Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1811-10-14

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board. The officers refused TO give
1 the name Of the ship or commander
one Of them however had said she was
the CIorinde. Two days before, she
had captured an English Packet bound
10 Barbados. On the Sd OF October,
off the Capes of Virginia, was boarded
by the English Brig OF war Enulcus,
J and treated with the utmost polteness.
II diffcul,y IN the svar detarf'nenf -
1t is confidently reported that the war
department is la5ourlng under SO des-
Aerafe disorder, that it is become abb
solutely necessary TO scat IN" new
| hhvsician. 1t is said the celebrated
Doctor Mitchell, Of Newyork, OF h1ne
svater reputation, is to take the place OF
Doctor Eustis, the present Secretary OF
War. AS it is rumour'd that another
embargo is in contemplation and known
that Doct M. when a member of Con-
gress pronounced this most excellent
measure provided it could be carried
into effect, it may be principal reason
of his becoming one of the Executive
to assist in putting in operation again,
the Z" restrictive energies" of the Coun-
try.
In no way can man render himself
more completely contemplate than by
continually harping and scolding about
the personal wrongs and injuries done
TO him by another, when at the same
time he neglects to make any manly
exertion to obtain redress, or ward off
future aggression. 1t is the same in
national point Of view. For so long
as government viii rest satisfied with
bare declaration of national injuries,
instead of calling into action the power
of the country to chastise aggressors,
so long will the citizens of that govern
ment be plundered and insulted with
IMMUNITY by every power whose inter-
est or envy may prompt them to do it.
We are led 10 these remarks by mott
cling in almost every democratic paper
the most doleful complaints and bitter
invectives against Great Britain and
particularly at time when an English
Minister has lately arrived in the coun-
try with the avowed object of settling
all the difficulties between this country
and England. That the democratic
editors and writer's hold this language
of their mere motion, is idle TO sup
pose. They speak, undoubtedly, the
language and sentiments of the Gov.
eminent, which is this 80
aThE CUP IS FULL !"
"My VOICE IS STILL FOR WAR )"
The ZoDiahasvk IS Ut."
On this subject, the editor of the Wash
ingtoaian makes the following remarks.
"Such are the war whoops flour de.
mocratic editors throughout the Union.
But why is all this cry for Z" War
War War why not strlke2--The
war-whoop will soon cease to frighten
foes, unless we raise the tomahawk and
prepare to strike.
If Britain or any other nation, " has
done US an essential injury" why has
not the government yindicated our
cause! Why have they not punished
the aggressor IF the complaints of
our Frenchi6ed editors against Eng
land are lust--if she is the aggressor,
the tyrant, the pirate, they represent
then are our RULERS a setof dastardly
pusilanrmous wretches, and dare nor
avenge our wrongs or they are stu
pid unfeeling set, as regardless Of their
own duties as of our rights. Sieefflng 20
their tosts say, if the complaints Of
our democratic editors are well founded
then is our administration no longer fit
to be trusted They ought, instead Of
listening to the war whoops of hireling
editors, and issuing proclamations from
bomb. mortar, they ought 70 have as N
sumed an attitude seriously hostile
they ought to have prepared for war
in the still small voice ofinjured justice
which will not brook insult, and knows
how to right itself, they ought to have
demanded PREPARATION and, if refused,
they ought to have declared zuar.
They ought to commence it openly,
and as Bonaparte requires, I" by their
osvn acfs" Such a war, necessarily TO
our national interest and national hon.
or. openly and manfully commenced,
would meet the appreciation and sup
port Of an injured peopls. No sacri.
fee, no suffering, would induce them
to shrink from the dreadful fHg Of UGr.;
and our rulers would deserve and COM