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From the CaArLisLE GAZETTE.
On Friday the 2d instant marched from
this place, to meet the governor at York,
and to oe employed, as circumstances might
require, capt. Halbert’s company of volun-
teers consisting, we believe, of nearly 90
men They were generally young and
made a fine appearance. This company,
notwithstanding one commanded by captain
Squire, had been raised and ‘marched from
/this place immediately before, was raised
in little more than three days. ©
Completely equipped and in high spirits
they left this about § o'clock in the fore-
noon, escorted by a number of citizens, and
followed by the best wishes of the public:
Having halted for refreshment at Brand's on
the Yellow Breeches, the Rev. Henry R.
Wilson, was requested to address them.—
‘I'he address was short, pertinent and un-
premeditated. The attention of the com,
pany during the time of its delivery, and
the effect which it appeared to produce up-
on them, were pleasing in a high degree
to the spectators.
At the request of the company and many
citizens,, Mr. Wilson has been prevailed
upon to give as correctan outline as possi-
ble of this address. We feel gratified in
Jaying it before the public.
Soldiers and Fellows > ens,
I have been called unexpectedly to address
you on this occasion, I shall say but little,
and, owing to circumstances, that little can
be but badly digested Much as I regret
the situation of our beloved country, which
aimperiously calls for your services at this
juncture, it gives me indescribable pleasure
. to witness the promptitude with which you
have obeyed the call of our first magistrate,
the alacrity with which you fly to the sup-
port of our common country, and the truly
patriotic spirit which you, this day,
manifest. It is the spirit of liberty, it is the
gpirit of seventy-six, it is the spirit which
dared in the face of Great Britain to pro-
¢laim independence, the spirit of the heroes
of the revelution and the spirit which, un-
der God, secured to us our present invalua-
ble privileges as a nation. While this spir
it exists in the bosoms ot Americans, unde
the kind auspices which led us formerly to
victory, I entertain no fears for my country,
{t may be harrassed ; it cannot be conquer-
4. The sea board, in some places may be
plundered; the interior is sate. Some may be
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base enough to submit without a struggle ;
the great body of the nation will sooner glo-
riousiy fall in the last ditch than yield their
birth-right to the enemy. i
Whatever may have been your opinion
originally, with respect to the war, you can
have no doubts with regard to present duty.
Ifyou ever have doubted the propriety ' of
declaring war, in our then circumstances,
vou cannot doubt the propriety of rising in
yout might and driving frora our shores the
_enemy, who pollute the sacred soil of liber-
ty. Ifyou at first doubted the lawfulness
of the war, as a war of offence, you cannot
“for a moment doubt the lawfulaess of rais”
ing the sword against the wretches who
have insulted us by the capture and partial
destruction of the capital of these United
States. Your triends in distress call you to
their assistance. Your insulted, injured &
bleeding country presses you to rally round
her standard, and exert your every nerve to
maintain her rights. The ashes of the he.
roes in“ the times that tried men’s souls”
call upon yon to secure what they ac-
quired at the expense of their lives,
The slaughtered tenants of the grave, in
this war, called upon you to rise and avenge
their blood, much of which has been shed
by the savage ailies of the « Bulwark of our
Keligion,” * Nay soldiers, your God, the
holy author of the religion which you profess
calls upon you in language which mus: raise
you from all languor, bring forth into exer»
cise every noble and patriotic sentiment
encourage every heart and nerve every
arm, “Curse ye Meroz (saith the angel
of the Lord) curse ye bitterly the inhabi-
tants thereof ; because they came not to the
help of the Lord, to the help’ of the Lord
against the mighty.” Judges :5.
« Cuwised be he that doéth the work of the
Lord deceitfully, and cursed be he that
keepeth back his sword from blood © Jere-
miah,. 10, 8. 10.
¥ou are the offspring of men who faced
D3 in
every danger for their country. In your
veins ruts the blood of the patriots of '76
the lcllow soldiers of the immortal Wash-
ton. Can the sons of such men abandon to
the enerny the fruits of thelr toils and blood ?
Remember this is the very enemy whose
cruel persecutions compelled our fathers to
settle'in this land, then a wilderness, who
sought; in a war in seven long years, to en-
slave us after we had grown to some conse-
quence, who have ever since envied us our
liberty, and omitted no opportunity of inju-
ring 4s and violating our rights. Ifnot her
natural, you are her adopted, sons, Dare
you to refuse to stand forth for the country
which protects you, which embraces you in
her maternal arms, and admits you to the
honors and priveleges equally with her ndt-
ural children ? Will you be sparing of your
labor, nay of your blood, for the only re-
maining land of liberty, the only asylum
for the eppressed ?—Remember, soldiers,
the cause in which youare engaged, the
country for which you stand; be brave, If
you are capable of bravery, here isa cause
which requires it. It your arms are capa-
ble of great exertion the holy cause of your
country demands, imperiously demands it.
Dread not the danger of battle. The God
whose providence protects you here is all
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1814.
sufficient there. The cotapassionate Being
‘who supports you: now, can support you
then. Itis the coward who is in danger
while the brave are comparatively safe.—
Better to die bravely contending for your’
rights, than live unworthy or deprived of
If you fall, you fall in the lap of
honory and shall rest on the bed of fame.~—
them.
Your country shall drop the tear of affection
over you. In the heartsof your country-
men shall your memory be embaimed As
dong as a friend of liberty exists you shall
be remembered with honor. Dread not the
enemy, Americans in fair fight and on e-
qual terms have been and are their superi-
ors. Witness their struggles at Chippewa,
Bridgwater and Erie. They neither fight
for liberty nor for all that is dear, as you
do. Dread the charge of cowardice the exe
crations of the brave. and the curses of your
country. I trust you will not forget that
You
have great inducements to be careful ot
your conduct. The eyes of your friends, of
your country and your God, « who search-
you are citizens as well as soldiers.
eth the heart,” are upon you. You will
have to struggle with temptations to
which you were not exposed before. Most
of you are young, and peculiarly in danger
of the snares ofthe camp. You will not
enjoy the watchful care and tender admoni-
tions of your parents and instruciors. (yuard
against dissapition as you would against the
pestilence. Ayoid immorality as you would
destruction. , Take the advice and bear
with the reproofof those among you more
advanced in ycars,and who may wish you
well. Seek direction, support and grace
from God. Let those of you of riper years
be wat€hful over your younger friends. —
Give tiewwagiendly council-set them a good
example, and endeavor to restore them, un-
contaminated by the vices of the camp, to
their friends. = Go my friends, bravely en
gage in and vigorously support the cause of
your country. May your arms be nerved
It shall be our busi-
ness to pray for your welfare, for your salety
In its ‘defence.
in peril, for your protection in the hour of
battle, and to vecelve your in the arms ofth
fondest affection, when you shall have per
formed the service to which you are called.
SD Rp
Salein, Sept. 13, 1814.
BRITISH EASTERN EXPEDITION. :
By a passenger from the Eastward Sun-
day night, we learn, that Sir John Sher-
broks’s expedition had landed at Boothbay,
with three thousand troops, and were mar-
ching for Wiscasset, 9 1-2 miles distant ;-
that there were 1000 militia at that place ;
and Gen. King was on his way from Cas-
tine with 1400; that companies were pour-
ing into Portland on Sunday. The follow-
ing notice was sent to the mabitants on Sat-
urday evening :—
“ Citizens of Portland ! Time is precious
~The new Battery must be completed—--
General Richardson will order 100 men on
fatigue duty early in the morning-—You are
earnestly requested to lend your patriotic
aid—attended with your hoes, shovels,
spades, &c. It is expected every man will
do his duty; the usual services of the day
must be dispensed with,” &c.
—
MR WIDGERY TURNED !
We understand this gentleman had, with
his family and goods,got 4 miles into the in.
terior for a place of retreat, when a caval.
cade was sent from Portland with a com.
mand that he should immediately face a.
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bout and march back ; that asit was hig
pleasure to vote for the war, it was theirs
that he should help fight the battles.
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Extract of a letter from Newburyport, dated
last evening, to the Editors. ’
“ A gentleman has arrived in town, who
left Bangor on: Thursday. He informs that
the property taken and destroved there, a-
mounts to about 60,000 dollars. By. agree-
ment with the Selectmen, all the shippine
at Bangor was to be delivered at Castine v
the 30th Octobe, or 30,000 do’jars p or
som. Zhe enemy had all embarked
nb The
English buried nine of their people killed
at one place ; ours did not exceed five or
six.
“ There were two small vessels belonging
to this port (Captam J. Pearson’s) burat ;
one boat ditto.” ;
Extract of a letter to the Editor of the
Richmond Enquirer, dated Caira, Ten-
nessee, Aug. 30.
“« General Jackson has written to the
Governor of Pensacola, to know if he in-
“tends to suffer the British to land and sup-
ply the Indians with powder and, ball, %c.
The Governor said he, would give Jackson
an answer in three weeks. ‘The Genera}
was heard to say, that he was in hopes he.
would see the Governor before that time
himself.
“ ; of the United States Army,
has returned from Pensacola—he has view-
ed ifs fortifications. was in its. fort. and has
furnished a map of the place ! 1 Suppose an
attack is meditated against it,
“ The present requisition of the Genera
Government on ‘Tennessee, for 2500 militid
will be furnished with cheerfuiness. They
will rendezvous at Fayetteville, Lincoln:
county, on the 20th of September.
~ ALETTER
Of the late Secretary of Way.
To the Editor of fhe Baltimore Patriot.
It may be due to myselfand is certainly
due to others that the reasons under ‘which
I retired from the direction of the War
Department, at a juncture so critical as the
present, should be fully and promptly
known to the public. These reasons will
be.tound in the following brief exposition of
facts.
On the evening of the 29th ultimo, the
President called at my lodgings, and stated
that a case of much delicacy had occurred;
that a high degree of excitement hac been
raised among the militia of the District; that
he was himselfan object of their suspicions
and menaces ; that an officer of that corps
had given him notice, that they should ng
longer obey any order coming through me
as Secretary of War ; and that in the ur~
gency of the case, it might be prudent so
far to yield to the impulse as to permit
some other person to exercise my func
tions In relation to the defence of the Dis.
trict,
To this statement and proposition, T ane.
swered substantially as follows— that | was
aware of tie excitement to which he allu-
ded,that I knew its source and bad marked
IU's progress ; that the present was not a
moment to examine its more occult caus.
¢s, objects and agents ; that it ostensibly
rested on charges known to himself to be
false, that itwas not for me to determine
how far the supposed urgency of the case
made it proper for him to yieldto an im
pulse so vile and profligate—so injuious te
truth and so destructive of order; but that
for m;scl | there was no choice; that I
could never surrender a part of my iegitie
mate authority, for the preservation of the
rest ; that I must exercise it wholy or not
atall ; that I came into office swith abject.