, .—u.-pl. ,...
_, ’ . . lNElV' Yoilt,Jrrire9.1.
, .7l.’ctvs Q/‘the Sea Serpent —C:ipt. Hnidre-61*?»
lias Ritzlrards, has sent us the follow-
'aordinary‘accourrt, for ptib|ication,ac.
C .ied by a representation in peucil;oftlre
nrorrstcr seen, which is pr-ecist-.ly of the form
of the Sea Serpent that. so often ‘visited the
neiglrborliood of Boston. Capt. Holdrege, as
ii_'e|l._as the respectable geirtleirreii trained be
low, are ready to verify the staterticrrt with
their oaths if rreccssary. '
To the editors ofthe Mercantile Advertiser:
Dear Sii‘s——If you should deeirr the follow-
ing staterrrerrt worthy of insertion in your val-
uable journal, the veracity ofit can be attest-
ed by the rirrdtsrsigrred.
Ship Silas Ricliards, 17th J|1l‘lP,l89.5
Lat. 41 , 03, ion. 67, 32. g,
‘While standing by the starboard bow look-
iu: at the Ut1l‘llfllr.'tl surface Ufl.llr*.()C(,‘:lt1,ilbOul
7 o’cloolt, P. M. I perceived ti sirtldnii pertur
bation ofthe ‘Valet. and inrinetliaiely trii ‘bat
an object pi'eseiitnd itself with its head above
.tlrr-. level about 4 feet resembling the above
tigtrre, which position it retaiiietl for nearly ti
ttritiiite, when he returrrctl it to the surface,
and kept approactrirrg airreast of the vessel at
it tlisttince of about fifty yards. l iiiirrieditttely
czilied to the passe?-tigers on deck, several of
wlro'¥n observed it for the space of 8 minutes
as it glided along, slowly and t.riidatinted'.y
passed the ship at the rate ofalrout 3 miles air
hour. Its color was ti dark dingy black. with
p1‘Olt1l‘rBt‘€m=Ct:‘S similar to the above sketch, its
visible length appeared about sixty feet, and
its cii'eunrfei‘ent-.e ten foot. From former ac-
corints which have been given ofsticlr 1: mon
ster"and Wl’1lCll have never heeii credited, this
exactly correspoir-.'is, anti I have no doubt it is
one ofthose species called Sea Scrpctits ;-—-it
made a considerable wake iii the water‘ in its
progress. I renr'-riti your ob’tlt st-rvt.
HENRY l‘l.ULDRF.GE. Captain.
The foregoing is il1l(_‘stet’l or the fpllowing
gerrtlenren. prtsserrgt-rs: Win. lV.~rirrirtorr, of
Pt-iitonville. EllEl}tlltl,D|llll‘illl K-. rim-.tl_y,'1‘|ro
mas Austin, oft‘-iiftoir, l‘ltl'«_‘. Ltivvil Prrrdy,
Clfhos. Siveter, anti Ja .es l\’,l;i;trt-, of N, Y,
From the S3}/."t!('7'll-.9! Gr_i;t.llc.
,T]rc Srtliira. Pt-tr-rfttcrilirrrr—-’l‘i»e Serrtinr-I
ofSaliria has frrvmt-ti its i‘+.'a«'lei‘S With the tie
. seripsiorr ofa ctirtoris stone, in the possessiorr
of Mr. Wootlrutl", which in the opinion ofthe
editor is a ptitr-ifai:tion of the liunran head. It
was not prolrtrble that air (rtrjetrt of this lliltlllt.‘
would escape the t'tl[PlIllO11 ol‘I’r0l‘cssor' Eaton
on his visit to that village. l-lo accordingly
cxrrtiriired it, and it was both his anti Pr-ofes
sor R iffiriesqtie’s opirriorr, which they expres.
sed to Mr. Woodrulf, that the stone was not It
petrif:1ctinr1.ntri' the work ofart, but air ex:rrir-
ple of ZlCCl(lt'31ll.tl rest»trrt~rlarrce, sricir as nature
often produces in her frolic tiiotrds. They do.
scribed-it to be ‘ a silicious nodule, made tip
oft-trrrce'ntr'ic splreies, tire IillClC‘llS ot ulricl.
was originally treat the part tlesigirated as the
clrii.. Such nodules are very t.‘t)liltl10ll in sev
cral rncks,particularly in tire pyritiferotis rock
at Lake Eric, and rssiiiiie fro qtierrtly wlrrrrrsi-
ital forrrrs, so that try the aid trlli1ll(‘_V,2t‘) liltll-~
V.-'l(lt,1?1l may trace upoir them the apperirarrct:
of harrds, feet, bo ()l.'~., .rrir.»~, 3:.c. Professor
Eaton has one in his poss- ~~2i«rx.. which hears it
marked reserirhtaiitze, in its fttttrrta, to a sriwar-
row boot. Examples of .'t(:L1l(l'.“ll.'ill resetti-
lri.rrrcc are not urrtreqiicrrt ly foriiitl in the works
ofrrature. Sillirriair reirrtrrks, that ill the tow.
er of London is titrprxsrzr-tl ..- -:oi'ie which upon
beta-g siiu, pro-,.:.=t’.it .: t.'..:‘ -t....-. stilt‘-tisi an exact
prt,rfilt- of tlic pr.-ct (_lltRti(f(‘l. iii a note to one
of .‘vioore’s melodies it is recorded, that a sea
shell was fotiiitl oti the island of Ctintcoa.
-,~,;j;clr trad ll|USlC‘dl irotes, depicted upon its
srirfrice, placed in so terriarkalrle position that
a pretty tuire could be played from it.
At the last terirr of the Court of Sessions,
Pl ogbc Jones, tr colt.-ured girl, was convicted
of lld\'lllL' stolen 86% iii corn (crowns and dot-
lars) from a desk or birrtzati of Mi'.JolrrrRock-
\-,0.,tl, in whose fairriljv she was {I servairt.——
Tlrcre were boarders there, and airiorig the‘
rest a Mrs. Taylor, a t'ESl)t:Ct:tl)l£'. wtrirran from
the soirrliwarti, wlroirr Stir. ii. first suspected,
and on whom this black girl swore the their
at the police office, where Mrs. T. was exam-
ined, arid wirere tire prisorrcr, looltitig tier ii-
the face, wlrcn Mrs. '1‘. tieuictl all kirowltrtfge
oftlrc tlr- ft, still insisted uritlcr oath, t:'r.it she
saw Mrs.'I‘.take the money (in in small trunk)
from the bureau, by n_rr:airs of keys she had
with her. t\lrs.'1‘. wrtli an infant at her bretist
was irrrprisoired iii Bt‘l(li.'\\‘f3ll, and kept there
from Friday till Wetlrrt:stl.iy. Tire money
was found in a store, corirer of Dover‘ and
VVater streets, wlrere tire prisoirer had carried
it; and Mrs. Taylor was then released, and
the prisoner put in her‘ place. When M rs. T.
was examined at the police office,tlre prisoner
was very bold and positive, and went so far as
to iirsist on Mrs. T.’s taking down her hair to
see if some of the money was not doire tip in
it. Tire Court, coirsideriirg the cruelty, irilru-
marrity, arid eirorirrity of this double offence
of graird larceny and perjury, (of which last
site was found guilty, tlrtrtiglr not r:onvicted,)
said it could l)~')t do ample jristice to such an
oti'errtler except by irrllictirrg the severest pitti-
islrtrretrt authtrtisetl by the statute; and seri-
tcncetl her ttrfoitr'itcn_i;etz.-‘.9 irirprisorrtzictrt in
the E:tatePi‘i:soir.—-.l1crc. Jltfv.
Orr Vrlctlrresrltry, entire on the tritrl of the
case lietllvcli the people of tlreystate of New
York and A. Mtrltrpar‘, for at corrspirticy, with
otircr persons iiairrctl in the iirdrctiireirt, to de-
fratttl Jairies Ciirysier and others. The evi-
deircc of the first Presitltrirt of the Irlarble
l‘ilairtif.ictti:i:rg Corrrpairy trblaiiilsitetl that he
was zrppointetl and disclrargcd by l.\‘lalapar,
u-ho was the factorum of the coiicerir, and
paid tliestrlarics ofthe Piesitient,Casiricr and
Clerk. Other rvitrrmstzs were cxfltllllleil 10
prove attempts to defraud. In the course of
the evidence many iirtorestiiig facts were de-
Velopcd. Among others that of Maliipar hav-
ing the control of arroilrcr esttiblisiitrretrt, tiri-
der.the title of the White Lead .i1ariiifacttir
irrg Company, the Prcsideirt and (,‘-aslricr or
which were appoiirted and paid by lritii, and
had, since the blowiirg up of the Marble bub
blc, disappearetl, not to be found by all the
vigilance of the police. The defence was 0-
petied by Mr. Price, who nrairrly contended
that a cotrrbination lratl not been proved. No
eviticrrcc was atlduced; but the case was stirri-
tncd up in a most eloquent and forcible inan-
ircr by Mr. Emitter. The prosecution was
supported by Messrs. Blunt, and Maxwell,
District Attorney. Jtidge Edsvards cliargeti
the jury at a late hour in the evening, wlro
shortly gave a verdictol'guilty.----.€l1net'1can. “
TUESDAY, JUNE 217, 1826.
.d."lIERIC'.d.lV' IN D E l’ErV'DEJ\/‘CE.
THE FIFTIETH Auriiversary of Amer-
ican lndependeirce, will be celebrated in
this place on Tuesday next, July 4th. Ari
Oraiion will be pronounced by Mr. NORLIAN
Pixmgy, at the Presbyterian Meeting House,
and Diirner provitled at one ofthe public hou-
ses, for those who wish tojoirr in the exercises
ofthe day. Every exertion will be made to
retider the proceedings plcztsarrt. and worthy
ofthe event they are designed to coiirmettro—
rate. Tire citizens geirerally, in this and the
adjoirrirrg towns, are respectfully invited to
triiite iii the celebration. TICKETS for
Dinner, will be issried, and can beiobttiined at
the Gazette Office, or ofeithcr ofthe Comm.
of Arrangeitrents, after Wedrresday, 28th iirst.
Beuj. Isaacs, 7 Q 3 fH’ry Cliichester,jr
John Knapp, I l Tlrornas Reed’
l-i'err:y Sclleck, } 3 § i Clark Bissell,
Wrrr. Btirweil, I @-,§ Stephen Siiritlr,
Azel Hart, 3 ll’. Price.
Noi'wall-:,Jttt1C S36, 1320.
NOTICE-—Tlrose of our patroirs who are
irrrlelrred for papers delivered by Mr. Samuel
G. Warren, or E:.'r(r Smith, are respectfully
solicited to be in readiness to BALANCE
their artcorints NEXT WEEK. Those whose
papt-|‘S.'rIl”(‘ lrrft at tllP Stores are requested to
have 'lr~~ mo ey at the same places that all
urirrecessary trouble ttiay be avoided.
.Masont'c C'elebration.——Saturday last, which
was a Fcs.ival day with the Menrbt-rs of the
Masonic Order, was dirty celebrated as sucir
in this place by the Brethren residing in this
aridsotne of the srdjoiniirg towns. A large
number assembled to participate in the festivi-
tics of the occasion, and favored by a pleas-
ant day, an excellent serrnorr, and good cheer,
the celebration was counted by tireiF=ateruiry
as wortlry to be recordr;tl among their most
agreeable interviews. 'I‘lre sermon was de
livered at the Episcopal Church by the Rev.
M r. Jtidalr, of Bridgeport, and is well spukeir
ol. The dinner was prepared by Mr. VVirit
rock in his best style, and nearly 150 of the
l)I‘(‘-lllletl parrot-k ofthe bountiful provisions
of the well stored table.
who is soon to be execrrted for the murder‘ or
Col Slrarp, is only 928 _ve'.ir's of age, and has
been nrarried brit ttvo years. His wife, who is
said to have excited trim to the deed, is a two»
trrair of urrctrirrmon energies of iirind, but
iirarkvd by early eccentricrties of tiranirers, &.
fatal iirdifll-i'errce to public opirrioir It was
stated to the court by :1witnessrliatMrs.Beau
clrarirp had told liiiri soon after she was nrar
ried that her husband would reveiigeher inju-
ries by killing Col. Sharp, and that since the
rritrrtler she had told lritrr Bczruclrarup wanted
to kill hint openly in the street. Orr ll€'dl‘lll;_=
his sentence the critrrinal preserved the satire
liritr arid cotnposed itiarrrrer he had exhibited
tlrrouglrorit the tr'ial,'-ind Wll!’ll the Court were
delilreratiirg tipoir the time of exectitioir, he
rose to ret-pic-st that time trright be given him
to write souretliing coneerrriiig his death for
the bcirr-fit. of those wlrorrr ire valued nrore
than his own life. Wirerr his wife was acquit
ted he is said to lravc rlisrovcrcd so itiircrr
scrrsibilfty as to cl:-tsp her to his arms iii open
coirrt.
It is asserted that the irrsects called locttsts,
which have appeared in many parts or the
country the prcsmrt season ll1SUt.'ligI't3tl[itlJt1l1-
darrcc as to blackeir the trees and earth where
they have aligirtctl are irlrolly dill'creirt front
the ltrctists of the eastern liemisplrcre, and
ought rim to hr» called by that irairre. They
are also drft"e.rei‘rt from our coinirrori locusts,
wirictr do not appear‘ until tlie_mirlt_lle ofJuly.
Tlrev have red eyes and legs anti red edging
i‘-'ill1itlillOlt‘ wings. Tirey are srrraller than
the roirrtiron locust, and have not lltr‘: W. ctr
their backs. Their note is p-rculiar, and of :1
irrotirufirl torre. They are not very destruc-
tive to vegetation.
A small sloop, called the Social, left Boston
on rS'tt7rdttg/forcrroolz, tor Qriitrcy, and arrclror
ed off Br-.irr’s Point. Tire boat, crrritniirirrg 10
persons, in attempting to land, was upset, and
3 :1-ftlreiir drowrred, VlZ.J(3tll‘tll2l.lI Spear,m-.~.5.
tcr, Jacob Hook, and -—— ivlurrgtir. Ttrt-.
bodies ofthe twolast have been fotiird. The
other ll)llI'l'6¢tcl1(’.tl the shore rtrucli exhausted.
Scltttg/[kill Coal.—'I‘he N. York 8:. Schuyl-
kill Coal Conrpaiiy appear to be ctirryirrg on
(1 very extensive. and lucrative business. Since
the opening of the present St‘€tSt)It they have
rtespatched from the mines 16,884 toiisofcoal,
and sitice the 20th of April have stripped 920
cargoes ofthe article Ir. Philadelphia to New
York. They at present enrpltry 300 men in
the various operatioris of the Company, and
keep corrsttintly running thirty canal boats la.
den with coat on the downward passage, aird
with various articles of itrerciraiidize on the
upward. It is only 913 irrontlrs since the coin-
paiiy C0mlt]e|1Ct.'Ll its opcratiorrs.
In Plriladelplria, lr:-ry iras lately sold for $30
per ton, and oats at 7;’) cents per brisirel, or Q
l-El cents per potrird. A Plriiadelplria paper
r'cii:arks—-“ It irriglrt be well fur the feeders of
cattle to kirow that srtptzrfiritrjlour can now be
had for 92 [-2 cents per lb. and it is certain
that one pound of it corrtaiiis as iiriiclr nourish-
ment as two pounds of oats, and if used with
jritlgrrierrt is inueii the cheapcsl_/'oad_for' cattle
now in nrarlzel.”
On Wedrresda_v last Vfcstcrrr flour, prime
brands, was sold at Albany at $4.1-)0,illl(l
Wlreat at one dollar. Tire latter article had
declined wiiirin a few days. ‘It is believed by
the Albany editors that the present prices will
be i'etaint-.d, if not itirproved. * In nearly all
the Counties ofthe state east of Seneca and
Ontario the crop oftlie prescrrtycar, owing to
the drought, will not exceed lralftire ordiirary
yield.’ The Baltiiriore papers nretrtioii that
the crop of wheat in that section is very firie.
Two more large cargoes oflca have recent-
ly arrived at Halifax anti St. Johns, 0l1e‘llOll1
the East Indies direct,tlre other from London,
Tire American tea trade will suffer very ma-
terial injury in a short time by the importa-
tiorrsirito Canada rinless the duties on the im-
portatiorrs iirto otir ports are lesscired. Very
few articles trold out greater erictruragetrreirt
to smugglers than teas. I: is understood that
the Co. have ordered the last cargoes to be
sold at. cost and charges.
]3CCl1£Clt:’llll]).———Il appears that Beauciramp,
Rail Raad.—We learn that Mr. Fleming,
from Errgland, a scientific engineer‘, and of
3
great experience in the constructioir ofl
for the projected Rail Road, which is to be
laid on a gentle slope b‘etwi*s_t ’Schenecttirl_v
and Albany, for locomotive ste’-am engines.
The ship Panther, which fell-over the Rail-.
way at Salem a week or two since, and t'ec"d
great injury, has been l'lgl1l('(l -by means of
screws and tackles, and got off.
The Seal Fishery at Newfoundland has
been unctitntririnly successfrrl this season.
A vessel arrived at Deirrarara, April 28th,
from Bostoir, partly laden with fresh rireat,
different kinds of fish, lobsters, pat.-ketl in
ice, which were in good Ot‘tlel‘_ and brought
good prices. .
Sin_gular.—'I‘ire Black Rock-Gazette says,
it is believed that since the trpenirrg of the
spring, there has not a stiflicieirt qtiairtity of
rain fell upon Lake Erie, to supply the place
ofevaporation ;yet still the lake-has gradual-
ly risen diiriug the drouglit, and is now treat
iy as high as it ever has been.
Tire Rev. Carlos Wilcox: having found it
rreeet-zsary to leave his corrgregation in Hart-
ford ori account of coiititrtred ill ll3Ztllll,ll1(’.
iirenrbers of his Society have veijr gt: nerously
presented him with the sum of "3900 as a to-
ken of their sincere _frierrdslrip.
A breach hzfs becri-‘inadc in the Canal six
miles above Roclrester, which has let otit all
the water fora considerable dist;-.nce. It will
take some titrre to repair the tlrrttrtige.
The Black Rock Dairi tt.i's l.)et*.ll.C()l1l])l€l€ly'
repaired. ’
Tire Cayuga Patriot makes tirerrtirrrr of air
outrage coirriirittetl near‘ that rillzrge, the f.it::s
of which are as follows :-—-A ytrrizrg fellow ira-
med Purdy had been in tire l1i_'.l‘ilt of visiting
the family ofa Mrs. Earll, ctrnsisting besides
herself. ofher son and one or two dariglrters.
On titre evening he was refusritl admission,
whereupon be called young Earll out to talk
with lrim,wtrt=n he gave him several stabs with
a knife. His sister heariirg ?| (llSll.lt‘l)'r1llCt‘
went to tlrc,door, when she \'V'rlE‘- also attacked
and .*'l':,ll)l)t‘fl.lf‘. the throat tlrrtruglr to tlrcirroiitlr
Purdy then went ll0r'.lC as llll(2flflC(ft‘l1C‘(l as if
nothing had liappcnetl, btrt before trrortiing
was trpprelrended and coitrtiritted to jail.—-
Young Earll is doad,and hissister is very low.
an Ox which lnP.I-lSllt'eS exactly 12‘. feet in
letrgtir, his girth is 9 feet 1 incl.-, his breadtlr
across the back, from one lripjoiirt to the oth-
er is 4 feet 9 inches, and his weiglit 3,250 lbs.
He is 7 years old. "
~The total loss by tlrelate fire in Portland is
estinrzited at $252,000, 131 dwelling irotises and
about the '.~?UllBttl.ll1lllGt‘ of shops were consu-
iried : it is supposed to have been the work of
air li‘|(2t'’.1'l(.llill‘_Y. ’,
.4 precious Vr'llr'an.——.-‘it f-allow naitied‘Eli-
jtrli Metz was lately ctrirvicttrti, iir Ohio, of
sitralirrg a roan urine, and st-:vrteircr:tl to the
Penitentiary for six vear's. After his convic-
tion, ire ct-iifcssctl to one of the fellowship of
villiairs that he had, at Vtlrltt1fSll1118S, sttrlurr
no less than tlrirty live horses ;,aird that wlreir
arrest ed, lie was eirdeavoriirg ‘yo collect a suf-
ficient niirrtber to load a l)Ottl,-Cwllll wlriclr ire
iirtentletl to procectl to Orleans. He was an
adept in the science of iroise-stealing; anti
often sirccet-dcd in grilling ll?-. prolessioiral
bretlr-err oirt ofrlr-~'rr ill--rwsquirtrii-bctity.
(-‘~ullr‘r=nIr-m ofthe Vr'ne..-We Ere-i'n from the
Philadelphia Gazette, that the vine is culti-
vated in Pentrsylvarria to an exteiit of which
few pH'50IlSll11V8 had airy idea. In the irri-
irretiitrtc iieighborlroodofthe irt.:'trr:gli ofYork,
there are oire lrrirrtlrcrl and fifty acres of vitre-
yard. In Ctiiirberiarzd county, there are irrairy
viireyartls. sortie on the tops or n1t‘It1tlla.ll1S,alltl
some iii the bosorirs of valleys. ltr Atiarn,arrtl
in W'esttriorelarrd tire cirlitrre ol the vine is al-
so attended to; and one geirtleirrzrir in Cites-
lei‘ has a vineyard covering tlriity acres. Only
a few days ago, a house in iirtirket-street tid-
vertised for sale, winc irrariultictured iii the
rreiglrlrorhood of Lairctrster.
Lrtlrtrgr'ripIric Barri; .:V'utr;s.--Some very el-
egant specirrreirs, of Litlrogmplric prrrrtiirg,
done in the fornr of Bank notes, by Mr‘. Heir
dersorr, of Jersey City, are now exhibiting in
New York, and it is believed by those who
have exairrined lll(‘-|ll‘Ill'd1 they will be 2. great-
ter ptizzie to count.cr'feiter's than any other
inctlmd ofcngrtrvirrg anti priirtizrg which has
yet been hit upon. It is said that the style
cannot be coiinterfeited on copper, and that
tiiefineness of the execution puts the counter-
feiting from wood oiitnftlre qut-stiorr, and it
cannot be corirrtetfnitetl lillrogr-aplrically, be-
carrse there are few who tiritlerstarrd the art,
.-rid because the busirress itself offers iirtriirsic
difficulties. “ The writing, dashing, SI. draw
rug, is almost entirely trlflrarid work, the pro
cess not zrdmittiirg of minute outline and slow
.tracing over; and should these obstacles be
overcome, the operation of actding the Slollt‘
and taking the impression, would leave an ob-
viotrs diflererice, no two impressions by differ-
ent ltands being ever found to reserirlrle so as
to deceive air ordinary observer,” and the art
ist lririiselfcorrfesses his oivn inability to tini-
tate successfully the specirirens Ire has exhib-
ited. Il the Banks should nitrite use ofLi-
tliograplric Batik Notes, it would, if it had no
other effect, tliro_w the present race of coun-
terfeits entirely out of busiircss, wiricir would
ofitself be a great desideratuirr.
Tire Coiritnissiorrers of the Ohio Canal
have z-rdvertised in the N. York papers for the
loan of 31,000,000. to be reimbursed aftertlre
31st Dec. 18.50. Tire extent of the two Ca-
nals wlricir are to be built is 370' mile-.‘—tlre
estimate ofthe cost was $3,600,000, but the
expericrrce of the last year‘ warrants the ex-
pectatiorr that the whole may be completed
for $3,000,000. The work is already in such
progress that it is calctrlated that 125 miles" of
these C-airals may be navigated to good pitt-
p so early in the err_srriiig season, and that the
whole will be completed in 18% or the spring
of 1330.
Tire whole qriaiitity of Tea seized by the
U. S. at Plrrladelphia, New York, Boston and
Baltimore, on account of Edward Thoiirsou,
amounts to 6,196 chests.
DIED—~ln Bridgeport on the 93d inst. Mr.
Natlranicl L. Skinner, Editor of the Coirrier.
ROKE iirto the enclos-
B u;-6 of Charles Hrmfiml,
on the 19th inst.6 “El” Ted
. .. . cow. '1‘rr,e~.o~”-Wis dcsir
ed to prove rroperty, pay ‘é'harg8Sr mid lake
her away. I 18 , Nor'wall‘:J"“° 9-6-_
uiil .
Roads, has been for the last week occupied, E ,_
with a nuiirber ofsurveyors, in taking a ievt-l=
A gentleman in Portsm-:rutir', N. H. owns *
A TTENT1 ON - AR TILLER Y I
V3 -' =1. wsirrirers of the 3d Corirpatrv. 3-’l
Regirrierrt Light Artillery. are reqiiesteii
appear at the usual place ofparade, iii Nor-
» at-x, on Tuesday next. July 4th, at 8 o’cloclt
A. .15. with arms and equipirrcirts complete,
for the purpose ofuriitinfl in the proposed cel-
ebration ol the 50th Anniversary of American
iirrleperrderrce. Atuzi CAMP, Captain.
Norivalk, Jtiire 26. I826
TAB ensuing Anniversary of Artrericaii
lrrdepentleirce will be celebrated in Stam-
ft‘-l‘('l-—Al‘l address from a gentleman of the
Clergy is expected.-—Otir fellow citizens ol
the neighboring towns are respectfully invited
to assist us in the celebration.
CHARLES H.tw1.i21', l
EZRA KNAP1’, Commitee
S. H. r‘rli.\'oit, l ofArrange-
Jas S'1‘E\'Et\'S, l nients.
JUT1-JAM ll0Y’1‘. J
T a Meetitrg of the Stockiroltlers of the
F(tt'*_,r't"tIrl Cortrrly Bank. held Jrrue l.'}l.ll,
18:26, at the .llUll~B of Horace Cooke, in Nor
walk, the followiirg named gL‘llllt.’lllell were
elected Directors for the ensuing year for‘ Si-Il(l
Bank anti its Brarrcir at Danirury.
1i‘ort't'i-ti; BANK Fort THE BRANCH
AT N0l<tWAI.K. BANK AT DANBURY.
Ht‘tit'_v Bclden, Satn’l Twrrtady,
l:lbeii’r Jesirp, David Ftrtit,
Writ. J. Srrect. lrllijalr Siinf.'rI’(l,
Wm. St. John, Tlios T. Wirittlesey,
Berri. ls.-racs, ’ Elijrih Gregory,
t).:rvrd I-lolly, l Wrii. Htrwley,
' iiaddctis Betts, | Henry Beers,
At a subsequent meeting of the respective
Brrar-tls, llenry Br-ltlerr. Esq. has been elected
Pr‘csiderit ofthe Batik at Norwalk, and Satn’l
Twcotly,Pr‘csidcnt“of the Branclr Batik at
l)tmbury.
The Discouirt days ofthe Bank at Norwalk
are Tuesdays and Tliurstiays. Regular hour-
ofdiscourrt on sd. dz-r_§.’s, fr. it to 19. o’cl’k, A.l\I.
Per Order E. ;\l. ‘rlottc.-tN. C-aslr’r.
3?J'E%.RA.m".i2?S '§VA.Id"I.‘ED.
IFTY Bnslrels ofCtrrr-.-rrts wanted by the
subscriber. Pcrsotrs having tlreirr to
tlrspuse of will please call and contract with
him for the qirtrrstity arid the tiriie when they
will be delivered. S. J. FROST.
Norwalit. June 96, 1326. 18
ENDUE.-—-Will he sold on the 6-‘ii dig’
oi July next. at 3 o’cloek. P. M by or-
Norwalk, so rrrticlr ofthe real estate of Freda
ric/t‘ lVclib_tlci:’tJ, lute ofstarnford, as will i':1l€r‘
the sum oi 73260 6.’), lO,‘__1_Clllt‘l' with irrcitlttirtal
clrzngeis ofsalu. Vt-ridiie to be held at the late
residence of the (ler:’d, C(:'llLllllODS made
known at tiurc-. of sale.
CttAtrLr~:s K.\'.-am‘, ,
CHAPLI-‘.'.~‘ ll nvLr-gr. E Adm 8'
I I
St2riirftirrl.Jiir-14°26, 1826. 18
their Dry blood Store.
N currseqtierrt-e ofthe great fall Of Goods at
this tune. io;:r-;tlrer- with sortie other irr-
tllJ(1t‘.l1lClll.S, the sirbserilrer has tliougirt proper
ttr establish a new Store at this place. He has
located liiitrseifon tlreWest. side ofthe Bridge,
opposite the Store of S. J. Frost, where he
intends olferlrig the public it geircrzrl assort-
RY ct-oops.
0:: as :1-ion’ tenors, he irtrsts, as his rrtfrgiibors.
ilv solicits a share of the trade, anti now in-
vites the good people of Fziirfield County to
rail and see him, that lie may have the pleas-
urcol'oll't.-r'irig them sortie CH ."3./IP GOODS.
I.lENl{Y K. FROST.
Norwalk, June 217. H126. 18
Boarrls, S/L’£-72-b‘lC3, dye.
STREET 85 JAMES
RE this day larrdirig from Sloop Grtirges
the following Ltiirrber, which will bi.-
otlbred to their ctrstoirrers at a siirall advance
from cost; viz:
17,000 feet Mercli’t Boards
9.500 “ Qd Clear do
.’r.G.’i0 “ lst quality clear do
9.000 “ superior clear Siding
4.000 “ 1 i 4, 1 1 9&2 in.clear'Plarri<
22,500 “ do do do 92nd clear do
6.600 “ Heirrlock Boards
8,000 first quality Catskill Shingles
100 Yellow Pine Plank
500 \Vliile do do
Also,ou hand a few tlrotisarid"Easter'nSlrirr
tiles; 3 by 6 Hemlock Timber ;Ltitllt’ Boards.
&*.c.8Lc. Likewise, 4, 5, 6, 8 10 and lid
cut Nails; 8 and 10tl fine wr-ouglit Nails ;—-—.
Floor Bl':t(ls;Bl1ltS ESL Screws ; Locks ; Door
Htrtriles, &. June 26.
MORE LUMBER.
E ll_.l_t £4 CULEY lli.tV."jtlSl. t(‘CL‘lVt3t'.l a
\‘~'i_v large addition ttr their dSS()l'ltll’6_l)l
or LUMBER, and now offer to the pirlilic
almost every article in their litre on the most
accotirnrodating terms. Their stock on hand
comprises, in part, the following:
920.000 Cedar Shingles
60,000 Nos 2 and 8 Lake Shingles
20,000 Albany Shingles
30,000 feet rrrerclrzrritalrle Boards
1’0,0tl0 “t clear Boards
10,000 “' Eltl qirality Sidirrg
5,000 “ £1 in-clr Plank
1,000 “ 1 14 and 1 1-2 inch Plank
Likewisc,:i quantity ofVlRGlt"€lA COAL.
Also, HILUS LI‘-1].}, constantly for salt-
as above, cizlitcr at wholes:-tie or retail.
N()1‘“‘:1ll£,Jl11'l(’. 9.7. 18126. 18
. APPRENTICE \\’AN’I‘ED.
WTAN'I‘El)llllll1etllul€l_Y,1t L.-\l) from 1.’;
to 16 years of age as air apprentice to
no-. Biacksrrritir business. None. need apply
without good fCCt)tX11l_’lCI1(tlt.1ll0l1S. Gootl err-
eouragetnent will be given, especially,.,to one
who has sortie kuowedge ofthe business.’
VVILL1A1\I Prtovosrr.
Norwtrlk, June 96, I826. 182?
Bi’ an Order of the Court of" Probate for
the district ofNoi-walk will be sold at
Pirbtit: Veiidiie on the 6th day ofJtrl_v next, at
four o’cloek, P. M. at the house of Hezekialr
Wlritlock, so niticlr ofthe real estate 0f.R8‘lt-
lien Molt, late of.Norwalk, dec’d, as will raise
the sum of 3912,79. 1-2 cents, with incidental
C()Sl.S of sale, consisting of 9.70 acrdi ofLAND
lying in New Fields, 2 acres of Salt mea-
dow in ‘Vest Fields, 192 acres at Wirortleberry
woods, together with the Dwelling house of
the deceased and 8 acres of land rrrljoirriirg.
Bi:isJ.trt1it\"I.'5.tAcs, Adiir’r.
Nortvalk June 26, 1826. if ~ 10 Riv
der ofthe Court of Probate for the distrit-t of
FOR CATSKILL AND ALBANY.
Tlihl sloop Gauges, I). K-
. .N'ash,inaster,sails for Cats-
kill and_Alhany direct on Thurs-
... s,.. .'-..tl=1,V, 29th inst. For freighter
rr.rs-Aigeappiy on board, or at the stnr'e of
Jtt-to £26. SREET $1. JAM:-ts.
FOR SALE BY S. 3- @3033;
£335 ARl0US kinds Gf it‘m:si;t
TEAS , . ,
40 Barrels of C-atrial FLOUR
- A few lrhds. good Molasses
*-icvti es rrr-rile by Sharp, Rtclrards, $3 Bennet
‘lay and mairure Forks
102 BllS*‘t‘l‘~' 'l'intnth_r/S'em5
100 Buslrels RQEIX SALE.
400 BII\l]Pl\ S.rri.l";"'Go..-ti Starvéi; Alrirnnds;
Fil51!‘|lS; 31.0 &.t'. Julie ‘.27.
GE'fi&IRS.
FE‘-V Dozen new and
well made fancy 8.’. pl Ill
CHAIRS. from Hitclrtzot-t~;’s
nrarriif:ictory.Barklraiirsretl, {or
sale on reasonable tertirs by
the subscriber.
S. J. FROST.
Norwalk, June, 23.
~'lLL be sold a_
Public Ven
due, by order of the
(lrrtirt of Probate
for‘Elt:imforrlrlisirict
so i-iiiicl] ofthe Re-
‘lttson, dcc’d, on the 5th
ofJrily. 1826, as will raise the srim of $997 8
cents, {including one acre of Salt Meadow,
lying in Stamford.) with iircidcirral clrarges of
sale. Verrdue to tzommcrrce at 3 o’cloek in
the afternoon, at the late Dwelling house of
D .nie| Siasotr, dcc’d. Ter-its tirade known
at tirtie of sale. JoIiN WA'i‘i;itBUttY, Ex’r.
Darren, June 19. £826 18*
VENDUE
lLL be sold, by -rrrtnr of the Court of
Probate for the District of Sl51lY1ft)l'll,
on the l0il-r day of Jrily next, at 4 o’cloek, P.
"Vi. so inrrclr ofthe real estate of Samuel Wur-
ing, tltic’d, late (if Darieii in said district, as
will raise the sutrr of 5-216 15, togctlrer with
iircirleritrrl clrar-g,cs «ifs-ale. The sale will be
at the late resitlcrrce of the dec’d. Cnrirliti-iris
tirade known at tlretiiirc and place ofsalet
J1-‘.HEl\IlAl~1A.\'DP..EAS, Adrn’r.
Darierr, Jilltt‘ Q3, 1324. 13
4-» V - HAYED away from the
sirlrscrilrer seveti old Sheep
‘I :0 flirt‘. Lillllllfi ; the old Sheep
. A . .. nr:.rr'ited R. P. on the shoulder.
~ .; .;..: weiliers lrtrtl hor'rrs—t.he old sheep
lizirl lrolr tails. Wlroevcr will take tip said
Sll(‘t’-l) or give iirfortnatioii wlrere they may be
fotirrd, shall bi. reasoiiably l'e\\'il‘(lOll bv
Rurus PECK.
’ 18
FE li1'l3 S1llJ$Cl',ll)Ct'S being appoiritcd by the
Lourt oi Irobtitc lot‘ the district. of Nor-
wa_lk, COl'llllll.S~lt)llCt5, to receive, cxatirinc 8:.
titlyrtst the. claims ofthe Ct'E‘tllltJtS ofthe estate
of 1‘l'8(lCI‘l.(.‘fL' Reed, late ofNorwalk. deceased,
|'€lJ|'t‘§6iI|C'l lU50lVelll, hereby give notice that
we will meet on the business of our appoint-
iireiit at the house of Hezt3l;i:tii Wlritlock in
‘Hill N0W'dll<r on the first rllontltrys of Sep-
teirrber and November next, at 3 o’clock, 1’.
rll. Six rnonths’froii‘r this date is limited for‘
tilt‘ “filllliititrri nfnlzzims ngzritrct qgiil ear,-;n3_
BT'.I\'JA3Itl\‘ Is.'.;.c:s. Cr.rr.ir:is-
L t’.l.UI SEYMOUR, Sl0t1t'.rS.
Norwalk, Jnir-r 26. 18220. 13
DAr\‘BURY AND NORWABK
INSURANCE (JO‘vlPAr\iY,
JUNE 7, 326.
Tire following gentleirrcri were elected Dlrcc.
tors of this ctriiipsirry for the Office at Nor.
walk, for the year ensuing.
Writ. Si. Bctts, Striiitiel Raymond,
Clark Bl-Hell. Eberiezr-r Ayres,
‘éairrirel Jackson, Clrarles Jesrip,
l‘lCllI‘)' Bcltlctl, Theodore Davenport.
CirarlesrTlrorrras, _
Wm. M. Bells, Esq. was chosen President.
The C0t1'pa11y.ct)t1ill1t]t3 to effect Insurance
against losses by fire, &’.c.“on the nrost reaso'n-
alrle tcrtirs, and will r't.-t-rive gippligalions at
t.rt- Ollrce ol their Secretary, or thin’ either
of tircrr Directors. C. BISSELL, Stet:’ry.
5% jfarrrt fur Ssatr.
VI‘ H E subscriber offers for sale
915 acres of Laird with :1
“louse arrzl Barri standing there-
oir. Tire property is slltlillt-‘tl in
.- ‘I-31’. in ,, . rrr'i'~tlrt= roatl leading from Five-iirile
river it! New.‘ Canaan. An irrdisputalrlu title
and inrtneditite possession given. Apply to
JESSE Wattttrz. .
N0rwalk.June17, lf;’~2(i. t7
.‘l
v
Gl'eP1‘lWlCll, June 8, 1826.
.‘:i'cZlr'72g Q SLC-lieap.
,3 1i’i££.E§<'i.‘«E"'€Y',
17.‘-2'li.'r(} -tlptlsr.‘ -t. nth .‘.l-1t‘l\ -‘I
Goods, offers tiieiti at a very small ad-
vatrce from COST.
J. .‘tl. hasjtist received an additional stip-
ply ofche:-rp DRY GOODS. GROCERIES
rit-ii l'R0l‘KEl{Y. June 220.
i’ "‘t it‘; Cour tit Probate for the District of
Statrrford, hath litirited seven months
from tlrrs date for the exhibition of claims a-
-zainst the estate of Srunuel Lot:/rwoorl, rlec’d,
rate of Stamford. Those who do not t-xlrilrit
their claims within said time will be (l(3l)l1I'i'C’..l
.t recovery. All persons indebted to said es-
tate are requsted to make iirriircdiate payment.
SALLY Locitwoon, A(.ll1llfllS-
EZRA Locxwoon, § tr:riors.5s«
Stamford, June 10, 10:26. . 17
T HE Court ofProbate for the district of
Norwalk hath limited six months from
the publicatioir hereof, for the exlribitiorr of
t‘l8ltlIS against the estate ofSqttire Dan, late
-r{'Ncw Canaan, dec’d, to the strbscriirers.-—
Tiizrseirrdeirted to the estate are notified to
make iririirediaze prryurerrt.
ENOCH S'i'i-:vt:.\'s, Ad ,
Emtru DAN. mks’
Norwalk, Junta 13. 1826 ' “$17
HE Court of Prob-.tte fortlre district of
Stamford. hath littrited six iirontlis from
tlle(l:rIel1et‘t-‘Of for the exl=i’:itii'ur ofelaiuis
against the estate of T/zadtletts —’Warirrg. tare
:rl'Dar'ien, in said district. Tiiosc who do not
exhibit their claims within said time Will be
debarred a recovery. All pt-rsorrs indebted
to said estate are requested to make immedi-
trte paytrieirt.
DEBORAH W.mit\'e,
Adnflrix.
I’ arien 13th June, .1826.
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