Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1814-12-19
CooptRsrowN, N. Y. Nov. q


CoopeRsrowN, N. Y. Nov. ~.
Y755r Soldiers.-rhe portion OF the
militia marched from Ibis county, for the
protection of the frontiers, have been
Cd 70 their homes. n a Conversation with
fome of thelc men, our feelings were not
little excited by the tory of their fuf-
fcrings and their wrongs They were
discharged poor and pennylefs. wholly
dependant on the charity of thoie perfons
in whole breait detail OF their tatigues
and their trials could eniia feelings of
fympathy. To the beneyoleuce of itrang
ers. as they journeyed homewart. were
thy indebted for food (ufhcient to keep
foul and body together after having
endured all the hardhips of a camp at
this inclemeut feafoo of the year, to be
fhippsd eff without cent to meet thr
expenfes ncceAariiy accruing in march
OF more than one hundrcu miles, is
kind of treatment which men who have
been embodied fer the defence of their
couatry, ough, not to receive. The leait
that could have been expelled, was. a
prompt payment of the nii.rable pistance
allowable BY law for their fcryice. This
was denied them-Why? bscautc the
government have no money. In the profe
cu.ion Of hopelefs CONTEXT. the Treafury
has been exhauited Of its lah cent.-Mr.
Madi.on and his hoa Of officers, tax gath
erers ard all have rioted on the fpnils of
their country, destroyed every veAige OF
It's credit, and now the poor folder mutt
uudefgo the modification of begging his
food. and in roo many inltanccs is fent
iunperlefs 10 bed. Have we come to this
Is our country 70 impoverished, that thofe
who are dragged from their homes to de
fend its territory, mutt become objects of
charity "Faets are itubbotn things"
and we have proof that fuch has been the
treatment our militia have received.-Let
the Importers Of the men who brought
about this ftate of things, reconcile it
with that provident care of the public
insereit which ought TO guide and direct
thofe at the helm Of State.
--.-necstnSsr 8 William Jones has re-
s'soed the Office os Secretary of the Navy,
according to previous determination.
Ills fucce1or is not yet named.
MAJ. Int.
We have heard that MIR. James Mon
roe the next preiident Of the United
States, that is to be, but who is now
merely iecretary at war, and acting fec
rotary of fate, is alto TO be acting iccre-
tary Of the navy We are confrained to
fay, however, that we place no confidence
in this report becaufe, although it is
very certain that Mr. Madilon conGders
him very capable Of diicharging the Gu.
ties of this office 100, yet it is impoilible
that the war secreta,y Of fate could find
time fer the dilcharge of the duties of all
,hcfe Offices. Againft this idea, howe yer,
il may be faid. that the northern campaign
being ended, the fecre,ary at war will
have no other duties to perform, than to
fly from the capital, in cafe it is invaded,
and the navy yard being already burnt,
his attention to tina, part Of the navy Of
flee will not be required and blockades
and impreaments being abandoned, there
will be no further need of thofe everlalt-
ing long letters which have adorned this
age of brilliant diplomacy. Under this
view, we are not fure, upon fecond
Thought, whether there may not be iome
foundation for the rumour at which We
have limited.
NORFOLK, DEC. 2.--The enormous
prices which are at this time paid for
iuch articles of necefity as are Of foreign
growth or manufacture, though fubjeet
OF fore lamentation to every houfekecper
Of the preienr day, will form very in
teresting record to tbofe who fha;l furvive
or fucceed " the troubled night of war"
We have therefore undertaken to give
Retail Price Current Of iuch foreign arti-
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