Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1810-08-06

General Turredu and lNr. Jackson.

he seat Of our government. When
he first arrived it was well known that
he had been deeply stained with the
innocent blood shed in the French rev.
olurion. According to the Paris Mon
;teur, the French Government paper,
r had been alledged against him, (" that
he had caused the inhabitants of several
districts to be assembled, and then had
them all shot, TO the number of twelve
hundred men, women and children.
That he ordered General Molins to
nTcceed with his column to Montague,
70 disarm its inhabitants, and annihilate
every soul, without distinction of age or
sex. That he was accused of commit-
ting the most unheard of crimes I'm La
Vendee giving orders for the massa-
cree there of even old men, women and
children. That the people of entire
parishes were shot by his orders. And
finally, that several Witnesses deposed
that General Turreau, after an excur.
sion in La Vendee, returned in tri-
umph to Rennes, and wore as trophies
the ears and hearts of chouans pin
ned to his coat, and in the loop Of his
hat"
Admitting he committed but one
halt or one quarter of the horrible
crimes alledged against him by his own
countrymen, he must nave been hui
man monster, next 10 cruelty to Rober-
spierre his former master. Yet he
was civilly received in this country,
and was treated all along with decent
manners, as well by the people as by
the cabinet No means were employ
ed at his first coming over, to render
him odious with the public. No threats
were made to mob or insult him. The
reason was, all parties sincerely wish
ed for an accommodation with France,
ItIt could have been effected on equi-
table or even tolerable terms. al par
ties therefore tacitly consented to give
the minister fair play.
Not SO with the British minister.
Mr.. Jackson, for aught we know, is in
his general character both a moral and
a humane man. Once indeed he was
the bearer of a message, which seem
cd at the time 10 be seysre and cruel.
He was sent by his government TO de.
mand of the Danes the surrender OF
their fleet, under the promise that it
should be restored to them after the ex-
plration of the war between England
and France. This message he actual
ly did communicate to the court of
Denmark /; but there is no reason 10
suppose that he aggravated it by any
personal insolence. The Danes refu-
sed TO surrender their fleet, Copenna-
gen was bombarded, and the fleet was
taken forcibly-not by Mr.. Jackson
but by Lord Nelson. Yet Lord Nelson
never, as we have heard, had been
greatly blamed, even by our democrats
for executing the positive orders Of his
government. They never nick-named
him Copenhagen Nelson because be
never came to this country, as public
minister TO negotiate friendly settle
mcnt between 1t and England.
Mr.. Jackson did come over in that
character. And no sooner was il
known that he was coming, than Co.
iserhcgen jackson resounded, over the
whole country. AL means were EN-
pioyed to render him odious, end to
spirit up the dregs Of the people 10 in
suit him. 1t was not known at that
time that Mr.. Jackson would in any
wise wound the delicate. sensibiIities
OF Mr.. Robert Smith He had done
nothing, as yet directly to offend the
W States or any of its ci,izens.-Nofh-
zig did we say ? We retract it. He
had committed one mortal offence. lie
mad accepted a commission, with full
powers, to settle between Great Britain
and this country all differences; differ
ences, which some on this side the wa
Ter had determined should never be set
lied at all. Hence the violent outcry,
as soon, nay before he landed on our
shores.
we viii add, the Danes, for whose
misfortune our democrats have been
winning so piteously, have requited
These winnings by Selling all the A
,neiican property they could lay their
Hands on. And had their fleet been
not taken from them by the English, it
IS now known that it would have been
~ the employment and under the di-
ieetion OF Napoleon Conn Couranf.
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