Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-12-03

morn "a letter has OcCH EcCc1Ved from Nir. Mig
gins, at Malta, dated Sept. 25,announcing the
receipt of letters FROM Commodore Preble, off
lripoli, with intelligence that he had made
two attacks on the Barbarians the firf by Dry,
when he took three gunboats, the fecond by
night, when be funk three gunboats and large
polacca and that he was on the point of ma.
king another aflault Mr.. II. adds, Mat he
reinforcement from America had not arrived !;
shat e they did Join the fquadron off rrpo
B fealonsbly, there was lttlc doubt that the Balh-
sw would acce e 20 salnnoft any terms which
might. be Dictated to him !; as he had already
5siltn confderably in his demands even relin-
nuifhing, it was reported, all hopes Of future
tribute. -
! Other letters mention, that much damage
had been done the CITY of Tripoli and its forti-
Gcations, &c. in the bombardment that the
captain of one of the American gun boats had
been killed and that there was no late news
from the American captives in the power of the
Bafhaw.
From RnLTa.--Capt Cakes, who arrived at
Bottom, from S.. Peteriburgh, Rufl;a, informs,
that feet of fix fhips of the line was fitting
out, which was faid to be defined for the Med
;iterranean; that the fquadron which had lately
been in the North fca had paned the found on
its return that there we're reports that war
was expected between RufIia and France, but
they occalioncd little converiation.
--
Lomfaaa.-There appears no profpea that
party fprit will be foon laid in Loui6ana. Cit
izen Bore, late Mayor of Neworeans, appoin-
ted to the Legislative council by the PRECEDENT.
has declined ferving, becaufe he is averfe from
the prefent mode Of government. He hints
that if the Louiiianians were allowed What he
con(iders their right, he would willingly !erye
in Legislature, if elected By bis tsi7oq0eitizeus
Mr.. Jones has alto declined being of the Legif-
lative Council, for fimllar realon with that Of
fereA by Mr.. Bore Mr.. appears blythe New
Orleans paper, to have attributed wafps' nef
BY his proceedings in the bufnefs. Five or fix
writers have entered the columns agaiaf him.
Alctter from Natchtoches, on the Red River,
dated Oct. ~, fays, an ipfurreetion of the Aaves
was apprehended there in conieouence of the
detected intrigues of Spanilh incindiary. Par
ties of militia were kept under arms.--PGL
French fTigate of 4 guns, has arrived at
Annapolis, (Maryland) and has brought over
Gen. Thuriot, the French Imperial Ambafa-
dor who has proceeded for the feat of govern
nest.
GENERAL HAMILroN-In addition to the particulars
have already given repechg this gentleman uboin the
following furnhed by friend of General Hamiltoa,
who poees narrative of his life, written by the General
hmfelf
Gen. Hamltons grandfather Alexander Hamilton Eq of
Grange, in Ayrhire married Elizabeth Pollok Renfrew-
3nre by whom he had very numerous family The Gen.
erals father James Hamilton, being the fourth ion, obi
Red ieek his fortune in the Wende wher the
tal orn in the land of St. vncen. His mother
American Lady, and to her relations New-York he
was fent the age Of xteen for his educationLosap
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Fsiya Peaauee"With this appeation the Rev. Chap
kin Bneys paper printed Salem, lin the edorfhip Of
which we believe Meirs Carlton Story concerned) has
repubhed from paper of the 10Th u the truly
ordinary proceedings the Woolwich, relative to
the publication fgned Iincon."-We llould have had
objection this procedure, had the fame paper extracted
the defence Of Lincoln from the GazetteBut appears
their paper too much the fave of party admit uch lib
crafty. Were we guided by the fame principles
even the paned by Woowch would remain qui-
and unnoticed the records of the town. and the
hgnty of the conductors of that paper would have
been grated by their publication indeed aG
OF perane part refpet for the opinions of
felowczens, and principle of candor, alone induced
publifh them-and know the mof thorough invefi-
CATION niure the caue of truth and fed
sra We believe alto that the opinions Of
tain Of opponents eecuay eGfed by
DOR than thar party violence which the weapon of the
democrats AS the of Woolwich undertook the
defence of of its citizens equally willing te
receive from the former the latter For the honor
the town, however, forty find it 70 inefficient al
produce the highen recantaton, aordany con
tradeton of the charges agant that infamous combination
which thrua Mr. Thatcher from his feat in CongrefThs
authority which we pub'fhed Lincoln is Iuch te
challenge legal cruny consequences fear not
And if the deem act of Eberaty
opponents perhaps great for hee time deed OF
frse they welcome to make the bet uie of it, Yet il
they loft to every manly confederation, and to com
iutice they will no longer delay Publhing Lincons
productions.
And you too, vi,ta0a da. ofthe Argus, have niewn
'fSking of principle, ard of iberaity, inpuhifng
Proceedings of Woowch, without giving the accuied
hearing. But there is fone nali execute for you you
dyr puUh any thing without the appreciation of your
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