The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-08-05
POIITICAL COURTESY.

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4" RESOLVED, that tie citizens Of tie town W
Surry, have seen with regret, the publication i'll
the Eastern Argus, OF the 24th inst. attacking
WILLIAM ABBoT, EsQ. and that they consider
that publication false as it is malicious"
Mr.. Abbot, il is well known, IS iirra and IN
deViating iederalist of pure ana aIaiable char
acter and well informed mind. The resolution
was proposed by Charles Jarvis ESQ. repuEEl-
can and is alike honourable to the mover, to him
in whose favour it was offered, and to those who
adopted it.
The town ofSurry isdecidedy republican, the
majority being ID the proportion Of four to one
This circumstance gives additional considera-
ton to their disinterested vote. Such instances
ofcourtesy, more than any thing else viii pro-
duce harmony and Cancellation among political
parties. 1t is not to be expected that people
will think alike upon the various subjects that
are presented to them minds are differently
constituted and view propositions IN different
lights. The most we can hope i, that they viii
agree to differ" and extend 70 each other fair
and candid spirit Of construction.
The official statement Of votes for member Of
Congress in the district Of Hancock and Wash
ington, was not complete, some of the towns
not having made their returns; we publish the
following list, handed Us by a gentleman frem
that district, who took the trouble to procure the
returns Of all the towns.
abbot 500, O'Brien 500, johnson 1892
Foreign Nelcs.-The advices from London
are II the 10th Of June, Madrid the 10th, ant
Seville the 9Th. King Ferdinand remained
at Seville on The 9Th of June; at which
place strong column of the French army ex-
pected TO arrive on the 22d and TO compel the
Cortes to an accommodation.
No events of particular interest relative to the
affairs in Spain are noticed in the late papers,
The general tenor Of the news is, the continued
success of that part Of the French army which
Is moving on Seville, and the astonishing feats of
Nina in Catalonia, whose wonderful skill i'll
harrassing the enemy and avoiding battle emit
tie him to the fame Of victory.
The London New Times Of June 10, makes
the following remarks on an official article from
Madrid, under the head of June 10th
Ia the south of Spain were told that the
PlGn-the great military plan-of the RevoIu-
tiOnists was to develope itself: and that General
Bordesoult was marching TO certain destruction
in the passes Of the Sierra Morena.-Well The
first news we hear from that quarter, even be-
fore the French have reached The Sierra More
ma, is, that the Revolutionists are beaten bl he
Spanish RoyGlists Valdepenas is III La Man
cha, on the road 10 Seville, 1916 miles South Of
Madrid, near the head of the Guadiana between
80 and 40 miles further to the South, among the
mountains, lies la Carolina, and about Is or l6
miles beyond that, descending toward the Qua
dalquivir, IS Baylen, memorable for the surren-
der OF Duponts Army 70 Gen. Castanos in 1908.
On the 7th inst. the revolutionary Gen. Palen-
cia had part Of his corps at Santa Cruz de
Mudela, on the ValdePenas road, and was march
ing with the rest upon Almagro, about Is miles
west of that road. Finding that the corps was
thus divided, the royai Spanish General the Duke
de Dino, attacked those that were at Santa Cruz
de Mudela, completely surprised them took the
only two pieces of cannon which they possessed.
and made 200 prisoners, whom he conducted to
La Carolina on the 9Th inst On hearing this
news, Palencia hastily retired from Almarro
and directed his march across he mountains
but here he was 80 unfortunate as to fall in with
General Bordesoult, who completely DESTROYED
his small force, about 600 in number. OF whom
he made 200 prisoners and then pursued his
route to Baylen.
At Convention of Delegates holden at Ns-
bleborough, in The county Of Lincoln, on Tuesday
last the Hon. EDWARD KELLERAN, of Gazing,
Hon. BENJAMIN j. PORTER, Of ToDshanw Hon.
JOHN DOLE, Of Alma, and Capt. HENRY WHrr-
NEY, Of Wiscasaet were nominated as candidates
The New York Statesman. A paper which advocate.
the claims OF Mr. Clay TO the Presidency and is avow-
edly hostile to tie pretensions of Mr. Crawford pub
lished, not long ago, Communication from which we
make the following extract. The remarks are really
as favorable TO Mr.. Crawford any notice we have
seen fhim II hr. C.s enemies continue to write 50
i7eH about him. they may before the election, quite
reconcile to that gentleman
Certain presses-certain intriruers-certan
political adventurers, who can abuse Mr.. Mon
roe, Mr. Adams, Mr.. Crawford, Mr.. Calhoun.
or Mr.. Clay, to suit their purposes, are now
claiming the three great states of New-York.
Virginia, and Pennsylvania, for Mr. Crawford
What evidence can be produced that MIR. CraE-
lord mas these great states In the first place,
the state Of New-York will 60 dead against him.
Id pennsylvania, il is evident that MIR. Crawford
y The last aud least among All the candidates.
MT. Clay Mr. Calhoun, Gen. jackson, and mr..
Adams, are all before him. Virginia appears u
be divided, and 60 as she will. New-York will
not follow her, neither will PENNSYLVANIA. unless
she go as they wish her TO go and as she ought
ogo. When it comes to the point. very much
doubt whether Virginia viii 90 for VIM. Fl.
Crawiord.-For three reasons she cannot go for
him; !. lie was rank FederaIigt in 1898. which
was called the reign Of terror--the davs Of Tie
gag laws, the sedition act, and the standing ar-