Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-08-06

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I WEALTH is the nerve of NATIONAL power
IN Conflicts between Kingdoms it is rhe fource
OF rrcrn'tlHg armies, Whole ranks are ,hined bv
iiaugascr and dlicafc. 1t not only conquers by
land. E't It opens the empire of the ocean.
Muty1 not excite furprife and regret, to per-
eesvc MT. !rheftcn, ayfhing the .reafurc OF
tac nation, lkc only iurc defence ar.inA the DIFF
petition, or the actual cncroachmen, of afnbi
tious ard domlpcering fstes Nor is it mat
ter OF 'eis turtle, to fee this treaiore applied
to itrcngstheasShs enemies, expended on nip
OF people. wh, have recently il,ownsther to-
tai d,lregard ct tbf s,fUrry -irr1P4rr ~.
millions. and TefuGrg redrcfs. Almoa thirty
three rhouiauu do,lars were expended to repair
the Berceau, French rrHel, Whole original colt
is Rated at = little more, than thirteen shoufand
No law, treaty or national compact impoied a.
ny obligation for fuch :fngular and unpreccdsn-
ted conduct
TO prove the expenditure Of money on the
Rerceau by Older Of the executive, and the
manner, in which it was repaired we f,all give
extracts OF letter of Samuel brown, navy a.
gent, to the fecretary Of the navy dated Bolton,
| October 81, 1901
slsI aclofe an account Of the repairs made on,
and the iu2phes fu;nied to the French national corvette,
LIE Berceau agreeatIy your inrucons of the I'd April
ka:t, amounting to 5z,S39 dollars 81 cents.
You have drectsd to be Rated Tho precisc condition lie
3ereeau was in her equipment 81 every kind the
delivery to the officers appointed the part OF the French
republic, to receive her On the Esd Of June e for
nAy delivered up but many Of the iuppes nece
isy made after that time, conceive the object intended
would not be embraced by Eating her condition that Pc
Rod think there better way of aicertaing repairs
and uppcs ihe received public expcnie, and the con
lion OF her equpment AT the termination Of the iuppes
than by reference to the account which hope you will
think to be uiiicienty explanatory But it may be
miis make ome general cbervasions on the fubet
thsl therefore lay, that tie 5 pwyJts. bss5S, ssn
err, elssys, ms~as yigg and sey zyeyf,srs fb Pike
rers yd fs repairs si-ir -sR exs.e,
and tie as-.ss /vnGd for fs prybt, ~ b bf kas
That wherever the copper her bottom appeared have
received an INJURY was repaired with Ia ,ypss
srve s1sa be s,sif IF h sg fssia dssr ssas~ s6a~ DE
so IN o r ptrgs ivsas ibe s7ion ss5 tie B..
Her mats. bowprit, pas tops and caps all new, and
made IN the hc!s and mon u5Asta Her hrouds,
ay and cordage all new and Of the be quality be-
ing made Of the finch yarns, creeping about four tons
the latter. She furnied with new cable eighteen
nche hundred and twenty sathors length, AID am
J ply iupPed with parc ccrage In addition upwards Of
thTy fails, that faved from the wreck. which
in good order he furnsoa with complete Iet Of
iaiis, made OF the bcn duck Hr essf;a~ ~ as,s,
y'u Ay and i, dsAss aad su@5 dsey repairs,
s51s al ne p-yiod ssfsyyssl 10 oIsvs.
Her fuppy of blocks ard hlork work ample. She
was urniaed with barge, apd her other boats
well repaired and fine was abundanty fupfsd with wste
easks.
chairs erockcry ware and other furniture. In 1y ysrts
ftsre esasSf te a1sd, ~ roas as @ Ss-r eaass, s
| Gear IL al tx period 6.fs,e ,s;f,,sd To-.
Sts zss fsni&vf stib bs, po fy-rd, suas m fsur Ok
'4ar r.9'e aad ats, fo~ seab ne S lind for vc
! age os three months" M "A
Here then we have one inRanc OF the cxpen-
6iiurs Of money By the direction Of the pref
ident. required by no treaty, authorized by 10
law, and in violation of the coritnutiop. lr-
deed the government have. manifeited con-
ciooinefs of wrong by defending this waite 81
pubic money, in no leis than four different ways
AT one time, we are told our convention with
France required it !; at another, that it was juf
tilted by the principles of reafon and max;:ns
/ of found policy at third, it is JaJsy ara IN
hyb'aSE gsrftd ibaf fbe/s REPAIR soere ordered :,
'AT r'sesai"g admiaarat.sas! aud at fourth, tha