The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-07-08
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PORTLAND. TUESDAY. July . ia
FOURTH OF JULY.


ing event in our history, was celebrated in this
town with true American feeling. The bells
runga merry peal Is tile day opened and at sua-
rise and meridian, National salutes were freI
at the Fort and BY the Artillery or the town.
! Atten o'clock discourse was delivered Nv
the Rev. Mr.. RAND at the meeting house Of the
third Parish, before very large and respectable
audience, Who thought the day could in no man
ner be better celebrated, than ID paying the
tribute Of grateful Acknowledgement TO The an-
| thor Of being, Of Independence and Of all tie
blessings bonntfully impaired 60 this nation.
Ateleven o'clock, a collation., provided By sub
scripton was spread atshe State IIoase, at which
a large number Of people, strangers and citizens
assembled and at which the Governor, after The
services of the church were over, s. those ofthc
council IN town, attended. Soon after twelve.
a procession composed Of the Governor, munici-
pal governmsnt, the Brigade and Regimental
officers and the officers Of the U.S. Army I'D uui-
form, strangers and citizens, accompanied the
orator Of the day to the meeting house Of the
first Parish under the escort Of the Rife and
the Rev. Mr.. Ten BRoEcK, after which, an ora
ton full Of patriotic feeling, and written ia
glowing style, was pronounced by Mr. SEBA
SMITH, Jr. before large aud brilliant assembly,
and was received with animating applause.
In the evening there was display offre worIs
and splendid illumination Of the observatory
and the house attached to it, to witness viii ch,
tie Hill was covered with large collection
Of people from this and the adjacent towns
The day begun and clio sed with those expires
sions ofjoy and festigity, which are calculated II
keep fresh in remembrance the interesting events
it commentaries. The birth day Of the nation,
or rather che passage Of whole people from the
gloom Of colonial bondage to the glorious hight
ofliberty, is an event which ought 70 be strong
u marked and the least the descendants If those
who achieved it can do, is to bear in grateful
recollection tie hardsIips, perils and sacrifices
without which our freedom could not have been
accomplished.
And as we are an Independent and free peo-
pie, it becomes us on that day, which gave "
freedom Of thinking on all subjects, to exercise
perfect liberation every one, 50 that be keep
within the rules Of civil society, should be allowed
to express his feelings without moIestatIon in lis
own way, whether il be il thanksgiving 10 God,
venerahon to his political fathers, or in Promot-
ing bis own and the enthusiasm Of others il the
social circle or over the bounteous board.
No adyces of the operations or the French
army in Spain, have been received since our last
The latest accounts from its Head Quarters
were dated May 18th, at Lerma about 100 miles
from Madrid. The advance OF the Corps under
Marshal Oudinot Duke Of Reggie had reached
the Douro tie commander was in the rear at
Valladolid at the same time.
A report by the way Of St Ubes, Informs Of
the arrival Of this part Of the army at Madrid
A portion of the second and third Corps, under
Count MoIitor and the Prince Of Hohenlohe,
were occupied in the sieges of st. Sebastian's
and Pamplona in Biscay and Navarro their adj
vance guards had pressed on to Tudela and Sar-
agossa on the Ebro the latter city was occupi-
ed BY Count Moitor. The fourth Corps under
Marshal Money, Duke Of Conegiano was EN-
ployed il Catalonia having received check
in his progress, BY sISilful manouvre Of Gen.
Nina
This was the situation Of the several ccrpsiof
the French army, by the last accounts from Pa
ris, which were TO the 18Th Of May. BY the
next arrival we may-expect interesting intelli-
gence, something from which we may perhaps
draw more satisfactory opinion as to the final
result Of this contest
We have yet seen very little Of Spanish valour
or patriotism displayed, and ifno more be fouMw
in the southern provinces, Spain viii be compel
ed to submit to the decree of the Gentlemen
Of Verona. We shall then witness the dis
graceful sacrifice Of national independence, nav,
of existence, to tile arbitrary mandates or exter-
nal Power. How England can answer for thus
tamely acquiescing ia this violation Of the first
principles Of government and Of thoseinstitutions
upon which she prides herself it is difficult TO
conjecture, especially after lavishing such large
Sums she did during the late war for far more
shadowy objects.
The late news from St. Ubes, Of The affairs Of
Portugal are unfavorable 70 the constitutional
cause both il Portugal and Spain. The effect
Of the revolt will be to produce diversion OF the
force which might have opposed The French.
Whether the detection extend THROUGH the whole