Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-07-16
REDUCTION or SALARIES.

REDUCTION Or SALARIES.
/ he saia,ies OF the Governor q. New.
Hampshile has been reduced $500, tnat oi
the Chief Jusl.ce 500, and ot tue Associate
Justices OF the Superior Coult 200, each,
that Of the treasurer. 200, and OF ,he Sec
letsry Of the State 100 doliars--k.H. Pot.
ST.aliy.--A late AiUany paper mentions
that considerable number OF Sailors hau
passed through that city on their way to Luke
Ere. What tie object is, must be left 10
conjecture, unless it may be found in the sub
stance OF the following dispositions. A wri
ter IN the P,ts6urg Mercury says, :" These
deposlAons Prove the existence Of a state oi
things Oh Lake Erie schsch requires Me imme-
alste adoption 9, deciare measures" II we
are to have secusa war for :. free trade ant
Sailors righs,"l is TO be hoped it will Go
more towards obtaining the object than the
war Of 1919 did.
% DOCu MENTS.
James Beard, master ol ,le brig Union.o wht
being soiemnly orn, deposeth and declares, tina,
on the thrty-fsst day Of May last, while tLe
silon was pass,ng opposite Maiden, in Upper Cana.
ia, on her way 20 this port, Detroit muske,
was discharged IRON a British vessel, then at an.
cilor, and presently afterwards boat, with a nav a
eijces and four lett said vessel and made To.
wards the Union, aud waving Lat Geponent set
Tied the top gallant SAIL presullng they cane 10
enqafe the news; and their coming on hoafo
The L,ion, tie Officer id this deponent that be
Wss lufofDeu tsv0 Bfltisn seamen, deserters from
iheis vesseI were On hoard. Deponcnl replied that
be d.d not know q any tuch men, after having ask
ed their nadles, bai tnat his crew were on deck
which the ofncer assea 70 view, as he knew the de-
scstefs, and not hnding them, he ordered one Of
nss nen down iuto sbe ioresaste to sea- eli for them
and none being found there, the officer asked the
news and then departed.
Charles Learned, Esq. attorney general for the
I Aierrtoryof h'cllIgan, who being duly sworn, de-
pcseth and saith that. on the Sd day Of June pre-
sent, ne Was on board the brig Hunter, belonging
TO the nited states, When she entered the mouth
OF Detroit river, then moving under easy sail, and
when said brig hsd passed the Tecumseh, BritisL
vessel, then At auChot before Amherstburgh, said
brig wss boarded by an individual having the op-
pearance Of navy officer he made immediate en-.
qairy for the captain Of the vessel and was direct
ed u Mr., Norton, then having charge Of her: on
reaching the companion way, where Mr.. Norton
was then standing, he took from his pocket paper
and pencl, Aud demanded of said Norton il be COM
manded the vessel, To which said Norton rep;ied in
The aff native; he made sundry other enauire,
which the deponent could not distinctly understand
being AZ some distance from them. Deponent then
walked Aslsrn, and enquircd OF the iady dual il be
was collector Of that port he replied in the ne
gative, and observed be Was young navy officer;
dePonent then asked Mr.. Norton il this procedure
was customary be ispIied he had known Of NO
such case before, but presumed it was, a. he was so
sear the shore the officer then passed a.nidships
and examined the Whole of the vessel the hatche.
then being removed, he eyed with great care and
attention. all the men ihsus deck, and Jeff the
vessel on reaching the boat he put his hand 10 hi.
eye, and looked very significantly towards those
on dock, and then al the vessel.
Several, other dePosiuons equally "signifcanto
are published.
Geo. Ca's, Of Michigan Territory, hasremonstra-
ted against this procedure, which will probably
put nm end to the business, unIess quarrel Is
sought for by both parties.