The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1822-06-11
From the london Sun.
THE UNITED STATES. &C.

From the london Sun.
THE UNITED STATES, &C.
May not the u. States of America, ever intent
on their own aggrandizement and our depres-
sion, now coalesciDg with the reyolted provinces
10 the Southern Hemisphere, persuade Cuba to
declare its independence and unite itself TO their
con:ederated States, thereby possessing them
selves of the Havana, and Gripping your trade,
aud endangering all your possessions in that part
The Globe Is such an event impossible or
even improbable, and are we to remain quiet
spectators OF such events, and not endeavor TO
resist them with all the maritime power of this
great country All these possibilities, or prob
aolllues, call them which you please, are GER
fanny IN The book OF chances, and what then
would be your situation Overburthened with
oeot ana taxes 10 meet Its interest, your agricul
tnre destroyed, the greater part of The European
markets shut against your commerce, must you
not then revert to that paper currency which
you imprudentIy wish at this moment to de-
stroy OF the precious metal, you have at this
moment sufficient TO meet the demands of one
hall years revenue. and yet you madly rush to
destroy that paper by which alone the state can
DC saved from insolvency and total ruin.
Wars JetDeen England and France.-1l41,
one year-ll6l, twenty-five years-l21l, ff-
teen years-l224, nine years-l294, five years
-l53s, twenty-one years-l363, ffty-two years
-l442, icrty-nine years--l492, one month
l5l2, two years-l521, six years-l549 one
year-l557, two years-15G2, two years-I627,
two years-l666, one year-1639, ten years
1902, eleven years-1744, four years--1756, sew
en- years-1776, seven years-l793, nine years
1903, eleven years. Lastly, 1915. when this
calculation was made, and the war then sub
s'sting fourteen years-making, within period
Of seven hundred years, 266 years, of desolating
war
The follolcing .nemordndan. lcGs made some
yfdrsGgo.
10 the year 1853, the aforementioned Sow
ereigns were reigning, viz -
Louis XVI. of France, deposed, and publicly
murdered
Charles ~. of Spain, deposed.
Maria, OF Portugal, expatriated.
Joseph IL. Of Germany, died, supposed by
poison.
Catherine, of Russia, died suddenly, and her
con and Successor Paul, assassnated.
Gustavus LII. Of Sweden, assassnated at a
Masquerade
Ferdinand ". Of Naples, deprived of his do
nnions
Emanuel ". of Sardinia, abdicated.
ed after being deprived Of his temperatures.
selim H. of the Ottoman Empire, deposed and
poisoned
christian VII of Denmark, died, incapacita-
TED from reigning some years previous to his de-
cease.
William v. of Holland, deposed. ~
Frederick III. of Prussia, natural death.
George III. of Great Britain.
From the above statement the account viii
stand thus -
One, murdered. One assassinated.
Four, deposed One, abdicated.
One, expatriated. One, died lunatic.
Two. poisoned One, natural death.
One, sudden death. And George the lIl
We may add, that this monarch's reign was
!onser than that of any British King being 60 years
we believe II was longer than that Of any Sovereign
whatever, either OF ancient or modern times.
We may also add the UsuEper Bonaparte, whose
reign is stained with the blood of murdered miIhons
who ated-fed-suTendered prisoner of war
and died in 1921 miserable exile at 81. Helena.
We understand (says the n. York Mercan-
ne Advertser) there are private accounts from
Washington, which state that another interrur-
non has occurred in the negotiations relative 20
Commercial Treaty with France. We are
not informed OF the nature ofthe difficulty. Mr..
oe 50 much indisposed that he is unable TO attend
TO business
e1refor The Piles.-Take a small armfull Of
heech-twigs, with the leaves on, press them
closely into kettle. pour to them about three
pails iuil of water, boil it down 20 about one
gallon, pour this boiling hot into an appropriate
vessel and let tue patieHt sit directly over the
steam during twenty or twenty-five minutes,
Which effects the cure
Peach Trees-alske boxes around your
Tees about one foot in height, and IN capacity,
exclusive Of the tree, 20 hold p peck; flll this
Win bark taken from tanvaIs, pressing II Int
''e together, and your trees will remain Tree
rem worms around the roots, which are so
destructive 10 trees. As it is found that worms
Sillnot inhab, this bark II ever so old.