Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1827-02-03

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ire thePs any grounds for infefriog the
Of secret understanding with
hat government. A Paris paper .ays3
the n;Ii,ary d,sisions on the borders
Of Spain have been or.lered % Bny-}
onne, and were to enter the Spanish
doninions immediately. "A band Of the
Portugoese refugees had enlsged the
Wiz Viciosa. and captured the ~; l
son. sThey then retired Win the fis'3
cIpil Personsges of.the place as;Pflv6'|
nefS, The Spanish government is'
Represented as extremely .uneas5 at
the Invasion Of Portugal, and very sde ,
sirous Of fquietirg the English minister,
whose notes grew threatening. Mat
teis, however, had cot beyond the
control Of the king, and the regiment
of the prince, without its officers. bad
marche,l into Portugal to aid the reb-
eli. From Lisbon the irsurrection is
represented as general at Lombs. Vim
hoes, Braganza aud Miranda. Colonel
Valdez had been cut IF ir his retreat.
Forces were collecting 10 defend Opor-
to. The rebels had gained the left
bank Of the Dours, which was obliged
TO be abandoned by General Azersdo.
The Portuguese army was in such dis
order that recourse was Obliged to be
had to the militia. -
Extraordinary .forsifuae. One OF
the most singular circumstances occur.
red in the town Of Middletury. IN Gen
nessee county, on the 18th instant,
End exhibits in the hero Of misfortune
a mud excelling in cool. deliberate e
and deteynined virtue. The circum.
stance is as follows: Artemas Shat.
tuck, on that day, in a piece Of chop.
ping that he was clearing, Ielled a tree
across stump, in which situation il
renamed nearly balanced, the top how
ever buoyed mp by the butt, while
thus suspended he undertoek to cn
the tree tntwo near the s'unp upor
! lwhichitwas lodged, and while stand
ling upon il for that purpose, he cut Sc
| much more upon the upper than thu
nnder part Of the tree that the weigh
Of the butt caused il to,spli!. and al 'h'
Instant Of the greatest vibration or sep
a,atIon Of the parts, his foot slipped IN
to the cavity ofthe opening timber. ant
remained as firmly fixed as IN vice
! he Tell Immediately backwards. il
which fall be lost his axe, but soon re
covered a position that enabled him L
Z hold upon the tree with one hand
while. Ivy the other he drew oot hi
pocket knife and cut limb with heol
attached to j! with the intention of draw
Ing up the axe AID cutting the free +
libprate his foot, but soon found his e!
torts fuitless. He next tried bresl
! his leg. as that would have enabled bi1
to turn his body in position to sit up
. on the tree and await the lingering
hour Of ASSISTANCE but his position pr
! vented even disqualification of ihi
harsh rc'ief. Finding his Strength fail
/ ing fast, and no prospect ef timely re
lief. as no human assistance was within
three quarters Ola mile. he atlopte'
1.-THE alternative that remained of savin,
himself from the hard and horribl,
!, death Of expiring while suspended il
. the air with bis head downwards.-
with his pen knife he deliberately sey
cred bis foot from his leg AZ the ankl
n JOINT, and on his hands and knees ben
his course for home. In this postur,
4 he crawled full half a mile before HI
calls for assistance were heard, an,
twice had to deviate several rods from
a direct line to rivulet to quench hi
raging thirst. He reached bis hom,