Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1809-11-27
T Uhole N. COS.

fometime paa, oblerved, that the
feeds Of difcord have been fown, and
are now fpringing up, that the minds
of the people are agitated by differ
ent ientinents and factions.
+" Some are inclined to aaert our
Independence under the protection Of
the BritiIh others, principally the
natives of Old Spain, are for adhe~
ring to the Mother County, under
ny dynaay that may govern her,
Others are deGrous of Britils egif-
laiion, and fome few are perfectly
French in their principles and wiihes,
In this confid of opinion, what bur
anarchy and revolutions can await
us. unlefs a timely interference Of
the Dfitih lhould prevent it
+" 4 letter was received here YET
terday from Cadiz, dated Augna 23ds
which Jays, an expreis has tbs me-
ment arrived from the MARQUIS of
Welleiley, the Bfitiih Amba04aoy in
Seville, TO the Bri1iih Cof u asrss or
dering him to put on beafa q Veaels
and Immediately di(patch .or Eng-
land, dispatches containing ae ae-
count Of the erection OF a Re aey,
infead of the Central Supreme au-
ia, and which is competed as ioi-
lows The Archbiihop Of Toledo
nephew to Charles the WITH Regerts
Altamira and Joysllanos, Goadju-
tors and Cevallos, Saayedra, aud
| General Cueas, Priyy Councillors"
Should this prov to be true, OF
which have no doubt, you may
depend, upon it, that it has bsen
brought about by til. Marquis Wei
lefey. The Marquis foreleeing the
lois Of Spain, has formed the Re-
pency in time, with the view Of its
/, being taken out to Mexico by the
! Britiih feet, for the fafety and pro-
te6fion of our Colonies, who will
with open arms receive and admit
the government of Bourbon, and
perhaps no other, protected BY, ard
allied with England in which cafe
we hall, once more. become a lafe
and happy people. IL 'he coaFte OF
fix weeks, / expect to iee entering
our harbour, a combined opaniih &
Bri,ifh feet, carrying the Royal
/ STANDARD of Ferdinand 18th. Cod
fend that my expectations my be
realized.
You are already informed Of
the ihultipg OF the ports Of this III
and againll all foreign Gags 70 day
we una rltand that neutrals bring
ing negroes, fugar, uteniils, and
lumber, will be Admitted, but aith
no other articles. God prelerge
you, &c.
Ex'r..9 firm letter, d1te4 Ralgax,
N9v. Il.
E" A nip and brig from Baltimore
for Tonnipgen, have been detained,
and fent in for adjudication The
brig and cargo are condemned, and
we lufpeet the fhip will fflre the
fame fate. The ground, of condem-
nation was, certificates Of origin ha-
wing been found on board"
fhe flip is probably the Sgqas-
hanna
Another letter from Halifax,
Nov. "a, fays, /" A nsmber of vel-
lels from the United States, bound
to ronningen, have been brought in,
aud feveral have already been con-
demned."
| Extraordinary Eating Three porters were
drinking together on Wednesday iena'ghf, AZ
Truro, when one of them undertook for airi-
| n ~ wager IF IS. 10 eat the worried Bookings
| which the other swo had on, fried in train OIL
aud nafa pound of yellow toap, by way ct
bread 10 his wager The fame fellow once
before undertook TO eat as much uipe as
would make himielfa jacket with ilseves--
, Re was accordingly measured by a tailor, aud
the ma eria cut cut, when TO the great inr-
priie Of every one, he ate up The whole in leis
than twenty minutes !---Loslaa PAP.
-----s-za-zas----
PHILADELPHIA, NOV. IA.
Communication During a fhort
trip to New ork, from wheocc Z
am iuit returned, the following cir
cnn,llance attracted NV curiaGty.