The Kentucky gazette — Lexington [Ky.], 1792-03-24 00:00:00, page 2

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LONDON November 15
THE Friend(hipCapt Wright
from' London and Gibraltar
- -k for Magadore has been taken by
two Spanffh frigates of forty guns
‘ each the Florentine and the Pearl
on account ot having arms and am
munition on- board and was feen
conveying into a Spaniflt port
attempt was made to furroundthem
- which howevtiV proved ineffectual
A'fevere conflict ehfued in which
from o to ioo Whites were killed
and among them a Cctod The
Mulattoes fought bravely and witft
the toft Of a number killed and 150 inry wu --— B -- r-
who were taken prifonera they beat maxihg quantity of powder and arm
' their way through the Whites— took which they wanted j many p
two field pieces and marched out of vere only armed with frwr and
' town At half paft five the town and I have ho doubtbut I
& mi fire at two naces Mnedition mould be fet on
BOSTON J-nnary 2 — - tK
p-jrther particulars the itiruSlon bitants with provifions from the
cf Port-au-Priace and its drtaijul King's IroreS- -
tonfequtnces ‘ ‘ V Uka
Capi Clap in the Brig Lion or- deftroyed Wh (on th u ka
rived at Portland on Saturday 24th that the Z 3
u!t from Port-au-Prince and in- nsdeftrucucn) formed ihe d
forms that on the 22d of Novem
her that place was fct on fire by
the Mulattoes and aimed entirely
deftroyed
On rte th Nov a Treaty was of the perpetrators was put
conchided brtwixt the White Pco- arely into exccut°n An indJiru
ple and Mulattoes j— and all things minate fl ghter j
remained in perfeft quietnefs till the not one who could be fo and durin 5
utft on the morning of which the that day whether innocentor guiL
peacewasfblemnly nti(kd-At ty but was inftantaneDuily butchrr
jQock however the whites very ed either by a buller hrw"?b the
imprudently undertook to execute a head or ‘c
Mulatto criminal who was before - CaPt
confined under fentence of death - the 25th of November at wiiicrj
There was at this time about 1450 time the town was
Mulatioes in the town all of whom by the Mulattos and F
Sire provided with anis for the dc- The White were greatjr difcmn a
fence of themfdves and of the white gedj and were MaTcd 10 make
people agsinft the Negroes They peace on any term —
were highly offended however
with the execution of one of their
colour 1 and the majority of them
not thoroughly understanding the
propriety of the msafure feied on
the firft white man who fame with
in their reach and “hung him by
(he neck till he was dead’— -In the
afternoon of the fame day at half
wft 4 o'clock the Whites fent a
flag to the Mulattoes — Bating the
fi IS sLale ind
nag to tne jviuiauoei— iwung exceed 1000
Impropriety of their conduct and general St Clair and the remain
commanding " them cither to lay 0f his army but the pnt qusn-
dowh their arms or leave the town fity ofplunderhe left to the Indians:
TtrtWs-thrMutetoes-fjHritedly-rea — They were Oompofcd of vsnou
plied That they would not do' tribes and three fourths of them re-
1 1- Mtein tea nfuftlM1 iff iflfl
- gown At nau p u jntcneti “ “7"’
was fecretly fct on fire at two places in0ihr expedition ftiould la fet on
! A timely diiitdvery was however foot that they will la met by three
nude! xnd "the fire extinguilbed— tineg the number of Indians
te 1 tekAwMa' Mit W JLm ' satkea aI
a u um iu— jiiHMmw — -— — 1 - a ncy — w-j--— - — -—
plied That they would not do' tribes and three fourths of them
cither of them i— and immediately mained in camp to plunder it ahd
took up their arms and paraded in to fcalps the trophiea of their
a large ftreet hear the Governor viotr and he that got the moft
hoofo-The Whites amounting to he returned to his nauon ac-
1 M te teft kYlMf VMff In J aLa aatealeA rtt IP ()f iflflfV 1
About two o’clock the next mora
ine it was again fct on firs in fix dif
ferent: places And the inhabitants
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were' now no longer able-16 fubdae
the Raines A geoeral eonBagrau
on took piste 1 and aliooft eyenr va
luable -(hire building excepting the King’s
houfes were- burnt down
Prope-ty to the amputit of million
were deftroycd and thole who on
the 21ft of NowcVrbe'r were worth '
two or three hundred thotifcn J dol
lars on the aid were not in thepol
feffion of a fingle (hilling They
were even fed as were all the inha—
11s ociiruuuii r-- -7--
dcfi®n of putting to death all the Ne
gro and Mulatto WAnen and Chil-j
dren who remained "in the town
And this deSgnto the eternal infamy
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Extras of atttXffV m gntltma
rstw refiJcut at Sftlic it tit tsrrt
fandent ln this utji "Jtnuarj
S O& humanity was deeply ’ af
fected by the dreadful carnage made
by the Indians You may b "
fured that the number of Indians did
hot exceed 1000 and nothing faved
ed and 30 wounded The vidory
they have obtained atfoeafy a pur
chp4tllie Act obtatned
by A tdnbderykod lb provilioM
they found wiU make ahem a more
terrible fo? IMS ry have ever
been ( they boaft of taking an a-
t The Indian tribe nations
wlio live many hundi'ed miles back
have all entered into an affectation
and made the prefent war 1 common
concern peace-1-mong they have made
themiclves to enable them to
oppose what they cau a cjSmmon e-
uemy- The warriors of the diffe
rent tribes fo unitediVe not left
than 15 or 20 000 S Meeihigsof the
chiefs of ten or twelve different na
ions -Lord were held thelaft fummer
Dorchcfler advUe-i them to
make peace and offered his medi
taion : He told them he was at peace
with the United States' and could
give them no affiftance Their an
fwer -their was that the eriemy wa in
country and would not make
peace with them’ but on terms dif--'
honourable and at the expence of
their country and that they had 'de
termined to die Jbefoie they would
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much diiktisfied with the“3Sfir
they received and “with a full de
termination to defend their country
with the laft drqp of their blood
-many You may depend upon it that
years will elapfe and many
--the thoufand meh be expended before
United States wtllby the pre
fcnt meafures be able to pofTef die
country in contcft and I may alfo
addthat 1 lave great sprehenfions
that great defolation and deftructi-
tion will be the confequencepnthe
frontiers of the Ohio this Winter
and next fprmg I would to God that
fame ftepa might be taken to pre
vent them 1 have no doubt but
the country tnight be purchafed
’ for one fiftieth part of the expcncc
already incurred by the different ex
peditions -country i the attempt to take the
from them ' by force 1 ix
founded in uttrighteoufnefsy 1 and
ought to be abandoned ! bcudes if
the Americans mean to' hae any
trade with them 'they Ire-taking
fleps that will prevent it fo many
years to come 1 The Indiana do hot
cafily foigetr forgive injuries
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accept of fuch twmsrXhrykft ul
On Tuefdsy evening laft tne 1
was fo fcvere- that Madeira wine
frtxi in decan tcrsftandmg in clofct
end anumohu and fpirits of -wine
1 were alfo froze in the Apothcarics
(hops in this city : V '
We learn that on Tfiunday fell
pight -the set wa fo firm at Nor-
folk that the people palled over to
Eonfmouth upon it-
kinip'Oi0on for thc'piortftion bf the
frontiers befidescompleatlng thi Rt
Ktinehis already on the Continental
eftabWfliment contemplates tha ul
(lnx three additional regimeim of m
fintrv each to confi ft of 9t nou
commidioned officers pfivttes and
Broficisn exduffve of cohnniffionea
cfiMii and one fqnadron of ligni
dragoon! (to Ceivn ocofionally as n
faulty) confiftmg of gog non
floned officers and piivaies beudei
commiflioned officers-
xhXPHRRPvTOWN Febrostyjg
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