Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1814-01-24


the vilesi treatment, would be portrayed
in lively colours, provided such was
the CONDITION Of American Prisoners In
Hajifax-Not word of this. He finds
there, no Marshal Prince to exercise to
wards innocent men, the cruelty of
savage beast, by combining them in Dun
geons and dismal cells, habitalions ap-
propriated even as punishment TO
none but the vilesl criminals On the
contrary he tells you, that when he
went on board the Piiscn Ship he found
lis friends well and hearty, and NOT IN
situation where they must have perish
ed were il not for the Kindness oil the
gaol keeper and his family. He then
gives you a melancholy account of the
consequences of this un,ighteous war,
and The conduct Of lis crazy managers
particularly of that strange, outrage
Gus, internal policy, by which native
American citizen is liable 10 be .acri-
iced for some vile. unprincipled rene
gado lrishman and yet it is a policy
tor the support of which, the frieHds of
Mr. Madison are willing to blaspheme
the sacred name of Christ, and call it
e" Christian Retaliation" ;! O my
countr, men ! did the beloved WASH
inglon ever teach you such lessons as
these The writer then proceeds to
set forth his own courage in what he
denominates freedoms cause"-and
concludes by stamping all G God men OF
our country WHO oppose this ruinous
contest, with the epitiet OF perfdious,
and calls on his maker to open their
eyes. Deluded, unfortunate man II
you mn your I" frust IN God" arise, Zee
from 'he dark eounseks Of wicked men,
Joaoro she soise u vrrtuoas, they rvrA lead
yoa rightly; ihrn, indeed, pou need fear
no danger. We sympathize with you
IN your misfortune, and would gladly
relieve you and } our companions in dis
tress But lis no, " freedoms cause"
you support, but Cause calculated 10
ruin your country & sacrifice the blood
of your f,llow men to the ambition Of a
wicked parv---a Cause undertaken at
the ins,iga.icn Of TIE great enemy of all
republican GOV ernmrnis, that Iyrant of
Europe gho, has denied The existence OF
sugera, Being. Finally, il is cause
which 'ntuous men can never Justly,
and which the righteous Governor of
the Universe viii never approve.
Portland Female Charitable Society.
The Female Charitable sociesv, deenlns IL
eHpedisa' for the falistartIon of then Pa roa,.
10 aoquain' them 10 what manner their Favor,
have been diipcied ofne lsl year proceed
to make The following phb'i. ia emsni
The nanbrs OF subirfibers i. s2-wn,fe
annual suhfenpusp smounis to n 90; 81 Il
which they have received Which. wnh the
add''oo of Dee IS by Dooa,ioa, hs. eu.bIei
them 70 msks aud ddi',bu,e l,ueiuaing shoes
2ss diferen Gafmen,s to 75d,ffereni F.mi-
lies They have likewife received many Do.
nations OF bedding, clio hIag partly worn cot.
ton wool. remnants of fsnnel, ngham &c.
and package Of tracts from gen iemxn in
Boiton-all OF which. they cake thi. oppor.u
nifty mott gra eiuiiy o Acknowledge
The member. of,he society have ehdeav
oufed' 10 far as poilibie, 70 know the real
character, and g uation Of every individual
who hA. been afhied, aud BY no mean. 10
encourage either 'dlenefs or eitravzgaaee;
bu' 10 ma y nltances have enabled he deft;-
,u'e 20 a.iit ,hsmieives by Implying Them
with cotton for fpnning and weaving They
regret hat they As yer, have been unable TO
provide any n,hef fchool than the Saturday,
which wa At ended to during the ummer
month";; tut ih' indulge the hope lby .hs
enlargement Of heir fundsl Of fucceediog IN
thu. important under Aking the prsieut year.
With feeling ienle of the patronage, 10 gen.
or uny ,sifowed this Society would earnefliy
recommend ,in thefe imes of genera d,iir Ell
70 a. TO - make 10 themeives trend. Of he
manmon of uGrighieaunei' ~ contributing
iarvey 20 the want. ADD secefIi ie. of their
iufer,ng feIowc ea'ures Remembering the
words Of he LuRD Jssus. how Es fsid, IL 10
more b eff d o give shss 40 receive"
N b The imalieft Donations Of any def
Grip 100, vii be thai sfuIiy received by he
i, eafus er at Mrs HoPKNs houfe Middle
Street - where he suh.cats's are RESPECTFULLY
requeffed o fend in their adeismsnis
Pss'isad Jas 9D 1914