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DEAR SIR,
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continued to increase. applied 10 physi-
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at that time, having heard OF the cures made
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Hmhor Of .Nafure Di.tloyea IN hcT "', =.
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French language, &c.
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CERTIFICATE

Of Mr. Peter Denhan, 40. 27s, south Second
street, PhiLadelt1hia.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-02-15
STATE BfhE.

WEDNESDAY, ran. I'D.
The House proceeded to tho considera
tion of the 97th section M the Bin for estah.
EsIIinp state Bank--this section beil,-
read and considered, was passed with a.
mendmenrs-
Tbe 2sth section being read and consiJ.
esad, was passed.
MI. Weues, of the committee TO whom
had been referee the l0th section, rcpnrt-
ca an Amendments tins amendment was
adopted.
MIR Calender made the following molten.
70 Be added as an adJiti ma section Nhica
was seconded-viz.
Sect 81. And be it further enacted, that
no member OF either brSnch II the Legisig-
tnre for the time being, shah be eligibie as
President of said Bank, on as one of the
eis.ht Dire ctors, by the tenth section ST the
act provided, to 5e chosen by the Scnats
and House Or Representatives.
The question was put and decided in the
neg.tive-Agains it 1C2-For it ~.
Mr.. Calender Immediately moved for 4
reconsideration Of this Vote The question
being put, was declared nor % Be q pote.
A motion was made that the above men
toned motion should be ttken by Yeas and
Nays bit before the question was put, i
was Withdrawn.
The main question was then put, viz
THIS Bill having mad three several readings
small it pass ID be ensrossed For it La
Against 81.
Sent up tor concurrence.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-02-15
s and HTsreJffhg
gorel9T 9nteliQence.


LONDVN, NONs go
The Gazette Of Saturday con-
tains fax freIh Orders Of Council. 80
The III ltates when the former Or
terS are TO commence operation.
-}he I'd permits rcutrzis 80 export
from Brisifh ilands - enemy'S ports
Certain articles, however, are only
70 be exported under fpecial permit.
hon. The Cd ftates the RI EQUATIONS
under which Gbraaar and Malta
may become the entrepot Of a trade
between LER.nd, bottle and neu-
tai countries. The Governors of
thcie strands may grant permii6on TO
export IN neutral bottoms or hottie
bottoms, unarmed, not exceeding 100
tons. The States Of Baybrry are
permitted free trade with the ports
OF the Mcditerrsnsaz The 9Th or
der relates to Bfitiih bottoms. The
9Th allows Pyu1Id and LzEec, in con-
feqnerce Of heir being cmbekcd TO
fhut their ports 70 the BriiifE, 70
trade, 10 or from any Engiih port,
from neutral pore to neural port, or
from ny port Of Brtfh ally 70 any
Fort direct he fame perminiou,
and for the fame rcaion is extended
to Portugal She is permitted to
keep up free intercourle win her
colgnies.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-02-15
uAMBURc, DEC. s.

HAMBURG, DEC.
A family compact IS fpoken Of 9e
tween The prefcnt reigniDg houies q
Rufia, Sweden and Denmark. each
CT them being branches of the houic
Of Olderburg. which traces IFS OIL
gin to the ancient kings Of Scandin.
ayia, and even as far back as Odin.
Letters from Sweden fate that The
Englifh, previous to leaving the
Sound, requeRed permillion from
the king of Sweden to winter their
troops in Scauia, for which a very
erea, fubGdy would be paid. tut
the Swediih monarch replied that hi:
own army not being on the war e.
tablifhment, the independence Of his
dominions would nor allow him TO
admit foreign troops therein.
PARIS, DEC r.
By letters from L'Orient, of the
18th November, we learn that his
Majefy's frigate Cybelle, had arriV-
ed there from America, lait from
Che(apeake Bay
Dtc.,3-lhe Portuguefe are well
fati. fed as to the intentions of the
French, and have received them with
enfbuEafn, as their oAvIJURs J ! |!
II is faid the Prince Regent has di-
re6ted his courfe towards the Bra
ziIs /; the people Of Lifbon complain
bitterly of his conduct, and particu-
larry for having caufed the cannon of
fort Berlier TO be fpiked up, for the
1urpole Of permitting free acce(s
to he Engiih, ard afterwards hav-
in loined them ! Tic left behind
PROCLAMATION addrefcd t. his lubie4s.
ne vefels are yet in Eight.
Ar ong the number Of diftinguifh-
ed emigrants are, the Duke dc Cad
a al-the Marquis de Pombal, and
the the Minilter of State, Arenjo.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-02-15
IN THE SENATE.

The Vermont Resolutions were u
ken into consideration. Different
terms Of postponement were moved,
and supported, but negatiYed BY the
board On the question of adopting
the resolutions, an animated debate en-
sued, which gave the friends of Tie
Constitution and the civil and political
rights OF the people, an opportunity to
display their attachment to those great
causes, and which on the other hand,
developed the designs and motives OF
the advocates Of the amendment in
manner, which must have convinced
every spectator, and happily there were
not few, that every thing however
sacred, useful or respectable becomes
an obstacle to the full swing of party
spirit, or It's deleteriOus malignitv muse
he FRUSTRATED. There was much dis
graceful cavil ane much manly elo
quence on the occasion, but like all 9th
er questions which can pc clothed with
a party aspect, it was dcciS'ed--Yeas 30,
Noes ~.
Several amendments were prepared
previous to this decision Of these We
shall take some notice hsreafte. The
decision was not taken until after six -
the evening.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-02-15
tuesday,, FEB y.
REMOVAL or THE
SEAT OF GOVERNMENT.

NJ. S.oan, after some preparatory re.
marks, offered the following resolution
Rec ved, That it is eXpedient, aud the
public god requires, that he Seat of Gov
ernmeni should be removed to the CITY
OF PHILADELPHIA, for - years !,
and that committee be appointed 10 bring
in a bill for Tile purpose.
Mr. w. Aston, called for the ayes and
noes on considering the notion They were
AIKEN and are a. toilows-y cas- 67-nays As
Mr. Lewis then moved that the further
consideration Of the resolution be postponed
indefinitely. A debate Of three hours took
place on this motion and the house
adjourned without coming to any decision
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-02-15
federacy againft the commerce of c

federacy againt the commerce of G.
iritsin.
Partitioaing Of TURKEY.
The following are faid to he the
rcrns Of the Treaty agreed upon be-
ween France. Auftrla, and RufIia,
for the PARTITION of Turkey. France
Is to receive for her fhare the provin.
ces bordering on the Adriatic, the
even Hands, the Anrea and Egypt
Auitria is to get Servia. Bofpia, and
parr of Wallachia. And TO the lot Of
RulTil will fall the other part Of
Wallschia. BeTanria, Morvaida, and
the Iiland of Candi.-The deitiny Of
ConfantinopIe is faid not to be
fixed.
Capital Prizes.
TIE Spurknoy Rul1ian frigate, and
the Wilhelminager fhip, lately feized
at Portfncuth. had received orders
from tie RuGiian ambafador to fail.
and were preparing 10 get under
weigh, when the armed boats fur
rounded them They are very valu-
able prizes. The frigate has on
board 10000 ducats, 100000 doll
lars, quantity of plate, and cargo
of copper and naval flores. The
ftore-ihiP is deeply laden with naval
ftores. The Spurknoy is fine large
frigate, of 50 guns, thirty "a pound
ers on her main deck, and ak men.
The officers and men are lent on
board the Pu fIant.
RsU5Lnion IN Sweden.
The honorable Mr.. Pierpont, the
Britilh nlinilfer at the court of stock
holm, arrived in England, on the
goth November His return had
excited comfortable fufpicions that
the influence Of Bonaparte had
caused revolution in owe den, and
that her gallant king would foon be
Obliged to declare war againit Eng
land.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-02-15

TUESDAY, rEB. 9.
A message from the Governor, returning
the Act which ately passed, for cree ing 4
new Registry Of deeds in Washington cotn-
ty, with his objections it being inaccu
rate and defective
resolve granting an additional conpen.
sation 10 tie Adjutant General, was read y
hrst and ordered a second reading tomorrow
Petitians-Of ipna Harris and others
respecting r Devens' will of sundr,,
persons for NEw county ont of HANCOCK
and kennebeck counties of G. Smith /.
Of J. Stehbins and others of a. Honk;ns
OF N; Smith of P Fowler Of Abin.,i
Brandy Of j. Hodges for alteration IN the
Inspection Of Ma, Of B. Lincoln 4 Josh
ua Davis, praying 70 be divorced from his
wlte on account Of her excessive inebriety I.
OF III @. Ba'c'-were severalIy read and
committed tt e consideration Of the
STATE BANK Bill
was resumed The 18th section passed
without division the 18th was amended
ana p ssed; as was the 18th which CON.
taIns the rules and fundamental article ~
the bill the sections from I4,h to 96,L
then passed, without anv essential al,ero
ton On the 9th article, in which III,
branches OF The Bank are located. and N,
capital stocks prescribed, long debate e.
sued Various amendmen were move
the greater part Of which were NEGATIVE,
Dy large maJorities. The CAPITAL tor III
branch at Wlscasset was raised from *
wv 20 2JO,OOO dollars and the vold aE.
augusta were added 10 the clause for
branch IN Hailnwen. The debate on ,L;.
SECTION t continued unit nearly three o'clock.
when The House sdjournsd
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-02-15

SATURDAY., JAN so.
Several private Petitions were presented
Two Messages in writing were received
from the President Of the u. States, by Mr.
Coles, his Secretary, enclosing treaty Of
limits between the u. s. Of America and
the Choctaw tribe Of Indians and q treaty
made between the Ouaway, Chippe way,
Wyandott, and Pottawsttemie tribes Of In
" ans. These Messages, with the Treaties,
were referred to the Committee Of Ways
and Means.
On motion Of Mr.. Newton, the house
went into committee Of the whole, MI.
Bassett in the chair, on the bill to erect
lighthouse on Point Judith, in the state Of
Rhode Island.-Ihe blank IN the bal for the
appropriation beirg filed with 5000 dollars,
the committee rose and reported the bill.
which was ordered 10 third reading on
Monday.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-02-15
Later Foreign Advices,
BY an arrival at Newyork--Eondon dates to
December 1t.
RUSSIAN EMBARGO.

! Dec. Il The Emperor of RufIia
has iiiued royal UKAsE directed to
count Romanzow, ftatlng- in confe-
quence of the rrefent political cir
cumitances, which have compelled
him TO break off all connexion with
Britain, he has ordered an Embargo
to be laid on Britifh hips and prop
erty on board them--but does not
allow them TO be fold, mor:gaged or
trasferred into other hands. Taking
fuch meaiures (he iays) merely from
bis evident mercy to them.
AiJfrian Ma6sngcr in Lozd5n.
MEM, the Auf,ian mefenger,
who was ient TO Paris with diIpatch-
eS, is returned to this country with
freih difpatches lie came over in
the Lynx loop Of war. which arrived
in the Downs on Friday afternoon.
In the even,pg, We underitand after
going to thePort Admiral, he fet of for
London.
A cartel from Holland, alto ar.i-
we'd in the Downs on Friday evening.
The following is letter from our
Deal correfp ondent -
DEAL Dec. III lofe not
moment to inform you, that an Auf-
TRAN Mefenger, with difpatches for
government, is juft arrived in the
Downs il the Lynx 1oop Of war"
Scarcity Of P'ovjfons in England.
A paper Of yeiterday morning, fays
that some "days ago propofals were
ifued by the vi6tualing Office for fup-
plying our fee: &c. on the Victim
dia ftation with frefh proviiions."
A number of perlons fent in terms,
and they waited on Friday on the
victualling board for the purpofe Of
q Gng their contracts. But they
were furPrifed BY very unexpected
queIflon from The commiIioners, to
the following effect =" From whence
DO you propofe to draw fupplies for
the execution of your contracts in
the event of an American War The
contractors being wholly unprepared
for fOch aqueition, and itruck by its
tendency, required time to anfwer,
and e onfder their propofdls. Ii
con(equcnce Of this very pregnant IN
tcrrogatory, any further confederation
upon the lubjeet which gave vif- to
il has been POfPoned until Wednef-
day next.
approaching fate Of Spain.
Hamourgh papers ftate, that al
The troops thar continued the grand
Army upon ;heBanks of theNiemen,
great part of which have not vet
reached the Rhine, are to be divided
INTO two armies, one OF which IS for
ming ar Bonlogne. We NAV. there
fore ioon expect TO fee the hills of
bou'ogne once more covered with
camps, and hear the cry of invaiion
from the French thorr. Among the
loors defined for Roulogne is the
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-02-15
IoND1 IN. DEC. do.


Gcn.Sebaitian ard the French am
baf1dor TO the Porte, has left Con-
fantinople for Paris. The 1urkifh
government, torn by factions and
diitraeted in their councils by he in
taence cf BonaParte and Alexander,
will, mott probably, fall lacrihce
70 the inGdious friend1ip of the one
and the Overwhelming power of the
other.
DJfregcs in (Frencb) PruGs.
The cry Of Berlin, as we'll as the
provinces, are in fate Of the mott
complete milerv. The Inhabitants
are threatened with military execu-
ZION fer no. payi.g the contributions
which the French have impofed up
or them, and which they are entirely
aH0ble 70 ray. Bonaparte has dcman-
drd hve millions OF dollars from the
Hing of Prufia, and required that
elght of the itronget prufIian for
tTties lhould be garriioned BY French
troops until the concluGoD of the war.
French KING MAKING.
Bonaparte is zone Italy, for the
pnrPofe Ct meeting all the kings and
princes Of Bis owa making, at Milan,
1 he Pope, the king ana queen of
Naples, the queen of Etruril, the
king Of Bavaria, sc. are to b there
bur II is cot known for what Purpofe
theie great Perfonages are 70 afembte.
u NO NEUTRALS!
"A member Of the American Lega-
ton At Pa,s is arrived in London,
and confirms the report ~e havs
heard, that Bopaparte demands per-
emptorily that the American govern
rent hIall break with england Or
with France lie leaves them no
alteraatiy- and we truil that they
vii have 40 difficulty in their choice.
Political CHANGES.
Letters received in England from
Holland, tate, that by new ar
rangcmcnt between France and Pruf-
ia 8erlip is to become the capital
Of the kinedam of Weitphalia, and
;hat us PrutIian Maj-iiy is to be in
dsmniird by the felton, of Dautzic.
Appreaeoiions were entertained in
holland that there, as well as in
Den mark, any correspondence with
Grea. Britain would be puniihed
with DEAN
CT Dyfre9S5 If E1cLg1A
Il aas becu aicertaincd, thar fince
tie ruptnte betweea Great-Britain
and Denmark near 400 vefcls bear
iag inc Dsnilh flag, have been car
riea into HTiifh ports.
IfRn:Lafim Of fufri1.
The negotiation between Auaris
and Franc, have terminated, and the
former ~ 10 eide the territory Of
Gortz and GraliIca, az far as the
Ilanz, TO he kingdom Of Italy, and
is 10 sstain the fortreis Of Brannau
Geaerat Sizare # Amsrican Properly.
A gentleman who very recently
lef, Paris, aherts, thar few days
previous TO his departure fromthence,
decree had been ordered to be ifIu-
ed, and was expected 10 he pubilhed
u two or :hree days, directing the
immediate fcizure Of all american
fhips in the p1us of France, and in
teTdictlng 2 futu Z intercourie NTH
the Jri,ed ,ta,eS IL conf quence Of
is rstci4l 60 snite inthe general con-
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-02-15
Latest from France.
By an arrival at Philadelphia, Freach papers
to Dec. 10, have been received.
KoNIGsBURG, NOV 2

KoNTGsBURG, NOV ~.
Several Englifh fap4ilies have ar
rived here from PeEerlburgh and Ri
ga, in hopes to find Pafage to their
c untry. but all intercourse between
this place and England is entirely
prohibited. Some Of them propofe
to go 70 Sweden, but it is probable
all intcrcourfe between that country
and England before this, is prohib-
tied, and perhaps it will he eafer to
pats to America than to England.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-02-15
FEANKFoRT, NOV. 20

1t is believed at stockholm, that
irce the audience granted by the
king of Sweden 70 the RufIian am
bafiAdor, that fovcreign has deter
mined % make common caufe with
Rulia and Denmark againf Eng
land, as the latter in her declaration
tor blockading the continent, has not
even excepted Sweden. This ar
rangemenr againf the Britifh minif-
try, reduces England 10 one port on
the Gibraltar.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-02-15
Bv tt)e a9diIs.

Petersburg, 4 Yfrg.) Jan. 27.
Yesterday morning, this place sus-
tanned much injury by Fire about 20
houses are destroyed, and some time
the whole town was in most imminent
danger"
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-02-15

A resolve passed for the Disposal Of nv
urpluss laws
IN the petitions praying that the Supreme
judicial Court may never be hciG Pr Jess
han three judges.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-02-15
-rntt Gottgrf.s .....!f Sfssion,
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.

FRIDAY, JAN. %, 1908
The Senate Informed the house that they
al passed the 1893 Civil List ApproPria-
,ion Bill anda bI.l 10 revive the Military
Est adjustment bill.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-02-15
fSt'H7 Of a letter f,o~ B,ajSiagfsa, b re ETA,
Of f5e United Sfafes' Gazette, dated.

q roe Caffs5 StdfeE Gazeffe, dated
JANUARY 90.
The funeral Of Mr.. Darby, ha, been 10 day
attended; and of courfe no bufnefs has beeT,
traniacted n he Houie Of REPRESENTATIVES
Mr. ID. died yeiferday merning about 4 O.
clock His complaint was fcrofulous dior
Ger IN The throat of which he was fck ahsye
two months; being taken foon after the CONF
mencement Of the feihon. Mr. Crowninfhield
appears 20 be growing worfe and is exDe6h-
ed to live bur a fhort time.
One or two members of Congress, ufuaIly
die here every FELTON,. T. has been ohferved
that only one FELTON, has pafIed hnce this
place became the fear Of government, without
me lois OF one or more membert The laH
year three members died at this place viz.
Meiirs Galley, Baldwin, and Tracy know
not that this city by reaion Of is ii,ha,;or =
more unhealthy than our LARGE commercial
towns; but Ihofe who are ii anv Wv COR
nected with Congress, are here. much rnot-
eTpoied 70 the ELECTS of the weather A ran.
nuer~o'e proportion of them neceGariIy live
A,oni one 20 three miles from the capitol and
ABUNDANT rams, and clayed foil render il NOT
oh'y very unpleaiant, hut more dangerous to
the health. The little fnow that falls, loon
@.faSh Va rye tfme you cannot walk
without linking two, three or four Inches IN
the ground, which is adjective ike uirch -
IheFe are no pavements. If you have ever
Teen oxen trezding out the clay for briclr.
KILN, you may have fome idea Of a member ~
Congref' IN wet weather, II IA irnuofIibIe for
them 70 be generally accompanied near IT,
capitol. Between 20 and SO live AZ Georga.
town, three miles diftant. and a number in m,
neighhorhood OF the prehdent's houfe, WHICH
Is mile and half from the capitol About
one third by fpeciaI good luck, obtain accom-.
notation, within 60 or so rods.
There Is Jaeobin paper Gays the u. S. e..
zet'e) lately eitabilhed at Baltimore. vL;rh
peaks the ientiments of the party with IeF,
Feierve than any other which we have feen.
10 late number, fpcaking of the candidate
Tor the next presidency, that print NIX. the
following candid confelion.
" I.e' the WORST MANN the community
PC ou'regnlarly nominated b. the free unbi-
allied and dlhnterefted choice Of the majority.
and we could CHEERFULLY ADVOGATE
his election"
Government has received difpa,che. from,
MIR Pinekney By y. lip Povss,a9, a-r;y.d
az Norfolk"