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i
-v
' Viation and prayer, in consequence of the grievous
' pieces connecied, would be about 22 inches.
\
‘ Englantl, by Mr. Cobbeit.
produce, heaven only knows.
- girl.
.is drawn in the attitude and dress of the moment ;
, raised under the tail of the cock and her head
‘ irnyconception of ihe r.at:se', which may by foitirid
in their p-.:nu:'ious nabi-5. They ha‘-c more wires
thanthey can Iltdllllaill ll't'lll§.‘;. Thtrir rt—latiuns
murder them to be rsateti cxptiise alter their
death l Opium costs but iittlc,'and lire not much.’
Texas Ex/mll}z'on_.—--\Ve would be |ed_to stip-
‘pnse, from the pompous lCltt:i's frtnm the adven-
turers iirtliis cnterpiize, that their numl~ers at
least were respectable, and their prospects bril-
lit-int”. ‘Ne have authctitic accotiirs ll‘()Hi that
quarter, which represent them to be directly the
reverse. They have not the lea~t plvspccl 01
succeedingin obtaining possessioii of the territo-
ry they are so libeiul in oil-.-ring to dispose of_ to
recruits and proselytes. _ Their actual iiumbers.
aslate asihe middle of August, did not exceetl
100, and they were said to be without funds, anti
ill-supplied with pmvisi0ns.——.'Vu!- Illici-
,We understand the remains of T/z.2ma8 Poz'm-
haye been recently gatheted and fo.i'wai'ded to
Since I817, the benefit of the insolvent laws
‘havebecii taken in (.'.reat Britain, to the amount
iofjiftcen mz'llion fzozuids sterling, the dividends on
which were not one farthing in the pound.
At the late term of the Supreme Court, Peter
Johnson was convicted for Rape, and sentenced
tube‘.luing.-—S£ockl1ritlg'c' (lWu.9s.) /I(I/IET. '
.1|4"c[_a_n,c/zoly S/u‘l;wrec.(*s.—'I‘lie brig Bruttis, oi’
Castiue, from St. Johnsfor New-York, with plas-
ter, was cast away at Eastham, Cape Cod, on the
2i;d ult. and went to pieces. She had on board a-
bout ‘twenty passengers, twelve of whom pcrislied.
There was considerable money on board, most of
which was lost.
The sloop America,Clark, on her passage from
New-York for Hayti, was capsized in a hurricane
on the evening of the 18th ult. Two of the pas-
sengei's were drowned. The captain and crew
clung to the wreck, and were fortunately rescued
tbeuixext morning from their perilous situation,
by the schr. Active, in which vesscl they have ar-
. ived at New-York, destitute of every thing but
the clothes on their backs. _
..The fever in New-Yoik has nearly subsided 5
i)_l.ll:0IlC or two cases were reported from the 27th
ultfito the lst inst. ‘
i*.I,l1 Baltimore the fever still rages with violence.
From Fridaythe 2-tth ult. to Monday noon, the
27th, 88 new cases were reported.
, The City .Council of Charleston appointed
7.fh;iitj’s,tlay, the SOth—ult. to be set apart for humil-
sickness with which that city is visited. ,
The Mayor of New-Orleans has issued a proc-
lamation, dated Aug. 28th, stating that the yellow
fevxer exists in that city. In order to mitigate its
ravages, he has appointed a number of physicians
arid nurses to attend the sick in each ward. for
which purpose the sum of $1000 has been pla-
ced at hisdisposal by the city councils.
,Bato2'z Rouge, Aug. 30.-—-‘ There is scarcely a
house. in town that has not from one to three sick
I am told, by one who can be relied on, just
from ‘New-Orleans, that they bury about 40 per-
sons .21 day in that city. \Vhat another month
;;.'I‘»l,i _fever has bc.coit_ie very alarming at Ber-
riaiiiglizi, I T.A.lready liave. the. principal medical olli- ‘
gcrs am§.cliiefeugineeriitllen victims, with other
officers, .an_d, about _l0O,out of a garrison of 4 or
.500 soldiers. The inltabitants have suffci'ed in
proportion, and all is dismay and confusion there.
~ A letter from Kingston, Jamaica, of the 20th
itilt. states that the fever hurl broken out among
$,l!C:Bl'IilSll troops, andthat one regiment hadlost
about 80 ofiicers and 170 privates.
Three houses were destroyed by fire at Nor-
folk, on the ‘23d ult. and a black woman was uu- -
fortunately killed by tl:e_f-all of a chimney.
,..’1‘he (')nt::.rio l3i'anch Bank have commenced a
new emission of Bills, which will be redeemed
with sf.-ccitl. The new will be signed with red
inl;,__by which they will be rcr.tlily distinguished
from the old bills.
, I/I/’onde7;fzll1:'ggs.——Oii the 12th August last,
(says :1 Quebec paper») ‘-1 youtig girl, eleven years
Old, employed in feeding the poultry of Mr. H.
Boucher of the parish of River Ouellc, noticed
the Cock ill treating one of the hens, and gave
him a kick. At this moment, another of the
hens (called Huppe) seeming to take part with
the cock, flew fuiiutisly on the back ofthe young
She wore that day ‘.1 blue and white gown
with rather a yellr.-w tinge and torn at the skirt,
and had acomb in her hair. The next day about
3 o’clock P. M. a brother of the young girl, aged
10, years, went to bring in the eggs, and found
the hen called I-luppe on one of the nests. As
soonfas she had left it, he took the egg which
she had laid, on which he observed, with much
surprise, a figure of his sister and the cock. She
lier comb in her hair, her yellowish blue gown
torn in the- skirt, the stick in. her hand, her foot
turned towards the hen who had flown at her
from behind. On the day following, another egg‘
was found, on which ate figured two small ani-
mals. Some take the smallest to be a mouse or
rat, and the other a cat : others consider one of
them to be a figure of asmall dog, and the other
the cock. (_
Sz'ngular.—It is stated in at Salem, (Mass) pa-
per,ofthe 28th tilt. that there was taken from the
bottom of a Ship, in that place, a piece of a sword‘
fish’s sword, 4 1-2 inch. long,which went thro’ the
copper, wood, sheathing, and oak plank, into the
oak timber. About 4-inches from the first piece
was found another, which appeared to be the one
next toward the end from‘ the first piece, which
went through the copper, board, sheathing,plank,
and an eight and an half inch white oak timber
that was perfectly sound. The whole of the
--—-1$%li-€93""*
MARRIED,
In Ridgelield, Mr. Rooert Lefaver to Miss Alf-
z'ga2'lBouto71.
, niiu,
33357‘,
In \Vilton, on Tuesday last, Mr. Se:/i
aged 69.
BANK NOTE EXCIIANGE. up
CITY or Ntctv-youtt. St 1\'EWvYOItK s"i".n‘i~‘, xo'ri:‘.s.'
New—York city notes par, Barker’s Exchange
bank, 25 a :30'per ct dis ;\ -banks of Albany
't‘ruy,'.\'lo'hawk bank in Sclienectady,Lansingburg
and Newburgh, par; Orange county notes, and
Middle District, 1-2 per ct dis. ; Catskill, Colum-
bia bank £it’Hu(lS0n and Columbia Receivables, l 5
Auburn bank. 2 ; Utica bank, and Utica branch
at (‘.-anazld-.tigna, 2 a 3 ; Central bank at Cherry
Valley, 6 ; Utica Insurance company, 11 ; Plans-
liurgh notes 5 ; \Vashington 8: VVarren. 40 a 45 ;
(_)nt-ario bank at Canandaigua, do. at Utica, l'l ;
Bank ol'Cene'.a, 1 1-46; Aqueduct Association at
Catskill, 37 ; Hudson bank, 70 ; Chenango bank.
45 ;' Jell'erson county bank, 40 ; Bank of Niagara
To ; Hudson Receivables, 70
Nuw—.Is1tsi;Y NOTES.
Jersey bank, banks in Newark and in New-
Brunswick, State banksat Elizubethtown, Patter-
son and Morristown, Sussex bank, and Ti-etiton
Banking Company, par ; State bank at Trenton,
5 per ct dis; l'<'armer’s bank at Mount Holly,
and Cumberland batik, 2 ; state bank at Chmden,
1 ti 2. .,.
L'omlcclz'cz:.* notcs.e—Brid;:eport bank, par; all
others, unless payable in N. York, 1 pr ct dis.
It’/zotlc Islt(n(lIi0tc*8, 2 pr ct. dis.
1Was.x-at'l2usl.'tts notes, 1 a1! per ct dis.
I’/:2’/arlcl/llzia City notes, par.
'2
For Albany &’Troy.
P271! -
SLOOP ELIZA, D. JAMES, will sail on Thurs-
day, 7th of October. She will stop at any
01116!‘ Landing on the River,toland or take freight
0!’ passengers. The intention is to get CIDER,
APPLES, HAY, 8:c. All orders in the abo'-"r‘:
line puncttially attended to. _ Apply 101116 masltil‘
on board, or to E. D. TIOYT.
Norwalk, Sept. 30.
Cider, Apples, 8:; Potatoes. 2
. lg, ‘ ET being ascertained that Cider, Ap-
pics, and Potatoes, are plenty and
cheap in Albany and Hudson,‘ Capt. Nash, in the
sloop'OI-IBIT, will sail for said places on Satur-
day, the 16th inst. and purchase for those who fa-
vor him with orders. He will likewise receive
orders for LUMBER. and supply them on the
shortest notice. Freight and Passengers landetl
at any place on the River. Orders,in his absence,
may be left at the store of VV. J. STREET.
Norwalk, Oct. 3.
= TE, the subscribers, deem it advisable to in-
form the public, and otir customers in par-
ticular, that from the healthy state of that part
of the city where we reside, we have not seen
any sufficient cause to induce us to remove, and
therefore continue to transact business as usual
at otir present and respective places of residence,
where may be obtained :1 general assortment of
- MERCHANDIZE.
J. 8: P. Hone 3: Co" 47 Fulton-st.
Hicks, Lawrence & Co 275 Pearl-street.
Legget, Fox 8: Co 307’ do r >
Titus, Avery 8: \Vct-ks, 3 )3 do
Benjamin ScJoseph Corliss, 285 do
James Barker, 28! do
J. 8: N. Robins, 428 do
Cornell Sc Nostrand, 269 do
Samliel i\-Vood 8: Sons, 261 do
Jno. VV. Mott. 259 do
l/Villis 8: VVhite, 268 do . ,
Erastus Ellsworth 8: Co 270 do
G. M. Smith, 2388 do
Chichester S: Van \Vyrl;:, out do
John Peshino Son, 303 do
Amos 8: Samuel '&Villets, 304 do
Bownc st VVhite, 308 do
Andrew 8: VVII1. Kevan. Slt) do
Elijah Coriiell, 309 do
Thos. H. 5: Aaron Lcggett, 273 do
Renbin Leggett, 271 do
Jacob M. Corlies, 283 do
John Bradhurst, 3 I4 ‘ do A
VVilliam S. Coc. 3l9 do
Robert 8: Lindley Tvlurray, ‘763 do
John Canldwell, 294 do
Edward Taylor, 24-‘) do
Judah Sc Callender, 269 I-2 do
Aaron B. Woodrufi", 436 do
VV. 8: I. VVaring, 257 do
Titus 8: Waring, 253 do
James Rushton, 270 and 257 do
Merritt &'. Birdsall, 45 Fulton-st.
H. Van Wagcnen, 33 do
James Nelson, 35 do
Joseph Cole_s, ll Peck-slip.
James A. Burttis, 19 do
Benjamin DeForest 8: Co 45 do
Jeremiah Gray, 43 do
B. Osborn 8: Co 41 do
'Philo Doan, I 39 do
Street 8: Morgan, 33 do
Henry Street, 31 do
Morehouse Gray, . ‘.29 do
John D. Keating, 21 do
Burns &'. V-Voodhull, 32 do
Elijtilt ,Pinckney, '33 do
\Vm. R. llichcock 8: Co 44 do
Daniel E. Smith, ‘ I do
L. Bedient Sc Co Peck-slip.
Smith 8: ‘Mills, do
Hopkins 3: I-lawley. V ,
JV'c=w- York, Sc/it. 30. - Iw75
Notice. _
.& Substitute for C./1-SH, these Hard Times.
HE subscriber would inform his friends and
the public in general, that he will receive-
in exchange for CARDING VVOOL and DRES.
SING CLOTH, all kinds of produce, viz. Ryc,
Oats, Corn, Buckwheat, Potatoes, Scc. at the mar.
ket price, if delivered at his shop when the work
is finished. The prices for Dressing Cloth will
be suited to the times. '
N. B. Cash will be preferable to produce for
ards Joseph, Raymond Sam’l, care of Selleck 8:
also the Town Tax for said town, of one cent oi_i_
. on Monday, the first of November, and in the
_tall, slim, dark bay MARE, with the scar on her
years old, natural trotter, and when she was left
‘L7’-‘-'5 9/‘ Lctlero in [/l(.‘ Postflfiicc at Norwalk, Erfzz.
..3o,,is[i9. ' .
EARDSLEY Charles, Boalt David, 2, Baldwin
, Maria Mrs. Besse, John, Comstock Sam-
Uffib Cornwall Josiah, Church Dan’l Jr. E_sq.'W_il_-
ll)“: 1'0, Churchill Steplien, N. Canaan, Daskam
Samuel. Davis Sam’l, Fitch Charlotte Mrs. Gray
jA‘flidI‘C\V. Gray Andrew W. Hotchkiss \~Vyllis, 2,
130,91 Thaddeus, Vi/ilton, Hoyt Clary Mrs. Han-
ford Zalmon, Johnson Thomas, Kellogg Mary A.
N.‘CVana-an, Kellogg Miss, care of Enos K. Lock-
Wgood Sally widow, Lineburgh Jacob, Masori Oli-
‘'13; Marvin Delia M. Mrs. Nash John lVl.‘Wilton,
Dlmstead Abigail Mrs. Price Esther Miss, Rich-
Stevens, Street John, Street John, Jr.‘ St. John
lioolter, Selleck David, Middlesex, Smith Ed-
ward. Southwarth Constant, Thompson William.
Those indebted to the Post-Oliice, are re-
quested to make immediate payment.
WM. M. ‘TS.
Pay your Taxes.
OTICE is hereby given to the inhabitants
of the town of Ridgelield, and non-residents
who have taxable property in said town, that I
have received, to collect, the State Tax for said
town, of one cent on the dollar, on list 1818, and
he dollar, on list 1818, together with a warrafit
to collect each Tax." I shall attend on receiving
the same, in Ridgefield, fit-st society, beginning
second society, (ltidgebury,) on Thursday ofthe
same week. All concerned are requested to be
punctual, and pay when I call. l
. AMOS BAKER,jr. Collector.
-Oct. 2, l8l9. , *“75
Stolen, or broke loose
ROM 21 Stake, on the east side of the Meth-
odist Meeting-House, in Redding, on Tues-
day afternoon, the 28th Sept. (the day that the
Regimental '1‘r.a'ining was held there,) 3 middling
bréé_St where she has been rowelled lately; three.
at'tli'e' stake, had a saddle and bridle on her.-
W_ho‘ev,e-t~ will take up said Marc, and give notice
to‘tl'ic subsciiber, "shall l)e,Iiandsotnely rewarded.
I EBENEZER HAWLEY, jr.
Ridgefield, Sept. 30. ' 75
, Strayed
ROM the subscriber, on th'e~26th tilt. a red
COVV, four years old, marked by a hole in
t_he near ear, and a-crop on the off. \Vhoever
has or will "take up said Cow, and give informa-
tion so that the owner can get her again, shall be
reasonably rewarded by ’ HENRY CHAMBERS.
New«Canaan, Oct. 2. 75
One Cent Reward.
AN away frotn the subscriber‘, on the night
of the 27th inst. an indented Apprentice to
t
'-clues high, dark complexion, dark hair, and dark
‘qyes.. All persons are forbid harboring, trusting,
or employing said apprentice, under penalty of
the law. E. B,.GRIFFITH. -
Norwalk, Sept. 29, 1819. J 75
EVEN months from this date are limited by
the Hon. Court of Probate, for Stamford
District, for the exhibition of claims against the
of estate of JOHN SMITH, late of said Stam-
ford, deceased. SETH SMITH, Adm’r.
Stamford, Sept. 11, 1819. 75
Episcopal Convention.
HE Convention of the Protestant ‘piscopal
Church of Connecticut, is hereb notified
to meet at New Haven, on Tuesday the 26111 Of
October next, at 10 o'clock in the mornings fol‘
the transaction of ordinary business :—and On
the following day to receive and recognize tilt
Bishop of the Diocess, who is then to. be consc-
crated to that sacred oflice.
TILLOTSON BRONSON, _
President of Standing Committee.
Cheshire, Sept. 21, 1819. '
Take Notice.
HE death of Mr. CHARLES O. CANNON.
has closed the concern of BETTS E5‘ CAN-
NoN, and all those indebted to the said firm are
requested to make immediate payment. The
stock of Goodgon hand will be sold at very re-
duced prices. VV. M. BETTS.
Norwalk. July 5.
Domestic lllanufactures.
T HE subscriber offers for sale, at reduced
prices, for Cash or most kinds of country
produce, at his establishment in Norwalk, Sheet-
ing and Shirting Muslin, Stripes and Cham-
brays, wholesale and retail. Also Cotton Yarn,
both twist and filling (assorted numbers) by the
bundle, run or skein, blue and white, at Factory
prices.‘ Candlewick, in 1-4 and l 2 lb. balls.
Also, Patent Composition for the axles of car-
riages, an excellent substitute for tar, grease, Scc.
for sale as above.
Norwalk, Sept. 7. 7 l
50 Biindles warranted SHIN GLES,
5000 ft. seasoned & clear white Pine Boards,
5000 feet Merchantable Plank and Boards,
'Also——SALT, CODFISH and RICE,
Just received and for sale by
W. 3: B. ST. JOHN.
Norwalk, J one 1. ,
ALMANACKS for 1820,
For sale at this Oflice. Also, by Josialz B. Bald-
«win, Bookseller, Bridgeport; Peter James ; and
the different Post-Riders.
old accounts. HENRY CHAMBERS 8:;-CO.
Nev/—Canaan, Sept. 24. ‘ 7s1f
C
the Shoemztking trade,by,the nameof CHARLES '
jC;_ILBERT,vsixteen years old, about 5 feet 8 in- b
AARON NASH. -1 ‘
Hat Finishing.
HE subscriber has taken the Hailing.-SIWP2
.. lately occupied by Elias Taylor-, afcw 1‘0_d8
south of Bethel Meeting-House, wl't_elT..¢ he "“
tends carrying on the Hat-Finishing. business.-—
He assures those who may favor with their cus-
tom, that his work shall be done in the best t_na!_1~
ner and at the shortest iiotice—-He solicizs his
share of the public patronage, and confidently
expects that his long experience in the business
will enable him to give the most entire,s‘a’tisfac-
tion to those who may employ him. [Good un-
finished Castor and Rorutn .I‘IatS-l‘eCeiVe(l‘ill pay~
ment. JA M155 KARNES.
Bethel, August 24. 70'-f -
By authority of th—e—State of Connecticut.
FAIRFIELD EPISCOPAL SOCIETY
LOTTERY.
CLASS I.
SCHEME. _
1 Prize oi‘ 553000 is $3000 ’ “ ‘
4- : : of lO0O : : 4000-
4 : : of 500 : : -2Vooo»_
96 : : . of I00 : : 9609-.._ _
100 : : of 50 :: 5000
395 : : of 20 :: 7900
11400 :: of 25o.;.-’-2ssoo_- l
0--——3—' _ -.
12000 Prizes " $50,000
12000 Tickets at $5, is ,.5S,dO,000
4‘/‘at a Blank in (/26 Lottery. ,
A more favorable Scheme for the Adventurer,
we presume to say, was never offet'ed tothe pub-
lic. The one now oll'ered_ contains more high
prizes than Schemes in general of thisamount;
and it will be observed that a person can obtain
two Tickets for the same money that will buy
but one in a Scheme of any other description_.—-
Consequently the Adventurer will have two chan-
ces for the high Prizes to one in any other Lotte-
~2
Part of the above Prizes will be determined in
the following manner, viz. ‘
The first drawn numbers, ‘on the 10th, 14th,
and 20th days drawings will be entitled to 3 i000
each, and the -first drawn number on the 18th
day will be entitled to $3000. '
All prizes subject to the usual deduction of
15 per cent. and all prizes less than $500 paya- .
bit: in, 60 days, and all others in 90 days after the
completion of the drawing, which will positively. .
commence on the 2d Tuesday of January, l32( ,'
at Mr. Knapp’s Hotel in Fairlield ; and 500 num-
bers will constitute one day's drawing which will
regulate the stationary prizes. All prizes not
called for in one year will be consideru‘. as gen-
erously given to the society, and will not there-
after he paid. '
SIMEON H. Mtxoit,
JEREMIAH Srunocs,
PHINEAS T/tYLoit,
Tim's F. ROWLAND,
Tickets for sale by the Ilfaiiagers.
TICKETS in the above Lottery for sale
VVM. J. S.1‘:R-EE']",
Of Norwalk, who will pay all Prizes less than
8100 by him sold. July 3. .65 6m
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I-IE subscriber hasjnst received from W'ash-
ington, 80 pair of tlieftrstquality of \Vhiic
Marble GRAVE STONES, which he intends to fin-
ish at a more moderate price than has been sold
by any one in the county, of equal quality.--..'
Those wishing.to procure Moninnents for their
deceased friends, will please to call at his stand,
a few rods north of the Bridge, where they may
satisfythcmselves better than to purchase ofthose
that are in the habit of peddling their stone.
P. HiLL. ,
Norwalk, Sept. 20. 73
ERSONS desirous of liaviiig \'Vot.lcn. Lin-
en, orTow Yarn wove on Cottzm \Varp
can have it done at the following prices, from one
to any number of yards. viz :--
For the warp and weaving, a yard wide-.22 cents;
for 3-4 do. l8 cents. A:\l‘l()N NASH.
Norwalk, near the Bridge,Sept. -L. 71
The Conitlin stt'engthenii1-g‘
Plaster,
N admirable remedy for Nervous, Rheu-
matic or Gouty pains, and the Tooth Ache,
for sale by the subscriber in Norwalk near the
bridg'c, at 12 1-2 cts, the roll. A i'easonable ul-
lowance made to those who buy to sell again.
AARON N:‘t_SI-I.
-«It a Court 12/ Probate /toll./en. at ./‘Var-walk, tS‘t=j2t.
, 2i, l8l9. =
HIS Conttlimits and appoints 6 months
from this date, for the creditors to the es-
tate of Betty I1'a/Z, late of Norwalk, deceased,
to exhibit their claims against said estate, and
the executor is hereby ordered to give public no-
tice thereof according to law.
‘WM. M. BETTS, Judge.
Public notice is hereby given that unless the
creditors to the estate. of Betty Hall, late of
Norwalk, deceased, exhibit their claims against
said estate within the time above limited they
.will ever after he deb-arretl a legal recovery.
JonN Evensuzr, l;xt.~c’r.
Gazette-Office,’ Sept. 14.
Norwalk, Sept. 2!. 74»
Managei'st',’ - J
Norwalk Chronicler