Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1814-09-12
DemocracR Hrucilcd.

garhA wks and lie IN lcrstic z .nters announced
he event wi,h exc'4m ,;ion4 q
Glory! Glory Gloryt
The alarm and contIs.9l Of iht past week has
ihewn TO the c. izens ofPoeftaoa he eoRseqaen-
sss of that policy IN app citation OF which, such
wage rsjoicings were uttered We have often
lortrayed +" democracy uRsefied' on baoer--i is
aow unveiled 10 the life l. - % be seen ia the
general distress and ruin which every where
prevsils.
Oh that the people OF this country mad been
wise in the DAYS Of th-ir peace. Had he warn
~ voice of such men a. VaShin gton, Hsmliton
nd Ames been resa. ded.--Hsd sach mea as
he Hon Rufus KIM Judge MARSHALL aud Gen
Pihkney been IN the administration OF The Gen
| srsl government, we should not been inso!yed IN
war and calamity Bur we have sois consolation
ef,-we have a wise and ps,r,otic Sis.e Exec.
awe and the people free AID independent,
with spirit and bravery chat viii eventually
trismp h over all our difficulties.
The President of the Unued States has issued
smother Proo .malion - SO Tar asst goes to rouse
spirit and determination IN he American peV-
,ie to defend our own ,erfIt.ries 4, ought to
nee, ~ith sprrohaiion and supt,osa --5ul let Il
be asked, by whose negligence has the City OF
Washing on been destroyed, with lis puolc
editccs,' It's monuments Of taste and arts Is,
guarded & defended he approach to Alexandria
suffered 10 remsln with garrison of only 80 or
10 men, when ii was known the eoemy were
ascending the Potomac ! Who ordered he Uni.
ted States army to invade Upper Canaca al the
very moment of negotiations for peace Has
Mr. Mad son dlsavowed HUBS prociama.
Oon, the buning of Newark, &c.
The operstion Ut war in II miliest form is one
Of the most deplorsble of all catamities which
beta S,,t an tho. "a,
that character which civinzs alton gives, ii be.
comes teniold more aggravated. In ali wars
outrsges will be commit,ed, but Ii shOGid be the
constant study OF all pariies to AVOID them
Whenever and by whoever they are committed,
the authors ought 10 be held up TO tubllc exc
Grafton.
From The Georgetown Federal Republican
To the disgrace OF he bri ish nation a. well
as our own, the coa'em2ubie force under Capt.
Gordon Il the Sexhorse, continues fling Ale Kan
dria. Never was u h lcentIous ana unpfnci.
pied robbery pract,sed IN modern " sffarc aud
u is the more CALLING, since the laws OF beaver,
ot war and OF hutnsniIy ale thus outrage d for
period ofdays, without iD;ermission Impotence
seems to reign and crime To predominant, boh
Ac,neiy, and passlvey - Bonapsrte never commi.-
ted uepredatlcns to DC compared IN eli then ctr.
cumstsnces with this. and lie never attempted 20
disgrace community without Consulting the
credit OF he victims. by sheW al force 10 keel,
heir submission IN countenanoe. Bu, capt. Cor
don set has men TO wofk Ike horses, yoking lou,
OF i've To drsy to hani away bis piunder from
tiie distance OF High stTreI 10 tir Waarses. The
rules OF naonsi torbe airing eissed, he ties OF
mae to man .'e severed oy Cap. Gordon; and
- a not only The laws OF were to &C ase, in tbs
Is W PRINCIPLES IN which they setse Is shield to
declared nemicss he has byafifea bis fellow sea.
men and sobJecis INTO qu4csupeds to facilitate
ne DESTRUCTION VI our pesceso.e and oppressed
citizens. Should he not gam iiis deserts on his
attempting 10 seiuin, II will be another STAN on
Que eseu'cheon. Every hand and every voice
ought TO be raised gsinst the freebooter. Every
nile OF The descent ought TO be lined with re 50.
,uie and prepared opposition No sentimcn,
ought now to prevail but horror al The criminal
and cool plo,.ers OF III. impotent cond ION, and
an uadismayed and nsv-r cessing srdour and
zsAi IN preparing and na,ilng upon he foe 1t has
sendersu nso'ens, The opposition aud vengeance
when 50 fsee and spirited people are never ", III
1at the means OF ini,c,,ng, because ,hey c.nnot
ne deprived OF The courage winch God mas I'M.
pssnted IN their hearts TO preserve lh>E rights
snd safely.
by the above extract it is difficult to say which
deserves the severest re,rJoA.ion, the conduct
o. CAPS C9,don IN p!unde ing The unoHsndiag
tn1aoitshts oi AieX@ndua, or chat sooninabie
"@b "be"Se io oui tui+fSi III net trGSiuig ample
neAns OF defence sg alnsl the attack OF . sinan
'oics OF he enemy well may The Federal Re
ruoncah ss, ,n-, Capt Gordan's p.underins aud
'ue oi"i'"'' AID COO. plOte,S Of gu, inpofen' soa
8i'o" exceeds 4ny tang On tne par, OF honapar,e
-AHe understandable neg leoe Of The general gov
esh"ient /" no. ior,fjins s. furnishing tue means
% aiesndtns those places mos, OK, o,ed 20
stack OF ships Of war has been liz, quenth dwell
upon IN this paper.
MsJ Gen, NIcHARDsoE commands the mill.
IA force IN this pi.ce---Lis Division, between
AID 1000 strong, have mostly arrived ard are
amply provided with ever, means for making
formidable defence,
attack on Sunday Bay, (Caae .Azn
On Thursday last, s barges full OF men
landed and took POSSESSION Of the Fort in
which were guns and Ia men, and turned
the guns upon the town. he militia and
artillery Immediately turned out, re,ook
the for, and made prisoners OF Is, by rea.
son OF one OF the barges upsetiing
TOWN MEETING.
On SATURDAY. The Inh HI, arts oT ri. ,o~n