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paper money banks 10 eiectiouceting
purposes would not snswer. The In
fernal trick Of imputibg 10 the Fedora
lisa : murder committed BY ! noloti.
ous and active democrat, failed of sue
cess. The opposers 81 executive ~
ranny, foreign influence, and . ri.
butte. aging congress have completely
triumphed.
Tie glorious result Of the late elee.
tion 10 Vermont Is as follows:
ASKDfRAL Governor. - - +.
AIEpERAL Lieutenant Goyenor.
A IEDERAL Council, e.. 49,
And IN the house Of Assembly a
majority Of FEDERALlsrs. ~,
Ofiour members Of Congress, three
FEbERALIsrs.
Now is the triumph OF patriotism
in New England complete and the
independent yeomanry Of the Green
Maintains deserve well Of their eoun.
try. \ = - ~. I >s,. 3 i d
'' IBoseoh Repersory. !.
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WASHINGTON CITY, Oct. 8.
Ye.,erti,y n. pPESTT,ENT of
The ius,rr6 sST.rrs~ .rr;v.a fro,o
Monticello. - i 8 =
Mr.. MADIsoS Secretary Of State,
Mr.. GALL Ar,s Secretary Of the Trea.
sury. and Mr.. SMITH Secretary of
the Nav arrived l.,t evening. &. :.
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"A literary friend has obliged Us
with the following extract from the
travels or i French gentle IN Spain
ii the close Of the last century. Il i
,writtcnIin 90 spirited q style, and 90
happily srapslated, that tie view i
gives Sc . part Of the Spanish tcharac.
terRili aoubtlessbe acceptable 10 our
readers az this crisis |: 5 d. q
"sIke Spaniatd, naturally cold and
deliberate When nothing extraordinary
moves him, Is Unframed 20 en.husiasm
when his resentment, hanghtiness, or
any of the passions which compose
lis character, are awakened eigherby
insult or opposision. Henee il Is, that
The Spanish natioi, appafsntly The
MOST graves cold, snd slow 10 kurcpe,
sometimes beeones one Of ,he most
violent, when circumstances deprive
il of It's habiuaal calm. and deliver it
!. up to the empire Of imaginatipn. The
most dangerous sniinals are no. those
which are in the tnost continued agfta-
ton. The aspect Of the Lion is grave
as his pace /; his motions are no, with
out an object his roaring are not IN
vain. As long % his actlon il nndis-
Asurbed, he loves peace, and silence /;
but fhe Is provoked, he shakes his
name, ere sparklss il his eyes he
s 4 4 & .-i
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WASHINGTON CITY, Oct. 8.
q. Yesterday the PRESIDENT Of
the NslrEp STATrs, arrived from
Monticello. y @s.T5 s41lssz@s
Mr.. MADISON Secretary Of State,
Mr.. GALLArts Secretary Of the 'Trea-
sury, and Mr.. SNIrR Secretary of
the Navy arrived last evening. =
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4 Ky - SNs% SaES.
| W. Aston, bacon. Bard, Barker, Bas
set, BiackieLge, Blake, aBlount, Boyle,
Brown, Burw.l, Butler. Calhoun, 6.
w. Campbell, NJ. Clay, Clop.on, Cas.s,
Dawson, Desha, Eppes, Ffindiey, Fish,
franklin, Goodwyn, Green, Heater,
Helms, Holland, Holmes, Howard,
Ilsle,d, Johnson, Jones, keenan,, KIRK
patrick, Lambert. Love, Marion, M
Creery, d. Montgomery, ]. Monsgo-
merry, N. R. Moore, T.. Moore, Jrr.
Morrow, Jno. Morrow, Newbold, New.
ton, Nicholas, Porter, Pugh, Rhea,
Tenn M. Richards, Riker, Seaver,
Sloan, Smell, Smile, J. K. Smith, S.
Smith, John Smith, Sou,hard, Stortr,
Eaggart, Taylor. Thompson, TroSp,
VanAlien, Yeiplanek, Wharton, White.
bill, Wilbour, al. Williams, Wilson,
VIM, Whitehall, n. ~
A motion wasthen made BY mr.. Ron.
delph and seconded, that the said mes.
sage and documents be referred to the
committee Of the whole house onsthe
state of the uuion. - v
Aud the question being taken there.
upon, :. =
1t was resolved 10 the affirmative.
A motion was then made BY mr.. Ran.
dohoh and seconded, that the house do
come TO the following resolution;
Resolved, That the Injunction Of Sc.
crecy imposed on 'the message Of the
president Of the United States of The
,hir,ieth Instant, and the documents ac-
c"'nPanying the same, be taken Of, so
lar as relates TO the copy ofa letter, from
NJ. ChamPaguy 10 general Armstrong,
OF the 18th Of Ian. 1905. sy
And on the question that the house do
now proceed to consider the same.
1. passed in the negative. yeas As
nays ~. $50 ~
The yeas and nays being d mandedb BY
one Filth Of the members present,
Those who voted in the affirmative, are
Messrs. Alexander, L. Alston, Bibb,
Champion, FChit.enden, Clinton, jr.
Cobb, -C~ulpepper, Dana, Davenport,
Deshs, Elliot, Ely, GARDENER, Gar.
metz, Cray, Harris, Hoge, jenkins, Key,
Lewis, Lyon, Macon, Masters, Minor,
Jno. Morrow, Mumford, Pitkin, Qain-
~, Randolph. Rowan, Rss~ell,- S.
Smith, Stanford, S,edman, TaAmadge,
.Trigg, Uptsaui, Van cortlandt, Van
Dixie. Van Hopne, Van Rensselaer,, d.
K Williams-45.
Those who voted in the negative, are
Messfs. ". Alstcn, Bacon, Bard, Bar
ker, Bassett, Blackleige, Blake, Bloun,,
Boyle, Brown. Burwell. Butlsf,-CA-
3houn, G.. w. Campbell, NJ. Clay, clop-
TON, Cuts, Dawson, Eppes, Fipaley,
Fisk. Franklin, cGoodSyn. Green,
Heistsr, Holland, Holmes, Howard,
Ilsley, Johnson, Jones, Ksuan, Kirk.
patrick, Lambert, Love, Marion, M.
creety, D. Montgomery, J.. III ontgo-
merry, N. r. Moore, T. Moore, Ter.
Morrow, Nswbold, Newton, Nicho-
las, Porter. Ppgb, Rhea, ((1Tenn.)> ].
Richards, M. Richards, Rikey, Seaver,
Sloan. Smell. Smile, 81. K. Smith,
Jno. Smith, Soulthard. Storsr, Taylor,
Troup, Thompson, Van Alien, Yer.
planck, Wharton, whisehiii, Wilbour,
M. : Williams Wilson, j whitehall,
Nton bs 1. ,,is,tlA4 :
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| Spain ; and to be supported At the e.
Psnse Of that power. The WHOLE ndm.
Der Or these troops already entered Spain
and Portugal amounted 10 80. eco ; the
greater part Of which were 1T Salaman-
cha, aud round Madrid. A great part
oftAe Spanish troops]had been sent into
RottugsLf@ :. ~ut,.
The Prince Of Peace was still in DOW.
E4er.- Itis not true, as reported, that the
Prince Of Asturias had been appointed
generalissimo of the French and Spanish
lrfnies-Neithsr il it Rtrue, that the
French and Spanish armies we're going
70 besiege Gibraltar. = =
by q new Decree. the holders Of Eng
lish manufactured goods were obliged
10 deliver them 70 q commission appoint
ed for that purpcse-and II was, expect.
ed another decree would be passed to
condemn them. - "a =
The greatest .rigor was observed q
gSinst those who held correspondence
With the English: Five persons had
hem detected a. Algesiras, and hung.
The favorable weather in Spain had
given hopes that the ensuing. harvest
would be abundant which circumstances
had prevented the rise in the PRICE Of
-four. vs+ - -@s r. F.
Bonapar,e had laid Portugal under a
Contributor of, 100000 dollars
which enormous sum he in~grriously pro-
Posed to them to raise by robbing the
churches of the whole Of the plate. and
two thirds Of the church revenues. In.
consequence of this acquisition, the
Wales REALEs Of Spain had risen to IS
per cent whichat the latest date were At
81 per cent. 49,
WAsHINeroN, AbrH9.
The case Of JonN SMITH was this day
determined In senate. He retains his
seat BY q vote. rv..
- A letter from Bordeaux, Feb. IL.
mentions that q cargo which had been
shipped, had been Felanded, in conse-
quence of the hazard Of q passag. zcross
the Atlantic. II H. iaidahe rigor Of the
Milan decree il increased BY the great
and uniusti6abls ~extention given to itby
the enstom house officers. Vessels have
been seizedfor having been visited by a
British eruizcr on q former voyage.
. (RAI paPer.)
The French frisa.es Thsme. and
Penelope seuttled the 'Americsu sAip
Bristol Packet On the 24eh January.
| F1On&he 18th Of Feb. the French fri.
gses Italian and Syreu. :of44 guas each,
arrived n Martinique from France, and
sailed the next day on their retbtn.
The frigates Hermoine and Hortense
burnt three American ships March 1.
We have thus reason to suppose that
there are six French frigates 10 the Al.
lsntic ocean, unless ,the officers have
! given the wrong names.
+ (Bid)
Brig Cerberus, Luskin. from New.
buryport for Marseilles, has been sent
into Algrsiras and Condensed with her,
cargo fer having been beaded from n
British eruizer-that heing considered
. crime which the law Of nations requires
TO be Submitted to, and which. If illegal
could not be prevented BY m unarmed
weasel.
= Weare credibly informed fsays tho
editor Of the Nswburyport Herald) that
so or 20 American vessels, prizes.
were At Algesiras on the ilth Feb. And
.hs Spanish gun boats were daily carry.
-.
-A-1+v ItA
g. LoHDoH, Feb. y.
Papers respecting negOeiatiops with
America were last night laid before tie
q OF Commons- &&f ,s.-+ g -
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loNDoN, Feb. IS.

- ~. ~ - W. @SN
Papers respecting negocia.iops with
America were last night laid before tie
hoass of Commons. f&S .s.+ea
A petition for peace was presented.
Mr.. Canning voted for bringing up the
petition, and said no fair opportunity
would be negleetsd Of eoneluding peace.
The report ofa change ofministry, 10
revived it Is said the duke of Portland
and Mr.. Canning Ore to retire, and the
latter gentleman b 10 Be succeeded by
the Marquis Of Wellesly.., ~
W. have reason 70 believe . difference
existed in the cabinet 40 to the manner
In which, the affair Of Copenhagen was
70 be justi6ed.
: An order has been issued TO prohibit
the: e~xportation Of Peruvian bark to
France where sickness Is said to pre-.
vail (among the ttroops from Poland) in
which the bark h wanted. Mr.. White
bread ceusured the order.
February -.
Lord ST. John has given notice, that
he shall tomorrow move an addrsss I
his majesty Z suspend Tie eperation. II
the Ordersin council.
Ezsrse. 81 letter from Aiieans, da.sd
1r #Feb. +, 1908.
TIE day before yesterday, the
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catAse TO be tAau before the mousse OF re-
representatives. information Of the dates Of
the extract and copy Of two letters, res.
pectiyeiy from the French minister to
our minister at Paris, referred 10 10 his
letter 10 the secretary ofssate Of the 22d
Of January, 1905; aud also Of the date
Of the receipt Of the said eommuniea-
tions and Of the letter Of M. Champagny
Of the fifteenth Of January. 1908, BY our
said minister at Paris.
The house proceeded to consider the
SAID proposed resolutions the clerks
table, - =
And on the question that the house do
agree 10 the same, It was resolved 10 the
All native, yeas %, nays -.
The yeas and nays being demanded
by one 6hh ofthe members present.
Those who Votedia the afr NATIVE are,
Messrs. Alexander, l. j. Alison,
Bass-st, Bib, BlAckledge, Blaze, Biount,
Boyle, Brown, BurweIi, Butler, Cal.
houn. g. W. Campbell, Champion,
Chittenden, Claiborne, N. Clay, Gin
ton, Ciopton, Cobb, Culpepper, Dana,
Davenport, sDawsoa, Deshs, Dur.ll,
Elliot, Ely. Eppes, Franklin, Garde.
nier, Gardner, Garnett, Goodwyn, Gray,
Harris, Helms, Huge, Holland, Holmes,
Howard, HompherSs, Jenkins, John.
son, Jones, Keaan, Key, Love. Lyon,
Macon, MarioA, Masters, Miner, d.
Montgomery, N. K. Moore, T, Moore,
Ter. Morrow. John Morrow, Mosely,
Mumford, Newton, Pitkin, Porter,
Quincy, Randolph, Richards, Riker,
Rowan, Russell, Smelt, Smile, S.
Smith, /. Smith, Stamford, S,ednan,
Storer, Eagyart, TallmadSe, ,Taylot,
Thompson, Tfisg, Tronp, sUpham,
Van Allen, Van Coriandt, Van DYKE,
Van Horne. Van Rensselaer,, Verplank,
Wharton. d. X. Williams, NJ. VIII
liams and Wilson.
Those who voted in the negative are,
Messrs. w. Aistou, hard, Green,
Hester, Ilsley, Lambert, M'Creerv, +.
Montgomery, Nswbold, Nichols ,Pueh.
Rhea, ct, NJ. Richards, Seaser, Sloan,
]. K. Smilh, SouthArd, Whitehall, VIII
bonr, VIM and Withera.l. ,.
Ordereds That Mr.. John Randolph
and MIR. 6. w. Campbell. Dc Appointed
. eommittes TO wait on the president Of
the u. S.pnrsnant TO the said resolution.
The several orders Of the dai were
further postponsd aillto morrow; add
then the hoase adiourned pntii to.mer-
row morning elevea o'eleek-
TAaisdsy AaroA 81. y
The house being cleared 81 % persons
except the members and the clerk
Mr.. Randslbk, from Tie eomn,tee ap.
pointed 20 wait on the Prssidsnr Of the
Y. Ststes, puraoanr 70 = resolution of
the sob instant, reported that thS CON-
mittee had, asesTding TO order, psrform-
ed the service sssignedt 70 them md re-
ceived an intimation thar the President
indisposed, and could not gise them
. personal interviews; and that z bis re.
quest they had left The extract entrusted
10 them with his private secretary.
On motion Of Mr.. Raads5bhs -.
The house resumed the res1ihg Of
such doeuments accompanying DE mes
sage from the president Of The u States
OF the.twensy.second instant, q IN his
Judgement require secrecy end we're
communicated by him, in confidence,
and wen, through them.
A motion was madelby Mr.. RbnAsth,
= n E.. - rs -
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ERoMSPALM

The following imporsant intelligence
from Spain was yesterday received
from . gentleman Of this city--haying
been communicated 10 bin in letters
frprn Cadiz Of the 18th Feb.
IN. r. Gaz.e ApviI So
The affairs ofSpain conrinusdto grow
worse. The French DEGREES were rigor-
ously pat into executions 90 much 50
that an American vessel that had been
detained At cadiz for . breach: Of the
Milan decree, had been pronounced !
good prize. i !.
French troops of the eonseripsion Of
1909 were to oecupyall the sea coast Of
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ALEXANDRIA. April s.

sEA#Ietter from St. Sebastians, dated
Feb. 70, Ireceiyed a New. York saws,
>. ct the present moment great eonstsr.
uasienpreyails in this province. The
French have taken possession Of the for
ti6catisns of Figueira, . principal key
to Spain, and 20 the citadel Of Pampe.
lune. Here the Spaniar6ssery aloud foI
v~engeance. The eourier,of this +msrn.
ing brings news, that the king of Spain
has consen,edrto their keeping posses.
sion oil tiie eitsded of$Pampelune, and
it Is said also that the French are At Bar.
ceIona.n ~ { : Gf
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Captain Bailey, arrived at New York
from Martinique, inforfts us that TIVE
French frisate9 had arrived 1t For
Royal, and sailed again after landiul
500 troops. =
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Extrae. % letter from Aiicant, dated
\ Fee. +, 1903.
"The day before yesterday, the
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-04-11

F,on Mr.. C4wNvo !, M. MorROs.

from Mr.. GAMING t0 Mr. MONROE.
FOREIGN OFFICES, AUG. s, 1867.
SIR Having received from his maj
etys niGifer, an unofficial printed
paper, purpor.ing 70 BE- a copy of
pr3cla mation Of th- President Of the
United States, ! have 70 request that
you will BE- pleaied to acquaint me,
whether YOU have received aaY COM
munrcahon from your government
winch enables you to pronounce <
fuch paper be authentic
In the event of your being en-
pow5r-1 IN Init ir5 authenticity, I
have futtlcr 70 reqnett Of you. thar
you will inform ms whether you are
alto authorized 10 announce il TO be
the intention OF the government Of
the Uuitld States to carry into effc4
the meafures ttated in the Proclama-
ton Of the Proficient, without rcqui-
ring, or waiting FIR, an explanation
on the part Of the Brtilh govern
meat with reipe9 to the lare unfor-
tunate tranla6tion, upon which the
determination to reiort to thefe meat
ures is projected to Be founded.
have the honor to be, &c.
(Signed) GEORGE CANNING.
p. ST have the honor to enclofe
an American 3ewtpaPer, containing
a copy ~ the paper in queition.
Mr.. MONROE TO mr.. CANNING.
P1rhrd "lacc, .@ug 3, 1907.
SIR-l have the tonor t. acknowI-
edge the receipt Of your note Of YET
terday, and fhopld not heGta;e to
communicate The Information which
you have deEred, If I gof I'D its
but as / have not heard from my
government on the fubi4a Of the
unfortunate occurrence alluded 10.
it is not ia my power 70 fate to you
any thing on the part Of my govern
ment respecting it. I have no doubt
that [ ihall be iulru4ed IN a few
days, to make a communication TO
his nljelty's government on that
highly intereHing event, IN which 4
fhail be enabled 70 furnith full aud
iult view of all The circumstances at
tending il. AS foon as I receive IN
itrudions | Ghall hafen to aPPrize
you Of il.
| have the honor to be, SC.
(,igned) JAMES MONROE.
Then follows a letter from Mr..
N9nrae to Mr. Madj5n and a Note
from MIR. Monroe to Mr.. Canning
III which the impeachment Of ieamen,
from Merchant vetl1l,, is difcuf d.
CO. IheGe are all the documents we
have received.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-04-11
a7lsceilailp.
FROM TIE ALBANY CRISIS.

u fts PJCjAleHt of HE u. S.
TIMES IF trouble try mems fouls.
The fates have played with you
capricious part. They have twice
placed you in the mott refponGs-
Etuacions, in periods Of great peril.
Unwilling th-s you houId glide
down the tide Of life, in phiIofophic
oompofure, under falfe and glitter.ng
colours, they have twice fent forms
10 crofs your way The world has
witneAed, how much like timid
theorilt, and how little like a man Of
fpirit and bravery, you have met
thefe events. You have been brought
10 the touch-foue and your mega
tive virtues on the trial, have proved
little better than po6tive vices. Cow
ardice, fir, IS no crime but an az
fumpJion of courage in him who has
It no, IS hyPocrify and hypOcrity
is a Fin. He who obtains undeler-
vedly the confidence of the people,
and then 6etrays that confidence,
may be deemed a cunning Politi-
clan, but he has no claims to the
character q a great man, He who
afpires to the highelt pot in the gov
srnment without Jingle qualihca-
ton to fit him for that pof, is little
better than a traitor to his country.
He clothes the ration in paper ar
NOR, and then de6es the weapons Of
the enemy.
PoReriy will do you ample juf-
tice. y oar contemporaries car only
take notes Of your conduct; and the
faithful pen Of hilory mutt finith
the work. You live in an age of
frcedom--an age in which Truth
will be protected againf all the ei
forts Of power TO GupPrefs i. Such
an age l deem unfortunate for you
There is ar inherent brightness in
gold, tina; will never tarniih. 1t is
IN 5lfe metal only that We mutt look
for corroiion. Truth, like wtriolic
acid, VII f4lrch out and expoIe al
Toys. Il will wholly deRroy mere
lead. It viii make 5r4J5 itlelt cha4gy
cak,n. truth, il the feeblest banu,
Is irreGfible. Dare you. fir, encom-
paHed as you { with power, and
furrounded By devoted miniOns, en-
counter its toucn
Do you ak, who rrefumes thus to
interrogate the Chief Magiltratc Of
the United State. | anfwer, an OBJ
fcure and unknown citizen one
who, in The eitimation Of the woril,
is placed beneath your envy; out
who is nevertheless above your fcorn
and contempt. am freeman; and
afer the fourth Of March next, you
can boat the fame and no more. In
the few papers which | proPole %
addrefs 60 you, | ihall not unnecef-
fairly wound your feelings, nor fhall
/ do irjuftice to my own.
JUNIU5.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-04-11
srMa. HAY AGAINST Mr.. MADISON.

~ Nh. HAY AGAINST MIR. MADISON.
4" OF IF tyia: ozOr mouth 7cW eor1cmr f5cs''
GEORGE HAY, Efq. Mr.. JET
ferion's DiGria Attorney for the
State of Tug.aia, and four other
good DEMOCRATS, have PubIilhed an
Address to the Citizens of that State,
in he Rictr7nd E79nJer," i'll which
they demouitrate the necetIity Of re-
js5tiag Mr.. MADISON, as candidate
tor PreiideEr. The following is a
faithful extra9 from the Addrefs -
Fellow IlTIzE>s,
"F ON 4 view of the critical ftu-
ati1r IF the United STATES, at this
moE-nt, the Cares which have pro
I duoed IL; and rhe diitrels and cal
amity 70 which We thall be expofet
y 2 c9rteit, NOW ALMOST NEvITA
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-04-11
French Dcm2raAzing Decree
FIRST FRUIT.


We learn, that The flip Grace,
Linzee, hence for LeghOrn, was cap
tured in fight Of that French port, by
a French cruizer, and carried into
Porto Fersjo. She had neither been
to Britilh place, nor had been VII
flied by a British cruizer. But two
Of her crew-with a view to obtain
the great reward promised in a recent
decree to feamen who would give in.
formation agaiult their vessels
have told that, fhe had been boarded
from an English fhip; and the yehsl
is thus fubjected % condemnation,
and the captain and and mate to
fine and imprisonment. Probably
this is, beGdes, another inaar Of
the disadvantage Of having iIreign
faiIors on board our vehels-the Edrl-
ity Of native feamen might Be relied
on,-Bsf5n PaLlaa
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-04-11
ROCHEFORT SQUADRON.

An arrival at Philad. from AlgcG-
ras, reports, that the Rochefort
fquadron has pahed into the Medit-
errsnean, on the Goth Jan. unobferv-
ed BY the Britih feet at Gibraltar,
and arrived iafeIy at Toulon.
An arrival at New York, in ~
DAYS from Bordeaux, alto fatss, that
This feet being joined By the TouIon
lqn dron, amounted il the whole, 70
~ f4il Of the line, had put to fea
from Observation-Disclosures not fur
mifcd'
ENGLISH II. l. FLEET.
Ad Cochrane has received a rein
forcement Of : fail Of the line and
IS now of Martioiquc, with fquad
ron Of 10 fail Ct the line.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-04-11

Political Regeneration in Ne7y-Y ok.
NEwYauK, MARCH 20.
Alta meeting Of Federal Republicans,
held last evening at Mechanics Hail,
pursuant to public notice-Cornelius
Ray, Esq. was appointed Chairman,
and David 5. Jones, Secretary
Z. ID Golden, Esq. opened tie bust
ness in an appropriate speech hc sta
ted that the meeting was called to con
slider On suitable measures 10 be adopt
ed al the approaching election and
concluded by moving that IN conse-
quence Of the Periiou5 ard distressing
state Of the county, meetings BIZ invi-
ted to be called in every county and
town Of the state, and that ward meet
ings be held in this city, to appoint
three persons in each ward as a com
mittee to nominate suitable persons for
members Of Congress, and members 81
the Senate and Assembly of this state
David b Ogden, Esq. seconded the
resolutions IF AIr. Golden, and Ill ar
animated speech deprecated The ruinous
measures Of the general government,
and gave lively picture Of the distress
and ruin already occasioued BY the En-
barco.
The meeting was a very large and
respectable one.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-04-11

LIyT- W DIEtITII IFIIIlD I'
Il i with deep regret we record
the death Of John Ward GurIey, Elq.
late Attorney General Of this Tern
torv, who fell in duel with Philip
L. Jones, Eia. yetterday afternoon.
{ was (hot dead the hrf fire, and
MIR Jones received a heth wound in
his leg.-4is death is iincerely re-
GREETED by his numerous ana relpcc-
table acquaintance and friends.