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Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-01-02

| through the hearts of two friends. But rest
assured the acquisition of these provinces IS
rot the object for which you are drafted
| Nothing can be further from the wish OF the
administration, from the views of the south
erp section, than the Incorporation of these
provinces with the United States. They
know too well the balance Of power which
now preponderAes in their favor, to permit
such weight to be thrown into the North
ern Scale. Jealous of the rising glory of N.
England, their invariable policy has been to
paralize its efforts aud palsy is energies
Hence, Soldiers, is ,hs distress YOU now
feel, hence the poverty which shows its
meagre face in your habtations-hence your
degradation.
You vii! never be marched against the
British domnions.
With whom then are you TO fight, Would
TO Con this all important question could be
explicitly answered You have claim to
an answer; but fear you are TO be kept in
ignorance till the attack is commenced, till
Ii will be impossible to recede, or you must
learn il By induction. II you are not destin.
ed to contend with foreign enemies, you are
doomed to oppose internal foes or domestic
friends. No one will dare assert You are
called on for nothing. But where are these
internal foes DO YOU find them in your ia.
Tiers, or brothers, those fathers who have
she'd their blood to guarantee your liberty,
or those brothers with whom yot. have been
rocked In the cradle of infancy f! l know
your martial souls recoil with horror. from
the question.
Are you then, Soldiers, doomed to op-
press the oppressed--,o stop the complaints
OF hunger. and palsy of the sinters cold
by shedding the hearts blood of the groan.
ing mendicant Are you to support the
Emoa go Laws-laws which ought TO be
repealed For proof that you are, re ad the
Letter of Albert Galatin. But trust in
COP you are not yet ready to Cooperate
with these sanguinary sons Of the South
such as Mr.. Love, who says if warm water
Will not quiet New England men, we must
try bleeding You will not be the pas.
si'e instruments of your own oppression and
slavery You have it yet in your power to
make stand against the growing dsspot.
ism-you may yet save your Country. When
called TO comba, YOU have right TO demand
VINO is 20 De your enemy. Is ne rfehch-
man or Britain, you will shoulder your arms
with pride but if called 20 march against
your injured, insnlted countrymen, say to
the spoilers of your property-the plunter.
ers Of your rights, We will fight for our
Country; but our weapons shah not aid the
work of oppression"
A SOLDIER.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-01-02
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60 DICNIFIED [RETIR EMENT =

Ibsy",iy eoa,k uBnb trisgs bi day about
SbaH aevo kaesU h bafa MouRNFuL DAY.
lie fale my iifs rJes be dofB fske fbe sseans BY
ubib isve" ..|6
fksTfRAr completed twelve months fnce
the 'mpoition of the EMsAsco. Never was
day known in this country which brought
with II feelings and anticipations 60 gloomy
and diitreiling. Il was commemorated in this
town by every poilible demoniira,ion of grief
and mourn,ns-Ae funrfe the bells were rol-
hsni !; md I'm DE sbn.. .bjasping, hoiaed half
refs, fired The tong of bells and difcharge.
Of cannon, was repeated at i2, and at clock
At 9 O'Clock, procsiIion of Sailsrs looking
each of them . "tlosdisj' imsgs # ds,psir,'
wearing Grape on the left arm and marihalled
by an officer, marched with mufled drums
through the principal areets Of the town I;
followed by fhip difhaniled Her yards
cock bill, bell rolling in her bows, and her
MATS capped by inverted cans denoting the
want of grog. A flag was fufpended between
her main and mizen ihrowds reprefenting
fhip in ry-doek--inicription Death TO Com
sasrse. " 0gra6 ne" was painted on the bows
Of the fhip. An old faiIor with profpect
gIafs food on her quarter deck, enquiring in
the words on her fern, WLisb zpsy l6aH
Hsy.' 0ppoi:e the Cuiiom- Houie was flag
reprefenting tarrapin; his head in msf Dig
nitied ,sibemsnf. When the proeetiion reached
this lpo, j, halted, and faiior flanding in the
main chains delivered AN AppRrss prepared
for the oecaGon.--We are afured it was writ
ten by himielf, and it does no imall honor to
his talents and his feelings. II zosnf from he
beayf, it ssartei tie besyf An immenfe con-
courfe Of Spectators evinced by their applaufe
its excellence Thele honeff tars afterwards
dined togerhr on CLAIMS.
Such is the fimple deicrip,ion of a ceremo.
ny planned with much ingenuity, and con-
duct I'd with the u,mofl dignity and decorum
We could not witnefs il without feeling the
moft ferrous and painful emotions--This was
only an indication of approaching ruin; but
when the smbaiied ,pi,a Of famine fhall be actu-
ally prefent, and it u rot jar df0nf, we fear il
viii fpeaka more threatf,ng language. Il
may se iaid the number was lma who thus
manifeiled their diareis. Let not thofe who
have exiio3osr fearnen, reproach Us with the
effects Of their own folly. II is FOO m1sb, for
thofe who have ruined Us BY their oppreihon
to infult us with their maievolence. Let not
thofe who have hurried us to the precipice,
complain thar we trsn,ble on its verge and
thofe who have itretched US on the rack, ac-
"ule US Of writhing under IT'S tortures.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-01-02

Under all the mon grcvious opprefions the
TERRAp'N ERA, we have wtnefled no iron.
ger indignation from any fouree, than is e,hi-
bifsd by the" WORN OUR PATIENCE" of The
" Whig." An entbuiiaitic democrat, with
unyovernalle paflions, he outrageouay loves
or iupremeIy hates. Heis now not only tir-
ed of the Embargo, which he I'LL lately 70 ar
dentiy loved, that he called loudly for the
coating trade I; but he would feem 10 deteit
the whole fyltem OF " reftnctive energies. -
I" appeals TO realon' aud vALIANrLy RUN.
MING AWAY Hear him
From Ls Wl;g # De-. "A.
This pFcRapIsc wARFApE OF RETIs-
ING rRom ous ysrMIEs, and leaving them in
poiiefiion Of the field, ought no longer to he
advocated by the friends Of osr free govern
ment. Ir WILL SINK Us ToIsFAMY in the
ettimation Of the world, and in reality deprive
US OF all ienfe q high fpirited honour and in
dependence. =
Again, fpeaking of Congref., ne gives this
opinion of vait majority Of the Houfe Of
Representatives
He who votes for an adjournment thefs
times, after two or three hours fitting, is a
BAsR sPycuLAToR or BAss TRAIros,
fes Others of fpeaking difreipettfuly Of the
government
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-01-02

READ AMERICANS :! |

Among the newspapers jult re-
ceived by the fchr. Iriendfhip arri-
we'd this morning from Liverpool,
and bringing dates TO the 10th ult.
we have one containing Spanifh
fate paper, publifhed by Don Pedro
Cayillos, the Fuf Secretary sf STATE,
and Dispatches to his Catholic Ma
jefty, Ferdinand 7th. This paper is
entitled i" E*3gffior sf tie traetiees
and n,acbinatisw which led to the ninr-
patton effbe eroqvn St Spain, ard The
means adopted BY the Emperer Of the
French tac carry ii int9 execution" This
fate paper is pronounced ty the
Engliih the mott interelting and i'm
portant document that has appeared
during the war. Among other things
it contains Ieeref treaty entered into
between Bonsparte and the Prince of
Peace, on the 27th Oa. 1897; of
which we have only room to insert a
Engle article, but thas we do iniert
we call upon every man IN the y nj
ted States, not in f.ench pay to
read.
"XII. His Majeity the Emperor
of the French and Kibg of Italy, en-
cages to recognize his Catholic Ma
jeify the King u Spain, as Emperor
of the TWO AMERICAS, 4vbea
eveyy thing is ready Jlr bis MgEys
affirming that title. which may be Ell
ther at the general peace, or at far
thef 1vifbin three years tbercfrom."
Thus North America was fairly
bargained and fold and transferred by
Bonaparte TO Spain more than a year
ago.
REMARKS.
The importance of the foregoing
article, induced us TO iGue it III hand
bill on Wednefday.-Ad Admitting i,s
authenticity (and we can fee no rea
fon to douDt iDit prefents to our view
a pi6urs 10 horribly di(guiting, shat
VIC can contemplate it only with
flame and confuhon.
Reader, what induced Bonaparte,
more than a year ago, to bargain
way the iovereignty OF the UnIted
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-01-02

any farther into the merits or dement's Of the
acts of Government, the attention of the ci,i-
zens of this town are called for one moment, TO
take into view the fitua,ion OF thofe, Whole
ivelihoods are entirely derived from ieafar-
ing hfe--rhrough long period Of twelve
months lthis day. they have, by various en-
ployments, endeasour,d 10 procure iufte-
nance, fon'ly expecting that at the next
meeting OF Coagrefs, trade would be revived,
and again relume ais wonted oourfe --Tha,
period has now arrived, and with deep re-
gret be it faid, nothing whatever is done,
whereby the Gtuations of the feaf~iDg men
are to be ameliorated---which ever7way they
turn their eyes nothing but diftrefs furrounds
them the winter commenced and as il ad :
vsnees muf only ferve 10 increaie their diff
eulties, without Tome means can be devi,ed, TO
enable them TO earn iomething towards their
fupport. To defert the country at this juno
ture, would bring upon them the reproaches
Of their fellow citizens, when perhaps e'er
long, every one may be called upoa TO defend
har rights the rich with their purfes, the
ieamen with their lives, which nothing bu,
your patronage at this prefent time can ena.
BILE them to do--they will cheerfully follow
any plan tha, may be fuggeited, or adopt any
rules that NAV be laid down, thai is within
the compais Of their capacities to perform.
They addrels themieives 10 your feelings
on this occaGon as men, to your humanity as
ehriliians, to your lberaii,y a, fellow citizens,
and our hopes being fixed on these conldera.
ITEMS, we beg leave, RESPECTFULLY to fslute you
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-01-02

~. P0RDER i-Among the articles
which fpeculators or their runner. are daily
monopozing is eo,cder. Within the latt four
days many perfons have obfcrved that much
powder had been purchafed throughout The
country at the inflznce of our ffaee loving ad-
miniflration. who had deviied plans to ger
il all out of the hand. of the'peoplc- Howev
er this may he, whether ii is rurchsfed for our
cabinet or for individual fpeculators we do
mol know--we only ifsse what 10 reported ;,
We do know, however, that many are running
through the country to buy it; and we think
ita duty we owe the public to fa1fiss all sobo
bsve fbat o,tie!< on band againt difpofing of
il too readily. For the Non intercourse and
Embargo laws will make it fcarce enough, AMI
thereby fecure good price and if e'sa
appear that our cabinet are afraid of trulting
any of that article in the hands of the people,
il would be well TO have prefsrved as much of
il aspofIible.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-01-02
flio7vize Is copy Of f5s ADDRESS.

Il has cen the cufom from the earlieft a.
ges of ante ity TO celebrate great and mo-
meutous events which have happeHed in
country. either by Public Fenivas, or Reli-
gious taaings; but at no period whatever,
were body of citizens known TO have col
lected together TO celebrate the anniversary Of
an EMBARGO-an Embargo Impofed by our
fage and potent Lcgi0ature, as they fay. "to
preferve our property from ieizure by foreign
powers, our Seameh from impreilmenl and
aarve the two great beiliserents into ilch
terms as they, in their wiidom, may pleale 20
dictate --that the means followed for that
purpoie have proved the moa caiamitous that
ever this country felt, few will deny; that IT
It'll exits is fully evident, every word inued
from the cabinet at Warrington breathes moth
ing but oppreiiion, and each day, only ierses
to give freih proofs OF that which has been
long noIorous 40 Us all, Without entering
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-01-02

dulouny 4 rpe every meafure which leads to
the total ~ lszFion Of commerce. The people muft
make up their minds to fubmit another year
at leaf |; and the poorer clafs may calculate,
ere long,to give up to their richer neighbours
the little property which tolls and hardfhips
have procured for them, and which they have
reafonabIy calculated on as fupPort for them
felves and families in the decline Of life. Such
is the tendency of the mealires of our ,tpHtii-
esa adminiftration. Such will fliorty be the
will OF onr ,epsLiesn ,yrant.
Try Caseat.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-01-02

States, to the faaious pretender TO
the throne of Spain
Upon what ground did Bonaparte
fatter himfelf that period was !
preaching when every thing would
be ready for his majeay's anaming
the title of Emperor Of the 7tuo IL
mfriraT i?
His fecret reafons we know not.
We are yet to learn whether another
fecre. treaty is nor in exiisence, which
Don Pedro Cavsllos has not yet had
the good fortune TO difcovcr bus
to which, Don Wilkinfon and M.
Turreau may have interchangeably
iet their names.
But, of obvious reafons Bonsparte
had enough.
An embargo had been laid in this
country, if not by his expreis direc-
tions at leaf very much to his liking.
Oar Naturalization had manifef-
ed towards France the moit open
and undifguifed Partially.
The democratic prei1es in this
country, if not in the pay Of France,
had uniformly excufed, juf.ified, and
palliated the a. greilions CT Bonaparle
declaring all his conduct towards
Americans liberal ard friendly.
In fhort, fuch had been the lam
guage, the conduct, the apparent
views of the democratic party (lay-
ing cut of the queition any fecret un-
derltanding) thar Bonaparte had rea-
fon 10 believe that bsfb dmenicas
would become an eaiy prey to his ra.
pacity, the moment the Prince Of
Peace fhopld efea the overthrow Of
the Spsniih monarchy.
Thank haven! the fpirit that has
aroufed she Patyists If Spain, begins
to elearify the Pafriais Of tie United
Statey : Neither North nor South
America is yet prepared to receive
the gallo yoke, withitanding prin-
ces may have bargained for it, and
pre6den,s may have -crouehed to it.
10 fms PATRIOTS OF THE TWO A
MpRlcss is allotted the glorious talk
Of letting bounds to the ambition,of
shs s.s...-s ..r IL - ------
The fch. Experiment, Fitch. has
arrived at N. York, from the l0and
of Trinidad, in the South Seas.
This veliel was difpatched by gov
ernneat, to bring home from the
uninhabited ifland Of Trinidad, fix
unfortunate men, who were unavoid-
ably left there in May lat, blythe
ihip Leonidas, whaler, belonging to
N. London. We have nol room 10
give the Journal of occurrences kept
by the men ;-but it appears taey
had bsen viGted by two britiih fn-
gates, who offered to take them off
and land them at fome place from
whence they might obtain paaage TO
the u. b. !; and iuppiied them with
various articles of provilions and
ammunition a Portusuefe fave ihip
a!fo viiited them, and offered to con-
vey them to S. America but they
refufed to leave the iiland in her. ~
The Experiment arrived there the
asth Oct. and took them of. The
leanen fate, that "lhe lhand a.
bounds with goats, which rove about
in flocks of from 100 to 200 each
hogs in grea. numbers, and among
the rocks various kings of nth. There
are alto plenty of feafowl. They
found one large dog, but wild, and
eats and mite III plenty There is
alto tobacco, puriley, paney. Gator
nuts and muitard. 1t is very noun
taineous and ragged, aud the only
landing is on the fouth fide, where
there is beach about one mic in
lenpth - eDfiylfI =;
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-01-02

~ f=ssnssis Ter Nas.Esgsst, a. eoun.
lfyu,4n .aaoesaliy called Il lev days Gnee)
80 k-as-rs sagsaf, by the laieit accounts. to
- iif etsisr oi ihs Day At the feat OF govern.
alsnl aas a. shs prsisai day few can doubt
- - sas stlaIlsi.fsissn -sll sdepi, and ie
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-01-02

Naiuralifts FAY that Terrapin can
live without sating, with his head
within has fhel;, twelve months and
a day "A Monkey or Lion, not
more than three dsys.-Bi1
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-01-02

Nick occa6onally amufes himfelf
by putting red hot coal on the back
of the American lerraP.n, and 70
fure as it thrutls its head frol4 under
the ihell Boney raps him upon The
noddle, and like a fcaramouch, h.
head inltantly diiappears; it feeks a
dignided retirement.-Fine fun for a
French monkey to amuGe himfelf
with teaiing an inofenGve, helplefs
lerrapin, that never did any body
/" har,E."-Ibid.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-01-02
A SOLDIER.


At the back of the Speakers Chair
IN the hall of the Houfc Of Reprefen-
,atives, is the large American Eagle,
the emblem of the Nation. AS the
character Of the United States is en-
tirely commuted, the Eagle fhould be
iuitsntly jifmounted, and LAND
TERRApIN, more dignitied, brave K
generous in Ks nasure, ihould be
hoiied on the Eagles pedeital. The
rerrapin has FIVE beautiful Jqripss on
the back, anlw ering to the five en-
bargo avs, with which the govern.
menC has inhumanly lacerated itfelf
for twelve months. B. Fed. Repu5.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-01-02

1bsys,iy ooa.k .pB,eb trirg, bi day about
!SbaH nevo fasw 10 but MouRNFuL DAY.
lie fais' my iifs u5es be doiB fsle f5e msau .
xk,L I..xs
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-07-25
LOOK Att FAIRLY.

The British Jesuificaf Sohhist pretends to
say that MIR Erskine has gone counter 10 his
instructions
Will any man believe it? Is Mr.. Erskine
such fool, as to be unable to construe his in
Structions correctly? Can he be such a knaUc,
as to dare to counterfeit an authority which
never was conceded Why did the British
ministry send an extraordinary frigate, with
dispatches, and a new secretary of Legation
Would Mr.. Erskine have so Immediately
proceeded to act upon these instructions, or
would the dispatch vessel have waited to bear
the result, unless the propositions of his cabi-
net had been OF the most urgent & explicit de-
scription.
What could have been more satisfactory
than his solemn assurances OH this occasion
His letter Of April ~ to Mr.. Smith, expi-
City says 81 am AUTHORISED to declare
that his majesty's orders in council of Janu-
AIRY and November 1907, will have been with
drawn as respects the u. States on the lot n
of June pext."-But this is not all. When
the existence Of the order of April 26 was
announced in this country-when every man
was soicitous to scan their import and bear
ing--What course did Mr.. L. take? With a
promptitude which does him honor, he 20
unfairly came forward, to express the SEN
timents OF his government. In his note of
the 18th June, he solemnly says That Gin
consequence of official Communications sent
to me from his majesty's government, since
the adoption of that measure, j am enabled
to assure You that it has no connection what.
ever with the overtures which have been
AUTHORISED to make 20 the government of
the u. States"--and concludes with repeat
ing his persuasion that "the terms of this
agreement will be strictly fulfilled ON the
part OF his majesty"
Mr.. T.. owes it to himself, to come for.
ward with the instructions, under which he
has acted. There is no other way of wi.
ping Oft the aspersions, which the minis
try OF his country have cast upon his cha.
racter.--He owes another duty to himself
ut his cabinet do not anticipate its executi-
on, by his immediate recall--to resign the
commission of government, that is mark.
ed by such infamous perfdy. His CONSENT
ing any longer to serve such ministry, un-
der such circumstances would unequivocalIy
prove him guilty of the accusations which
they had brought against him.
Should neither Of these events take place
it is the duty of our own government to dis
miss him-why retain minister amongst
us, who is no longer the representative of hi.
country--in whose solemn word Of honoi
we cannot place the slightest confidence
In tact, how can we rcpose any faith in the
official Communications, which may be Sub
sequently rendered by the same ministry,
unless their instructions to their ambassa
doris shall have been previously laid before
our government
1t is obvious to the meanest capacity, tha
Mr.. Erskine is to be sacrificed to Canning
and the Ienkinsonss
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THE ENQUIRER.
RICHMOND, JULYs5, 1909.
SKETCH.


Our paper of this day contains vast mass
OF news of the first Importance.
On the 9th May, the French Emperor en- :
tered Vienna-iiis troops were already on
tie other side of that capital. The pre-
sumption was, that they were bound directly
tor Hungary to dissipate the insurrection
forming there. Francis had joined the HIM
Sa,lon army Of reSerUe near Presburg.
On the 25th April, the Russian Emperor
declared war against -fustria-instead Of
France, as Spanish rumors had represented
it. His troops had already entered Galicia
austrian Poland)
The Toulon feet had thrown reinforce
mentS into Borceiona.-Of the fate of this
fleet, on its rfturn, the most contradictory
accounts are given. Reports by the 4vay Of
the w. Indies state, that it had been inter.
cepted and taken by Lord Coilingwood.-
According to the French papers, it had re-
turned safe into port.
Soult, who has been SO often taken PRISONER
by the Portuguese, has made his retreat
from Portugal and effected junction with
Ney in Gaiiia (Spain) Their combined
forces, to the amount of 40, 900. have repaired,
1T is said. to the contiguous province of
the Asturias.
But what is more interesting than all these
things to- the American reader is, the decla-
ration of Mr.. Canning in the III. of Commons,
OH the night of Esd May, TINT the contrac,
of MIR. Erskine with our government was
unauthorized by his instructions, and was
such as his Majesty could not 'athreUe Of
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STOCKHOLM, May IL.
ABDICATION OF THE KING OF
StNEnEN

fhc members having produced their cree
dehtiaiS from their Constituents, and the Di-
ct being duly constituted, the states pro.
cceded IN body, OH the 9th inst. to pay their
respects to his royal highpess the Regent,
aud to express their: most grateful acknow-
iedgcments for the zeal, activity and patri-
otism he had evirced, in relinQuishine the
comfort and tranquility of private station.
and oonvokiDg the grand Constitutional As
senbly OF the nation, as the only means OF sa
wing the country from impending destruc-
ton.
On Iue sday, the 9th, his royal highness
the Regent, opened the Diet with a speech,
Addressed to the states, in which the Lord
Chancellor LagerbJelke) of the court Baron,
rfai in an audible voice, "a detailed account
|, OF the events and circumstances which had
rendered the ConvoCation of the states indis.
| pensibly necessary for the salvation of the
country. The Marshal of the Diet, and the
respective Speakers of the Clergy, Bnrghers
and Peasants, addressed his royal highness
in appropriate speeches.
! On Wednesday, the 10th. all the mem
bers OF the states met ut an early hour I'm one
assembly, which will ever be remarkable in
the annals of Sweden. His royal highness
having ordered the Lord Chancellorto read
aloud the Act of Abdication voluntarily made
by the King on the Goth day of March, Ba
ron Mannenheim rose and addressed the
Assembly. The Baron, in speech of con-
siderable length, drew picture of the state
to which Sweden was reduced by the Kings
passion for war, renowned all allegiance
and obedience to the person of Gustavus ~.
and declared him and his issue, now and for
ever, deprived of the Crown and Govern
ment of Sweden. The Baron then asked
whether this act, this solemn resolution of
his, in which his heart and tongue concur.
red, met with the appreciation Of the mem
bers composing that august Assembly, Long
and reiterated explanations Of Yes yes
All! all resoundcd from all parts, and Ba.
ron Manenheim's declaration was adopted
by the constitutional Representatives of the
Swedish nation, without single dssenticnt
voice.
His royal highness was then conducted to
the chair, from which he addressed the