Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1814-05-30
POOLING rHE PEOPLE.

az ~ Shio"s 6OS h0u o''oobSCQtO.tuC
people Of the United States, the real ground
and cause Of that measure OF self. immola-
ton, and instead Of telling them, as he did,
that the object of it was to save their re-
sources, had told them frankly and plainly
that that measure was intended to be subsi
Diary to Bonaparte's continental system ;
and suppose, also, that Mr.. Madison his
successor had held out the naked truth, and
had fairly let it be known that all the dis
,ressing restrictions upon our Commerce,
which he SO earnestly recommended from
time to time, were meant as a free-wilI Offer
ing for the furtherance Of Bonaparte's views
at universal dominion, and that these re-
s,ric.ions, as they commenced almost inn
mediately alter the date of his continental
system, were designed to be continued until
tina, terminated, and no longsr--ifthese YER.
table reasons and intentions had been given
to the people, how manys think ye, among
those who have spplauded would not rather
have spurned the measures wi h indignation
and adherence! The people, in their hon
est simplicity, thought them 10 be -daes,eAn
measures they could no, be made TO be-
lieve, ill since the drama is over, that they
were designed as direct co.opera,ion wild,
the bloody despot. But now all that have
eyes and are in their senses, must needs see
that he was the prime mover in the suicidal
operations, which ceased a: the instant
when it was known tina, his arm Was with
ered.-And why then does not this discov.
cry excite general mui mur throughout
the ranks Of democracy. It is because pas.
~ feelings have at last been ripcned into a
rancour and stubbornrss that Can be made
to yield to the force Of no evidence whaso.
ever. Withrespect 70 gfea: many, ai,Lo'
ths veil has been torn from their eyes, il
still remains upon their hearts
"Convinre q man against his will.
- He's Of the same opinion s,,il." i6id
The carte, Sch. Union, Sponagles, S days
from Halifax, with So American prisoners,
and 6 passengers, arrived a, Salem on Tues.
day last. The passengers stale, that all
the u. s. prisoners who were confined as
hostages were to be released on the 18Th
May, the day the cartel sailed. 1858. A
mcricans were still at Halifax, as prisoners,
400 Of whom had lately arrived from Der.
muda. Most of the American prisoners
who claimed rank as OGcers, were on parole
near Halifax. The United States officer.
and soldiers who were prisoners at Halifax,
it was said, would leave that place as soon
as cartel could be fitted out to take them
TO the United States. Only 46 Americans
were sick when the Union left Captain
Daniel Ingersol, late Of the Sally Ann, OF
New York, also arrived in the cartel.
We learn from Londonderry and Chester,
IN. II that violent hurricane passed over
those towns last Saturday, which did i'm
mense damage to buildings, trees and fen
ees--in the latter town grove Of several
acres was levellvd with the earth--in one
place barn and chaiss house was raised to
the ground, the ehaise bpdy forced from the
carriage and hurled several hundred Yards.
In the evening i,s effects we're felt in Row
ley, attended by violent hail, which broke
great number Of windows, and conside rably
injured the early grain Fields some Of the
hail stones were the size Of an egg.
- ~. Herald
Letters from Nan.z, Of the 7ta April, say,
than it was not known WHERE Bonapar,e
was but his last will and testament, which
follows, se find on tbs margin Of Nan,z
paper of the An Of April:
81 leave to the internal regions my &c.
nius-my exploits 10 adven,urers-te my
partizans infamy--,he ledger Of the nation
al debt to my creditors-,o the French the
horror Of my crimes-my example TO all
tyrants-to France her legitimate kings
and the hospital to my relations"