The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-09-18

abroad viii not rest until the state i ia safehands.
The democrats have sufficiently shown that they
are no longer entitled TO the public confidence.
SANFORD, SEPT. 10, 1871.
FIR. SHIRLEY,
Our meeting has Just closed aud the result Is
such as TO crafty the pride of honest patriotism.
Regardless OF the caucuses holden some time since
at Capt. John Hanson's in This towns al which
our Col. Allen made most feeling pathetic and
eloquent Address, in which he reGted many val
Orous deeds of life devoted TO his country, and
with the magnanimity ola high-minded statesman,
declined accepting the legislative hOnors, with
which the meeting offered TO crown him; and re-
gardless Of the choice Of Capt. Timothy Shaw
as a representative, the independent electors
have chosen Mr.. john FROST, I'd to represent
the town. Mr.. Frost is a federalist ofthe Wash
ington school Yours, &C.
*See the account Of the caucus in late Argus.
| The late papers are filled with accounts of the
coronation of George w. which took place on
| the 18th of July There is diversity in the
statements of the ministerial and opposition wri-
tiers, on this subject /; the one represent the
! crowd to have been immense and the ceTemo-
ny to have been performed and the King receiv
ed with repeated and animated cheering, while
on the other hand it Is said that the seats pre-
pared Tor the occasion, were half filled and that
groans and Kisses were mingled with Congratu-
! labons- All accounts however concur that the
multitude began to assemble between two and
| three o'clock in the morning, and continued IN
creasing until the ceremony was performed If
this be the case in such city as London, and on
Y such an occasion, we cannot suppose, that the
assembly cQuId q mn or
able, especially as the excitement of the event
extended throughout the Kingdom. Much d.
versity also exists in the accounts of the recep-
ton OF the Queen; but ii is true that she was
refused admittance 20 the Hall and abbey to-
witness the ceremony, and that she returned
without sharing in any of the honours of the
day; but was ushered in and out of the throng
by the boisterous applause of her friends and the
boots of her enemies in fact her appearance
did not produce the effect that her friends desir-
( ed, which was to disturb the harmony Of the
| coronation, and it cannot now be doubted that
she is continually losing her power of creating
or supporting party.
More daring piracies have been committed
upon american vessels; three near the Island of
| Cuba, upon brig from Bath, and upon two other
vessels belonging to merchants in this state, and
dHouicI Oh tue CapCS OF virginia = In TACT we
| hardly open paper without meeting instances
of robbery and murder at sea, while not a sound
reaches US from the Navy Department, that any
/ measures are employed for remedy or protec-
| ton. This interruption to our commercial pur-
suits in time of peace has increased to an slar-
ming degree, along our southern coast, and a.
mong the West India Islands, and it certainly
has become an evil which demands speedy re-
dress. American commerce should be protec.
ted from violence In our own waters, and i'm
mediate neighbourhood; and If it could not be
efectualiy prevented, surely the instances might
be made more infrequent, by placing on the
stations, where they most often occur, a number
OF small cruisers, and by a prompt and deter
mined execution of the laws against piracy
we hope our government viii be aroused to
action, by these repeated instances of piratical
outrage.
Almost every mail brings additional evidence
of the evils of a stare population. An armed
band OF runaway slaves supposed TO be about so,
have recently created much alarm in North
Carolina. Two detachments of militia, who were
called out to prevent more extensive disafection.
unfortunately met in the night, and mistaking
each other, an engagement ensued, in which the
two Commanders and from five to six privates on
each side were badly wounded-the former it is
said, dangerously.