Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1815-05-15


zine of powder, and Sc folders OF the
A. glnent ere killed BY the expioii2n
A eorEdsrsble part of the works OF the
fofr@a rs deitroyed, and by the fail
of rre fasns. e perions were killed
The whole Gamilies were victims It
Thu terrific acc emf The fame day the
lightning did much damage on theo p
polite eide Of the guiph, particularly at
Meflina.
All French vefIels failed from England
on, Bonaparte's arrival at PariS--belng
fearful of detention.
Madrid, ian I4.-Letters from Cadlz of
the 26th inst announce that our expedition
for South America had returned, after be
ing 48 hours at sea This sudden return
lis by some asceibed 10 bad weather, and by
others 10 particular causes which are not
dis incily known.
Ertract eta letter from an .AmerIcan gentle
man az Hare 10 his friend IN Nezv- York,
dated March %
Since he return of the Bourbons 20 the
tn one. although uniting wilhan uncommon
share OF Utility, the most liberal opinions,
many acfs OF Government have been lmpol
itic and imprudent. With the exception
of himself, tie Royal Family put them
selves at the head of a party which frowned
Oh every one that had taken an active part
| III the revelation, that endeavoured first iii
irectly by law, afterwards indirectly by ex
citing the fears OF holders of national prop
erly 10 force themio make compromises al
trieing considerations, to restore the confis-
Gated estates to the dispossessed em'grants.
he liberty ofthe press was under The con-
troll Of goyeinment--stilla attacks of ,he most
violent nature were permitted with The APP
prarance of worse future lntrntion, a.
ganst many leading characters in France ;
who tired with revolutions probably would
never have attempted any change, had they
felt security lor their property and no fear
'ot being prescribed by the dI grace and IN.
/ suit that was constantly heaped upon them
| There was besides q hatred founded OH
contempt for the cmgrants and an univer
sal fear of The encroachments of arbitrary
power founded On the known sentiments
his sons with regard 10 he Constitution
be spirit Of the army independent OF their
feeling towards Napoleon as their Genera!
| was excited almost 10 mutiIy by fear that,
court influence would deprive their officers
OF their active service and advancement in
favor oil the sons of emigrants and favor
ites--Th1 nation was also under the inn
preston that the incorrigible preludices
and bigotry of the, heirs apparent to the
one would induce them at future peri
Cd TO attempt subiecting it to the antiquaed
Institutions Of the ancient regime" and
superstitions of priest-craft. The king d
i,ne in the opinion Of every one, was free of
che fauIts and preludices OF lis family and
their party, but in his desire to establish the
grand principle th1t no throne should b.
occupied by a Sovereign whose authority
was not derived from Inherent rights, he
pushed Murat to extrenities, and made a
ldtural coalition between him and those
VINO wished 10 work troubles in France and
h5ly--- lie Duke Of Oilssns who has pre-
tensions to inherlt the crown Of Naples was
intriguing to have the ancient dynasty re-
established there--indccd every individual
OF those who had lately come 10 power was
50 altentively employ ed il schemes Of indi-
vidual interest that they dad not even dream
tthe danger that threatened them. he
Ioyalty displayed By tie inhabitants of Par
OF this and every other town OF France !;
The voluntary enrolment and subscriptions
money TO deitnd Louis the l8sh, per
,uaded me that he would not b. di ivcn rom
Paris without much bloodshed but things
nave been so speedily decided that there
vas 40 tilne 10 organise resistance, and this
Town which was unanimous and enthusias
&c for the King has acknowledged Nspo
leon. ~. Y. Eve. Post.
LONDON, MARCH 90
A Dutch Mailsrrived This morning, and brought
accounts from Bruheis and Holland 20 the Goth
lott. They are full os the preparations for imme-
dlate active war. Accounts fIom limerick of The
Goth tate, that all the prsfisns in ths, neighbour
hood c oiied the Rhine the day before and were
proceeding by forced matches 10 Creveldt The
Hanoverian troops conveyed 10 the frontiers in
wagons Thsre will in few days be SO 600
the line from Treves 10 Nieupor,. We
tru6 they will march into f ance without de.ay
Bsvarians, Aanrans Prufisns Britifh, are all in
motion
Yesterday proclamations were ihued, offering
bounies to ieanlen, who were the fri 10 enter on
board of his Msjelfys ihips.
Militia warrants we underlands are made ont
for emhddying the militia
Accounts from Vienna fay that Bonaparte's