Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1814-09-12
By THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES.
Il PROCLAIN.ATION.

WiiE2EAS, the enemy by fudden ncurfon
have iueceeded in invading the capital of The ca
ton, defended at the moment by troops isls punler.
on. then their own, aud aimo0 entirely of he mil
iua durilg their pofsaion of which, though for
Angle day only, they wantoniy de(iroyed the
public edhces having no relation IN their itsucture
10 operations Of war, nor uled at the time for mil.
itafy annoyance teme of thsie ed6ces beng Afo
cofIy monuments Of faite and Of ,he arts and O.
thers dePoIoriss of the public archives, not only
prscons 10 the nation the memorials of its orig.
10 and its early traafaStons, but ,ntereiiDg all
aa,lons, AZ contributions TO the general flock of
hilforical Innructon and political icience:
And whereas advantage has been taken o. the
lossof fort, more Immediately guarding the neigh.
boring town Of Alexandra, TO place that town
within the range of naval force too long and TOO
much in The habit OF abuing its iuperiority wher
ever Il can be applied, to require As the alterua-
tive OF a general coLfsgfaton, an undliiursed
Iiunder OF private properly, which has been exc
sused in . manner peculiarly didreiling to the ia
habsants, who had. iacon aderateiy, cat them
feivss on the geGsrohty of the victor
and whereas IT now appears, by direct commu
pica,ion fr0m the Brinih naval commander on the
American ta,ion. TO be his avowed purpofe to
employ The force under his direction In deltfoy
ing and laying vale iuch towns and diitricts upon
the coat Is may be found aha,lable adding TO
sA' oSSsei sboh VIC iuiOtih& PiStSAt that ~ ID IA
retaliation tor the wanton deitruction committed
BY the army OF the ia Upper Canada, when it
IL notorious thar no deruction hzs been commit
ed, which moi withdrawing The multiplied u.rages
previously commit ed oy the enemy, wa, not
ussu horlietl. aud promptly ihewn to be 70; and
that the United 81 ace have a. coolfsnt in their
erdeayors 10 reclaim the enemy from iuch ages
BY toe contrait of their own example as they have
been ready 10 terminate, ON realouable eonduious,
the war isief
And whereas thefe proceedings and declared
purpoies which exhibit d,iresard Of the principles
OF humanity aud the rules Of civilized warfare aud
which mutt give TO the exiting war character of
extended devaliaton anG barbarifm At the vefy
moment OF negotiations for peace invited by the
enemy himlei, leave 10 prolpect oil lafesy 70 any
thing within the reach of his predatory aud
ineendiary operations, but in msniy x unverfzl
determination 10 chaltiie aud e1pe he invader.
Now, therefore, JAMES MAD SON, Proficient of
the Unied states. do ifue thi. my Proclamation
exhortsng al! the good people thereof to unite
their hears aad haads III gvug effect to the amp
means pcheaed for that purpoie. enjo,n On
all 9th ers, civil and military, TO exert themieves
In executing The duties with which they are
respectfully charged. And more Especially,
require the officers commanding the REFLECTIVE
miItai oiltscts, to be vigIant and alert IN pro.
viding tor the defence thereof; for the mote
sfec,ual accomplishment OF which, they are
authorized to call TO the defence OF exPoied ADD
shrss ened place.. portions Of the mllsa mott con-
veGient thereto. whe her they be or be not paris
of the quotas de ached for the ierv'ce oil the U
States under requGtion of the general government
On an occaGon which appeals e. forc'biy to the
proud feeling and patriotic devotion # the Amer
san people, none wiii forget what they owe to
themie yes, what they owe to their couotry and
the high DEFINES which await IL what to the