Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1814-07-18
NEW. YORK, JULY II.
DECLARATION

paDsDfn Of the yaand, called BY the natives
Nooaheevah, jituated betwsen The lat. Of
9 and 10 S. and in the long. Of I4o NJ.
from Greenvicb and named BY him
WADISoN'S ISLAND.
1t is hereby made known to the world,
that l. DAVID PORTER, Captain in the
Navy of the United States of America.
and now in command of the Unitcd
States frigate the EAex, have on the part
of the faid United States, taken pofefion
of the ifland (called by the natives Nooa-
heevah,) generally known by the name Of
Sir Henry Martins Iland-but now call
ed Madifon's Il4nd. that by the requef
aud siliRance Of the friendly tribes ref
ding in the valley Of Ticuhoy, as we'll as
of the tribes refiding in the Mountains,
whom we have conquered and rendered
tributary to our flag, have caufed the
village of Madifon to be built, confifting
Of Fix convenient houfes, rope walk,
bakery and other appurtenanees and for
the protection of the fame, as we'll as for
that Of the friendly natives, ! have con-
ltru6ed fort, calculated for mounting
Gxteen guns, whereon I have mounted
four, and have called the fame For; Mads
lion.
Our rights Of this iland being founded
on priority of dilcovery, eonquea and
PoAeiion, cannot be difputed but the
natives, to fecure to themfeIves that
friendly protection which their defence
lefs G,ustion 10 much required, have re.
quefled to be admitted into the great Az
merican family, whole pure republican
policy approaches 70 near their own |;
and in order to encourage thefe views
10 their own intereA and happineis, as
well 40 to render fscure our claims to an
iiland valuable on many considerations, I
have taken on myirlf to promile them
they ihall be 70 adopted, that our chief
ihali be their Chief and they have given
atlurances that fuch of their brethren as
may hereafter Witt hem from the United
states ihalI enjoy awelcome and hofpit-
abe reception among them, and be fur !.
nlihed with whatever rcfrefhment and
fupp.ies the iAand may afford: that they
will protect them ,gaina all their enes
mics; aud, as far = lies in their power,
they will prevent tao iubjeos Ct Great
Britain knowing THIN TO b. fuch) from
coming among them until peace lhall
AXE pace between the two nations.
| Preien,s, con6iting Of the produce Of
the itland, to great amount, have been
broush in BY every tribe in the lland,
(nos excepting he mott remotely and have
been enumerated as follows, to wit:
| Dix tribes il the valley of Iisuhoy,
called the raroshs, viz - n tribe, Ho ats
tas; I'd. Ma Guns /; sd, Houneeahs; 9Th.
Pu haphs sth, he kuahs 9th. Hav-
vouhs.
Six tribes Of The Happaws, viz.-Ift,
Nieekees ; I'D, T,tti cevows sd, Pachas,
9Th, Kee kahs 9Th, lie IA abs 9th,
Mu ia who ah's
Three tribes of Ma ana tn abs, viz.
Ift tribe, Ma ANA tn abs, I'D, II abs,
Sd. Cab abs.
Three tribes Of the Alta to kahs. viz.
III tribe Alta to kahs, I'd, la kee abs,
Sd, Pa heu tabs.
Twelve tribes Of the Types. viz. 1T
tribe, Poh he suh as, I'D, Niue gahs, I'D
auayiyas. 18th, Ca no nu no has, 9Th,
To mavaheenah, 9th, Hickey NAHUM,
18th. Mo GA &c ksh's, 9Th, Attes hows.
9th, Ate tap ny honab. 10th, Attic hac
oes, nth, Ate to me ohays, I2th, Alta
ka ka tVneus abs,
Mon Of the above have requeffed to
be tat , under the protection Of our aag,
al q have been willing to purchaie on
any terms, friendihip which promifes
to them 70 many advantages.
Influenced by conGderstions of hs-
uani,y, which promife fpeedy eiviIiza-
ton to race Of men who enjoy every
mental and bodily endowment which
narure can ocitow, aud which requires
art only to perfect, as well as by views
of policy. which fecure to my county q
fruitful and populous Island, pofefling
every advantage Of fecurity and iupplies
for vei1els, and which of all others, is
the IA k,c~.l,. c..a..l =. -Af~A~xe az