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Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-03-14

eral states in proportion to the number
Of militia ofeach state, IN such proper
ton of infantry, artillery, cavalry and
rifemen, as the President Of the United
States shall direct, and organize into
companies, battalions, regiments and
brigades, or other corps, as shall be
found exPedient, according to the num-
bers in each state respectively to be
encamped in the respective states, al
such time and place, as the President
of the United States shall from time to
time direct, and be liable TO serve in
their respective states or adjoining
states or territories.
The six thousand regular troops pro-
posed to be raised to consist Of five re-
giments of infantry one regiment Of
horse artillery and one regiment of RI
fiemen, composed of eight hundred men
each, exclusive of commissioned Off
GERS, and one regiment Of cavalry, to
consist of eight companies of fifty men
each, exclusive of commissioned Off
GERS.
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THE APPLICATION.


II The p. sctice i coming round 70 Its for
ner aandard, and lhsll be IN the majority
and he in the minority Dana, T. Cszgyss.
" God graut This may be the cafe"
EzbG,go g The fealon has now arrived for
every independent man TO fpeak out, and 70
eHerciie the srerogative of free man without
fear, and il j. hoped. likewiie, without re
prozch 80 MAJ .oaai Zafeil.gsuesr
Speak CUT Randolph, GARDENER,
Maiiers, and other men independent
Of court frowns or favor. The eve
of the nation is now upon you-Save
Or I Jerj5.-INDFPFNDeNCE.
SoLLooUY
Remember the repr ach of thy SER
wants how do bear in my bosom
the reproach Of all the mighty people
Where is their former loving kind
nefs which they once fwore unto me /?
DEMOCRACY.
Having thus ended this true pic
ture of the virtue pariotifm and
hon-fy Of the executive trends of the
pe pie, am confident the FRIEND of
truth mutt lhudder at their danger
Gus Gtuation Let me therefore
warn you, that YOU keep your lamps
burning and well trimmed. for you
know rot the hour you perilh
THE GHOST CT HAMIL TON.
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PHILADELPHIA, MARCH 3,

PHILADEI PHIA, MARCH 2.
The British EHVoy.-lt was SAID at Wash
mgton VA " edn' sday that Mr. Rose with
Mr. Foster would leave the country in aievs
days IN the Statira frigate and ;Lat Mr..
Mansfield IS 70 remain torthe presenG The
report II known 70 come from a respectable
source, bu' VletLer correct or not We cam.
not say. u lie language Of the democrats az
Washington both IN ard out Of Congress 10
thai Of inevitable WAR! but whether they
have any Knowledge on Tie sub ect more
than Others Is question: Gaz. u. S.
1t was whispered tnat another grand
caucus IS IA contemplation 70 request
Mir Jefferson 20 stand a candidate co
the next presidential election Il ibidl
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-03-14
Co'n'nanieafionsj rona Washington 70 The Editor
efthe U,ited States Gazette.

MONDAY, PEB. %.
"In debate on the militia bill, MIR Mich
olas said both England aud France have Civ
en- us Just cause of war " Is known to ev-
cry man in this house and in the nation, that
England has a force on our Eorth. There is
reason that France may At any time possess
country on our south. No man can tell
what will be our situation IL months hence.
No man can forsee how large a force may
hereafter be necessary. MIR. N did not be-
heve that regular army could be raised
adequate to the possible ex gencies Of the
country. We must only rely on the militia
MIR. n was therefore in favor of chasing
the militia, and placing our principal Deepen
dance on those who are bGtween II and %
years of age. As Mr.. n. supports tins bill,
it must be considered as an executive mea-
sure
The democratic leaders were yesterday
Sunday busy in sounding the members OF
the house of Repre- sentatiyes TO know
whether they could be brought 70 vote for
the expulsion Of gentleman who had
honestly delivered his sentiments on the
proceedings of congress and the state of the
country. They found to their surPrize that
a sufficient number could not be dragged
into the measure-They Of cou sc were
obliged, though very reluctantly, to reiin-
quish their design. They would be very
glad to get i'd Of man whose lcgick, Y ey
cannot answer, whose wit hey dread, ana
whose eloquenCe astonishts their puny
soul. But the truth Is that considerable
number Of the democratic members not only
admne the genius and talents or M Car
denier, but they we're bg.l y delighted
with his attack on the embsi lo md his Ceg-
rect portrait Of the national councils.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-03-14

ESDAYs MARCH H.
II is said a protest against thC lace rresi-
dental caucus is IN circulation for sigma
lures. The professors consider the nomi-
nation Of president by members Of con
grcss unconstitutional and highly improI er.
They also express some objections t. the
person nominated.
We hear nothing further III respect to the
negotiation but an open rupture with
Great Brl AIN appears more probable han at
any former period-not because there is any
serious difficulty IN adjusting our differen
ces, but II We make peace with that power,
and resume the usual intercourse and com
merce, there is danger ola quarrel, fnot an
open war with France "ThcIe's the rub n
The real question now submitted, Ia the
administrator, TO congress and to the PEG
pie of the United States is, whether they
will destroy the commerce Of their country.
and provoke war with England, merely ID
CRAFTY whim OF France, and cooperate
W th Napoleon in his design to annshilate
2 e commerce ofhis enemy.
An express arrived here to-day from New
Orleans. The quiz nuncs were very busy
Tor while in circulating the ne 17s that Nj
reau and Burr had taken N. Orleans. II
turns out that the express was DISPATCHED III
account of the hate agitated question con.
corning the batture.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-03-14
TUESDAY, FEB 90

uE5DAhe FED ID
Mr. NJ Claws militia hili sub eCis clergy
men III military duty Mi SAINT Loe Liv-
ei more, observed III dc bate, that this would
appear to Massachusetts, met, as strange,
as ridiculous, and as cutre, as It woulu to
Virginia en- to uniform their mlita IN tile
wig, gown, and cassock Of su episcopal
clergyman. "a general laugh
The committee have az length struck ont
the first section from the militia bin by A
majority Of six. This vote - reg .ld ed Is
death bl W 10 the bill. IOLscIyed but two
members from the northern STATE who v0-
ted against this motion. III southern Rem
berS generally patronize tht bin he piin-
ciple of classing the militia, VS. to-ts, both
well opposed and supported by MI Quincy
and Mr. EPpes
The secret Of Mr.. IL awson's resolution To
adjourn is this that difficulties have oc
CURED in our negotiation with MI. Rose !;
that couriers have been dispatch ed II both
England and France, and that complete
settlement of our differences with those
powers cannot take place TIL the return Of
those messengers, which VIII IL about
three months hence that It they should
bring unpleasant u, vs., congress ought to
be ia session az the time I VS. therefore
proper g Adjourn in March and meet in
May MIR ID wsun's resolution " nC gativ-
ed L was said Mr.. ID. had COZ suited the
president on this subject, and recei, ca for
answer that the attendance Of cong
might be dispensed will, Whenever they
should have transacted the important busi-
ness before them. Some supposed that this
answer might be regarded : ~ arpr,ba-
ton Of the measure others that IL was lr-
tended, TO evade and defeat the project Of
adjournment.
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Egrtb Gc11grF s-.....G 9fee;ou.


a 'U0E U - = 2 " :" Y %
MONDAY, PES %.
Mr., Montgomery offered the following re-
fclujlon, which VA. agreed TO. Eesol.ta,
I'll at committee be appo, ted TO inquire what
compeni4,ion, if any, ought TO be made 10
capt Pike AID his companions, for their fer
vices in exploring the MihGpgi river, aud
for their ate expedition % the fource OF the
Olage, Alkanfas end La Plate rivers, togeh Z
er with their tour through New Spain and
that the comnaitee have leave TO report by bill
or othcrwile
The houte then proceeded 70 confider the
motion made OF Saturday, by Mr. ID z. Viii
Hams, TO recommit the bill IN addition 20 the
aef supplementary 70 ne a4 laying an smbar-
gov hich was ef--red to the cummittee Of
commerce aud manufactures
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-03-14

WEn&EsDAYt FEB 81.
MIR. Newton, from the committee Of COM
n IA n4Iutacturc-. 10 whom was re-
committed the " biil in addition to The 81 Gu
q, "a a al laying an EMBARGO or all the
EiiPs AMI vsEsls i tic Ports and Aarbors Of
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-03-14

Mr.. Crowninshield has relapsed and III.
friends again despair Of lis life. Mr. Csr
ton OF n Hampshire, has had a paral.
stroke and Mr.. Porter If PENNSYLVANIA !.
LAUGH indislessd.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-03-14

the United States" Frqrented the fad bill as
amended, which was ordered to be printed
Tie "bill making appropriations for the
fuppor of the MILITARY enablifhmsnt of
the U, States for the year 1908" was read
bird time and pa1ed.
The bill TO extend the term of credit on
r VENUE BONDS, in certain cafes, ard for
other purpoles," was read third time and
pailed.
The houfe went into committee ofthe whole
on the "bilI to remit the duties payable on
the importation Of the monument 70 be erect
ed in memory of the officers of the u navy,
who fell in the attack on the city of Tripoli,
during the year lSO4" Some debate enfued
Oh the new ie6tion offered by MIR Miner, 10
appropriate fun of money 10 defray the ex-
penie of erecting a covering for the preferva-
ton of the monument The amendment was
lon--yeas AZ, nays SO. The committee then
rofe and reported the bill, but the heule adj
journed without taking It up:
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-03-14
NRNYoRK. MARCH s.


1t is mentioned as cb7cul III letter
received yesterday from Philadelth1as
" at Mr. Rose leaves this country
without being able to eject any settle
ment OF differences. ~ I. Dler. do
Accounts from Washington by 3esteri@ys
mail state, that w was expected Mr. Rose
would immediately depart il tie StAtira
fi1gate
We fear this news istoo true AS O letter
was yesterda, received from gentlcmsR
At Baltimore, which me ntions the foIloWings
" 1he negotiation with Mi. Rose IS It al
end !; anl le viii, it is understood soon
return home II disgust - Nrzg orf GfaS.
The expected duel between Mr..
GARDENER, and Mr.. q w. CaupbeI
has been fought. Mr.. q. receive "a q
severe wound, but is not thought dam
gerous.
Extract ola letter from WashinEtors
A1o, ch 3.
Ihave just returned from visiting
MIR. GARDENER. lis wound has h=sn
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-03-14
OFFICIAL PAPERS.
WASHINGTON, FEB. %.


Tie President this day communicated the fol-
lowing important message to C.Hgress
To the Senate and House Of Representatives
of the United States.
The dangers 20 our country, arising
from the contest of other nations, and
the urgency of making preparations for
whatever events might affect our rela-
lions with them, have been intimaled in
preceding messages to Congress. TIE
secure ourselves by due precautions, an
augmentation Of our military force, as
well regular as of volunteer militia,
seems to be expcdient. The precise
extent of that augmentation cannot as
yet be satisfactorily suggested but
that no time may be lost, and especially
at a season deemed favourable to the OBJ
iect, | submit TO the wisdom ofthe Leg
islature, whsther they will authorize
commencement of this precautionary
work, by present provision, for raising
and organizing some additional force +;
reserving to themselves to decide its
ultimate extent, on such views of our
stu ton as may be enabled TO present
at future day Of the session.
Ifan increase of force be now APPROX
ed, submit to their consideration the
out lines OF plan proposed in the in
closed letter from the secretary ofwar.
| recommend to the attention of Con-
gress the term at which the act of April
10, 1906, concerning the militia will
expire, and the effect of that expira-
ton. TIL. JEFFERSON.
FEB Is, 1903
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-03-14
THURSDAY, FEB 25.

IhUNsDAfi FEB -
The houfe went into committee of the whole
on the bill TO procure an additional number
Of ARMS for the fervice of the u. 5"
N r. Dawlon moved TO ill the blank with
the words one hundred and twenty thoufand
dollars 70 as to appropriate that FUN for the
purpofe. He afterwards, on the luggeition Of
MIR Burwell, moved t. Oil the bank with the
words three hundred thouland dollars. Car
red-yeas 81, nays 25.
Ordered to be read third time tomorrow.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-03-14


Pyejs}ezs's Arny-The hosie went INTO COM
mittee of The whole on the bill authorizing the
raIhrg an ADDITIONAL ARMY, (Which
was yelterday brought in by Mr.. Dawion.)
Mr. DAYTON iaid-it would be obieryed hat
this bill authorized the rafting of The uumber
o. men propoied by the lecre- airy at war. He
therefore moved TO fill the blank in the fra
fiction with the word foe, 10 as to provide
that the men llall De emitted for that term
Agreed to.
Mr.. Taimadge oblerved, that as this bill was
fad TO have been framed in conformity with
the report of the fecretary of war, and as the
iecretary had recommended the appointment
Of no officer higher than brigadiet- general,
he moved to ltrke Oul tha' part Of The third
fest II, which authorizes the appointment of
two major generals Carried
Mr. Tamadge then moved to lrike out at
part of the fame fiction which provides hat
the injector general fhall have the pay and
emoluments Of major general Agreed 20.
Mr. DAYTON moved to amend the lame fec
ton, 70 as TO provide that the inipeaJr gen.
eral lhail have the rank, pay and smoluments
of a colenei. Agreed 20
The pay Of The b-gadier general was d1ed
at lO4 dollar. per month
The committee eff he who's rofe. and re-
ported the bin as amended but the hUufe did
not take It up.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-03-14

Nr. John Randolph IS reftored to his for
mer health, and taken bis feat in the koule.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-03-14

Ertracs ola Letter from Washinstops.
1an.cL 2
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FROM TIE LuzERNE FEDERAL1sT.
ON HOPE.


EVERY situation, which is attainable by
human beings, has been found, by expert
(nce, incompetent to afford complete salts
action to the mind of man. Some, indeed,
ave attempted to delineate the pleasures
nat can be here enjoyed, and have made
aln exertions to point outa way, which will
Z tree from the distractions Of diseuietude.
put the complaints of those, that walk
perein, give clear testimony that theory
annot extract the stings of i'll, or find a way
bliss. Indeed world like this, forbids,
men reason comes to judge, that we should
nagine uninterrupted contentment In any
orton OF Its guilty inhabitants. And the
olce OF each individual must be consider
= as sufficient proof, that every one has his
orrows, either real or imaginary. But to
nehorate and to make our condition sup
ortasle, future good is called, by the aid of
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hope, to reileve us under present discomfort.
Hope BY some nysteri0as process extracts
the sweets Of ages yet to come, and with
them sustains the afflicted. And no condi-
ton of life, however exalted, has yet been
discovered which can afford the possessor,
delight sufficient to preclude the necessity of
this support. Frequently the vicissitudes
Of fortune would compel the most afnuent
and the most prosperous, while under the
frigid influence Of disappo intment to Fly TO
the gloomy shades Of despair if an allevia-
ton was not obtained by the expectation of
returning enjoyment. Should the prospect
of futurity, be darkened, by extinguishing
the beams OF hope, gloom, which would
chill every heart with sadness, would canker
all our possessions. So necessary is this as
sistance, to sweeten and render delightful
the greatest prosperity. But those who by
chance, or their own folly and indiscretion
have been plunged from a state OF afflu-
ence into state Of wretchcdness and want,
could not long exist if the rays of
hope did not illume their dreary path
Thus we see that the influence Of hope is
bounded by no partial respect to prosperous
circumstances and exalted persons. It is
a light in the path Of the miserable. It pc
.netrates through the gloom Of dungeon; it
shines into the heart ofthe captive and points
to his future dclirerance. It suspends con-
tiinually before us soma desirable object
which it is worthy Of four utmost exertlon, to
obtain.
But those who yield up the reins of hope
to the direction of fancy, and sit quietly in
the enjoyment Of ease, will find futurity en-
Uttered with keen disappointment. Though
fancy should Aattes. us with the prospect OF
ETHEREAL happiness, yet her delusive voice
should not be trusted by reasonable crea-
tare. For that hope only, whichis attended
with vigorous exertion, which is guided by
a strict observance of the dictates Of virtue,
and confined, within the limits. of modera-
ton can possibly obtain completion.
But there is hope, that extends, beyond
all finite limits. 1t is this, that has been
enphatically called the anchor of the soul.
It is THIS alone that can soften affection, and
pluck the thorns from the pillow Of sickness.
It is this, that renders the mind calm and in
trepid, when winds and tempests disquiet
the ocean oflife. And when all skill is lost
through the impulse of fear, it is hope alone
that can support the ship in the wreck of ma
lures final dissolution and anchor her safe,
in the blissfull haven of an endless imnnor-
tally. ASPEo.
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N O t l c Z.

IN consequence ofthe retirement of James
II. Hooe from the concern of Robert 7. Hooe
and Co. which has hitherto been carried on
by the subscribers the same business will be
prosecuted under the same firm, BY Robert
T. Hooe and Jain Manchester, with whom the
settlement of the old concern remains.
Robot I. Hooe,
James II. Hooe,
John Muncalter.
July ls--le. eotf
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Public Sale.

BY virtue of an assignment from George
Hill, an insolvent debtor, will be exposed to
public sale, on SATURDAY, the Esd inst.
two story FRAMED HOUSE, situate on
Duke-street, few doors east of Union-street
The lot is 90 feet front and 60 deep, and SUBJ
ject to ground rent of sirty dollars per an.
num.-The terms OF sale cash.
Horace Field, T1yfee.
July l9. dts
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TO RENT,

lind immediate POSSESSION g,ven)
NEAR THE EXTREMITY OF THE PAVEMENT
On Prince Street,
A TWO.STORY BRICK HOUSE, with
II an elegant garden, and all Necessary
buildings thereto, complete. The premises
occupy one half acre of ground, on one OF tho
best situations and best constructions, equall&a
by few, (if any exceeded by none in Alexans
dria of its size; it has also pump OF excel
lent water, approved of by the best Judges,
besides well in the garden for its exclusive
use, and is every way calculated toaccommo-
date genieel family, from such a moderate
rent will be taken.
Now building and will be ready
to RENT about the first of August, FOUR
HOUSES, on Washington-street the situ-
atoms are good, and the buildings will be We.
ry convenient and neatly finished, for private
families, or public business and House or
two, near Messrt. NarHeNer and YoMng's
wharf. & 81
For terms apply to,
Robert 6y0cket.
June /. 2sw
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Two Dollars Reward.

STRAYED away from Che commons Of
Alexandria, on the 18th instant, small black
and white COW--her face is white with q
streak of white from her fore shoulders to the
end of her tail, and her thighs are speckled
with white, there is one particular spot on
her back winter than any other part-she has
two Sits in one ear and one in the other, a.
bouts years old. The above reward will he
paid on delivering her to Benjamin Davies,
opposite the market, or RoRxRr VINCENT.
near town.
July -. st"
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N E w S P A P E r s.

Newspapers are compiled Of SO many hete-
rogeneous materials, that it may be difficult
to select an impressive moral motto which
would completely characterize their contents /;
yet il has often struck US, that there IS one
rtrite adage, which, referring to the burthen
of them all, might, with the greatest propri-
ETY., be affixed to the head Of each Memen-
TO meri. = On every page of every newspa-
per, ofwhatever party at home, OF whatever
nation abroad, this inscription may be traced
by the eye that is accustomed to. deeypherth
hand wiring of Death, disguised ane dis
played, as We see it, through infinite and al
most unimaginable diyersities of form, figure,
aad character. Among the advertisements Of
newspaper, we lind sales of the furniture
and estates of the dcad-~-our neighbor, our
friend, our relation the sources whence he
derived profit, and the means by which he
obtained sustenance things that were near
est and dearest to him as being pecu iarly his
owii-the chair on which he sat, the table at
which he fed, the house in which he lived,
the bed on which he died-are divided among
strangers, and the little establishment OF
comforts which they altogether formed, is
broken up forever, Thus commonplace ad-
vertisements themselves give solemn warn
ing I" A4emento n,or7." Every newspaper has
register, in which are recorded the deaths
of the most distinguished persons within Is
own circulation, of those also who by their
rank and talents fill Z" SO large space in the
public eye" that they belong to the commu-
nifty itself; and of those whose end has been
marked by some dreadful visitation, ia which
the hand ofProvidence has suddenly sppesred
thos the veil Of mystery that envelopes IT.,
like the hand that wrote the fate of Babylon
on the wall of its palace, in the sight OF its
prince. Every line in every obituary says to
its readers Memcnto MORT The columns
of foreign intelligence are rendered yet more
dreadfully, though perhaps less aiiectlngy
interesting by accounts OF human destruction
on a scale OF magni6cence, that seems too
great for sympathy, and therefore only ex-
cites establishment; earthquakes, volcanoes,
famine, pestilence and war, from every cline
under heaven, by land and sea, by day and
night, proclaim IS Memento mo1I." But not
by advertisements, obituaries and paragraphs
of domestic and foreign intelligence alone are
we continually reminded of our mortality -
every date of every newspaper is another
stroke of the scythe Of Time, another step to-
wards the grave. another warning of death,
to the publisher and his readers; but more
especially when the old year has passed away
and the new one has found US among the liv-
ing, are we stopped in our career of business
or pleasure. and required to look 6aek on what
we have been doing, around at what we are
engaged in, and forward to what awaits US.
London hafer.
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t. Recommendation.

lT is recommended to the citizens OF ~
lcxandria during the warm season, to make .
frequent use Of Lime in their Privies aud
other parts Of their premises where Eth ace
cumulatcs-and the greatest attention is re-
quired to the keeping clean and dry their cell
lars, so that no stagnant water be LETT in
them.
For the convenience of the citizens genc-
rally cart will be sent round the town with
lime, which may be purchased in such guam
titles as may be wanted-the cart Will COM
mencc its rounds on Wednesday morning, OF
which those interested are requested to take
notice.
John Longden,
Superintendent of The PoAcs.