Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1814-07-02

may arife in defending the towu and
harbour of Portfmonth and the State of
New-Hamplhire sgainft invaiion-and
the Treafurer was authorized, if directed
by the governor with advice of Council,
to borrow faid fun, or 70 much of il as
ihall be nccelfary for the Purpciss afore
faid.
A Refolve has pafed allowing privates
competing the military warch or guard
near Little Harbor, ten dollars each per.
month.
"WAsHINCToN, JUNE "a Depend
upon it, the administration are now con-
vinced they cannot attain their objects BY
War; and mutt try fomething clfe. A
great change is taking place in the
minds of men all over the u. S. The
downfall of Bonaparte has opened their
eyes and they now perceive the abyss to
which they have been led. The war
alarms have reached here. But 1t is ey-
ident both here and in that crater Of de.
mocrzcy, Bahim,ye, the Warfolk, once 70
hot, arc now very reluctant to buckle on
the harness, fince they find that "play-
ing folder" is attended with fome dans
ger, and that the war is not " ready
money" one. Mr. Secretary Armftrong
will not receive their charge rolls
Many millions" fays he /" of fuch chars
ges are in my Office pigeon holes, unlock
ed at" Can you wonder then, that the
war fever has become intermittent.
BALTIMORE, JUNE ~. The Secretary
of War has authorized the organization
of volunteer corps of artilleriits to CO.
operate with Barney's fotiIla, now coop
ed up in St. Leonard's creek
JUNE a.. On democratic authority it
10 a1erted, that the Bri,iih have taken
nearly 1000 hogfhcads of Tobacco, Ell.
mated to be worth asc, 900 dollars, durs
ing their execution up the Patuxent /;
where Com. Barney led than. 1t vas
inoftly owned in Baltimore.
| A detachment Of 400 Uncle Sans
troops, under Major Keyfer have ea.bars
ked from Baltimore. to aid in raiing the
blockade of Barney's fotilla. This is as
it ihould be.-Ihe regulars arc paid and
fed for the common defence.J
Extract IF a litter fran, correspondent in
| Watsyford, Erie county, to the editor Of
the U. 5. Gazette, dated 1uns IL.
!" The Militia Of Pennfyivania. under
col Fenton, have marched from Erie to
Buffaloe. where there is large force col
lected. The regulars under col. Camp
bell and major Martin, marched last
"Wednesday for Plaufburgh. We sp-
prehend that form is gathering but
where it will BURT no one can forefse.
TIE Way il Mdryland.-By the George.
town and Washington papers, 1t appears,
that the British have evacuated the town Of
Benedict, and retired down the river. The
quantity Of tobacco carried away and des-
troyed by the British, during their excur-
sion up the Patuxens, is computed II 5000
hogsheads.
II is generally believed that they ere now
about to concentrate all their force Cor anolh-
er attack upon Bsrney's do,illa
Ihe people OF that part Of Maryland
which is now the seat OF War, are repre-
sented as being extremely exsspersted Al
the President for leaving them in their ex-
posed situation. 4 letter from Leonardo
town, after mentioning the CONSERVATION <
suffsrings Of the people, adds But these
are only exceeded BY the high state Of isrit.
able sensibili,y discovered by all classes OF
citizens, Of whatever party, with scarcely an
exception, whenever Msdison's or Bsrnsy's
name is mentioned. l'he de,hroncd ,yrant
is scarcely more execrated by the people Of
Paris, Lyons or Bordeaux, than our Presi.
dent IL BY the good people Of Calvert, Char
les and St. Mary's. Curse. are poured out
upon him daily BY thousands OF mouths, Tor
bringing the enemy upon them without a.
iording protection. Old Major, has
spoken his mind fully to Barney, and the
langua in which he vented his indigna.
ton is fsir sample Of the general feelings
among the people,"
The Georgetown RepubIican gives the