Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-04-05

Talbot CouilliSo, vi 'iiS iaias'" o''S'N
This fate. PerfonS attacked by it,
r,ucrally die in from twelve to twen-
9 four h ours. IL is laid to be infec-
,aops We are informed that il COM
m.nces with a violent head ache and
Grkne(s at the itomach, then a gath
ZINC in the throat, which almolt in
s,ntpancouny putri6es, and puts a Pc
rod to the patients exiltence.
The Hornet has arrived at New York.
When she took the Peacock she found
,hs captain and four men dead, the
master, one midsipman, carpenter and
s,n,ain's clerk, and % seamen wound
"a most of them severely, and these
wsre all removed, three of them died
sr,erwards-e British seanen were
srowned by the sudden sinking OF the
ssssel. three of the Hornets crew viz
lam Hart, Joseph William and Hanni.
hal Boyd, shared the same fate. The
aornet had in the battle, john Place Kill
led Samuel Coulsan and John Dalrym
nile. slightly wounded George Cossia
and Lewis Todd, severely burnt by the
,xn,osion of cartridge. odd sur.
v;yed only few days.--at the time the
Peacock was brought to action, LES
niepe, mounting Is 80 pound CARO-.
n,des, and 2 long mines, lay about 6
miles in shcre, and could plainly see
,he whole Aprrehending she might
h-a, out, the Hornet vas Immediately
nrsnared for action. But she remained,
and the Hornet having 27o persons on
no rd on allowance, concluded 10 steer
fl, The u 5 The Peacock was one
the best vessels of her class, inches
more beam than the n. bul not SO long
BY feet. She mounted Is 81 pound
carronades, 9 long mines, one 2 pound
caironade on her f1recastle, and one
or poandel, and swivsls alt - he
Hornet left the Bonne Giro, enne at ST
salvador 24lh jan; also British Pack
ct and a Kings sch all waiting to be
conveyed out by u
TIE Russian Meditation On this
subject there is much Contradictions
Some of the papers positively assert the
fact that the tstrer Of mediation has
been made by the Russian Minister,
Mr. d sAkoff, and accepted on the part
of our Executive aud that there is a
prospect that something favourable will
be the result AT the same time some
ofthe southern papers as positively con
tradict il. We have seen nothing off,
eiai as ye, from either party. A lew
DAYS viii probably put an end to the
doubts aud mystery in which the SUBJ
iscl at prrsen, is involved
Inconsistency never appeared IN
stronger colors than il now does in the
eoeduot of the war.hawks, Till within
few days the language from the Pres
ment down to the street DRAWERS, was
nothing but war, wal and revenge. Nv,
cry one that expressed wish Tor peace
or the least dis,pprobaiion OF the war,
was denounced as e B itish pa,iiz'n and
an enemy 10 the country All al once
the tune is chahged--and the cry now
Is, that the President is sincerely de
rous oil peace and We are told by these
YER, men :ha it will soon take place
Blu, We hear nothing of any change as
to the object oil the war, il ii has any Oh
lect.
Grea, Britain his not given up the
right to her seamen and, ii any rclI
ance is to be placed upon her declara-
tons, she never will, whether they are
haturaized by on, government or not.
1t Mr.. Madison wishes for peace, why
not meet the question at once, and ex'
slude foreign seamen from American
merchant vessels Let This he done
illhe British reject proposition for a
falf and honorable settlement, then &
war for the protection OF native Ameri
cans will be just and necessary. There
Can be no doubt but that Russia is desi.
fous that there should be peace between
This Country and England. Al present
hearty the whole continent oil Europe is
opposed 10 her; and she requires the
undivided assistance OF England, effect.
eally 10 pu, down the all conquering
scheme OF Bonaplrte. In this we see
The views of Russia, and they are cor
Feet But for this county, it is a
round about way to get ut the business
hproses what We have often stated, that
Is an easy thing for rulers TO invo'v e
Their country in the evils aud calamiiies
Of war; but very difficult matter 10 re-
sore peace, and repair the injuries and