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Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1808-04-18


The Houle being cleared of all perlons er.
cePt the members and the clerk.
MIR. Randolph from the Committee appoin-
ted to wait on the Prehdent Of the United
States Puriuant to a relolution of the seth inf.
reported that the committee had, according 10
order, performed the fervicc aligned 20 them
and received an intimation that the Prefdenr
was indifPoied, and could not give them
Perional interview; and that az his reoueIt
they had left the extract entruled 10 Them
with his private Secretary.
On motion Of MIR. Randolph,
The Houle returned the reading Of fuch do
cuments accompanying the meiIaQe from the
Prehdent Of the u. S. ofthe 22d infant a. r.
his Judgment require fecrecY, and were COM
Taunioated by him, in confidence, and went
through them.
A motion was made by MIR. Randolph and
leconded, that the HOule do come 70 tbe fol-
lowing relolution.
h5sf7eS, That the injunction Of fecrecy i'm
poled on the meaage Of the PreGdent IF RI.
Y. , OF the 30th inf. be taken OF, n far \.
respects the documents accompanying the
lame with the exception Of the letter from ~,
minllter az Paris to the Secretary IF Stare ~
the 9th December 1908.
On the queniOn thar the Houre ~ nov,
proceed 70 take the faid propofed refolution
INTO confederation,
pa1ed IN the negative, Yeas 40, Navs ~
= motion was than made by Mr.. Randolph
and ieconded, that the iaid meflage and doIu-
ments be referred to the committee If ~
whole Houie on the fate Of the Union.
And the queftion being taken thereunor
Ii was reiolved in the affirmative
motion was then made by MIR. RandolnI,
and ieconded, that the Houfe d. com. u IL
following refolution:
Rslo'Ved, That the Injunction Of fsc-ecv;y,..
Poied on the mefage of the Pre6dent Of Inc
" p OF the Soth Infant. and the documests ~
ccomPaHying the fame, be taken of; 70 far - r.
iafe' 90 the copy Of letter from Mr.. Cham
1908. - ale
And on the suction that the Houfa 10 novs
proceed 70 contlder the fame.
Pahed IN the negative, Yeas as. N,cs ~
On motion Of MIR. w. Alton. oydersd ,Ls+
the report Of the Secretary Of State whirh ac-
companied the melage from the PrefTent or
inc United States Of the lirE Infant. ". ,rint.
co Tor tAe uie OF the members.
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pus e a,usSla, I. .. an !, ah'eti
eng positive a'sP0;,.ion.
g als.lns.lon e neis 49, 49,
g Is taken styesn We !n.eSP1s
.sslon y uoupslu Poln.' anu
.ne n.slall.,on 2. .n sc anssIlor an. !.
poslllss TUE l,asln c
cs1no. = I'a'nta'nees IoE Y sns
rule nae osen Posisive' mere re,
woplG nave oeen no occasion ior
.ne asc,asal'on' Nei.ner tne
minister y ss o. marine, nor tne coun-
81 81 pres, coo!a nave mad any
aouo.s %. On sne suolectj me execu-
ton q sne decree would nave
oeen prompt ana Peremptory nor r
wound 'll1l q sec sec2nd acs on the part o.
ms majesty, aI.er tne lapse o.
twelve mcntns, nave been nsees-
sary % give operation 70 tne Fsst.
Need lapPeal g your exeellencys
memory Tor the facts on which
these remarks turn! You know
thR doubts ala exist You know
that there was, under them much
hesifdfion 70 Ptonouncing You
Know. tnat g late as the 9sh Of
Angus, ! sought an explanation
OF inc decree m question and mat
even ~ tnen, your cxeeilency VINO
4 vas surely 9 eomPetent ana leg'..
amate organ OF nus maJesty) dld
nottnlnk yourseii Prepared 70 give
e Inc CONCLUSION . Inevitable
ms malessy . answer, q, transmitted n 9
20 me court 's prizes on tue lsth
OF: September iast, tnmugn the
medium OF the grand Judge, wa
IN tne manure OF 90 inierp rsfdsion,
and being 90, could not without
Possessing 2 retroactive quality,
apply 90 events many months an.
terror N date TO itself.
he hfsh reason otthe council,
and the last which enters into my
present view OF the subject, is,
"that though one OF the principal
agents OF his majesty had given a
contrary opinion, 2 Iphich Ale
csuHefl mad at no period partdken
this opinion being that OF an IN
dIoid'sdi, could not, (whatever
consideration It's author may mer.
Y balance the formal declaration
given in the name Of his majesty
himself. and that, If the commu.
nication OF this opinion had, asIis
alledged, given room 10, and
served g a basis Tor many Amer.
can shIpments, and particularly
ofthe one m qGestion, this cir,
enmstanee, which may call fol
the Indulgence 81 his majesty, i
q case 10 when the eonhscation !:
entirely 70 the advantage OF the
state, does not prevent council,
ngid In nus duty, to pronounce 10
conformity 20 the decree OF the
list o. November, and Of the de.
ciaration winch followed y. " n
y would appear from THIS para
graPn, tnat' not hndlng e easy to
unite the Knot, the council had
determined to cut It. Prsssedby
the TACT, that an interpretation 81
the decree had been given BY q
minister ct his majesty. specially
charged With its execution. they
wound now escape from this fact,
and from the eohciusions to which
. evidently isads, by aliedging.
4 ist: That At no time had the
council Partaken OF the opinion
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Gungressicnat htgistrr.
HOUSE d REPRESENTATIVES,,


! ; Mr.. Love, from the commit
tee ON the petitions from the Anne.
rican seamen confined in the
vaults Of Car,hagena, made a re-
port concluding with, a resolution
requesting that the president ef
the United States be requested 10
adopt measures 10 obtain from The
Spanish vice roy the release Of the
IS American citizens so held in
eon6nement, md that - dolls.
be appropriated for thar. purpose.
Referred TO . committee Of the
whole. NJ z-st * Il.
NATuRALIzRD CITIZENS. Z
Mr.. Howard presented the me-
morial Of sandrS sitizens Of Ken.
lucky, natives Of the British isles,
protesting against the proclamati-
on ofhis Britanic majesty claim
ing allegiance Of all persons born
within his dominions, whether ma
turalized in foreign country or
not F; and pledging themselves
support the governments of the
United States. N ' = !, p;
%yss& EMBARGO. At =
Mr.. Dana presented q petition
from sundry Inhabitants Of The
state: Of Connecticut, praying for
|arepeal Of the embargo. Refer.
red TO q committee Of the whole
on the subject. i, sssy.jtgE
Mr.. Quincy presented q simis
lar petition from Mass achusetts,
to which the same course was civ.
en-. - @s+f.. ;ass = ~ + e<s 4::s*SI "A.
The order Of the day 6n MI.
Chittenden's resolution having
been called for by Mr.. chitten-
den, the house refused to take il
Up on this day, BY yeas and nays,
II to ~. .t@ = u .-ss7. I. ne
ARMED NAVIGATION. +
Mr.. Dana offered the following
resolution d. j, y. sfz.
/ Resolved, Thatit Is sxpedieut
40 provide for regulating the con-
duct Of such merchant vessels, O.,
by agreement of the respective
owners, may sail in concert for
mutual assistance and defence, In
cases which may; be allowed BY
law, and also for settling accord.
ing 70 the course Of proceeding in
courts Of sdmiralty, the respective
rates of eontributions 10 Be made
between them on account Of, any
loss or damage which may Sc
thereby incurred = y. IN
After some conversation onthis
subject between Mr.. Eppes and
Mr.. Dana, this resolution was
referred 70 9 committee Of the
whole on lie state Of the union.
REVENUE CUTTERS. :
M. Mevton reported q bin 10 !,
authorize the President Of the III. /
s: to employ do additional numbers
Of revenue cutters |; which WA
twice read and referred 70 . conn.,.
mittee Of the whole to.morrow.
MI. MsrsesD made Z report on j.,
the sabject Of public lands which /
sas ordered % be printed. !
Some private business was done
of littse importance, aud the
House adjourned. ST
TUESDAY, Novsmber %. II :
IN. Lerpis presented . petition;
oftheW ashington and Alexandria y
turnpike company and Of spndrys
other inhabitants Of the county Of
Alexandria, Col praying I rsyi.
sion Of the oct passed Il the late
session on the subject of the turn.
PIKE. Referred 70 the commits
Zee on the district OF Columbia.
REVENUE CUTTERS.
The House went into commit-
Tee ofthe whole Mr.. HELMs in
the chair ;on the bill authorship
the President TO employ l2 addi.
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sraents, chdt tn BE- done, btf to-
.fa,ges them far an instanfo nese !"
Words, cannot 50 further 90
sheM Tie distinguished anthe ritz, !
in the one case, Of the treaty sub
sistinip between the Usited States.
and his imperial majesty, and, in
the other, Of the law Of nations !:
to appeal 10 them, therefore,
would elitterally appealing othe
dead. II, Z Is - ~ r..
Accept. sir, Sc. &c. s i.
Signed) F hi 81 III
Join ARMSTRONG.
To His Escekency The Minister =
tsz fFo,eign Relations.
Gen. ARMSTRONG 70 W. MadTson.
- Paris, lst Dec. 1908. =
SIR, : +. !. .
: Ihave this moment received
q letter from his majesty's minis.
ter for foreign relations, Of which
I subioin you copy, and am sir,
With very high consideration,
| . Your rnost obedient, and
very humble servant,
{ Signed ~ -.
John ARMSTRONG.
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dependence 10 defsTd. ass
Accep., sir, Se.tSSe
,(Signeds GHANlPhOEY.
To Dc c0at;aurd.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-05-16
[Hzole No. 525.

the state III Congress, for the residue ofthe
term of Dwight Foster, Esq. who had re-
signed In 1905, the Legislature again cleo
ted ne a senator, and for the term Of six
years.
Such, Sir, il the public life Of the mars
whom you have wantonly DETAINED, and
whose character your shameless advocates
have attempted to destroy.
Being in debt for new lands purchased
some years before, and by the appreciation
Yentuai provision Tor my eight surviving
children and having no other resources :
las soon az / was removed from Office, ID
$500, carried my family from Phi.adelphia
into the country aud with ore 4f INV tena
went into the back woods of Pennsylvania.
where, with the aid OF some labourers, waz
cleared a few acres Of my land, sowed
wheat, and built log hut, into which Z
meant the next ysart to remove my family
From this condition We were drawn BY the
kindness Of my friends in Mess husetts.
BY the li5era'ity Of those friends (of whone
seine were then to me unknoWn) in taking
a transfer Of new lands for nv sake, not
their OWN in exchange for money, / was
enabled to pay my debts, to return 60 nv
native state and finally 10 purchase small
farm, in Essex, or which live, which |
cultivate with my own hands, and literally
with the sweat Of my brow. In this rctreatA
engaged in what with peculiar pleasure 7
had always contemplated, rt-aL 0ccgbzsI0ns,I
have found contentmeut.
This long letter, Sir, shall send to the
printer it being the mode Of conmunica-
ton which your Bxceiiency has beenpleasee
TO propose.
remain, Sir
Your humble Servant,
TIMOTHY PICKERING.
Xiv EHs4LieHy JANIS SULLIVAN, Esq.
GOuernor Of me Commonwealth Of Mass1%
chusetts.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-05-16

Since vByitiEg this, have turned 10 Cor
doris hisfoyy mt t,veHty pages et zyhich had
ever read J 10 see his account Of this days pro-
ceeaings nv statement furnishes additionai
circumstances. I hare recitea vvhat saw and
qyhat personally know
I Here, again, 4 haze since looked at cory
soa's atc0unt He mentions Gene al Knoa as
the officer zvho said i II zoouid Be un1nfifa-
nv to leuve a casfie an gw rear" II zoIs Geaer-
al Knox. Ind II goas to him Cin the presence
ofGeneraI WnshingtonJ that gqve the an
szUer abore stated II mp letter G5r,ion bats the
toilogviag yvoy1s into the mouth II Gene ii Reed
IN answer 10 General KaoN--" What call thIE
a toyt, and lose b hGPpy ntonent. Bur Cen
eral Ace,i zsus not tresent. He had been aaju-
taat general in l776j but DID nst Hou belong 10
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-05-16
NEwRURYPoRT, ~ s.

EMBARGO EFFECTS-iN MAINE.
Extract Of q letter from a gentleman III
BHckstoa, Z Hanrock CO. Ne. 10 he
friend IL iris tour, dated AhriI l9.
1903.
"The Situation Of our part Of the
country is truly alarming. The peo-
pie being deprived Of the profits Of
their labour in consequence of the en-
barge, our traders dare rot trust them
neither can they possibly pay for those
things which they must have, or they
and their families suffer. ArFrnkfort
the traders do not think II safe To have
stores Of corn and flour Oh hand. They
cannot credit them, and the back set
tiers say they will have them at any
rate, if they use force. Civil prosecu-
tons are stopped in many places. Last
Friday sheriff was assaulted back of
trankfort--his papers demanded, With
q cooked gun presented to his breast,
threatening him with instant death if
he refused he compli-d--they search
Ell his pocket book, took what they
chose, and released him threatening
him with death il he ever came that
way with precepts again. They took
) or Hrits in his possession. They
say that two Of the lawyers offices N
Franklor; must be destroyed. ! think
this will not be done though we have
some reason to fear il. Abotit a miles
from Frankfort, there were seen 400
collected in one body, all in Indian
dresses, ready for any enterprise tina.
might appear FOR their advantage. The
surveyors of land dare not attempt any
business for fear Of being shot. When
or how this will end, none can ten ~ /,
he who rules the destinies oC natirns.
md orders all things accorving to his
pleasure--on his arm ave We Deepen.
dent for deliyerance..
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15g the ssaiIs.


bALIIMJAEs MAY -
FOREIGN Ncy..--Arrived, ship Durs-
fries, from Liverpool, briniEg London
papers Of March rs. The British we're
confident OF settlement with Ameri-
c.. Some individuals were incensed
that The memorials against the blocka-
ding orders had not received more at
tention but Parliament were still hear~
ing evidence. and had examined MIR.
Pohock, of Boston. The ez4agninsti0n
was TO proceed March So. Lord Lau-
deFdale and Lord Redesdale had ex-
changed some warm words in the
House of Lordt on the Gath. The cap-
tain of the numfries says, that on The,
doors of the warehouses in Liverpool
was written fleece Efth .4Herica, or no
King. Hopes were entertained that
the orders Of council would be revoked.
Seven Portuguese sailors escaped
from Flushing, (vhere they were char
ged 70 60 on board the ships Of war;
have arrived in England.
Ad Berkeley has arrived in England.
It Is said the reason why the Ameri-
cans failed in the prosecution Of Whitby,
was that the charges were laid too high.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-05-16

the army. EarH IN December, afirvgvards,
sohen General H.zye marched from P9tlaaclbhia
10 Chestnut HUI (the american ar7ily bene
then postea hg9 or thyer rules farther of, "
ne high yrou'h7s Of White- Marsh Gen Reea
lcas zoith a party u Penis vania D1Ehrt an
IN sfU1nish with same british toots, had d
horse shot under him az eret 7rhicl has FIR
I'shsa Sa.jeef tor az hlstorict paifey.
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.MART;l'zMsst2RG.4 A i j IL, IS. :.

q, 7nrangk the last mail ne ,O-rs ~
formed fSam he Foundsyy ia Paiiadsl :
phia, fhas our cant, acts fsr type ,o,uIa
5eeamsttted in a tsD dass.t We tsei
gratefi.ito same four patrons far Their
polite attention - our late call upon them
% aid ~ iameeting thase cantracss. 6as
are sorry o. o6s,,us, that ne haze not
get receivea q III sient sam for thar pin. :.
= posfs spe however feel hope, thar aH
svhe can, Mill d;schatge the. sohste, Or
20 part Of their accounts Iuith this Etitr,
as sooa as pessi5te.--By ths frss IF My
q remiiaaee nast Be MADE q, .pliiudsi. e
4aia, d ii no iasta ice syp, are sem
from ,hs Fouakery agti pltd for. We
havs ssgeged iHpe IF . kss sizs than
iasss on ss.Th tas Issttigeacsr Is nss9
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:. 7DuNc NoNEstteH,

.tand this season, 4 the harm
the subscriber now lives on, Mon.
days. TUESDAY ., Wednesdays B Thurs.
days, and be lee 70 mares 1t three dollars
and . bushel Of grain the, season, thx
grain TO be brought with the mares and
the money payable tbs 1st Of Nov. ifths
grain is NO, brought vith.the mares four
dollars wiil be required for the: season ,
two dollars the single leap, 70 be paid
when the mare l. covered, and six dol
lars for ensuring mare IN foal, parting
with, or removing the mare forfeits The
!, YoungN enesueh is . Handsome sorrel,
full sixteen hands high, risingi Eve years,
i web proportioned, strong and active,
and is &c well calculated for the draft -
any horse in this country, his eplts are,
highly estee med, and considered equalt6
those Of any horse. Young Noasiuch
was got by, Nenesueh, whose sire was
OldN onesue1, md grand ere the celebra-
ted Fog Hunter, Of Maryland; Young
Nonesuch's dam was equal TO any mare
on the, Continent. The seassn has com.
meneed and will end thslast Of June.
Striet attention will be paid, bu. no'res-
possibility for accidents.
WILLIAM KROESEN. :
March IS, 1908. IS.
! Ieertify that I have colt 20. BY
Young Nonesuch, that il equal 70 any +
ever raised. Wm. MORGAN.
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NO TIcE.;

i. h.. been the pr.e.
w tiee'for some years past, under
. pretenee Of fishing, 70 throw down our
fences and run through OUT, meadows.
so that our fnces were frequently in
danger Of being burnt wishing to put .
stop to such Unlawful and evil PracticAs
in future, We DO hereby forwarn all per.
sons from fishing, ranging, or in any
manner trsspassins upon our property,
1t any time, Is We are Determined 70 pus
the law IN. force against such Offenders,
without respect 70 persons. -
Is - Sasiuef MeKosvH,
Wil;Gm Weriey, -
Atsahaas lMeConnsK
Levi Hsnskdw,::>
-~-. ~. = Hiram Henshaw,
' Hugh D0oidson.
April IS, isos. -.
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Cd Saturday last the 9th Instant,
departed this life, in the prime. Of
manhood, aftera lingering disease,
Mr., Wm- Mdcksy,jun. Of this town.
He has left an smisble and afflicted
widow 20 dsplore hiS loss, Who, but
afew Neeks past vas deprived a.
90 Of two Of her infant ehildren.-
Soch scenes ore truly distressing,
and must inpress every thinking
mind Of our uncertainstay here, and
how saddeuly We may be separated
from our earthly comforts, and
those whom We tenderly love.
!" The'spider's most atsspussed
thread -
1s cord, 10 cable to mans tender
49,, tie, i
hbreaks At every breeze" :
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ATTENTION.

THE. Shepherds Town Volunteers
i are requested 70 meet At Mrs. Iu-
liana Eckhart's Tavern, on Saturday
the 2sd instant in complete uniform.
Any person Wishing to joip the .Compa.
ny, win. make: it known TO- one Of the
members on that day. <
); JAMES: KERNEY, cspsaiu.
= April Is. 1908. -. l..
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Mr.. AEsvRrIs,

- 49,. In consequence of and
confidence 10 the invitation and promise
which appeared in the several News-pa-
pers in the different states, I was Undue.
ed to make tender of my services, and
to produce my Credentials. Conse-
quenty, became sRgaged with the .un-
dermmtioned bersons for the term ofone
year, which ! duly served. and on set
ding my accounts there appears 4 def.
.eieney. Of about Eighty Dollars, calsnla.
ting the salary on moderate expectation
AZ $3.50 per ann. tho it was frequently
suggested that there were above 8 500
subscribed. Z The case presume il a
plain one, and simply amounts to this,-
A Company Of Gentiemen give apublic
written sanitation for persons Of certain
description 70 come and reside among
them Tor linited time when the CON.
tractis a. an end, there is . considerable
delinquency ~ 70 the sum proposed by
the advertisers-Qaere, are not the
6eas4sren IN hsa0y bound to fui6l the
contract, and ii hs,,oy is laid aside, win
NOT the La.u compel compliance - IN
/" the county Of berkeley, and state Of
:" Virginia, is wanted = Minister or the
/" Protestant Episcopal Church, to off.
',eisse atthree placesnf public worship
':.in said County, sufficiently convenient
I" to each other. The members Of said
Church have obtained subscriptions a.
" mounting nearly d Five Hundred
" Dollars for the support Of \ minister.
(which, FOR man who can come vel
Recommended for piety aud morality.
" and sufficiently possessed Of ora,otial
"powerst to enable. him to please the peo-
"pis, there ID every reason to believe,
/" will be increased and rendered perma.
nenl to be paid semi annually i; 10 the
!" subscribers will use every exertion for
" that purpose, to either Of whom appli-
"easien may be made. Any person who
SHOULD apply, will Be requested to*ex.
" hibit certificate of liberalization Ia
" the said Church. and sufficient recon-.
:" nEndatioas as above mentioned. -
assigned, r. " =: ~. !: = f. =
WIN. Psndle,ou, "..wAoise,tled, sls4 Z
J" ohn Fryatt," do. ). 90
Joel Ward" do. -. 26s {
" Levi Henshaw.~ y: do. =. slt@t
= Samuel Hedges" do. so 81
= Town list, do... 81 (
Berkeley County, Virginia, -.
:" Deeembsr s, lsoS." =
The above i atrue s,atemen. as sxorr
- h.fnre lSouie, Anxlsret,,n. ;,,,ss,;on. -
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Fre,a the National IntelEgeneer
%-,>, Of Abyil 8.

-, ef Apri! 9.
Mr.. Daniel Bedinger, late Navy.
Agent at Norfolk, has just published .
pamphlet complaining of his removal
from othce. The Secretary of the Ma
Wy, We. are informed, has some time
since made the necessary Official arrange
ments to obtain full state ments IN writ.
ing, in relation to certain vessels that
had been freighted in behalf Of the go
vernment by Mr.. Bedinger, in relation
to various purchases stated by Mr.. Be-
dinger tp have been made from Solomon
,Bedinser, his brother-fromsa Francis
NJ. ATmstcad clerk Of Solomon Be-
dingrr, and from James and. Wm. Ben.
net, and also In relation 10 repairs that
had from time to time been made 1t the
public navy , ard upon the vessels of Mr..
Dedmger. These statements are to be
obtained, it is said, not for the newspa-
per Sindication of the executive, not for
the newspaper elimination of Mr.. Be-
dingef. but for the solemn considerati-
on Of the Attorney General Of the Uni
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r WILL thank he person who Dor
1rowed my Carriage Bride TO return
it. rs ! cannot rseolleet 70 whom il was
lent. = =. $.>.2 A. ---..> =.
THoAfASc: SMYTH.
ApyillS, Iscs. g.. -, -. ~. =