Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1808-06-06

other measure taken by the republican
administration" says the National I'll.
teiHgencer, the Presidential Bagpipe !,
Washington" Eacore," cries that
faithful echo, the Ai5aay Register, q the
Embargo is proved to be more popular
than any other measure taken BY The
republican administrator"
People Of America how long win
We suffer such gross indignities TO your
understanding such mad viols:ions of
your rights and interests
{" Horrible f! most horrible i''-Mv
blood boiIs as I pen this article, and nv
hand trembles beneath the contendinp
emotions Of shame and indignation.
Take first the following narration as
it is copied from the Coffee-House
Books at Baltimore.
BALTIMoRR, May 27.
/" Arrived last evening, Spanish schr.
Salvatore, IL days from Havana, pas
sengers, Capt. Chalmers, who went
out supercargo of the schr. Lovely Luz
cy, Knowles, bound from This tort 10
SaUannah. Capt. c. informs, that the
22d Of April, of Cape Roman, they
were captured by the French privateer
schr. Superior, who put prize master
and 8 men on board, and ordered her to
SANTANA. They immediately ordered
all the crew MISUNDERSTANDING 10 put
US all in irons if we did not remain
there. On the evening of the same
day experienced a very severe gale from
the westward the Frenchmen lower-
cd all sail and attempted to scud her
under bare poles, but through the ig-
norance or mismanagement OF the one
&c tlrs- helm, she brnached 20, capsissd
and hlled they then cut away the
rnastE, and she righted, but ncgIcctino
to tree them from the shrouds before
cutting, she thumped several holes
through her sides. The gale continu.
ing with INCREASED violence, IN thai
situation she remained three days, when
the decks burst asunder.
Capt. Chalmers, Mr.. William Camn.
bell ia passenger) and 8 negro sailors
were fortunate enough 10 pet on thar
part ofthe deck that floated the others
acre all drowned. They remained Of
that part Of the deck four DAYS. ~ ~.
mercy of the waves, without provision
or water. On the 2Sth one oftbe me-
groes died, part Of whose BODY thew
eat. On the 18th they were proyiden-
TALLY picked up by the brig Nancies
from Norfolk bound to HAVANA. MIR.
Campbell died on board the brig the
evening OF the day they were picked
up"
Alter this attrocious act of piracy
and murder, after this outrage upon our
sovereignty as nation, the Frenchnan
tearlessly pursued his original destina-
ton, sailed up the Delaware, and enter
ed the port of Philadelphia, where he
rehtted his Privateer, and then applied
to the Collector Of the port, being one
IN whom the President has confidence,
and obtained not merely clearance,
but the following permit.
" PORT Of Phaadelflhiu, Man, is, 1908.
Permit captain Breyard to laden on
board the armed French schooner. o.
bbls. biscuit 2 casks red wine : 30
Dbls. Hour quintals rice ) bbls.
beef +; 6 do goldfish Is do. pork /;
DO cheese; 4 do. peas 40 gallons
vinegar 2 hhds. French brandy
kegs hogs lard do. butter ouin-
tails onions 8 jars beef a-la-node;
do picked pork do. fresh butter
baskets sweet oil; 2 boxes gin az
10. goldfish 50 ID. sugar; 10 gallons
brandy IL dozen porter /; s hams
"a 10. sausages /; Is Ii. pepper /. %
dozen eggs.-BEING FREE AC-
CORDING TO LAW"
1t is added in the Philadelphia papers
that she also took away a large SUN
OF money--report says 10000 dol
lars.
Hence it appears (says the Philedel-
phia Keglster,) by an official document,
tnat provisions in any quantity, may
oe sent o3 n French priyateer, nd