Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-03-08

uIit meeting VI TIC 1tu SoHgISl6
to be held on the 4th Monday of May
next
The following nefage was received from
Preldent of the United sia>e.. which after he
ing read was referred TO the Committee of
Fore gp Relations
10 tie seaats asd Hou's # Representatives., IF tbs
Uahei Slater
| lay before Congref copies of Proclama-
ton of the Britifh Lieutenant Governor of the
Inand of Bermuda which has appeared under
circumstances leaving no doubt of It's authen-
ITCHY IL tecites Briilh Order 10 Council Of
the 26th of October Ian providing for he iup
ply of the Britifh Welt Indies and o,her coo.
MAJ pofrcflions ,ya trade under fpecial Ii
cenfes, and is accompanied by circular Untrue
tions to the colonial governors. which confines
licenIed importations from the ports of the u
nited sta,es to the ports of the Eait.rn States
exc uivsly
The government of Great Britain had alrea.
dy introduced into her commerce during
war, a fyftem which at once violated the rights
of o,her nations, aud, reiting on maj. of forge.
~ and perjury unknown TO other times, was
making an unfortunaie progreis IN undermn'
ing thofe principle. of morality and religion
which are the beft foundation Of national hap.
pineis
The policy now proclaimed to the world in
troduce. ito her mode of warfare, a iylem
equally dininguiihed by the deformty offs
features aud the depsa7i;y Of it, character !;
having for ITS ohiea 10 d,Go've the lie, of ale
glance and the feauments Of loyalty in the ad-
veriary pafion, ard 10 tsduce and ieperats its
component parts the one from the other
The general tendency oftheie demoraizing
and diiorganizing contrivances will be repro
ba ed by he civized and chr'itan world, and
The iniulting a,,empt on tn" virtue the honor,
the patr;oifm and the fidelity Of our brethren
of the Ea1ern states, Will not fail 70 call forth
all heir ,ndig, ai,on aud rsfertment, and 70 at
taeh more and more all the s es 10 tina, happy
Union and Contribution againf which iuch in.
iidious and ma isnsnt articles are directed.
The he Ter 20 guard, never heels sgainfl
the efEecf of individual cupid, and treachery,
and 20 turn he corrupt project, Of the enemy
ag,iaff herfe'f f,sramms.d T. tbs eo te. sf'As "
Co p-sn tie esp<fiene, Of a" ea.si p oh tais" y
oay trade -pb .frSs, by saixsa' o. 'sbs6S MT q fbs
UuasI STATE, nrssy ,psfisi hsss.o, utsfber ,d.fss
:, e<r,,.s sr ts.f asd IL Gid fLs,sJ P'e5SaiO. J
oil s.to.s. ii - T,om hs u Stat" IN I~sg. a0",
fsrp Of ,osi.b IRE actually s~pfyst, robil0 mnd,pia
eOs.fe,,sa, i .bei. Rag asd pao"' i,g asd
saso.f ssf-e ,es nsV ssti0s u fbs sss~y.
JAMES MADISON.
February "a, 1873.
The Ts fth Congress expired on Wednes
day la nd never was On event IN the
col Sc of n.ture less deolored. Iost'gated
~ p,tful AMBITION to owdo their predeces
so,s hey sushed with ineo,is mad ,ess in
toa war by winch they have uudone them
selves They have leit 10 their heirs at Tau
h. privilege of paying their prsrs, but MOI
cab enough 10 defr.y the fanerH charges
he administration de 5ons non, W Il OF course
d-volve upon the next eftn.
Bo.ton DaI A.V.
ExTeAcr A LETTER raoM VlRGIs
ia. aatea " ayoLx, FEs. - hfiei
experienc NC msny troubles and misfprtune
. In the river, find these waters blnoksdet
bys British SOU .dron of four 4 ga'es, .ne
corvette, viz. the Ifaidsfone, Beioide,.
Acas,a, S,afi,a, AM LeWrsfrss. They ar
, very vig,lsn and .lihpngh very poori
manned. none of them having over tu'
hundred men each, their boats are continu
lily IN The move, pulling thirty and fort
miles from their ships. aud in'eroept,ni
every hing which moves on the ~.ier
not suffering any thing TO go GU or come u
though well provided with licences.
numoer of vessels are now lying here 10 d
ed. having been turned off aud BELIEF,
no one think, of making an sttemptio pas
!. by Them, However the wind is now blow
ING hard from N Z and il The Storm IN
cresses as there IS a prospect, we are u
hopes they will all go ashore for they Ia
in yer, dsngerou, situation, beng ops
TO the sea, and having very little wa, I,
I, dit, bef re they must strike II they rid
a il out Trey must have excellen, fables All
anchors The sluor of war sailed iasi even
ing with prizes for Be,niudI
"This rlsce has very ,rlike appear
,nce for urn your face which way you will
You see nothing but soldie,s who II the
fight as well as they talk, will give YER
! good account ofsn enemy should he at
tempt To lan5. They estimste the gsrriso
!, of this place at two Thousand men. Sine
the blockade they have hsd Two alarms, an,
sent Their women and children into III
, country tor safety. Bu, am Of opinion, the
/, have given themselves unnece sssry fears
and incu I'D very useless expepce TO
no force has MS yet been collected whiol
, would warrant lsnding 10 effec, any gres
object and prisoner. from the feet say
they have never had All intention Of attack
ing Notoit. bu, are merely executing al
order Of The Admiralty for blocksding III,
| bay on ,he contrary they say, they are I'm
der appre hepsions ofhsying their boats CT
of in the night, willie securing The bay, b,
our gun boats which by The way, do MOI
seem so we'll manned. and prepared a,
they ought to he The distance from HI,
to vile e The enemy lay is about 40 miles by
water. but by land onl, N miles. The