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No. 1, of Vol. XI.]
MONDAY, APRIL 18, 1808.
[Whole No. 521.]
Miscellaneous.
FROM THE ALBANY CRISIS.
LETTER II.
To the President of the United States.
A LITTLE plain practical matter of fact, is worth all the theorising in the world.—You, and your advocates, may argue till doomsday to prove that commerce is not worth protecting, and that America can live and prosper without it; you may reason very plausibly in this way on paper; and, after all the present forlorn condition of the nation, will give a flat contradiction to your doctrines.
The reins of our government were, by some means (whether fair or foul) not a point now to be discussed) placed in your hands seven years ago. At that period, the nation was prosperous and happy.—This fact is known to all the world; and you will not deny it. Since that period you have pursued a policy so feeble and inefficient—you have so squandered or misapplied the resources of the country—you have thrown such obstacles in the way of enterprise—you have so humbled the spirit of the nation, that America, at this moment, is reduced to a situation but little superior to the most abject power in Europe. With all the requisite means within your reach, to maintain that proud situation in which the administrations of your predecessors placed us—a situation the most elevated, the most commanding, the most independent in the universe—you have led us down step by step, from that high eminence, to a pitch of degradation, too low to make us apprehensive of further depression.
No one would feel disposed to deny you the gratification of philosophising and theorising, provided you would do it at your own expense. Were you alone to suffer by your idle whims and visionary schemes, the world would take but little interest in your fate. Whether you were foundered in a gun boat, or decomposed by a torpedo, would be of no possible consequence to the nation. But, sir, you have not contented yourself with your private funds, or personal risk. You have assumed a high responsibility. You have wantonly sported away the treasures, the peace, the liberties of your country, in wild and ridiculous projects. The nation has been compelled, by your misconduct, to bow down its head to receive the foolscap, and become the scorn and derision of all the rest of the globe.
JUNIUS.
IMPORTANT LETTER,
From the Hon. J. HILLHOUSE, Senator of the U. S. from Connecticut, to Noah Webster, Esq. dated
City of Washington, March 22, 1808.
Sir,  Your letter of the 16th instant came duly to hand, and it is with pleasure I inform you, that I do perfectly accord with you, and our friends at New-Haven, in the opinion that Col. Pickering's letter to Gov. Sullivan, for the purpose of communicating information to his constituents, the legislature and people of Massachusetts, is a very important State paper, and is deserving the attention of every man in New-England.
If our legislature were in session, I should not, and in my opinion, the other gentlemen of our delegation would not hesitate to communicate to the Governor, and through him to
them, such information of facts and public measures as might be in our power, and which we should deem important to be known to our constituents, to awaken their attention to their own best interests, which I think are in jeopardy, and may suffer irreparable injury.—And it being in conformity to the ancient usage of our State, for the Governor to receive and communicate such information, I am induced to believe it would be well received.
The people of Connecticut, though suffering under the embargo, are, as far as I can learn, quiet; hoping for and expecting its speedy repeal. If it is to be continued, they will not be satisfied without knowing its real object and duration; of which at present they are wholly ignorant. Neither has any information ever been given that has convinced me of the propriety or policy of that harsh measure; which, from present appearances, is to be kept on, and for aught I see, must prove ruinous to the commerce and navigation of New-England.
From observations made by the friends of the administration and the embargo, they would seem to wish to induce a belief that it is a measure, which though attended with present inconvenience and injury, will eventually prove beneficial to the country, by discouraging commerce, and thereby promoting manufactures and agriculture—as though the latter would flourish without the former: A policy this, in exact conformity to what I have always understood to be the policy of Virginia, which has a powerful and commanding influence in our national councils. The people of that state have embarked very little in commerce, and consequently feel but little interest in its prosperity, or disposition to protect it. My fears are, that the plan of building up manufactures and agriculture, at the expence of commerce, will not be discovered to be visionary and impracticable, until by the experiment, it shall be found to have ruined the navigation and commerce of the Northern States. The embargo cannot be considered as holding out substantial encouragement to manufactures, unless it is to be an abiding measure; and it cannot be thus continued without ruining commerce and bringing inevitable distress and ruin on multitudes of our inhabitants. As well might the planters of Virginia be called upon to work in their fields in the place of their slaves, as the commercial and seafaring people of New-England, invincibly wedded to navigation and commerce, be required to quit both, and become manufacturers, or to migrate and make farms in the wilderness.
The misfortunes which the New-England people are suffering and are likely to suffer, must in some measure, be imputed to their own folly, in suffering themselves to be wrought up into parties, to such a degree as to have no efficient voice in the public councils of the nation. New-England may be said to have had scarcely any influence in Congress for seven years past; the party divisions of their Senators and Representatives having neutralized their votes. The commercial concerns of New-England being thus left in the hands of men not particularly acquainted with commerce, and entertaining visionary theories on that subject, how could it be expected that those concerns should be well taken care of? Could the voice of New-England be fairly expressed on the floor of Congress, many errors on the subject of commerce and navigation would be avoided. But so long as the gratification of party feeling, and party views is considered and regarded as the supreme good, her best interests and most essential concerns will suffer.
The negotiation with Mr. Rose, to which we have all been so long and so anxiously looking for a favorable termination, is unfortunately broken off; and no accommodation
of our differences with England is likely soon to take place. Even the affair of the Chesapeake is not settled. The president's message relative thereto, and the papers which accompanied it, are ordered by the Senate to be printed; and soon as I receive them, I will forward a copy addressed to the Mayor of our city, for the information of the citizens; and also of other communications relative to our affairs with England which being voluntary have not all been read, and cannot be detailed in a letter. There are also some papers communicated by the president respecting our relations with France, all which I have not yet heard read, but which I will also forward, so far as they are allowed to be made public.
The negotiation was broken off on a punctilio respecting the President's proclamation. Great Britain seemed to consider the extension of the proclamation to their whole navy, for the offence of a small squadron, as a strong measure, especially as it was issued before we had demanded satisfaction, or had reason to believe that the act would be justified by the British nation: but when the government promptly, and before any demand was made, and even before the knowledge of the fact had reached our minister in London, disavowed the conduct of their officer in making the attack, and professed honorable amends, they considered the outrage as the act of an individual, and not an act of the nation; and that our government on receiving official information of the disavowal, and proffer of satisfaction, ought to have revoked the proclamation.
Our government lay, that the outrage on the Chesapeake not being the sole ground of the proclamation, there has been other wrongs that would justify the measure; and it being also a measure of municipal regulation, to preserve peace within our waters;—they are not bound to remove the proclamation, as a preliminary to a negotiation on the point of satisfaction.
Mr. Rose contests this point, on the ground that the attack on the Chesapeake was the prominent subject of complaint, and the only one that required the reparation, for which his special embassy was instituted. Mr. Rose was, by his instructions, confined solely to the affair of the Chesapeake; and that being considered by his government as the ground of the proclamation, it was made a positive article of his instructions, that the removal of the proclamation should be a preliminary to negotiation. As the proclamation being a municipal regulation to preserve peace in our harbors, Mr. Rose contends, that to render it justifiable, in this point of view, it ought to extend to the vessels of war of all nations; as otherwise it might be considered as a departure from an impartial neutrality.
Thus the business has ended—I have endeavored to give you a summary of the ground on which the negotiation failed; the reasoning you will have at large in the documents I shall send you. My opinion is, that it was unwise in the British government to make it a positive article of the instructions of Mr. Rose to insist on the revocation of the Proclamation as preliminary to a negotiation; and indirect in our government to refuse to receive satisfaction on the ground of such a punctilio. It is sacrificing substance to form, which I would never do.
The termination of the negotiation has left us in a very unpleasant situation. Both governments seem to have agreed that all treaty on the other points must be suspended until the affair of the Chesapeake is settled. Two attempts having failed, one in England and one in America, I do not know how we are to meet again for the purpose of negotiation. What then is to be done? Are we to declare war again? England? Are we to keep on an em-
bargo until G. Britain shall be humbled, and shall make concessions to the satisfaction of our government? Are we to instruct anew our minister in London? Or are we to rest satisfied with the recall of Admiral Berkeley from the American station, with the declaration of the king of Great Britain in his speech in parliament, in which, in the face of the nation and the world he has declared the "attack on the Chesapeake an unauthorized act of force," and that "he did not hesitate to offer immediate and spontaneous reparation"—and the other acts of the British government on that subject? I regret extremely that when both parties professed a sincere desire to obtain the object, some way should not have been found out to effect it.
When I came to Congress in October last, I thought the path which the honor and interests of the U. States required us to take, was as plain as a turnpike road—But I confess I am now lost: our affairs are involved in a labyrinth, from which it would seem difficult to extricate them. Every American must feel an anxious solicitude for the honor and interest of his own country; and must and will unite in measures of defence and means of security against the demands of any foreign government, which are inconsistent with our honor and independence.
I had hoped, we should have settled our differences with England, so as to have recommenced our commerce, and to have been at liberty to unite the wisdom and energy of the nation to resist any claim which the claim which the Emperor of France may make upon us, to unite in a plan, which, I have no doubt, has long since been formed and adopted by him of uniting all nations in a commercial warfare against England, in the project, alike visionary and deceptive, of establishing the liberties of the seas. For my part, I am not so anxious about the liberties of the seas, as our liberties on the land, which I should not think very safe, if the Emperor of France, who is already all powerful on the land, should also obtain the dominion of the sea—ALL OUR RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES, ON THE SEA AND ON THE LAND, would then be swallowed up IN ONE VAST GULF OF DESPOTISM—that IRON DESPOTISM, which now GOVERNS CONTINENTAL EUROPE, and would then RULE THE WORLD!
With sentiments of due respect, I am, Sir, Your ob't. humble serv't. JAMES HILLHOUSE. NOAH WEBSTER, ESQ.
St. Sebastian, Jan. 11, 1808. Return of the French troops which have entered or are to enter Spain, through Irun from the 19th of October, 1807, to the 18th of January, 1808.
   Armies. Generals. Men. Horses.     First, Junot, 29,879 3,653   Second, Dupont, 23,927 3,121   Third, Monecy, 17,983 3,330   Total, 71,789 10,104  
Marshal Monecy's army is to be 30,000 men strong, with the reserve under general Monton at St. Jean Pie de Port.
The emperor is daily expected at Bayonne, where guards of honour have been formed, composed of 40 young men on horseback, 100 on foot, with showy uniforms, and 50 balques in their national dress. Neither the object of the French army, nor the day of the emperor's arrival are known; but we shall shortly hear something positive.
FROM SPAIN.
Bonaparte has laid Portugal under a contribution of 20,000,000 dollars which enormous sum he ingeniously proposed to them to raise by robbing the churches of the plate & two thirds of the church revenues! In consequence of this requisition, the value of the coin has risen to 3 per cent which at the latest date were at 39 per cent.
VOTES FOR GOVERNOR. IN MASSACHUSETTS PROPER.
   In 74 towns in our last, 1808. 1807.   Gov. Sen. Strong. Spt.     Chelsea 41 26 42 29   NORFOLK.   Milton, 59 117 71 116   Braintree, 80 90 100 88   Dedham, 105 247 96 256   Cohasset, 72 46 68 38   Foxborough, 35 67 40 72   Needham, 57 116 41 116   Wrentham, 105 148 119 154   Medway, 74 86 72 103   Bellingham, 18 77 23 77   Franklin, 129 86 128 79   MIDDLESEX.   Bedford, 26 51 29 53   Marlborough, 52 153 62 169   East Sudbury, 35 90 50 82   Woburn, 28 118 52 109   Sudbury, 30 157 30 141   Reading, 222 138 228 140   Framingham, 123 91 139 104   Hopkinton, 21 137 33 163   Weston, 90 45 107 38   Holliston, 45 82 55 80   Sherburne, 71 72 71 71   Tewksbury, 25 96 26 104   Wilmington, 43 65 44 66   Newton, 142 80 154 58   WORCESTER.   Leicester, 119 74 119 73   Shrewsbury, 141 77 149 79   Boylston, 80 28 124 37   West Boylston, 66 18 105 20   Northborough, 96 18 105 20   Harvard, 86 121 86 123   Grafton, 60 97 58 100   Westborough, 77 99 90 103   Southborough, 97 18 97 16   Wester, 63 62 63 67   Brookfield, 259 165 317 200   Spencer, 90 87 101 91   Holden, 145 80 170 22   Paxton, 65 25 65 19   Barre, 145 135 148 136   Hubbardston, 49 66 63 53   Sutton, 143 217 175 225   Ward, 41 49 44 46   Oxford, 114 49 106 69   Northbridge, 43 38 44 43   Princeton, 124 14 145 11   Westminster, 169 45 173 47   Sturbridge, 113 109 132 115   Petersham, 119 115 117 119   Gerry, 121 15 120 14   Royalston, 156 44 157 36   Winchendon, 129 40 122 39   Oakham, 65 30 81 21   Rutland, 88 78 99 65   Dudley, 107 31 107 66   Charlton, 86 193 108 219   Mendon, 54 145 53 156   Milford, 92 74 48 77   Upton, 74 51 90 45   Uxbridge, 103 98 108 33   Templeton, 105 74 113 72   Ashburnham, 86 51 84 59   Leominster, 127 97 126 91   Hardwick, 128 92 127 98   Athol, 135 24 126 23   Gardner, 104 21 105 28   BRISTOL.   Mansfield, 70 96 80 92   Norton, 120 90 123 114   Freetown, 62 17 58 184   Raynham, 66 120 71 119   Troy, 66 68 63 68   Dighton, 76 155 59 157   Somerset, 99 51 59 44   Swansey, 46 196 40 101   Rehoboth, 209 242 268 257   Attleborough, 190 193 204 192   Easton, 34 108 46 114   Welpott, 124 26 92 45   BARNSTABLE.   Sandwich, 67 200 59 128   Dennis, 94 28 30 60   Brewster, 93 23 63 20   Orleans, 16 155 12 92   Falmouth, 53 201 12 217   HAMPSHIRE.   Northampton, 288 92 272 82   Easthampton, 119 6 118 6   Westhampton, 136 3 129 9   Southampton, 194 80 175 21   Amherst, 230 90 212 25   Greenwich, 109 51 111 85   Chelmsford, 120 94 120 98   Conway, 142 123 148 127   Whately, 71 60 72 58   Nerwick, 86 30 80 23   Granby, 131 25 133 24   South Hadley, 118 24 110 25   Williamburgh, 129 51 116 51   Hadley, 145 23 145 23   New Salem, 163 87 166 101   Plainfield, 102 24 102 27   Cummington, 91 65 99 66   Pelham, 63 92 65 87   Hatfield, 82 59 77 58   Shurebury, 73 27 72 40   Asfield, 162 87 167 69   Sunderland, 69 24 61 26   Longmeadow, 135 36 114 57   Worthington, 114 89 125 84   Blandford, 101 86 81 89   Leverett, 47 67 47 62   Northfield, 51 98 50 86   Rowe, 77 21 74 23   Westfield, 74 136 89 134   Chelmsford, 90 115 79 116   Southwick, 10 149 12 167   Ludlow, 30 89 23 93   Montgomery, 34 50 35 46   Middlefield, 90 31 88 32   Charlemont, 105 23 106 28   Shiburne, 126 34 119 38   Greenfield, 111 68 105 66   Hawley, 118 29 127 24   Deerfield, 213 16 214 17   Montague, 113 80 110 90   North, 96 21 61 23   South, 104 13 122 23   Seymour, 49 79 50 81   Barnardston, 37 54 40 87  

VOICES FOR GOVERNOR.
IN MASSACHUSETTS PROPER.
   1808. 1807.   Gov. Sub. Gov. Sub.     Published in the preceding page. 25,812 22,944 | 25,400 22,194   HAMPSHIRE.   Colerain 130 57 146 52   Buckland 94 44 No return.   Springfield 188 128 187 113   W. Springfield 116 803 120 400   Wilbraham 132 144 112 146   Palmer 96 36 103 34   Monson 137 107 136 108   Belchertown 293 59 249 59   BERKSHIRE.   Becket 97 37 103 34   Cheshire 2 227 2 229   Dalton 87 68 36 58   Hancock 48 42 43 62   Lanesborough 94 88 60 95   Lee 188 28 156 38   Lenox 28 147 37 148   New-Ashford 0 45 8 45   Peru 96 29 180 35   Richmond 81 77 87 94   Washington 78 72 65 61   Williamstown 66 181 63 204   Windfor 45 92 47 92   Hinsdale 73 28 83 26   Pittsfield 187 244 159 235   Stockbridge 89 110 89 118   Sheffield 90 125 116 116   G. Barrington 96 86 118 104   Mr. Washington 2 33 2 28   Egremont 80 68 87 66   New-Malboro' 163 93 156 103   Tyringham 75 109 55 125   Alford 52 55 50 32   W. Stockbridge 39 74 68 80   Adams 32 132 44 160   Savoy 6 100 4 88   Clarkburg 9 25 11 27   Bethlehem 32 28 31 21   Florida 17 20 14 51   MIDDLESEX.   Carlisle 2 97 1 99   Chelmsford 69 112 77 123   NANTUCKET.   Nantucket 146 508 220 402   Tisbury 42 57 52 63   Chilmark 23 23 36 37   Edgartown 72 45 72 64   BARNSTABLE.   Yarmouth 117 48 126 94   Harwich 0 156 1 169   Eastham 5 46 9 29   Truro 9 59 23 63   Provincetown 48 44 18 56   Chatham 59 29 54 43   Wellfleet 19 12 12 45   PLYMOUTH.   Hill 0 15 0 12   Middleboro' 173 286 182 286   Rochester 123 179 139 192   Abington 77 147 82 159   Bridgewater 320 359 318 334   29,755 28,484 29,603 27,646  
IN MAINE.
   1808. 1807.   Gov. Sub. Gov. Sub.     Last week 821 1074 628 1114   Arundell 112 87 85 47   Sanford 58 101 22 149   Kittery 55 179 23 183   York 83 181 82 183   Waterborough 31 70 28 70   Parsonsfield 42 164 33 177   Cornish 18 60 12 64   Shapleigh 91 114 49 81   Lebanon 42 141 52 112   Newfield 56 26 48 43   1,374 2,167 1,062 2,223  
OXFORD.
   Last week 267 310 221 191   Bucksfield 32 87 28 82   Rumford 0 54 11 51   Bethel 23 60 19 56   Norway 39 48 59 32   Livermore 44 106 41 91   Jay 41 85 28 81   Sumner 21 41 11 51   Hanford 21 67   Fryeburg 42 59 56 52   Brownfield 7 24 5 48   Porter 1 18 2 20   Hiram 12 22   370 861 508 898  
LINCOLN.
   Last week 1564 1800 1645 1589   Thomasstown 53 133 74 135   St. George 8 45 8 41   Nobleborough 24 34 28 85   Friendship 0 43 0 38   Dresden 49 72 51 82   Falmouth 20 61 20 50   1718 2241 1826 2020  
KENNEBEC.
   Last week 983 1684 795 1474   Rome 4 41 12 40   Wayne 35 42 50 25   Unity 3 23 4 52   Farmington 52 165 46 184   Fairfield 47 108 45 83   Leeds 19 122 21 114   Norridgewock 49 35 47 48   Waterville 39 166 37 158   Canaan 77 17 88 33   Chesterville 23 18 23 17   Harlem 20 70 28 52   New-Sharon 5 45 13 42   Wilton 8 41 5 45   Wales 1 41 5 45   1562 2631 1223 2431  
HANCOCK.
   Last week 165 127 92 146   Belfast 90 96 69 79   Bangor 55 92 26 80   Eden 3 43 1 27   Frankfort 42 132 43 130   Hampden 22 96 16 94   Orangem 24 96 22 112   Prospect 16 69 8 90   Castine 52 46 41 31   Northport 24 55 2 51   Orland 55 5 27 10   Lincolnville 10 96 15 96   Vinalhaven 0 93 0 75   Stur 33 24 28 23   Ellsworth 18 22 13 9   Trenton 21 37 11 52   Sullivan 12 54 14 38   Edington 4 28 4 25   Orono 12 39 5 45   Islesborough 25 5 5 35  
   Sedgwick 18 90 36 66   681 1355 498 1322   Last week 2769 2213 2033 2225   Standish 67 103 65 71   TOTAL 8,501 11,551 8,215 11,210  
SENATORS.
   Federalists Chosen.   Hampshire 4 Essex, 6   Worcester 4   Suffolk 5 19   Democrats Chosen.   Norfolk 2 Berkshire, 2   Bristol 2 Middlesex, 4   Plymouth 2 York, 1   Barnstable 1 Kennebec, 1   Nantucket 1   16  
Cumberland, probably 2 Federalists; York, one vacancy; Lincoln, Hancock and Washington, [2,] probably no choice. At the commencement of the session, if not through the year, it appears there will be a federal majority in the Senate.— Pal.
Interesting Document.
Continuation of Mr. MADISON's Letter to Mr. ROSE, on the subject of the Chesapeake, &c. commenced in the last Gazette, and dated
Department of State, March 5, 1808.
A CASE of another character occurred in the month of September, 1806. The Impecheux , a French ship of 74 guns, when aground within a few hundred yards of the shore of North Carolina , and therefore visibly within the territorial jurisdiction and hospitable protection of the United States was fired upon boarded and burnt, from three British ships of war, under the command of Capt. Douglas . Having completed this outrage on the sovereignty and neutrality of the United States, the British commander felt no scruple in proceeding thence into the waters near Norfolk nor in the midst of the hospitable rites enjoyed by him, to add to what had passed a refusal to discharge from his ships impressed citizens of the United States not denied to be such, on the plea that the government of the United States had refused to surrender to the demand of Admiral Berkeley , certain seamen alleged to be British deserters; a demand which it is well understood your government disclaims any right to make.
It would be superfluous to dwell on the features which mark this aggravated insult. But I must be permitted to remind you that in so serious a light was a similar violation of neutral territory, by the destruction of certain French ships on the coast of Portugal , by a British squadron under the command of Admiral Boscawen , regarded by the court of Great-Britain that a minister extraordinary was dispatched for the express purpose of expiating the aggression on the sovereignty of a friendly power.
Lastly presents itself, the attack by the British ship Leopard , on the American frigate Chesapeake ; a case too familiar in all its circumstances to need a recital of any part of them. It is sufficient to remark that the conclusive evidence which this event added to that which had preceded, of the uncontrolled excesses of the British naval commander, in insulting our sovereignty, and abusing our hospitality, determined the President to extend to all British armed ships, the precaution heretofore applied to a few by name, of interdicting to them the use and privileges of our harbors and waters.
This was done by his proclamation of July 2, 1807, referring to the series of occurrences ending with the aggression on the frigate Chesapeake , as the considerations requiring it. And if the apprehensions from the licentious spirit of the British naval commanders, thus developed and uncontrolled, which led to this measure of precaution, could need other justification than was afforded by what had passed, it would be amply found in the subsequent conduct of the ships under the command of the same captain Douglas .
The officer neither admonished by reflection on the crisis produced by the attack on the Chesapeake , nor controlled by respect for the law of nations, or the laws of the land, did not cease within our waters to bring to, by firing at vessels pursuing their regular course of trade; and in the same spirit which had displayed itself in the recent outrage committed on the American frigate, he not only indulged himself in hostile threats, and indications of a hostile approach to Norfolk , but actually obstructed our citizens in the ordinary communication between that and neighbouring places. His proceedings constituted in fact, a blockade of the port, and as real an invasion of the country, according to the extent of his force as if troops had been debarked, and the town besieged on the land side.
Was it possible for the chief magistrate of a nation, who felt for its rights and honor, to do less than interpose some measure of precaution at least against the repetition of enormities which had been so long uncontrolled, by the government whose officers had committed them, and which had at last taken the exorbitant shape of hostility and of insult seen in the attack on the frigate Chesapeake ? Candour will pronounce that less could not be done; and it will as reasonably admit that the proclamation comprising that measure, could not have breathed a more temperate spirit, nor spoken in a more becoming tone. How far it has received from those whose intrusions it prohibited, the respect due to the national authority, or been made the occasion of new indignities, needs no explanation.
The President having interposed this precautionary interdict, lost no time in instructing the minister plenipotentiary of the United States to represent to the British government the signal aggression which had been committed on their sovereignty and their flag, and to require the satisfaction due for it; indulging the expectation, that his Britannic majesty would at once perceive it to be the truest magnanimity, as well as the strictest justice, to offer that prompt and full expiation of an acknowledged wrong, which would re-establish and improve both in fact and in feeling, the state of things which it had violated.
This expectation was considered as not only honourable to the sentiments of his majesty, but was supported by known examples, in which, being the complaining party, he had required and obtained, as a preliminary to any counter complaints whatever, a precise replacement of things, in every practicable circumstance, in their pre-existing situation.
Thus in the year 1764, Bermudians and other British subjects, who had according to annual custom, taken possession of Turk's-Island for the season of making salt, having been forcibly removed with their vessels and effects by a French detachment from the island of St. Domingo , to which Turk's-Island was alleged to be an appurtenance, the British ambassador at Paris , in pursuance of instructions from his government, demanded, as a satisfaction for the violence committed, that the proceedings should be disavowed, the intention of acquiring Turk's-Island disclaimed, orders given for the immediate abandonment of it on the part of the French, every thing restored to the condition in which it was at the time of the aggression, and reparation made of the damages which any British subjects should be found to have sustained, according to an estimation to be settled between the governors of St. Domingo and Jamaica . A compliance with the whole of this demand was the result.
Again; In the year 1789, certain English merchants having opened a trade at Nootka Sound , on the North-West coast of America , and attempted a settlement at that place, the Spaniards who had long claimed that part of the world as their exclusive property, dispatched a frigate from Mexico , which captured two English vessels engaged in the trade, and broke up the settlement on the coast. The Spanish government was the first to complain, in this case, of the intrusions committed by the British merchants. The British government, however, demanded that the vessels taken by the Spanish frigate should be restored, and adequate satisfaction granted previous to any other discussion.
This demand prevailed; the Spanish government agreeing to make full restitution of the captured vessels, and to indemnify the parties interested in them for the losses sustained. They restored also the buildings and tracts of land of which the British subjects had been dispossessed. The British, however, soon gave a proof of the little value they set on the possession, by a voluntary dereliction under which it has since remained

pendent members of the democratic party, has caused the sycophants and "back stairs" gentry of the Executive to tremble for their safety, sensible that the people had been led as it were blindfolded to the slaughter. The knowing ones whisper in Mr. Jefferson's ear, "it is in your power to relieve us from this dilemma; only now make a virtue of necessity, and voluntarily comply with this request of Mr. Randolph, and we will as readily vote in favor of the information's being made public as we have (hitherto servilely voted) to keep it behind the curtain. A lucky idea, says Tom-ray, it will save your bacon and effectually stop the clamour of those wicked federal printers who are constantly and unjustly upbraiding us with keeping back intelligence from our good friend Bonaparte."
A motion was made by Mr. Randolph and seconded, that the House do come to the following resolution,
Resolved, That the injunction of secrecy imposed on the message of the President of the United States of the 30th March be taken off so far as respects the documents accompanying the same with the exception of the letter from our Minister at Paris to the Secretary of State of the 27th of December, 1807, and the words contained in the parenthesis in the last sentence of the extract from Mr. Pinckney's letter of Jan 26, 1808.
And on the question, that the House do now proceed to take the said proposed resolution into consideration, it passed in the negative—Yeas 45, Nays 71.
A motion was then made by Mr. Randolph and seconded, that the House do come to the following resolution:
Resolved, That the injunction of secrecy imposed on the message of the President of the United States and the documents accompanying the same, be taken off so far as relates to the copy of an official note from Mr. Champagny to Gen. Armstrong, of the 15th of January, 1808, and of an official letter from Mr. Erskine (his Britannic majesty's envoy) to the Secretary of State of the 23d Jan 1808.
And on the question that the House do now proceed to take the said proposed resolution into consideration, it passed in the negative, Ays 45, Nays 75.
April 2, the President made a communication permitting Mr. Champagny's letter to appear; whereupon Mr. Randolph made a motion to take the same into consideration, which passed, 106 to 1—when Mr. Randolph made a motion to publish the secret journal from the 30th of March to this day, and on a motion to amend the same by excepting the message of the President of that date, which passed in the affirmative, Yeas 85, nays 22, and on the question that the House agree to the order for publishing it as amended, it passed, Yeas 70, nays 40.
Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. W. Alston, jr. Bacon, ard, Blake, jr. Blount, Brown, Butler, Calhoun, G. W. Campbell, M. Clay, Clapton, Cutts, Deane, Eppes, Findley, Fisk, Franklin, Goodwyn, Green, Heister, Holland, Humphreys, Imler, Lambert, J. Morrow, Nicholas, Porter, Pugh, Rhea of Ten. M. Richards, Seaver, J. K. Smith, Southard, Storer, Thompson, Verplanck, Witherill, M. Williams, Vinn.
THURSDAY, APRIL 7. The committee on adjournment reported that 50 bills remained to be acted upon; but that an adjournment might probably take place on the 25th inst. and reported a resolution to that effect, which was ordered to lie on the table.
This day, after a long and warm debate, the bill for raising an ADDITIONAL ARMY (of 6000) was passed, 96 to 16. As several amendments have been made, the bill must be returned to the Senate.
By the Bills.
PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 5. Extract of a letter to the Editor of the Register, dated WASHINGTON, APRIL 3.
"EXECUTIVE INFLUENCE."
"SIR—A scene has taken place in the House of Representatives, that, however degrading to that body, even closed doors shall not conceal from the people of the United States. It proves, incontestably, a base & servile obedience on the part of the majority, to the mandates of the President, equally disgraceful to themselves, and dangerous to the interests of the country;—that they have become so totally dependent as to exercise no will or discretion beyond the orders issued from the palace, and to them they yield the most prompt and implicit submission. On Wednesday last, the President sent to both houses a message, that, by repeated calls for papers, had been wrung from him, like drawing his teeth, containing a letter from Mr. Champagny to Mr. Armstrong, the most important document, infinitely, that has been submitted to Congress during the present session, implicating the question of peace or war; in which Bonaparte undertakes to declare us in a state of war with England, and confided with him, and his vassal powers of the continent. This paper was deemed of the utmost consequence to be laid before the public, that the people might see the true state of the country, and the presuming authority of the French Emperor towards our government. Accordingly a motion was made on Thursday morning for publishing it, when a majority of the House, 71 to 40, by three several votes upon the yeas and nays, refused even to consider the question."
"Motions to the same effect were brought forward on Friday and Saturday, which shared the same fate, from the same dead majority, recording their yeas & nays upon every vote, and assigning among other reasons equally absurd and surmise, that it would be highly injurious to our interests abroad to publish the confidential communications of our ministers—that the true interests of our country required that they and especially this, should be kept secret—that the publication would excite, unnecessarily, the popular fervor against France, and prejudice the operations of our government.—Some of the weaker ones did, indeed, give the true reason—that the President had not
directed it to be published, and would not like it; one or two of them, however, vapoured much about their independence, and declared they wished no information from the President on the subject; that they would on no consideration vote for publishing, as it would be obviously and highly improper to do so.—Thus passed on in this humiliating conclave she-wit Saturday about one o'clock, when, lo! another message was received from the President, authorising the publication of the letters from Messrs. Champagny and Erskine, and instantly, without another word, a unanimous vote of the house was had for their publication!!! I defy any member of the majority, however he may wince under it, to contradict this statement, or to deny again the influence of Mr. Gardener's "unseen hand." But it is to be observed, that this permit to the majority was not issued until after several members had openly declared, that they would, upon their own responsibility, publish these papers; that documents of such infinite importance to the public should not be concealed from the people.
"A MEMBER OF CONGRESS."
Extraordinary Letter, From M. CHAMPAGNY, to Mr. ARMSTRONG Dated Paris, January 15, 1808.
SIR, THE different notes, which you have done me the honor to address to me, have been laid before his Majesty. The proceedings of England towards all governments, are so contrary to the laws of nations, and to all the rules constantly observed even among enemies, that no recourse against that power is any longer to be found in the ordinary means of repression. In order to annoy her, it is become necessary to turn against her the arms which she makes use of herself; and if transient inconveniences result therefrom, it is to her alone that they are to be imputed.—Since England respects no laws, how could any be respected with regard to her? The maritime laws which she violates, ought they still to be a protection to her? And if some nations tolerate the infractions committed on their independence, would they have the right to require that France alone should restrain herself within limits which her enemy has every where violated?
The United States, more than any other power, have to complain of the aggressions of England. It has not been enough for her to offend against the independence of their flag, nay against that of their territory and of their inhabitants, by attacking them even in their ports, and by forcibly carrying away their crews; her decrees of November 11th, have made a fresh attack on their Commerce and Navigation, as they have on those of other powers.
In the situation in which England has placed the continent, especially since her decree of November 11th, his majesty has no doubt of a declaration of war against her by the United States. Whatever sacrifices war may occasion, they will not believe it consistent either with their interest or dignity, to acknowledge the monstrous principles and anarchy which that government wishes to establish on the seas. If it be useful and honorable for all nations to cause the true maritime laws of nations to be re-established, and avenge the insults committed by England against every flag, it is indispensable for the United States, who from the extent of their commerce, have often to complain of those violations.
"WAR exists then, in fact, between England, and the United States. His Majesty considers it as declared from the day, on which England published her decrees."
"In that persuasion, his Majesty, ready to consider the United States as ASSOCIATED against England, has not taken any definitive measures towards the American vessels which may have been brought into our several ports."
"He has ordered that they shall remain sequestered until a decision may be had thereon, according to the dispositions, which shall have been expressed by the government of the United States."
CHAMPAGNY."
"PEOPLE OF AMERICA."
"The moment has at length arrived, when you must decide, whether you will maintain, at all hazards, the fair inheritance purchased by the blood of your revolutionary heroes, or will meanly surrender to the Grand Tyrant of Europe your peace, your independence, your freedom, and your national honor!"
Daniel Bedinger, Esq. late Navy Agent at Norfolk, has published a pamphlet, complaining of his removal from office. And government are collecting evidence, it is said, respecting his conduct, to be submitted to the Attorney General.
Portland, Monday, April 18, 1808.
CHAMPAGNY'S LETTER.
In a preceding column, our readers will find the letter of Champagny [Bonaparte's Minister of Foreign Affairs] to Gen. Armstrong, our Minister at Paris, entire.
If the citizens of this country are, what they profess to be, free and independent Americans, there can be but one sentiment respecting this unprecedented insult on our national sovereignty. But be it recorded to the eternal disgrace of the advocates of the present administration, that after servilely and silently submitting to the burning, sinking and destroying of our vessels on the ocean by the public armed ships of Bonaparte, they cheerfully acquiesce in the will of the Tyrant of Europe, to plunge the United States into a war with the only nation which is capable of injuring us. If the United States are to be at peace or war with any nation, at the will and pleasure of the Emperor of France, it is all a farce, longer to pretend we are an independent nation. Better at once send an humble tender of our sovereignty to the Grand Emperor, and beseech him out of pure love and good will for "we the people" to send Monsieur Seron to be President. First Consul, King, Emperor, or whatever he pleases. Then shall we be a happy people, provided we pay 15 or 20 millions more towards placing the independence of Europe and the "freedom of the seas" upon a permanent basis.—The plain truth of this business is, Bonaparte publishes a DECLARATION OF WAR between the United States and England; at the same time having vast quantities of American property, which he has plundered from our unprotected commerce:—This he says he shall hold as a pledge for our future obedience. If the United States will join in the war with Great-Britain, he will, perhaps, condescend to return a part of it. If our government tamely submits to this treatment, in future, let the "4th of July" be struck out of the political calendar, and erase from the Constitution of the United States those articles which vest in Congress the right to declare war and regulate commerce.
The advocates of the embargo tell us that as soon as the Emperor of France hears that Mr. Jefferson and his party have put a stop to all our commerce and prohibited the exportation of every article (whether of American or foreign produce, which is neither more nor less than a non-intercourse law) he will revoke this declaration of war. This is the open and avowed opinion of those men who are active and zealous partisans of Mr. Jefferson's policy. Will any candid man in future question the correctness of Mr. Masters' declaration on the floor of Congress, when the first Embargo law was passed, viz. that the "finger of Bonaparte was in that thing?" Will any American who values the independence of his country deny the truth of Mr. Gardener's charges, when he proclaims to the citizens of this country that "they are hurried on to ruin and poverty by French Influence?"
Fires!—At Gorham, on Sunday the 10th inst. the mansion-house of the late William Tyng, esq. was consumed by fire; and on Wednesday night last, a valuable dwelling-house belonging to Mr. Samuel Elder, with most of his furniture was consumed.—Strong apprehensions, we understand, are entertained that the latter was fired by design.
MRS. TYNG, requests the inhabitants of Gorham and Falmouth, to accept her warmest acknowledgements for their great and uncom: on exertions on Sunday last, in the benevolent attempt to rescue her dwelling from the flames. Gorham, April 14th 1808.
DIED,
At New-York, Mrs. Margaret Harrison, widow of the late Mr. John Harrison, Proprietor of the N. Y. Weekly Museum. This paper has been some years past conducted by that lady.
In Fryeburg, of the small-pox, Mr. Corbin, of Wendell, (N. H.) who it seems, had lately come from Canada, where it is supposed he caught the infection. About 150 persons have been inoculated on account of their exposure.—Another proof of the necessity of a more general diffusion of vaccination.
In Freeport, on the 1st of April, Mrs. Jane Kendall, aged 75; relict of Benj. Kendall, deceased.
In Falmouth, John Lock, son of Josiah Lock, aged 15; after two years distressing pain in the head.
In this town, Miss Catharine Hopkins, aged 27, daughter of Mr. Thomas Hopkins.
Miss Child's School
WILL be opened on Monday the 25th inst for the reception of female pupils, at the Chamber over Mr. Freeman's Office in Middle-street. April 18.
PRIVATE SCHOOL.
STEPHEN PATTEN will open (this day) a Private School in Union Street, for the instruction of Masters and Misses in Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, English Grammar, and Geography. That the School may meet the best wishes of its patrons, the number of scholars will be limited to forty-five.—Tuition, 4 d 50 c per Quarter. April 18, 1808.
TAKE NOTICE.
TAKEN from the side of the Turnpike Road, between Bath and Bodowin College, sometime in the month of December last, a long Chain, about twelve feet in length, and weighing about 60 wt—Also a small Ox Chain, weighing about 16 lb. Any person who will return said Chains, or give information to the subscriber, so that they or either of them may be obtained by him, shall be well rewarded. JAMES CURTIS, jun. Brunswick, April 2d, 1808.
To the Honorable the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court, now holden at Boston, within the county of Suffolk, and for the counties of Suffolk and Nantucket, on the second Tuesday of March in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and eight—
HUMBLY shew and petition Sarah Bonner, widow, and Ruth Bonner, singlewoman, and Edward Cazneau, merchant, and Mary Cazneau his wife, in her right, all of Boston in the county of Suffolk, that they are seized in fee simple and possessed of and in one sixty-fourth undivided part of a tract and parcel of land with the appurtenances, situate in the county of Kennebec, containing nine hundred thousand acres be the same more or less; bounded, beginning on Kennebec river on the easterly side thereof, and on the dividing line between the counties of Kennebec and Lincoln, thence easterly and northerly keeping on the line fifteen miles, thence northerly keeping the distance of fifteen miles from said river till it meets a line drawn due west from the mouth of Wesserunnett river at the distance of fifteen miles from Kennebec river; thence due west five miles, thence north three miles, thence west thirty miles crossing Kennebec river, and exclusive of the width thereof; thence due south three miles, thence south forty-five degrees east till it meets a line on the westerly side of Kennebec river running parallel with the general course thereof and fifteen miles therefrom; thence southerly keeping the width of fifteen miles from Kennebec river till it strikes the dividing line between the counties of Lincoln and Kennebec; thence easterly and northerly by that line till it strikes Kennebec river; thence following the river to the first mentioned bounds.
That your petitioners are seized and possessed of and in one sixty-fourth part of the tract and parcel of land aforesaid in common and undivided with the Plymouth Company or the Proprietors of the Kennebec Purchase so called, and your petitioners are desirous of holding and occupying their share and proportion in severality.—Wherefore they pray the aid of the Honorable Court, and that by a due course of proceedings they may have assigned and confirmed to them and their heirs respectively their shares and rights aforesaid, to hold and occupy in severality, and as in duty bound shall ever pray.
Sarah Bonner, Ruth Bonner, Edward Cazneau, Mary Cazneau, By JOHN McLELLAN & NATHAN WINSTON, their Attorneys.
SUFFOLK, ss. March Term, A. D. 1808. Upon the petition aforesaid, Ordered that the Petitioners notify Arodi Thayer the Clerk of the said Plymouth Company or Proprietors of the Kennebec Purchase, to appear at the next Supreme Judicial Court, to be holden at Augusta, within and for the county of Kennebec, on the last Tuesday of May next, by serving him forty days before the setting of said Court, with an attested copy of said petition and order thereon: and it is further ordered by the Court, that the said petitioners notify the said Plymouth Company or the Proprietors of the Kennebec Purchase, to appear at the beforementioned Court, by publishing an attested copy of said Petition and order, in Russell's Columbian Centinel, and the Portland Gazette, three weeks successively, the last publication to be at least twenty days before the setting of the same, that they may then and there show cause, if any they have, why the prayer thereof should not be granted. (Signed) JNO. TUCKER, Clerk. A true copy. Attest, JNO. TUCKER, Clerk.
To the Honorable the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court, now holden at Boston, within the county of Suffolk, and for the counties of Suffolk and Nantucket, on the second Tuesday of March in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and eight—
HUMBLY shew and petition Sarah Bonner, widow, and Ruth Bonner, singlewoman, and Edward Cazneau, merchant, and Mary Cazneau his wife, in her right, all of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, that they are seized in fee simple and possessed of and in one undivided sixty-fourth part of a tract or parcel of land with the appurtenances, situate in the county of Lincoln, containing two hundred and fifty thousand acres be the same more or less; bounded, beginning on the north line of Woolwich on the easterly side of Kennebec river; thence running easterly on that line and on the same course fifteen miles; thence northerly keeping the distance of fifteen miles from the said river till it meets the dividing line between the counties of Kennebec and Lincoln; thence westerly and southerly by the dividing line aforesaid to Kennebec river; thence crossing said river; thence northerly up said river till it strikes the dividing line aforesaid; thence westerly and southerly keeping the aforesaid dividing line fifteen miles from Kennebec river; thence southerly keeping the distance of fifteen miles from said river till an east fourth east course will strike the mouth of Cathance river; thence east fourth east to the mouth of Cathance river; thence on a direct line to the first mentioned bounds, it being the north line of Woolwich.
That your petitioners are seized and possessed of and in one sixty-fourth part of the tract and parcel of land aforesaid, in common and undivided with the Plymouth Company or Proprietors of the Kennebec Purchase so called, and your petitioners are desirous of holding and occupying their share and proportion in severality.—Wherefore they pray the aid of this Honorable Court, and that by a due course of proceedings, they may have assigned and confirmed to them and their heirs respectively, their shares and rights aforesaid, to hold and occupy in severality, and as in duty bound shall ever pray.
Sarah Bonner, Ruth Bonner, Edward Cazneau, Mary Cazneau, By JOHN McLELLAN & NATHAN WINSTON, their Attorneys.
SUFFOLK, ss. March Term, A. D. 1808. Upon the petition aforesaid, Ordered that the petitioners notify Arodi Thayer, the Clerk of the said Plymouth Company or Proprietors of the Kennebec Purchase, to appear at the next Supreme Judicial Court to be holden at Wilkes-Barre, within and for the county of Lincoln, on the first Tuesday of June next, by serving him forty days before the sitting of said Court with an attested copy of said petition and order thereon. And it is further ordered by the Court, that the said petitioners notify the said Plymouth Company or the Proprietors of the Kennebec Purchase, to appear at the beforementioned Court, by publishing an attested copy of said Petition and order, in Russell's Col-
umbian Centinel, and the Portland Gazette three weeks successively, the last publication to be at least twenty days before the sitting of the same, that they may then and there show cause, if any they have, why the prayer thereof should not be granted. (Signed) JNO. TUCKER, Clerk. A true copy. Attest, JNO. TUCKER, Clerk.
Public Auction.
NOTICE is hereby given that the following Shares or rights in the Portland Monument Ground, will be sold at Public Auction on Wednesday the first day of June next, at 9 o'clock P. M. to pay the assessments that have been assessed, and all incidental charges on the same unless previously paid, viz—Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 13, 17, 18, 21, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 59, 60, 61, 64, 65, 66, 67, 82, 87.—Sale on the premises. JONATHAN STUART, Treasurer. Portland, April 15.
WET NURSE.
A YOUNG Married Woman, who has lost her infant, wishes to take a Child to nurse.—Enquire of the Printer. April 18
WE the subscribers, Commissioners appointed by the Hon. Samuel Freeman, Esq. Judge of Probate for the county of Cumberland to receive and examine the claims of several Creditors to the estate of
CALEB KENDALL, late of Portland, in the county of Cumberland, Housewright, deceased, give notice that six months are allowed to the said creditors to bring in their claims; and that we shall attend that service at the house of Enoch Imler, in said Portland on the last Tuesday of this and the five following months, from two to six o'clock P. M. on each day. ENOCH IMLER. April 18. JONATHAN BRYANT jun.
NOTICE is hereby given, that the subscribers have been duly appointed administrators of the estate of
ROBERT HUNTER, late of Topsham, in the county of Lincoln, gentleman, deceased, and has undertaken that trust by giving bond as the law directs:—All persons, therefore, having demands against the estate of said deceased are desired to exhibit the same for settlement; and those indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to MARGARET HUNTER, ARTHUR HUNTER, Administrators. April 18.
THE subscriber hereby gives public notice to all concerned, that she has been duly appointed and has taken upon herself the trust of Administratrix of the estate of
WILLIAM MILLS, late of Falmouth, in the county of Cumberland, mariner, deceased, by giving bond as the law directs:—she therefore requests all persons who are indebted to the said deceased's estate, to make immediate payment; and those who have any demands thereon, to exhibit the same to JUDITH MILLS. April 18.
THE subscriber hereby gives public notice to all concerned, that he has been duly appointed and has taken upon himself the trust of Administrator on the estate of
EPHRAIM CARTER, late of Freeport, in the county of Cumberland, yeoman, deceased, by giving bond as the law directs:—He therefore requests all persons who are indebted to the said deceased's estate, to make immediate payment; and those who have any demands thereon, to exhibit the same to CORNELIUS DILLINGHAM. April 18.
THE subscriber hereby gives public notice to all concerned, that he has been duly appointed and has taken upon himself the trust of an Executor of the last will and testament of
JOHN WOODMAN, late of New Gloucester, in the county of Cumberland, yeoman, deceased, by giving bond as the law directs:—he therefore requests all persons who are indebted to the said deceased's estate, to make immediate payment; and those who have any demands thereon, to exhibit the same to ISAAC GROSS. April 18.
Patent Trusses. JUST received and for sale by John S. Duperre,
At his store in Fore-street, head of Ingraham's-Warehouse, an assortment of Stone's Improved Trusses for Ruptures. This invention is considered by Physicians of the first eminence, as a great Improvement on the kind heretofore made, and has secured to him a Patent from the President of the United States. They consist of a double Spring, yielding more readily to the motion of the body—being at the same time more comfortable to the wearer, and attended with better effect. (cop3m) Feb. 1.
BOOKS & STATIONARY.
Isaac Adams, At his Book-Store, No. 7, Fifth Street, directly opposite the Maine Bank, has for sale on the most liberal terms, among many other articles, the following in the Book & Stationary line:—viz.
ON LAW, Hawkins's Pleas of the Crown—Gilberts, Macneil's & Peake's law of evidence—Leach's Crown Law—Strange's, Wilson's, Douglas', Blackstone's, Williams' and Tyng's Reports—Buller's Nisi Prius—Grayson's digest of the Laws of the United States—Powell on Contract—Chitty on bills of exchange and notes—Park on Insurance—Precedents of declarations—Justices Assistant—Town Officer—Clerks Magazine—Probate Directory—Vattel's Law of Nations—Laws of Massachusetts new edition, with volumes to complete former editions.
PHYSIC.
Cheselden's Anatomy—Cullen's Practice—ditto Materia Medica—New Edinburgh Dispensary—Quincy's Medical Lexicon—Lawson's Chymistry—Dennant's Midwifery—Mecham's Domestic Medicine—Thompson's Family Physician—Parker's Medical Almanac—Hallers—Psychology—Updegraff on the diseases of Children.

Poetry.
FOR THE GAZETTE.
IMAGINATION.
TO wake the soul, the tho' sublime inspir- Warm the cold mass and rouse the slumbering fire, To give th' immortal mind its finest tone, Oh bright imagination, is thine own. By thee, young genius plumes her trembling wings, Tunes her lov'd harp and songs ethereal sings; For thee the mules chant their sweetest lays, While silver Dryades, young Syphs & circling fays, Around thine hallow'd temple, twine the ever- during bays.
Let grave philosophy, with rigid rules, Cramp heav'n-born genius in pedantic schools, Or turn with care the ponderous folio o'er, And delve in mines of scientific lore; Give me the mind where wilder genius glows, Where taste refin'd on fancy fancy grows; Give me the vast capacity of soul, That travels boundless space, nor feels the least controul, And roves, from one capacious thought, from Indus to the pole.
Twas this, Oh SHAKESPEARE, form'd thy deathless page To charm the soul, and ornament the stage; I love, with thee, immortal bard, to stray Where bright imagination leads the way, I love, with magic Prospero, to trace Ariel's fancies and Miranda's grace; And, when mild evening steals across the scene, With Othello I'd lightly tread the dewy green, Or sport, amid the twilight shades, with fan- cy's fairy Queen.
Could I like thee, Oh SHAKESPEARE, strike the lyre, Or catch one spark of thy poetic fire, Then would my soul in dulcet numbers flow, And every line a laurel for my brow; Not Latin fages could eclipse thy fame, When in full glory shone the Latin name: Tho' numerous bards like farratites have shone, The Muse perennial laurels twine'd for thee alone, And blest imagination made the living wreath thine own.
Oft, when, with varied hues, the day declines, And half the sphere to silent night resigns, As o'er you mountain's "hand-capt" brow I'll say, To catch the last receding beams of day, While memory draws the fadly pleasing tear, For friends belov'd, and scenes in youth most dear,
Imagination comes with soothing power, Each long-remember'd friend and comfort to restore, And, with a host of future blisses beguiles the pensive hour.
Since life, the sages say, is but a dream, An empty bubble or a gliding stream, Who but would chase the visions of delight, When sad realities are wrapt in night? Who but would chase the morning's early beam, To night, amid whole shades, portentous me- teors gleam? And who, whose taste inspires, but loves Ima- gination's dream?
A STRANGER. * Vide "Tempt" and "Midsummer Night's Dream."
Select Paragraphs.
"DIGNIFIED RETIREMENT."
Not long since some stone-cutters being at work, discovered, to their surprize, a live Toad, snugly bedded near the centre of a large block of marble; and who, from appearances, must for years, and perhaps for ages, have been in the "dignified state of self retirement" in which they found him, being altogether independent of extrinsic supplies. Such a singular event naturally excited the attention of the curious, and from the circumstances, that in this in- stance perfect sedateness from the world, was not incompatible with animal life, some philosophers have concluded that nations also might exist, if they did not flourish, in a similar state of perpet- ual Embargo.— Augus. pop.
More "Dignified Retirement."
IN the history of Russia, mention is made of a peasant, who, in quest of honey, leaped into a hollow tree where he found such a great stock that he hunk up to the breast in it. He stuck fast, and no remedy appeared but to cut himself into liberty, by devouring all the hon- ey. Two days he remained in this situation, vainly crying out for help in a thick wood, where his voice could not be heard a rod from him. At length a bear came to the tree on the same errand; and descending with his tail downwards, the man caught hold of it; which surprised the best so that he was induced to take himself back with the utmost speed: the man, maintaining his hold, was thus, po- tentially, drawn out of this state and "dignified retirement,"—which otherwise would have been his grave!
KIND SOLICITATION.
AS a pretty large number of culprits were going to take their last de  g  re at Tyburn, the wife of one of them pressed thro' the crowd, and requested the sheriff to hang her husband first (in the morning)—as she had a great way to go home!
TO GARDENERS.
THOS: HUNTER, Watch-maker, No. 72, Fore street, has received from England a quantity of Early Chaston Peas; this Pea is ripe full three weeks before any other— Also, Spanish Dwarf Peas, which do not grow more than eight inches when in full bearing— Blue Prussian Peas; this is the most prolific of all others.—Scar et Runners, and a variety of English Flower and other Seeds; a list of which may be seen as above.
He also offers for sale a quantity of English Shoe Sole Leather—Patent Liquid and Cake Blackings—London made Tin 'ea Kettles, of a superior quality and strength Hatters' Bow Strings—A few Books on Gardening and Ag- riculture—and some of the Works of the cele- brated Dr. Gill, a Baptist Minister of Lou- don. Portland, March 14.
Charles & John Fox,
No. 4 & 5, South Side Long Wharf,
OFFER for sale, on liberal terms 6 tons round Iron 1 do Plough Share Moulds 10 do Nail Plates. 50 Bbls. clear, navy mels and No. 1, Pork 50 do first quality Ship Bread 50 bags floxed Liverpool Salt 20 tons Liverpool Coal 200 quintals Cod Fish. ALSO—A complete assortment of Ship Chandlery and Cordage, as usual. (6 w) April 11.
NOTICE.
THE subscriber returns his grateful ac- knowledgements to the citizens of Port- land for past favours; and being about to leave town, gives notice to those whose Notes and Accounts have been standing over three months, that they must be settled immediately, otherwise they will be left in the hands of an Attorney for collection. SETH BIRD. April 11.
Last time of asking.
ALL persons indebted to the subscribers on account, (if they wish to save trouble & expense) are once more requested to call and settle the same immediately: either by cash or note. CROSS & MARTIN. Portland, April 11.
GRASS SEED.
HERDS-GRASS and Clover-Seed, for sale at JOHN PRICHARD'S store, South-end. Portland, April 11.
Fruit-Trees, Scions and Fresh GARDEN SEEDS.
A General assortment for sale at the usual place, next door to the Portland Bank, Middle-street, by D. GRIFFITH. April 11.
LANDS FOR SALE.
To the industrious and Enterprizing Farmers who may wish to provide for grow- ing families.
THE subscriber having spent the last season in the county of Hancock, and District of Maine, as the Agent and Attorney of Israel Thornike, David Sears, and William Prescott, Esquires, owners of several large and valuable tracts of land lying within said county; and having occasion while performing the duties of his agency, to traverse the country in dif- ferent directions, can now more certainly and definitely describe the soil, timber, and natural advantages of the several tracts, which he now again offers for sale to actual settlers only— viz.
16,000 Acres of Land lying in a body in the centre of the town of Prospect, and lying from 1 to 6 miles from the navigable waters of the bay and river of Penobscot; the soil is ge- nerally good, and the growth Beech, Sugar Maple, Yellow Birch, and Ash; and where the growth is Spruce, its contiguous to the water renders it very valuable for knees and spars. Through this tract of land a road is cut four rods wide, and two rods in the centre, taken up by the roots, which will be cleared out and made passable the ensuing season.
65,000 acres lying in the Plantations of Washington, Jackson, Lincoln, and Knox. In this tract there is less waste land, than will be found in any tract of land of the same size and shape, in either of the counties of Worces- ter, Hampshire, or Berkshire; the soil is good, covered principally with hard wood, such as Beech, Maple, Yellow Birch, Basswood and Ash; and in different parts of the tract, there is a sufficient quantity of White Cedar to furnish fencing materials for many years; the whole of this tract is situated from six to sixteen miles from the fine navigable waters of Penobscot Bay. Roads cutting at the expence of the proprietors, in various directions, thro' the tract; and upon the tract are already one hundred and twenty active industrious Farmers. ALSO—25,000 acres lying upon the head waters of St. George's River, about ten miles S. W. of Belfast;—the soil and growth of the hard wood land the same as in the last de- scribed tract; there is also upon this tract, large quantities of excellent pine timber, and upon the Western Branch of St. George's Riv- er the Proprietors are erecting a Saw Mill, which will be in operation by the first of Ju- ly; and they will also erect a Grist Mill there as soon as the interest of the settlers shall re- quire it.
In either of these tracts, bodies of land may be found of an excellent quality, well calculated to accommodate ten or twelve families who may wish to remove from the same neighbourhood to settle thereon; and the first and last described tracts, will accommodate any number of families who may wish to bet- ter themselves by removing thither, and still continuing their former intercourse and neigh- borhood after their removal.
The town of Belfast, lying upon Belfast Bay, so called, and the town of Frankfort, ly- ing upon Penobscot river, will be the imme- diate marts and places of deposit for the sur- plus produce of the Settlers, residing on these Lands—these towns though new, are flourish- ing, and the commercial part of their respective inhabitants are enterprising and industri- ous. Trade, navigation and vessel building, are successfully carried on in both those pla- ces; and the timber for building their vessels is procured through the agency of the inhab- itants now on this land, and from this very land itself.
The Lands thus advantageously situated, the subscriber has been selling the past season, at from four to eight dollars per acre—Having regard to the particular situation and quality of the Lots, and the benefits accruing to the owners and the country, in the acquisition of good industrious settlers, he will continue to sell on the same terms which he has heretofore sold at; and should any number of indus- trious farmers, in any part of the country, think of removing, and should select an agent (in whose judgment they have confidence) to view the lands, the subscriber will be found at Belfast, in said county of Hancock, and will give such agent every satisfaction in his power respecting the Lands.—Likewise for sale, 9000 acres of Land in the towns of Camden, Lincolnvile, and Northport.
A liberal credit will be given for the whole or a part of the purchase money, as may best suit the purchaser. PHINEHAS ASHMUN. March 10, 1808. (6 w)
Corn, Flour, &c.
JUST received, and for sale by ROBERT STOVER, No. 9, Ingraham's Wharf, 250 bbls. superfine and scratch'd Flour Half bbls. do. do. do. Bbls. mels Pork A quantity manufactured Tobacco do. Flax, first quality 1200 bushels best yellow Corn A quantity of Rye Also—A general assortment of West-India Goods and Groceries—Cheap for cash. April 4.
To Let.
A TWO story DWELLING-HOUSE, with four rooms on each floor, and every convenience suitable for one or two Families, situated in Federal-street, nearly opposite Mr. S. Tuke's. ALSO, One quarter part of a two story DWELL- ING-HOUSE, situated on Fiddle Lane, and a good Bake House and Oven, with a Stable adjoining the same—Enquire of THOMAS D. OSGOOD. April 4.
April 4.
For Jaundice & Bilious Complaints, WHEATON'S Genuine Jaundice Bitters, (PRICE 50 CENTS.) Secured to him by Letters Patent from the President of the United States.
A MEDICINE extremely useful for curing jaundice and bilious disorders, and re- moving that hinking, faint and distreſſed feel- ing at the stomach, difficulty of breathing, loss of appetite, and sleepy, dull heaviness in the fore part of the day, weariness and trembling of the limbs, dizziness of the head, and yellow- ness of countenance, complaints so common to jaundice and bilious people.
The many cures that have been effected in New-England by the above medicine, (as may be seen by the bills) prevent the necessity of further recommendation.—Likewise, Wheaton's Itch Ointment,
A Medicine which will certainly cure the ITCH, without having in it any thing either dangerous or disagreeable.
One box cures a person, and there need be no washing after the use of it, as the skin is generally left clean and smooth.
The above Medicines are kept constantly for sale by Erving & Poor, at their Store near the head of Fish-street. (e o p t) March 7.
Portland Bathing-House.
THE public are respectfully informed that PORTLAND BATHING-HOUSE is now open. Constant attendance given from sunrise to sunset, every day in the week ex- cept Sunday, on that day from 5 till 9 o'clock, in the morning. April 4.
Baltimore Flour.
200 Bbls. FLOUR, For sale at No. 3, Long-Wharf. April 4.
John P. Thurston
GIVES this Notice to all persons indebted to the late firm of J. P. Thurston & Co. either by Note or Account, that unless pay- ment is made to him on or before the first day of June next, all such demands will be left in- discriminately with an Attorney for collec- tion. April 4th, 1808.
Fruit Trees.
3000 Apple Trees, } All inoculated. 200 St. Michael Pears, } 100 Horse Chestnut, 100 Button Wood, Also—Grape Vine Slips, of the sweet water and purple kinds, may be had at Mount Ru- ral, in Newburyport, of April 4. JOSIAH SMITH.
COME AND SEE!
AN excellent FARM for sale, situated in Ray- mond, in the county of Cumberland, on the county road leading from Portland to Otis- field, Waterford, &c. containing 160 acres of as good Land as any in the Province of Maine, with two good new houses and a barn there- on, and upwards of three hundred apple and o- ther good fruit-trees thereon, and is under good improvement—is a good stand for 2 mechan- ics or a farmer.—Also, one other good FARM, with good buildings, and a young orchard— will produce upwards of twenty tons of Eng- lish Hay annually, and capable of large im- provements at a very small expence.
Also—One other new Farm, which will pro- duce about 6 or 7 tons of English hay, with about 10 acres more that is fell; intended for corn or grain the present year—with a very fine privilege for a Saw and Grist mill there- on, with the Frame, Irons and Running gear for a Saw-mill, complete, near the foot. The last mentioned lot contains 100 acres of ex- cellent soil.
Also—Several Lots of unimproved Land, with a quantity of Pine-timber thereon. All the abovenamed Farms and Lots ex- cept the first, are situated on or very near Crooked river (so called) in said Raymond, and on a country road—The above lands will be sold on very reasonable terms, and payment may be made very easy, as a great part of it may be paid in West India Goods, neat stock, country produce, or even in Bank bills, if gen- uine.—For further particulars inquire of LEWIS GAY, or I. MARCH GAY, on the two first mentioned premises. Raymond, April 4.
A School-Master Wanted.
A Person well qualified to instruct in the various branches of Education, and who can produce satisfactory evidence of a good moral character, will find encouragement by addressing a line (post paid) to the Chairman of the School-Committee, Portland. April 11.
NOTICE
IS hereby given, that the copartnership un- der the firm of BABCOCK & CHILD, is this day dissolved by mutual consent.—All persons having any concerns with the said firm, are requested to call and have them ad- justed. NATHAN BABCOCK. JOHN CHILD. Portland, April 6, 1808. (II)
TAKE NOTICE!
FOR sale in Turner, a Dwelling House, out houses and Store, conveniently situated for a Trader being the property of Samuel Spear of Boston.—For further particulars enquire of the subscriber in Portland Oct 12. EZEKIEL WHITMAN.
NOTICE!
FOR sale in N. Gloucester, at the lower corner, the Dwelling house, Office and Store belonging to the estate of Asa Mitchell, Esq. deceased being an excellent stand for a trader as the Country affords— The whole will be sold at private sale on a liberal credit of several years, if required the interest being paid annually.—For further particulars enquire may be made of the subscriber in Portland. Oct. 12. E. WHITMAN.
Hard-ware Goods.
William Goddard,
HAS received by ships Joseph and Henry from Liverpool, a very extensive addi- tion to his stock of Sadlery, Cutlery & Hard- Ware Goods—which he offers for sale by wholesale and retail, on the most reasonable terms.
LIKEWISE,
530 boxes best Crown Glass, all sizes from 9 by 7 to 18 by 12 100 casks wrought Nails, all sizes 3 tons sheet Lead 70 doz. best English Shovels and Spades 25 doz. Frying pans 100 doz. best Sewing Twine 3 casks flat Irons Large quantity Cart, Waggon, and Chaise Wheel Boxes Sets of Cart Iron, Weights 7, 14 and 28w do do Blocktin Tea Pots Clock Faces Few boxes double tin Plates Blacksmith's Anvils and Vices. ALSO, An assortment of LOOKING GLASSES, with gilt and Mahogany Frames LIKEWISE, A very great variety of Joiner's Planes.
PARTICULAR NOTICE.
WANTED a Young Man of correct hab- its, to attend in a Small Family. Such one may find encouragement by applying to the printer. (6 w) April 11.
To Let—and immediate possession given.
A VERY convenient DWELLING HOUSE, pleasantly situated on School- street. The Furniture in the house which is decent, is for sale on a liberal credit—Enquire of March 28. EBENEZER MAYO.
BENJAMIN WILLIS,
HAVING been driven from his late stand in Haymarket Row, (by the late fire) has taken the Store lately occupied by Mr. John Dean, opposite Messrs. Hove & Evans' Store, where he has now for sale, a large assortment of English, India & West India Goods; which were laid in at reduced prices, and shall be sold at a very small profit—and made satis- factory to purchasers. Feb. 1.
Factory Cotton.
Henry Smith & Co.
No. 4. Muffey's Row, HAVE for sale a large assortment of factory, Wharp and Filling, and two threaded whitened Cotton. July 13. t f
LOST,
ON Monday last, between Portland and Falmouth, a Red Morocco POCKET BOOK, containing 4 5 Dollar Bills of the Maine Bank, one 5 Dollar Bill on N. York Bank, said to be counterfeit; sundry small Bills not recollected; a Due Bill was written on a Leaf of the Pocket-Book for 7 dollars, signed by L. vii Switzer. Whoever has found said Pocket-Book, and will leave it with Mr. LEONARD CROSS, Portland, shall be hand- somely rewarded. March 31. SILVANUS BLANCHARD.
TO FARMERS.
AT the request of Mr. Job Peck of New- ton, in the county of Middlesex and Com- monwealth of Massachusetts, the Subscriber offers for sale all the Lands and Property of which the said Peck is the owner in Hebron, Mint, Poland & Turton, in the county of Cum- berland, and District of Maine, conveyed to said Peck by John Bridgham and others, and granted to them by the General Court of said Commonwealth. Terms of payment will be made easy, and further particulars communi- cated, on application to the subscriber, at his Office, No. 3 of Muffey's Row. Nicholas Emery. Portland, March 21, 1808.
LAWES ON PLEADING.
JUST published and for sale by ISAAC ADAMS, An Elementary Treatise on PLEADING in civil actions, by Edward Lawes of the Inner Temple —First American from the first London Edi- tion—Price 2 dolls. 50 cents.
ALSO,
THE PLEASURES OF LOVE: Being Amatory Poems, original and translated from the Asiatic and European languages. The Miseries of Human Life; or, the last Groans of Timothy Tefly and Sam- uel Senative, with a few sighs from Mrs. Tefly.
The Wanderer of Switzerland, and other Poems by James Montgomery— To which is prefixed a biographical sketch of the Author.
The Poems of Shakespeare, to which is added an account of his Life— April 4. (3 m)
THE subscriber hereby give public notice to all concerned, that he has been duly appointed and has taken upon himself the trust of Administrator on the estate of WILLIAM LUNT,
late of Falmouth, in the county of Cumberland, Mariner, deceased, by giving bond as the law directs—he therefore requests all persons who are indebted to the said deceased's estate to make immediate payment; and those who have any demands thereon, to exhibit the same to DANIEL LUNT. March 24 1808.
PUBLIC VENDUE.
CUMBERLAND, ff.—Winthrop, April 5, 1808. Taken by Execution, and will be offered at Public Auction, on TUESDAY, the 10th day of May next, at 11 o'clock, A. M. at the Dwelling-House of Seth King, in said Win- throp.
THE right in Equity of Redemption in and to the following described mortgaged Real Estate, viz. a certain piece or lot of land, being one quarter of an acre on the westerly corner of lot No. 6, in the first division of hundred acre lots in said Winthrop, together with the dwelling house standing thereon— situated near Gambo mills (so called) with all the privileges thereto belonging. April 11. SAM'L. BARKER, D. Sh. ff.
United Marine and Fire Insurance Company of Portland.
THE President and Directors of said Com- pany, in conformity to their act of in- corporation, hereby give notice, that their capital stock amounts to One hundred thousand Dollars, and that they are ready to receive proposals to make insurance against the follow- ing risks, viz.:—All kinds of Marine Insurance against captivity of persons, and on the life of any person during his absence at sea; on houses or other buildings, and on property therein contained, within this Commonwealth; against damage arising to the same by Fire or originating in any cause except that of design of the insured. Not more than ten thousand dollars will be taken on any one risk. By order of the President and Directors. JOHN WATSON, Secretary. U. M. and F. I. Office, Portland, April 11, 1808. N. B.—Office kept over Maine Bank.
NOTICE
is hereby given, that the subscriber has been duly appointed administra- trix of the estate of
JAMES REED,
late of Topsham, in the county of Lincoln, yeoman, deceased, and has undertaken that trust by giving bond as the law directs.—All persons therefore, having demands against the estate of said deceased are desired to ex- hibit the same for settlement; and those in- debted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to BETHIAH REED, Administratrix. March 30. (A 11)
WE the subscribers, Commissioners ap- pointed by the Hon. Samuel Freeman, Esq. Judge of Probate for the county of Cum- berland, to receive and examine the claims of the several creditors to the estate of
FRAZER GORDAN,
late of Portland, in the county of Cum- berland, mariner, deceased, give notice that six months are allowed to said creditors to bring in and prove their claims: and that we shall attend that service at the office of John Froth- ingham, Esq. in said Portland, on the last Friday of this and the five following months, from 2 to 5 o'clock P. M. each day. April 11. JOHN FROTHINGHAM, JOSEPH TITCOMB,
NOTICE
is hereby given that the subscriber has been duly appointed administra- tor on the estate of
INGALLS BRAGG,
late of East Andover, in the county of Oxford, yeoman, deceased, and has taken upon himself that trust by giving bonds as the law directs.— and all persons having demands upon the estate of the said Ingalls Bragg, are re- quested to exhibit the same, and all persons indebted to the said estate are called upon to make payment to THOMAS BRAGG, Administrator; East Andover, March 26. (A 11)
WE the subscribers, having been appointed by the Hon. Samuel Freeman, Esq. to receive and examine the claims of creditors to the estate of
JAMES MERRILL,
late of Falmouth, in the county of Cum-