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Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-12-06

the opinion of your officers, OF effect.
ing the junction at ST. Regis. vas
mott pleaGng, as being mott immedi.
are, until came to the disclosure of
the amount of your fupplies of Provi-
lions. Colonel Atkinfon will explain
the reaions that would have render
ed it impof6ble for me TO have brot
more than each man could have car
ried on his back: and when recol-
lccted that in throwing myielf upon
your fcanty means, | fhould be
weakening you IN your mott vulnera
bic point | aid not helitate to adopt
the opinion, after confulting the gen.
eral and principal officers that by
throwing myfelf back on my main
depot, when all the means OF trans
portaiion had gone and fallen upon
the enemv's flank, and ft,aining every
effort to open a communication from
Plat,sburg TO Cognhawga, or any
other points you may indicate on the
St Lawrence, lhouid more etlectu.
ally contribute to your fueoaises,
than by the junction at 81 Regis
The way IN many places bloeka-
ded and abbatted, and the road i'm
practicable for wheel carriages during
winter-but by the employment OF
pack hor(cs, / | am not oserPowered
| hope 10 DC able to prevent your
farying | have afcertained & witneti-
ed that the plan Of the enemy Is to
burn & coniume every thing mo al
vance. Mytroops and other neanswill
be defcribed you by Colonel Atkmfon.
B-fdes the rawaefs and Icknels,
they have endured fatigues equal to a
winter campain. in the late inows 8,
bad weather, aud are ladly difpirlted
and fallen off bu. upon the tubject
| mutt refer you to Col. Atkinlon.
With rhefe means what can be
accomplished by human cxertion, |
will atiempt-wi'h a mind devoted
to the general object, of the campaign.
have the honor to be, very re
fpectfuIly, Sir, your mott obedienr
fervant,
(Signed) w. HAMPTON.
HI f.eslls.., Maj Gs. Ta~a WiIi.tsr.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-12-06
r. B WALBACK,

htJulfIK- NtHe'dI'
N. B. Col. prsifou commanded the
Is,b regt of infaDuy during the action
aud NJ Cummings did duty win the
10Th regi. infin,ry IN The action.
sraken pnfonrTs.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1813-06-28
Legislature Of ~assafbusetts.
IMPORTANT Document.

The Committee. appointed to consider so
much oil his Exeeiisne,'s Speech, as ,e-
Iaies 10 the detence.ess stare q Oh, sea-eoast,
reqIosts permission 10 report
That they b.ve given he subject all
The oonsde ration, which the importance OF
us TIA uge and the alarm aud .nxieiy OF the
public required. l. can hsrdlybe necessa.
~ for your Committee 10 stale that one OF
the primary objects Of the federal compact,
was, 10 p'eviIe for the Common defence In
the preamble 10 the constitution, 1t Is ex.
pcs !, assigned, as one Of the great purpo.
ses, tn which the union was fo,med.
A ccn DINGHY he respective states surren-
dered totae general COVE Bnent, all The
powers, which were de, med necessary, for
tile accomplishment of this object the
right 10 d. clare war and make peace: the
right to raise az support armies The right
g provide snd maintain navy AID the
right 10 ssy aud culecl taxes, DUTIES, All.
lmposls, as the exgercios OF the public
NIGH, require. At the ane time, the states,
rely ing upon he general go,e nrnent Tor
pto,eeuon, formally osessed ID. mseives Of
he subsisntis. powers OF preparing, in line
OF peace, Tor their Individual 6eience, in
time OF war.
Blu your Committee are compelled to
say, thai, IN their apprehension. this provis.
ion OF Tie conslitu ion he's not been CON
piled win in telation 10 this Common wealth
Massachusetts, possessing "a sea coast OF
nearly SIX hundred miles, with about one
third ofth tonnage of the Union lying a.
her whsItes, aud a frontier ot hundred
miles, bordering upon The hos lie provinces
OF New Brunswick and lower Canada, IS ex-
posed at every point and open 10 the depre
dsilons Il ra,ages the enemy, a. revenge,
rspaclty, OF caprice, may d'ctste. Il might
have been ex, sc,ed, moi merely as ihe re-
sui 81 an express provision Of he consu.u
ton, bun a. the dic,ate OF wise aud liberal
policy, that The old commercials \ rs, who
chIeved the revolution and who nave con
t'.nH,ed more ,hsn heir full sbse e; 10
aaids the support of the general go,ein.
men', would not oe abandoned for the con
quest OF > territory not worthy possessing
AS a gift. Nesertheless your Committee
find. that AS dangers Laye accumulated, the
8 Prisons upon ,ur ses boa have been e.
duced, and the Commonweai Ii rs given o.
vcr TO her tate, when alone provision for
the common deieno, becomes OF any prsc
tical importance.
Iour Committee can discern nothing, ei
Their IN he ohprscte Of the war OF circum.
stances ut the CO. ~. to justify this con-
duct Ifthe IN. Vas IA, tor the COM
mon DO fence, it IL. we'll be i quEed, ol
what value is il 10 eupie Ii that dc
fence may be WIT IL, IN time OF war, the
.nly time OF danger, especially when az.
gresslon IS provoked, l. msy well be asked,
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1813-06-28

at Dinagepore The fame r,outh'Mr. Cham
berain was chofen to begin q new efab!ilh-
ment at Cutcoa, on The Ganaes, 20 miles from
serampore. In February Pe,umber shingo
and Kriftno Pawl were fet apart 10 the work
of the miniftry In April the mifionaries had
begun to print Ms careys shan,erit Dichon.
AIRY for the ufe Of the College 10 printing the
iecond edition of the New Tellanenf, behdes
the SEQ copies of the whole they iifuck off
10000 extra copies of Luke. Ads. Romans.
In September the Telament was in great for.
wsrdnefs. and the edition Of 10000 was begun.
This year hey baptized Ton OF hir' Fernan-
dez, aud fourteen natives.
loer.
10 the beginning of hi. year Mr. Carey was
ftili employed 10 compiling he Shanferi, gram.
mar. Before he 6niihed tina, work he was
appointed teacher of The Mshrat,a language
in the College 10 Iaopary Of f8o4. feus new
milf naries, MeG a, Bfs, MArdoA. Moore and
Rowe with their families. TAI ed from England
by way of America After tedious voyags
they arrived At Madras. Nov .i2. Metre
Moore and Rowe reached Serarnpore in Feb.
ruAy /; the ref Of the company IN May By
th,. aectGiou The number of mlfIionares wss
increaled 10 ten, beGdes two natives. To that
number wa, prefeiuy added William Carey,
Jun In sugua Petumber Shingo was removed
by dea'h In October the third volume Of the
Old Tensment, o. which they truck oh nine
hundred copies. tbeiide. 600 extra copies OF the
Plains was hni.hed.-This year they baptized
MIR. feliI Carey, three other Europeans, and
twenty nine natives.
1906
In Ianu,-y church vas formed At Dinage-
pore, copEIiing of Mr.. Fernandez Mr.. Mrs.
Biss, and liz natives, all difnifled from the
church OF Seraufpore Mr.. fernandez was
cho(ea their patton -MeGr, Chatter and Rob
infon from London arrived IN India in AuguR.
On preienting ,hemielves AT the police office, IL
was with Meuity they OBJ aiued permiiiion to
proceed to oerampore They were at hrit d'-
rec,ed % resurn 10 Europe ia the fame vefel
which brough, them. Blu, When 1t was repre-,
fenced that they were uoder the protection Of
the kiug of Denmark, and were wiling fti.l TO
iubmit 10 the wiIhes of government, they were
allowed 10 tarry.--Thers were DOW fourteen
NJ Gionaries including William Carey jun and
Kr,ino Pa~i; and be6des them, there were
ieven naivss Of re pectshle talents who were
employees a. exhorer., and ieve'al Others. lefs
difl ngu'fied, who accompanied and aihlted
them IN their i,iners,,ou..--Thi. year the fec
ond edition Of the New 1eliament was pub
ii1ed, and Mr.. Brown, Provoh OF he College
pronounced bo,h that X the vereon of the 0 d
Tefament to be "a moi admirable ifanQa
tion." the Mi0ionarie, baptized The fame year
one Eng iihman e twenty four NATIVES.
4 Ia b. l1HI,Iue.. j
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1813-06-28
as the same may. from time to time be.

as the same may. from time TO time be-
come necessary.
And he Trea.urer oflhis Commonwealth
is hereby authorized and empowered. TO
borrow IF any bank or banks in this Com.
monweallh. sum of money not exceeding
one hundred thousand dollars, 70 be APP.
piled to The purposes aforesaid and account.
ed tor accordingly.
The aforesaid nqney 10 be borrowed in
such sums as the Governor with advice OF
veil shall direc,, and the Governor is
hereby au,horized, from time to time TO
issue his warrant upon the treasury tor such
Sums as may ve deemed necessary far car
ryBg intoeffect the purposes aforesaid
Rescued, That the A3 lu,ant General be
requsst d TO consider and report 70 tue
General Court at their next session, what
alterations are necessary in ,he militia sys
tenn of the Commonwealth, and also, the
bes' method ofnrgsnizing and 6,sclpiiniog a
select corrs of troops, b. Ping proper ton
to the waoie number ofWte mdilis e said
Common veal h as one 70 tVe, ~ also Tie
best method OF organizing The exempts.
All winch Is humbly submitted, by
ISRAEL THORN Dixie, Pc, order.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1813-06-28

SHAKING AMONG gHx Day BosEs.
Hundreds of UNEMPLOYED Democrats
who hunger and thirst after office and
public money are now upon the alert 10
obtain some ofthe two or three thousand
fat Offices 10 be created 40 Garry into eff
feet the system of WAR TAXES; ev-
cry War Hawk now expects a comforta-
BILE nest. WHO wonders the war is SO
popular among certain fen, since it
ha. scattered two or three thousand rich
military Offices among the young ones
OF the party whose mouths were gaping
for The food of office like young ravenst
Now they are to have another batch OF
offices and while government can pro.
cure money enough. from Loans and
Taxes to pay these Office holders, they
will continue to exclnim, What a
" beautiful War. How pleasant to de.
i" fend the Honor of the nation Let uS
" hush all opposition lie: the 1oriss
" have Hemp and Con6scation Sailors
" Rights Freedom of the Seas Il
/" HAGUE on all Covards, I say !"
Sal Gax.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1813-06-28
r W7.ote-M 79l.


Commonwealth, and the other half e
the use OF the complainant.
SEC s Be if further enacted, Thai
The qualifications OF voters in any towr
or any question whether snch toy
will send a representative TO. the Gen
al Cours. and on all questions invol'
the number of Representatives 2
town will send, shall in all respect
are required by the constitution tr-
title a person to vote in the choic
any ind.sldsai or individuals TO be nep~
resentative or Representatives in the
General Court Of this Commonwealth,
June 10th, lsi3-Approved.
CALEB STRONG.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1813-06-28
ABSTRACT OF
" EVANGELICAL EyER9IoNs IN HsIA."
No III Continued.


No III Continued.
l0stffnR an outline e,'the RspIsi Mission IN
5aSa', wfh a vtezo u the !o,esen number
81 PfohaoHt ministers an fhe East.
1901.
10 November Mr. Carey. who had already
written Bengaee Grammar was preparing
Grammar Of he sbanler,t language, aud had
20 eontemp atiGn - Shaulsrt ID 6, onsry. AT
snat time the whole Bible was sranla.ed hnt
gne u printed books continued 10 tie iutieefed
10 reV'hon and correction.
1902
The hrh volume of the Old Tefsmen,, con-
aiming he Penia'tuch, 1000 copies was pub
iiheo .. Juy of this year Alter the wa,
aone The milioua-ies proceeded to print a
nnndied cope, Of The Pa ms aud IL al, for a
e'a's book fat he College. By he ED of The
year, . was cal, ula,ed that 20 900 ir4cts had
eeen diil lbr'ed A cordial friend TO he mif-
non t"hs a pears to have been Vii lam Hun
'T' i,q OF he College had tegan 20 trannte
'he NE" ie'Amen, INTO Hipdof anee Ihs
year the mii mares baptized ieven natives,
1ho TWO o'he.s, one German lady 6Lee mar
''d TO Mr. Carey
1903.
10 January Mr., Il Mrs Chamherlaiu arrived
rem England peturnher Shingo, the tirl IA.
ave preacher, delivered his Fri. fermon in
ni.reh. ktiituo preiaud, ION IN Law 30 KIN 10
.-"'' and the iirit Brahmin that wa. baptized,
.ss.h to preach in May la Augua, oD'y 600
,op,ss OF the New Tel Ament remaining on
;asau The millionaire: began TO print 1900 cop
.u '. new and improved edition Thisyear
ssv ney entered on plan for .he traNns,iou
w: .as 'enptures into vsfious other languages,
Imam Carey and thirteen NATIVES, one of
whom wa'a Brahmin of Afam, were baptized.
=. 1904.
N. n. fernandez wa, ordained to the work of
~ "'n'''ry IN January. and began to preach
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1813-06-28

The Rev Mr. BAKER, the Rev Mr..
AIKEN, the Rev. MIR. GOODWIN, and
the Rev Mr.. MERRiLL, all opposed il,
our House of Representatives The Re-
port on the undue admission of New
States into the Union and in their re.
marks made il as clear as preaching that
Massa chusetts ought TO lose her weight
in the national scale, and that the war
was Just, sc S'c.-I5id.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1813-06-28
The Rudoef.

The committee Of ways aud means az thsr
effimHe of fuppes for he Gear 1914 have put
down {, SOC, 900 dollars to be produced ny the
revenue a. now enablifhed We would juls
ak thefe gentlemen Il in eftimatng fhe reven-
ue at the above fun they took in Q cohhdsra.
iion, the prefer, fate of commeree. from which
the moi of this FUN, il rsifed at ALL nun be pro-
duced Did they rscoiect that we have non-
impor; alton act. which excludes all britfh
goods from our soun,ry Did they know hat
oil our ports, from Ns~- York 70 the Mlilfhp-
pi iucluGve are blockaded ! Or did they take
i for granted that, let commerce be ever 10
much deprefTed, yet IL will fii'i produce rev
eoue 10 the goverprents For their sftimaie OF
the fums to be produced by the direct taxe''
we would ak II they thought Of the above
circumstance? Where 10 the 900 900 dollars
foreign tonnage to come from, when no vefiet
+, srs o. deosfie, can come into our pori'
Where 10 the falt 10 come frous, on which
4oe. 600 duty can be raifed Will the govern
meut grant licences to Import il rom the Wet
lndies or Liverpool How can the usar-re-
fn.rs pay 1000 dollars on refined fugars,
when their houies are fhut up for vant OF iu-
gars to re6ue 3! A. to the 100000 dollars cal.
culated on licences IL this 10 10 he ssiisd on if
Seuces W ieh smPoftru kooustS W"
producing the contemplated amount, ~ there
will foon be no foreign goods to retai-h ap,
pears to Va that. although he committee IN
their liz Of expenditures for 1874 have ealeu-
lated TO borrow bot about feven or eight mii-
liops for carrying on the war land every one
knows that IL will require at lean 2SoooOoo}
yet they will fail 10 sAiiing enough 10 pay the
in,ersli of even what they have calculated -
There are no tsYes ia their liz which can be
relied on, but the land, carriage, whi1ey ADD
Ramp tsaes, and il 10 not certain that shse VIII
be collected in feafon for the year 1914, rs it
is we'll known that ,here are balances on che
old direct tar fiiil due from iome of the fonIh
err Rate. On the whole, il our administration
goes on vsith the var, and has ncthing TO re'y
upon for fuppIies better than the means prev
ded by the committee, we may lately predies
tka, in len than Two years from. this time I..e
ssvsraasat siil sscsns baskrYps.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1813-06-28
Fram Harrington, June "a.

Fram WaIbmg'0n, 7nne "a.
I" The political campaign has Jun comment
ced Though we have been in isilion fos
fome time, no impor, ant movement hss been
made by the troops Of the place unit within
q day or two pan-wher the pioneers having
opened paGags aud prefented the phaanI, in
full view we nun sspecr to fee 'he worif a
ous fac Immediately The Budget Of internal
taxes, has been Cred off, bu, tho the exp Dion
wa, terrific, it j. thought by many, of our wife
heads, thar the deRruction will be felt more
feverely by the aHaiants. than the af.''ed.
VIVA, lathe nezt operation TO be purfued, wa
are lief, to conjecture ~ lone Of ,he leaders
do ncf appear to be prepared to advance
il however fully heIievedi tina, the ssand as
failing weapons, will be Wsr, Lsss' and 1sss''
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-11-01
berlin. SEPT. {.

An official article from Gen. BLU
CHER, dated I'd of Sept ltates that
he had taken of and from the French
Martial M'Donald's Army, 1900
men, one Gen of Division, two Brig
adler Gems. and many Coils and fub-
atern officers log pieces of cannon,
ago tumbrils, FORCES, provilon wag-
CONS, &c. Silesia is freed from the
gallo enemy.
The King of Weaphalia has iiiu-
ed Proclamation againit the officers
of his four regiments of HuiIArs, who
deisrted with their troops. lie Jays,
they united ingratitude to treafon /;
for he had heaped favours on them
T But the with to fee their country free
from the controul of tyrant, and
from the King he had impofed upon
it, was hyperion to all other conEdsr-
ations
Bonaparte has outlawed Gen
Jomini, a Swiss, who lately went
over to the enemy.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-11-01

nifty which he has met with from
Bonaparte whom he reprefents as
having crolled him in all his purfuits
The beginning of this letter is written
in his own hand bur the conclu-
ding part Of it is written by an Aid
de Camp circumitance from
which it is natural to infer either
that his ifrength was unequal to fur
ther effort, or that his feelings had
overpowered him.
LONDON, AUG. IA On Friday
fen'nieht, Court Martial was held on
board II M. flip Gladiator, Rear Ad.
FooTE, PreGdent, on THOMAS MAHAi,
feaman belonging to Ii. M. fhip Gar
land, for defertion, and for being at
forwards found ferving on board the
American brig of war pisen. The
Court was of opinion that the charge
was proved but in conlequence Of
circumstances, did adjudge HIM to
receive 900 laihes through the Aeet,
70 forfeit all his wages, and 10 folitsry
confinement in the A.arfhalfea for Ia
kalendar months.
On Saturday laft, humane Olaf
gov carrier found one of his breth-
rem by the wayfde, where he had
been feverely wounded by two rufhans
who wifhed to rob him. The carrier
fent him home, accompanied by his
boy, and drove on, in hopes of over
taking the villains, of whom he had
received an accurate Description. He
overlook them at good many miles
diftance, in an unfrequented pare of
the road, and entering into converfa-
ton, perfuaded them to take ride,
and conducted them lately into Olaf.
gov, and delivered them into fate
cuitody, while they were thanking
him for his kirdnefs. One of them
carried the half of taft which he
had broken in the ARRAY with the car
rier, and the carriers friend produced
the corresponding part, which he ad
found lying on the place where the
affray had happened.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-11-01

LONDON, AuO TT
COPY ola letter from an officer on toa,d II "
S Alexandria. dared Leah Roads, dug 10
IhsNe r"e pleasure to sequaint you, that
on the IS h, ul as we were returning from
spi;z5ergen, we fell in with four sail, To-.
wards whom we stood when we found
them sepera,e, oIe sanding for the Cape,
the second being far to windward, kept Ler
course and large ship and sch of war bore
down TO US and the Spiy.fe sloop which was
in CO.
On closing. they hauled their wind about
five miles on our weather beam, when we
distinguished Tie ship to be frigase Of the
largest class, whom we judged was AN A
merican; every exertion was OF course used
to close the enemy, which he as constantly
avoided by making Ell sail TO wlndwSrd.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-11-01
-: M:@:@ So
ARMY OF SPAIN

The desperate iituation of the French AZ
fair. in Spain has induced the order. by s"'
ATM, c,.l.itum for rafting $4,000 Conisr'p''
s,o, the clsile, of 1914 and previous years III
"a department. mon adjacent to the Pyrsnee''
10 be incorporated with the Army OF span
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-11-01
LONDON, SEPT IS.


1t is reported a greet battle ,ook place
nea, Dresden Sept. 10. which ended in the
evacuation of that place by the Freuch.
The besisgers of Dan,zic have gained
some advantage.
The Paris papers of Sept. 20, which IN gh,
have had news from Dsesden 10 Sept. Ia
are silent rs to rews from thence.
The Saxon town of Luckau, With 1000
prisoners, &c. su rendered 10 The Prussians,
Aug %.
St Sebastisns has surrendered 10 the
British. The Castle cspituiated Sept. 9
Psmpaluns was next TO be reduced.
One thousand eight hundred prisoners in
GLIDING sky officers. were made in the
capture of ST. Sebsssians aid AN uncom
monty large amount of shot and cartridges
taken.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-11-01
LATEST
ff0yelor qutetsl1ence,

Received by the Cartel ih'p Erie Robifon' ar
rived at Bottom from Plymouth, England
which place he lett he 2sth of Sept.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-11-01
L MOON, sEPT. 2.

L n pUNI btF = .
A letter has been received from 81. Pc.
tersburgh, Aug. IA, which states hA'hisssrs
G.IlsAh and BA, ard had n intercourse
whatever either with the Emperor. or his
Ministers, or any Other human being in
political capacity"
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-11-01

LospoN, Strr. 25-The Am. privs,eers
RslIlesDske- and Scoorge, were cruising, ~
bou weeks since, near Droniheirn.
OF The Ia e loan Of twenty seven millions
al, l52 ,675 had been paid up to S.tefd y.
Col the crew of he lae u ) brig Argus.
have been d-tsined in England on tie sup
position Of their beng Brush subjec,s.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-11-01

The Got,enburgh Mail, it is faid,
has brought, letter to Madame Mo-
reau from the Gen. her unfortunate
husbai.<l. Ii IS dated the Ift or 2d
init. 4 ar & days after his melanchol
ly acsident. He makes light of the
wound, and tells his wife that he
is not without hopes of fpeedy re
covery. Although writing, no doubt,
under the lmart of acute pain, moth
ing efcapes him that is mer ly perio-
nal to himlelf. His mind, oil the
contrary, feemed to be wholly alb
forbed in the inne oe the great con-
teit in which he had 70 apxiouily
wlthed to bear an ufeful and honora-
bic part. He earneitIy entrea,s her
not 70 credit the reports which would
not fail to be propogated, of defeats
and 6iiaaers laitaincd by the allies.
He ahures her that there is no foun-
dation for fueh reports, but quite o.
therwife for every thing had hither-
to goae on well OIL The ilde of the al
lies Near the concluiion of this let
ter, he makes fome allu6on to the
long perfecution and unreienting en-
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-11-01

Two friga,es have sailed from Eng
land, bound round Cape Horn, IN ques'
of the u, S. frigate Esser.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-10-28
Land fer Sale.

WOULD wish to sell ten or twelve hun.
a dred acres OF Land, y ing in the Comfy
of Orange, ON the Road leading from Swift
Run to Orange Court House, and in less than
mile from the latter place. The greater
part OF this Land is iDSts original erowth-A
and tie tract equal N value to any hph
Land in the state. There is on it from SIX
~ to seventy acres'of the very first rate low
grounds The Land will be Showed hy nv
self, or, in my absence, by Mr.. RoBERr
BROCK, living ON the premises.
THOMAS MACON.
June Is, 1918.