The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1824-06-22

u T'ensiong--I3y AZ aci NJ che last session oF
Congress, abe pensions 81 ATT pcrsuns, Dor re-
lcciving them gnatr tile provisions nf the ne
lur CnnEfen XII March Al 1924, giving PEN
|sirns wv thc orphans ana widows uf persons
Ialain in ihr public rr private armed vessels
I0f tiie luiicd States, and tlE art uf April
N IE. 1919. n addition f1 the lct above Hamnd
$50 far IN regards persons receiving pensions
v from iie iHnt arising irem captures nnd ST.
wage. made bT Che private armed vessels of
the H.. States, are continued Hn4gr the res
tricticn- and regulations in the said acts con-
tanned. fsr the additonai term 81 Eve years.
I from and after the period q TIE expiration 81
the said pensions, respectively profidea,
F That the said pensions shall alone be paid
from the proceeds Of TIE prisatecr pension
fund. aud without recourse 60 she United
States Tor sny deficiency which max hereaf.
ter arise thereon and that 90 pcnsion shall
Y tie paid % any such widow after Der inicrmar-
lriage, nor 70 ans orphan Chidren 81 such
officer. scarncn or marines, after they shall
have attained Che age ~ sixtecn years"
ReptFtgFu
"A severe storm of wini, rain and hail was
experienced AZ Petersburg VA. ID TuesIaF
June q. snrh was its violence, that the roofs
wv several huuses --C hmules. Gc we're biurn
d0wn--and some fences and many fine fruit
and ornamental trees wtEc laid PROSTATE.
Previous IN the storm thc atmosphere was re-
markedly dense and snltfy and it's consider
sea. eE ra0rdlnary Thar neither during tie con-
tinhance. nor immediately afterwards, not
Withstandinr the accompaniment If bail was
there any perccptible chaugeef temperature.
Distressing C.1iamift-A Mrs .Cnrfie, her sister.
Mrs Jones, and two infant children were drown
ed on the 30 inst. near Leesburg, Yir One Of the
branches Of the Tusear0ra suddenly rose 10 a
great height and carried of the house with is
inmates, consisting OF the above named persons,
an Of whom persisted.
Melancholy .7ccidsnf--Whie four labourers
were engaged IN carryinga heavy load Of stones
up 10 the scadolding N 81 James Church now
building IN the Saint Louis Suburb, in Montreal.
a. they had reached the Top of tle ladder the
whole scafuld gave way and The unfortunate
men, along with their load, I'm quantity VI stones
which were upon Che scafold and the wooden
work ~ IT'D were prcripiiated from rpusidera-
ble height-une III the men was Killed upon
The sp1t--another was severely hurt-and the
third happily escaped with but little injury
Fatal .qrridenf--At Lyme, 1Con.) III tbe gla
uii a. an English gentleman. at ire house III
- Wait ESQ. was fzing Its flint in his cur.
Mrs Peck with her two children, rode un 10
the door ~ which instantth the gun went Oh. and
the ball passed through her heart She exr'red
instantly -[New-Have paper, june l2l-Ibe
above account is incorrect. Mrs. Peck was Sc
verely wounded, bat IS in fair way 10 recover.
IN. Y. Mercantile Advertiser
Hail Siorm.-The village Of Hartland. VI
was visited By a bail storm on Tuesday week
The stones which fell were Of a large size, and
descended with such violence as TO break con.
siderable quantity Of glass, and leave The marks
Of their force on the boards OF the houses
FIe.-The new Seminary 1t Emmetsburr.
Nd was burned on the night ofthe 9Th inst Loss
5000 dollars. Il was occasi0ned by an incen-
diary.
An attempt has been made % injure the Grand
Canal "a New York by opening The gates at
night, and occasoning Tie bason ~ overflow
A barn owned by Doct II. Swift. oF thc U. \.
Army, has been destroyed by fire ia New Lon
don, supposed 70 be The heedlessness Of bows
IN firing Chinese crackers.
Store BreakiRF--On the night Of ne 9Th az
May store al the South End, occupied by Eliot
g. Hills was broken open in the night time. and
about three hundred dollars worth Of goods
stolen thereirom, consisting Of silks, w0ollea
goods, &c. boston Papsrl I
The Governor Of New Mexico proposes to
pay Military visit 70 the State Of Missou-
ri, under an escort Of 1900 men.
Il is reported that Spain has granted 70
France trade 10 the Havana for ten years.
on The same terms a. enjoyed By Spanish
vessels.