The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1822-06-11

frontiers, they sometines leak oft through
channels which are not sufficiently guarded
We have now before nc letter from he Duke
de FI,Zjames, addressed to me nhs bitants at
the extensive department OF the Disc, who by
their misinrlunes are plunged into all the bor
rors OF despair. Not night passes. (says
the noble Duke. in which there is not snnre
fresh conaagration uhole UiilGges, even have
become prev to The flames What adds to
the general terror is, that UP to this moment
The Invisible agents of this system have hither-
TO eiuded all discovery, not only by the
officers ofjus'ice, but The most active research
Of The whole population Of the department
who are so greatly interested in securing these
miscreants.
PO5T-OFFiCES.
IN late discussion. ia the Chamber OF Dep.
uties, OF the post-ohice department, NJ de
Girardin attributed falling of in that branch
of the revenue, 10 The shameful opening of
priTote letters, BY The agents OF government
The post, he said, was nothing mere than
branch of The police A passage from the
cabinet OF the Director Of the Posts, leads in
10 secret officers. which concealed entrances,
and III these hidden abodee, instruments were
used to discover cy phres employed in CORES
pondence, and take impressions, on lead, of
arms and seals employed TO secure letters
" These letters are ilnaly carried 10 kind Of
Laboratory, where there are instruments OF a
very peculiar construction close fires TO melt
the wax, and cauldrons Of boiling water TO
loosen waters. Ia short. all is mystery in this
subter-anean asylum aud men employed to
discover the secrets of every BODY, are them
selves secret TO all the world TO such
extenis in the violation Of correspondence.
during The ancient regime, did this precious
establishment 20, that The merchants of X ouen
took The resolution Of simply closing their
letters with pin
BUoK6PGRTEAE.
In the sitting on The l5n, The discussion ON
The Budget was continued, and NJ. Laliire
took occasion 10 exclain, Let Ministers cease
TO oppose 10 our just claims pretended pros
periiy of which They show themselves proud,
as II this prosperity was their workmanship.
Who does not know That this prosperity ex-
listed before them-and that il is maintained
IN spite OF them Yes, gentlemen, asricul
ture owes all It's riches TO the Revoutior-
industry owes lis uoblest advance 10 the Ian
peIlal Government.
FiCUEGEU : MONUMENT.
A subscription has been opened in France
under the sanction Of he King, for he erec-
''on OF monument, al Arhois, n Frarche
Comte, 10 the memory Of General Plchegru
who persisted in dungeon Of the Temple,
where he was sent Ly Bonaparie. The sub
scfption $ extended TO England. Picbpgru
commanded tie army opposed 10 the British
forces under the command Of HE Duke of York
lie refused TO execute the sanguinary decree
OF the National Convention, which ordered
him 10 make no British prisoners, hut to put
them all 10 death 50 We are soldiers, not as.
aasslns, was his Indignant reply.-COm. Ado.
SPAIN.
London, .7pra ~.
The Spanish Cortes have decreed that all Off
GERS who swOre allegiance to the intrusive King,
Jos. BuonGpa3te, shall be held unworthy OF ever
serving ID tue Spanish army.
There are rumouTs that misunderstanding i
likely TO become serious between France and
Spain.
POEiUGAIL
BY the latest accounts from Lisbon IL appears.
That the project for regulating the mutual trade
between Portugal and tie Braziis, was still un-
der discussion, and il was expected the plan re-
commended by the Committee would La adopted
with some small variations. Official adyiCes had
been received from Nlaranham, Para. and Bai,ia,
containing congratulations to the Cortes, anu
mentioning that every thing was quiet.
SOUTH AMERICA.
DESTRUCTION OF MORALES.
The comrnandant of this city received this
morning (7th) an Official communication from
the commandant of La Guyra with the follow
ing intelligence
A Dutch schooner that left Curacao on the
goth, reports the entire defeat of Morales by the
divisions Of colonel Penango and colonel Heras,
who had placed him between two fires near Los
Puertos. His division Is said IL lie entirely de-
stroyed, and he himself to have escaped singly
to the mountains.
The Hercules which left Curacao with 500
barrels Of flour, had pat back on hearing Of the
blockade.
THE CANADAS.
The British government is said To have deter
mined on uniting Upper and Lower Canada, with
a view as il is given out, to save the expenditure
incurred by the present double administration.