Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1812-04-20

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II r' contains "a" vasty
var f1ny nib.5 al. teatAsys'
a .1,t WY attract the attention Of ev.
cry +h1 nas The east taste for the
a,s,-. = rene ana .ubirnse.-The Cynic
himseIfmay szao. pa must smile while be
reads.
heterogeneous author, bI-zoniRg forth o
YER the signature of" A Freeman" has cho-
sen for the theme of his discourse very pro-
life subject, and he makes bis debut BY tell
ing US that "the Government has lsid an
embargo for ninety days, which Of sOHrse will
expire the 4th of July" Here seems to be
q small omission or IN itnbcunded prosaicsl IL
sence, which we csn account for in no "a.
tional or logical manner. In vain have we
sharpeRed our wits to syllogze the sen.ance
1t wants premises TO build upon Oar
Government have laid an embargo thst
embargo is for ninety dsys-EIgo, Ii viii
expire on the 4,h Of July" God grant the
conclusion may prove true, although The
premises are false-for on tha, glorious Gay
did brave and msgnaniraous people raise
Al embargo, which despotism hid imposed
on their national liberties.
1t would take toe much time end ability,
more than we possess ofeither, 70 trace snd
point out all the exq4is.te beauties Of this
nlsst finished eulogium on "The Embargo"
aud our administration But we should
! do injustice tc our learned author, as honest
and well meaning critics, were We 10 omit
mskiRg q few more extracts. Our author
| proceeds to talk of NOTES OF PRE-
| PAKATION," and "noes Of dreadful pre-
psra,ion." and Ve also find some " dreadful
notes" We read Of Tories ma1stealins'
Idle debate' of negotiations AIMS end
haLrw 'neasures' Of difficulties a. home
and then of Tories again, FeCeraiis:s' and
Em6ar2o' Of grar!ife attitude and tie a.
tifude Of arms" of The changer If battle on the
| land and on The ocean, OF the 6cyorets Of
fifteen thousand Of the hardy militia Of Maine,
pointed Sgainst The 6reas'. Of thei~ .te.lsz3 cin
| gems"
Our learned author for none but a man Of
ordinary. extra ordinary parts and ex:,a-or
binary education could write thus1 with fie-
ry and impetuous zeal, imPlores 4" The S.eep
ing Slb.,t d Revolution, 10 re ,tind.e" and
would as swift as sky rocket set cur little
world on blaze. What sort Of spirit our
author can me an, 60 be thus re kindled, and
dazzle the eyes of the Universe, We eanno
, divine. unles: il be an 'ardenr One-if ~
candour we admit this we know not how u
dispose Of the particirle 'si-t8isg' for We
can make nothing less Of il Than s.!.ee,rg
ta'aiFg 9PIrh'
; Our author has The retit peculiar 60 bin.
! self Of hitting Off in glowing coIors Coy.
! eminent devoid Of honor and devoid Cf
splrir-iOr. says be. for four long years,
they tthe soVernmenD lave danced atten.
dance (tb's also happened in Mons. Cerry's
t'me) at the LeVees of Kings and Courts,
and their humble supp!iCation, have only been
met with fresh and reiterated insuits'
"Shame Oh COMMENT thus 20 dance,
Because the fashions led by France.
Shame. Q. Shame. 60 he thus humbl.
To BanaParte or 20 John Bull"
To ;his succeedss most eic7uent hurs. of
exclamation "Let us nozv buckle on The
/ armour OF Freemen and resist the system Of
Taplne which JIi!e's away cur property hy
| captures" F'irers" with butte, are excel.
lent but in this place Father "an,i. c!.a,ac.
ri,sI"
]" fine there is 50 much waiting and gnash .
J ing Of teeth, throughout this sublime and
pathetic peice Of composition that one
. might we'll believe the suthor TO be m the
/; " expiring sgonieS" Of poI.raI convu!sions.
, MUMBO IUMRO