Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-09-04

protection of tic United States, bur
there is a RANSOM to be paid for our
releaIe yet am well perfuaded
that had Il. E. made the necehary
demand for our liberation, on our
frlt arrival here we illould ere this
have landed in that blened country
where alone true and genuine liberty
is enjoyed. Should IL. Els. neglees
be cauled by political circumitsnees
which might render it necefary for
him to defer making application for
our liberty, would he allow US fome
fmall fuppor,, 70 as 10 render our
lituation a little comfortable, | fhould
fpend my life conientedly, and die a
voluntary martyr for my copntry's
good, but as j. appears obvious from
circumstances which daily occur thar
it is the effect Of obltinacy or oppo-
ition. ii is impoflible to reit fatished.
Mr.. I(aac Cox Barnet. American
Conful for the Diltria of i1ayre has
been for long time ufing every
poilible means for the releafc of his
unfortunate count-ymen, who are
detained as prifoners in this country.
bat being oppofed by the above
mentioned powerful mieanthropist.
his efforts have unhappily fell ihors
of his expectations. This worthy
gentleman, of whole merits the
higheh encomiums of praife mutt
fall Intimately ihort, has been endeava
or;ng among others to obtain this
releafe of a Mr.. Stephen Clubb, who
has his wife, very amiab.e Ameri-
can Lady with him. Mrs. Club is
the daughter of Benjamin Carpenter
Efq. of Bottom. They were taken
on board an American fhip in De-
cember, 1897, ince which time they
have been detained as prifoners-
Mr.. D. could not fucceed on account
of the ftrength OF his opponent q.
A.
(aw letter three days Gnee, re-
ceived by Mr.. c. from Mr.. B. fla
ting thar he (Mr. B had been au-
chemically informed at the war Of
fee that General Armftrong had
not claimed the releafe of any A
mericans, during the twelve months
lait pait, and that without his claims.
they could not with propr;cty be
cleared.
fhall fubioin a lift of the names
Of fuch perlons as have come to my
knowledge in this depot, who claim,
the protection of the United States
wiihing you to publiih it, that their
friends may know where they are ;
and, although it is almof impoiib'c
to fend them any ailiitance, they
MAY make application to the govern
ment for their releafe. AS | mutt
fend this to-day, and the feamen are
confined in The citadel, where | can
not 60, it is impoilible for me to
give you The names of the towns to
which they respectively belong 70
l mutt content myielf with giving
you the names of the Gates. Here
is captain, Hugh Harriion, Who
was born in Ireland, but is natural-
ICED in Charlelton, S. c. and has
commanded ihip for conGdcrable
time from that port, his hip being
condemned in Gibraltar, he took
paGage in an Engliih ihip to Eng.
land, TO obtain fecond trial, bur
was unfortunately taken OH his paf-
fage. and bro't here about Is months
fpce, and has been at times, fatter-
cd with hopes OF releaie, but re-
lieve he may conclude they are all
vilionary, as he has this day receiv-
ed letter from captain seymour.
who is a priioner az Valenoinnes.
who has received from his parents
by the Mentor, proofs Of bis being
citizen of the Unite,. States. but niil
Gen. Armilrons will not claim hin,
or account of hls being taken under
the Englih flag nye ~ilI he llbera,e
us who were detained nndcr that OF
our country.
Finally, | can draw no other ccn-
clu6on from his condua, han that
he Is no friend either to America or
her Citizens, as | cannot learn thae
he ever did good deed deignedly
lince ne has been honoured with ,he
title OF Ills EAceIlency.