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Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1814-03-28

FOR SALE,
100 bb,s R,shmoud FLOUR
100 do TUaPENTINE
8 do SALMON
A quantity Of SHIP BREAD
Apply TO HOSEA lLSi'Ef'
Movtb 20 IT
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1814-03-28
A Recipe ior Llcctloneering.

A Recipe tol LicctIoneering.
Mr.. Dexter, when he wrote his swo sided
letter to the people Of Massachusetts, was
much in the same predicamen, with ESQ
Motifs 10y Tom. Esquire Mofit used to
send iom toa pasture after his cows, In
which was dark swamp, infested with
multitudes o: buIlfrogs, and other croaking
animals. On one occasion, ON got be
aind hand, and had to cross the swamp a
little after dusk. When he came home he
looked pale, and frightened and his mas
tel asked him what was the matter. ION
said he had been scared out oil his wits
ior, said be--when came to the swamp,
and heard such dreadful noises, l tho't l
should be killed before got through. A,
first l thought would pray TO God for
nelp. Bui was afraid If did the dew
would not like it, andhe would kill me--and
hen thought would pray TO tie devil !;
but knew II did God would not like it,
and so, As knew it would no. do 10 stay
there all nigt, concluded to go alons
whisiling and making 6osvs 10 both Of them.
in hopes they would le, me go through safe
Wen said the Squire, am glad you have
got home alive lom but the ness time you
cross ssuamh in tie night, svhaiever else
you do, dom fray TO the devi, UNLESS yoU
INTEND AT LAST TO Go TO 1AE DEVIL.
Connecticut Mirror.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1814-03-28

A duel has taken place in Tennessee be
tween Col w r Anderson and Maj + ID
Hobbs. Both wounded.
A Duel has lately been fought at Sockets
Harbor, between sailing-master and a
lieut.. Of infantry. They fought with broad.
swords, Tor about fifteen minutes, when
me latter was cut down through the shout
der into the breast, and expired the next
day. Herkimer ma.
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The annual Town Meeting Vas held in Falmouth
on Monday att The Federal ticket prevailed BY Z
tmaii msjonty.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-03-19
FRENCH STATE PAPERS
Received by tie Criterion.
PARIS. 9th Ileceu

PARIS, 9th December.
Palace ofthe 7huiNeries, SSH Dec. 1918.
Napoleon, Emperor Of the French. King
of Italy, Protector Of the Confederation of
the Rhine, Mediator of the Swiss Copfede-
ration, &c. &c.
We have decreed and do decree as fol
lows -
Art 1. There shall be sent Senators or
Counselors Of State ilto the military divis
ions as Commisaries Extraordinary. They
shall be accompanied by masters of the re-
quests or auditors.
III. Our Com Tissaries extraordinary are
charged with acceerating,
lst The ieVies OF the CONSUMPTION.
I'd. he Clothing, equipment, aad arma
ment of the troops.
Sd. The complement Of the victu alling Of
places
h. The return of the horses in requisi.
ton for the service OF the army.
5th. Fhe Levy and organization Of the
National GuaTds in conformity TO our de-
Crees.
Our said commissaries extraordinary
may extend the dispositions of said de.
-crees to cities and places no. comprised
therein.
III. Those OF osr cornmisgaries extraor
binary who shall be scot in countries threat.
.ened by the enemy, shall order lsyies en-
ndsse and any other measure whatsoever,
necessary for the defence of the territory
and watch the duty Of opposing the pro.
'sresses OF The enemy may command. Spe-
.ciai instructions shall moreover be given
them in respect to the peculiar situation OF
.ihe dcpartms'l to which they shall be mis-.
Toned.
Nv. Our nisaries extraordinary are
authorised to otder all the measures of
the high police which circumstances and
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Damirsnne, and the eciaireufe Of colonel La
lame, were in that expedition.
On the other hand. General Soult, COM
handing the light cavalry of the army. had,
the 10th. mis- head quarters a, Saine
Martin Dafbeson his troops occupying
iieiie;te, st. Esteyen. Bou!cc and Ayisers.
Lieut.. Gen. Clauzel was in person at L..
chapel of bsstide tie Cierepce keeping with
his corps the right of the Gambouti to us.
moot, in the A:.Uur above Urt
We may give positive ASST, noes that
oar army is in Iis.e order. full of couraye
and a.acrity ;and that far from being On
the defensive, il assumes n,enacing atti-
eude, which will soon second the intentions
OF the Emperor. OF purging our southern
frontiers from the presence Of the enemy.
Moant IMarsan. Jan. Is.
BY an imperial decree of the 9Th inst.
his Majesty has 'dered the ievy en- masse
OF the departments Of the upper anti the
lower Pyrennees and Of the Landes, and its
organization under the coIn inand # The
general of division Harispe.
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Ter the penalties u violated laws. / DIE
the victim oi your rsshness and my own
credG.i;y." Sir. l apprehend that the
blood OF this man, would, At another day, be
required az cur hands.
/ would now appeal to the deliberate can
dor and good SENSE OF the majority. l ask
them TO look Al the effects OF these threat,
erinS, clustering proceedings. Our govern
Inens is established Ola and supported by
public opinion; this opinion is very much
under the control OF men who possess the
confidence of the people of the state. 1t is
M your power To excite and continue dis
trust, Jealousy, confusion and rebellion.
hut you may, if you choose. promote the
union, increase the strength, establish the
honor, and pcrpetuate tbs lib.r,ies OF the
United States.-IE;s course is plain, but
that is hazardous. You may c'amOr. but
you must not act. You may indulge in " an
ger insignifca,,y fierce" you may pyur out
your ssound aud fury signifymg nothing
but il you cause 10 be shed one drop OF A
merican blood, that moment you commence
very serious business. You may experience
some scenes which will be far from anus.
ing--you NAV witness flames, blood and
eroans, and see the tendercst ties dissolved
by savage barbarity, and brutal violence
But trust no attempt at Frustrating the
government will succeed.-Before the dag.
ger shall reach the vitsls OF our country
il mnst pierce through the hearts OF many
hare, whose blood is as pure and honorable
as any that runs in the veins of the best op
posers of admin stration. Sir, l believe
there is ye, virtue in the people, and thai
few indeed would be induced by the exam.
pie even ofthis legislature, to proceed TO ex'
tremities.
Ihope and trust, that some great and
good man, di-daining party distinctions. vii
again arise and extinguish the flames o.
seditien-and like the archangel of liberty
stand in the threshold Of her temple, ant
his eloqueuce. like Raming sword, will turf
every way to defend the sanctuary.
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'he maintainance of the public order may

;he msintainanee Of the public order NAV
require.
V. They shall likewise be authorised TO
form military commissions. aid arraiyu be.
tore them or before special courts all per.
sons accnsed OF savor,ng the enemy. of con-
'ey,ng intelligence TO him, or OF attempt,
against the public tranquili,y.
VI. They may issue procl,mations and
take resolves--the SAID resolutions shall be
obligatory upon every citizen. The jud:ci-
airy authorities. civil! and military, are held
to conform themselves there with and 70
cause them to be carried in,o execution
VII. Our commissaries extraordinary
shall correspond with our ministers in mat
tiers relative TO each separate ministry.
Our minister's are charged with the exc
cuiion OF the present decree. which shall lie
inserted in the bulletin of the laws.
(Sgned) NAPOLEON.
BY the Emperor,
The Minister Secretary of State,
ioiGned) 1ne Duke Il SGssano.
BY decree bearing the same date with
the preceding, the Commissaries eXtraor.
binary and their attendants are appointed
And by Subsequent dates we notice their ha-
wing arrived at their deterrent stations act.
fnS under their new Commission. D.
10 It's ErceHency The Minister Of Foreign
Relations.
LENIZEURG, Dec. q, 1918.
Nix LoRD,
The coalesced armies have this day en-
tered Switzerland. 10000 men by.I. .uifen-
burg, Column of from to 5000 enters RAJ.
enfield and Basic. where they have thrown
bridge over the Rane--from 20 to 10000
men have been marched through the bridge
OF Basle-So0o cavalry, which are part Of
Z regiments, are at Zuricli-The total force
OF the allies is computed at 100000.
The Landamman Reinhard has written
to the Cantons to send Deputies TO Zurich,
who will constitute themselves Diet, when
The deputies of the majority of the Cantons
shall have arrived. The nomination of the
deputies is to be made by the Little Coun-
Gil and not by the grand Council which
proves that they intesd to overthrow the
Constitution. The Allies have entered
Switzerland without single musket having
been fred.
A great part of the people of Switzer-
land are ASHAMED of such condrct-a great
number cling TO the act of medi alton, and
would have defended their neutrality, had
they thought they would have been sup
ported.
/ have the honor to send to your excel.
lency the translation of two proclaim atoms
which have just procured. All the Swiss
battaiions are, returning to their Cantons
much displeased At the conduct they are
m ade to hold, &c.
(Signed) F. ROUYER,
Ssc'ry Of Legation.
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Two guns and some prisoners were taken
FROM tue enemy. who being beat at all
points and having suffered considerable loss,
were obliged to retire upon their cn,r:nch-
ment.
The enemy marched large body of ca
yalry across the Adour yesterday evening.
and resired their force opposite to Sir Row :
land Hi this morning towards Bay onne.
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CONGRESS-.
IN SENATE.

Friday, March II.
Inc senate resumed the consideration Of
the Dill making appropriations for the sup
port OF the military establishment for tie
year 1914, which was amended and the oil
& amendments ordered toxe engrossca for
third reading.
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by decree bearing the same date with
the preceding, the Commissaries extraor.
binary and their attendants are appointed
And by subsequent dates we notice their ha-
wing arrived at their discrcnt stations act
ING under their new Commission.
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FOREIGN.

Frorn the Charleston Courier, Mara a.
Through the polite attention Of friend
At St. Mary's, we yesterday received file
Of Nassau papers to the 18th ult. containing
London dates TO the lst OF Ian. They CON-
pletely put to rest the reports of Peace, &c.
&c. said to have been brought by the ship
Ann Alexander.
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EXTRACT. oRt1Eg7Rf
From an cGiceT' in fhe .Altied .drrty IN
Rrrrlce


" SuRRAMUNDt (France Oct 10. Our
division desccnded the Pyrennees upon the
side OF France in front of The towns of Sar-
"a and Anboa, at two points and learnt
from the many deserters, which are daily
coming into camp, that the French h. d
$4,000 men in he vicinity. This day talk
ed with sergeant who came into the piouets
Of cur brigade. Since we have arrived
here, there has been a continual firing, but
thank GOD have escaped the balls not
because have avoided rem, but because
they have avoided me. However, our IT
tao ks IN this quarter, on the side Of the
mountains, are all feiDtS, TO favor the true
attacks, which are on the left, BY IrGn, We.
RI, Scc- which | have no doubt the gre 4
lord has made you acquainted with. We
expect, from circumstances, that the whole
RI on line will advance shortly. We learn
that rising Of the French en- Dlaess has
been ordered, IN consequence Of our en-
trance ON their territory but / question
whether it will produce them any good -
On TIE contrary, the French peasants flock
to ,is "a bands, bringing with them cattle.
wheat, and many other articles, az they
have a9certained that we shall not rob them.
several of the French families which had
He'd have returned. From these you may
I0dge the disp lsiuon Of the B;usSe In
short, the French daily sell in our camp
bread. brandy, Tobacco, salt FISH, corued
prki &c. and are very happy to receive
specie, and generous price for them las
before orr arrival their country had been
tripped Of rs m o1ev, and BoNhPARrE had
destroyed almost every species of COM
merce."
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GENERAL ORDER
OF LoRD WELLINc4 oN,-plrED

UT AohD - ALLNf'TOR,--OiTED
LeSac01 Oct 8lh, 1913.
THE commander in chief Of the forces
hnds himself under the necessity OF renew
ing the publication of the General Order. of
the 9th tuly 1918. This order required of
me officers and froohs that on entering
France, they should nay an inuiokobie res
hect 10 the Persons and hripate PROPERTY of
the French f'eohke; and that e. cry article
furnished for The army, should be tiaid fo,l
IN consequence IF the disubedience. of that
order by the othcers and troops who ycster-
day entered France.
According to all the inform ticn which
the commander in chief has received, outra
ges ct every species were committed by the
troops. and some of them in the presence of
the officers whe took no measure to stop
them.
The Commander of the Forces is resolv
ed that the officers vino have so greatly ne
elected their duty, shall be sent to England :;
that the Prince Regent may know their
names and take such measures respecting
them as Re shall please as the Ccmman,
dart ct the Forces is determined to have no
officers nnder his command who will not
obey bis orders. ~" lire folloqys the Or.
Ger offhe Day for Mc 9th Ju4zJ.
NoTE-We learn that this order has pro
duced the best effects and that in virtue
OF 1t many ofthe French families have re-
turned to their nresides.- e. legrafo Por-
tuguez, Cct 90
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lays, had repaired to Paris. This csr,-
nander' IN chief Of IRE Guriiiaru corhs gvko
eras coming 70 fis military chief 70 receive
Hts or6ers, yet here when hs Emperor.
Notwithstanding the declaration of which
'hiS Ambassador was the bearer, felt the
necessity ot>aastening The events OF the war,
20 stop, II 1t were possible, the determine
tnns towards which Austria rapidly vereed.
Prince de Schwartz enhe ~, remained At
Paris after the departure of the Emperor.
delivered on the 22d of April a note in
which he still declared, that ir any of the
sVPuiations OF the alliance were noc applica
oie to the circumstances of hat moment.
the Emperor Francis found noe a word IN
them which required ai;eratinu.-(Eiere fol.
lows references to the note of the Prince de
Schwartzenberg He at the same time YER
oaiiy repeated TO the Duke of Bass no, the
declaration that he had before made, 70 the
Emperor, that when his orders SHOULD reach
tue austrian auxiliary corps, he doubted
NOT but the temporary conrmahdr 7t-.;. I
cbeSi
Az the same tinc. The French Ambassador
at Vierna, haring been directed to inform
mat cabinet, that at the moment when the
resumption ofhostiities should be .etermin
ed on, orders would be sent to the auxiliary
corps to act in concert, asked whether they
would be punctudlly executed. Receiving
nothIng out Vagre and capt'nus answers. me
thought he would improve this opportunity
TO verify at las. by facts the true dispositions
OF the cabinet. He presented the demand
OF formal explanation, in q note Of the 21st
April. a reference is here made to the
note of the ambassador
Count de Metternich answered 4 the
1oth. his answer no longer left doubt OF
the inteAtion of the Austrian cabinet not 70
i'll its obligations.--IH Here the answer of
Count de Mettefnich is referred tot
Inc Emperor had already triumphed at
Lpt7en, when he received the couriet. which
brought him the answer Of Austria.
From this moment the projects OF the ca
biRet of Vienna were developed.
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had sent for that purpose. under 1t. Gen.
Lord DAlHousIE. by the pass of Echalar.
At the me time Gen. GfRoE establish
ed the battalion of G atalonia upon the Rock
of the Hermitage upon the left Of the enc
my. The night prevented the progress of
our operations--aDd under the protection of
the darkness. the enemy retired from the
Hermitage, and from the camp Of Sarre.
have the r0-' lively satisfaction in ma
king know vi, the good conduct f
all the officers AID privates of the Audalusi-
an Reserve, during the operations of 7th
and 9th. The attack made Yesterday by
the battalics & the Military Orders, under
Col. HoRE, 49, y the best order and ex-
ecuted with b. precision as l have e.
yer seen'in an - am much satisfied
with the enthu I'd discipline of The a :
bove~c
cannot sunic, satiy applaud the execution
of the dispositions in the attacks the above
days, made by Gen. GIRoN and the Gene
rails and Officers of the Staff under his or
ders.
omitted in ny dispatch Of ,he ita INST,
TO mention >.at vixen arrived at Rouse
wales. the ist inst. suggested to Brig. Gen.
CAmPsELL, an attack of the advanced
post of the enemy in his front which attack
was made in the night, by the Portuguese
troops under his communicative took 70
prisoners, and fortified post on the noun
tain d'Avolla, the garrison of which were
put To the sword
Since communicating to your Excellency
my last dispatch, have received report
from Lit. Gen, Clincon, dated on the Sd inst.
when his II. @. was at Tarragona, and the
enemy on their old position on the Lobe
gSt.
L. Gen. Lord VIM. Bentink, embarked
for Sicily on the 22d ult. GeD preserve
your Exceleacy many years
(SIcNsD)
WELLINGTON, Duke Of Titto,fa.
P. S.--Inclosed you will receive the re-
turn OF he killed and wounded in the pre-
ceding operations ;--and on the days of the
IL h & 18Th September.
t6~ Here toNogos the returns Portu-
gnese loss. 4S killed l7o spounded, 6 mis-
sing British Toss 70 kid 495 7vounded.
S missing. Total Portuguese and English
loss 814 men. The Portnsuese officers
kifted, acre Col. ALGko, Caht DA CUNEA,
L PINTO. and Ensigns PINTO, & NAV
oRRA DE ANDRADEs
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THE SECRET SESSION.


We have seen an intimation in the FEEDER,
ai Republican newspaper. and bad II ira
veiIed no fqrther we should assuredly NOT
have thought it worth notice. that the re-
pTe'entgtion OF the confidential PROCEEDINGS
% the 1ouse OF Representatives, as publish
ed nv us, W incorrect. We aver the COR
tfary and that, as far as it went, the Jonr,
nal vas entirely correct. We did not in
deed copy all The frivolous motions th7r
were mace out we are assured we copied
quite enough of chem to disgust All reasona-
Die men.
In all other free countries, the oonosifion
in the legislative BODY tries SIS streneth n,
RELATION 10 tNe principles Ct any neasnra
suoI'l 'Ueu trr decision. Failing in destroy.
ing .hs princ iple of easure, its advocatez
are permitted to amend it and make II a.
perfect ~they can. Such is the course
when reason ans nrbanity alike pre- cribr
" nat on the other hand. is the rharac
yer ol me proceedings in the House ON the,
'S'e Embargo bill, and indeed on everv men.
sure OF moment which has for several veare
past been before that body9 What d. tLe,,
present but series of attempts 20 ve,Les
the force Of lhe act about to BE- pa,s,d . to
d'rloBe ITS penalties, to relax fits provjsicr4.
70 make 1t less eitectual? We are MT fher4
tore surprized that the party are mort fed
at the naked statement Of facts which an.
pears on the Journal. Astothe pclicv rc
an embargo law, we admit there miebt h.
honest difference Of opinion. As O he o.,
pediency OF making that law efficient whe,
passed, there could surely be done W.
does not feel for the charar ter Of the Mai
onal Legislature, waen he finds proDos;tion
made IN It, and sanctoned By forfv or ef~
votes too that n lar about 70 be passed sb0ll
nor Di0lafe fie con8HfRfiouuI riehts Of tb..
citizen Whoever bsfoce heard Of bcleter.
ing up me constitution by legal provision, >
9uch ppe'i'iiy is unworthy he Legislature
o 'fee Pc Pie--it IS uuworhy If men az
sense or character. We are no. =, I'm o,,,
prised, tberef re-, as we said bof,re "a, a..
party being ashamed # vt, oret tner
tempting To bolsterUp their votes BY .ec;~
speeches. labor they have already uod, g..
taken. Our readers, webave no doubt. vii
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SPIN.
CApIz. Oct. Il 1pfr

CAptz, Oct. Is, 1918.
On the 18th September Col. MhL3vctA.
OF the First Spanish army. with $50 infant
~, in Moa,ela, repnlsed tire attack of
1850 French Infantry and cavalry. sunpor
ted by heid-piece, and comm ended by
Cen RoPERT occasioDing to 3hem much
loss, - protecting the wheat u1aga zines OF
Msrtiset
They write from yicI (Catalonia) tina,
the hrst Spanish army was in that vicinity.
and that they shortly expected his Fl. O.
there. Gen. SAARsT1ELp occupies ne an
trenched camp of Ordall. They write from
France that the forts and citadel of PER-
lPignah were placed in stzte of defence !;
and those who Could not ,eg up provisions
for months to leave ~. =
oc1. IS, On .se ,1,, IL he asterroon
| the Regency of She kingdom left Cadiz and
established thenseives at Isla, amidst the
salutes Of the ar,iilety. s. the shouts of the
people. in the evening of the 18th the
Cortes held their first gession in the Isle as
Leon-
From the file Of French papers which we
received a short time since bythe Brutrs
we have been politely favored with conious
TRANSACTIONS of very interesting matter. a
great portion of which we have already pub
lshed- in addition to the following na;y-
sis of the diplomatic proceedings of Austria
previous to the late rupture with France, we
propose to publish in our next, the ~nmnlarv
OF correspondence relating to the mediation
OF Austria, carried on and concluded ar
Frague, and the Two Concluding notes be-
tween France and Austria previous to the
commencement of hostilities.
Boston Chrenicis.
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SEEGE or P.fuPLoMA.

Camh bef1re Pqmhi97a, oct. 11.--The
Fr och daily are Fr m the Castle 70 inform
SOUR that they sill hold out, and in his or
DIS the Comn ,ndant hplds ont the hope
I being succonrel. On the 9TH they made
another Sortie "i.h 2OGiafgn ~, and Is ca
VARY but they we're charged by the Span
sh cavalry Who killed several Of them.
including a Captain in ,he Gems Parn,rs,
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and made several prisoners. The prison
ers say, the garrison was wor.ing hard in
King mines. great part Of which were
ready to receive competens charges Of pow
der.
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DOMESTIC.
THE WAR IN TIE WEST.

Cory Of a letter from Biradier General
BEN3A|1v EoIARD, 10 the Secretary OF
War.
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being understood that unhappy DISPUTE hss
ariFen in recent debate in the H61se nj {, r.
sen;siivrs between the honorable NJ Crosv.ror 4
MT calhoun, which might have oerious issrs -,
mtery:ew has been procured between the =, snec
I'VE irienos OF the parties, and the Speaker Of N
Hous of Representatives and The hnnorsIis NJ,
kng oi the Senstei and are happy to he On.
thor'sed by these gentlemen 10 announce, that tns
atiair hss been arranged in a manner entirely hon.
cradle to both parties. Mar. n,t
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The Hon. Jltn firms yone.
?. S. have DELAYED The transro7s9io, ~
this communicative until / heard of Canrsin
andre, who was sent across direct from ~
Kickapoos Towns to Vincennes-he has re-!
ported 10 me mis- safe arrival. HI