Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-03-17

OF merchant vehels, and craft, had been
collected in that, from the neigh5oling
porrs shat Bonaparte had made repest-
ed Wits to the coat, to accelerate by his
preience and rewards, the nals Of prepar-
atoms thai all the Ipgti.h prieoners
had been removed into The interior and
many Of them had been prevailed UPON
to join the Iriih brigade, and the corps of
Englifh, Scotch and lriih guides. All
thefe meafures, as we have before obterv-
ed, may be the isratagems Of Gallo f.
nene and policy; but to us, they have the
appearance Of iettled deGgn, and OF conf
dent fuccefs.--'lhe vah expenle Of thele
unparalleled preparations, and tie de-
rangement they location in all the other
concerns of the republic, can have no leis
an objea, than the deltJucticn of a pow
erful rival, difficult as it appears to the
world. The interior of the republic is far
from being tranquil; and tome Of the
icenes Of the fangninary rradgedy Of La
vendee were in repetition. On the 5th
January, Gen. Deyeaux, with 10000
troops, was ordered into La Vendue to
| reRore and preicrve tranquility. An ex-
petition, it was fill faid, was in readi-
nefs to fail from Toulon It's deaina.ion
was conjeaured to be India. 1t was
watched by the lynx-eyed Mellon.
N0rtb Of Europe Anunaber Of ac-
counts render it nearly certain, that the
Runian emperor had no, relinquilhed his
mediation and was arou!ing from the
apathy with which, he apparently had
contemplated meafures which have threat
ened to convulfe all Europe to It's centre.
His predictions are manifsllly in favor of
England and his recall of bis favosite,
| Ing negotiations with the emperor of Ger
many; and the augmentation OF his forces,
render it probable hemeans to back his
mediation with the 6 nliim7 ratio rsyum.'
Pruilia, it was ALTO faid, had refnoniira-
ted againa the forced loans levied on
Hamburg, Bremen, &c. Iheie psepar-
atory movements, however, bad not
made any perceptible ilnprefions on Bon
aparte. In his career of ambition, he
moves on Gin one road, in one pace -
and like Shakefpeare's HorsPuR, is s ron
fdent againf The zcsrId in arms.'
The very fevere weather which bad
been experienced in The European !eas,
had forced the -Britifh bIockadiog iquad-
rons of the Elbe and Wetsr to retire for a
time. The EngIilh charns! feet, under
Ad. CORVALLIS, had twice been driven by
forms from their cruizing tations and
been obliged to repair in England AZ
the Taft dates, however, he had renewed
| the blockade, with feventeen fail Of the
line, moa of which are heavy nips.
Though an opportunity was thus offered,
the French feet in Brett waters, Gid not
embrace it to put to iea.
Ia Great Britain and Ireland there did
not appear any relaxation of the immcnie
military and naval observation-disclosures
ments were making TO provide barracks
for firong force which was to continue
embodied during the winter and it was
laid, would be ordered On eFfsnfve opera
lions in the fpring. Pailsngess in the vel.
lels from Liverpool, fay, the invaiion
was as little talked of in England, asrit
was feared. That commerce, manuf,c.
lures and agriculture did not appear 10 be
materially interrupted by the prepars;iiorr7s;
that the revenue was in fate Of increaEs.
and that the public iiocks were Ring.
Spain K Portugal Gill continued at peace
VII Citsi liit;l Euro was ex.
'remely buiy in manufacturing reports Of
expected ruptures +: Eut there was no
indications of one, in any of the governs
mental proceedings. The politicians
appeared divided on the fubieSt but the
majority agreed. that the nnnatnrL Or