Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1812-10-26
A DIALOGUE

Ian B5ULig. -Halloo, Lick, wha
do you think Of the prefcnt Adminif
tration that you have been fupportins
70 long
Dick Tdks II think hem a parcel
of LandLubbers, for declaring wal
with fuch powerful nation as Eng.
land without being in readinefs =
They bear good compariGon with
Com. Bayon, with his guns houled,
initcad of having his decks clear and
guns run OUT ready to give them the
fiTit broadhde.
Tom.-Well, Dick, I'm glad you are
brought to your bearings.
Dick.-Ah ! Tom, | never mean 10
fnpport the men who have reduced us
TO the preient embarrahed and ruined
fate, again: They adopt the French
PIN too much for me.
Come, come, Dick, give me
your daddle, my boy, | hope thou
lands will follow your example
Dick. L hope, Tom, there will be
millions who viii, and iupport CLIN-
TON, for he is for Peace and Com
merce-but if war is found to be
nece0ary, Clinton is the man who will
unite both parties, and profecute it
with vigor and effect.
794 You recolle4 the happy
times we had before Commerce was
hackled when | received t7veiUe
tboufdnd dollars for Carrying a freight
from America to Engiand-then,
Dick, | could drink my own bottle OF
1vine but now we are on board
privateer, and forced to drink zubite-
face.
Dick.-Change the administration,
Tom, and we ihall loon have fuch
times again.
Tan Come, Dick, between you
ana and the mainmalt, tell US, who
you DO mean to fupport for Reprel-
entative TO Congrefs, this fall
Dick. II lhall be for CYRUS KING,
Cor he is neither French nor an rny-
Ei5aia1 but TRUE AMERICAN
Tam. - Mr.. KING is La7vyey, Dick,
will he be for Commerce and free
trade
DicF.-Yes, Tom, Mr. KING is
Lawyer, who are all, you know, fond
of feeS-therefore he will do all in
his power to alter the times for the
beiter-for mott of their buGnefs was
with Infurance Offices; and they are
now ltruck adrift BeGdes, Tom, as
MIR. King is great land-holder, he
will be for making peace, in order to
keep oft the enormous Taxes that are
to be laid on the land next year by
the preient administration. BeGdes,
Tom, we have tried the prelent jEz-
Captains long enough.
Tan Was Mr.. Cuts fea Cap
tain, Dick /?
Dick.-Aye. but he never came on
board The ihip through the BAUER.
b1Le5, as all commanders ought but
was hoiited in at the Cabin lri1dgIu5,
and had jfI-nuyE to carry him 10
RuAia, where he was frozen up, and
think he has remained 70 ever hnce,
or clfe the Cleui7es Of lis under Jaw
has been belaid for we have never
heard of any thing he has lsid or done
for the benefit Of his country and
what's worfe than all the reif, at the
time the fhip COngreis was riding out
a ievere gale, with but one anchor
ahead, and in want of all hands he
was ikulking aiEore, fpning Freet-
yarn infead of being at his quarters
sifi(ting TO get out The beit bower 70
moor the ihiP with
Iom.-Thcn Capt Cuts is much
fuch land-lubber as the tzns5l5 Capt.
Widgery
Lick.-Why as to that you appear
TO be alb we half righr-fcr under
ftand Capt Widgery itepped on board
the Congrefs in the fevereif part of the
galc--that he and his crew, inftead Of
mooring the lhiP with their bcft bow
er, cur away the cable and truck her
adrifr, 70 thar fEe drove againit the
relt of the feet, carried away their
mornings, and run them afhore il al
mott every harbor of the u. States,
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