oct. N.

1AMAlIAs OCAs d
TO His Editor ofHle Public .4dVertiser
The duty Of 10 per cent. 10 addition 10 any
Previously existing, and the additional four
shillings I'd sixpence sterling per ton, impos-
ed by the British Government on our Com
merce with these Islands, stated 10 be meas
ure Of retaliation, appears on a superficial
view Of the case to operate against Us, indeed
all direct Tares appear 10 operate against he
Gender Of tdred articles. But greater falla-
cy cannot be every Political Economist i
aware, that taxes ofevery kind must ultimate
" fall on the consumer. II il true they are
direct taxes on the vender but il is equally
true that they are indirect ones on the con
sumer.
shall state a case or two which, think.
will fully elucidate the matter Suppose nv
vessel brings a cargo Of -four to this market
which, according to the old scale Of duties
stands me in 81 per barrel here. can af-
ford 70 sell it at 8 l-2 dollars, securing to nv
self fair profit Of / 10 dollars % each barrel
but should be compelled to pay the addition
a. eelies, cannot sell nv -four under g. IL
which duties, as before observed, although /
pay IN the first instance, and the bal er in the
second, the consumer must refund ID Us, Nv
paying higher price for his bread.
jonathan Kentucky.