Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1814-08-15

ing with the request, till he had received
instructions from Washington.
In paragraph headed Madison's Profec
ton, in our last, we stated that the United
States troops had evacuated fort Scanned,
leaving only one man in it, and marched
for Canada and that it was then garrisoned
by detachment of Militia, under Major
WEERs.
In making this statement it was our de-
sign to expose that short.sighted and ruin.
Gus policy which has marked every trans
action relating to this war. 1t was our in
tenton to represent the defenceiess si,ua-
tion in which that fort was left. We were
told that there was but one man left, and we
accordingly so stated j; /; bot it seems by a
philippe signed Wm.A. Springer, in the
last Argus, that we were misintorme,. /; and
that instead Of one there were sir soldiers
a: the fort. This redoubtsble hero, there.
fore, has mustered up the courage, 10 pro
nounce our statement downright Jois-
hood Now we would submit it to any one
whether sir men would not be as inefficient
in beating Of British feet, as one !? and ii
SO, the charge of neelectine to defend the
seaboard, is supported; and this man Of
NOBLE daring msy take his lie back again
With regard tothe personalities contained
in Springer's defence, however ,nagnani-
nous he might have thought them, we
would merely remark, that we despise Them
as much as we pity the creature tina, i, IN
der the necessity oil rtsor,inS 10 such means
TO secure the good will OF those on whom
he is dependent Tor his office.
With regard TO the Argus man, WHO
strives 50 hard to discover lie where none
exists, we would remind him that the sam:
parity Of reasoning which he made use Of
against US, would prove him to be liar
for publishing the following paragraph in
hi. paper Of the 2ssh ult:-.
j. d. WEsIos. Esq. Federal Represents.
tive ~ our State Legislature, has also eonir mt d
his British Ir.ntirles ard . appointed Cnief
Meg isua ofthe 'e~n."
Now the ruth of,he matter is, that so
far from Mr.. Wes,on's being : Federal
Representative in tie State Legislature"
the town Of Easlpo,t sens no Refiresrn,anve
to the Legislature this yeas--" Fiest cast
the beam out Of thine own eye" sc.
Whatever the Editor ofthc Argus may
think ofthe proprissy of laying before the
public the conduct OF our Rulers as to the
defence ofthe country, wcishall continue to
make such comments on this su5jec, as we
shall deem proper. Can this man, who is
pensioned printer Of Mr. Madison's, and
no doubt thinks his master can do no wrong,
believe that the plan OF our rulers in sending
the regular troops with the exception Of
very few to abe Lakes, is unknown to the
British I! In stating the fact that the y S
troops had evacuated the fort we mentioned
twas garrisoned by another force
Our object, innoticing this subject, is to
impress on the public the necessity and
importance OF constantly keeping DIP per-
manent and efficient REGULAR fo,ce for the
protection of the seaboard so with the
aid ofthe militia, they should be adequate
to repsl invasion; and to point GU, The
gross neglect as well as folly Of our rulers in
their mad schemes Of invading Canads, at
the hazard Of the destruction Of our sea.
ports
OATH, { A1aine) AUG. ~.
AT hall past one clock this morning,
the large public house occupied by MIR.