Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1806-09-08

allowed Us 70 extract IS I sample cfthe
cditpr's lnlDner:
."To attempt 70 foster 4 Commerce
without armed slips TO protect il, Is
like sowing a field OF wlest v.i.hou,
fencing it. Those profound politicians,
who inform rs that We ought not ii
commence the establishments WI nliI5.
tary marine till we are able to coiitend
with the navy of Grtat-Diitsin, areas
wise as the fond cd ladys VIC would
not suffer her darling to ~ into tie wa.
ter, until he had Iearnsd to swim. Ore
may carry pistols against feo;-pads,
although they would avail Linn nothing
in opposition to well sepoihted traia
Of brass 6eid-pieces."
Jerome Bordtanc.-A genl,tnaH
who arrived here Yesterday nosnlns
in the stage from PhiladelpkiA, informs
that French fiiFatc dismastcd, With
500 English prisoners on borrl, had
been driven by stress Of weather, into
the Deleware--thst tits frigate was one
OF Jerome Bonaparte's squadron, the
remainder of which had arrived It the
ChesapeaKe--.and the report WAS, that
Jerome bad captured and destroyed The
whole homeward bound Jamaica feet
srPTrMsER. 2.
A Mr.. Pritchard, is Set up for Congrefs in
Ola, sgainft Mr.. Morrow, the prelen, Rep
relentalive. The Democrats affecf 10 Lqse
fund ttr E,ffry FrstlEran olt-to have diicnvered
Ills propeniities So much zeal y difpaycd Nv
fome of bis opponents, that It iesRE 4 ptrlca
wonId hardly be fate who la0uid FAY gel
ze,'Ose,' in their prelence.
Letters from Halifax, received from, rtrv
reipttlabI. Gentlemen, fate, rhat Capt. Nhit-
IVY vas put under aFreli AVID ient lame IA
palenger, IN TIE fhip Icander, uf wAich lie
capt. W formerly bad tie command Capt.
Whii0y, W. understand Is lent 10 England, 70
account GO the Britiih Governments for ha
coniud I'D the American lsatiun. and tic &c.
pEedatiDns he committed of sandy Heck.
q IN r re ~ Rst-sr-Plssn-It Is VITA
much regret NE have 20 fate the lois f ,hs
iiup Roae-in-BlooEnr commanded by Capt 5.
Barker, bound from Ckarielton to this port.
ihIs ihip uDfct az 0 o'clock on Sunday morn
ing Taft, Oft Bsrnegat, during the gale which
vas ievsTely felt ia this city. 1t is paintuto
rate, that OUT OF forty-nine Pe-font on board.
Il were drowhed-Cen. Macpherfon, Of
CharleliOn, in iaving the life Of bic ,auglitef
lois his OWE On NoudIy, at5II O'Clock a.
M the ipTvivors were taken uf the v1eci1 by
the Brltiili brig Swift, Captain Phei1Sl, 5f 81,
Johns. and brought fafe to this porr. aiA
The following ara the names of the perfons
Capt Stephen Barker, Capt. Oliver Chm
plinI Mis- Eliza Macpherfon, Hon Tohn Rut-
ledge, Mr.. J.. Petrzy, NJ. Brenan, JoitPh w.
Page, B Booth, John DAVIS, d. Botifrur, III
Turner, n. Perry, y. Croker. .fo.s,,
Seomsa.- Benjamin Brayton, W. Van Eigh.
ten. John W. Gibbs, Raatcll Cornell. Lloyd
B,iBursJohn Highway, Lewis Riley, JnneI
QUA. ThSnas Comfy, vi liam CcMan-
l4er Of Caio,-babriAe Ia eFLie, Juha
Murray. Henry Dztis--2S Ay,d.
DROWNED.---Gsn. NacplerGou and fer
van !, Mrs. Bosth and Son, Mr.. Clark lanes
MiIllerfiun.- Thomas Talk, Henry towering,
Doct Baliard and tervan5, Mr. EutiFeur's icr-
Fsnt, Mt. ID. Erock=r's ftrv4nt. i--.t
Sfsfyggs Paf- igr ! a1l tia zaa-- William Whit.
eIegei Iohp rqrcha, p. Al'Czrty, william Ro-
bihien, Chaf!es Bryce, For sune Johrton, Joha
TRULY, black, Adam Knctr, BLACK, Harry hids
blsck.--DrpW1e5 ~
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From Observation-Disclosures
" ON Saturday last arrived at .Assy
CaStLe, Fret lrigate, having CT.
rlcd away herMlzch -nlstaEa ra-.n-tcp-
mast, and received 5orlc 0tAcr damage
IN the late gale u rh1 2Sl sic las
number q British prisoners or board;
and from ~eiaoTs chi, we are enabled ID
say, that she as on1 Of Jerome's fleet,
that they have allbeen II the gale, that
one Ct them was obliged to throw over