Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1814-07-11
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Monday, July IL, 1914.

1t is now nearly two months since the
date of our las, advices from Europe, and
the public anxiety, as to the question OF
Peace between this country and England,
is daily increasing. We did expect the las,
week would have furnished some informa
ton that would enable US to form an opin
ion as TO the degree of probability OF its ia
king place--and when. But the business.
as yet, IS involved in doubt and unce, tain,y
The English papers contain nothing official
on the subject. It is not known that En-
voys on the part of Great Britain have been
appointed, though we have no doubt but
that they will be, as she has agreed to open
a negotiation. But of a piece with all the
wise plans oil Mr.. Madison and his Cabinet
in getting into this war, is that Of his Gun
ming in attempting to get out of il. He'd
he have accepted the offer of the British
Ministry to negotiate in London, the Com
mlssioners would probably have beentogeth
er long ago; but this was too direct road
for our consistent President 10 travel. He
Chose one OF the most remote places in the
North OF Europe for the scene OF negocia.
ton; tor what reason, it is impossible to
conceive, unless it was to watch the pro
gress OF the Allies and to yield or hold back
as Bonaparte should be more or less sue
cessful in maintaining the Continental Sys
TEN. But thanks be to God, the great Des
troyer OF Commerce, the Butcher of the
human species, has lost his power, and
those who have been either weak or wick ed
enough to initiate his policy and look to
him tor support, must, willingly or unwil-
lnSly, abandon their measures And il
cannot be question but that the probability
IL there being peace now, is much greater.
ihan It would have been, lad bonaparte
been successful over the allies. Al the
time oil the last English dates, Lord Castle
reagh, the Prime Minister, was at Paris.
The new order of things which is taking
place on the Continent, must cngross, for a
lime, the undivided attention of the British
Ministry, and Cause some delay, but does
not lessen the prospect OF peace, in case
both parties are disposed TO have one.
| BY the late accounts from Montreal i,
seems as tho there was little prospect our
Generals drinking wine in Quebec, ex-
cept la mode de Chandler, this season.
So tar from being ablx to conquer the Cam
adas, our armies Of the North and Yves,
will and their hands full 10 avoid being
conquered themselves. A powerful REIN
forcement, composed Of veterans lately un-
der the command OF Lord yelling ton, have
joined the British in Upper Canada, and
additional forces are daily arriving ,conduc-
ted by brave and experienced officers.-If
Mr.. Madison's Generals are as !" full oil
hight" now as they were abou, the time war
was declared they will soon have enough of
it, for the British threaten to commence Of
fensive operations.
The division Of Welling:on's army, all
Of which it is probable have arrived in Can
ada before this.is stated to amount 20 1000.
We should like to know what the ex.mem.
Der Of Congress for Cumberland thinks oi
"rHE JOB" now
In . preceding column it will be seen
that MIR. Madison has again resorted to his
iavouri.e mode of warfare, by proclamation
When we first read it we thought il was
hoax, or that the President was beside
himself; for, it is impossible to conceive
how any man in his senses could have writ
ten and published to the world paper like
The one under consideration. Had the first
declaration been made by any other man
than President Madison, We should have
considered 1t one OF the grossest of mis-
representa,ions--a mere mockery of the
hardships and sufferlngs OF the people liv.
ing on the whole sea coast of the United
States The fact is, not an instance can be
shewn, in the history of naval warfare,
where the sea coast oil the country has been
more strictly and etfec,ually blockaded,
than that OF the United States is, AZ the
present moment. Insurance from this nor,
TO Boston, distance OF only 100 miles, is
worth rs per cent Not one vessel in ten,
even OF the size of IA Chebacco boat, can 90
distance OF 1--WE leagues without saying to
some british cruisers, "by your lsaye.S-
Every days experience is proof of this |;
scarcely day passes but that one or more
British ships Of war are to be seen in the
ofiing from this place and so great is the
hazard Of capture, that no one thinks of
rlsking his vessel out of port, except some
old coaster. with wood, oil little or no value.
The blockade from Maine to Ceoroia ;s