Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-11-13

in SO days from Torrent, with dispatches
from Mr.. Armstrong to our government.
was announced in our lsst, accompanied
with the RSnlsny that size had brought The
bones Of Treaty. But when We reject
that
-" Runous 10 a PIPE,
blown by sur,nises, jeatsus,es. con,eus~es
ind q 80 easy and 30 plan stop,
That the disco,aiars, waverias nsuitifmle
Can each one .t.ey upon it,"
we should be extremely cautious what
heed we give to II. The democratic edi-
tors continue to represent the disposition "
the French government !" from the head to
the foot, good towards the United States !,
than which nothing can be more distant
from the truth, as the articles selected fc,
this days Gazette will PLAINLY show.
The following remarks from the last
Providence American, will serve to i!.us.
trate the opinion, that Bonsp.rte will ney.
or soften his tone towards us, so lons ..
he discovers In our rulers disposition 70
continue the willing instruments Of his am.
So far was the Imperial Government
from being disposed to offer terms Of
accommodation and redress, it is stated
that Mr. Armstrong had done nothing
towards ehecting these objects, "nor
did he expect to do any thing" unless
the United States would previously de-
clare war against England, or would
guarantee 10 France that they wouIA
resist the search of American vessels
y the cruisers Of England" These
are truly very modest and equitable
propositions ! they are worthy the gov.
srnmsnt that offers them. Do we me-
know that the offence of which we COM
plain, and the maritime persecu,ioa
that We suffer, originated with the EN-
Pcrour Of the French, and that the Brit.
ish Orders we're imposed merely to re-
pei the effects of The French DEGREES
Is not this fact rs well known as the ex-
istence Of the sun Yet the party first
offending, and whose measures aeain,e
US are infinitely the most iniquitous "a
we'll As injurious, comes forward .nA
has the unheard OF presumption 10 ds.
mand immediate hostilities agains, her
adversary, because this adversary has
the power to enforce what she enac;s
Napoleon, however, has had the unusx.
al goodness to allow US two a,terna.
tives; five do not like to wage war
With England by express declaration he
will be content that We should merely
do II by ace; or in other words, We
must resist right of search which We
shall resist in vain; we must maspsn.
imously array our four or Ave friralss,
and our fifty or sixty gun-boa,s against
the 1900 vessels of war of Great Bri.
tain, aud threaten them with immedi.
ate determination if they dare contra
venc our edicts This perhaps might
be eHcctual, but failure Of the expert.
mcnt would produce consequences So
serious to our country, particularly 70
the commercial part of it, that ON the
whole, the design had better be reIin.
pushed. If any other mode of resis.
lance, (if Resistance be desirablc,) car
be designed, let those who wish the
thing effected make their plan known.
But until we can become a little more
powerful on the ocean we must suffer
our vessels to be searched by BrisisA
cruisers, and be burnt, sunk and con-
fsca,ed by French.
Tho reported distraction Of Bona-
partc We do not literally credit. That
he has Tor fourteen years past been sub.
Ject TO the most diabolical madness
that ever afflicted any despot since tho
days OF Nero, we have long been per-
suaded; but it is species of madness
which the application Of slice 10 the
head" cannot abate or cure. Charlotte
co''de could have applied an eGectuai
remedy.
The change ofthe British Ministry
is an event that we think will not es.
senlially effect the negotiation with
this county. l, was in England gen.
orally thought change Of paca rather