»en , . : . ah
%b the height belofe fdltiofed, Which h
held out of the water some time,
- 1a the air, and at the same time,
L tail remained
while his
“of
af taking a view of the surface ©
time he again sunk into the water
peared, and w
© board. $43
, The Serpent’s body was larger in my
opinion, than the mast of avy ship I ever
aw; his tail appeared very ragged and
rough, and was shaped something like an
eel’s; and his head like that of the land ser-
ea: Being well acquainted with whaling
A think the Whale was endeavoring to es-
~ Cape, as he spouted but ‘ence at a time on
Coming to the surface. The YWhale’s back
was distinctly seen, as wel as his spouting,
and the last time he appeared he went
- down belore the Serpent came up. The
above was seen by all on board, amounting
%0 13 or sixteen persans, as well as myself,
; With the €xception of one woman. a
During our view; the combattants had
Passed a mile or more. The Whale was
| 2 hump back, and a pretty large one.
SHUBALL WEST.
Faby
as not “seen alter by any 0)
Kennebec, ss, ,
Hallowell, June 27, 1818.
Then the aboye pamed Shubael West,
Personally appeared before nye the subscri-
ber, one of the Justices ofthe Peace within
and for the county of Kennebec, aud made
solemn cath, that the above statement of
“facts by him subscribed is just and true.
“AJ MANN.
i
OUR COMMISSIONERS:
The arival of our commissioners at
on
tion of delight ; and the Gazettes of that
ity arc filled with congratulations oh the
‘occasion. The prospect 6f an “amicable
niercourse; both commercial and political,
etween the U. States and thé patriots of
the south, inspires them with new confi-
¥oice is clamorous in hailing this first essay
f our government, individuals ‘obey and
1st the popular impulse. dua)
« On the 26th of March,
is partner, Mr.
John Zimmerman, mer-
tceived in a grand court, brilliantly illu-
migated with dazzling lustres, and covered
With a canopy from which the flags of the
nited States and of independent Spain
oudly waved above a civele of two hun-
Aicd ladies, distinguished alike for their el-
gance of dress, and their beauty of person.
midnight a sumptuous banquet inter-
d the dance, and toasts of compliment
American guests and to the ladies,
gested by the enthusiasm of the mo-
nt, betrayed the elevated sentiments
ch animated the assembly, while Wash-
ig; ton’s March, played with lo
ave new 2est to the conviality—and
pnd dance and mirth: Bel
«The feast of reason and the’ flow of]
Woul,” detained the spell bound guests till
he morning beam discovered the enchant
nent. Fed, Gaz,
soig
Richmond, ( Virginia ) July 2.
CURIOUS INCIDENT.
A gentleman of great respectability in-
Yorms us of a very singular event which
“happened a few days since in Hannover
fcounty. On the plantation of a Ms.
Hawes, within a few miles of this City, a
egro woman left her sucking child
slecp in her cabin to bring water from a
Pi wg. ‘ v : ‘
On returnihy to the door of her humble
welling, what was her astonishment and
“horror at seeing a black snake coiled around
‘&he neck of her infant; with its mouth ap-
plied to and dpparently Thiroised into that
f the child ! Words are too fdint to give
n adequate idea of the feelings of the mo-
er. With the wild shriek of horror, she
-
a
—
istagce, and flew into the presence of her
iistress.
pe
There was not a man near them, They
eturned with the utmost precepitation to
6 cabin, whence they saw the snake de-
Parting, who gliding through the weeds
fected his escape. On examining the
oor infant, it was found dead. Itis known
hat black snakes ate fond of milk, and that
0 satiate their appetite; they will some-
mes twine themselves around the 18gs of
fithe cow, In order to suck its teats: ;
{It is supposed that allured. by the smell
8 ofmilk, in the mouth of the child, the snake
oiled around its neck, and applied its own
nojith to that of the infant. Its gripe is
nown to be very strong—and by this as
Well as by introducing its head into the
outh completely strangled the baby... It
no marks of a bite about it.—Few
des of death can be conceived more hor-
ble than this.
DISTRESSING OCCURRENCE.
« On Monday evening last Mr. Isaac Rol-
ined in this position raised his héad
father leisurely, fifteen or twenty feet, ‘a8
{ the Sea
Buenos Ayres; has excited a general sensa-|
‘dence and exultation 3 and while the public}
hants of wealth and respectability at Bue- ! ge qui t
0S Ayres, gave a splendid ball in honor of]
he American commissioners. They were}
ud applause,|
“Fushed from the cabin, crying aloud for as-|.
2S and his wife of Back River Necky Bal-
EWR . le" sia Rieti tn. Sayan Sr a——, med y
ho
use to a hired girl, their daughter about
iirteen, and their twolittic sons, about nine
and eleven years of age... In order to avoid,
4.1as farias possible, the intepse heat, which
Alter remaining in this situation ‘a’ Short
it will be recollected was very great, they
{retired to a spacious barn, 4 short distance
from the house, to seek rest, when, dread-
Ito relate; a beam over them, being
heavily laden with rye straw, gave way in
the dead of the night, and this helpless lit-
tlefamatly found themselves buried and suf-
focating under an immense pressure of
straw and broken timber. Fortunately the
two lit!® boys; laying 1h 2 Situation more
favorable than the females, were enabled, |™
with some difficulty, to extricate them-
selves ; and finally, (although in the dark)
sutceeded ih rescuing tlie hired girl from
the jaws of death. But they wete unable
to afford seasonable relief to the amiable
and only daughter of those disconsolate pa-
rents, Slice sunk into the arms of death be-
{fore the feeble support at hand coul! extri-
cate her.
‘We are happy to learn that the survivors,
although considerably injured, are likely to
do well. Patriot,
Montgottiery county, between the Court
house and Clarksburg, Va. was visited by
a hail storm on Sunday, 7th inst. The hail
stones measured 14 inches in circumfer-
ence; a large hog was killed by ove of the
hail stones falling on his head, and the backs
ofthe cattle were lacerated so severely, that
the blood ran down their sides.
ee
PROCLAMATION.
composed of the colin
RA A Ln ,
tingdon, Mi
Fe
2
3
General Jail Delivery,
-
gust next, being the 24th day theteofs
NOTICE 1S THEREFORE HEREBY GIVEN
and constables of the said county of Cen-
proper persons at ten ‘o'clock in the fore-
be done. And those who are bound by
recognizanices to prosecute against the pri-
county of Centre, are to be then and there
to prosecute against them a$ shallbe just.
Dated at Bellefonte; the 13th day
of July, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and
eighteen, and in the forty-third
year of the independence of the
United States of America.
Wn. Alexander,
Sherif.
To the Electors of Centre
and Clearfield counties.
Fellow Citizens, :
SF BEING solicited by & nurhber
of fy friends, I offer myself as a candidate
for your suffrages at the approaching elec-
tion for the
SHERIFF’s OFFICE.
If you give me a majority of your votes, 1
promise to do my duty therein, to the best
of my ability. It is the usual manner of
¢lectioneering for the above office, to apply
personally; to the Elector. This in thy
opinion is mnsulting the Elector, as it would
be imposing upon his feeliegs, it he did not
wish to discover his real sentiments. 1
hope my not doing so, will riot be consid-
ered as any disrespect to my fellow-citizens.
John Keén,
Mifiheimy July 15, 1818,
imore county, having left home to aendf
waving itjmarket, commiited the charge of their
land those indebted 6 make payment to
WHEREAS the honorable CHARLES
HUSTON, President of the Courts of}
Common Pleas in the 4th judicial district]
| of Centre, Hun-|
James Potter and Adam Harper ju
the said cart fa Centre county, have issu-
in the Town of Bellefonte, for the coun-
ty of Centre, on the fourth Monday of Aus
to the coroner, the justices of the peace :
tre; that they be then and there in, thel |”
noon of sald day, with their records, in-
|quisitiohs and remembrances, to db those|
things which to their ¢ffices appertain tof’
softers that are or shall be In the jail of the}
therefore, believe I will not ddopt it. 1}
;
either by. note, amumption or book account,
are requested to call at the house of Jesse
Fulton, inkeeper, and discharge their. res,
pectivé ues, on or before the 3d day of An-
OF suits will be brought immedi-;
do not comply with this request,
upon having their accounts sat-)
stices of the Peace, Constables,
&cC. may prepare to discharge them with
SPECIE, as nothing else will be taken in
payment, ; hk
James Fulton.
Patton townships, July 18, 1818,
Dissolution of Partnership.
THE partnership heretofore existing
Setween John Miles and Joseph Miles,
Ironmasters, trading under the firms of
John and Joseph Miles, and Joseph Miles
% Co has been this day dissolved by mu-
tual consent, ~All persons having de-
mands against the said firms, are requested
to present their accounts for settlement,
Joseph Miles, who alene is authorized to
settle the business of said firms, and who
uct the business hereafter.
will coped 2
: Joseph Miles.
pe vray !
8n-6t.
ditors Take Notice,
"HAT I have applied to to the Court of
Common Pleas of the county of Centre,
for the benefit of the several acts of as.
sembly, passed for the relief of inlsolyent
debtors, and: the Court have appointed
————
and my creditors, at the Court House in
Bellefonte. : :
| Henry Barr.
Bellefonte Jail, July 6, 1818,
Su PROPOSAS,
To furnish a supply ef Vaccine Matter to
Subscribers, on easy terms, for a limit-
of a plan for raising a fund by volunta-
ty donations, to establish and support a
permanent national Vaccine Institution
in thé city of Washington.
, 1. Any physician orother citizen of the
United States; subscribing to these propo:
sals, and paying not lcss than ten dollars,
shall be entitled to a constant supply of the
genbiine Vaccine Matter, as often’ as the
same mdy be wanted, free of any costs or
charges until:the 1st day of January, 1823,
should the life of the undersigned be
spared so long. Certificates of their sub-
scriptions on receipt of the same will be
furnished to all sabscribers—specifying
the amount subscribed and the privileges
herein engaged to be secured to them,
Provided nevertheless, that should "any
subscriber to these proporfals be found
unfriendly br hostile to the institution; his
subscription may be retiirned to him and
his special privileges therein, shall no
longer exist. And provided further, that
shculd the number or subscribers be less
than five hundred, it shall be at the op
tion of the undersigned to return the
whole amount paid to him, and be there-
on released from any further compliance
with this engagement, :
€. Should a permanent national Vac-
cine Institution be finally established as is
now contemplated, every subscriber to
these proposals having pdid ten dollars
within the present year of 1818, shall be
entitled forever thereafter to a free supply
of the VaeLine Matter for his own use,
without paying any fees or charges for
the same. But it is to be understood that
every subscriber shall forfeit the privileg-
es herein secured to him, who may at any
time, without the consent of the under-
fsipnied or his successor, extend the bene-
NOTICE.
ALL peesons indebted to the subscriber
Er against all delinquents. All
Monday the 27th day of July to hear me
ed period of years—with the prospectus
olate by his successors.
General Vacéine Institu-
N
iy. Ra va EL ohaht
TE ofthe Unitéd States; (0 be applied My
wards establishing and supporting thena+*
tional Vaccine Institution in the city of
Washington, upon an independent and
permanent foundation. For this purpose
books wil be opened, and the amount of
all donations received by the undersigned
will be regularly registered therein, and.
duly accounted for to the donors : and to
ensure the faithful application, as herein
pledged, of all donations made to this In-
stitution, the undersigned will give bond
With adequate security, and will lodge
the same mn due form, before the issuing
of these proposals, to be recorded in
Washington county court, in the district
of Colpmby, a ay RT LT
4, Solicitors will be appointed, by the
uridersigned, {o collect donations, and
they shall be severally entitigd to a com-
mission of twenty per cent, to be deducts
ed by them, from any amount they may
collect. ~All donations of ten dollars or
more, shall be registered ih the name of
the donors ; but every donation of a less
sum shall be registered only in amounts.
in the name of the solicitor, who may
have collected, and paid the same,
5. As soon as donations shall be receiv.
ed in sufficient amount, to justify a well
grounded exjrectation, that this Institue
tion, can be permanently established, on
the plan herein proposed; a suitable lot
of ground will. be procured in the city of
Washington ; whereon a convenient build-
ing shall be erected; and the title to the
game shall be vested in fee, 1n the name
of the President of the United States, té
be hield for ever by him in trust, fob the
use of this Institution. And the whole
amount collected, over and above the sum
necestary to tomplete the builditig, as a:
foresaid, shall be vested in stock of the
United States ; the interest of which only
shall be liable to be expended in support
of this Institution : and as soon as Said
investment shall be made, apd aid build-
ing shall be completed, public hotice
ta¢teof shall Be given, and the name of
Jevery solicitor or donor, who way have
contributed ten dollars or more; shall be
published with the place of their resie
dence and the amount collected oF Sub.
scribed by them ; and a copy of the sare
shall be forthwith forwarded to every
subscriber, solicitor or donor as aforesaid,
And from thencforward every donor; Wha
shall have paid ten dollars or more, and
every soliciter who shall bave procured.
fifty dollars or mote, to be registered in
his name, shall be entitled to the tame
privileges, as are in the second article
secured tb subscribers.~—Should this ats
tempt nevertheless fail to recetve that ene
couragement from the public, upon which
alone any hopes are now entertained, that
an effective Vaccine Institution can be
established and supported § the whole a+’
mount of donations reccived, by the .un-
dersigned shall be returned tothe several
donors who may have paid the same.
6. The government of the Vaccina Jn»
stitution herein proposed to be establish
ed, shall be under the sole direction and
control of the undersigned, durijig his life
should the same be convenient to him.
But should he at any time deem it more.
expedient, of conducive to the general
welfare, he may constitute and appoint a
board of trustees, whose duties, powets,
and privileges shall be defined by bim z
and he may transfer to them all the pa.
pers, books, records, documents, stock,
furniture, funds, and advantages apper-
taining to this Institution, or whereof he
may become possessed from donations re~
ceived by him to establish. the same.
Shouid the undersigned however, neglect
or fail to consitute and appoint a bodrd of
trustees, as aforesaid, taen all the papers,
books, recbrds; documents; stock, furni-
ture; funds, advantages, and .appurtenan«
ces aforesaid, shall upon the death or ree
signatiohi of fhe undersigned, be. taken
possession of by the agent who may be
appointed by the President of the United
States, in putsuance of the act of congress
entitled, * An act to encourage Vaccinas
tion.” . Provided neéverthéless. that suck
agent shall first give bond, with security
to be approved by the, President, that bh
will conform himself in all matters and
things, relatiye thereto, as the Presiden
may direct, more certainly to secure the
permanent duration and usefulness of this
Institution. . And provided always; that
every engagement herein made by the
undersigned; to any solicitor, donor or
subscriber, shall be held sacred and inyie
| JAMES SMITH,
_ United States Agent of Vaccination,
§
tion, Baltimore 1818.
|p Subscrifitions received at this office;
fits of his subscriptiou to others not entit-
led thereto. 3
3. Voluniary donations will be received,
if forwarded to the undersigned through
BLANKS
the medium of the Post Office by any citi-}
»
FOR SALE AT THIS OFFICE,