Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1813-09-20
Governor Strong q the Militia.

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Orders OF the Commander in Chiefof
this Commonwealth issued in July
1912, soon after the commencement Of
the present unhappy war; although
they appeared in the public papers at
tie lime, were probably unooliced or are
forgotten now BY those TO whom they
were not particularly addressed. But
situated as the State now is, with q DOW
erful naval force OF the enemy on its
coast, we would recommend to every
ore, q careful psrusal OF these Orders
ifthey are found not TO be OF such ma
ture as a wise and patriotic Governor,
anxious Cor the security and protection
of persons and property, would adopt
and pursue, We will allow that The
Governor merit. all the censure and
vile epi,hets which few spostate fed
eraists, warhawks and heightened Moth
ingarians are SC free 10 bestow upon
him Let the Orders be read, and ii
will be seen they are as broard and com
prehensive as language can make them
In case of actual or threatened invasion
all necessity for an application TO the
Commander in Chief is dispensed with
Whenever danger exists, without wal,
lug for Orders, each commander OF
Company, Regiment, Brigade or Dlyis.
ion, as the case may be, Is authorised
70 adont such measures as circumst.n-
ces may require. sill on this, dit.
ference Of opinion may exist as well as
every other subject, and from the pur.
est motives too. But as IL respects mill
,ary men, we have never heard either
the proprlety or correctness oil the Or
ders questioned As TO the Officers
Soldiers In the militia, 10 their honour
be IL sald, IN ever, instance when called
upon, tney have yielded promp: ODE.
dlence. As 1t respects the protection of
our harbour, the Executive have not
been inatieniive. 4 his town has been
furnished with several heavy pieces OF
artillery, number " arns and the re-
uuIsitS acGoutremeuts and munitions OF
war. i nose who have been appointed
10 mount The Cannon for active service,
are executing the trust reposed III them
with every possible despatch Not
outstanding this, many are dissatisfied
and oomplMning--wani they know not
what never mention the real authors
of our troubles aud those whose duty Ii
was, beJo,e qvar geas declared, 10 nave
provided ior the safety OF toe town.
j But IT any BRUSH aimed vessels ap
pear in the ofliHg and nag OF Truce
! should be sen. To the COMMANDER I'll the
Fort, proposing an exchange OF p,lso-
ners, II Is immediately circulated 10 be
of a " hostile nature; alarm and in.
,ecti,e every where prevail. y terri
! bic Out. cry is made against Governor
Strong one wishes his property on
Bangs Island point, another curses him
! because toe Forts are rot well manned,
| a third, because the ten thousand de
tached militia are not encamped on
Mount Joys neck. With equal pgoPli-
CIV might the Executive be censured
because they are not provided with d
fleet oil gun boats and torpedoes that
should blow the British cruisers sky
high, the moment they should have the
aadacity 10 make the land. But We are
not disposed to multiply words upon
this subject, OF excite, party feelings ;
the defence OF the town, the security OF
persons and property are alike impor'
tant 10 all / here are times when
there should be no skulking, and when
it may be as much the duty oil those
who lsein palaces, those who roll in
carriages and enjoy salaries and are ex
empl tom military duty 70 volunteer
shoulder their muskeis, march 10 the
Forts and put themselvs under the
command of y S officers as tho they
were enrolled in unlioi m or ward
company