Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1805-12-16

o them in a more advanced age, q quIet ana
undifturbed repole in TIE boiou OF their fani-
lies. l cannot then but clrneftiy recon-
mend TO your early yconilderdtior, me eXPe-
dency of 70 modifying our militia tyttcm as,
uy a ieparation of the more active part from
that which Is lcis 10, we may draw from II,
when neceiiary an efficient corps, fit tor real
and active ieryicc, and TO be called to It III
galar rotation.
Confederate proyifion has been made TN
der former authorities from Congrets OF ma
terials for the conitructIon OF ihIps OF war,
of IA guns, 'theic materials are on hand, iue-
jc6t 70 the further will of the Legislature.
An immediate prohibition of the eNPor-
tation Of arms ana anmunitIoh is alto iue-
mitted 70 your determination.
Turning from theie unp(eatant views o.
violence and wrongs, congratulate you on
the liberation Of our fellow-citizens, who
were ltranded on the coat Of Tripoll, and
made prifoners Of war. IN j government
bottcmed on the will Of all, the life and il0er-
ty of every citizen, becomes lnteretting to all
IN the treaty, therefore, which has concluded
our warfare with that fate, an article tor the
IIanfom OF cur citizens has been agreed 70.
An operation by land, by iinall band OF our
counuymen, and cthers engaged for the ot-
calion, in conjunction with the troops OF the
ex-Baihaw, of that cougtrv, Gaf,antly con-
Quoted by our late Contul, Elton, and their
iucccfsfIi enterprises On the city Of I>ernc,
contributed dou5t.ais to the impr6tiion
which produced pace and the conctu1iou cF
this prevented opportunities Of which the II
fcerS and men Of our tquadron defined tor
Tripoii, would have ayailed themie!ves TO-
emulate the acts Of va!or exhibited by their
brethren in the attack Of ~ lalt year. R--
fetting with high tatisfatIon on the dittin-
tin9uiihed bravery diiplaved whenever oc-
cations permitted in the late Mediterranean
iervice, think il would De a ufeful encour-
agement, as we'll as a jutt reward, to make
an opening for fomc prefent promotion by
enlarsng our peace cAabllfhment Of captains
and licuttnants.
With Tunis fome Misunderstanding
have ariien, not yet futficiently explained, but
friendly difcufiions with their ambafador
recently arrived, and mutual dilpo6tion to
do whatever is jutt and reafonable, cannot fail
OF dliiiPating thele. So that we may confder
our peace on that coalt generally, to be on as
found a footing as it has been at any pre-
ceding time.--Still it will not be expedent to
withdraw Immediately, the whole of our
force from that iea.
The law providing for naval peace
eltablilhment, fixes the number Of fri
gates, which hall be kept in conftarr
iervlce IN time OF peace and preicribeS
that they fhall be manned by not more
than two thirds Of the compliment Of
feamen and ordinary ieamen. whether
a frigate may be tuHed TO two thirds
only Of the proper compliment OF men.
mutt depend on the nature Of the fervice
on which ihe is ordered, taat may iome.
times for her fafety, as we'll as to enture
her Object, require hor fullc& compIi
ment. In adverting to this fubiett
CongreiS will perhaps confder whether
the bef Limitation on the Executive
dilcretion in this cafe, would not be BY
the number of leamcn which may bt
employed in the whole fervice, rather
than by the number of veilels. Occa-
iions ottener arife for the employment
of imaIl, than Of large venels and il
would leden Tifl as we'll as cxpence to
be authorized 10 employ them Of pre-
ference, the Limitation fuggelted BY the
number Of feamen, would admit Of a
leleaion of vedeIs bef adapted TO the
iefvice.
Our Indian nciShbors are advancing,
many Of them with Gpirit, and others
beginning to engage Iii the purluits OF
agriculture s houiehold manufactures.
They are becoming feniible that the
earth yields fubfHence with lefs labor
| than the forelt, and find il their interelt
from time to time to diipoie Of parts OF
heir furplus and waite lands, for the
| means of imprOyinp thof. they occupy-