Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1812-11-09

hundreds thhn the mniorlty DOaStSu u 80 NNN
city BY the War Hiwks
Since the receip, Of Gen. Van Rense'lesr,s
sccountofthe battle a. Queenstown, We have
received the British ofhcisl Bulletin q that
affair Il ID modest statement q facts,
not differing very materially from the other
accounts already received II however, states
that Msi Cen-Brock was killed ~ tue ac
tion, ana that 600 prisoners, under Sen.
Wadsworlh surrendered their srms 10 an IN
ferior force n numbers, without SUSTAINING
any considerable loss
Mai Gen Shes1e is appointed 10 the COM
msnd of the troops in the Upper Province,
and 10 administer the Civil Government VI
the same.
Mai General Vsn Rensselaer, has resign
ed bis command Of the troops On the ives
tern frontier . and Cen Smyth, Inspector
General Of Tue army, has been appointed lis
successor.
The editor Of the n. ntelligencer
conlesses that {" De Witt Clinton may
not have made use Of the words ascrib-
ed to him in the presence OF GoVerneur
Morris" and that lac (the edltor)" has
been placed in a most unenvIahle sltul-
tion," by his incorrect informant.
.Nszy HUented punishment for the finer
lean .4rmu.
By letter from Greenbush, says the
Evening Post, we learn, that since the
punishment Of fiogging is abolished, in
genHity has invented another method oil
inflIcting torture upon offending sol
diers. The following Is the description
Of the Internal machine A platform
is raised about six feet from the ground,
on each side Of which runs a stanton a.
bout ten feet high, on top Of which
is placed on swivel large hngshead
with hole cut in the side about the big
ness Of q common hat; into this hogs
head the cuIprit is put, with his head
stuck through this aperture, and then
the machine IS made to whirl round,
with the utmost Iapidity, until the limi-
ted time expires lie IS then taken
down and if alive, reprimandod
A few days ago a soldier was taken
from the guard house, and conducted
TO the whiTliGig, but the poor man,
when lie had undergone his punish
ment, was in such a state that il Was
necessary 10 bring him TO life by bleed.
ing. Since that another was brought
forth to receive his punishment and was
placed upon a stage similar in all res
poets 10 the one described, except the
hogshead. He stood on platform with
his arms extended above his head as
high as he could reach and lied with
cord IL this situation he was whitled
round in like manner wiki the former,
until they thought proper 70 take him
down, when he fell sgnstlgss on the
platform. The doctor was then called,
who pronounced him dead man ?
All we shall say is, if the above state
ment is correct, those who have invent
ed and put IN practice this engine Of
torture, would more suitably lili plac
in the Inquisition shan in the army.
" Hang h'mErSt y Try him atter7oud !"
Demo. doctrine.
Whatever may be the merit or de-
merit Of Gen IIull's conduct, many of
the democrats and democrats papers
express language and feelings towards
him worthy Baltimore Mob. IrGen.
Hull has done any thing worthy OF
bonds or death, let him BE- tried by his
peers liz the manner pointed out by law.
but this would not comport with either
the honour OF humanity Of the War
Hawks. The Madisonians are resolv-
ed 70 make Hull the scape goat Of the
administration. We could fill columns
with extracts from their papers in proof
of this. TO mention but one instance:
The Raleigh Register gives the pro-
ceedings Of what it calls a meeting OF
respectable Citizens at Greensborough
Gulllord 20 N q. where Gen. liam
iIton was Chairman and T. l.. Leseuv
was Secretary. The following Resolu-
sions were unanimously adopted
Resolved, That it is the opinion OF
this meeting that Brigadier Gen. Hull,
in the surrender Of Detroit, has acted
like traitor, and that he is guilty Of
high treason"
Resolved, That an FtIi5y Of Gen
Hull BE- prepared and taken TO the gal
lows and hanged, and then taken dowr
and burnt to ashes. in manifestation d
the indignation which this meeting