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

Speaker, and J0Gtph Wheaton was recho-
Zen Sargent at Arns. ..
Committees were chofrn to wait on the
rreGdent OF the United States to inform
1TtrrI OF IRE UTl5.rIiz7ItoH Or the TWO Heufes
Ike returned in anfwer, that he fhould
make a Communication 10 Consreis, BY
mefase tomorrow at IL o'clock.
TUESDAY, DEC. J, 1905.
This Day, nonn the rreiidcnt's Secretary, prefcn-
'cd the following MESSAGE, from the Prefdent.
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10 tie Sfnafr ahd Hogf gf Representatives., IF
she Unaed States Of A,agiea.
\ t moment when the n3ens of Eu-
IA rope are in commotion sM Eirmed a
galnlt each other, when thofe with whom
VIC have principal intercolrf- are engaged in
the general confetti, and when the counten-
ance OF iome OF them towards our peaceable
country threatens that even that may not be
unaffected by what is pafIin5 on the general
rheltre' a mesting Of the Representatives Of
the Nation in both Houfes OF Congrels, has
become more than ufualiy defrable. Com
ing from every fiction of our country, they
bring with them the fentiments and the in
formation of the whole, and will be ena-
bledto give direction TO the public affairs,
which the will and the wildom Of the whole
will approve aud fupport.
In taking Z review Of the fate Of otr
country, we in the frft place, notice the late
affliGtion of two Of our cities under the fatal
fever, which in latter times has occafohaly
vifited our flores. Providence in his good
neis gave 1t early termination on this occa-
iion, and lehened the number of victims
which have ufually fallen before it. In the
courie of the ieveral vilitatons by this diff
cafe, it has appeared that it is ftri6tly local,
Incident 10 cities and tide waters only; in
communicable in the country, either BY per-
1ons under the dneafe, or BY goods carried
from dileaied places that its accels is with
the autumn, and it difappears when the ear
ly frofts come. Thele reltriGions, within
narrow limits of time and fpace, give fecu-
rlty even 10 our maratime cities, during
three fourths of the yeag, and TO the country
always.
Although from thefc facts il appears un-
necefary, yet to fatisfy the fears of foreign
nations, and cautious on their part not to be
complained of in a danger Whole limits are
yet unknown to them, have itri6tly enjoin-
ed on the officers at the head Of the cuitoms,
10 certify with exact truth, for every ve1el
failing for foreign port, the fate of health
reipetting this fever, which prevails at the
place from which fhc fails under every
motive from character and duty TO certify
the truth, | have no doubt they have faith
tt,lly aI ,,rk Il
injury, has however been iuftained from a
propeniity tc identity with this epidemic, and
10 call by the fame name, fevers Of very d1-
ferent kinds, which have been known at all
times, and IL all countries, and never have
been placed among tho!e deemed cOntagiousi
AS we advance IN our knowledge Of this diff
cafe, or facts devclope the iomcc, from which
individuals receive it, the State authorities
charged with the care Of the public health,
and Congrets with that of the general com
merce, will become able to regulate with eff
feet their retpe6tive functions in thefe depart
ments. lhe burthen of quarantines is fel
at home as well as abroad their efficacy
merits examination. Although the health
law OF the States fhould be found to need no
Preient revival by Congreis, yet commerce
claims that thsir attention ihould ever be =
wake TO them.
Since our lait meeting thealpett of our for
eign relations has conGderably changed. Our
COATS have been infeited and our harbours
watched by private armed velicls, fome of
them without commiGions, iome Of them
with illegal commif1ions, others with thofe
OF legal form, but committing piratical acts
beyond the authority of their commiilions
They have captured, in the very entrance of
cur harbours, IS well as on the high ieas, ,uot
only the veiieis Of our friends, coming to
trade with US, but ourown alfo. They have
carried them OF under pretence Of le-
gal adjudicatc'i, but not daring to approach
court OF juirice, they have plundered and
funk them by the way in obicure places,
when no evidence could arife againft them.
mal-treated the crews and abandoned them