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Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1813-02-15
William Oxnard,

No 5, M.Cy. X 70
LAS received an aiiortment OF
FACTORY. GOODS,
computing Giughams shirtngs, sheetng,,
together with Warp Yam, Threads, &c
4w Feb II
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1813-02-15
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Be il ever 70 inveierate, cured by
n. f...s, ,hhI,, af,a.

Be il ever 10 iuveierate, cured by
One bos,'t application
by an Ointment called "Dumfries Ointment"
VIII CHI i. no, only free from mercury, hut every
other perniciou' ing edent, and may be uied
by the mon delicate pregnant female or chill
dren at the breait-no dsrge, rDbsfevs, J,ow
faii.g soiSi ~ AK tor DuMfsIss olsr-
MINT '--sore are gs"Hi-s Snie, fg.st w T..
Conway" AZ you Vsiss bsahb be Pa'f'fsis- =
Prepared and fold wholeiale by the Jait psop,i
efsr. W T Conway No Grees itrees BsGon,
aud re AL by srsrHEs ParTss. Essb-~gs f..
P,flsnd; Bahfon, Wileshet; Goodsle Hal
lowell Hon. D.. Jonathan Page Bruniwsk /;
Holbrook, Ba h; wilkins. Orring,on Tag
dor, Limerick Shores Co. portimou !;
Froit, Kennebunk; Thomas & WhiPple New
buryport: Cuihing and Appleton, IA Whip.
pie, salem snd moa druggiIts and Booktelers
of refpeetab,iity throughout, 'he U. $. a, the
fame places may be had all thoie jsely 9semst
and B,ebiy spessVsi Medicine &C. p'fes'sf BY
{" w + Conway e. II literal aa-0lSse 10
ibse .,b9 b., 10 fell again
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1813-02-15
Ridfmfn-at.entiou /!

The Members of The PORTLAND RIYLs
COMPANY, are reminded tina, their next
meeting will be at the Armory, on Friday
Evening next, at O'Clock
fsb is W.. b. SEWAII.. o S.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1813-02-15
A WHITE MAKE

.EvEN or 8 years of age, of fma'l fze.
) with a Saddle, Bridle aud Halter was left
at the Fable of the fubicriber on the 9Th ult,
by a man unknown, The owner is detired TO
call, pay charges and take her away Apply
to JOHN BUCHANAN.
E.jusstb Feb IS 1918
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1813-02-15
lfdRRiE u.

In Falnou h, Mr. Sissnus Sweetser, OF
Nor,hyarm uih. to Miss Sally Kill ar rick. =
Capt. Aaron Weber, % Miss Clarissa
merrill.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1813-02-15

THE fubfcriber hereby gives public notice
= to all concerned, that she has been duly
appoia,ed sod has taken upon herfelf the ,rul:
Of executor of the lalf vii, aud Tei.ament of
MATTHIAS vIcKRRy,
late of Pejipfcot, in she county of Cumberland.
yeoran, dereaied, by giving bond a, the law
direet,-she therefore requeft. all perfons who
are indebted to the fad deceafeds efate, TO
make immediate payment and ,hole whe
have any demands thereon, TO exhibit the
fame TO her
ELIZABETH x vICKERY
Feb H., 1919. mark
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1813-02-15
LOST,

an Thurfday lac, between Mr.. Fofom's
" tavern and Ingraham's Wharf. RED
MOROCCO POCKET BOOK, containing
only one dollar bill, and ieveral papers
of no ufe TO any one bur the owner. Whoev-
er has found the fame and will leave it with
MIR Folfom in Portland fhai be handlomely
rewarded for the fame by the iubicriber.
NATHL. MERRILL, If
Portland. Feb. IS, 1878
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1813-02-15
Tort Summer, FEB. 3, 1915

The letter DINA "a, Leo, Libby, Of Port
land WAS left al Is ndeaux, Dec. %
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1813-02-15

BY the most correct information We
On obtain it sppea that about 1900
American, English, Irish and other
foreigners who have been impressed
fom American vessels, are now in the
British service and from ten to 5000
Bri ish sailors are in our service
Having about ten to one In our favor,
we did not expect our rulers would SO
10 war for the other l5oo--much less
claim the services of both. But such
things are.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1813-02-15
q :&:- e:

In our last paper some remarks were
made relatlng the sutter'ngs Of the pris-
oners from Quebeck. As We have been
misunderstood by some, we will observe, IN
justice to GU selves, tina, those remarks
were in,euded 10 apply for the most par, TO
the" splendid misery" they enjoyed on
board the Cartel, ~hils lying IN on, harbour -
Il i, true that toe sick, Who we're landed
Offer remaining on board many days from
their srriyal) had a sufficient supply of pro
visions, while IN the hospital. yet we are m
formed by those who visited them. that
tiey were destitute of woolen clothes, so
esse 4,ial TO their comfort and esenexIs ence,
during he severe and inelemrnl season, un
al supplied by the LIBERAL Of our citizens.
Whether The Surgeon who attended them
was the most ski!iul that could be employed
is submitted to he desoision Of those who
know his age aud inhrmities.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1813-02-15
Sails at durrion.

ITO be fold at Public Autf on, TOMoR-
L ROW, at the fore of LEVI LORINC in
Clay CoVs. the STOCK IN TRADE, in faid
fsore, conGfiing of iucb articles a. are common
in he Grocery line Sale al eleven O'Clock.
s. MIELLAN 81
T FLETCHER A4a'''"'
Portland, Feb IS, 1873
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1813-02-15

Either Mr. Widgery or The man who penned
hi. fpeech for HIM, nun be extremely iguo-
rant or they mslt have purpofeiy commit ed
a grois fAliehood in Altering that the Engliih
Il bevt q, many A~eiesn' IL their me,abs.f pis
a, rDs 6ave + fbd' !" or, n'v iis - By ofiiciaI
doeumentsn appears there are only So ia
men who have been impreaed from our veiTe .
Including foregner.) bui wha, have been df
charged Upon amoderae calculation there
canDo be iefs than 5000 Brililh III jects en-
ployed in our iervice.
Men who have tie ben means of intorma
ton. believe the number OF Eng'ih and n
merican,, both together (apprent,ce. ereepted)
employed in the Eng,ih Merchant fervice, are
no equal to the humber Hid not Mr.. w
told US he had been 10 London, it might have
been hought he had never before been on, of
the back woods of Ken'uckey
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1813-02-15
SALE AT AUCTION.

ON MONDAY he IN day of March next
~ Al2 O'Clock NJ on The prtmie., the
Building now Occupied as School IN Union
Streef, with Brat. Founders Shop in he
lower Hory, alto fmall dwelling Houle on
the back Of faid Buiiding-afo Two Story
Dwelling in Union Street oppofi;e the afore-
f1d School Houle--Condil,on. at the Sale
MLELLAN* A.a;,,n,,
+ FLETCHER '
Portland, Feb IS, 1872
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1813-02-15
FLOUR s. BREAD.

QUANTITIES of Flour and Bread, warran.
ted, conitantly on hand. and for iale at
the lowell market price, By
WILLIAM FRANCIS.
Feb 1888. Uf)
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1813-08-18

vey and examination Of the River prepare
tory to commencement of the work
The commissioners OH the part of this
state, 10 wit: Gen. Steele, COL r. Burton
and gen. M. Stokes; and those on the part
of 5. Carolina, Doctor Blythe, the late go
vernon Middleton and gen Bla:singha,n,
have been for some time engaged in ascer-
tanning the long disputed boundary between
the two states. We understand the artists
Mr.. Caldwell, of our University, OH the
part OF this State, and MIR. Blackman pro-
lessor of Mathematics, in the college of
Columbia, on the part Of S. Carolina, have
been Tor some days prevented by cloudy
weather from making the necessary obser-
vations. They are, however, satisfied as to
the latitude of the Block house, which
place they lett on the 28th ult. on their way
to the Table Rock on Saluda, where the
commissioners and artists were again to
assemble. So that We may soop expect TO
hear the result
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1813-08-18
this evening in pursuit of him"

this evening in pursuit of him.
Extract of another letter, same date, 6uf
later in the day.
have the honor TO inform you that
have this moment received note from
lieut.. Elliot, dated Cataragus, so miles be-
low this, informing me that he has SO men
with him for this squadron "a hundred in
GLIDING ofhcers) l shall Immediately des-
patch the. Ariel for them, and shall wait
their arrival before SAIL"
FoRT GEORGE, Ane. 8.
Yesterday morning at day light, the Bri.
,ish fleet was discovered close in shore
| about two miles to the west of this. Com.
chauncey was at that time lying with his
fleet off the Four Mile creek on The Anoer;,
can side. The wind at S. w. and of cours,
in favor ofthe British.
As soon as they were discovered, com.
Chauncey got under way and stood out in
TO the lake Ill line Of battle, lying as neara.
possible to the wi.,d The British a, TN.
same time, and in the same order, stood
"ut with fine wind in a direction to meet
our line nearly at right angles-the two
commodores' ships in front On approach.
ing within mile of each other, sir James
feo brought bis ship close upon The
wind, as did all the rest of his 1eet. and
stood off. At this time com. Channcev
fired broadside as a challenye which was
not accepted. They continued mannuvr.
Ing the whole day, in the cou,se of which
they gained or II miles up The lake--it
beng. impossible to bring the British fleet
to action, on account Of the wind BEING to
the west.
AT day light this morning, both fleets
were discovered about Is miles I'm the lake.
and Oh miles apart since which com
Snaunccy has come down, and now lies a
miles above in order of battle. The British
arc close in shore, near the 10 mile creek.
supposed to be opposite part of their land
torces' Com Chauncey has . sch'rs. less
than he went out with yesterday but it is
presumed they are sent out by him, s. can.
not have been taken, as no firing was heard
during the night, and the British have no
accession oil numbers. Our feet IS, in
Guiding The schrs. missine-,he British
6, all large vessels
You may imagine the anxiety we feel as
to the meeting, which thing cannot but
happen in short time, and on which 90
much Is to depend.
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FOR SALE
ar fHE OFFICE or TBE herald.
A PAMPHLET

n Ph MPHLET, -.
Deprccating the doctrine of Uncondaion.
al SafOation and Retro6ation, or the doc
trine OF Calvlnism supporting the advo.
Gates OF Tree agency, conditional salvation,
&c. All sects and denominations are invit-
ed to furnish themselves with copies, by
which they will be enabled to discriminate
between truth and error.
P. SAUNDERS.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1813-08-18
WAsHINGToN CRY

WAsHINGToN Cry, ing. l6.
Extract Of a letter from Caht. Perry 10 tie
Sec'y cfthe Navy, dated
y. y. SIoop of War Lawrence, Off Erie,
August 9th.
A" have the honor to inform you that
have returned from Long Point without
having seen the enemy. propose sailing
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1813-08-18
ALEXANDRIA HERALD.
WEDNESDAY, AUousr is, 1915

he pubic arc more than probably in
debted to &. Is. Dorsey of Charles Coun-
,y, for a letter published in the Gazette on
Monday, giving detail of the conduct of
the enemy in ST. Alary's. The reader
woulG suppose from the minute manner
III winch every thing is related that the
winter must have been upon the shot. He
tclis you that a number Of cattle and
shecP were taken from Mr. Armstrong
and thirty seDen cars :" The cattle and
sheep were quite immateriai but the i'm
ho'1amt cats had to be counted! Mr..
smith, another gentleman who had most
ot their company in conjunction with MIR.
Armstrong, conversed much with Mr..
Cockburn "who asked if he had not heard
mach OF him, as being at Havrc de Grace
ana frenchtown; that he understood that
in Maryland he had acquircda distinguish
ca name THAT he cared not what un
truths were circulated; that he had broad
back and could bear all that was said of
him. Admiral Cockburn /" cared not for
the unfruths" but his very sentimental
friend the letter writer" Immediately
goes OH TO moraH-e. 1t is surprising
what errors will be committed from The
want OF experience by the best disposed
and men really jealous in the DISCHARGE of
their Official duties" He then tells us or
The heroes smiling, but whether sracefuuv
or ShaStly the world are left in darkness s.
uncertainty. /" Ii would be well if some in
ieihgent person in Saint Mary's would
take tine pains to collect an authentic state
mens and submit it to the public" .4dna
ra6le thought! and let that person be Dor
seq If ne does it with industry, yipor and
and ability, and as it ought to be Zone, he
VIII regain the favor of Mr. Hanson, and
DC forgiven for his late timorous conduct
at the trial Of gen. Stransbu?y in Anna
poiis & the columns of the Federal Rcpub
can be opei cd TO him-hc viii then have
the benefit Of general instead Of cir.
cumscrlbed circulation Tor his great pow
srs Oh mind. He cannot however expect
shorffy to be rclnstated to his form cr stand
ing by second exercise Of his pliabiIi,v.
Upon this mans leaving ST. Marv's and
coming TO Charles, he was allowed thr.,.
days to change his principle, but to the as.
constituent of the spectators he fnisheJ
ms task The first day with ease But to
return to our former subjcct-As further
deyeloPemcnt of an amiabe character the
writer says " converscd with two deser.
ters from the Sceptre, Cockburn's shin
They speak of him as man hassi.natel;
beloved by his men. He has "a set of play
erS on board, and amuses his crew twice 4
| week with play" SO much for matters
oil tact, ser knowledgc-nowf for word or
two OF hear-say. understand that other
deserters also speak in high terms of hin,
as being beloved by his crew." Now is il
not a little strange that those very men
who were so hdSs1onately" fond of their
officer (who was so good as to regale them
twice week with plays) should sieze the
| brst opportunity todeSerf This cloouent
writer gives US little more convincing
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1813-08-18
COMMODORE RODGERS.

The ship Susan, captain Hopkins, e3
days froin Cadiz arIived at Boston, was
spoken IN lat. Al, long. Ga, by an English
brig days from Shclburne, ~ S. for Mar
Unique, and informed that commodore Rod
gers was cruising on the banks Of New.
foundlaBd.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1813-08-18
RALEIGH, ON. C.l Ancuat

RALEIGH, On. c. August 49,
We. have pleasure in stating, that suf
hciency of the stock Of the Neuse River
Navigation has been subscribed to autho
rise all organization Of the Navigation
company and at a meeting of the subscri-
oers on Saturday last, the hon. David Stone
was appointed president and Judge SeuwelI,
iheophlIus Hunter, and Joseph Gales, di-
Fectors, until general meeting to be held
on Monday preceding the first Monday in
December next.
Nen' 1. Jones, L. Hunter and WIN. Scott,
arc appointed committee to make a sur
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hear-say evidence, which perhaps ercecd.
any other part Of his absurd story. CA
Blackstone's Island, it is stated, that when
in their possession, pear tree having un.
ripe fruit, vas guarded by centinels in or
der TO prevent its destruction by their
men" F,enehmen we suppose, for sure.
y no Eng Hshman could be so vicious as to
pull an unriae hear. This extraordinary
civility is like the story we had some time
since that the admiral reprimanded mid
shipman and the men under his command
tor gathering few sticks of cedar brush
and ordered them to return forthwith TO
the shore and make prompt restitution.
Such tales us these may suit the meridian
OF Charles County's assembled ignorance.
me writer OF this letter must have been
visionary zcalot CT supposed the people
here to be children and fools, that such non.
sense could meet with any other reception
than contempt. Steal negroes, take cattle,
sheep, burn vessels, sc. &c. but this is
all overba!anccd by their magnanimity in
guarding fhe fears and returning the cedar
brush Because, says the letter, this is
F." h6eTGf POLICY, and sofiens the horrors of
this unnecessary war, policy aud Justice
require that they should have full crcdi, for
ii" But the hith of the whole letter lies
LII inc concluding paragraph. " cannot but
nelievc that county meetings, expressing
ii wish Tor the restoration of peace, would
be productive of some beneficial Influence
ON The mind of the cxccutivesVs Here the
whole mystery is explaincd-Court began
on Monday at Port tobacco to continue two
weeks, and Dorsey we suspect has made
use OF these means to bring him before
the people So that when the cid cock Of
the walk (col. StcwerD gives up the idea
OF coming 10 congress, he may succeed
hinl To effect this end he will only have To-
reconcile Mr.. Hanson, which no doubt his
Ingenuity and good fortune will be able to
accomplish
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1813-08-18
NEW-YORK, .augnat ia.

NCN- 4 Ohh, 'IUSHSI Id.
Yesterday morning, about o'clock, cap
tam J. ltillman, native OF Maryland, aged
80 years, stabbed himself under the Left
breast with dirk as he lay on bed at his
boarding house in Wall street, and cxpir.
cd in half an hour. Pecuniary embarrass-
ments, which for some time had borne hea-
Wy upon his mind, arc supposed to have
hurried him on to this deed Of desperation.
Coroner's verdict, Suicide y stabbing, be-
ing insane.
We learn by capt. Woodward, from Sto-
nington, in tho smack Charleston, that there
Is British privateer schooner in the
sound, and that the slooP Hero were chas-
ed into Saybrook by her and q barge on
"Wednesday. The privatccr has been as
far as Faul.ner's Island. The Families
and frigate lay near Fishers Island, and
their barges were constantly employed in
rowing around them.
PORT Of Portland, August e.-1'he little
picaroon British privateer Broke OF guns
continues with perfect impunity, to cap
turc coasters and other vessels at the very
entrance Of this harbor-On Tuesday and
Wednesday, she made number of cap.
lures in sight OF the town. One coaster
was taken'within about mile of the light
house, and another just outside White
Head. The fort ON House Island fred Sc
reral shot at the privateer which fell shor,
OF her. The privatecr returned two shot,
by way of salute TO the fort.
Sloop John, Holmes, from Bangor for
Boston, was captured on Friday last, by the
privateer Gen. Smith, and was left in CO.
with her same day. The John came out of
Townsend in CO. with several coasters,
which were all taken by the Gen. Smith
Port Of Nezvfort, .dnguSt ARRIVED
ship Radius, Russell, ofNew-York So days
from Lisbon with salt
No cnemy's ships have been in sight from
this town, for Foresight past.
PoTt Of Nezu5Eryfo7t, Aug. l0.-Arriv-
ed, boat Blaney, Campbell, from fishing
voyage-Aug. 2, Isle of Holt, bearing n.
IL leagues, was brought to by II. NJ. brig
Boxer, OF l6 guns, capt. Blythe, and had 30
prisoners OF war put on boa d, and ordered
for Boston Of the above were landed at
Kennebeck and the remainder put on board
boat bound to Boston. Aug. 4, off Cape
Elizabeth, was fired at by the English pri-
vateer Com Broke of guns, who ordered
the Blaney TO keep at a distance or he
would fire into her--ordered her men TO
quarters, elevated their guns, and the men
were only waiting for orders to fire, when
by the importantly of capt. c. they desis,-
ed--most of the crew OF the privateer being
more than half mock 'd-Tbe capt. of the
Com. b. came on board and said he took
the Blaney TO be boat from Portland
which came out TO take him though she
had been within shot of her and became d
most of the day; after seeing the papers
suffered the Bianey to pass.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1813-08-18
- BALTIMORE, .Hng. II.
LATEST FROM THE FNEN1v

~ -. ~ III I.NENi Y.
report from North Point 10 GEN. Smith.
dated yesterday morning, haif mast Ii.
AT past ten A. M. observed signals
made On board the adniral's ships shortly
alter two ilgates got under way, and beat
down the Bay.
At | the frigate that lay at the upper
cnd OF Kent Island got under way, and is
now beating down towards the fleet there
Is one schr. standing across the bay towards
Annapolis; all the other vessels appear to
be in the same position as they were last
evening"
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LATEST FROM LIKE oW7,lRJo

EThaef u letter TO the Editors, dated
Fonr GEORGE, Gu. c. Aug. IL, ISIS.
Some few days ago | wrote YOU tina,
the fleets were preparing for action
Since that they have been mancs uyrinc
Tor advantage, and ours returned TO this
place this moment. The evening on which
they appeared in sight, which WAS The
date OF my last, storm struck them
and we lost two sunk, and number of
their crews. Last night an engage
ment took place in which we lost two
more. These arc rumors generally Gre
dued. have not seen an official account.
but my mind is satisfied of the fact. No
injury is stated to have befallen the enc
my"
Our pckctts and the cncmy's are in
sight CT each other"
On Thursday and Friday last, there were
dispatched from this city to Annapol;s.
TO JOIN the troops collected there for the
defence OF that place against an expected
attack, 220 OF the Crew of the Frjpaie
Adams, headed by their gallant command
CT MORRIS, accompanied by li.uts. XVAps-
WORTH, DALLAS, and PARKER and also
100 OF the marines, under the command of
aojuiant MILLER. The scamcn arc destin.
ed, we believe, 10 man the guns at that place
pro tenn there being no artilloris,s there.
Annapolis is so well defended now, that
there IS no fear of the result of any attack /;
and there IS this advantage also, under
present arrangements-that the troons
stationed there can be transferred of mo.
ment's notice, and with great facility, to
any other point on the Bay which may be
menaced.--Idt. Int.
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american squadron on Lake outar;o.

american squadron on Lake Ontario.
General Pike, 26 long 24-pounders on
her un-deck, 2 on her poop and forecastle,
com. Chauncey, capt. Sinclair; Madison.
"a, principally carronades, captain Crane:
brig Oneida, ls, ditto Lieut.. com. Wool.
Scy; schrs. Gov. Tompkins, long heavy
guns, and carronades; Conquest, / 80.
"a, and 6-pounder; Hamilton, principal.
y carropades Scourge, 10 carronades
Far. American, Asp, Growler, Ontario, Ju.
l,enafert, each mounting long guns, s2's
%4s or iS-Pounders; Lady of the Lake,
beautiful piot-boat built schooner, sails nm
commonly fast, and carries brass pieces.
Inc squadron is completely manned.
In Sackett's Harbour, 5th August, 1918.
The Raven, mounting 2 long guns the
Duke OF Gloucester, and Lady Murry, pri.
yes; the former undergoing repair TO
mount heavy guns the latter has been
converted into an Hospital ship. A brig
is on the stocks, will be launched in fort
night, to mount 6 or IS guns.
British force.
Wolfe, ls pound carronades, Q long
24s, 2 long 1875, 10 32-pound carronades
Royal George, long l2's, 90 24-pound
carronadcs /; Earl MORA, long o's, is 49,
pound carronades; new brig Just launch
ed, mounting Ia or Is guns schr Prince
Regent, long 6's, 10 IL pound CARO-
na-es; Simcoe, 10 carronades Tarento.
carronades gun boats.-Hhig.