Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1813-12-20

reserved TOT tue use VI 'hS hiii'eia anu
as rallying point for them in times
orthreatened attack-it was considered
that The new barracks were built Tor
their use that this Fort, having spa
cious parade, would be The most prop.
er place for the dill and exercise OF
companies that they would at the
same time have an opportunity to ex
ercise the great guns. Advantages TO
the militia and Of better security Of the
town TO be derived from no Other source
Whercupon it was voted unanimous
" with the exception OF two VINO did
not vot. >" hat il be Recommended
To Captain Atherlon 10 keep military
comm ahd by volunteers for the. purpose
of taking care of the property belong
inc TO the State and the new barracks,
until further orders from Btisalier
General Irish, not exceeding 80 men"
In conformity to Genetal liish's
orders and the Recommendations OF the
| militia officers Of the Infantry aud Az
,illery the volunteer command was or
| ganized and kept up until the iufther
orders we're received flom Gen. itish
when tue whole were discharged
At the time Col l.. came IN with bis
guard he pledged lis word tia, he
would no. interfere with Inc properly
belonging 10 the commonwealth or lo-
dividuals-Notwithslandins this he las
| recently 70 ced the doors Of The new
barracks, taken possession, and now
quarters his troops there-asmall iani
ly (Mr. Long's) occupying the right
wing of the building Was ordered out, *
in other respects has been shamelully
ueated---a guard has been placed before
Mr.. Longs door, and his friends are
not permitted TO visit him. No: sails
fed with this outrage, an officer and
several men have taken possession OF
Longs house aud sleep in the same
room were Long and his wife did +;
his necessarily compelled Mrs Long
TO qui, her dwelling. Capt q. was
desired by the principal proyri tors 10
taAe god CATE Of the barracks before
he left /; he accordingly had the whole
fastened up e2cept tie right wing I;
Mr. Long agl esd 10 occupy this wing,
take care OF the whole building AID du
ring the winter he was 20 finsh tbeing
a ioines) The inside OF the barracks
Nc. Long derives his right 20 occupy
from lease obtained fom the
principal owners oil the land. The
ground on which Fort Burrows stands
i, undivided aud common property:
The only claim Col. l. has, Ia Mr. Ma
tbaniel + fosaic&'s life estate OF three
acres out Of zig ,teen ; which rever,s to
his wife al, his Disease Mrs
| Fostlick has not sold her right 10
Col. J.. orto the United States And
admitting that Col. l.. has proper au
lhority from the Treasury department
as the agen, OF the United States, he
possesses no constitutional or legal
claim TO convert 10 his own exclusive
use the whole of Tie said land, nor yet
any part of ii except as tenant or own
cr IN common
! he officers of the detachment have
been furnished with such perfect evil
dence of the orders under which Gen
Irish derived !.is authority to make tie
DRAFT, - conylaces them that his pro
ceedinrs in al cases have been legii *
corre,., and from similar evidence, that
the Brlgad,er General has on al inn
por,ant occasions consulted MAJOR Gen
Merrill, and they have no doubt Us far
as they know circumstances, that the
| Brigadier General has never intention
ally tlea,ed The NJ ior General with
neglect o, disfespeel
The officers Of the detachment have
the satisfaction OF believing, that these
iran sactions a, { in no manner involyed
in, the invidious distinctions Of "a ty
luli,ics. They have been alike supper
ted BY xtntlemen of both political par
lies: WHO have alike been liberal TO
wards the northumberland large and
respectable numSer of each aided in
the oonseet alton of tue Font
Ii i. not believed that Col. y. has
received any orders to Justify his meas
ures: Ii he had orders 10 man Fort
Burrows they were unique sti nably
given without knowledge of facts and
that the militia we've in possession
The subscribers, ollice's OF the late
detachment stationed at Fofl Burrow 5,
certify that the foregoing statement Is
correct A w A HFRTON,
JAMES FARMER,
tIESpV ShTltn