Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1806-10-06

ing reptarks.
Bvtbe shove information It will appear
,ha, we are at leaf on tie eve of war WITH
S-,a;n. fit has not already commenced. ~
rhis important crifs, il becomes every Ameri-
can print to fpeal; with caution IL our eouh,
try i once engaged IN war, the efforts O.
every man in il, whatever be ms Pohtics' or
however he may view the meaiures OF the
Administration, as having been much, or httle
or not at al conducive 10 futh an untoward
event, mutt be exerted in Its defence. 10
perait recruitment againit weak or wicked
administration, to fway Us when patrIotlim or
TeIf prefervation call to action, would be un-
worthy federallts. Still il does not follow
thar we are to fhut our eyes to the immediate
-or remote cadfeiof the war # the govern
rnent is 10 blame, we fee no reaion the people
hould not be acquainted with il. Let as look
for y moment, then, at the fate of affairs ia
the Quarter where this rupture has lhewn il
feIf. .
II fcems that force coniilting Of " 500
Spzniib folders and nearly as many Indians
(thefe prefume are =" our aSOaSoiag Indian
z.irBbors" that Mr. Jefferlon boaited Of in his
last nefage) : were. on their march for, and
were within few miles Of the AdaIs, poit
fI8 miles from Natchitsches." Natchitoches
Is Etuated due wen Of the MiihGPpl, As !
fhould nudge from an examination OF the map
before me, and as 10 which cannot be great
" rniaaken, upwards Of a loo miles, north
wea of he town Of New-Orleans nesry $50
miles, and Of the gulf Of Mexico by the river
Adais, about | so.
The Spanifh governor has ordered his
troops to retake poaefTion If Natchitoches, on
the ground that our purchaie did not extend 10
far weitward as TO comPriie that place,
Without going into an examination Of title
and boundaries here, let US advert 10 the Pre-
fdent's fecret mefdge relative to Spain, IS
lately pubIilled by Mr., j. Randolph.
Having told as thar " in order 20 obtain
iuaice, as well as TO relfore frieudfhip, he had
thought fpecial milton aaviGble and there
fore had fent Mr. Munroe (his extraordinary
envoy on all extraordinary accslions) TO Ma
drid," tie proceeded to inform Us that,
{; 44tler nefrly fee meatbs IF fyuitlsG ealaaVor,
10 bring fJem b sms dsfnitivs and }aiisfzRay r.
4t, or uinier ended tbs conference, 7tifboHf bl9-
Ing been able to attain Indemnity or loaatioas Of any
d.l1ibtioa, or any latisfaaion as to boundary
Of LouiGana, other than declaration thatw
had no rights eahward Of the IberviIe, ftm
senyiag teot b. laal eaft IF tb< A1iBJfesil and
4 that our line to tie welt was one which would
J leave us bnt yf,bg ef land on thar bank 81
the AliGiPpip 1La a9
In,his public ruefage which was to coupon
the journals and be made known to the peOi
pie, he fad t...-. ,..-... ...---.-.
F'q3yftioHs jar s7Vifab1 Gssgqigs tie 5sSHaa-
yies Of L0wfaHa baVe not besn aee44sd to
While, however, the right is uFfettlcd, we
have avoided CHANGING THE FACE OF
THINGS, By t4ti9g ae4g .9sR,, ~ f,esgtbsriag
onj:igss IN ne aj9me4 fy,jto,ics," To.
from thefe ertratfsit is clear, fri, that Spain
denies, that we have any right by the Louih-
ana purchaie, TO any thing more than mere
Ping Of land onthe eat hand Of the Miiiihp.
pi and fecondy, that the executive had n.
dersd, that till the difpute as to boundarie.
fhould be adjuhed, the fate Of things within
the dlputed territory ihould remain as they
were: Having hus Pros1s1l If The zv5ols p, oaaa
"a II
the liberty 10 ak how il comes that anv al
tempt fhould be made by force of arms, TO diE
poGelels Spain Of Natchtoches, or to keep tht
poi at Adias htuaTed as they are n re thar
hundred miles welt of tie weIserli bank of the
NiliiPPi We have ne forgot that in or.
der to prelerve harmony with Spain, BY 10
exercihng any ad of cwnerihip in the ean
err diIputed territory, be erected a port D
entry in the middle Of vait wood, inltead q
at the mouth OF the Mobile; IN order to pre-
ferve conhllency, ought he not then 10 hav,
refrained alto from exerciGngany a1 Of owner
fhip in the dfputed weaern territory? w,
leave it 10 the editors Of The democratic prints
particularly Mr.. Editor Richie, to anfwei
this quenion. And while he is engaged il
the fubiect, we will thank him FOR any infor
nation he may happen 10 have refpecting the
TWO MILIroSsfenr to France in tie Hornet
To conclude with a single re-
mark - We once more beg il
may be recolIected, that Whil(
one party in the United States ex.
tolled the Louisiana purchase a:
THE MOST GLORIOUS E.
VENT OF THE AGE, anc
which was TO .ENcIRCLE THE
BROW OF MR JEFFERSON WITH
A CARLAEDf OF PERENNIAL
HoNoRs (; the other pronounce
the acquisition, hampered and en-
tangled as it was, a PANDORA.
BOX, from 1yhich 1vere to issue
the direst plaques this iHJateC
country hid ece,. 70itneSsed.9