Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1808-08-29
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C5dstInS I1a4e. 1t appears from some re-
cent conduct Of cur Embargo protectors
that il would be small difference whether
al American vessel i'll lawful trade with
regular papers all cgr-o according 20 per-
nilsson, had the misfortune to fall in with
profcssed narauder AZ sea, or suffer BIZ the
proceedings Of some of the agents Of Gov
eminent. Among q number Of cases iu
point, the following recent transaction IS
gwen The schr Charles sailed from
this por., on he 4th July, with Governor
SuIllvan's permission to transport 800 bbls.
of Flour from Fredericksburg into the Dis
trict of Rarnstable, where she arrived on
the eyenirg Of SATURDAY, 18th inst.-On the
| Monday fokozgiHg, the master being confined
at home by sickness, and the mate absent,
one Of the owners made application, at
| Proyincetown, the regular port to enter !
but the Deputy Collector refused the re-
quest on account Of instructions from Dir.
Otis, the Collector Application was then
made to Mr.. o. TO enter, who observed
that lie would fine the Capt. 100 dolls. for
not reporting sooner detained her papers
and said no person except the mate could
enter her ne was sent for, then 20 miles
distant) but before lie arrived Mr.. OTIS
had given her papers TO captain Cooper, Of
pilot boat in Government employ, with
! orders to take her to Charlestown Navy
Yard, where IL is expected she will be de-
tanned for trial Notwithstanding she had e
very necessary paper, and had given salts
factory bonds at fredericksburg. The
coasting trade, thus fettered and in
suited, had better be annihilated at once,
by our Embargo-Maiesties Dos. Cent
We learn from Georgetown MARY } that
the French brig which some time since ar
rived in the Eastern branch remained there
the 18th inst; the capt. was at Baltimore
holding conferences with General Turreau,
and her crew drinking groB and paradlnS
the streets OF Georgetown ~ rlCtOus man
| ner. Two or three hundred bbls. Of flour,
| il is said, had been put N board ct her /;
and she was nightly adding TO the quantity,
| though living in the midst Of the gunboats
| &c. under guns Of the batteries, and within
! the view Of the admiuistratlOn-and all il is
! naturally suspected" by permission"
| Since noting the above we learn that the
said French brig (the Surveillante) having
obtained a full cargo OF flour, &c put to sea
| on the 10Th inst and we think it very pro-
| bable that we shall soon lrear of her captu-
ring or robbing some American vessel
An Infamous nest Of French pickaroons
will now be broken up ct Barracoa by the
late political changes and we may soon
count upon their being without home
in the w Indies This may operate well
on our commerce, when the embargo is of.
Paradox "A fresh imported patriot, at a
late democratic caucus, held to petition tho
President not TO raise the embargo, ,eudea-
voured to convey the idea that the embargo
was laid to enable the American flag to Vi
sit every sea and wave triumphant in every
cline" Give US reason, said byestander
= My raisun (said Pat) IS because the
Umbargoo will kaap it safe at home, my no
ney" This is pretty good specimen Of
the best reasoning Of the Embargaroons
why commerce now is and should continue
to be suspended.