" ' domestics.
_ ,,_,._,...\:..‘
" ‘.1
' 1,12; .
3' , _’ ‘Loivijot-:, June l0.
_ ai'i'ival of Maj. Moodie, on. Saturday, with
iiilffespatches for Lord Bathurst, from Sir Hudson
iiow. at St. Helena,_ has excited some specu___lation
in the city; coincident as it is ivitlrthe account
‘bf the lamlmg of ‘a sailor at’ that island. -The
sailor had been onejof the crew of the Northern-
berland man ‘of war, .which carried Bonaparte
' _.:l'rom Europe to St. Helena, and in -that situation
had formed an atfquaintanfce with Bonaparte’s
"servants. This’ sailor afterwards ‘became one of
‘the crew of an East Iiidiainannwhicli being at
St. Helena, the sailor: in the night contrived to
swim from the vessel, clamber up the rocl-:s, vi-
‘sit and pass some hours gaily among Bonaparte’s
This he did two several ni§§l‘l5 will"
‘out being discovered or noticed ; but in conver-
‘sation on board of the ship, he boasted of his a-
"tlroitness, and told confidentially to his mcssmates
what he had done. knowledge of the transac-
tion transpired ; he was arrested and examined,
and conducted home to England in confinement ;
but it has‘ not appeared that he had any sinister
intention, or more in view than an innocent frol-
lt is'not believed that Bonaparte knew of his
being among hisservants. V However, the occur-
rence issupposed to have demonstrated the pos-
sibility of Bonaparte’s escape on board of any Ln-
glish vessel,‘ the Captain of which might be incli-
rtedzfor a bribe, or othertvise, to convey him to Eu-
rope or America. It is reported several such oc-
.’ e‘:;'uri'em:es have taken place at St. Helena, as
h‘a~ve—'iutlu'ced Sir Hudson Lowe to declare to the
Governtnent at home, that if vessels are allowed
.10 come to that island as atpresent, he cannot
Z-ln'SWClԤf0l' the security"of his_pi'iscuer._ It is re-
ported . in the city that Major Moodie is come
mama to -make representations on this subject,
._~ait_(l'lt is supposed ‘another place of refreshment
will be assigned for our. East Indiamen. _
';‘/Imcricarz 1r‘rc'nc/:men.—The Dublin Evening
Post has the following curious paragraph :—-
-“ “/6 have heard, andhave some reason to be-
lieve ‘the statement true, that .103. Buona/tarts
sent to France not less than 16,000 invitations,’
individually, to Frenchman to join him in Arrier'-
ica.”
4 ‘_ ' Berlin, Illay ‘.23.
A dreadful fire has destroyed the -town of
Crentzberg. Of 231 houses, only 11 remain.-—
Four hundred and seventy-five families, consist-
" ing of about 2000 personsare left without usy-
him, and reduced to the greatest misery.
Speech of His Royal’ Highness the Prince Ile-
gent, to both houses of Parliament.
. , nxrnacrs
“ I derive peculiar satisfaction from the meas-
ure. which you have adopted, in pursuance of my
recommendatioii, for augmenting the number of
places of public worship belonging to the estab-
lished church ; and I confidently trust that this
measure will be productive of the most beneficial
el‘f<.-cts on the religion and moral habits of the
people. ‘
I thank you forthe supplies which you have
.4
. -gtagaited to me for the service of the present year ;
0 “‘ " f‘;:,,+,f(1"*];‘.jt‘i"3Tglilj:- approtre-of the
steps you have taken
w'itbfe't.v.ie\v. to‘~,the’ reduction of the Unfunded
debt-
' I am happy to be able to inform you, that the
Revenue is in a course" ofcontinued improvement.
Onclosing thissession. I think it proper toin-
form you, that it is my intention forthwith to dis-
solve the present, and give directions for calling
a new Parliament. In making this comm_unica-
iion, I cannot refrain from advei-‘ting to the ini-
portantant change which has occurred in the situ-
ation of this country and of Europe, since I first
met you in this place. At that period, the do-
minion of the common enemy had been so wide-
lv extended over the continent, that resistance to
his power was by_,many deemed to be hopeless;
and in the extremities of Europe alone, was such
resistance. effectually maintaiped.
By the. unexampled exertions which you ena-
bled me to make, in aid of countries nobly con-
tending for independence,.and by the spirit which
was kindled in so many nations, the Continent
was at length delivered from the most galling and
oppressive tyrant under which it had ever labor-
ed; and Ibad the happiness, by the blessing of
Divine Providence, to terminate, in conjunction
with his .’vIajesty"s Allies, the most eventful and
sanguinary contest in which Europe had for cen-
turics been engaged, with unparalleled success
and glory. -
The prosecution of such a contest for so many
years, and more particularly the efforts which
marked the close of it, have been followed within
our own country, as well as throughout the rest
of Europe, by considerable internal difficulties
(and distress. But deeply as I felt for the imme-
diate pressure upon his Majesty's people, I ner-
erthcless looked forward without dismay, having
always the fullest confidence in the solidity ofthe
resources of the British Empire, and in the re-
lief which might be expected from a continuance
of-peace, and from the patience, public spirit,
and energy of the nation. These expectations
have not been disappointed.
The improvement in the internal circumstan-
OI _ _ _ ‘ _
cos of the country‘ is happily manifest, and prom.
ises to be steadily progressive ; and lied a per-
fect assurance that the continued loyalty and ex-
criions of all classes of his maijesty’s' subjects will
confirm these growing indications of national
prosperity, by promoting obedience to the laws
and attacliment to the constitution, from which
all our blessings have been derived.” '
[The Parliament was then dissolved by order
of the Prince Regent, and a Proclamation issued
commanding the new Parliament to meet on the
4th of August[_]
—-—-auzzega-2::-v$¢nn-————~
1"n'.9.rn .'/232 Vermont filer.-.vcnger qffuly 27.
VI'0:'r"n! 1t‘aI'II-.——-On the night of the I'M; inst,
and during the next day and night, a heavy fall of
rain did considerable damage in this part cf the
cotiiitry. The roads were so deeply f~.::’ro\v:«d '
with gullies in many places, as to render i‘;t.‘1‘n
¢lla:‘v§;'cl'OLl$ for carri-.iges. The lower hv~iu‘g»~ rver
River, in ‘.V'.ilpole, was swept away, togeth-
depth of six feet.
er ivitli about one acre of the surface of the soil,
‘near the mouth of the stream. Thejmill dam-of
Rice, esq..with a bridge near the mill, were
likewise destroyed; At Shclburn, also, _a Card-
ing Machine and Clothing vvorlts, andagrist and
saw mill, together with their dams, and about
H50 bushels of wheat, were all swept away.
~ _ X i , Qtieni-tc, July l4.
_F.XTP_.AORDlNARY FLOOD ,
-On ‘Monday the 6th instant, aboutfivie o’clock
in the morning, the inhabitants of the l’ai[ish of
St. Giles, the settlementsof which extend two
leagues and a half alongthe low grounds on the
banks of a river of the same name, falling into
Chaudiere, above the Falls,,perceived that the
river was rising with extraordinary rapidity. It
soon overllowed its banks, and extended over the
low grounds, in a wave of considerable height,
moving faster than a man could walk. The cat-.
tle in the fields were either immediately swept
away, or retiring to the cminences, soon surroun-
ded aiid overflowed, were drowned. The inhab-
itants remained or took refuge in their houses,
generally built on the highest ‘grounds, in expec-
tation that they would besafe; but these also
were soon surrounded. As the water rose in the
hou_‘ses,swec-ping away every thing around them,
they asecendedinto their garrets. . .
Um: whole family, the wife of Augustin House,
and six children,’ were precipitated into the flood,
along with their house, and drowned. Several
other houses and barns were carried aWay,;.0!‘
damaged, but we have not heard of any other
lives being lost. Many of the inhabitants _have
lost all their cattle, and a great proportion of the
live stock of the whole settlementis drowned.--
All the hay being generally along the river, and
almost all the grain is destroyed. Sand and heaps
of timber, nowycover the fields on which the un-
fortunate owner contemplated with pleasure, on-
lythe eveningbefore, an abundant-reward of his
labor, or at least, a fair prospect offuture subsis-
.tence for himself and family.
The river rose 7 feet in twelve minutes, and
about 18 feet above its usual levelin a few hours ;
from a stream of about 30 feet, it became a riv_-
er of more than a mile in width ; it tore up by
the roots, elui trees of three feet in diameter, and
has made gullies throughout the fields to the
In many places. its course
is changed ; the main bed of the river now runs
where the house of one Antione Couture stood
the day before. It was five days before it retired
within his banks.
at St. Giles for more than a week before the above
disaster. The cause of the sudden overflowing
of the river, is supposed to be the heavy thun-
der showers of the preceeding day, among the
mountains of the south shore, towards the sour-
ces of the St. Giles. People who were work-
ing on Craig's Road, six leagues up the wa-
ters of the St. Giles, and those who came in from
Broughton, report that the rain fell in torrents in
those parts on Sunday afternoon and” (.ltll':l‘Ilg the
‘night. In Brougliton, the course of a river was
bridges carried away. It is needless to mention,
remain.
' T'Vilml7!g.'a7z, Dr}. July 29-
The late heavy rains have laid waste all the
mill dams, bridges, Scc. in St. Gpeorgcsflunclred.
The owners of l\’larsli and Cripple in that neigh-
bourhood, have me: with severe losses—-it isjsaid
that $50,000 would not repair the damages.
T: 5
- NURWALK GAZETTE.
WED.N'E.S'D.BI*‘, .4 tit:-it/iszi ‘I818.
Floricla l.a7zds.———Tliere are about eighteen mil-
lions of acres of land in the Floridas, a_ great part
of which recently belonged to the Spanish crown.
But it is said that Ferdinand, finding he must
lose these provinces sooner or later, has lately
granted these lands to certain individuals, who
now hold the patents. It is reported that the
Floridas are ceded to the United States.
Extract of a letter from ll’£J.{ianz S/ialer, Esq.
Consul General, to his c*.z‘cc/léncy William Eustis,
of Boston, late .’|/Iirzister to Holland.
LEGHORN, 26th April, 1818.
“ Vye sailed on the 3d April, and arrived in
Tunis on the 6th, when, finding every thing qui-
et, we sailed immediately and anchored in the
Bay of Algiers on the 12th. Here we found
that the late tyrant, Hagai Ali, died on the 1st of
March, and had been succeeded by a man whoiap-‘
pears disposed to act upon principles ofjustice
and moderation ; he is using his endeavors to re.
pair the mischief done by his predecessor, and
particularly to restore the ancient constitution of
Algiers. The women* seized by Ali, have been
restored to their families ; and generally, every
thing,. as far as possible, has been placed in statu‘
quo. He made no difficulty in complying with
my proposition or rather requisition, not to board
American vessels, which I have announced to
our consuls by a circular, for the information of
whom it may concern—'l‘he plague is making
the most frightful ravages throughout the regen-
cy. They estimate that upwards of 10,000 have
perished by this contagion in the city. Atom-
departure the daily deaths were estimated at
at from 40 to 50, and increasing. .'
“ On leaving Algiers the squadron separated;
the \Vashington 1-o return home-——an’d the re-
mainder proceeded to this Bay, where Iexpect
the general rendezvous will be established, and
wlicre I shall also fix my residence during the
ensuing summer. it being a very central point.”
* Tera daug/:/.c-"rs of u J.'.~wz's/z _/iuiiily ‘w/w had
been zznder t/zc /irotrction of tile Freizc/1 Govern-
7/sent for fw«.=71.'_t/ 3/’«’i17'.s‘, but who were seized by or-
der r_«,'’’ .—.-''.‘i rim.’ c'c;.'z;:.yczl to /zis scraglia.
t is sai;i that tip‘.\‘ai'ds of 800 American Fish-
'»c~.:~m-}-~\,. l!.'il"*.‘--5fLli€(l for the Labrador Shore
do .‘f'.'.".bi.3.'l.
There had been no rain of any consequence‘
changed byits over.flowing,~thc roads gullied, and
that a-long St. Giles, hardly any roads or bridges
_It is now ascertained that the ivspubiiean major-
ity in the Convention, will be at least 3!. The
majority in favor of a Constitution will probably
be much larger. '
i-‘i_‘r:a Sier/zen: again, and Broom’.---A l<_-:ttc'r‘. from
Gloucester, daitctl July 23d, say.s—-J‘ The Great
Serpent has again appeared in" our harbor. She
is 'gl'.‘.C0iI_l[‘Jal)l,t:(l by three young ones, and they
their food, the fish spring above the water to es-
cape their enemies, but in vain, for the serpents
r-.:pidly"iiass and repass, devouring as they go.——
A‘ Mr. Sargent, of this place, had a fair view of
one this day. She passed under his boat ; he says
the head and the proturbances of her back re-
semble the drawing and engraving cfCapt. Beach.
Capt. B. Vi/ebber, who saw the largeserpent,
and the three snialler ones, yesterday, from the
shore, judged the large one to be l00 feet in
length and the smaller ones to be about fifty
feet.”
A Meteor of uncommon magnitude and bril-
‘iancy, wasobserved on the evening of the 17th
,luly, at Middlebury, V ermont, and the adjacent
towns. " ’
,1‘ Accounts from the East-Indies are as late as
April. The British troops were marchingjin
~ y’,i,'ifi'e.rent directions, for the subjugation of the na-
Lives. with prospects of success. At Amboyna,
they had submitted without the loss of a man.-—
And Capt._'Staunton, in an ofiicial letter, states
that he was attacked by the enemy at Corygaum,
with an army supposed to be about 20,000 horse
and 8000 infantry, which he repulsed after a'liard
struggle. He states his force to have been 500
lnf's1_llll'y, and 250 horse, of which 62 were killed
and 113 wounded, the horse not included. The
next day he retreated, being destitute of food.
A deputation had been sent from Prince of
‘Wales Island to Acheeh, to establish a Factory
at that place; but fears were expressed of the
succes. After 35 years civil war, it was not ex-
pected they could soon settle among themselves.
' An Elephant hunt had been undertaken in the
neighbourhood of Malacca, and 25 elephants of
different sizes were obtained, and brought into
the town. Most of them were young.
The Dutch government, in order to secure
tranquility in their East India colonies, have re-
solved on dispatching an additional force thither,
and are constructing vessels for that purpose.
The \Vasliington, 74, is to be continued in
vzoinmission, and stationed at New-York.
Two F rcnch frigates arrived in the Chesapeake
on the 28th tilt.
The ship Chesapeake (bound to Amsterdam.)
has returned to Baltimore in distress, having re-
ceived considerable damage in running al;oard.an
island of ice on the 16th _of June. The. mate
was also lost overboard and drowned, by ,tl1e,.fal-.;,
-\":’Y'rhp;'"(Jf"a"ii'ias‘t. ' .
‘fin the 10th of July, it schooner was upset off
't‘.'ii_': coast of Florida, and 4 persons drowned.
On the 14th of April, at 2 A. M. the ship Nu-
ma, Capt. Sherington, of Baltimore, was run
against by a French frigate, which so injured her,
that it was with the .utmost difliculty she was
kept up till day-light; when Capt. went on
"board the frigate, and demanded assistance of the
French captain, which he refused, but said he
would give him five minutes to get his things out
ofthe ship. He then sent his boat to burn her,
but before the fire had made any progress, she
sunk, and the boat had much difficulty to get a-
way before she went down. The ship was seen
by those on board the frigate at least 15 minutes
before she struck, but the ofiicer on the watch
was a midshipman, and would take no advice of
the petty oflicers, who all told him he would run
the ship down if he did not starboard his helm,
but he told them he had the command, and would
knock them down with the speaking trumpet if
they did not hold ‘their tongues. Capt. S. hailed
thefrigate, and made every exertion to get clear.
He was carried into Brest, and while on board
the frigate, was treated very roughly. He thinks,
however, he shall recover the damages.
A most daring Rhbbery was ‘committed in
Philadelphia on VVednesday last. A young man
coming in a steam-boat from New-Castle, having
in his hand a small bundle, complained of being
sick. As he approached the city, he felt still
more sick, and enquired of the captain where he
could get lodgings, and procure the attendance of
a physician, when two young men, passengers,
proffeietl their‘ services to conduct him to lodg-
lugs and procure a physician. The offer was ac-
'‘cepted, and having landed, they conducted him to
a liouse‘iuatei'-street. There was something
in the appearance of the house and furniture,&c.
ivliich made -no favorable impression on the sick-
.man, who earnestly begged that a doctor might
be lirouglit with all convenient speed. The fel-
lows who conducted him to the house, said he
should have ‘the doctor, but they thought he
should first give them half a dollar for the troub-
le they had had. The sick man thinking it vain
to resist, drew out his money, and while handing
one of them the half dollar, received from the
ceeded without ceremony, to rifle the man of all
he had, one /iumlred and eight dollars, which hav-
ing accomplished’ they ran off and have not since
been arrested. - Press.
—--at--21:--it-—— _
DIED—-In this place, Mrs. Mary Hill, wife
of Phineas H. aged 39. During along sickness,
she was never heard to complain, but died fully
resigned to the will of God. ‘
l‘vIr.~Elc-azcr .N'e=wc0m6, aged 64, very suddenly.
Mrs. Eunice Bouton, aged 44.
At Mount-Vernon, in the vicinity of New-
York, on the 30th ult. Mrs. .Mar'z'a Clinton, wife
of his Excellency (lovernor Clinton.
In Danbury, Mrs. drrze.-{fa Lloyd, aged about 60.
make great distruction amongst the bait. The .
-fish exhibit the greatest terror at their approach ;,
and as. the Serpents pass, seizing and devouring 4
other _a box on the side ,of the head, which ex- '
itended him on the floor. The fellows then pro-
..‘
, ‘Camp Meetiiig.
THE Sloop YOUNG BARBER;
_ __, will »s_a_il from AZ, Day’s' fLanding§
Old ‘Well, on Tuesday, tli"e,l1th_inst.,:it '10
c’clock, Ai M2 for the Camp Meeting Gi‘0t1n(ls«
Cow-'Harb.ottr}iL. II Persons desirous of
going, will do well to make seasoiiable appli-
' ' - A. DAY.
‘.
cation. ,
N orwalk, Aug; 4.
.Bett"s.& ’(‘;z’ui:ioii, I
. as just recezjvrd an c.z“.te71,9z've'.‘su_/t/ll_l/.Qf :
‘icy & Staple GODS,‘
Vlfhich they are selling, atretail, as:cl_iea_i_i as can
be purchased either in N orvvalk or e_tv-York.
N,9:ve.ll5»-é2,stSt 3-
20 quintals goon ‘iC'ocl'-fish,‘
Just received and for sale by - .. '6 - '
August, V VVM. J. STREET.
Cloth Dressing;_
THE subscribers respectfully. _inform_ their
are ready for the re'ception"of C_loth, at their Fac-
tory. Cloths will be’ Fullecl. Dyet_l,. and Finislied
in the best mariner, for the following_'pric_es.
Block, and all other colours, except ilizdig-a Blue.
from 17 to.22 _'cents per yard. Tliin cloth, for
Women’s ware, will be dyed and finished for from
12 to I4 cents per yard; Indigo Blue for 50 cents
per yard£_ , , _ f --
The subscribers will dye'Clo_th Navy Blue, or
Logwood_ Blue, and warrent it to be as lasting
and as permanent a colour as Indigo Blue. _
All orders in the above line of business will be
thankfully received and punctually executed by
the public’s huinble servants, . - -
BURR I-1ULL',,
_ . _ JOEL MARCHANT.
Reading, August 1,, 181' 8. 6wl.4.
At a Court q/',.Probizte /It-Id at .N‘or=walk, ./Iugzlst
3d, l8l8. , _
HIS Court limits six months from this date,
for the creditors to the estate of'Dczvz'd
Lockwood, late of said_Norwalk, deceased, to ex-
hibit their claims against said estate, and the Ad-
ministrator is hereby ordered to givmpublic no-
tice thereof according to law.
Per Order WM. G. BE'r'rs, Clerki.
Public Notice is hereby given, that unless
creditors to the estate of David Lockwood, l"a't‘_e _
of Norwalk, deceased, exhibit their claimsf a-
gains: said estate, within the time above limited;
‘they will ever after bedebarred a legal recovery.
ROBERT CABIERON, Adm’r.'
Norwalk, August 3d, 1818.
Williani J. Street;,
AS just returned from Netv-York, with a
fresh supply of seasonable GOODS, of the
newest fashions and latest importations, nearly
all bought at /\uCllOl_)_,_(_j1'iZl)__C'3Sll,§!ll}?.) .__,.{.‘g.1)}0Dg
the articles added to.s‘liis’stocl4i, will be found '.
Canton and Italian (grapes
Fine Irish Linens '
-' _Low pric’d do. .
Fancy F lagg and Baiidauoe silk Kandkerchiefs
Black Canton do.
Fine,6—4 Cambric Dimity, 37 I 2 cts. per yd.
Common do. cheap and good
6-4 Cambric Muslin, 37 1-2 per yard
4-4 8: 6-4 super. India Book Muslin
4-4 8: 6-4 British do. do.
India Cambric and Jaconet do.
W'hite, check and striped Cravats
Black and crimson Bombazette
~Black and white silk Cloves_ . - -
- ‘Assortment of kid and beaver Gloves
Fine worsted and cotton Hose
V Red, white and yellow Flann'el _
Steam-loom Shirting, fine and common
India Muslin of all descriptions
Good domestic Shirting, from 20 to 25 cts per
‘Blue, pink and buff Ginghams [yard
Carlisle do.
America-n do.
1 doz. super. London made Vests, S2,25 each
‘ I doz. ready made Pantaloons, (Jefferson sheet-
ing) $1 per pair .
20 doz. Pocket H-bkls, good size and quality,
6,ce'nts each _ -
100 doz. elegant Fans, from 2 to 3 cents each
LiK'c7uise—ga 7ze=w su/2/zly of
HARD éf HOLLO f/V-IV./I.R1L', GROCERIES,
CROCKER Y, BOOKS, E5'c. Uc. £9’c,.
For further particulars, see former advertise-
ment. July,‘.?.8.
Accommodation Packets,
TO SAIL . ~
From Ebenezer D. Hog/l’s Landing at .N'4m.
walk, for Peck .‘a'li'p, .N’ew—I"ork.
SLOOP ELIZA, ~ Pi~;.\'i~.'ovi:ii, Master, ,
ILL commence sailing from the above
‘landing, on Tuesday, the 12th day of
May next, and return on Saturday. ' ‘
Sloo/L [WE CH..1JV'1C, Bryant, Illa.-ster, T
VVill sail on Thursday, and return on Tues-
day. v ~
Sloo/z U./V'IOJV', Bro-wn, Jlfaster, ’
VVill sail on Saturday, and return the Thurs-
day following; each vessel performing their
weekly trips through the season. ‘
For freight or passage appiy to the subscriber,
or to either the Captains on board of their re-
spective vessels. ‘ E. D. HOYT.
Norwalk, M arch 5. ’
WJNTED -"I.lIJlIEDI.r.'1TELI',
SMALL quantity of Spanish or An_1eri-
can milled DOLL./IRS, or current BA./VL7t’
./VOTES, for which a premium will be given,
viz. a Baigqce on Book_. Crc_dz'; on Dztt0—-or agork
done in z./zc-Taz'lorz'ng' line, on‘ short notice, in’ the ‘
modern style. ‘Apply to"the su'bscriber_. ’
RUFUS SCOFIELD. "
Norwalk, July 27.’ 13
‘friends, and the public in general, that they _
l4--'—’
Norwalk Chronicler