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Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-05-21

found her 10 be manned by Spsniards "a
finding 1t impracticable TO make nv e.,s.
got out my boat and went on board u; Z
three hands-immedately on my arri,,,
ard my crew were ordered out Of the b..
which was instantly manned with C,ri..
genians, armed with pistols and eu,l,s
who boarded the Milford, and after b.,..
mustered all hands aft commenced plurs
ing, which they did to considerable
mount.
la the mean time, (slter consulta,;o.
mong the officers OF the Pirate | was
formed il was their intention TO bu,n
Milford, and was told | might either Z I
on board OF them, Or with my crew take !
boat and proceed on my way. After IS
monstrating with the commander set
time, stating that part Of The schooner
longed to me, that was young man vii
family, just beginning the world, and !,
loss Of the schooner would be the total ~
OF me and my family ! was told, ai,.r !.
second consultation among themselves, /, !,
on account ofmy family they would ali
me 10 proceed on my way.
Al this moment | perceived those :.
hoald the Milford, hosting out the h,
some cases of valuable dry goods. i'm
mediately turned TO the Commander aud i
formed him tia. these seeds 55sioDEsd r
young man passenger on board land the les.
OF the goods would be his certain ruin. Az.
ter pleading in this manner considersbI.
time, he ordered bis men to return INN
diately with what they then had, but beio,e
they left the Milford they broke open one
case of dry goods, and took about one hsi.
oil the contents With them.
On the arrival Of the boat, and nv me,
were allowed TO go On board the Millord
and proceed on our way.
The Pirate left US under press Of All
standing on his course. AT 5P NJ. mad
sail and stood on our course at6P.M
lost sight Of him.
The above schooner was formerly The
| Thetis of Baltimore, now mounting III
long mines, carriage guns, and one long |:
| on Pivot
They made particular search and en-
quiries after Spsniards. They said thts
were just out of HAVANA, bound on cruz.
off Mooteveido. They also stated that thsy
had burn, four American vessels since thty
were out /; the names Of which they did nsi
choose to give.
rccoliec. perfectly well Of having seer
the Captain of the schooner in Baltimore
frequently
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-05-21
ALITTLE PLAIN Talk

for those 7pho wA Try 10 ind out the f,ufb
It's often long time after Conrr, ss adj.
Journs before the people at large ee, a
knowledge ofwha, has been done,, and i,
sometimes happens that they get no iulor.
nation or very incorrect intol nation. II is
to this cause We ascribe the continuanc. 81
their unfortunate support OF the men now in
power, who really have done more within
HE last seven Years to destroy the nation,
than any set OF men ever did III any country.
The schemes which have been po, mn in
Congress this session, many of which AR
passed into laws, are such as strike a, me
very root OF the peoples happiness, ami
even OF their liberties When the war WAS
over, which cost US so much and gained us
nothing, Tor in Mr.. secretary Munroe's
own words "snH HE controversy is uet 70 BE-
accommodated" the people expected tha,
their burdens We're to be taken off, and their
interests and comfort consulted. The
democratic leaders pi omised this hy way Of
reconcillng them to their sufie rings during
The war. VIVA, is the fac, Taxes are
continued, officers and placemsn and favour
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-05-21
CONCORD, N. IL. NAY. Ia.

On Wednesday morning last, one Of ghe
convicts in the State Prison H. this Town.
(Leighion, was missing, search was INNS
diatrIy made in the buildings. at isngth sus
picions arising that he might be in ,hs
chimney, fires were made, and the old r.,
smoked onf--he came 10 the hearth almost
suffocated.
Seven convie,s from the supreme Cour;
in Cheshire county, were commiited 10 tie
stale prison on Saturday last.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-05-21

ieas. On the goth of March, the Britilh
brig of war Forefter, Capt. Henry, arrived,
with orders to demand their fubjects,
when the crews were all given up except
matters. officers, fupercargoss and PAT.
fengers, whom they poiitively rcfuied TO
deliver From this we had reafon to fuf-
peel romething ferrous was intended
gaint US. Accordingly on the 4th Of
April. eleven of the matters, officers, &c
of the American and Britilh veiels, a,
tempted TO force the guards, nine of
whom fucceeded 10 getting down to the
ForeGer's boat, which was waiting for
their reception.
Unfortunately, ]. Smith, chief mate
OF the Adeline, in the attempt, was run
through the body with a bayoret; and
the folders beat out his brain. with the
butt end of their musket One other, a
Britifh fubiecr, was wounded and taken
back to prifon.
The number of prifoners. left at
Santa Martha, in clofe confinement in the
ftocks, were twelve, viz. MIR. Cooper, fu-
percargo Of the Adeline, and three Of the
crew Capt. Afford Easten. of the fch.
Charles Stewart, Of N Orleans, his iu.
percargo Mr.. S,unley, and two of the fea.
men the others Britifh fubjects.
/" the fituation of Capt. Eaitin was
peculiarly deplorable, he having expert.
encsd the mott fevere treatment from
them in confequence of information be-
ing lodged againa him by Portuguese
failor, without foundation too,) that he
intended to make an attempt to cut his
fch out.-He was Immediately put in
clofe confinement, and threatened tina,
he fhould never come out alive the ex.
ecution of which threat was rendered
doubly probable after the efcape of the
others
The conduct of Capt. Henry, of the
Forelter, furpaG.s all eulogy. and merit'
our eternal gratitude 1; he received tht
Americans as freely as the Britifh fub
jeas, and his humanity to them aftel
they got on board was conlpicuous."
Extract Of Letter from an officer q tb
United States brig Boxer, to bis Jrient
in this city, dated Havanna. April IS
"We have captured and fent int
New Orleans, for trial, the privatee
Comet, under Carthagenian colours, hav
ing on board doubloons, Spanifh dollars
bars Of gold and FLYER, flver plate, jew
ellery, &c. valued at 5e,ooo dollars. Sht
attempted to pass US. bu, we were toe
quick on the trigger for her /: We even
did not FIRE gun, but merely trained
them upon her, which was fuficients We
have brought here the American ConiuI
for this llland, and fhall fail Immediately
on cruife"
ST HELENA, JAM Bonaparte has at
length had difference with the admiral,
ariGng from his being 70 we'll watched
When the miflionaries at the Cape heard
of his arrival hes., they addreded letter
to him, recommending the Bible to his
attention, which they encloied,a contain
ing principles through which, if embra.
ced, even be may obtain mercy Bona
parte read the letter, and having done 70,
he fhoved the book Aide laying, 81 know
all about it."
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-05-21

took more than 600 nuskets, with all
their baggage, mountain artillery, and
military flores. This news alarmed Mo
rillo, and cau(ed him to raife new force,
competed of the peafantry of the fate of
Carthagena, amounting to fifteen hundred,
who were forced to enll!i againh their in.
clination.
The Southern road proving ALTO bad
ne changed his route to enter by way of
Unity, which is the middle road. The
Royalifs met with no ryGitance, for the
Patriots, the inhabitants of Unity, fed
to the mountains. Fifteen men were left
by the Royalilts there, as guard, and
they proceeded up the Rio Grande de la
Magdalena, to march by St, Barolome,
to Los Remedies, to a,enege their gris
vance. but the experienced fay, that the
difficulties are much greater in this route
than any other. AS ioon as the inhabi
tants or Unity knew of the fmal guard
left without fupport, they rufhed from
the mountains, furpriied, and put them
to the fword In the interim, Brigadier
Moreles, with the forces newly railed in
Carthagena, hearing the fate OF the guard
of Zimi,y, entered that place and bu,ch-
cred 500 people old men. women. and
children, all thar we're to be found on
their part, the inhabitants of Los Rene.
dos, retalia'ed upon the Royalilt prifon.
ers in the fame manner.
BY the fame channel, it is made known
that to the intimation, that Morilo made
to the Government General Of New Gra-
NADIA, they replied in energetic terms, that,
i" if he was able to enter the city of Car
thagena, he will not enter the interior OF
the Kingdom, for they are refolved to de-
ield themfelves, by all their advantage
Gus petitions of mountains, rivers, and
inacceflible places"
Ex:raa of letter from an officer at Fort Cairs
Creek Nation. dated April 6
10 the vicinity of this place, had an
opportunity of feeling the Indians in
council, where the Big Warrior and the
Little Prince were beth prefent. You
no doubr will recollect that the Big War.
rlor was friendly to US duting he late
war. He does not conceal his diiappro
baton OF our running the boundary line
However, he received us courteouny -
not 70 the Little Prince; WHO :hewed
us no mark Of attention. The Big War
rior is the largeit Indian known to u.s.
lie is dignlfed in his demeapor, sfable
and inyiring in his manners-his enemies
aocote him Of cowardice but prefume
ms inactivity OF late years is TO be aicrb-
ed to old age,and an anwieldy perion.-
/ The countenance of the Little Prince in
dicates him TO be fierce and cruel, and |
am told il does NOT belle him. - 1t is per-
haps well for tie United 5tares that he is
now old and bigoited - here us alto az
Eother important perf,nage in this ma
tion--the famous M'intoih-the fame 20
whom Congrefs gave fword for fervi
ccs, &c and to whom we are more in
| debted for our victories over the Indians
inthe late war than fome perlons would
| be willing to admit.-He is half breed
and but chief of a town His figure
would rival the Apollo, ard iuch an air
of majeity never beheld-Hi every mo-
ton dIplays all that grace, dignity and
elegance which you would imagine the
Grecian mode when animated, to poi.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-05-21

Patent Proujliens are prepared in Eng.
land --Freih proviGons are put I'D IN
canniiters, and 70 preferved that thew
have Seen known to keep fweet and good
tor two years. A grea1 number of Ger.
'ihcates in their favor from respectable
perions are given. Preferred milk is al /.
70 inrepu'e for voyages.
fess,"
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-05-21
BY THE Mails.

Nantucket Hon. Thaddeus Coffin is
elected 10y majority Of 60 vo,es) to rem !.
reient Nantucket in the next Gen. Court.
lie is the frlt federal representative Gle !.
ed in that place thefe twenty years.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-05-21
FRANCIS GATECHAIR,

The 7gay q fransgressors is hard"
On Sunday last, about IL o'clock, party
of FIVE young men set out on party Of plea
sure in boat from the Basin towards tk
Fort. The boat was suddenly oyerset bya
gust of wind, and three out OF the FIVE wen
Unfortunately drowned. We insert this ne
l,ncholy accident, principally with view.
mat 1T may be solemn warning TO either
young or old men or women, against parties
OF pleasure on the Sabbath Day.
Baltimore Federal Gdzetk
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-05-21


public money, practising deception, grinding
the poor, and feeding themselves to the iul,
are the signs of republicans, then indeed we
have true set of republicans now misman-
aging our affairs.
And from such sort of republicans, good
Lord deliver us.--Bah. Telegraph.
NETWORK, MAY Owe perceive, by
the ship-news of the day, that the agent
which Goblet so condescendingly promised
10 send 10 New-York early in the present
spring, has actually arrived this forenoon.
Blu, he has reached his destination ihe day
qjter The /ai, owing 10 the very long pas
sage the ship has had no less than rs
days. Had he come fortnight sooner,
ard commenced his operations, he might
have laid claim to the honor OF the victory
which democracy has lately achieved. Al
! present, il lies between the Clintonians aid
| Goodies each stouuy asserting the pre-
emiuence. This question will be settled,
we understand by the Corporation next
Monday. Ev. PoSf.
HARTFORD, MAY l3.-On Thursday last,
the General Election OF the officers OF the
| State Government was he'd in this City
On Wednesday. his ExceIlency Governor
Smith was escorted from Hurlburl's Inn a,
| West Hartford, 10 the city by the Sheriff
and his suite, end the company OF Horse
| Guards. under the command oil Maj Buck
accompanied by large number of citizens
| The Guards performed their duty in avery
handsome manner
On Thursday the Assembly met at The
State House, after the House of Represen-
ta,ives were organized, by the choice OF
| Charles Denison, Esq Speaker, and Elisha
| Sterling and Rufus Adams, Esqrs Clerks
tie usual procession was formed, and under
the escort of the Foot Guards, commanded
by Major Bull, and the Horse Guaids, pro-
! ceeded to the Brick Meeting House, and
attended divine service, where the Re- .
Mr.. Flint preached sensible, judi
| ci US md evangelical Sermon, from Prov.
XIV. 81 Righteousness eraitefh a nation :"
| After the religious exercises were ended,
| the proce ssioB returned 10 the State House,
where the votes oil the freemen mere eoun-
ed, aud the following persons were deelar
cd to be duly elected to the offices sevefaliy
| set 10 their names, VIZ.
| HIS fxcELLENcY
JOHN COTTON SMlIH-Governor.
| HIS HONOUR
| JONATHAN INbERSOLL-Ls. Gov
| AssIsTANTs-.zsher hitler, .da,on .fus
Tin, Jonathan Brace, Eazur Goodrich Maj.
fhew Grtssuoid, Hen,y Ch0nfton, Frederick
UoieoH, Roges NJ Sherman, Samnef "
johnson, Noah b. Benedict, JVitRam Perkins.
Samuel b. Sherwood.
AxDRNw KIkesRURY, Esq. Treasurer.
| Thomas Day, Seerefoty.
| Tn notes for Governor stand as foaiozos -
| For Gov. Shith, 1856
Scattering, federal, ls9
Oliver Wolcott, demo. l0,l70
Scalte ing do, IA
- 1918
Federal Majority, 1891
Lieutenant GoVernour
For Hon Jonathan lngersoll, io,494
I" Calvin Goddard, $685.
Scattering iedersl, 400
Majority for Judge Ingersoll, l453
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-05-21
The new and democratic Common Coun.

ne new and ueMOCTalIC OOfnmUN OOuH
Gil OF New York, was organized on the 18th
inst. and the same day removed niue Persons
from Office. II nothing is objected 10 sh.se
persons but their opinions, he re is whoe-
sale instance Of :" an intolerance as despoiic
As wi cked."
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-05-21

" Turning the Grindssone !!"-When l
was little boy, / remember one cold win
ter's day, was accosted by smiling man,
With an axe ON his shoulder "My pretty
boy, said he, has your father Grindstone!'
Yes sir" said |. You are fine httls
tellow, said he, will you let me grind my
axe on it!" Pleased with his compliment
- hne little fellow" 60 yes, sir, Ian.
sae II is down in the shop" "And
y Yu my man, said he, tapping me on
ihs bead, get little hot water !" How
couti l,ase I? ran and SOON broughss
keAls .Ui. "How cid are you, and what
rs Ios name 2 continued he without wal.
ING 81 reply, Il am sure you are one o.
lhe hoes; lads that ever haye seen WIZ
Va JGs ;urn few minutes !" Tucked
viz nt fl-tery, like fool went to work,
aao bl,t, rly, did rue the day. II was
new IKE, and ] toiled anti tugged, III !
vas almost tired 10 death. he school
b.,l ,uue, and could not get away, ny
nds were blisiered, and il was rot hall
tgeund AT length, however, the axe was
shs pen, and lhe man turned 10 me VIA
now you little rascal, you've plys6 zoe
ruani, scud 10 school, or you'll rue IT.
AIS ! thought /, il was hard enough .
Turn the gIinds,one this colo day, but 10"
10 be called lit,le rascal was too much.
i sunk deep in my mind, and often have !
,hought OF it since.
" hen have seen a man Of doubsu'
oharscier. Pallirg a girl on the ciesS
praising Aer parking eye and ruby up
and giving Lei sly squeeze-,bewqte NY
girl, tho'l J, Of you will Eud to your SOL
row, ,ba, YOU have been tuning grind
stone for a villain
When see net fat,ering the people
making great professions OF attachment %
liberty, WHO is in prlga,s life tyran,; me-
thinks, look out good peop.c, that fellow
would set you 10 ,urning giindsIones.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-05-21
Federal Majority

Tompkins's f.ends have prepared an OK
TO roast In CONNIE moration OF his re election
as Governor of New-York. Perhaps they
will roast an elephant, if they can get one,
when he is chosen Vice President OF the
United States.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-05-21

The appropriations made by law for the
support OF the aUnited States navy for the
year Is 10, are as follows 49,
Pay snd subsistence of officers, and
pay of seamen, 1,I42o5
Provisions, 356Go
Medicine, hospital stores, &c. 2so00
RFi.sirs Of vessels, 3Q00W
Ordnance. ammunition and military
aose,s $1,000
Nsy Yards, Docks and Wharves, 4500W
Contingent expenses, freight, recruit
ing. &c. 10000
Pay and subsistence Of mariae corps, 141,l72
Clothing Of the same. "a l66
Military stores for the same, l.s8t
Contingent expenses Of the same, 1850
2,974sll
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-05-21

ties and Batterers, total unaccountabiity for
public money, practising deception, grinding
the poor, and feeding themselves to the fall,
are the signs of republicans, then indeed we
have true set of republicans now mlsman-
aging our affairs.
And from such sort of republicans, good
Lord deliver us.--Boh. Telegraph.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-05-21

IcCTfe.
You have land have you Then pay a
tax for the support OF these Champagne and
Burgundy gentry-lon have carriage to
take your wife to meeting then pay a tax
TO supply the deficient salaries of those carpet
knights.-fou keep still DO you---pay your
as to furnish your president aud secretaries
with gold knives and forks. and silver dishes
You use little salt--pay heavy tax on iha,
to help to furnish coaches and livery for de-
mocratic great ioIks--You use a little brown
sugar--pay tax on thai--Y on use little
moiasses-pay tax on that-Yo on use a lit
lie cohee or tea--pay tax on both OF them.
Perhaps Tie old woman may fancy little
checoiate-pay tax on that too-Should
you want some cotton calico for gown for a
"ile or daushte pay monstrous tax now
upon that; if you buy plain white cot
tons Tor aprons, handkerchieis or shirts or
gowns, you pay monstrous tax for that In
snort there IS not now one article you buy, for
which you do not pay an increased tax and
Whele IS your money TO CINE from You
"oik Tor 1t, and part of what you earn by
work, goes TO pay taxes that make up sala-
res 10 support your nahobs, Who think and
care just as much about the suficTin,s of the
people, as they do about the Peoples hogs or
Their wives poultry. But all this must be
right, because 1t is done by democrats who
call themselves republicans, and ale about as
much republicans, as devils are angels. II
standing armies, heavy taxes increasing exec
tise.palIonage, proiusion OF The peoples mo-
hey' paying OF hirelings, providing for favour
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-09-17
Land for Sale.

A TRACT Or parcel Of LAND, coz
| "a. tainiAg between two anh three nun
tlred acres, on the north side OF Deco
guam, in Fairfax county, abou; mics
wesl of OccoqGan miils--it is well wa
ered with never falling springs, 1t a.
20 well timbered, and the great quaint
ty of froo timber Oh it renders II t"'
more valuable to any person III the cG0r
aring line. This land is OF the mlddis
soil, and produces corn, wheat, OF si't
other grain tolerabIe wclI--there IS aO'"
100 acres cleared and under good lence'
4 ne improvements are log d"clllD5
house and other out-houScs, and a 'Vu
apple orchard of about 60 trees. hny
eerson inclining to purchase Can Vic"
lie premises and know he terms by ~
lying to the subscriber who lives nt"'
lie premises, or Henry S. hntlPy, u"
It Occoquan mills, or John Il. h4"S''
ear Fairfax court house.
Thomas GoSsom.
II 20 6ns
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This is to Give Notice.

That the subscriber will receive, for
Charles Hill, Esq of Virginia, TO whom
letters testameptary on the estate of lien
nv +. Courts, late Of Charles county, II
Maryland, deceased, lave been granted
by the Orphans Court Of said county. a
ny claims which may be duly authenticat-
ed, and will discharge them a far as the
funds placed in his hands viii enable
him. Persons having such claims, vii
exhibit them IS specify as possible to TIT
subscriber at Part Tobacco.
JOHN 7. S.0DDERT,
7 Attorney for Charles Hill, Admir-
/ august G6 9aw4wi
! The Editors of the National Intelligen
er are requested toinsert the above taic'
| week for tour weeks, and send thei
accounts to this Office.
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QUgGLY's
Aug. 81

Barr JILL Stoac ,UanrFfactorg.
y = ME Subscriber las recciNed a large
4 supply of BURR BLOCKS, direct
from France and has commenced max
ing Burr Mill Stones, at his shop, upper
end Of King street, near the stare Of Mir.
lanes Andersen, where be can, Oh a
short notice. furnish Stores of any Size.
warranted equal to any in the United
States, and on the most reasonable terms.
Michael GisgIy.
april 6 If
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[under false and imaginary preteS8ces, and
lastly to consolidate theiri proper and ~
4urped authority, by endeayorng to e,ts.
|biish diversity of Interests between tho
protecting sovereign and the protecte,.
Estates.
Although his excellency had been. Cor
some time, aware OF the in ury which tho
public service must niece ,saiilv eyperi.
Ience from such line of nduct. yet ha
was willing to believe that those persons
independently of their duty to their coun
TRY, woald be prompted, by the con.;dc.
ration of their own interest. to form mor.
correct notions Of their situation. Ia III.
depreciation his excelIency suffered far
SOME time the senate Of Corfu to r main
in state which he ought % haye amend
ed: a conduct for which 10 can find no.
apology but in the moderation ofhis views
and the uprightness of his Intentions.
| But every sense of mo ieration must
| yield ts'the sense of his exceilency's Din.
| ty to his sovereign aud to the people of
tbese states.
Duty towards his sovereign forbids lis
celebrating the continuation OF formcr
scenes OF disorder; and MS obi al;ors n
1.-THE lonIan People requires that he shouId
mo longer suffer their fair and honest in.
tentions to be liable to misrcprcsepts,inr
lin consequence of the isord,nate ambition
land personal intrigues aud Ir.iens;ons at
ia few individuals.
The time is cone at Ia Z. when the na.
iture vi British lorbearanc. should he ev.
ipiained, and The grounds of British mo.
,de.ation made known.
1t IS time to prove that this forbeararco
does net proceed from 1geakness. or from
want of authority, but from well regu.
lated sense of its powe.; and that its
moderation arises from the consci,u,ps
or the justice of its views.
The lord high commissioner. acting IN
on these principles, has, this .iav relpc
tantiy transmitted, to the most iIhstgi.
Gus president of the senate of Corfu. the
documents annexed, for the Information
OF the public, to the present proclamation
And, however, painful it nay be for his
exceliency stany time to ADOPT measures
OF this description, he will shew. when.
ever TIE case shall require it, that the
British government has The necessary au.
ihotlty to carry into effect its lust and
moderate views, and that his maiesty's
representative will know how to resist
every pretension that might secretly or
openly. compromise that unity of action
and interests between the protecting sove.
reign and the protected state, which was
the essential basis of the Paris cOnven.
ton.
The present proclamation shall be print.
ed IN Greek and Italian, and published
Tor the information Of all.
Palace, Corfu, May 90, 1916.
BY his exceiency's command,
WIN. MEYER,
Secretary to Government.
The above mentioned documents, BY
which four senators and the secretary Of
the senate are deprived Of their situations
will appear in our next.
Gibraltar Editor.