Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1810-02-05

| raifcd and called forth, for the iuppreihon
Of the apPrehended iniurettfon. On
which the Major General detached that
number of militi,, armed md equipped
according 10 law. Notice OF this appnca-
tion, and OF the doings ot the MAJOR
| General, was Immediately tranfnitted ~
| the Commander in Chief, who ifiLed iuch
| orders as were authorized by law, and as
the exigency Of the cafe required.
Aware of the neceiI;y of eniuring due
| Administration of the Laws, and not inlenhoie
! 10 the dury of rendering the ierviceas htte
| burthenfome As polIible 10 the puhlick and 70
the individuals who were iuhject - We detach-
| ed, and preluming on the effect of the good
! diipohtion. which were mamteltec by the
citizens in that county, 70 prevent all ob-
! nruCtian to the regular courie Of Juice, and
! of the prompti;ude and alacrcy of the
! militia, in obeying the orders OF the Ma
( iur General, il was thought adviiable 10 d.
| recf detachment az one hundred and fifty
! men only, with permiilion TO General SEWALL,
! if, on confutation With the Maginr4tes and
| Sheriff half that number fhoud be deemed
! fuficient to be on actual duty, 10 relieve the
men by turns, or ia fuch way as he might
Judge proper. The Magiftrates and Sheriff
having certified 10 the Major General that
! one hundred men would he iutficient for the
| purpofe intended, he permitted all above that
number to return home.
So foon as the neceility for military force
ceafed, the troops that had been called forth,
were rclea(ed
All the paper; refpecting this tranfa6tion,
will be laid before The Legislature; and Il -
confidently hoped, that a proper regard to
the neceility of rendering the laws iupreme,
| the economy of pubIick money, aud OF the
time and (ervices of individuals. will appear TO
have guided the conduct Of all who were cal
led to act in this unhappy buGnefs.
To the officers and men who were detached,
great pr1ile is due, for the promPtneis with
which they obeyed the call Of their Country;
and the order aud dilcipne which they evin-
ced on duty, manifened jult fenie of their
obligations as Citizens and Soldiers.
An account Of the expenle incurred on this
occahon will be preiented, when II will be for
the Legislature to make fuch prOvItlon for de-
frsying them, as junice fhall require.
While i, is matter ofdeep regret that any
of our countrymeu ihould be 70 abandoned As
10 make at:emps againh the free courie of
juftice, on which the rights of all depend, Il
mutt afford great Gatsfaetion 10 reflect, that
the circumstances attending this tranlacton,
were of nature to deprive iuch thoughtle,s
Rlen of all hope of iuccels'
Of the duties which the Representatives Of
free people have 10 perform, none can BE
more plealant than that of prelerving the lives
and health of their fellow citizens. Expert
ence in the United States as well as in Eu-
r. n II La f,.Q IN
the Kline Pock is lafe, mild, and complete
preventive of that losthfome dlfeate, the
Small Pox
The conduct Of the town Of Milton, in
cauhng the inoculation of many of their IN
habitants with the Kline Pock and in tehing
fts certainty as preventive Of the Small Pox,
appears 20 have been regulated with 70 much
prudence, wldom and caution, as 10 render It
worthy of the rloh publick notoriety. A re-
oital Of their doings, which has been commu-
nseated TO me, thall BE tranimitted 70 the Le-
g;naure.
In obedience 10 refoive of the Goth o
June lat, propolng amendment Of the
COnfi uton az the United States, refpetting
Embargo and lHipenilon of Commerce, copy
of the fame was tranlmitted to the Chief Mag
lltrates of the leveral States in the Union, with
a requeH that the fame might he communica-
ted 70 The Legi1atures o: iuch States. The
anlwers which have been received, will be
lent 70 the Legislature.
AT the lalt lefiion, we had the happinefs of
mutual congratua.ion on the profpect of a
micabIe adiulment of our national differences
with one OF the great beiligerents of Europe,
and Of a revival Of eur Commerce, 70 effentiaI
20 the proGperi'y Of this Commonwealth
lubfequent events thew cur relation TO the
powers AZ war to be in moi critical and al
armng fate.
Although our commercial and foreign con-
Germs are conhded to the government of the
Union, vet 70 deeply involved are we in every
thing which regards them, thar tie e1ercife
of all conltitutionaI means, either 10 prevent
the calAmities that threaten us, or TO prepare
10 meet them in becoming manner, is a DIS
~ too imperative 10 be neglected. Having
done all in our power, TO thele ends we may
humhIy rely on that Divine Providence which
has 70 often and 70 6gnally interpreted to re-
Ieive our country from impending danger, to
all human eyes inevitable and overwhelming
1t would be luperhuous in me again to recon-
mend candour and prudence in dilcuGion, al
ways neceilary to wife and happy relut.
Every one mult lee, tnat, IN the prelent por-
| tentous criGs of our affairs, thele qualities,
with dihnterefed elevation above all party
lpirit, are indifpenible to the fafety Of our
dea7elt rights and bet interens.
The principles which took the liberty of
fubmitting to your notice the IaR feiIion,
aud Of avowing as the rule Of my conduct,
| have invariably guided the Executive in the
performance of all its duties and while have
the frmet conviction that they are iu(t in
themielves, and that nrict adherence to them
in all who adminifter the government, is ne.
ceilary to preierve the rights Of the people,