Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1814-09-19
IMPORTANT Letter.

STRONG before he left Paris, and the War
was decided upon and in eouieqneuce
he was made Secretary Of War, the better
TO accomplish the diabolical iyitem. /
hope the events which have taken place in
Europe will eniigh,en the American peo
pie, and thew them ,heir true lntereit.
and that they will have refolu,ion and
patfio,ifm enough to diimifs from their
couniels men who have 70 baiely betrayed
their country and the confluence that
was repo!ed IN them by their fellow citi
gems. This is the hrit itep towards ma
king an honorable and durable Peace
which mutt be the de6re of every true
American"
Extract Of Earl B4tburq's Atter to Sir
Jim &. Sbv6raoke, dated Loadsn, / 9Th
July.
III have brought under the conGdera
ton Of II. M. Government the Memorial
Of the Merchantssof Halifax, in winch
they repreient the consequences which the
blockade OF the American ports will pro.
duce, if rigidly enforced to the EXECUTION
Of veif:ls bearing your licence, and have
only TO exprefs my regret that meafure
which operates SO ieyerely againlt the en-
envy, thouid in any degree affect the inter-
efs of II. M. fubjects. But at the fame
time H. M. Government do not feel
thcnfelves juitihed in authorizing any re.
taxation OF the meaiurss adopted by Sir
alex. CochraDe, which will have the effect
Of declaring Neutral Nations from trade
which was at the fame time carried on bv
one of the Belligerents.
The above, we underitand, is COPY
of a letter received at Halifax, on the
receipt Of which all llcenfed boats were
ordered off.
fubfcrip,ion has been commenced at
Charleiton, 5 c. for Aeveaty Jf.r gun
hp for Capt. Porter.
The G vernon Of Virginia has iau-d a
PROCLAMATION for an extra felton, Of the
Legislature of that State, to commence on !
the lecond Monday in October.
The Analofon has arrived at Sayan.
nah from Jamaica, wiki ITO american
riioners. II
1t is faid Bonaparte, hnce his retire.
ment to E.ba, has become extremely
weak in mind, as in body; infomuch as
to incapacitate him for itudy on convcrfa-
ton.
The National la.eliis eneer, says; Col
2 Monroe has accepted the eotaynaGd OF the |
military force in this vIcinuy in pes suAnce |
OF me 'aafea requests Of the commanders |
ofthc various description Of ,,oops assem-
BLEED in The district" This is not only
ESSENTIALLY untrue" but absolutely false.
Many, perhaps large maiori.y Of the off
GERS, have as,lttle confidence in Col Mon,
Foe, as IN Gen. Armstrong, and we know
shatrmany OF them had no concern in the,
request, and were ignorant oilts being made.
Fed Rehubtcan.
- The President, 10 his proclamation,
speaks somewha, in a tone OF exuliatlon OF
The evacuation of the Capital the day afser
Y II was taken. Ills certain, u1dispuled, that
they might have kept possession fortnight
as securely as Tor one day. The govern
msni had completely abandoned the place
aud given il up TO the enemy. They had
engaged accommodations a, fr-dencktown
whittier the public paper, were conveyed
II was not until Mr.. Madison was assured
that the enemy had enli~eiy disappeared
That he ventured back 10 Washing on, nor
oid he determine To- remain there until il
Was deemed certain that the enemy was
oh-enlirely gone bid
Gx"det Of letter fem gentleman IN Bath TO the
Editor IF the A,S1s dated l3ih Sep, 1914
Perhaps you Will taink proper 10 insea the
'oiowing IN your paper, that commanding ofl-
Gers may be Cautioned not to parade their com
panes for Inspection with their aims loaded, & |
that inspecting officers may be Induced TO be
more careful |
Yesterday sf,ei noon about O'clock, mos,
melancholy accident occurred in dis place. Tbs
eo'"psny OF detached cavalry which is stationed
hsfe were pAraded tor inspection, their Pistols !
were loaded witt, balls. Of this the Inspector
was 'pprissd BY the captain before he bsgan 70