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Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1813-05-10

Comm sioners1 that the Practice of impress
:nentl heretofore pursued by her should be
abandoned. aud that no insprsssnlsnf should
he msde on the high seas, except in cases
OF an extraordinary nEture.--The cases 10
which aiiude, suppose British ship OF
war and a merchant vessel Of the United
States lying together in the Tages, or some
other port Tin Englsnd) The deee,ion of sSmc
of the sailors from the ship of war to the
merchant vessel, aud the sailing OF the lat
ter with such sailors on board /. was adj
mltted tby us) that no general prohibition
seaips, improvement cS-sd - = -.e,-...s 4 =
tsAs,sAs> .ris asonu, !. sss an1.s -. ...-s
tic practice saouid,iu future be eonfsca.'
We were therefore decidedly ct opia.
ION hat The paper Of The British Con,mis-
sloners pi-ced he interest of impressment
on ground which was both safe and honor.
able for the United States 10 admit.
Now let the believers about impress
nent, AS good cause for making and con
tnling the W. read this and answer me-
II they can, when.I ask whose fault is IL that
this dispu was not settled seven years a
60 Yet Is it face that no man Will deny
hat j. Herson rejected this very rage.
inent & sent 1t back without even deignlng
. SUB Mt 1t to the Senate. ~ !. Huald
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1813-02-04
From the Portland .Argas.
BARBARITY.

Mr.. Douglos--The following is plain
statement Of facts which wish through the
medium of your paper to lay before the pub
lic.-lmmcdiately on my arrival at ;his port,
made application to the Collector respect
ing one of the men on board my vessel, who
lay in a dcplorable condition, being frozen
and miserably diseased otherwise; the Collec-
tor observed to me that he was not in funds,
and recommended my calling on the Over.
scers of the Poor OF the Town. I accord.
ingly made application to MIR. William Lord
and Captain Thomas Brown, for liberty to
have the man taken on shore, that he might
have the necessary attendance and be made
comfortable. This request, though made
solely from principle Of humanity, and be-
ing convinced that his continuance on board
the vessel woulc hasten the termination of
his existence, had no other effect than to
draw forth reply from Capt. Brown, as un-
gcntlemanly as it was rough and inhuman,-
viz: "that the man should not be landed
and tha, the town had nothing to do with
him." Cor words to the same effcct.) Con.
sequently the man must remain on board,an
for the want of thsx nourishment and attend
ance, <medical aid being uscless) his life is
hopeless, and be must ere long be consigned
TO watery grave. This Capt Brown. with
an air OF importance and equal consequence,
in the presence Of Mr.. Eleazar Grcely ques-
toned me how many men had on board Of
my vessel, / answered, about one hundred.
lie then required cd me to give my word OF
honor with Mr.. Gwsly 10 him, tha. none Of
those men should become town charge in
case they should desert from the Vessel; this
promptly refused him, perceiving that he
had wandered out OF his jurisdiction.
Another act of their shamcf cful conduct may
be seen by the circumstances which follow
two Of the crew Of my vessel having obtain
ed liberty to 60 on shore, they by some means
got intoxicated aud became entirely helpless;
being wilhoc, money, they were either taken
up or stragylcd into some house; and the ii'st
knowledge recsiysG OF their situation, was
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1813-02-04
li.h.d .ial s.sssindssily re.pssslus the Ct

lishsd wiNl erea, ,indas,ly respecting TIE es
iicers Of sise Argu
We bclicSe our rcadeEs viii concur wi,
US, in the opinion, ths. such scandaIous abu
ses of the liberty OF the press are intolerable
and ought 10 be marked with the strongest
reprobaliop. Thals the ofhcers of our little
navy should be expased to such unmeriied
SANDER, cannot fail to, excite the indignation
and abhorrenec of esary honorable mind.
Gratitude for their SERVICES ought alone to
have protected them from she shafts of cal
umny. In the pursuit Of 1,lory, they fear
no danger, are dismaycd by NC .toIl, ner dis
piriled by any reverse of for.une. What,but
principle Of honor and exalted PATRIOTISM,
could induce men TO engage in SO hazardous
and painful profession |! And whnt Inactive
can induce them to continue in it, if afte.r re-
turning TO that country they have dcfen. ded
and gorifed, instead OF being crowned wi tn
laureis, their reputation is blasted with tn Q
envious and baleful ivy /!
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thrcugh ar oihcer who appeared at my lodg-
inss with precept for ny person.-Such a
procedure as this very naturally excited my
surprizc as IL was SO different from the usa-
gcs OF eivifzsd CT ehrisfian pcoplc-Had
this brief authority taken the trouble to have
given the least iDtimation TO me of The case
OF the above men, they would Immediately
have been relieved from their burden but
SO far from this, through the ins,igaiion Of
this Brovr and Lawyer Bray, they have un-
necessarily subjected me to ! 8 dollars and so
cents cost--this / However bid them hearty
welcome to, if in their conscieDces they can
apply IL TO the golden rule, Of I" doing as
they would be done BY"
Agreeable to their order for the immedi-
ate embarkation of the two men, ! sent for
file of Marines but on their arrival they
were soon surrounded by gaping multitude,
some OF whom either frou, ignorance or fea-,
expressed their establishment that " armed
men should be sen, TO browbeat the Police Of
the town, and tread their authority under
foot ~ These, reflections, however, bould
have no farther limits than the minds Of their
Propagators, for they were totally uufounded.
II is fact that have cndeavored 10 prevent
any disorder or riot proceeding from The crew
TO keep the greater part Of the m on board.
As strange as the principle which actuated
those above may appear, the following in "a
mother view, will, l think, discover equal
maligniiy. Being in want Of water for the
vessel, sent my. boat on shore with ten 80
gallon casks to watering place ow ned by
Mr.. Mumford, who shortly after presented
his bill q, cents per cask i observed TO
the person with the bill, that should be in
want Of more water, but particularly reques-
ted him to bring his bill in the morning, and
il was not at my boarding house, to call al
Mr. Z. Greely's store--but by some unac-
coantable excitement, ,instead of again calling
on me with his bill, he ob aims a writ, and
was arrested by common constable /; (the
price Of the water, having risen in few
hours TO one shilling per barely was also
refused water from spring belonging to the
town, probably being supposed too good for
the use OF Privateers' men,.
The fore going l affirm to be the truth, and
can if requested procure many respectable
evidences. JOSHUA APPLEBY,
CAPTAIN ef armed brig Ram,ble of bristol, Il.
Portland, (Mass) January %, 1918.
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lhitS OF lpfiF woes IL On cl IT. tbi, Iiibtcb >
election would be sure - 10 which anolber
gentleman repIiCd, " any cum wouid te given
10 obtain that object j" and II was observed by
another, perhaps there is gentleman pres
cnt " no can accomplish that objeci"---if there
is, said he " We WILL cAnT OUT ONE OF THE
BANKS and tilt IL up 10 bin." think he said
the Union Bank.
Mr.. Richards further stated, that al Mont
| relicr, the place in Vermont where the cleo
tors assembled TO give in their votes, there
were persons from New-York and Boston who
followed the electors into the room and at
tended them constantly until the votes were
given in,without any other apparent business.
As have seen, sir, further evidence OF the
corruption used or attempted 10 be used in
tho late election, think il duty incumbent
on me 10 state II TO you. have seen letter
from another eicctor Of the state of Vermont,
10 q member Of Congrcssin this city, in which
he expressly states, that in Boston in the
month of November last, he was offered
TWELVE THOUSAND FIVE HUN
DRED DOLLARS, il he would give his
vote for Mr.. Clinton, and the same sum for
three or four votes more
The same elcctor in The same letter further
states, that gentleman called on him in Vet-
mont, which gentleman he supposed was de-
puted from federal caucus, who asked him
what consideration would induce him TO give
his vote for Mr.. Clinton TO which he answer
ed" there is not money enough in New
England"-and they parted.
Sir, the foregoing is statement OF facts,
which am willing 70 suppor, on oath when
requested. Yours, &c.
EBENEZER SEAYER.
Hon. Samuel Shay.
E,aShiagfon, Jan. 10, 1919.
Gentlemen,
Permit me TO ask the favor Of you to state
the conversation you had with me respecting
an overture made TO me for my interference
in favor Of the election Of De Witt Clinton TO
the Presidency, at the late election in the
State of Vermont.
Respectfully, your ob't servant,
SAMUEL. SHAW.
MeSsrs. EEas Earle, end JOna. Roberts.
IV0shington, Jan. l9, 1918.
Sir--In compliance with your request made
in your letter to as Of this morning, we state,
that some time after the commence emcn. Of
the present session of Congress, having un-
dcrsiood that YOU had stated TO sundry ger.
hSHSh Ahat you OCCu OHCIcu seV M0H-
sand dollars TO use your interest in support Of
the election of De Witt Clinton to the Office
OF President, at the late election in the state
OF Vermont, we were led TO inquire Of you il
such were the facts. Your answer was--I
particularly wish that there should be no mis-
conception of what occurred on that snblect.
Mr. Josiah Masters did propose to me, that
il would engage to promote Mr.. Clinton''s
election to the Presidency, in Vermont, that
should be furnished with any sum for that
purpose not exceening 10000 dollars. That
you added, wish it to be understood, that
did not understand that sum as offered 10
my use, but to be placed at my disposal for
the furtherance of Mr.. Clinton's election.
We did not understand at what ;ime or where
the proposition was made. Respectfully
yours, &c.
ELIAS EARLE,
JONA. ROBERTS.
Samuel Shaw, Esc.
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Washington city, Jan. 18Th, 1913.
Sir---In answer 10 the note this moment
received from you, can say than consider
the purity OF our elections the basis on which
our government rests, and when they become
corrupted, civil liberty ends. Under this con.
sideration, and not from desire that my name
should appear in our public journals, com.
ply with your request.
Soon after Mr.. Richards arrived in this
city, in conversation he Observed to me, that
after his being elected an Elcctor of President
and Vicc-Prcsident, his business called him
TO Boston, to dispose Of his Fat cattle ,hat in
a yard at Brighton (,hc place where cattle
coming from the country are exposed for sale)
he was accostedb by some gentlemen from Rox-
bury, who were there for the purpose Of pur.
chasing, in the following manner" Mr..
Richards, cattle a-e very low, they are not
worth any thing under such damned govern
mcnt as ours farmers cannot expect to get
any thing for their produce, ualess they Join
and turn out the men now in power 49," In
WE CAN BE ASSURED OF YOUR VOTE for Mr..
Clinton for President, Mr.. Aaron Davis will
give you eight dollars per hundred for your
cattle" MIR, Richards replied, (" l had rather
have my cattle in barrel, than dispose Of them
on such conditions"
Mr.. r. further observed to me, that in a
store at Roxbury or Boston, which, will no,
positively say, but my impression Is the latter,
whcrc number OF gentlemen were present.
one Of then, observed, f" news have arrived in
town, that Norih-Carolina will give all her
vo;es Tor NJ. Clinton, and five could obtain
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-11-11
BOSTON. Oct. 80.
HORSE MARINE NEHS.

Last evening arrived the tandem Phi.
ladelphia pilot boat built Gig Scramble,
Capt. Capt. Splash from three weeks
cruise in Rhode Island and Connecticut.
She CAME to at about S, p NJ. al Spurs
Cove, Trask's Light bearing S half E.
We extract the following from her Log.
Book:-
"On the I'd inst. Pawtuckct Bridge
dead to windward, saw2 four horse wag-
CONS, standing abreast, upon their lar
board tacks, head towards Us, upon q
Quick trot hove about Immediately,
but owing to our leader missing stays,
fell atoul Of the starboard fore wheel
and carried away our step.
"Snnday l7th inst. at II, A. NJ. Wea.
thers6eid Meeting House bearing west,
Northcrly 20 rods, the Graves just I'M
der our lee, was boarded from govern
ment cutter called Anything Man." who
put prize master on board and order
ed US for the first Tavern. There not
withstanding the known Law that Free
Gigs make Free Passengers" was de-
tanned till midnight, when upon paying
inkeepers fees was released.
Monday, 18th, P. M. spoke drum
ken soldier lay too under the lee Of a
board fence-wind blowing fresh could
not take him in tow-from his rolling
Judged him deficient 10 ballast, with toe
much heavy stowage between decks"
Same day-Arrived the horse cut
ter Caterer, Dr. Drippingpan cornman-
der, from Jewett's City, Con, assorted
cargo d Tin Wire, Tap. and Faucets.
Stocking Yarn and Patent Medicines.
Left two horse lugger Dragweli, Capt
Wh:psmaek 10 sail pext day for this port
with full cargo Of nstiOns. A squadron
had Just arrived from Weethe fs6eld,
loaded with onions. The Com. guessed
tie crops had never been bigger. Spoke
on his voyage, several he,yy coasters,
bound to Providence and New London
-one loaded with cotton, high (not
dry. it raining very heavy on Dsdham
turnpike, abandoned bv her crew, main
wheel carried away. On Tuesday bore
away for OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES to vt
the sign Of the horseshoe. at IL A. NJ.
sold three boxes Of "Curative unctu-
Gus Liniment,' which applied to the
broken leg of the Landlords horse, ef-
fected an immediate cure.
~ The Doctors " Medicines" are
tarnai good in all difficult cases. None
arc genuine except signed David Drip
piugpan.-be particular.
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LONDON. Sept. 2S.

OBSERVER OFF, E-iS o'ci' OK
Battles before Drcsfe;;-rsported de
feat Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 81
Dresden by tic .a'tes on ihe 18Th
We stop the press to acknowledge
the arrival of Heligc'and Mail,
with adyicss from Hamburg TO tue
10th, and from Altoona 10 the 10Th !;
these state that Bonaparte having
concentrated his forces it, the neigh
borhood of Dresden. "a series Of san-
culinary engagements had taken place
prior TO the 18th, Ia which he was
defeated with immense loss. That
he had rctreatcd in the direction OF
Lsipsic, and that the Allies entered
Dresden, on the 18th. 1t is added
that part Of the Crown Prince OF
Sweden's army was on the left bank
of the Elbe, and had been very sue
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-11-11
BOSTON, November s.
LATEST NEWS.

Ry the gentlemen, passengers in
the ship Nep'uuas. which arrived
yesterday from England, we were ia
yored with f'e. OF i."nden papers to
lie Goth uf September. one day later
than We were before in possession OF.
From the laies, date We copy the fol-
low ing Important Reports, and other
information.
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great Battles which have been iousb, IN.
Germany, between the beiligerent ar.
mies-battles perhaps sspguinary a. a.
ny that are recorded In the annals of
modern warfare. We have eudeavor.
ed TO give the account on both sides as
far as practicable /; but the reader will
observe, that whilc the French accoun,s,
from Bonrparte, are only to the 3othof
August, and from the other positions Of
the French army to the 2Sth and 2gth,
the accounts from the allied armies are
down to the 18th September. The
French details are wanting Of the last -
days operations to enable US to judge
correctly of the result. TO assist Ich
of our readers as are not possessed Of a.
good map to understand the situation Of
the armies, we here attempt to give an
idea of the relative position of places at
or near which battles were fought.
N. w.
S'Hamburgh
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and other light troops were hourly
sending in prisoners and cannon.
The operations in this quarter are
brouhgt down to the 10th Sept. The
result has been. that in the advance
Of the army of Bernadotte from
Pomerania through Prussia, to Sax
ony, he fought two battles 4 several
engagemeuts-drove foar corps d'ar-
NEE, COM anded by able French
MarsAals and Generals. gained tive
victories, placed more than $4,000
Of the enemy out Of sertics, took
from 7o-to 100 cannon, and made
from 2 to 10000 prisoners.
The Var on the side Of Italy.
3 We have no o1teiaI details of the
War operations on the Italian side
of the Austrian Empire.
In that quarter the French have
an army of about 10000 men, COM
manded by the Viceroy Of Italy
(Beaaharnois) having Gen. Grenier,
and Others, under him.
The Austrian army opposed to the
vieeroy is commanded in chief by
Gems. Radiojewich. Frimoat. Nou-
gent and others with him. This ar
nv is estimated at $4,000 meD, and
onerates in several directions.
From the Frnch papers we collect
the following account OF Austrian
operations. That Gen. Neugent en-
tered the IIlyrian provinces before
the French knew of the declaration
OF war That the Viceroy passed
the Save on the 18th August, on his
march ON Clagenfurth in Corinthia:-
That on the 25th the Viceroy was
mt Jarvis, and had some ekirmishes
with the Austrians THAT two Aus
trian corps were advancing from
Syria, andwere, meBacing Saltzburg,
in Bavaria where Gen. Wrede had
arrived with Bavarian army.
And 4 milan article Of the nth Sept.
saws, that on the 9th September.
Gen. Grcnier took the entrench-
ments Of Festrio by assault. amidst
cries Of /" Tire L Emperor ;" and that
the Austrians at this post were rout--
cd nut that the night and dread
FIJI 7ceniher" preventedm much pursuit.
The Austrian loss is represented at
$50 killed and atkcn--i'he French
has! $50 Killed and wounded.
The German papers state. that on
the esd August, Gen. Hitler had
arrived in klogeniurth, having des-
matched Gen. Radivoiwieh. towards
F:ume Gen. Frimont to Villach |;
Gen. Eekart to iIlyrian Corinthia,
and Gen. Stanissayle"ich towards
tho Bavarian territory THAT on
the esth the latter General was in
possession of Wersen. and his ad-
vance in Porgau THAT the 1t.
Field Marshal Fri,pon attacked Vii
lach on the 2tst, aad took that part
Of the town which lies on the south
sided Of the Drave. and some cannon :
That Lit. Field Marshal Radivoje-
wich. on the 17th took agram, on
the Save /, and that Gen. NOusent
was advancing to Fiume. A Vienna
article Of Aug. 3ist. states. that
Hitler had taken Rastadt, lienz,
Viiiach and Coristadt--at ViIlash
20 pieces Of cannon That lta.
Radis ojewich was at Fiume the Goth
Aug.-'rhat the French border bat
talon of Sziviner had joined the
Austrian standard and that Tn" PEG.
pie. of Il'sria we're ready to folio"
their example. A Bertha article OF!
the 18th Sept. 0he lasttIase) reports
that Gen. Hitler had totally defeat
ed the Vicernv near Layiaeh (in
CorniIa) made 5000 prisoners, and
taken ;,;.ay pieces of caanon.
I'VE shaN continue this summarize
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Prague *Toplilz
Bohemia:
Taking Dresden to calculate from,
TsnAfz is 40 miles S E and Prague
Is miles in the same direction, both in
Bohemia.
Bautzen is 80 miles E. S. E. in Luz
satia, on the river Spree. GorlHz Is on
the Neisse, A miles E. of Dresden.
Losuen6urgh, Gola5ergh and BreslaH
lie in Siiesia, nearly E, OF Dresden, the
latter about l95 miles.
Leitsic is 40 miles, TorgOu g., N. Z.
and Hitten6etgh IS miles N. w. Of
Dresden:
Mcgdeburgh is about ITO miles N.
w fom Dresden, IS w, Of Berlin, and
l25 S. E. of Hamburger.
The general course OF the Elbe 10
N w.
From this hasty statement, it will be
seen, that the lire OF operations from
Magdeburgh along the E'be to Dres-
den, and thence along the frontiers Of
Bohemia to Breslau, embraced dis
lance Of about $50 miles: On recurring
to the positions Of the armies at the
commencement of hostilitiss, the rea.
der will find much assistance in UNDER
standing the details of the battles.
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From the Albany Argus.
BATTLES IN GERM ANY.

We have devoted this days paper al
most exclusively to the details Of the
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ST. PFTERSBURG, July q.
Along with the Prussian volunteers
under Major Lutzow, are aIss Tyro-
lese !; and among them Andrew Hof-
fer, son of Andrew Hoffer, who was
shot as also Henry Palm, son of
the bookseller Palm, who was shot
at Erlangen.
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TIE POINT DECIDED:

Aner this, it is to be hoped sincerely,
Eths, all pickering and grnmbling will be
hlid aside, as respects Bonaparte's love
B 10 this country: he is determined on
EbSving 10 peace with Russia, Prussia,
Spain, Portugal, Sweden, or even Eng
land, unless they viii all make peace
IN ;,h US at the same time. Now, | con-
1tend any onc must be as blind as buzz
IA ,rd. or mad as march hare, that will
no. han, him as our common father or
ktrp father at least. for when he found
<pur ships idling away their time IN his
<ports, he s,ep'd forward and took the
Whole of them, cargoes and all, under
bis immediate protection and as to the
2tains and crews, he provided them
with genteel lodging in such houses as
&inle John Binns was formerly in the ha-
Dir of occupying: was that not good IN
$him even now if he meets with any of
bur vessels al sea, which he thinks may
bot arrive safe at France, he very kind
Hly takes out our men, aud then makes
Sone " gran bon FIRE for pleas de native"
\ We were suffering under the English
EBeriin and Milan DEGREES, he stepped
Forward and declared war for US, and 10 !!
I'd was declared-asd now to complete
HE business, he mediates with all The
bove powers in our behalf, and IT that is
bot kind the Devils in it.
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tice and sound policy. Finally it is the
a,ain support OF reputation.
4 For because Of Swearing the Land
mournelh"


:. For because of SvearinS the Land
mouraeth"
And the laundering of Mount Sinai
be sound of the trumpet, and the voice
# words, the ALMIGHTY was pleased TO
iaciare,-' Thou shall. not take the
name of the LORD thy GID IN val v.
| would sesm that men wso bad the
10 st xpeetation Of a Judgment TO come
could not, in their sober sense be gn'l.
:, of prcfane swearing, yet daily obser
walton confirms the contrary facts; and
30 snamefu'ly depraved is this age. that
in The streets, mgrke, places: & houses
of public entertainment md resort, m ",
unblushingly, and IN the lace OF The sun.
otter impious oaths aud oiasphemies,
which would contound heathen. Ma
t;onal calamities ate only the premedi-
rated effects Of national sins, and The sins
IT individuals ASSIST in drawing down
nc vengeance Of Heaven, inasmuca "a
,aey add 10 The whci,, amcnnt. Hence
lie prophet declares n the tex, that
lis F" because OF Swearing, the land
,nourneth."
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Pleasure Of tayia.g Debts.

What a pleasure it is to pay ones
deb,s!" Sir I Littleton made this obser.
walton. 1t seems TO flow from a comb.
uation of circumstances, each Of which
is productive Of pleasure. In the e 81
place, it removes that uneasipess which
a true spirit feels from dependence
and obligation. 1t affords pleasure to
the creditor. and thereby gra,ifies OR
most social affections. 1t promotes our
future confidence, which is SO very IN
teresting to an honest mind. 1t opens
prospect of being readily supplied
with what YOU want on future occasions.
II leaves consciousness Of our own
virtue. And it is a measure which we
know to be right, both in point Of JUS