Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1811-01-28

urcs among a- n1flla ~, and hoping that
the evil was teioid Er ,ler than il MAS,
concluded it W. i4e1uf- Die time to throw
our weigh. in t. the F.enct scale, in hopes
that Great Bruail would anus be forced To
kick the beam.
Some comfort, to-, pfs doubtless derived
from the state Of 4 aE- \. apsin and rotu-
gal These two ma ions bad, indeed, kept
up contest with bouap wy V uch longer
than could have been ej but that il
could, by any human means, t de 10 last
much longer, was me- t0 y admitted.
What, was any nation q be supposed capa
bic of resisting the all-Conqaering force Of
the greatest statesman and WarriOur, that
Gov. Gerry had ever heard of! And, as for
some strange reason or other, the miserable
SPanisrds and Portuguese were not entitled
to any sympathy from Us, it would be the
natural and proper course for US, especially
as their final subjusation might have some
influence in acceler~tiRg the downfall of
Great Britain, TO throw our mite against
them, and so far assist IN their destruction.
Accordingly, the Administration, ia a yio-
lent hurry, close a settlement with France,
calculated In its nature onlyto ruin our msr-
chants, distress our country, and irritate
Great Britain and at the same time, take
a poor, pltitul, beggarly course against
Spain, by invading the FiOridas intending,
IN that way, to plumber them Of a territory,
which we nad not Tie oOlFage to take, W en-
SPAN was m a Situ@tiont0 defend 1t aud
possibly, IN ansndlrect manner, TO produce
a rupture with Great b ritain The ally Of
Spain.
What misfortune it is, that so many ge
nervous, manly, and benevolent projects,
should DC 50 suddenly oyerclouded, and OBJ
scured, The correspondence between Sec
Rotary Smith, and Mons Turreau, has effec-
tually exposed the nskedness of The Admin
Istration in the affair Of the revocation ufthe
Berlin and Milan DEGREES and the slug.
! Glshness and tOrpldIty of The Prince ofEss.
ing III Portugal, has damped theiF hopes
from that quarter. The session Of Congress
which must close on tie Sd of March Is half
gone, and nothing done. The Presidents
brili"nt military movement on the southern
extrSm'ty ofthe nation, has brought into dis
cussion the validity Of our title 70 the terrific.
ry in dispute. This discussion, which really
appeared somewhat against our claim, was
suddenly arrested by one Of the old Jaiierso-
man tnGks-goisg into coEe!ave ae4 aciinS
WltHh cIoSs9 GSOlS Resolved, probably,
that no more disclosures sholld be made,
they ind Ii safer for the commonwealth.
that, ID govsrunsnt too honest 70 keep a.
ny tmng secret, every thing should be con
cealed. In the mean time, tie session
wastes away the nation surrounded with
NOSE difficulties than it has been since the
declaraton Of Independence, Is thrown up
on ina mercy OF the winds and the waves
ths merchants aye threatened with ruin /;
the revenue, Of course, with annihIlation !;
aus the nauon with war, with all lis train Of
A'amtles--aAa all for me purpose Of perte-
fHatiHg POV0er IN tic hasas ct men, merly unft
AMI INCAPABLE, et'egalniHg fhe affairs IF q na
ran. a war, distressing as il may be, Will
have Que good effect in the county,. soiH
'adHcs me people 20 take the gopeynnlcnt our Of
nc hands u me CfefsrsoHlaAs. Con Mr..