The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-06-10
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
| The latest intelligence from Europe, is TO
the 25th April the date of the Bourdeaux pa
pers. >
! The French continued to advance into Spain:
the advance guard of the army crossed the Ebro
on the 18th Of April, on Logrono, where the
Spanish with about 800 men made little resis-
lance, attempting to defend the passage OF the
bridge. They were however defeated with the
! loss of 50 killed, and the Gen. Don Julian San
chez and GA officers and soldiers made prisoners.
The French bulletin magnifies this into very
brilliant affair. This is probably the great bat
| tie, which Capt. Drinkwater says was reported
! in Liverpool when be lett to have been fought
between the two armies.
| We wish the Capt. had thought Of that bundle
ofpapers which was putup for him at Liverpool,
but which he neglected TO take with him.
J Logrono is aa ancient town on the Ebro, 81
miles east of-Burgos. W..
The Head Quarters of the French army are
at Vttora an old city Of Biscay, about l55 miles
from Madrid. The French accOXnts say that
| their army is received with enthusiasm: we ap-
| prehend before fhey have done with Spain, they
will find that the strong enthusiasm of the Span
ish character WILDE reused ia the defence of
! their national rights. Can the French oonstrue
that enthusiasm TO be in their favour, which pro-
duces resistance TO their march, wherever there
J is any force collected-at Irun at st. Sebastian,
| at Gauteria, at Panplona, at Logrooo. French
money has corrupted the fidelity Of the inhab-
tants between the Py nees and the Ebro; but
they will find in the south of Spain different
spirit.
4 no sobt Il NJ, nlotr, Cd
anniversary on Friday last. Their appearance
was very neat and military, and their department
soldier-like They employed part Of the day in
firing at target
The Rife Corps viii celebrate their anniyer-
sary this week on Thursday.
The second trial to elect members to Con-
gress from the districts of York, kenncbec, LIN
coin, Hancock j. Washington, will take place on
the 30th inst. We have seen the nominations
Of Mr.. Herrick for Lincoln, Messrs. Warren g.
Ctshman for Kennebec, and Rufus b. Mem
lire, ESQ. for York. The candidates in York, we
understand, are Messrs. Burteigh, Line s. Nc
! Estire. We presume the number of votes
| which Mr. Abbot received at the last trial in
J, Hancock s. Washington, will encourage his
. friends to put him again in nomination.
The Legislature ofNew-Hampshire convened
at Concord on Wednesday last. Daoid L. Nor
ril, late u S. Senator, was elected President
of the Senate, and .4,.dreto Pierce, OF Dover,
Speaker of the House. Con. Woodbury., was
inducted to Office on Thursday.
Fourth Of JuIp--We observe by the HaIlow-
ell Advec,te, that arrangements are making in
their town to celebrate the approaching ami
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and poet have been appointed for the occasion.
4 Ia Portsmouth Mr.. SAMUEL Il. CoUEs, has
been appointed orator for the day.
We understand that MARK Harms, Esq took
the oath last week preliminary to entering or the
duties Of the Post Office ia this town. 1t is custom
ary we are told for the person who is selected for
Postmaster, to be notified Of the fact, then TO
take the oath and give bonds for the faithful dis
charge of the Office which if satisfactory TO the
J POSTMASTER General, is followed By the commits
, sion.
The following report reached town yesterday
morning,
> NJ York June g.
The American, Of last evening states, as
report, that ReturnJ. .Meigs has been removed
from the situation of p. nj. General. and Mr.
Mclean, of Ohio formerly in Congress, appoin-
ted in hs place. The editors say they have reason
to think the report well founded.
M .New York Gazette.
The frstvolume of NIitford's history of Greece
from the potOer press of Treadwell in Boston,
has Just been received by the subscribers. The
publishers of, this American edition, are Bed
lington, Ever & Hale, of Boston, who deserve
praise for the neatness-and beauty with which
they have presented this volume to the public
1t IS hardly necessary to pass any encomium up
on Milford at this late period his work is con-
red as the standard history of that country,
which is dear 70 classical recollection, an1 is
particularly interesting at this time, in which
the spirit of its ancentheroes seems TO live again,
In the bosoms of their posterity. The Ameri-
can edition IS much cheaper than the English
and the opportunity now afforded TO procure 50
valuable work SHOULD not be neglected
I There are some pecnliaritias in the orihogra-
phv OF Milford, which cannot pass unnoticed by
/ The reader such as Enlightened, snioy, incour-
! age, &C.. ito for though, spred for spread,
itands for islands, u,aroding for marauding, and
toTe'ner foreiaand soperein for foreigner, foreign
sovereign, &c. How far this attempt to conform
orihography to. pronunciation is iudcious, we
will not pretend TO determine; all similar at
tempts have failed Mr.. Noah Webster, in this
country, once undertook similar scheme, en-
tirely without success. Wherever change
\ has taken place in language, or photography, il
1 las been by the slow and silent progress Of Gus
tom. and all projects to bring them suddenly to
any arbitrary rule have proved abortive.
! These singularities, however, do not affect
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