The Mirrour — Concord, N.H., 1794-09-08 00:00:00, page 3

^ B. ^?bid butj of this dfoiption iftibe te'^
gag.wat.' The French akin guard kept at distance,.
«nd exerted hardly uny of their orders ; owing
either ^inability in the commanding officers, or to
she want of patriotism ; the former is me# likely
the ca)t.—~ According to the account given by the
commoner on hoard the Admiral's fop, fed the
•van guard executed their orders, not only the difab
ledfhi, of the French wonld have been saved, hut
t%e of the Englifo mufl have fallen prizes to the
French—for it is a fad, that the English ceased
frf, and retreated from the line to about 4, miles
from thefield of aflion, and notwithstanding the
^ French Admiral basing given orders to tho van
guard Jb ; ,s to tow out of the line the dijabledfhips,
the, did not, or would not, execute the order, there
by obliging the Admiralty leave 5 of their fbips on
the field of adion, which, were afterwards,ow
edoffby the English —l French & 3 Englifb funk
—One of the French fbip went down most honor
ably—the Queen Charlotte, feeing her disabled sit
uation, ran along fide and bid him fur render—ai-
med; the whole crew of the Queen Charlotte was
on deck, huzzaing at .the expected surrender of this
feip—her lower ports beieg then to the water's,
edge, the upper deck guns were loaded with a dou
ble charge tfgrapefoot and landgrade & fjebarg
ed, which flattered the Qaen very confiderabiy,
and killed many offer mqn. Thefhip went down
with all her officers and mtn crying to the last mo
ment Vive la Republique. One of the French
flips was towed out of the line by a corvette brtg.
• Another circumflance which is afaS —the En
glifb made direalj for port—the French keptff
Jea, until they were lure of tbefafety of the convoy.
Twenty fix jhips of the line failed from&efl ; of
which 19 returned.
CONCORD, SEPTEMBER 8, 1794.
Dartmouth Commencement.
HANOVER, SEPT. I.
3 On Monday last arrived here, to take his
• feat with the board of College Trustees, his
Excellency Governor Gilman, attended by
several of his friends from Exeter, and escort
ed from Canaan by Capt. Colburn's compa
ny of Cavalry, with a number of military and
other public characters, from this and the ad
jacent towns —On the Hill east of the Col
lege, he was received by Capt. Brigham's
and Capt. Tenny ? s Companies of Infantry,
who joined the escort, to conduct him to his
lodgings.
Upon his arrival, he was saluted, by three
cheers, from the Infantry and Cavalry, and a
rich mufieal repast was given by the Con
certo, a band belonging to the Univerfary.
At 3 o'clock, his Excellency, together with
a refpenable circle of Gentlemen, partook
^tf&L elegant Dinner, provided at General
Brewster's. The day was closed with fef
tivity and good order as usual on such occa
lions,
On Wednesday last was the Anntverfary
Commencement of Dartmouth College., A
large procession moved as usual from the
Pr^fident's to the Chapel,about loo'clock in
the morning ; where, after a solemn address
to the Almighty, a refpe&able audience was
entertained with the following exercises by
the Candidates for the firft degree :
1. A Salutary Oration in Latin by Mr..
Hardy.
z. A forenfic disputation on the question,
Whether legislators have a right to enaft
laws which are not founded, upon moral
principles ? By Messrs. Smith, Smith, Har
vey and Wines.*
.3. A dialogue by Messrs. Barrett, Pidgin,
and Shaw.
,4. A syllogistic disputation on this ques
tion, An brevitas vitae bominihus malafa ;by
Mr. Eastman, respondent, and Messrs. Ed
fon and Darling, opponents.
§. A conferrence on the different fenfitiwe
faculties, by Messrs. Bliss, Dewey, & Heald.
6. A Greek oration by Mr. Woodman.
7. Music.
The afternoon exercises were——
1. A philosophical oration, by Mr.Durrel.
2. A forenfic disputation—Whether an
unreffrained commerce would be beneficial
to nations ; by Messrs Cbgfwell, Galufha,
Griswold, Munfel, and Rowel.
3. A difieftation on the passions ; by Mr.
Conway.
.Q A dialogue oil this question, whether
the difference in the political state of nations
depends more on physical, or on moral eauf
es —by Messrs. Allen and Baylies..
fr A poem on Agriculture, by Mr. Car
igain. If*
'6- A Hebrew dialogue by Messrs. Cufli
man, Gurtey, and Hobart.&
7. Degrees conferred.
8. A valedictory oration ; by Mr. Lane,
% An anthem followed—and the whole
' was*concluded by prayer.'
/ The Degrees conferred were as follows:
The Degree of Bachelor of Arts, op Messrs.
Andrew Ainfworth, Samuel Cleffon Al
len, Charles Barret, Nicholas Baylies, Beza
, leel Bliss, James Brown, Elijah Brush, Philip
' Carigain, Nathaniel Cogfwell, John Can-,
way, Noah Cushman, William Dana, Joshua
F^ftman, Jesse E^o, Pascal Paoli Enos,
Humprey Farrar, foteph Farrar, Afhbel
. ^id, R^gX/A^
I feph H:r?r{, Thomas Heald, James Hobarts
I Willifln Howe, Jedediah Lane, Wm. Lang^
'don, Jabez Munfel, William Pidgin, Ralph
Phelps, Joseph Rowel, Caleb Shattuck, Da
;tins Shaw, John:Smith, John' Smith, Jarnes
Temple, Lovel Walker, Abijah Wines, Jere
miah Hall Woodman. _„
The degree of Matter of Arts, cn Messrs.
Ebenezer Adams, John Baldwin, Calvin
Chaddock,Heber Chafe,Dudley Chafe, John
Coffiin, John Fisk, Allen Gilman, Joseph
Goffe, Rufus Graves, John Kelley, Thomas
Odibrne, John Parks, John Uffier Pearfons,
Humphrey Clark Perley, Nathaniel Perley,
Bezaleel Pineo, Thomas Sterns Sparhawk,
John Waldridge, Hugh Wallis, Seth Willie
ton, and Ebenezar Woodard.
‘I /Also, cn DoC.or Daniel Gordon, A. B.
.1756. Mr. Jonathan Fifield Sleeper, 1786,
Rev. William Stores,^ 78^, Mr. Ebenezer
Brown, 1787; and Mr. Nathaniel Hall, in
1790. All these alumni of this Untverfay.
Also, on Mr. Stephen Moody, A. 8. at
Harvard University, 1,790.; Mr. Benjamin
J. Gilbert, A. M. at Yale 1789. Dudley
Atkins Tyng, Eiq. A. M. at Harvard, 1784.
and Rev. Jofrah Dana, A. M. at Harvard,
1766. Thedegree of Master of Arts was
also conferred on his Excellency John Ta
ylor Gilman, Governor of Newhampfhire,
who honoured th§ day with his attendance.
Circumstances were such, that some exer
cises could not be exhibited.
A refpedable audience gave the most flat
tering testimonials of their approbation to
the various performances through the day.
+BEtUßßbl^auo&^+^—,,
The following is copied from a band bill, publfbid
at Newburyport.
HERALD OFFICE, Aug. 28.
Yesterday arrived in this port, in 48 days
from Rotterdam, ship Mary, Edm. Wingate,
master, by which we are enabled to present
out.patrons with the following'-
GLORIOUS NEWS.
June 19. OURRENDERED to the French
D arms the town of Ypres ; the
garrison surrendered prisoners of war—all
private property was sacred; The night pre
ceding the surrender of the above place, the
garrison offered to capitulate on . condition
that the French would allow them to fend
out z waggons unfearched, and liberty for
the emigrants to march out unmolested,
which the French refufed, and on surrender
of the garrison 500 emigrants fell victims to
Republican rage.
June 26. This day, report fays; that
the French had taken Ghent, and the peo
ple at Oftend was preparing to leave the place
and that all Flanders was in danger.'
JUNE 29. This day, report fays, that
Oftend is taken by the French, and burnt.
A number of people landed here this day from
Antwerp, and other places that was not in
'peffeffion of the French.<
JULY j. This day 3or 4^ emigrants ar
rived here from Flanders, who feem'd to be
in a fad state, without much baggage, which
shews their flight was precipitate, and some
of them said that it was impossible for the
combined armies to face the French.
t =ttetcrare
<,uly 4?h. This day report fays that the
French have taken Mons; and that the com
bined armies have evacuated Valenciennes.
July sth. This day report fays, that the
French had taken Brussels, and was befleg
ing Sluys. Some pieces of Shells which the
French hove into Sluys were brought here.
An Emigrant from Brussels told here, that it
would be impossible for all the Combined
Powers to face the French, for by their re
quisition they brought into the field 240,000
men.
JAJLT 7th. This day report fays, that
the Emperor of Germany was on the point
of entering into a treaty with the French,
and that the French had taken Sluys.
The English Gy, that the King of Prussia
has used them very ill, after paying him 60
tons of silver for troops,he did not fend them;
but keptthem to guard his own territories.
The affairs between Prussia and Poland, the
accounts of which are various—report fays,
that the Poles had loft a battle.
r JULY 8-h. This evening Report fays,
that there had been a h4rd battle near Bruss
els, between the armies, the French were vic
torious, 40,000 men lay dead on the Field.—
Th; above was published in the Rotter
dam papers from June 19, to July Bth, brot'
by Capt. Wingate.
By the last Mail, ''f
6 We are happy, and with our hearts the
hearts of our Republican readers will rejoice;
in the following—
CONFIRMATION.
From M'Lea#'s Newyork Daily Gazette.
, a NEWYORK, JULY 27.
, rest, afternoon arrived here,
:'" : p '^ e ^ f 5 ° ^ iys from L °°~
don, the Ihip Mohawk, Capt. Alien. I
'By thia arrival pipers have been re
.ceived to the 4th July. They contain
an account of the taking of Charleroi
by the French, and the evacuation ofl
Oftend, at which phee Lord Moira
^hadlanded 8000 men, but was oblig
ed to take them on board again=-lo
there is not a doubt but the French
have taken possession of it. That the
French have taken several other pla
ces, That on the 261 b June the com
bined armies, under the command of
the poke of York and Prince of Or
ange, ip an attempt to relieve Char
leroi, proved urriucce^ful, and were
'driven^ back to Bruffeb, with great
loft, and, that in general, the Fiench
" carried all before them."
'MORE PARTICULAR'.
From Greenhat's Jcurtal of tbijame date.
Late last evening arrived at this
port, the fliip Mohawk, Capt. Alien,
in 50 days from London, and# the
Ihip Prudence, Capt. Palmer, i 0.45
days from Londonderry.
Capt. Palmer was so obliging ^
to cebdua the Editor tin board (in
the stream) late in the evening, anq
to foppiy him with his latest papers,
from which we shall give full derails
in, he second Journal extra, to be is
sued about noon this day. In the
mean time we cannot omit extrading^
the few following paragraphs from
the Northern Star of July 7, as a fore
tafte of the approaching feaft-
ItE—t
LONDON, JULY 1.
" Early on the morning of the 26th
a general attack was made on all the
French posts. The conflict was one
of the most obstinate, that has taken
place fierce the commencement of the
war. It lasted until late in the after
noon, when the allied army, BEAT
EN IN EVERY PART, were fore
ed to retreat with all their cannon to
Halle, which is almost 30 miles dif
tact from the field of battle. r
“ The consequences of the defeat
are obvious. Charferoi immediately
surrendered, and the French, puffing
on CQ Brussels, have, it is said, reduc
ed the Prince of Cobourg to the ne
ce'ffity of retreating from Halle, and
of leaving Brussels to its fate.
“ The governor and the principal
performs had removed to Antwerp on
the day after the battle.
" Last night, we have reafori to
believe, that accounts were received
by .government of the EVACUA
TION of Brussels, which, it is suppos
ed, is now in the possession of the
French.
" It would be absurd to deny that
the Duke of York is in a periloutft.
union. His pofirion at Renaix, is de
fended by a wood io front, and anoth
er in the rear, but his force does not,
amount to more than 12,000 men,
and the enemy in immense numbers ^
are in front, on one of bis flanks; and
i^ the rear.
" The garrison, of Valenciennes,
Conde, and Quefnoy, are, it is Gid,
to be withdrawn, and these places
given up to the enemy.
All communication with Ghent &
Bruges, being now cut off, our letters
contain only intelligence relative to
Oftend. From that town the Ear} of
Moira has marched for the.purpofe of
endeavouringjo effed a junction with
Gen. Ciairfair, who, it was supposed&
would be again attacked by the French
before his Lordship could reach him."
The following HASTY VIEW,
meh the above, must serve to allevi
ate the patience of our readers until
noon. {
After the surrender of Ypres, of
which we have before related, to pre
serve Charleroi (an advantageous post)
the 5 combined armies attempted to
form a junftion, being fevetally com
manded by Cobourg, Orange, Clair
j fayt, B^aulfeu and Y^k—in this :
I ical moment, before the junP.icn war
! completed,' the left of Fichegw, at
tacked the light of the enemy fa plain
field, when a most tremerfduov* con
ffi&enfoed; the enemyVright soon
gave way—at that infant a general °
attack commenced! and, ^fter a car
cage.which is not recorded io hidory,
for three, fucrtfflve days, the whole -
combination of defects tock to their
heels for Brutfe^, where our accounts
leave them in the utmost conftern^
tion, preparing for a more fecutere^
treat. The Duke of Y^k, however,
'teems to be Leaking into Holland, .
by the Scheldt, nor having tan.a-.;
ble, or willing to j^in—Coboo!g„;
Cteirfayr, & Becuticu flood the brunts
Charleroi was taken on the 27th--
Oftend was evacuated, and a detach
ment of patriots ordered to take pef
feffion of it. G°n. Beauties was kill
ed-=the daughter was immense—it
was said the enemy were 170000
Hrong, and the Republicans 250,00.
The Mohawk and Prudence have
each izv passengers, :
GALLICIA, &WMny 23.
The Poles have discovered the secret ofdi
miniihing the number of the enemy, and en~
creating that of their own troops, every de
serter receives fix goldenducats in hand, and
becomes entitled to a small estate in land, at
the end of the war.
The privates who flhill fignalta themselves
are to be ennobled. Kofciu&o has granted
patents of nobility to two* gallant foldiers§
who have diftinguilhed tbemfelvci by their
intrepidity, and he has no less than ,70,006
Polini florins % the stock purse for the en
couragetpeht of Ruffian and Prussian desert
ers.
London, June 18. The irfurrec^
tion io Sardinia is of more lerious na<
tuje than was at firft imagined. One l
hundred and feveocy of the principal
inhabitants have been sent from the '
Inland by the insurgents, among these are t^e
governor of Suffari and the principal officers
of that town. —It is also said in letters from"
Turing that the Sardinians have declared
tnemfelves independent ofthe power of his
Sardinian majesty, and have established a re
publican form of government.
JUNE 20 Letters from Rome fey that
among the peifons fufpeded of being con
cerned in a conspiracy, to assassinate the pope
and overturn the government, are a princess
and three cardinals. If cardinals turn Jaco
bins, the infallibility of the pope will bea
thing " very little to be relied upon."
Charleston, Aug? 1. B/a letter from Franc,;
we learn, that after barvtf grain will not be
wanted, as their cropsprontye to be abundant. 4-
bove double the quantity has been fown,ihat wab
ewer known in one, ear before.
..rtwrimmm—'—
PHILADELPHIA, AUG. 2 1;
By the last accounts from the West
ward. we learn, that the iofurgenfs in
that quarter do not confine their views
to an unlawful opposition to the ex
cise, but aim at independence from
the Atlantic shore. They will not be
so mad, it is to be hoped, as to make
an attempt to attain ghat obj^ by the
sword. A clear navigation of the
Miffifippi is another objed with them.
NEWYORK, AUG. 21.
Extras of a letter, of a late date, from Cbarlej
ton, received this day.
" The French have obtained
two, , victories over Clairfait—
Ciairfait istfhortally wounded.
“ Captain Cross, from Bour-'
deauk, in 37 days, brings news
that the Sans Culottes have con
du&ed the King of Sardinia, and
his two sons to Paris—Courtray,
Menin, Furnes, Ghent, Ypres,
and Nieuport, are all taken by
the French."
Tte American vessels which were under
French convoy, and lately captured by Ad
miral Murray's squadron, and sent into Ha- It
ifax, we are informed have been cleared, and
are on their return to the ports to which the,
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of the vessels will be paid by the captors.