Portland Gazette, And Maine Advertiser

Miscellaneous.

We need not waste the time of the intelligent reader, and our own, by any particular refutation of the innumerable falsehoods and prevarications which are uttered by French spies or French apologists on the subject of the Berlin and Milan decrees; which Heaven knows we should be happy to learn had not only been revoked but burnt by the common executioner in Paris. Stubborn facts daily furnish the refutation to our hands: and the black list of captures and burnings which is subjoined, contains only a small part of those facts. When it is considered that none but French skulkers adventure to sea, and that those who do have no port out of the French empire, (excepting the United States and Algiers) in which they can find an asylum; it is matter of surprise that so many American vessels are captured and spoiled by them;—And the fact furnishes evidence that it is not owing to any permanent relaxation of the Decrees, that more are not taken; but to their incapacity to seize upon them.—We challenge the Emperor's American apologists to adduce a solitary authenticated fact of an American vessel, which has violated the Berlin decree, and has been fallen in with by a French cruiser; and been permitted to proceed uninjured.—Boston Centinel.

FRENCH CAPTURES.

which the Chronicle cannot contradict.

Ship Robisonnova. Bound from Virginia to London, was captured off Beachy Head 31st December last, by a French privateer and carried into Dunkirk, where the crew were immediately put under arrest and were robbed of the greatest part of their stores and clothing. Abandoned to underwriters.

Brig Neutrality, bound from Baltimore to Bristol, captured 26th January last by a French privateer, all hands taken out and then ordered for Bordeaux, where she was afterwards lost entering the river.

Brig Catherine, Ockington while on her passage from Gottenburg to St. Petersburg, after having been taken, carried into Norway and cleared paying her charges—was again taken by a French privateer on the 3d May last, and carried into Dantzic—the cargo was taken out—the crew interrogated before the French Consul, and the papers sent to Paris.

Ship Eliza, Crandall of Philadelphia for Virginia to Cadiz, captured in January, and condemned at St. Lucar. 23,000 dls. loss has been paid at the offices in Boston.

Sch. Bolina, from Plymouth for New York, cargo brandy and wine, burnt Jan. 1, 1811, 5000 dls paid on this at Mr. Bradbury's.

Ship Henry, sequestered at Naples and sold. Paid for by the insurers.

Brig Star, Holman, from Salem, with a cargo of coffee, spices, fish, &c. value 50,000 dls. bound to Sicily, &c. was captured Feb 2, 1811, carried into Toulon, and remained under sequestration July 2 last. Abandoned to the underwriters Sept. 2.

Ship Packet was captured in January, and recaptured by the English.

Ship Hercules, Snow, from Charleston for Russia, was captured with a cargo of cotton in May, and carried into Dantzic, and expected to be condemned.

The brig Two-Bettys, Capt. Hunt, from St. Ubes for New-York, with salt, owned in part by the Hon. Mr. Wells, of Boston, captured about the 10th July and Burnt by a French cruiser.

To this list may be added the brig Alexander, Picket, which sailed from Newburyport since Nov. last, for Naples, where she arrived, was sequestered, vessel and cargo, and is entirely lost to the owners, who happen to be good democrats.

It is highly gratifying to find that "Napoleon our king" is graciously pleased to be satisfied with our conduct in the affair of the Little Belt and has testified his approbation by restoring three or four American vessels to their owners. If our government could only be induced to sequester all British debts, and to seize and hang every British subject within their jurisdiction, it is in the highest degree probable that Bonaparte might be prevailed upon to reward us with a whole cargo and perhaps more than one, of our own property.—U. S. Gaz.