Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1808-12-19

IL Me Madifon's patriotic letter" to
Mr.. E-itine. dated March IS 1905, fad
this Ratsmeu,--" Nor is II to BE forgotten.
that previous I'd the Bitifh orders IF Novem-
Der, j, had been ssylirify acsszuSsir az TO the
Brisiii government, by the American miniler
az Lon5oa, thar svsfaaati0nt uncoptradicted by
any overt al, bzdbsse giren TO our minif1er ar
Paris, which ji.ajjfs5 reliance, that the French
decree would not be put in force a.aiull the
umtea States, and that communication was
repeated TO the Briifh government immediate
y on the publication Of thole orders
This IS not faife fatement 1t is undoubt
ediy true, thai explanations had been given to
cur miniaer at Paris, &c. and tina thcle bad
been communicated TO the Bridfb govern
meut. But Mr.. Madifon airus 70 deceive. 10
niilead, not merely foreign n1iriher, which
be never could do. while tina: miniaer was an
EyiE'Se, but he deGgns to milead his own coun-
'rymen. For here, in this fame letter. he re-
fers Mr.. RrGsine 70 papers containing proofs,
that theie explanations were fpurious. were
not from the proper lource, were NOT the
true explanations Of laid decree L Mr. Mad
lion weak enough 70 dol this involun;arily, un-
Intentionally :! No--He is a man of tai.
ents, and IL therefore dangerous for n this
hudied abfurdity, he knew thai Mr.. Erline
mutt diicover the rouennefs. But that check
cd Sim but little in his eIertions 10 deceive
The people; 20 heap, in their minds. odium
upon England, and fmOoth the rough aud rig
~ conduct Of Bonaparce.
Is u prsiumable, that he Briti1i govern
nient were 70 ignoraut in the knowledge of
hs"itcal proseeding, ia diplomacy, or Of Bon
aparte aud It's cabinet, a. 10 have believed
'hose explanations TO be genuine Or, can
= l-slSine be fuppofed TO be 70 deficient in
conaFnon fenfe, a. not 70 difcover the froth Of
The Hiiefabie eobweb fophinry here attempt
Cd to lie played OF upon him,
New mark you we'll, reader; and Mr..
Madfon, nep forth, ] dare thee 10 be tried"
BE It known 70 al, whom the truth doth
cOnce-n, that ia th5 fro iaRance, wherein the
neutrality Of the Unitsd Sta,es, las all demo.
era's fay) was implicated, and on the hra
euel:.oa tina; a-ofe, wherein this Berlin decree
r9ueied ;he cafe, IL 7rot drf ,r7irsJ by Bona
pafie hi:rielf. the only power TO give the true
ard i.nai eSPlanatioa, and the power 10 whom
tie qusllioa fri ariGng, was retired for de-
efon, thar.
HI ugj9fy bas iafiszatsS, f5af, ~ 5s dsS hsf
'''at prs9o, 70 ssP,gs ary ersfpfca - b. dsryes,
'serf 40 g,ovnd fer mailing ssy in NE exaesfioa,
Is rsAstis' TO any zrLo~fses".
(SZAeJy RECMIER."
Dafsl Seet. Is, 1907"
notwithstanding this coufru9ion Of the
Berlin decree MIR Msdifon is pIeafed 10 call
it local law = of courfe Great Britain had
no ground Of retaliation, & the United States
no cauie Of complaint. AT another time, he
calls il belligerent edItf," bur enforced
without the knowledge Of Grea, Britain-of
souffe ihe had no right 10 retaIiase. He faYs
alio, much about its not being intended" 70
operate zgsInit the United States, though Bo-
n>paFte, tx months before, had laid :. did not.
al The time, think proper TO make any crcep
tiou ofthe-Unted STATES.
Mr. Madilon, - this letter, writes 70 Mr..
ETsk'ue thus With refpea 70 pyiori.y Of
tAeir assrefhons on neutral commerce, Great
Britain mul icok beyond the epoch fhe has
Fhoisn for illegal acts Of her adverfay France.
- iupPort Of the allegation on which fhe
fonad' her reraIiatory edi6ts againR our COM
incree. Thar is, reader, 70 fay, that the
French Berlin decree, as il relates TO us, as a
Neutral is Hos IN Illegal a9.
Eha' fine man Mr.. Madifon is Surely
hneTica muf fourth, with fuch man Of
+" talents" az her head
Que word as TO his pretended reliance
mihe Berlin decree.
Did the Unised States ever make any re-
htta0ce TO the Berlin decreea If they did,
what was that rehaance,
When the murder of Peiyee. of New-York,
ay Capt whitby took place, rbe caub,isn. and
other EngIiih vefels, were forbidden to enter
,cnr waters
When the affair Of the cbsseeaic happened
Approximation was ilTued ksspipg Oh; Of our
waters. all Hririfh armed vef,Is They have
Ance been refufcd Wsffy.
Tho aronenent was offered for the wrong,
The proclamation mua non be recalled.
a aqa .ispor tsfcu al has beer paaed againfl
riuth goods, and other iueh ike reidia;ory
seizures adopted aga;na England.
Now box a tbs 0lter picture.