Portland gazette, and Maine advertiser — Portland, Me., 1810-08-06 00:00:00, page 2

fvoKim Intilligcncc.
Revolution In Snrdren,
LONDON’, JUNK 7.
An irnpoi • nt piece of intelligence
has been received trom Sweden.—The
Crown Prince, the intended Successor
fr> the Usurper of the 1 hrone ol Gus
tavus, is dead. He was reviewing
some troops in the neighbourhood of
Helsinghorg, when he suddenly fell
from his horse and expired. The Got-1
tenburg Papers attribute it to an apop-!
levy; the te ports of piivate persons;
assign poison as the cause, and that j
1 his was ascertained on an examination |
of the body ;%fter his decease. Men j
are apuo suppose that when Princes!
die suddenly, their deaths are occa
sioned by violent means. We find,
however, that the Crown Prince had
been previously unwell, though the
Stockholm Gazette of the 35th, four!
da vs beloiv his decease, states that he
hud recovered from bis indisposition,
and was able to continue bis journey.
Had poison been the cause, his death
would have been more lingering. We
should not have found him aide to re
view troops and sit on horseback only
the moment before he died. His death
has given great confidence to the party
that espouses the cause of the Son of
Gustavus—an insurrection is said to'
have taken place in his favor at Stock-:
holm. -- '■
A passenger on board a trading ship i
hist arrived from Cadiz, informs us, |
t^at Joseph Bonaparte had a very
narrow escape on his late journey fiom
Canada to Madrid. A number of
armed peasants, in order to intercept
him, concealed themselves in one of
the sinuossities of the Sierra Morena,!
and on a sudden made their appearance t
and discharged several rounds —Some j
of the balls pierced the carriage of the j
usurper, and killed two of his atten-i
dants, but the principal design was not I
accomplished.
Admiral Sau/narez’s Orders.
In consequence of the alarming in
telligence ot the capture, by the Brit-:
ish fleet, of all ships from friendly
ports to the harbour of the Baltic, not j
provided with English licenses, a depu-.
tat ion of seven Baltic merchants wai
ted on the Loids of Trade yesterday,
to request some explanation of a
ghvr.ge of policy so extensively injuri
ous in its operation, involving either
the seizure of the vessel by our fleet,
or on her arrival at the port of distina
tion. These gentlemen were informed
that the circumstance bad originated
entirely in u mistake, and that the in
structions from the office of the Ad*
imralty had not been expressed with
that accuracy and precision, that were
at all times desirable in matters of such
high impoitance. It was further ex
plained at this interview, that neutral
ships fiom friendly ports without the
Baltic, and on their voyage to the har
bours of that sea, were not only safe
fiom capture, if destitute of British
licenses, bat would obtain the protec
tion of a British convoy if resistance
was required. It was also understood
that this injurious mistake would be
corrected by the earliest opportuni
ty.
The fort ofHostalrich io Catalonia
h is been taken by the French, after a
most obstinate resistance. Famine
effected what the svvoid of the entiny
could net. Finding their provision
utterly exnausted, and no hope left of
a >uppiy reaching them, the brave
garrison attempted to cut their way
ihrough tile enemy, but failed in the at
tempt, and wfte all either killed or ta
ken pri soners. The enemy have also
taken some small Islands or. the coast
of Catalonia.
Lenda, after sustaining two assaults,
lias been taken by General Sucuet.
lie states the number of men made
prisoners in Lerida at 8000.
"
Two I rench spies have been taken
up at Lisbon in female attire ; and it
having been discovered that many olh-1
ers were in the city, the mmost dili
gence was used for their detection.
J* V « IS, MAY 5.
Is this a floptical st;tub t—An. auto
maton Elephant, which eats and drink*
vr heir the spectators desire it, must be
a beautiful production of ait. Such an
automaton, as is declared by a hand
bill posted irpvt Pnyis, wilt be immedi-<
alely exhibited. This Elephant car
ries upoiriis back mechanical persons,
who play upon various instruments,
and enc-cute concerts. Foor thousand
springs make all these automats obedi
ent
CONSTANTITVORLX, MARCH 2j -— A
very active *tcrui;i.»g tsemoying on in
j»!l the. provinces*of die Turkish Em
pire ; the Asiatic H.stralihs, in par
ticular, raise a great number of men.
The l urks appear to have somewhat
icooyuxd frcntjthe state ci stupefac*
ajl sorts, is to take place on the 1st of
Jan. next ; and on Fir, and all other
sorts, in Ja». after, (say 1312.) On
which Mr. Blackburn justly remarks,
that the next session will give us suf
ficient time to counteract both.
“ It appears to me, that government
have gone too far to withdraw the bill
intoto. That on receiving the several
mcmorals, the ministers found they
i were wrong in the measure partially
1 represented to them, by interested spe- j
! culators, and that by putting the dates
; at the above distances, they have ren
dered the bill harmless without with
drawing it.”
fiOSTON, AUGUST 2.
Latest From Portugal.
^he brig Corporal Trim, Capt El
well, arrived on Tuesday last, at Glou
cester, from Lisbon.—She sailed the
27th June. ^No new event had occur
red ; but a general engagement be
tween the allied English and Portu
guese, and French armies, was still
daily expected. She arrived just as
the mail was starting, and no papers
have been received in town. The
English and Portuguese troops occupy
stations extending from the Douro to
the TagUs. The whole line is under
Lord Wellington, who also commands
the centre ; in which the main body of
the English troop art posted. The right
is commanded by Gen. Hill, whose
Sank extends to the Tagus, and who
com nun,icates with the Spanish force,
under the Marquis Romana, at Badajox.
Marshal Beresford commands on tli»
left, and is flanked by the Douro,
and has under him the main force of
the Portuguese troops. A French ac
count stated, that Marshal Ney had ta
ken Cuidad Rodrigo.—But in a Lisbon
paper of tha 12 June, we find a copy of
despatch from the Spanish commander
of that garrison, to the Marquis Roma*
na, under date of the first June, which
says,u According to all the advices
which have been give i me, it appears,
that the enemy is preparing to carry on
a formal siege of this place, which they
are surrounding ; for Marshal Ney has
been before the city since the day be
fore yesterday ; and on the 23th all the
troops from Salamanca, and adjoining
places, marched with 31) pieces of hea
vy artillery for this place. In fact, we !
observe movements in their camp, (
which indicate unusual dispositions ;
and they are making a line ofcircum
vailation from one side of the river to
the other.—The only passage which
remains open to us, is over tb<* bridge
to the fields of Arganham and ledo.
I have ni .de the necessary arrange
ments t>■> prepare this place for a siege,
and freeing ii oi all useless mouths and
cowards who might be detiimentaL
l trust every thing v. ill go well ; and
that we shall defend ourselves with
tiie vigor boceming so just a cause, and
the honor and patriotism by which we
are animated*
i
| SPANISII COLONIES.
Porto-Pico. We learn from Porto
1 Pica, that it was the intention of the
Spanish government there to send off
the French inhabitants, as had been
done in Many were preparing
for their departure. Almost every
; Frenchman in Spain and the Colonies,
is a spy, or an intriguer of Bon a parts.
A vessel from La^uira had been con
demned at Porto.Pico, on the pretext,
that the Carrascos was in. a state of re
j hellion.
Carthagena. A r®volution took place
in this important Spanish province the
> 18th June.— l iie Governor was exiled
■ to Havana, and rhe old Governor, who
had been displaced by the Seville Junta,
t had been ap|>omted Chief <5f the Revo
1 iutiontsts i who acknowledge Fkrdi
‘ nani> for their King, but renounce the
authority of the«/i^#/a.
FROM T I! E 1ST. A M D OF EVf.T.
{ Captain Smith, of die s up Projector, who
j left the Baltic*: or. the 1st of June, i forms,
j that there were, in the two Beits 40 British
• ships of U.e line, and 40 frigates and blo«>ps
i >f war ; and, tl at in the course of the Lst
8, r i.g, three convoys from England had
g a.- up the Baitick, one o' winch consist
1
•ion into which they wi re plunged by
the Ute campaign. 'A he Grand bigni
or will place himself at the head of ilie
troops from Asia, on w hich he h >s a
greater reliance than on those from
Europe. . He has c aused them to he
exercised from sometime, and provid
ed with arms on the European mo
del.
mmrnm**’ —
From Uverfiool) June 4.
u A hi!] is now before Parliament
for doubling the duty oil foreign tim
iber imported ; and the act to continue
'ill force until six months alter a treaty '
of Peace.”
"
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in
j Liverpool, to a Merchant He Firm in
the /tame citxjy dated June 9.
1 In reply to your note, left late last
right at my hoiue, the information 1
have concerning the double duty on
timber, I had yesterday from Mr.
Blackburne. M. P. as follows
“ That the duty on Oak timber, of
, e.! \*i*500 sad. »ml tbe other t * »tF about,
2>(j t'.uli, making' in the w >*?, die im I
men sc number of one tltoiMin.l ‘■^sl '■‘2 mer
chant men which had gone up -a less than
two month*.
Captain S. further inf > , that war
between Husaia and France .vis expecieii.
He kffo states, that on the 23th, or 29ih o*
Mar, the Prince Augustenburg, Prince
Royal of Sweden, died suddenly. The pre
valent opinion was, that he was poisoned.
In consequence of which, all communication
between Sweden and Denmark was sus
pended for two days.—N. 2*. Guz.
LONDON, JUNE i.
OF IRELAND.
We have frequently had occasion
to notice the popularity of the Duke of,
Richmond’s administration of Ireland.
With so lenient a hand has he held the
reins of government ; so active has he
been in doing every thing to improve
the condition of the people, to soften
animosities, and to soothe discontents j
so even has he held the scale of justice,
and so happily has he tempered justice
with mercy, that it is now proposed
to repeal some of those Law s which it
v/as deemed necessary to pass a few
years ago. The repeal of two of them
was moved yesterday by Mr. Welles-’
Icy Pole. One of these is the Irish In
surrection Act: This is to be repealed, j
with the exception of the clause rela- ’
tive to the administering and taking i
unlawful oaths—which is to form the j
subject of a new Bill. The second
Act is the Arms Act: This is to be re
pealed and a new Act introduced.
M No one,” said Mr. W. Pole, u can }
doubt that so much of the old Act
should still be in force in Ireland as re
lates to the registering of arms, and the ,
power of searching for them by the j
magistrates. But at the time of passing
the old bill, there were strong objections
urged to the powers, then granted to j
the magistrates, of searching houses j
in the night, and of delegating this pow- {
er to other persons. He conceived !
iliese powers at present unnecessary ;
and proposed, that, in the new Bill, the
magistrates on suspicion of arms being
unlawfully secreted in any house,should
be obliged to communicate the grounds
of their suspicion to the Castle, and that
it should be placed entirely at the dis
cretion of the Lord Lieutenant, wheth
er the search should be made or not.
There was another part of the former
Act which was justly reckoned ex
tremely severe ; namely, that when a
man brought arr action against any mag
istrate for what he had done, even thov
the plaintiff should have a verdict, yet
the Judge was empowered to say, there
was ground of suspicion with regard to
the concealment of arms, and direct
only 6d. damages. He now proposed
to remove the severity of this clause,
by putting both plaintiff and defendant
on a footing of equality.”
£Domc0tic 3|ntriUgmcr,
NEW-YORK} JULY 28, 1810.
More about the Vixen and Moselle.
A Letter from a petty officer on
board the U. S. brig Vixen, says,
“ Havana June 29, 1810.”
“ On our passage, on Sunday 24tii
Inst, we fell in with his Majesty's brig
Moselle, ot 22 guns* commanded by
Capt. Boys, laying at anchor under
the Stirrup. Key, (one of the Berry Isl* |
ands.) On passing her she fired a gun,
and sent a boat off, as we supposed to
speak us. We hauled up for the boat;
and as soon as the officer came on hoard
he said the captain of the brig wished
us to go down to him.*--Capt. Trippe
said, he would inform him who he was,
(which he diu)but could not go down.
At that moment a second\hot was fired
which come over the quarter deck, and
shot away our main boom. The cap
tain immediately despatched the officer
to his own vessel to iuforni him lie
could speak only by broadsides—the
word was, “ in all studding sail, royals,
kc. beat to quarters.”—We ran down
along side of her, alTd were expecting
the word, “ blow* your match, tire”—
when the Briton said he would send
his first Lieutenant on board of us.__
He came—The Lieutenant said, his
reasons for firing were, that he could
not see our colors—that he saw no pre.
parations on board the Vixen for taking
in soil—that he was informed of two
French brigs fitting out of the U. States
—that he was desirous of speaking us.
—N(jt understanding this as coming
directly i tom his com manner, and con
sidering the insult given, too great tints
to look over, Capt. T. ;. jtn our first
Lieutenant on board to demand from
the captain a written explanation, which
he gave, and which was couched in
mighty civil language ; wherein he dis
claimed having aimed at the brig Vzx
en, kc.— l bus ended our fight.—-The
, Attorney General’s son received a cut
in the lip, and I got my face scratched
Irom a splinter—none others were
! wounded.”
. . * 1‘1 * ‘i*?X)S'.t“m t(> exaggerate, is pitia
, ble. Jhe Moselle is no mote than an 18 ifun
I brig, as anv one can he assured of who tX
| amines ti e Hiitisli Navy l.st —The Nation
:c Intelligencer bus swelled heriuto a sloop
01 w^r. 1
I ..
i * j
Comodore Porter promoted. — Capt. Porter,
lately commanding the gun boats at N. Or
leans, has been ordered to take command of
the frigate Essex. Capt. Smith, her late
commander, having obtained leave of
absence, for some time, to recover his
health, which has been much impaired by
an uninterrupted devoted ness to the service
for years past*—National Intelligencer.
Norfolk, jn.Y 29.—On Wednesday ev
ening, sailed from Hampton Roads, the U.
S. brig Hornet, Captain Hunt, for N. York ;
from thence she proceeds immediately with
despatches for Europe* There are various
conjectures alioat—some will have it that
she is sent for the purpose of bringing home
our minister (Mr. PinkneyJ from London ;
others, that she is destined for France.—
The British packet sailed a few days ago
from Newyork direct for England !—There
is something ominous in these movements.
BOSTON, AUGUST 3.
FROM ALGIERS.
£ detract of a letter from a gentlemen at Al
giers, to a Merchant in this town, dated
■May 7
“ The brig Blanchy, capt. Cotton, which
I mentioned in my last as being the only
American vessel at this place, was to have
departed for Baltimore about the middle of
April, but an unexpected occurrence lias
changed her destination ; she has been char
tered by the French Vice Consul, Charge
d’Aff'airs of France here, to carry him to
Marseilles, he having been ordered by the
Dey to quit the Regency in 24 hours, in
consequence of a dispute between them rel
ative to a prize brought in by a French pri
vateer ; and as there was no other vessel in
the port ready to take him within so short
a period, Col. I,ear has consented to her
going to France as a cartel.—This aHair hap
pened the 30th ot March. The brig sailed
with the Consul on the first of April, and ip
to return here immediately in ballast, and
is now expected, and is to depart lor tte U.
S. immediately on her return. The Dey
says bis dispute is merely personal wiiU this
Consul, & he has permitted several French
vessels to depart since it happened. But I
think it will be regarded in a different light
in France.
“ Ibis is such a poor place for business,
that scarce a single article for exportation
can be found.
“ 1 lie affairs of the Americans stand very
well with this Regency at present. Our
annuities are all paid up. The ship Re
source, which brought out the stores, is
daily expected back from Constantinople,
lor which place she was chartered by the
Dey to carry presents to the Grand Seignior.”
We have seen letters from Havana, da
ted the bdi inst. which contain the following
interesting particulars.
i lie San Lorenzo, and San Fulgcncia,
Spanish ships 01 the line, arrived at Havana,
on the 7th, in 50 days from Cadiz. On
board the latter was passenger Lieut. Gen.
Alvana, who had taken charge of his office
as Captain-General of Marines of the island.
It is said that the Gen. brought out with
him artificers ; the pm pose of proceeding
in building imint«- 4iely another arsenal,
ships of the line, frigates, See* Three more
ships of the line were hourly expected, on
board ot one of which is Lieut. Gen. Fredia,
who is appointed Governor of Havana, and
General oi the island, to supersede the Mar
quis de Someruelos. He is said to be a man
of great personal bravery, of talents and de
lusion. He was formerly captain of the
iv:ng Guards, and brother to a general now
in the Spanish array.—N. Y. Guz.
Civil Commotions in South America.
We learn from capt. Morgan, of the
schooner John, Irom Coro, that a revo
lution had taken place on the Spanish
Main—-That Laquil’a and Porto-Cav
ello acknowledged Ferdinand the 7th,
hut not the authority of the regency,
wlvich the province of Coro and Marac
aibo have to the utmost extension ;
and apprehensive ofcan attack from the
Ibfmer, they were concentrating their
iorces ; and 20,000 men marched from
i Maracaibo to join those of Caro.—Ibid.
Duane a > i Irvin.—7 he9e champions of
freedom and French principles, a c now
writing down ou government. And though
there is too much reason ior censure in our
rulers, yet a real American can hardiv 1 y k
on with patience, and see aiul hear these
brazen faced foreigners vilifving a govern
ment composed mostly ot .Americans:—a
government of the people's choice, thongo
r undoubtedly & very iftyudicions one. li.it
who led the people to this choice ’—\Vd» it
i Americans—was it the followers of Wash
mgten that recommended those men ?—-No
—they warned the people against such a
choice. Who then misled the people ]—
1 htse very men, who now cen . •« them,
i hese very foreigners wiio now un ier the
cloak of Americanism are censuring tlie go
j vernment. i’he very men who set up toe
I iuol tlcmoc acy for t!,c peuplodu wu.pgup.
A la'c Nev-Voik Herald contains l;e
lollowing query:— ...
Quesvvn and drtsrvtr—Vv hv is de
mocracy in tUis state like an old Sow ?
Ilecause as soon us she gets washed
nice ami clean, she returns to wallow in
the mire again.
Commodore Porter has published
a communication in the last National
Intelligencer, in which lie declares, that
his recall was entiiely owing to a re
quest, made for that purpose, by him
self, as early as May l £09. We can
then only say, that our government are
truly unfortunate in every step they
take : for after having refused to grant
the resignation or absence of this gen
tleman for so long a time, it seems
strange that they should feel a disposi
tion to do it at the very moment, when
the transaction was likely to carry with
it not only the apfpearence of an acqui
escence with the threats of Gen. Tur
eau j but the sarcasm and obloquy also
of every friend to the dignity and in
dependence of the United States.
Th v n r, :re rr-w err, .■ *t(
ot a government which they have
to weaken. They have teduecu *,ni* T
mints*ration to nothing, and ».,w
out energy is wsntiig. To this all m.i, .
gree—the government is wi .k—•
IS wanting — W1 at ts wanting* Why M
» man as Bonaparte to bring forth then 1
gi«s of the nation. Tins i*W xruy the I
r.ti’.t has conquered many countries.' y l
has par .Used the government j~-he } ^
made the rulers ridiculous, at,d t»> •
he has stepped in to burnish u** gton; ^0
secure the lit rrties ([the /»r — Americai
hew.ire !—Your government, Wt ;*k aid
wicked as it is far preferable to a ftireiJn
government.—Such nm as Duane and U
vin should be watched with a jealous t-ve"
Thev are not Americans.—Thev are im,i 1
the influence o; a foreign tvrant — an liri
i*dus demagogue who will* leave ro sto^.
i unturned to destroy our republican instHu
1 lions— Our government is indeed weak
and it is high time it was renovated yu!
let us perform that work ourselves. I e.*
! not foreigners presume to dictate to ltUc
I horn Americans. We know our own JTW
u-.ests—we know our t nerr t.cj t n,.
• 1 i * . * ' ** ”0t
' what it should De ; ■: it it an Ar ■••riQu
^government, and snould be > p. lt . ^
I every honest American against everv £,>.
j ign power abroad and every t ,reign , ■ e
; ary at home*—Beware then, we !' • **_
Beware of Duane and Irvin.
A T. Eucld.
Misunderstandings. Secretary C (V
seem3 to be peculiarly unf..rtunatt ,
I conversation# No one is so of*e: miner.. r.
: stood. John Randolph misunderstood n.m
when he said that an auempt had been it. ;;
5y President Jefferson to obtain nr ; *r -
the purchase of the Fioridas before anupy -
priution by Iovj was made tor iliat purn» ,f—
anfl when he added that there was no eat:-.a
Now it seems Ambassador Erskiiie has
twice or thrice misunderstood him in Conver
sations relating to trie misconduct >! ■
same great character. It is a pit.v our 1 u:
men cannot speak plain English Letter.
Humorous Description,
Of the prese nt political situation ot Lite •
of New* Hampshire.
\Ffuvi the Portsmouth Intelligencer 1
It is remarked by old women, tlu .
a bong duration of snow, wolves and 1 .
commit signal depredations—that t! e in
tenseness of hunger aad length of e>nh.;fc.
nient, excite at the restoration of liberty a
general flow of spirits, followed by antic cs
hibitions of their Courage and agility. So
it is with tho hungry political wolves of
New-Hampshire. The snow being melted
by the putrid heat of democracy, the wolves
which retired to their dens, have issued
out in a throng, and proceeded to the grand
den, to the annoyance of well drest passen
gcis--the grand dam has distributed her
dainty bits among the most courageous, vo
racious, and uniameable. This has esusd
a tremendous howling among the sucklings
—the grand dam not having nuts enough
for every bawling wolf, or not dispensed
them equitably among the two secret and
one which comprise the kennel, has set
them a barking, groaning and squalling
through the state in every direction : Tvu>
ware seen coming towards this town.
What convulsions these intestine ebuiitioni
may eventuate in, may be inferred tfom
their snarling, and their dismal and hide
ous phizzes. What a pity that of two score
and one hungry wolves, only six are satia
ted !—that the precious crumbs were sei
zed by the greater wolves * and that all the
remonstrances of the minor aod lesser
wolves only availed to substitute neglect!
But the chief anuisemafit of this wolMrohc
is la see the cunning and arch smiles of the
satisfied wolves looking down with infinite
disdain on their former company, ami the
malignant glances, panting tongues, and
half stopped breath, and i gear.ee glea
ming eyes of those wolves who^c paws v.re
Put long enough, or whose lung*‘werenot
so shrill.
Democratic Foresight.—Dutlr.g lb*
administration of the G; eat Jeffeksost
a vessel of war was built and complete
ly equipped, at Owego, at the ex pence
of 40,000 dollars. Aiter she was fin
ished, it was ascertained that there was
a bar of sand across the harbour in
which site was built, over which it was
. impossible for her to p.iss. 1 here
at present one soiling master and two
stamen on board of her, at the expence
of 100 dollars a month to the United
States ! ! Siie now lies “ high and dry
on the shore, perfectly useless and go
ling fast to decay.—A beacon to warn
| our wise rulers to constantly hear i>'
I mind the old adage of “ Look ere yon
j leap.’’—j\cw- York Evening Tost.
[ IXIF.KESTIAG—if trie.
It w as recently reported in Halifi&t
I that live British government had com*
i municatcd the form of a new treaty ^
I the Atnerican Cabinet, which had oee*
rejected; and this report was consid
ered as corroborated by the sailing c
the Packet direct from AevfY^k to
England, without touching at Hah fa1»
as usual.
HIGHLY INTERESTING. ,
A letter from the Mississippi Acny
lory, dated july 4th, says, the Inna
| tauts of Florida below our line, have
I had several large meetings, the resu»
f of which has been a determination m
declare themselves Independent of a *
European povve.s. ar 1 to claim the p 0
lection of tae Urn ■* ates. A
have already ordered all I rtnchnitn
leave their territory. The letter, con
turning this information, hurt)^
suur< - du. correctness ot which can >
• relied c —E/iilad. Gazette*
Demecrai* Cons'siency The lc
Ing democratic , pets ol this
often exhibit the qte v r spectacle o °ju
column of bitter rep: >iich a dn>t1
tenth and eleventh e vl S<'H