Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-08-15


forenoon, before fhe would ground, intend
ing to 90 with him. but il freins hat at about
zen o'clock, Majur Melville, with number OF
other men, came on board, and after afkine
the matter a number OF qusltIons, TO all whic 4
he gave true aniwers, ne demanded his pa
pers, and called to witnefS two men he made
the demand fecODd time, at The fame time
informing him thar ke ihouId not ak him a
third upon which he went below, brought
them up and delivered them repaired to
the Cunom Houle ehly in he morning, and
waited the opening he Offices. / aGsed the
Collector, and Major Melville, by what au-
ihority they took the Darts papers away. A
long converfation enlued INJURED that the
embargo laws did not make II a crime for her,
after The bad gwen bonds, TO fail from one
wharf 20 another, IN the fame harbour or diff
trl63 that point was conceded by the Col.
le6tor. alto gave Il a. nay opinion, thar in
sbGyrae the fame Aoop month Ence 20 Gear
cut for Squan with iwept hold for land,
as unconitilutionai, becsuie the Contribution
Jays, ihe ihalI not be obliged 10 enter or clear
even from one laie 10 anot her that was al
70 conceded But | was informed al the "a e
time, hat il was idle for NE to read the one
or he oihsr, for he was not governed by ei-
Their Of them, bct by his initruetions then
aIked II ! might be favoured with eight Of
thoie m, Eetioas, which Il isemed were at leaf
10 st0sts As law, that | might in future know
what my rue and guide was. lie did not
think hImie,f bound 10 bow 10 every one
who aiked iueh quelliens, his orders or IN.
itTuGtonss i was NOT part Of tbs Official du-
nv ~ -
was not 10 town, and eKpreihng a belize. that
II be was, De would Sondelcend to favour me
with Eight Of what might fave my veIe and
my bondimeI and obiervipg thar as it food
now, leSret lnftru 9iOns which we're TO operate
as laws, might eI.lnare a man ere he was
aware that he Was atransgrefor he relenfcd,
and gave me one 70 read and copy, ca,ed
Tresfury Department, April 9Th, lsle 8. The
contents a am not a. libeay 70 publish, be
caule at thu bottom were thcle words, (" TEfs
Is EoI IErLhDED FOR EUBLIeATioH--AL-
sLRr GA1LATIE. attentive read his
letter from The Secretarv, ard could End moth
ing ia Il which forbid the mater from rant
porting the fiih, or made il crime to 20
from wharf 10 wharf IN the fame diGria or
harbor, and afked if that and rhe embargo
laws were all his authority fhe anlwer was
No he was receiving thoie kind Of initruc-
lions atmOf weekly. Are we NOT eoverned
by the laws and not men ! alsed - No, fays
the hOneit, candid Collector YOU are mita-
kca, Yor ARE covERsgp nv MEN ~saD '1or
LAvs During tho cOnveTiaIon, the matter
Of the hUop entered, (he is black man, and
has wife and children u Weymouth who
related his fory; al the conclulion OF which,
wv. - = .--F
nine days he had not ear rnouthful Of meat,
having lived wholly upon bread and cheefe
becaule he was alhaned to borrow again Of
Ihofe who had never refufed him ~ And here
the Contribution was again quoted. The
Contribution exclaimed the Collector, f" why
do you appeal to thar. il Is violated every
da] !" Forgive him, ys LordIingsl Forgive
him, Jetferion, Madiion. Galatin - Twas
fortunate moment, when the feelings of the
man, hruggng with an impoled official duty,
Obtained the aieendancy, and the veil was for
q moment Iifred-the min dilipated-and f.
Gre: Inltruetinns acknowledged AT this, even
me countenance of The African frightened (;
and when he fav in the officer, the pan and
the friend, his fears we're iinpated, and his
aopes revived cannon conclude without
making my acknowledgment TO the officer
for the politensls with which ! was treated
and from Mr.. Weld received every indul.
Gencr that could erpntt or win. They can
dldly acknowledged, Il not the lea. iafpi-
cion did now rell, or ever had, upon the own.
ers, or either Of the matters Of their aoops
But fome informant had lometire Gnce given
hints, which led them 70 fufpea the owner
Of the nth. Cslar Humphry, ths matter of
the Darn, the Collector had long known, and
ne felt irapelled TO pay compliment to his
diicreion and good behaviour, in which en-
comun Major Melville joined.-The nuh-
nels, find, IS row N Ihe hands Of the board
Of health, with whom fhall leave il for the
prefent ~ AUSTIN, Jun.
Cbarisfe17n, -t4cg7 4, 500.