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No. 47, of Vol. X.]
MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1808.
[Whole No. 315]
Interesting Political Miscellany.
From the Connecticut Courant.
The merchants stand idle in the streets, inquiring if there is any news from Washington. They feel the loss of their business; the stagnation of commerce, and ask what does all this mean?
The Mechanic is obliged to dismiss his journeyman—his customers desert him, or call to tell him they cannot pay on account of the embargo.
The Farmer finds no market for his produce—His notes given for land will be due in the spring. To raise money, his oats, hay, and corn were to be sold, but nobody will buy.
The poor Sailor—generous, honest, and unsuspecting, lies on his oars—His last shilling is gone to aid a distressed shipmate, and there is not a shot in his locker. Poor fellow—he wants but little, nor that little long, but he can't understand why the ship's ground.
All—All are exclaiming what do all these things mean? Congress have laid an embargo. They have bound their fellow-citizens, hand and foot. They will not condescend to tell the people their reasons for this measure, so important, so unexpected, so pregnant with mischief.
People of America—look at your situation—ask your leaders of both parties why the times are so changed? You love your country—you seek her true interest—you will submit patiently to losses for the good of the public; but you wish to know what great benefit is to be derived from the embargo? You ask in vain. All is silence and darkness. You are commanded by the administration to submit. Indeed passive obedience and non-resistance is your only duty.
My countrymen—be not deceived—If the embargo originated in wisdom, it will bear a strict examination—there should be no secrets on a subject so deeply interesting to the prosperity of the people—there can be no good reasons for silence and darkness.
Legislatures may applaud this measure, but the people want something more substantial than the applause of hirelings before they acquiesce.
FROM THE BOSTON GAZETTE.
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Good reasons for the Embargo.
 1st. Because Bonaparte wishes it.  2d. Because Mr. Armstrong recommended it.  3d. Because Mr. Jefferson approves it.  4th. Because Congress did not know what else to do.  5th. Because it saves the expenses of defence.  6th. Because it destroys the carrying trade.  7th. Because it ruins the Commerce of New-England.  8th. Because it annihilates the fisheries.  9th. Because "it saves our resources by obliging us to consume them."  10th. Because it settles all our merchants accounts.  11th. Because it separates the chaff from the wheat, by obliging all our weak merchants to fail.  12th. Because it prevents the exports of our own provisions, and thus embarrasses the Farmer.  13th. Because it prevents our Sailors from emigrating, by compelling them to starve, according to Law.  14th. Because Mr. Ripley, of Winslow, is in favor of it.  15th. Because Gov. Sullivan "declares it a grievous measure."  16th. Because it is a "strong measure," operating wholly on ourselves, who were too rich before.  17th. Because it obliges us to withdraw within "our shell."  18th. Because it favors the commerce of all other nations but our own.  19th. Because it beggars all our Mechanics, dependent on trade.  20th. Because it destroys the value of stores and houses, in trading cities.  21st. Because it prepares us for French dominion, as any change will be deemed a blessing.  22d. Because it annihilates our Revenue, and thus,  23d. Because it will destroy Public credit, 
24th. Because it frightens Mr. Rose, as it leaves England sole mistress of the Trade of the World.
25th. Because it is a Republican Measure, making the Northern States as poor as their Southern brethren.
26th. Because it is equal in its operation, Massachusetts loosing one fourth part as much as the whole Union.
27th. Because the Members of Congress who passed it, did not know the reasons in favor of it.
28th. Because it was so rapidly passed, as to require three acts to explain it.
29th. Because Mr. Hill, and Mr. King, of the Senate of Massachusetts, though they know nothing of its policy, approve of it.
30th. Because it gives employment to our Gun-boats, who can stop commerce, though they cannot defend it.
31st. Because it is unconstitutional, as Congress had no power to stop trade, though they were authorized to regulate it.
32d. Because it gives our Philosophic President, an opportunity to try his experiment of doing without Trade.
33d. Because it proves what an obedient people we are, and that we are ready to give up our dearest rights at the beck of the Executive, without enquiring the reasons.
Lastly (to combine seven unanswerable reasons,) because it will lessen the price of Wood to the Poor, as our ships will supply us with fuel—the price of Cordage to hangmen and Suicides, whom our distresses will multiply—and will increase the business of Sextons, and enhance the price of Tombs, by the number who will be starved—because it will be favorable to humanity, by lessening the slaughter of Oxen & Hogs—as well as put an end to the inhuman practice of splitting Codfish, those harmless tenants of the deep.
In short, because it will tend to restore the Golden, the Patriarchal age, in which all men will turn Shepherds, and be clothed in the Skins of Wild Beasts, instead of those Gewgaws, called British Broadcloths, which luxury has unhappily been introduced.
A PATRIOT.
Intelligence.
Extract of a letter received at the office of the Baltimore American, dated
LEIGHORN, DEC. 11.
"My last informed you of the treaty that was concluded by the Chamber of Commerce with the French general Miollis, respecting the liberation of the sequestered goods, in consequence of the then unexpected change of this government. I had hoped some delay would have been gained, or that some event would have turned up in this period of wonders; that a liberation might have been granted at least to the American property without acceding to the conditions stipulated. I regret to advise you that this has not been the case, and a few days subsequent to my last, a notice was issued by the chamber of commerce under authority of the French general, notifying to the interested that unless the goods were redeemed in three days, paying 45 per cent. on their estimation, viz. 30 per cent. cash, and 15 per cent. in notes with endorsers at 4, 5 and 6 months, the same would be immediately put up to sale. In this extremity I had no other alternative left but to accede to the imposition which has been done by the other houses in the American line. The whole amount sequestered was a bout 285,000 dollars. I shall write you again, and now enclose you the notice posted this morning—by this you will observe our change of government. Who is to succeed thereto is still unknown, or whether Tuscany will be incorporated into the kingdom of Italy is yet a question."
"The French flag and arms are now every where displayed, and from to-day all public acts run in the name of the Emperor. The queen left Florence yesterday, presumed for Milan."
Suppose the British were to seize the American property at Gibraltar, and refuse to ransom it, but at 40 per cent of its value—Suppose the American were to seize the Spanish property at New-Orleans, and refuse to return but two-thirds of it:—What would be said?—And what must we say of the French conduct at Leighorn, in the kingdom of Etruria? Do the French respect any principles, or any laws? Does not every thing sink before the WILL and POWER of France?—Pal.
LONDON GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY.
Saturday, December 19.
DECLARATION.
The declaration issued at St. Petersburg by his Majesty the Emperor of all the Russians, has excited in his Majesty's mind the strongest sensations of astonishment and regret.
His Majesty was not unaware of the nature of those secret engagements which had been imposed upon Russia in the conferences of Tilsit. But, his Majesty had entertained the hope, that a review of the transactions of that unfortunate negotiation, and a just estimate of its effects upon the glory of the Russian name, and upon the interests of the Russian empire, would have induced his Imperial Majesty to extricate himself from the embarrassment of these new counsels and connexions which he had adopted in a moment of despondency and alarm; and to return to a policy more congenial to the principles which he has so invariably professed, and more conducive to the honor of his Crown, and to the prosperity of his dominions.
This hope has dictated to his Majesty the utmost forbearance and moderation in all his diplomatic intercourse with the Court of St. Petersburg since the peace of Tilsit.
His Majesty had much cause for suspicion, and just ground of complaint. But he abstained from the language of reproach. His Majesty deemed it necessary to require specific explanations with respect to those arrangements with France, the concealment of which from his Majesty could not but confirm the impression already received of their character and tendency. But his Majesty, nevertheless, directed the demand of that explanation to be made, not only without aspersion or the indication of any hostile disposition, but with that considerate regard to the feelings and situation of the Emperor of Russia, which resulted from the recollection of former friendship, and from confidence interrupted but not destroyed.
The Declaration of the Emperor of Russia proves that the object of his Majesty's forbearance and moderation has been attained. It proves unhappily, that the influence of that Power, which is equally and essentially the enemy both of Great Britain and Russia, has acquired a decided ascendancy in the councils of the Cabinet of St. Petersburg; and has been able to excite a causeless enmity between two nations whose long established connexion, and whose mutual interests prescribed the most intimate union and co-operation.
His Majesty deeply laments the extension of the calamities of war. But called upon as he is, to defend himself against an act of unprovoked hostility, his Majesty is anxious to refute, in the face of the world, the pretexys by which that act is attempted to be justified.
The Declaration asserts that his Majesty the Emperor of Russia has twice taken up arms in a cause, in which the interests of G. Britain was more direct than his own; and founds upon this assertion the charge against Great Britain of having neglected to second and support the military operations of Russia.
His Majesty willingly does justice to the motives which originally engaged Russia in the great struggle against France. H. M. avows with equal readiness the interest which G. Britain has uniformly taken in the fates and fortunes of the Powers of the Continent. But it would surely be difficult to prove that Great-Britain, who was herself in a state of hostility with Prussia, when the war broke out between Prussia and France, had an interest and a duty more direct in espousing the Prussian quarrel, than the Emperor of Russia; the Ally of his Prussian Majesty, the Protector of the North of Europe, and the Guarantee of the Germanic Constitution.
It is not a public Declaration, that his Majesty can discuss the policy of having, at any particular period of the war, effected, or omitted to effect, disembarkations of troops on the coasts of Naples. But the instance of the war with the Porte is still more singularly chosen to illustrate the charge against Great Britain of indifference to the interests of her Ally; a war undertaken by Great Britain at the instigation of Russia, and solely for the purpose of maintaining Russian interests against the influence of France.
If, however, the Peace of Tilsit is indeed, to be considered as the consequence and the punishment of the imputed inactivity of Great-Britain, his Majesty cannot but regret that the Emperor of Russia should have resorted to so precipitate and fatal a measure, at the moment when he had received distinct assurances that his Majesty was making the most strenuous exertions to fulfil the wishes and expectations of his Ally, (assurances which his Imperial Majesty received and acknowledged with apparent confidence and satisfaction,) and when his Majesty was in fact, prepared to employ for the advancement of the common objects of the war, those forces which, after the Peace of Tilsit, he was under the necessity of employing to concert a combination directed against his own immediate interests and security.
The vexation of Russian Commerce by Great Britain is, in truth, little more than an imaginary grievance. Upon a diligent examination, made by his Majesty's command, of the Records of the British Court of Admiralty, there has been discovered only a solitary instance, in the course of the present war, of the condemnation of a vessel, really Russian; a vessel which had carried naval stores to a port of the Common Enemy. There are but few instances of Russian vessels detained, and none in which justice has been refused to a party regularly complaining of such detention. It is therefore matter of surprise as well as of concern to his Majesty, that the Emperor of Russia should have condescended to bring forward a complaint which, as it cannot be seriously felt by those in whose behalf it is urged, might appear to be intended to countenance those exaggerated declarations, by which France perseveringly endeavors to inflame the jealousy of other countries, and to justify her own inveterate animosity against Great Britain.
The Peace of Tilsit was followed by an offer of Mediation on the part of the Emperor of Russia for the conclusion of a Peace between Great Britain and France, which is asserted his Majesty refused.
His Majesty did not refuse the mediation of the Emperor of Russia; although the offer of it was accompanied by circumstances of concealment which might well have justified his refusal. The articles of the Treaty of Tilsit were not communicated to his Majesty: and specifically that Article of the Treaty, in virtue of which the mediation was proposed; and which prescribed a limited time for the return of his Majesty's answer to that proposal. And his Majesty was thus led into an apparent compliance with a limitation so offensive to the dignity of an independent Sovereign. But the answer so returned by his Majesty was not a refusal. It was a conditional acceptance. The conditions required by his Majesty were—a statement of the basis upon which the enemy were disposed to treat; and a communication of the Articles of the Peace of Tilsit—the first of these conditions was precisely the same which the Emperor of Russia had himself annexed not four months before to his own acceptance of the proffered mediation of the Emperor of Austria. The second was one which his Majesty would have had a right to require even as the Ally of his Imperial Majesty; but which it would have been highly improvident to
omit, when he was invited to confide to his Imperial Majesty the care of his honor and of his interests.
But even if these conditions (neither of which has been fulfilled, although the fulfilment of them has been repeatedly required by his Majesty's ambassador at St. Petersburg) had not been in themselves perfectly natural and necessary; there was not wanting considerations which might have warranted his Majesty in endeavouring, with more than ordinary anxiety to ascertain the views and intention of the Emperor of Russia, and the precise nature and effect of the new relations which his Imperial Majesty had contracted.
The complete abandonment of the interests of the king of Prussia (who had twice rejected proposals of separate Peace, from a strict adherence to his engagements with his Imperial Ally) and the character of those provisions which the Emperor of Russia was contented to make for his own interests in the Negotiations of Tilsit, presented no encouraging prospect of the result of any exertions which his Imperial Majesty might be disposed to employ in favour of Great Britain.
It is not while a French army still occupies and lays waste the remaining dominions of the King of Prussia, in spite of the stipulation of the Prussian Treaty of Tilsit; while contributions are arbitrarily exacted by France from that remnant of the Prussian monarchy, such as, in its entire and most flourishing state, the Prussian monarchy would have been able to discharge; while the surrender is demanded, in time of peace, of Prussian fortresses, which had not been reduced during the war; and while the power of France is exercised over Prussia with such shameless tyranny, as to designate and demand for instant death, individuals, subjects of his Prussian Majesty, and resident in his dominions, upon a charge of disrespect towards the French government; it is not while all these things are done and suffered, under the eyes of the Emperor of Russia, and without his interference in behalf of his Ally, that his Majesty can feel himself called upon to account to Europe, for having hesitated to reposes an unconditional confidence in the efficacy of his Imperial Majesty's mediation.
Nor, even if that mediation had taken full effect, if a peace had been concluded under it, and that peace guaranteed by his Imperial Majesty, could his Majesty have placed implicit reliance on the stability of any such arrangement, after having seen the Emperor of Russia openly transfer to France the sovereignty of the Ionian Republic, the Independence of which his Imperial Majesty had recently and solemnly guaranteed.
But while the alleged rejection of the Emperor of Russia's Mediation between Great-Britain & France, is stated as a just ground of his Imperial Majesty's resentment; his Majesty's request of that mediation for the re-establishment of peace between Great Britain and Denmark, is represented as an insult which it was beyond the bounds of his Imperial Majesty's moderation to endure.
His Majesty feels himself under no obligation to offer any atonement or apology to the Emperor of Russia for the expedition against Copenhagen. It is not for those who were parties to the secret arrangements of Tilsit, to demand satisfaction for a measure to which those arrangements gave rise, and by which one of the objects of them has been happily defeated.
His Majesty's justification of the expedition against Copenhagen is before the world. The Declaration of the Emperor of Russia would supply whatever was wanting in it; if any thing could be wanting to convince the most incredulous of the urgency of that necessity under which his Majesty acted.
But until the Russian declaration was published, his Majesty had reason to suspect that any opinion

which the Emperor of Russia might entertain of the transaction at Copenhagen could be such as to preclude his Imperial Majesty from undertaking, at the request of Great Britain, the office of Mediator, which he had assumed with so much alacrity on the behalf of France. Nor can his Majesty forget that the first symptoms of reviving confidence, since the peace of Tilsit, the only prospect of success in the endeavors of his Majesty's ambassador to restore the ancient good understanding between Great Britain and Russia, appeared when the intelligence of the siege of Copenhagen had been recently received at St. Petersburg.
The inviolability of the Baltic Sea, and the reciprocal guarantees of the powers that border upon it, guarantees laid to have been contracted with the knowledge of the British government, are stated as aggravations of his Majesty's proceedings in the Baltic. It cannot be intended to represent his Majesty as having at any time acquiesced in the principles upon which the inviolability of the Baltic is maintained; however his Majesty may, at particular periods, have so borne, for special reasons influencing his conduct at the time, to act in contradiction to them. Such forbearance never could have applied but to a state of peace and real neutrality in the North; and his Majesty most assuredly could not be expected to recur to it, after France has been suffered to establish herself in undisputed sovereignty along the whole coast of the Baltic Sea, from Danzig to Lubec.
But the higher the value which the Emperor of Russia places on the engagements respecting the tranquility of the Baltic, which he describes himself as inheriting from his immediate predecessors, the Empress Catherine and the Emperor Paul, the less justly can his Imperial Majesty resent the appeal made to him by his Majesty, as the guarantee of the peace, to be concluded between Great Britain and Denmark. In making that appeal, with the utmost confidence and sincerity his Majesty neither intended, nor can he imagine that he offered, any insult to the Emperor of Russia. Nor can his Majesty conceive that, in proposing to the Prince Royal terms of peace, such as the most successful war on the part of Denmark could hardly have been expected to extort from Great Britain, his Majesty rendered himself liable to the imputation, either of exasperating the resentment, or of outraging the dignity, of Denmark.
His Majesty has thus replied to all the different accusations by which the Russian government labours to justify the rupture of a connexion which has subsisted for ages, with reciprocal advantage to Great Britain and Russia; and attempts to disguise the operation of that external influence by which Russia is driven into unjust hostilities for interests not her own.
The Russian Declaration proceeds to announce the several conditions on which alone these hostilities can be terminated, and the intercourse of the two countries renewed.
His Majesty has already had occasion to assert that justice has in no instance been denied to the claims of his Imperial Majesty's subjects.
The termination of the war with Denmark has been so anxiously sought by his Majesty, that it cannot be necessary for his Majesty to renew any professions upon that subject. But his Majesty is at a loss to reconcile the Emperor of Russia's present anxiety for the completion of such an arrangement, with his Imperial Majesty's recent refusal to contribute his good offices for effecting it.
The requisition of his Imperial Majesty for the immediate conclusion, by his Majesty, of a peace with France, is as extraordinary in the substance, as it is offensive in the manner. His Majesty has at no time declined to treat with France, when France has professed a willingness to treat on an admissible basis. And the Emperor of Russia cannot fail to remember that the last negotiation between Great Britain and France was broken off upon points immediately affecting, not his Majesty's own interests, but those of his Imperial ally. But, his Majesty neither understands, nor will he admit, the pretension of the Emperor of Russia to dictate the time, or the mode, of
his Majesty's pacific negotiations with other powers. It never will be endured by his Majesty that any government shall indemnify itself for the humiliation of subservency to France, by the adoption of an insulting and peremptory tone towards Great Britain.
His Majesty proclaims anew those principles of maritime law, against which the armed neutrality, under the auspices of the Empress Catherine, was originally directed; and against which the present hostilities of Russia are denounced. Those principles have been recognized and acted upon in the best periods of the history of Europe; and acted upon by no Power with more strictness and severity than by Russia herself in the reign of the empress Catherine.
Those principles it is the right and the duty of his Majesty to maintain; and against every Confederacy his Majesty is determined, under the blessing of divine Providence, to maintain them. They have, at all times, contributed essentially to the support of the maritime power of Great Britain; but they are become incalculably more valuable and important at a period when the maritime power of Great Britain constitutes the sole remaining bulwark against the overwhelming usurpations of France; the only refuge to which other nations may yet resort, in happier times, for assistance and protection.
When the opportunity for Peace between Great Britain and Russia shall arrive, his Majesty will embrace it with eagerness. The arrangements of such a negotiation will not be difficult or complicated. His Majesty, as he has nothing to concede, so he has nothing to require; satisfied, if Russia shall manifest a disposition to return to her ancient feelings of friendship towards Great Britain; to a just consideration of her own true interests; and to a sense of her own dignity as an Independent Nation.
Westminster, Dec. 13, 1807. [The Gazette Extraordinary, also contains an Order of Council for the issue of Letters of Marque and General Reprisals against the Ships, Goods, and Subjects of the Emperor of Russia, except such as have been permitted to return home, or have been directed to be released from Embargo, and have not arrived at any Foreign Port.]
Latest Foreign Intelligence: Received at this port by the brig Minerva, capt. Caldwell, in 45 days from Cowes.
PARIS, Dec. 28. The Monitor of this date contains several Decrees, dated from Milan on the 21st. By the first, a Senate is appointed—The second increases the number of Counsellors in the section of the Legislative body in the council of state—The third adds fifteen Dignitaries, fifty commanders, and 300 Knights, to the number of members of the order of the Iron Crown, fixed by the statute creating that order—On the 20th, his Majesty appointed the Duke of Lodi, President of the Communes to be extraordinary convoked at Milan for the 23d.
Milan, Dec. 19—4th Constitutional Statute. WE, Napoleon, by the Grace of God, and the Constitution of the Empire, Emperor of the French, and King of Italy, decree as follows:—
1. We adopt for our son, Prince Eugene Beauharnais, Arch Chancellor of State of our Empire of France, and Viceroy of our Kingdom of Italy. 2. The Crown of Italy shall be, after us, and in default of our children, and male legitimate descendants, hereditary in the person of Prince Eugene, and his direct legitimate descendants, from male to male by order of primogeniture, to the perpetual exclusion of women and their descendants. 3. In default of our sons and male descendants, and the sons and male descendants of Prince Eugene, the Crown of Italy shall devolve to the son and nearest relative of such of the Princes of our blood, as shall then reign in France. 4. Prince Eugene, our son, shall enjoy all the honors attached to our adoption. 5. The right which our adoption gives him shall never, in any case, authorize him or his descendants to urge any pretensions to the Crown of France, the succession to which is invariably fixed.
(Signed) NAPOLÉON. A decree of the 20th confers upon Prince Eugene Napoleon, the title of Prince of Venice. Another decree confers upon "our well-beloved Grand-daughter, Princess Josephine, as a mark of our satisfaction to our good city of Bologna," the title of Princess of Bologna. Another decree declares the Chancellor Melzi, Duke of Lodi.
LONDON, JAN. 7. A letter from Hamburg, said to be brought by the Mate of the American vessel lately captured there (who made his escape) was yesterday received in town. It states that another order had been recently received in that devoted town, directing the immediate payment of a sum of money, amounting to three millions sterling, into the treasury of France, and that in the event of a refusal, 4,000 French troops would immediately be directed to be quartered upon the inhabitants.
A letter from France states, that an order had been issued at all the ports in France directing, "that in future all American ships, laden with the produce of the U. S. should be compelled to receive in payment nothing but
such articles as were the growth of produce of the soil of France, or the countries under her control."
Another letter upon this subject mentions, the new restrictions in the following terms: "Henceforward all such ships as shall enter any of the ports of France, or any port of the Continent under her influence shall, with their cargoes be liable to immediate confiscation, and if it shall appear that such ships have touched at any English port, or submitted to be searched by any British cruiser during the voyage, with this addition, "That her captain and crew shall be considered as English prisoners of war, and shall be sent as such to Verdun, to be exchanged when the period of concluding a general peace shall arrive."
LONDON, JAN. 8—9. There was a report yesterday, upon change, of a difference between the Emperors of France and Russia, about the division of the spoil of Turkey. It is quite in vain to imagine that any serious dispute can arise between parties so unequal. The Emperor of Russia has unfortunately surrendered all claim to consideration as a First Power, and by a single false step has made a retrograde motion into insignificance.
The arrival of Bonaparte at Paris, is confirmed by the statement of a gentleman, who left Rotterdam on the 31st ult. This gentleman says, that Talleyrand was still in Holland. The motive of his visit, and the period of his departure, was mere matter of conjecture. But he was known to have had several interviews with the monied men of the country; and also with those who had the principal management of the Customs.
According to the information received yesterday, through a gentleman who left a Spanish port on the 25th ultimo, letters were received there on the preceding day, which stated that there were 17,000 French troops at Lisbon, and 7,000 Spanish troops at Oporto. At Lisbon the French required a contribution of 500,000 acares of corn, to be furnished within a certain time, or if not, an equivalent in dollars. The French, our informant says, show a very marked disposition to favor those British subjects of the Catholic body who have remained in Portugal.
The master of a vessel, which arrived yesterday from the coast of France, states that in all the small ports, particularly in Normandy, the French are most actively engaged in building and fitting out such boats as the flotilla at Boulogne was composed of.
An order of Council will, we understand, this night appear in the Gazette, for declaring the ports of Lisbon and Oporto in a state of blockade.
Government have authorized the Governors of Guernsey and Jersey to issue licences to trade between those islands and French ports, even in French vessels, if under 100 tons.
General Miranda has made a proposal to the Ministry, that a British naval force of from three to four sails of the line should be sent to the Spanish Main, to convey a land force of about seven thousand men. Immediately upon effecting a landing, to proclaim the independence of the Spanish provinces, and to invite them to form themselves into a federal Republic, under the protection of England during the present war, and under the direct pledge and engagement that the British Government should procure the acknowledgment of their independence in any treaty which might ensue for a general peace.
LONDON, JAN. 11, 1808. We understand that the Count de Meir sets out this morning on his return with dispatches to M. de Metternich, at Paris, and that a flag of truce is ready for his embarkation at Dover. The publicity and openness with which this correspondence is carried on, suggests the idea that Ministers are by no means unwilling that it should be a secret to the Country that they have received a proposition from France, and that, after due deliberation, they have replied to it—Nothing else can account for the very unreserved manner in which persons nearly connected with office speak of the matter. They say that, notwithstanding the lofty and intemperate expressions of the Monitor, the dispatches brought by the Count de Meir did contain a direct offer of a Negotiation, by an intimation made by the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, to M. de Metternich, at Paris. That the Emperor Napoleon was disposed and desirous of nominating a person with full powers to meet and treat with a person equally appointed by his Britannic Majesty; and that he should be ready to receive from the Court of London the proposal of a basis for such conference. It is added, that the Message from the Austrian Minister there was an invitation to our Ministers, "that the Court of London should concur with the other great powers to prevail on the Illustrious Stranger who is now in England, to accept of a noble equivalent, under a general guarantee for the surrender of claims which could not be maintained consistently with the restoration of the blessings of Peace to the distracted world." Of course, we state this entirely upon rumour. It is quite impossible that we should speak from authority on such a subject.
It is known that the Right Honourable George Canning has consulted with his oracle, Lord Malmesbury; and it is certain that the answer of the Cabinet has been communicated to the Prince de Stahremberg. Report states, that our Ministers have expressed their
readiness to open a negotiation for Peace directly with the Government of France as soon as an equitable basis shall be agreed on; and they are desirous of knowing from the Austrian Minister, what basis the Emperor Napoleon proposes for that purpose. As soon as it shall be made known to them, they will give a frank and decisive answer; but they think it necessary to promise, that the question of the sovereignty of the seas cannot be brought into the discussion; nor do they wish to interfere in any thing respecting the interests of the Count de Lille, though it will be highly agreeable to his Majesty to see a suitable respect paid to an illustrious and unfortunate family.
Such was the report in the political circles yesterday, and with an answer to this effect, the Count de Meir is said to set out this day for Paris.
Another Decree!! LONDON, DEC. 20. The following is copied from a German paper:—
Palace of Fontainbleau, Nov. 13. WE Napoleon Emperor of the French, King of Italy, and Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine, upon the report of our Minister of Finance, have decreed, and do decree as follows:—
Art. I. The enactments of our Imperial Decree of the 6th of August, 1807, are applicable to the cargoes of vessels which may arrive in the mouth of the Weser; those articles of merchandise, therefore, specified in the 2d Article of the said decree, shall be seized and confiscated; and all colonial produce shall be accompanied with a certificate of origin, delivered by our commercial commissaries at the different ports where they were taken on board.
II. Our Commercial Commissaries shall not confine themselves in their certificates, merely to attest that the colonial produce comes neither from the colonies of England, nor from her commerce; they shall also point out the place of their origin, the papers which have been submitted to them in support of the declaration made to them, and the name of the ship on board which they have been originally transported from the place where they were produced, to that where the commissaries reside. They shall address duplicates of their certificates to the director general of the Customs.
III. All ships which, after having touched at any English port, on any account whatever, shall arrive in the mouth of the Elbe and of the Weser, shall be seized and confiscated, together with their cargoes, without any exception or distinction of produce or merchandise.
IV. The captains of ships arriving in the mouth of the Elbe or the Weser, must make declaration to the Chief Officer of the Imperial Customs on that station, of the place from which they sailed, as well as those which they touched at; and shall deliver to them their manifests, bills of lading, sea-papers and registers. When the captain shall have signed this declaration and delivered up his papers, the custom-house officer shall interrogate the sailors, one by one, in presence of two head collectors; if it appear from this examination, that the ship had touched at an English port, besides the seizure and confiscation of the ship and cargo, the captain, as well as those of the sailors, who, upon their examination have made a false declaration, shall be made prisoners, and shall not be liberated till after paying a sum of six thousand francs, by way of penalty for the captain, and a sum of five hundred francs, for each of the arrested sailors, in addition to the penalties incurred by those who falsify their sea-papers and registers.
V. If the advice and information communicated to the director of the customs, resident at Hamburg, excite suspicions with regard to the origin of the cargoes, they shall be previously deposited in warehouses, till it has been ascertained and decided, that they come neither from England nor her colonies.
VI. The line of officers of the customs formed upon the Elbe, and the frontier of Holstein, shall be augmented by one hundred men. The director general of our customs shall give the necessary orders for placing overseers detached from that line, at the ports situated on the mouth of the Weser, and for their exercising the strictest inspection of all ships which shall approach.
VII. The inspectors of customs are authorized to make visits to the isle of Nieuwark, and to the Wats, or other little isles situated in the mouths of the Elbe and Weser.
VIII. The commandants of troops of the line, and of the Gens d'Armerie, are bound to lend their aid to these inspectors, as often as they shall be required to do so, by the chief custom-house officer of the district.
IX. Our ministers of war and of finance are charged each in his own department, with the execution of this decree. (Signed) NAPOLÉON.
[We find the above decree in a Leyden paper of Dec. 15.]
Legislature of Massachusetts.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
TUESDAY, MARCH 1.
After an able debate, in which General Eaton distinguished himself for much brilliancy of remark, the House adopted the following Resolution and Declaration, viz.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In the House of Representatives, March 1, A. D. 1808.
"The House of Representatives impressed with their duty to protect the rights of the Citizens and the principles of the constitution under the safeguard of which they assemble and deliberate for the public good, And to guard, at all times, their own privileges against the undue interference of any other department of the government; Do therefore resolve and declare;
"That words spoken by any member within the walls of this House; relative to a subject under their consideration; either in their separate capacity or in a convention of both branches of the Legislature; whether the member speaking such words addresses himself in debate to the Chair or deliberates and advises with another member respecting such subject, are alone and exclusively cognizable by this House; and that so any other tribunal or department of government to interfere with its authority and take cognizance of words thus spoken, is a breach of the rights and privileges of this House: and a flagrant violation of that important article of the Constitution which expressly provides for "the freedom of deliberation, speech, and debate, in each House of the Legislature."
"JUDGE HUNTING."
The House again took up the Resolutions proposed by Vermont for altering the Federal Constitution, so that the Judge may be removed by the President on the address of a majority of the House of Representatives, and two thirds of the Senate, for other causes than such as may subject them to be removed by impeachment. A long debate ensued, when the question Shall these Resolutions pass? was taken by yeas and nays, and carried—Yeas 92 Nays 44.
March 2.—The Committee on engrossed bills, report as duly engrossed an act, in addition to an act, entitled an act, to incorporate sundry persons into a Company, by the name of the Proprietors of the Exchange Coffee-House.
A Resolve ordering the Quarter Master General to mount all the 12 pound Cannon of this State, on traveling carriages, was read and passed.
The Resolve on John Waite's, petition, which was sent to the house, on request of the Governor was committed to Messrs. M'Farland, Done and Granger.
The Committee on Finance made a report recommending certain changes of the Stock belonging to this State, and that a Committee be appointed to bring in a bill for that purpose, was read and accepted, and a Committee appointed.
An Estimate of a Tax for the County of Suffolk was read and committed.
At four o'clock, the House proceeded to the consideration of the Report of the committee to whom was referred the Memorial of Benjamin Austin, Esq. the Report was read, and the further consideration thereof was postponed to the next General Court.—For it 67—Against it 34.—On motion of Mr. Bangs, the House reconsidered the above vote, and postponed the consideration of the Report till Friday next and ordered that 500 copies of the Memorial and Report, be printed in the meantime, for the use of the members of the House.
By the Sails.
NEW-YORK, FEB. 24.
Latest from Madeira. —Captain Appleton, who arrived this forenoon in 35 days from Madeira, informs, that since the British had took possession of the Island things remained tranquil, and business had received new life.—The merchants who had been fearful the place might fall into the hands of Napoleon, and their property sequestrated and confiscated, were much relieved on the appearance off the harbour of the British fleet under Sir Samuel Hood. The town was summoned to surrender on the morning of the 25th of December, and in the afternoon the troops under the command of Gen. Beresford, landed, marched in and took possession. An expedition it was said, was fitting out by the British at Madeira to take the Western-Islands.
We have just learned that Mr. Nourse, brother to the Register of the Treasury of the U. States, and a Lieut. Lewis, are the two couriers appointed by government to take out dispatches to France and England. They were to set out from Washington last Satur-

day for New-York, to take passage in the ship Osage, and may be hourly expected.
From WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.
The Hon. Mr. JOHN CHANDLER, having obtained leave if absence is about returning home, in order, perhaps, to inform his constituents relative to the Embargo. In that case, we presume, he would wish all descriptions of persons freely to call upon him, for intelligence on the following particulars, viz. Upon what information Congress laid the Embargo—(no blocking order or decree, except that France issued—Nov. 1806, having then been received)—How long is it to continue—What nation it is intended most to injure?—&c. &c.
Our Foreign Relations.—In the House of Representatives on Friday last, Mr. Van Dyke called for the consideration of the resolution which he the day before submitted, (requesting the President to communicate to the House information touching the state of our foreign relations,) but the House refused to take it up.—Yeas, 27—Nay—70.
Mr. Culpeper, who was some time ago dismissed by the house of representatives, on account of an informality in his election has been chosen again by an increased majority. His vote against the embargo rendered him so popular among his constituents that his competitor, Duncan McFarland, stood no chance of success.
Another Traitor in Custody.—We have now before us a letter from Detroit, dated January 23. 1808, from which we are permitted to extract the following:—
"I presume you have heard that we have three companies in this place called into actual service, two of infantry and one of riflemen. A few days ago, a complaint was lodged by the attorney general, against Stanley Griswold, esq. of the Michigan Territory, for enticing and procuring men to desert from this detachment. He has been arrested at the suit of the United States, and a Court of Enquiry is now holding before Justices McDougall, May, and Richard Smith. It is suggested, that should the Magistrates think proper to bind him over, he will go into confinement. In this case he will lose his offices of Secretary of the Territory, Collector of the port, and commissioner of the Land Board. He is, you will perceive, well supplied with offices; but the ambition and avarice of some men can never be satisfied. We have among us a few turbulent and designing men who are disturbing our tranquility. I hope they will not succeed in overthrowing our Territorial Government."—Com. Adv.
FROM THE N. Y. EVENING POST.
To the People of the United States.
There are certain subjects, which ought to be the topics of universal and unceasing consideration, jealousy and reprobation, most especially in such a government as this. Every man of property, of reflection, and of course, every real patriot of all parties, must view them with horror, and the most lively apprehension—As it respects this subject, we are all alike interested—We are all on the same bottom. I allude to—Foreign influence—Foreign bribery and corruption—National or governmental partiality for one foreign state against another—Internal party spirit—Specious, but fraudulent innovations upon the constitution—And certain internal political combinations, or associations.
As upon these several heads, it is impossible for me to express my sentiments, in so nervous, elegant and sententious language, as the great and good Washington, I shall avail myself of his opinions on them, by as few and concise extracts as their importance will admit, from his inestimable farewell address to the people of the United States.
Every doctrinal section in this little political treatise (if observed) is worth millions of pounds to the United States. It should be in every spelling book—taught in every school, and other seminaries of learning—enframed in every house—hung up in every public hall—read by every class of citizens, at regular and stated periods—printed in every newspaper by parts, year in and year out—it should be entailed upon the breasts of all our statesmen, as an indispensable badge of office. Then indeed, Mr. Smilie and Mammy Sloan, and some others of our noblesse, however destitute within, would at least have virtue, good sense, and real patriotism on the outside of their breasts.
Upon the subject of foreign influence, President Washington writes thus,
"As avenues to foreign influence, in innumerable ways, such attachments (meaning partial attachments to a foreign nation) are particularly alarming to the truly enlightened and independent patriot. How many opportunities do they afford to tamper with domestic factions, to practise the arts of seduction—to mislead public opinion—to influence or awe the public councils. Such an attachment of a small or weak state, toward a great and powerful nation, dooms the former to be the satellite of the latter."
How admirably every sentence hits our administration, and some of its bland adherents, in the teeth!
Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence (I conjure you to believe me fellow citizens) the jealousy of a free people, ought to be constantly awake; since history and experience, prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of republican governments, &c. Excessive partiality for one foreign nation, and excessive dislike for another, cause those whom they actuate, to see danger only on one side, and serve to veil, and even second the arts of influence on the other. Real patriots who may resist the intrigues of the favorites, are liable to become suspected and invidious; while its tools and dupes usurp the applause and confidence of the people, to surrender their interests, &c. &c. Why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground?
"If I may flatter myself that these counsels may be productive of some partial benefit, or some occasional good; that they may now and then recur to moderate the fury of party spirit; to warn against the mischief of foreign intrigue; to guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism; their hope will be a full recompense for the solicitude, for the welfare, by which they have been dictated."
It appears from other remarks, our deceased friend apprehended his monitions would be disregarded; and his fears on all these subjects, be fatally realized.
How distressing must it be to the real patriots of all parties, (for I have the charity to believe there are such of all parties) to find, that, not only one but every one, of the evils against which he warned us, have become realized in the short period of but eight years!! Eor he died on the 14th March, '99.
French intrigue, and influence, has taken hold of some of the principals in the administration of the union—Foreign bribery and corruption has embraced numbers of our people high in office; and there is almost self evident reason to believe there are many more who have participated in these foul deeds, as yet undiscovered.
In a very numerous class of uninformed and deceived citizens, there prevailed high-toned partiality for the French; and what is worse, the same indignant and destructive affection predominates in some, if not all the higher orders of our placement. This, as General Washington states, has been with others, one cause of French predominance in our Councils; and of the insufferable hauteur and commanding insolence of Bonaparte, and of his last most unprincipled and audacious decree.
Innovations upon our excellent civil code, have been essayed and succeeded. The stability of states was repealed in order to give an opportunity to them to cheat their creditors. I have a pride in reflecting, that with one other of the Legislature, I gave my negative to this unjust repeal. On this subject Mr. Jay had written an unanswerable treatise. The attempt that is now again made upon the judiciary of the United States, is the most insidious, wicked, and deadly thrust, that could be made at the vitals of our Charter, and the security and independence of individual citizens, both for life and property. When party spirit shall create, and rule the Judges of the land, then will be an end of the liberty of speech, and of the press. Then we soon shall behold the establishment of Jacobin Courts—Robespierres, and Dantons, &c. will preside on the seat of justice—Death and proscription become familiar in the land—Accusation (as in France) will be but another name for condemnation, and the point of a finger the signal for destruction. Alas! for the Long Island Farmer. Thus then I have so far proceeded, in parts, to show that Washington's advices have been disregarded, and his forebodings of these evils, already completely accomplished, or fast accomplishing.
Ruler of the Universe—"Is there not some chosen curse, Some hidden thunder in the stores of Heaven,
Red with uncommon wrath, to blast the men, Who owe their greatness to their country's ruin?"
Having gone to the usual length of a newspaper essay, I shall leave for future discussion the other subjects stated in our introduction; for let my right hand forget its cunning, and my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth, if I ever forget, or forsake, the perfidious enemies of the PEOPLE, of the Constitution, and of the country.
Yours, &c. A LONG-ISLAND FARMER.
BOSTON, MARCH 1. The British packet Norton, sailed from New York on Thursday last. She has dispatches from Mr. Rose, 16 passengers, 6000 letters, and 900,000. sterling in bills. The Osage was to sail from New York on Saturday last.
Lieut. Lewis and Nourse, messengers of government who were to go in the Osage, had arrived at New York.
A British cutter arrived in Hampton Roads on the 12th from Bermuda.
We understand that a British packet arrived at New York on Saturday afternoon from England.
Unpleasant Affair.—A letter from Washington, dated Feb. 23, was received in town last evening, which states that Messrs Gardener and Montgomery were to meet the next morning. It is a most deplorable state of things, when a man cannot expose the wicked and destructive policy of rulers, without exposing his life in a combat with a minion of the Administration, or submit to the vilest abuse.
A valuable ship from Quebec, laden with furs and affies, has been captured by a French privateer, and sent into Calais.
Portland,
Monday, March 7, 1808.
FROM ENGLAND.
By the arrival of the brig Minerva, capt Caldwell, at this port, on Thursday last, in 45 days from Cowes, we have been politely furnished with London papers (the Morning Chronicle) from the 1st to the 13th of January, which is several days later than our former accounts. Extracts from these papers are given under our foreign head. They do not, however, contain information of much importance. It was reported that there were some attempts made at negotiation between France and England, but they appear to be as destitute of official authority, as our Washington reports are respecting Mr. Rose's mission. The Ministry of Great Britain refused the mediation of Russia and Prussia, on the principle that these powers are wholly under the control and influence of Bonaparte; but are willing to open a negotiation on a basis consistent with the principles of national security, and the independence of the continental powers.
The British government are making arrangements for an extensive trade with the Brazils. Lord Strangford, late Minister at Lisbon, is appointed to the same office at the court of the Prince Regent, whose departure for New Portugal has been mentioned.
But little is said in the English papers on American affairs, but they uniformly advocate a desire to preserve a friendly understanding with this country.
All the decrees of Bonaparte against neutrals, are strictly enforced—and the English stop those vessels which are bound to enemies' ports.
The French have levied a contribution of 45 per cent. on American property in Leghorn, which will undoubtedly be restored the moment our government shall have the wisdom and independence to join France in a war against Great Britain.
Extract of a letter from Paris—Dec. 3, 1807.
"Our Minister really appears desirous to do every thing in his power to further our just claim (for the property sequestered at Leghorn) but his communications have been but little regarded. He has, however, just received a letter from the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, which may certainly be considered as the ultimatum. This letter he read to me. The Minister enters very fully into the present situation of American affairs, speaks or rather complains that our Government does not take some steps to prevent the Eng. from visiting our vessels, impressing seamen, &c. He says, as to the Leghorn property, that in case the U. S. would come into the views of France, and adopt such measures as had been adopted by the Continent, which is to exclude all English Manufactures, &c. then there would be no difficulty in obtaining what was demanded; but if the contrary, we could expect no redress! In fact he goes on to say, we must either take one side or the other. This is the amount of the letter—as I read it several times with attention. Our Minister views it in the same light I do."
The following information from the New-York Herald, is unfavorable as to the prospect of a speedy adjustment of our differences with Great Britain.
State of our affairs with Great Britain.—While the public is so much alive to the various and contradictory rumours respecting the probable issue of Mr. Rose's mission; rumours which, in our belief, are industriously circulated by the friends of the administration, for the purpose of lulling the public and gaining time, the editor would think it unpardonable in him to withhold any information so material and so interesting as that which he is now about to communicate; and he would think it equally unpardonable to communicate it, if he was not morally certain of its being perfectly correct. We shall make our statement in direct, affirmative language, for we are very confident it will never be contradicted from any quarter deserving credit.
Mr. Rose, probably suspecting that the indecisive and unsatisfactory language held by our Minister was meant to amuse, some day last week had an interview with him for the express purpose of coming to a precise explanation, that he might understand distinctly his real situation. At this interview, Mr. Rose put to Mr. Madison this plain question; in substance:
Supposing, Sir, that I should now, in the name of my government, offer yours proper and ample reparation for the affair of the Chesapeake, and to disembarrass the question of all possible difficulty, we will suppose the reparation offered to be perfectly satisfactory; am I to understand, that, this being done and accepted by the American government, the President would then recall the proclamation interdicting British ships of war from your ports and harbours?
To which Mr. Madison immediately gave in substance the following answer: an answer, which we venture to say, will astonish, at least, THE PEOPLE OF THE EASTERN STATES.
No Sir: I tell you frankly, the President would not. The attack on the Chesapeake is by no means considered by us as the sole [or principle*] cause of complaint against Great Britain, and I shall admit to you that if that affair had not happened, the President would in all probability, have soon issued a proclamation of similar import. The proclamation is therefore, not to be rescinded till all cause of complaint is removed.
* I enclose this in brackets, because my memory does not enable me to be so certain about it.
We suspect that when discerning men, among even Mr. Jefferson's friends, come to see this, they will one and all exclaim, "Can he be so infatuated?—Can he be so totally ignorant of the sentiments of the American people, as to believe for a moment, that they will support him in a course so untenable, so unwarrantable, so unjust, so preposterous?"—But we forbear for the present.
From last Friday's REPERTORY.
Extract of a letter from our correspondent at Washington, dated February 22, 1808.
"The Negotiation did certainly come to a stand on Thursday last. But a private messenger was afterwards sent by the President to Mr. Rose, requesting him not to send off the dispatches he was then preparing, and intimating a wish to renew the negotiation; which was complied with—So it is understood things are once more under way."
The same paper contains the Demosthenian Speech of Mr. Gardener, member from N. York, in Congress. We shall insert it in our next. The following introduction to this speech is from the Gazette of the United States, written by a correspondent, who was a witness to this splendid specimen of oratory.
WASHINGTON, FEB. 22.
"It is one of the most important Speeches ever delivered in the House of Representatives, because it relates to the most important of all subjects, and contains a vital and solemn truths, in which every individual in the United States is deeply concerned—truths, which every one would not have the intrepidity to declare in the face of the nation—Lest then every man read this Speech, read it and repeat it, till he can recite the whole, and till he perceives and realizes the truth and force of every sentence and every word. This Speech in a short compass, presents a picture of the Administration, of Congress, and of the Nation."
DIED,
In this town, M rs Hannah Berry, aged 32, of Falmouth.—A child of Mr. Nathaniel Cross, aged 14 months.
Gazette Ship News.
PORT OF PORTLAND—1808.
Wednesday, March 2.
Arrived brig Endeavor, capt. Stackpole, 23 days from Havana: cargo molasses to J. Dering and J. Dicks.—Left there ship Geo. Hamilton, Clap, of Portland, for Bolton in 20 days; brig Ocean, Drinkwater, for Portland, in 15; brig James, Driscoll, for Warren in 12; brig Sally, Tares, for Newport, next day; brig Perseverance, Matthewson, for Providence in a few days; brig William, of Cape-Ann, discharged; brig Warren, Leighton, of Warren, from Jamaica, just arrived; brig Traveler, Parrot, for Portland in a few days; felk. Harris, for Boston uncertain.
Thursday, March 3.
Arrived brig Minerva, Capt. Caldwell, 77 days from Amsterdam, and 45 from Cowes—Left, at Amsterdam, Dec. 17, ships George, Weeks, for New York next day; Gov. Gilman, Cady, for do. in 10 days; Virginia, Crocker, do. in 10; Cincinnati, Marlock, do. in 8; Monticello, Story, for do. in 20; Citizen, Merrick, of New York, for Savannah, in 5; Citizen, Dodge, for Newburyport in 8; Frederick Angusta, for Newport in 8; Commerce, Ricker, of and for New York, 10; Fanny, Smith, of and for Philadelphia in 5; Jane, Gardner, of New York, detained; Romulus, Lufkin, for Newburyport in 2; Bolton, Bunker, for New York, do.; brig Hannah, Fenuing, of and for New York, uncertain; William & Ezra, Batchelder, of and for Ambury, next day.—At Cowes, (ile of Wight) Jan. 18, ship Adeline, Trott, of and for Bolton, same day; Bristol, of and for Norfolk, do.; Acorn, Tolgers, of Boston, with Malt, Leather, &c. from Cherbourg, for Gotenburg, detained—but since released and now bound for Guernsey; Algot, Allen, from Salem, for Naniz; Morning Star, Hopkins, from Boston, for Bordeaux; Logan, Myrick, of New York, for Amsterdam; Holland Trader, Sinclair, do. do.—Spoke, Feb. 24, lat. 42, N long 64, W brig Sally, 47 days from Lisbon, for Bolton, all well.
The vessels which were left at Cowes, had been sent in by English cruisers to be furnished with Custom-house certificates in pursuance of the orders in Council; but were entirely at a loss what to do, in consequence of the decrees of the French Emperor.
The Rifton, Brown, from Baltimore, for Amsterdam, was at Cowes, (warned in;) and on account of the danger of proceeding to France, had determined to go to London, and deliver her cargo there.
Same day—Arrived fchr. Edward, captain Coombs, 26 days from St. Croix.—Left there, brig Louisa, Derby, for Boston in 10 days; brig Argus, of Newhaven, for New York in 6; Mount Vernon, Pierce, for New York in 20; two Newhaven brigs and a fchr. from the windward, whose names are not recollected; fchr. Ann, of Hudson, and Syms, for N. York in 5 days; Hannah, Anderson, for Philadelphia in 12; brig James Williams, Ingerson, for New York in 10 days.—Sailed in company with brig Alfred, Bryan; Henry, Denison; and Eleanor, Thompson, for New York. Feb. 8, lat. 23, long. 67, was brought to by a fchr. of 8 or 10 guns—who, after plundering us of two boat loads of such articles as pleased their fancy, permitted us to proceed—During this circumstance, the plunderers laid but little, most of which was in the French language; but the circumstance of their halting us in good English, and inadvertently using words in that language while on board, induces to the belief that they were Englishmen—probably belonging to New Providence. Feb. 12, lat. 26, long. 71, took ship Harvard, Burnham, of Norwich, 12 days from Martinique, for New-London; 14th, lat. 31, long. 72, brig Henry, Denison, of Newhaven, 11 days from St. Croix, for New York.
VESSELS LEFT.
At Barbadoes, Jan. 27, brig Albert, 40 days from Portsmouth, N. H. had lost her main boom, and the capt. overboard, in a gale of wind, on her passage; Betsey, Tilton, of do.; William Otis, Wilcasset; Atlantic, Tompkin, Camden; Trenton, Hopkins, Penobscot, Drummore, Reed, Bath, all embargoed, and not permitted to fail; in ballast.—At Trinidad, Feb. 1, brig Mercator, of Bath, for Boston, in 4 days.—At Honduras, Dec. 29, brig Hannah, Brown, of Portland.
SHIPPING MEMORANDA.
The Frederick Moore, of Portland, failed from Cape May 19th ult. for New York.
Sch. Charles, of Portland, was up at Philad. 27th ult. for sale, freight or charter.
The ship Devotion, Noble, of Portland, failed from Amsterdam Jan. 12, for N. York.
The Packet, Scott, was to sail from Livermore for Bolton, about the 1st of Feb.
Sales by Auction.
THIS DAY, at E. GREELY & Co's, Office Fifth-street,
5000 lb excellent retailing Coffee, in lots to suit purchasers.—Terms at the sale.—Sale at 12 o'clock. March 7.
To be sold on liberal terms at Public Auction, on MONDAY the 15th day of March next, (if not previously disposed of at private sale)
HALF of a NEW SAW-MILL, fixed in complete order, on Sacarappa-Falls.—For further particulars, apply to Mr. JAMES BLANCHARD, No. 1, Jones' Row, Fore-street, Portland.—Sale on the premises, at 11 o'clock, A. M. Feb. 22.
To be sold by order of Court, at the house of Mary Merrill, in Northarmouth, on WEDNESDAY the 6th day of April next, at eleven o'clock A. M.
All the Real Estate of Samuel Merrill, Esq. late of Northarmouth, deceased, including the reversion of the widow's dower in the premises—Conditions of sale to be made known at the time of sale.
MARY MERRILL, Administratrix of the late Samuel Merrill. By her Attorneys, Enoch Hilsley. March 7.
E. Greely & Co.
Have for sale, HYNON, Souchong and Poolea Tea—Rice, Pimento—Prime Pork—Flour—Loaf Sugar—brown ditto—Brandy and Gin. ALSO, 1500 bushels Rye. March 7.
Doc. Hunt,
Respectfully informs the inhabitants of Falmouth that he has made a stand at Stroudwater where he shall be happy to receive their commands, in the line of his profession. March 7.
Sacred Music.
THE subscriber has removed the School from Union Street to his House, bottom of Plum-street, where it will be attended to on Monday and Thursday evenings. March 7. HENRY MILTON.
For Jaundice & Bilious Complaints, WHEATON'S Genuine Jaundice Bitters, (PRICE 20 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 removing that linking, faint and distrest feeling at the stomach, deficiency of breathing, loss of appetite, and sleepy, dull heaviness in the fore part of the day, weakness and trembling of the limbs, diziness of the head, and yellowness 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.—Literally.
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
Irving & Poor, at their Store near the head of Fifth-street. (e o p t f.) March 7.
NOTICE!
THE subscriber hereby informs the public that he carries on the CURRYING BUSINESS at Mr. Jordan Shaw's shop near Gorham-corner, of which gentlemen Tanners and others will please to take notice, and by affording him their custom oblige their humble servant, HENRY WHEELER. Gorham, March 7.
PAY THE BUTCHER: or, A letter call from the Lawyer.
ALL persons in Portland indebted to the subscriber for a less sum than fifty dollars, if not paid by the first day of April next, the Lawyer will collect with one any more notice. HENRY COOLIDGE. March 7.
FOR SALE—Or, To Let. TWO story DWELLING-F-HOUSE, situated in the north part of the town—For particulars, inquire of TITUS CHASE. March 7.
To Let.
IN the center of the town, a convenient two story DWELLING HOUSE.—Enquire of S. SHAW. March 7.
To Let.
A Large, convenient and well finished DWELLING-HOUSE, situated in a very pleasant part of the town and accessible with good water, garden, and out houses.—For terms apply to JOS. C. BOYD. March 7.
THE subscriber hereby gives public notice to all concerned, that he has been duly appointed and has taken upon himself the trust of Executor of the last will and testament of WILLIAM POTTLER, late of Minor, in the county of Cumberland, gentleman, deceased, by giving bond as the law directs—He therefore requests all persons who are indebted to the said deceased, or who have any demands thereon, to exhibit the same to MOSES POTTLER. March 7.

Poetry.
CONTENT.
OUR moorlands and meadows, rude, barren and bare, As wilder'd and wearied I roam, A gentle young shepherdess sees my despair, And leads me o'er lawns to her home.
Yellow sheaves from rich Ceres her cottage had crown'd ; Green rushes were strown'd on the floor ; The calmest sweet woodbines crept wanton- ly round, And deck'd the sod seats at her door.
We sat ourselves down at a cooling repast— Fresh fruits—and she cul'd me the best, Till thrown from my guard by some glances she cast, Love fly'd into my breast.
I told my soft wishes—she sweetly replied— Ye virgins her voice was divine— I've great ones rejected, and rich ones denied ; But take me, fond shepherd, I'm thine.
Her air was so modest, her aspect so meek ; So simple, yet sweet were her charms, I kiss'd the ripe roses that glow'd on her cheek, And lock'd the lov'd maid in my arms.
Now jocund together we tend a few sheep, And if by yon prattler, the stream, Recall'd on her bottom I sink into sleep, Her image still sooths my dream.
Together we range o'er the flow rising hill, Delighted with pastoral views ; Or rest on the rock whence the streamlet dists, And point out new themes for my muse.
To pomp, or proud titles, she ne'er did aspire ; The damsel of humble content ; The cottage peace is well known for her fire, And shepherds have nam'd her content.
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FAIR PLAY.
During the late war in Germany, there was an officer much more distinguished for his execution at table than any in the field. Whenever any thing scarce or nice was brought to dinner, it was with difficulty his brother officers could partake. Finding all hints of his ill manners ineffectual, they had recourse to the following scheme. It being a custom with the officer, on account of the weather to dine, bald headed one day, when a fine turtle was brought to table, the company procured a black boy, who usually attended behind his chair, to strew a little pounded sugar now and then upon the crown of his head, which presently caking by means of the sun, the flies came in swarms to feed on it, and gave him continual employment, for as soon as he had buffeted them away, the pesky insects returned again to their delicious banquet ! This witty device was practised with the desired success till the end of the campaign.
An Historical Anecdote translated from the Ephemerides. On the 18th February, 1549, Catharine Howard, the wife of King Henry the Eighth, suffered death ! Catharine Howard was the fifth wife of Henry the Eighth, and second that he sent to the scaffold.
That Prince had first married Catharine of Arragon, aunt to the Emperor Charles the fifth. This marriage, however, he dissolved, in order to espouse the fair Anna Bullen. Soon out of love with this unfortunate object of his frantic passion, he caused her to be beheaded, that he might chuse Jane Seymour, who, not long after, died in childbirth—She was succeeded by Anna Claves, whom he soon dismissed, to marry Catharine Howard, a lady born in the common ranks of society—Having discovered, however, that she had had several lovers, he soon resolved her death, in expiation of an offence which he ought to pass over unobserved.
Sullied with two divorces, stained with the blood of two wives, he made a law, the ridiculous and shameful cruelty of which could only be surpassed by its impracticability. The law ordained that any one who might be informed of the queen's gallant intrigues was to denounce her, under penalty of high treason ; and that a girl who married a King of England must be a virgin, or make her declaration to the contrary, under the same penalty.
It was observed, then, that the king ought to marry a widow, and so he did, by chusing Catharine Parr. She was his sixth wife, and very fortunately survived the monster.
LONGEVITY. —The oldest man now living in Scotland is supposed to be a Highlander of the name of Alexander Macrae. He was born in the parish of Kincaide, in the year 1687, and is now of course just 120 years old. In 1719, he fought under Lord Stair, at the battle of Glenshiel ; and in 1744, he enlisted as a private in the Scots brigade, serving in Holland, where he continued seven years, the last two of which was spent in a prison in some town in France, the name of which he does not remember. In 1781, he returned to his farm and married a second wife, who died a few years after. In 1763, he fell into such low circumstances that he was forced to procure a subsistence by going about the country from house to house, reciting Ossian's poems in Gaelic. In 1773, he married his present wife, by whom he has three children ; the last of them born when he was aged 96. About 12 years ago, when still very stout, he was deprived of the use of his limbs by a violent fever, and ever since has been unable to walk. He is now bedrid, deaf and blind ; but his memory is still very correct. His general amusement is singing and repeating Ossian's poems in Gaelic ; but he repeats so fast, that it is impossible to write them down, and if interrupted must again return to the beginning of the poem. He appears to have been a stout made middle sized man, and still looks uncommonly well.
A denist at Paris has made an immense fortune within the two last years. He had agents in the late war, to extract the best rears in the field of battle. By the battle of Jena, alone, he realized 2000l. sterling.
TO BE SOLD,
THAT small but valuable FARM, lately improved by the subscriber—situated in Brunswick , on the country road leading to Bath —consisting of about 40 acres of Land ; a Dwelling-House ; two Barns ; a Shop ; an orchard of about 60 apple-trees, besides other fruit ; produces about 15 tons of Hay—good pasturing ; and an Aqueduct capable of supplying the house and barn with water.
Also—A 30 acre Lot, adjacent to the above—consisting of Wood, Pasture and arable Land.
Also—About 100 acres of excellent Land, lying in Bath , near the above—consisting of wood, pasture and mowing.
Also—A House and a half acre Lot in Bath , pleasantly situated on High-street, well finished, having 9 square rooms and other conveniences on the ground floor and Chambers in proportion—with a good Cellar, Stable, &c lately occupied by Capt. R. Masley .
Also—One other half acre Lot on said High-street, pleasantly situated. All or a part of which may be had of the subscriber, on reasonable terms, and conditions of payment favorable to the purchaser.
And also—A good FARM to be let to a good man, lying on the Turnpike Road from Bowdoin College to Bath .—Apply to the subscriber.
Feb. 29. JAS. CURTIS, JUN.
GORHAM ACADEMY.
THE Trustees of Gorham Academy , give notice that instruction commences on the 2d day of March next, for the third quarter. Male students are admitted as usual ; and Female will be likewise admitted. A committee has been appointed to procure proper Boarding Houses for their accommodation.—Seventy students can be properly accommodated, and all proper attention given them by the Preceptor and Assistant.
Feb. 29. J. P. LITTLE, Secretary.
LEFT
IN the store of the subscriber, a TRUNK, directed to Etheridge & Bliss, Boston , it was sent from Portland to this place. When put on board the packet the gentleman mentioned, that he should be in this place to receive it. The owner is requested to prove property, pay charges and take it away.
Feb. 29. ISAAC ADAMS.
REMOVAL.
MR. TURNER has removed from Jones's Row to Federal-street, adjoining Mr. Stephen Tukey's, where he continues in the line of his profession as Accomptant and Translator, and where Miss Morse continues her usual School for young Misses.—Persons wishing to employ him will please to leave message at his house, or at Mr. Robert H. Smith's, Fish-street, where he has the convenience of doing any writing Business.
Feb. 22.
LOST,
A Very large silk Umbrella, which was left at the Court-house in this town at the adjournment of the S. J. Court in December last, whoever will return said Umbrella to the subscriber shall be handsomely rewarded.
NATHAN KINSMAN. Portland, Feb. 22.
TO LET,
A Very convenient two story dwelling house, situated on Pleasant-street, containing two parlors, kitchen, chambers, out houses, barn, &c. at a very reasonable rent, and possession given immediately by NATHAN KINSMAN. Portland, Feb. 22.
TO LET, ONE half of a convenient DWELLING-HOUSE in Middle-street.—Enquire at No. 9, Jones' Row, Fish-street. Feb. 22.
TO LET, TWO Tenements in a house in Fore-street, suitable for two large families.—Also, the store adjoining, which will be let together or separate—For particulars, enquire of THOMAS BECK. Feb. 22.
REMOVAL.
And more New and Cheap Goods.
N. P. POOR,
INFORMS the Purchasers of ENGLISH GOODS, that he has removed from Mussey's Row , to the store lately occupied by Munroe & Tuttle, corner of Middle and Union Streets ; where may be found a good assortment of GOODS, cheap as can be purchased—viz— Baizes and Flannels, by the piece or yard Perfette Flannels and Cloths Broadcloths and Cashmeres Plains, Duffils, Blankets, 6-4 to 10-4 Common and Superfine Coatings Worsted Hosiery—a quantity Cotton and silk do Pic nic and other silk Gloves Kid Habit Gloves York tan and beaver do White, pink and yellow Sarfnets 1 carton real Thread Laces Cotton, white and black silk Veils & Laces Cap Patterns—Lace Mullins White and colored Sarfnet Cambrics Cotton Cambrics—Calicoes and Furnitures, Chambrays, Ginghams, silk Vestings Chambray Shawls A large assortment of fancy Cotton and India Cottons and Checks, Bombazetts, &c. &c. With a variety of FANCY ORNAMENTS, viz—Gold and silver Bands and Chains Bugie Bands ; Beaded Crescent Beaded Star Trimming—Spangles Silk Cords and Tassels Plumes and Giltish Feathers Silk Habit Buttons Morocco and Velvet Purfes, &c. &c. All of which will be sold on the very lowest terms for cash. (eptf) Dec 14
Sacred Music.
THE subscribers propose to open a school on Wednesday evening next, for the purpose of teaching sacred music—The school will be constantly attended by persons capable of leading the various parts—by which means it is presumed that pupils will learn more in three months than they could in six under a single teacher—The school house in Union-street will be opened two evenings in a week—The price of tuition two Dollars and fifty cents including wood, lights, &c.—one dollar in advance. HENRY HILTON, WILLIAM COOPER, Feb. 15.
Fresh Goods.
Joseph Barbour,
AT the store lately improved by BARBOUR & STOCKBRIDGE, opposite the Insurance Office, Fish-street, has just received a variety of Fresh, Fancy and Staple Goods , partly consisting of the following—
 Bottle green, corbeau and fawn coloured Ladies' Cloths  Pelicee Flannels  Blk mulberry, fawn, green and drab Tabby Velvets  A very handsome assortment of Fancy Mullins  Ladies' extra long white kid Gloves  Do black, white and slate habit silk do  Do kid and beaver do do  Do blk white and slate long silk do  A large assortment of ladies & gentlemen's silk, worsted and cotton Hose  Silk Shawls  Bandanna and fancy silk Hdksf.  Black Barcelona do  Gentlemen's black and white silk Gloves  Linens and linen Cambricks  British Shirting  A variety of fashionable cotton Shawls  Linen and linen cambsick pocket Hdksf.  Cotton cambrick and common do do  White florence Lutrings  Black and other coloured do  Black Italian and Dutch Crapes  Pink and white do  Fine and common 4-4 and 6-4 white cotton Cambricks  Black and other coloured do  Ginghams ; Prints ; Copper Plates  India Cottons ; Long Cloths  Madras Calicoes  7-8 and 6-4 Linen Checks  Velvets ; Cords ; Thickfets  Patent Cord, Toiliotte and Swansdown Vesting  Satin Florentine  Fine white Marfelles  Gentlemen's fur lined Gloves  Doe skin, beaver and woollen do  Green, white, pink and blue Sarfnets  Cotton Laces—Fancy Purfes  Ornamented and plain Combs  Glas Buttons  A quantity best Edglish Sewing Silk & Twist  Fashionable coat and vest Buttons  Silk, cotton, Doe and Morocco Suspenders  Fine and common brown Linens  Cambrick and common Dimoties  English, Russia and Derry Diapers  Russells ; Bombazetts ; Wildbores  Duroys ; Durants and Shalloons  4-4. 9-8 and 6-4 Oil Cloths  Gentlemen's Lambwool Hose  Superfine, common and low priced Broad-Cloths, all colours  DoubleMilled and common Kerfeymeres do  Plains ; Serges ; D-fills  Devonshire Kerfey  Fine and common Coatings  Rose Blankets, some very large and nice  Flannels ; Baizes ; swanskins, &c. &c. 
 ALSO,  Muffs and Tippets,  consisting of  Sable,  Pole Cat  Elk,  Bear, and  Mock Sable. tf Nov. 25: 
REMOVAL.
JOEL HALL,
HAVING purchased the whole stock in trade of John P. Thurston & Co. has removed from No. 17, Long Wharf, to Central Row , (the store formerly occupied by said John P. Thurston & Co. ) where he offers for sale the following articles:—
 200 crates C. C. Earthen Ware } Entitled to  100 casks English Nails } Debenture.  60 crates Junk Bottles  1 gross Mustard Bottles  Boxes 12 by 18, 11 by 15, 10 by 15, 10 by 14, 10 by 12, 9 by 13, 9 by 12, 9 by 11, 7 by 9, and 6 by 8 Crown Window Glafs  20 bottles superfine, fine and common Copal Varnish  40 casks fine English Mustard  11 do Copperas—4 do Album  5 do Red Lead  4 fheets mill'd Lead, 3 lb. and 3 1/2 per lb. square feet  10 cwt. patent Shot  1 hhd. common Lamp Black  1 keg Lythage  200 wt. Iron Wire, assorted  7 doz. long & short handled Frying-Pans  40 quires Sand Paper  7 nets Small Weights  84 small painted Scale-Beams, assorted  30 boxes Pipes  100 Stone-Jugs and Butter-pots  Bbls. Mels No 1 and 2 Pork  50 hds. Windward Island Rum  8 do Mulcovado Sugars  200 do Liverpool Salt  1500 quintals Co.-Fifth Jan 4 
Hard-ware Goods.
William Goddard,
HAS received by ships Joseph and Henry from Liverpool, a very extensive addition 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 Glafs, all sizes from 9 by 7 to 18 by 12  130 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. Sept. 28. tf. 
CRAM & ATHERTON.
HAVE removed their Compting-Room to No. 2, Long-Wharf. Jan. 11.
Henry Smith & Co.
No. 4, Mussey's Row, Have just received,
 AN elegant and extensive assortment of GOODS, consisting of  Hamilton dice Ginghams  Dark check'd do—Striped do  Plaid do ; a great variety  Dice Chambrays  Hamilton colored corded Cambrics  3-4, 4-4 and 6-4 white and col. Cambrics  Elegant Grecian Robes—Fancy Dresses  Fancy Bordering—calicoes—Linen Cambrics  Cotton & linen cambric pocket Hdksf.  A great variety of cotton do  Bandanna do—Fancy do—Barcelona do  Black, slate, dove, smoke, purple, plum and brown Florence Silks  Silk Florentine, of the first quality  Sarfnets—Modes—col'd & black Crapes  White, rose-white, slate, black, mix'd and dove color'd Ladies English and French Silk Hose  Black, white and slate Cotton do  Black, slate, brown and white Worsted do  Black, white and rose-white Gentlemen's French and English Silk Hose  Lamb's-wool and Angola do  Black, white and mix'd Worsted do  Children's white worsted and lamb's-wool Socks  English and French Thread Laces  Black Silk do  Elegant cotton Armlets—Russells  Pink, black, purple and green Duroys  Shalloons—Willbores—Bombazetts  Ladies black, white, slate, York-tan & purple long, short English and French silk and Leather Gloves  Gentlemen's Beaver do  Black and white English and French silk do  7-4 and 6-4 elegant Damask Shawls  6-4 and 5-4 common do  A great variety of the most fashionable Cotton ditto  Dimoties—Furniture Calicoes  Shire Mullins—Spider-net do—Fancy do  Black do—Silk Velvets  Paris net Gauze—Linens  Shirting Cottons—Long Cloths  India Cottons and Calicoes  Brown and white Plaitillas  6-4 and 8-4 Huckabuck  Silk, cotton and leather Suspenders  28 and 30 inch silk and cotton Umbrellas  Ladies elegant bottle-green, corbeau and brown Royal Pelicee Cloths  Bottle-green, purple and black pelicee Tabby Velvets  Black, Olive, purple and blue Velveteens  Silvered Cord—Pelicee Flannels  A variety of most fashionable Vesting  Olive, green and drab Plains, of a good quality, suitable for gentlemen's Surcuits  White mill'd Flannels  Superfine fashionable dark mix'd Broad-Cloths and Cashmeres  Bale Kiderminster Carpeting, elegant patterns  Patent Cords—Coatings—Sattenetts  10-4 and 11-4 Rose Blankets—Duffils  Black, yellow, crimson and white Flannels  All of which will be sold at a very reduced price. Oct. 12. 
Watch Loft.
LOST, between this town and Scarborough, a French WATCH, with a light coloured silk Chain—Whoever has found the same and will leave it with JOSEPH MAXWELL, on Ingraham's Wharf, or at this Office, shall receive a handsome reward. Feb. 22.
Waggon Wheels.
TAKEN from Union-Wharf , some time since, supposed by mistake, a pair of Waggon Wheels, they were standing against the Brick store belonging to Mr. W. STOREY ; as they do not belong to the person who took them, he will avoid trouble by returning them to Feb. 22. DAVID SMITH
TAKEN UP ADRIFF,
NEAR Stanford's Ledge , in Cape-Elizabeth , a Long Boat, about 18 feet long, with yellow sides, without oars or painter—The owners may have her again by paying charges—Apply to JOHN STANFORD. Cape Elizabeth, Feb. 22.
NOTICE,
IS hereby given that the Copartnership of the subscribers under the firm of JOHN POWERS, JUN. & CO. is this day dissolved by mutual consent—The business will be conducted as usual by John Powers, Jun. & Otho Hamilton, under the firm of POWERS & HAMILTON, at their store in Sanford. JOHN POWERS, JUN. CALIB EMERY, OTHO HAMILTON, Sanford, Feb. 1, 1808. (22)
NOTICE.
THE Copartnership of the subscribers under the firm of BRADISH & BROWN, is this day dissolved by mutual consent—All persons indebted either by note or account to said firm, are requested to call without delay on LEVI BRADISH, at his Bake house, and have them adjusted. LEVI BRADISH. DAVID BROWN. Feb. 18.
The Baking-Business will be carried on as usual by DAVID BROWN, at the Bake-house lately occupied by Bradish & Brown, where may be had 8 or 10 thousand weight of Ship Bread, cheap for cash. Feb. 22.
REMOVAL.
J. D. HOPKINS respectfully informs the public that he has removed his office to the room formerly occupied by Salmon Chase , Esq. and lately by Thomas Hopkins, jun. being the next door to the office of the Register of Deeds—where he will be ready to receive the commands of those who may wish to employ him in the line of his profession. Portland, Dec. 21. Sm.
London Hats and Shoes.
Joshua Shaw,
INFORMS his friends and customers that he has received his Fall and Winter supply, consisting of cases of men's superfine Beaver Hats of an improved make : 1 case of Ladies' Beaver Hats and Bonnets ; 1 trunk plaid & patent Kid Shoes ; and a large assortment of ladies' muffs, and children's Morocco Shoes. Also—A large assortment of gentlemen's Boots and Shoes, manufactured under his own inspection, of the newest fashions, and warranted to be of the first quality. Portland, Oct. 26. tf
Edward Howe,
No. 2, Union-Row, Upholsterer,
INFORMS the public, that he has just opened an extensive assortment of English, French and American PAPER HANGINGS, with elegant Borders and Panel Papers of the very latest and best patterns, which are selling very low ; fashionable Fringes, Laces, and Tassels for curtains ; Chintz Furniture ; Bed ticking ; Down, Live Geese and Russia Feathers ; Sofas with and without Hair Cloth ; Easy and Lolling Chairs ; double and single Hair Matrasses ; Mofs do.
Also—An elegant assortment of gilt and mahogany framed LOOKING-GLASSES, as has ever been offered for sale in this town.
E. HOWE also stuffs Sofas, Easy and Lolling Chairs, Matrasses of all kinds, Cushions for Pews, &c. Beds made and filled, warranted of the first quality. High post and field Bed Curtains made in the most fashionable style. CASH given for Oxen and Horses' Coarse HAIR. Dec. 7.
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 stable will be sold at private sale on a liberal credit of several year if required, the interest being paid annually.—For further particulars enquire may be made of the subscriber in Portland . Oct. 12. E. WHITMAN.
Factory Cotton.
Henry Smith & Co.
No. 4, Mussey's Row,
HAVE for sale a large assortment of factory, Wharp and Filling, and two threaded whitened Cotton. July 13. tf
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. Howe & 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 satisfactory to purchasers. Feb. 1.
THE subscribers hereby give public notice to all concerned, that they have been duly appointed & have taken upon themselves the trust of Administrators on the estate of THOMAS MINOTT,
late of Portland , in the county of Cumberland , Gentleman, deceased, by giving bond as the law directs—they therefore request 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 CLARISA MINOTT, WM. MINOTT. Feb. 25, 1808.
THE subscriber hereby gives public notice to all concerned, that she has been duly appointed and has taken upon herself the trust of an Administratrix on the estate of ISRAEL GROSS,
late of Brunswick , in the county of Cumberland , yeoman, deceased, by giving bond as the law directs—the 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 ANNE GROSS. Feb. 25, 1808.
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 HIRZKAH BREWER,
late of Freeport , in the county of Cumberland , shipwright, 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 BREWER, JUN. Feb. 25, 1808. (29)
THE subscriber hereby gives public notice to all concerned, that he has been duly appointed and has taken upon himself the trust of an Administrator of all and singular the goods, chattels, effects, rights, and credits, which were of
CHARLES ELLERBY, of Berbie , in the colony of New Amsterdam , deceased, at the time of his death, 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 I. D. HOPKINS, Admr. Portland, Feb. 29, 1808.
TAKE NOTICE !
I FORBID any person or persons harboring or trusting any Female under the canopy of Heaven, as I will pay no debts of her contracting. ELIJAH BREWER. Portland, Feb. 12, 1808. (22)
REMOVAL.</