Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-02-27
MONDAY, rrs. 90.

The Judicial Bill was nsgatived.
A statement Of facts refpeefing unappropri-
ated Lands IN the Dietrid of Maine, was refer
red TO the nex. FELTON,.
A bill to prevent horfe racing and bull-bait-
ing, was read twice.
A report, erpreiive of the difapprobation
of the Legislature of this State to an amend
ment of the Federal Contribution propofed by
Virginia, was accepted.
The committee on the bill to extend the
trui;ee proceis in certain cafes. TO bodies cor
porate and polite, reported the fame with A-
mendments. To-norrow was aligned for the
third reading.
A bill in addition to an ad defining the
general powers and duties, and regulating the
Office Of Sheriff, was read and amended.
Since our laa petitions againll the Embargo
bave been prefented from the following towns
GIssesfrv, Cbatsm, P,eVinsesores, Deer
;ae, Sbspir;gS, Ho!its. Stirling. B,yaos, W.T.
B.y5ass, f.inessos, R4sissd, h'afsyord, SsriS1ss
Gerry, EeY~f and Dwsas.
Nfso Gissssaer and Da,Bam have hitherto
been democratic towns. At Nszs- Cioseseer the
petition was paiTed--lo7 10 57.-At Dsvba~
there was not diilenting voice.
We hear from Lisesisv;l!<, Naiss, that q
meeting has been held at the houie of Mr.. p.
ULnER, aud petition aga'nR the Embargo
agreed on. The perlcns afembled voted, that
,Lela;e democratic county meeting was an in
lalt on the people as many towns were not no.
lifted to fend delegates.
A Bankrup, Law has beca reported to the
Senate, and Thurfday aligned for i,s cUnGd-
eraticn. -PAL.
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Great News Indeed +!
General Wilkinfon has received only the
FINAL FUN of
$4,000 DsAarS =!
over and above hi. legal compensation as Conn.,
mander in Chief of the Army. From this FUN
dedaet his compensation for g year or two ae
Governor of Louiiiana, FAY 5000 dollars, and
allow him 10000 for turriug traitor TO Aaron
Burr, and the fame FUN for plungng the BAY
onet into the vitas of the ccnllitutioa a:
New Orleans, which will be liberal enough ii
I'll conscience, and the defalcation win be
only
10000 DsRars /! :
His codipenlation Is 27oo Dollars year Now
If his Excellency will continue ,o'command our
armies, without pay, for about eleven years
more, the account will be nicely balanced.
We were long lnce pcfieiled OF i'm ,orlant
information upon this iubjeet, but deemed IL
improper to anticipate An official inquiry.
We fllall foon have many curious things TO
communicate to the public in relation TO this
buGnefs.-
IL is expected that the Secretary of War
will be able to remove much Of the blame Of
thefe tranfactons frem his own ihoulsers TO
thofe of much more elevated pcrfonage.
We are told that he fays r. Pickerings de-
pertinent towards him, through the whole
courfe of the inveAigation,ha been marked by
politenefs aud propriety .-Frss~s"s JsH,nsi.
MESSAGE TO FRANCE.
Mr. Colts, the private secsc'ary of the Pre-
fident, is going GU: as fpecial meilenger to
France, a Ia made de DAWSON. Upon the fub-
jeSt of his milton we can give the public no
other information than the following. A La
ty of his acquaintance, being afked for what
purpoie he was gong TO France, replied that
he wa. going to feilhs Emperor sebaf a sDan!d1f
10 ~ 20, tie Ibid.
Em5I,gO, Nos Laie,ecarfs, to's We need not
I'll our paper with aoiians iuggeiled IN oug be-
vildersd Congreis. Nothing is dcne. Co,
Tuesday lait a ,eporf in favor OF ra'hag he E,n-
,argo in part and Non-in,erconle with G eas
Britain aud France, was n 70 seEssei--R p