Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1808-08-29
FROM the SALEM GAZETTE.

Embargo was necessary, that " out Of seven
teen vessels, which sailed from this district
for the continent of Europe in the month
preceding the commencement Of the En-
barge, not one ever reached her destined
port in safety" This does not appear per-
fectIy correct.
The following is believed to be an &C.
eurate list Of all the vessels which sailed
from this district in the month Of December,
Oh the last day Of which the Embargo was
known here.
Ship Augustus Cor Leghorn, reached her
destined part and returned IN safety.
Schr. Peace anG Plenty, for Marseilles,
detained By The French.
Brig Hopewell for Bordeaux, sent into
England zvAeye her cargo A1s been landed, and
her principal article, Cotton, 7yH sell at great
adyanfage, from us present value here.
Brig Phenix for Aicant, detained b. TIE
Sbaniards, and lost Nth her cargo Al Algestras
Ship Wells, for AIicant, detained By the
Stanidrdq.
Ship William, for Calcutta, not pct heard
from.
Bark Active, for Malaga. taken 81 The Brit
ISL, retaten BY the Captain, snR returned vvIth
her outgyayd cargo.
Ship Union, for Leghorn, Sent fnt0 Glib
yaltar and returned zyith her optzgGrd cargo.
Schr. Betsey for w. Indies, returned IL
sqfy.
Brig Republican for Havana, returned in
sqfety.
Brig Catherine for Laguayra, returned N
safety.
Ship Henry for Havana, returned ~ safety
Brig NabBy for Surinam, returned IN safety.
Schr Raven for West indies, returned IN
safety.
Brig sukey for the Isle Of France, return
"a IN safety,
Schr. Joanna for Bilboa, taEen az oT near
thar place, acquitted and retained IN safety.
Ship Monk for Lisbon, detained BY the
Sbaniards.
Thus Of seventeen vessels which sailed
in The month preceding the Embargo, nine
reached their destined ports and have re-
turned in safety, Some Of them with voyages
immensely proftable-one is not yet heard
from-one has landed her cargo to prOhta-
bic market in EngLdnd-two have returned
with outward cargoes-three are detained
BY the French and SPaniards, and one
while so detained has been lost. Not q
single condemnation has taien place.
It may be added, that Of the numerous
vessels which have sailed from this district
during the Embargo, "by PERMISSION
! not one is known to have been detained.
AN ENEMY TO THE EMBARGO.
French Ontydge-The American ship
| Bristol Packet, captain Barnes, Of Ports
mouth, N. III. with a cargo Of dry goods,
! &c from London, bound TO New ork, was
met on the high seas in January last by
French frigates, and was sunk by order Of
the French commodore-not under the Mi
| Ian decree i--she loaded before that decree
was known in England-had no British H.
| cense-had not been boarded from a British
man Of war-neither could il Ne asserted
that her destruction was necessary 10 pre-.
vent information no, her tempting cargo
which was plundered, and that plumber dis.
trbuted among the crews of the frigates
without even the form Of condemnation, was
the sole plea of the pirate. Had she been
in ballast she would have been permitted 70
| proceed OH her voyage.-This is a state
ment Of incontrovertible facts, and at time,
! when Misrepresentation and falshOod has
becoDe So meritorious among the yelpers
of France, it is necessary that such practi-
Ces should be exposed, and such persons a.
mOng us that are so lost to patriotism, as
| to Justify such acts Of outrage on the SOW
reignty and independence Of America, as
as have been committed by the French,
both in Europe and in the West Indies, are
unworthy the name of Americans, and
should be branded with infamy.-Pok. Reg.