The Mirror — Concord, N.H., 1798-02-13 00:00:00, page 3

^^o^g IrhevJw roifAt the
flatten ot ihe window, expressed
her fear co Mrs. Tempe that f,me
•font were brewing into the
k fe. Mm Temple ridiculed
ht- derm, a, grouodlcft ; and
wot not hire taken fuaher no
lice the miner had not a few
mid 4 convinced her that the
fcr u'rfofpicioas were bur too
* ; founded. Slip accordingly
dressed herfe'lf, and prepared for
ihetonfequence,.
After the vllkta had remained
in the rooms below for the fp%ce
of anhouf and an half, during
which time the, had plundered
them of every thing vatee, the,
afeended the ftair f, and proceeded
fail, chamber adjoining Mrs.
Temple's, where another of the
women fervanti la, ^feep. They/
awoke her, and holding apiftol to
her head, threatened her with im
mediate death if the occafiened
the its alarm. Her rtrohk wan
in the room, which they opehed,
and lockout 30 dolhft They
toe 1 enqU^ed or the femnt if ffie
was thelad, of the house : and
were jirfared io the negative,-
Ac this ioftaoe Mrr. Temple
(with an amiable courage peculiar
co herfelf, and almost amounting
to romantic heroilm) Opened the
door, and preferring herfelf tfthe
ms^who appeared to be the captain
of the gang, enquired hit bufinefi
wi:h her, informed him (he was
the lad, of the boofe, ard rcq#eft
-3 ^ft be treated with delicacy . —
This the mahpromifed, and reli
^ioufl, adhered to. He put coalt
jam her foot stove, infilled on her
taking a cordial which he prepped'
for her to prevent h^r (pith,
#rom being too much depressed,
affined tier frwas fafe under his
. ^oteaion. ard behaved 4 with all
the fang frdd imaginable,
• The ro^bm fl** proceeded to
the otra of their visit ; and, st
to taking hbm M% Temple a
.ptitfe tonuioing five dollar^ 'i-;
mother containing a quantity of
old gold coins, feme Spanith mo
ney with holei drived through,
barknotes to the vafae Sop dql
fo, all the fiiver plate, fomefew
&^a' watch of Mtn. Tempi's, a
blundetbufc 2 piftoh, (one of
which thej Gredin the room) and
a variety of other articles, in value
•mounting to more than 2000
dollars, they left the boufe about
five ip the morning.
Mrs. Temple throughout the
whole of these tranhaions, con
duded herfelf with a manly fori,
tude, and a compofore which as-
Sthemfeires.
embarked lor
ago to pin
imm fervent
be time when
muted. „ ,
it faces bl^
and ,ggon
w*CW
ber, From their coaou& they
appeared rd have a perfea knowl
edge of the house, and of the do
cpeftic concerns of the family.—
Their chief profeffed co have
, tyro Ma. Temple i, Boston,
ata time when aoverfe cucum
ftincea bad not reduced him to
the oeceffity of following an oc
cupation at once so dif.gtee.ble &
^Mooda,^ morniog about 2
o'clock, a daring robbery and
buteUry was committed at the
the k°ep a r of the house, arofc at
the aia^m, and while defceoding
the Qrirs was fired on, and then,
knocked down. He fa*6ve taenf
four of whom were blacked, &
r ^be fi^h wrha white frock om™
bis head. T^e Plains took M.
Fisher up flairs, beat hit wife, and
then tied them together by the
neck. They placed a guard b^r
an old man, who was lytg to a;
rochet room, end then proceeded '
to ransack the hocfe of whatever
cath they could find, with feveral'
,articles of value, such as fover
fpoocs, clothing, &;—They
were all arm^d w,^h (word#/
' =twir3^3^^
MASSACHUSETTS.
BOSTON, PEP ,
The United /State# at thii e
ventfu! period, hit but a choice
of difficulties.— Their citizens,
must either patiently endure the
continueion of the depredation!
an their tommerce- : 'JLtrperrtl
their navigation entire!, —arm;
their vtflfeh—or, iofift, that the
government, which will ^ot prof
teatheir lawful trade, tyffi com
pensate them for all fpoifacioni on,
the ocean. On Monday tex?,
Congreb will enter da the great
queffioD—to arm—or be plun
dered:- The member# who com
pole the Councils of the United
Stater, coming or they do firm
all parts of ihtU ion, certainly 'pol^
left the beff information, ira will
undoubtedly decide 66 the greats
question which will be before hem,|
wbh dignity, fi^mrefi and justice.
We underhand, that or
ders will be immediately if-'
sued for muttering the 80,000;
requifcion; troops. < To be
prepared for war is the belt
mean to pre fervepeacr.
Injurrroion at Ge^d.aloupe. 1
We learn by an aruty at Glou'
cefter, on Wedm!ay ball; frem
Guadaloope, th^t a co^fider&ble |
infurreaion of the bUk<jf &tj
Island hid taken place—that about
200 whites were massacred—but;
that at length the ITurgents were
overpowered, and the ulual order
restored. The following article,
confirmsthe intelligence, and gives.
other particulars.
From New Ler.den, Jan. 31.
Arrived here on Friday lift,
brig Juno, Fair field, 20 days from
Guadaloupe. Mr. Charles Cam
bell, the mate, informs that three
days previous to faring, m infur
reaion to k place at Guidalbupe
and Marigatan e Three & camp
ment« of negroeb and mula&oe#,
together wnh feme whirs (mak
ing in cumber about 15^0) were
formed in the beighbeu hood of
Point-Petre. Vidor Hughes sent
a military force againff them, who
defeated and to< k 50 of them prit
onere % among whom were three
of their chiefs, who were imprif
ened| the 50 men were ordered
to be put co death.^Hughes had
become extremely unpopular, and
it was supposed rhe; infurrtaiori
would hot easily be foppreffed.—
Adeteaion hid takert place a
mong the while fnldiers, and^the
utmost vigitance was used to pre
vent them from deferring , which
they did in confiJerabte numbers.
I!^^ ^^ >7'V' FFM 7.
OUR EXTRA ENVOYS. ;f
We are tired of faying, we have
nothing wherewith to gratify the
anxiety of the public on this fab-,
jea.^ ^ ffiould text happy to
communicate good news from the,
.far country they nGJe io, at out
readers would be to pe.oie it j
^^QM PHILAD. Rtf t.
"You will nave heated ot the
HiamelfU conduct of the Vermont
Lyon, jo the Houle,, aid of the
4@# g^fee of the Mem.
bers oathe fubjrT The issue
it not knowo^ but every perlon
here wither, the wretch who could
so far forget hi, cut, a, one of
the, Reprcfen@ives.of, great no
fib?, at to fpitin a Mtmbe^'s face,
may be rumbled headlong our of
the House, sod feat to his den to
bear the (corn cd reproach of ev
ery friend to decency, and dignity
of manners. The business of
aiming will not come,on until af
iter tomethieg ii heard from out
Envoys tt Paris, and when that
will be Omnifctence Only canton
fee."
^Robberies ate terfi rife „ the
fcothw&id ; tQ( in artrecity that
mentioned io the fobtequCT.letter
(U< dr unpataiieied toshe acnahof;
infamy. We have 4ome dcuboi
pfit, ao h^rmeby § but it wai
fended p> on Saturday, by a gen
\t!gro¥l„ell. ac^ioi^
Johnson, aod ^ffiro ut, sharper;
@| are gone iodearch of the mur
dert% By ihePoftmaik# on the
letter, it must have come from
New-York.
Staff of Amtricc, %#. 17981
MADAM,'
I am one of these people who
fulfill on the fpoib of the traveller,
tycif the fpaik of humanity was
entirely txtinguifhed from my
breaß, you would never gain thii,
or any other information of a per
son who was very dear to you—
you wib of cou:(e heap curfea on
Hit vihint who have deprived
you of your husband.—But. your
curfa or bfeffif gi i, a matter of
fot^^ence, „ lam vyell allured
hat every precaution nectfary,
is taken for our security.
As my wcrd % was passed far
tffifytylgence, these lines will
find a conveyance to you, and op
perate for your iHeteft hereafter.
You must know, Madsm,
that it was my fortune, with two
;or three of my sffjciatet, to fall fa
with &Mr. Oiver Jqh:fon; alter
taking from him cath to the a
mount pf about eighteen hundred
dollars, we mutually agreed lor
our own Security, to dilpatch the
(aid Olver Joheforg and inform
ed him pl our determination.
Immediate), when he sos hi#
fate determined upon, he craved
these two favours, viz. That we
wqu'd write 10 his family, which
he Grid lived in Weftmoreland, and
direa the letter to be left at the
Post Office in Walpole (N. H.) to
inform you cf his late, and hi#
last rtqueft it, that Col. Jofrph
Burt, and Ezra Pierce, Admioifter
upon the tftate, and wifhei them
to ^ffift bis distressed family.
T&tbe <wrfe of Oliver JOHN
SON, late e, Wifm^rttod.
I^ ^ A ifne Copy——Alfeft, J
THOM AS K. GREEN,O Sil^.
JOB F. BROOKS,# if %
JOSEPH BURf, (mor^rt
JOSEPH BUFFUM. J
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CONCORD,
TUESDAY, FiBRUA&* 13.1798.
HRESI ,
On Tuesday evening ^fi, the Meeting
Hbafe ih Bofcawen, was @ op fa ty
some malicious person, and entirely, con
femed. The incendiary not yet difcov
rre^^^' : ^'v^r& : ^''
At Button, on the ^ top. a fire broke §
out in bite of the doffing rooms m Fed
era! S reel Theatre, and totally itfirmed
the inside of perhaps one at the oo± ele
gant buildings in + U S.— leaving no
tying ouconfemeu but the brick w^lfe.
Died, on Saturday morning laft,of the
canker ratih, Edward, a second ch!l
whom Mr. Emmons has left by tnis dis
order. Alfo,a Child of Mr. Joseph
CleaSsk,jun. ot the famediforder.
ELECTION EEKING.
FOR THE MIkROR.
Mr. Davis,
"T 'HE time approaches when we mail
X be tailed upon to give our luffing
es tor a new, Representative t> cur State
Legiftnore, which convene at H%kin.
ton in June. As it is of confrquence to -
the character of the town, that its rep
relentation fhowld be refpedabe, we have
thought it most advisable, " b, b and
nvilb advice of Council," to nominate
Jacob Abbot, Esq
as the Man ; whom we believe, ifekaed
for the ensuing year, will give tie meft
Credit to the place, and the most Tatis
fadion to the inhabitants.
;majority.
FRIEND D,hS,•
[0 ARCH Meeting approaches—and al
Senator for the Bth Diftria must be
chefen. The cffic is important, and
requires a m>n to fill it not only to be
acquainted wi h the internal interests of
the State, but wi;h its civil and foreign
relations, as conftitutiog a part of the
Union. He ought not only to be versed
in our municipal k\s, bur with the km
of nations, and the great elements efjl
- As fact
Charles Walker, Esq.
is recommended, and it known to poffeft
such abilities and integrity as entitle him
to the confidence of the public.
IMPARTIALITY.
MR. DAVIS
AS Town Meeting is near athawd, I beg
leave to nominate, thro' the sedium^f
your paper, for our Representative the
ensuing year,.
William A. Kent, Esq.
as a gentleman every way qualified for,
and meriting the ft ition- His abilities,
charades judgment and integrity, are
too Well kdown to need continent— Let
us than unite and give him our fuff ages.
AN ELECTC&
Mr. DaVis,
FOR a Senator for the ssh ciftrid, 1
would thark you to mention c
John Bradley, E'q.
bas a petfon every way worthy or the fuf
frages of his fellow citizens. He h?s been
a reputable member in the Hose of Rep
refenwives— -His character is well known
—His integrity and "federal principles
none will doubt He is the man [
would therefore urge in his favor, and
hope the people will give him theprefcr
ence at the approaching eteaion.
A FEDERALIST.
FRIEND bAVIS,
/ HAVE alwa, tufa ,%r,*,/*, and a#
subat feme ,o,h call An Old Ploughs
Jogger."—/ ban always observed that
just before March meeting,you freitnt w with
a long train of Candidates, banded by fora*
of your larned men I 'fr'«, fa Ri,e,nta
ti% Senator, 13c. 13c. This they call 'Lec
tioneering. As for say part lata not much,
acquainted with these technical terms— M,
education is not Colkgeebk ; neither do m,
abilities found literally — But, Mr Printer,
1 bale a „or opinion of theft marchers,
lawyers, &r. which the, talk, much about
at bring honorable, abilitable, 'tegritable,
&£. As for us farmers, we don't want forth
an extravagant man—l want a man that
can go for le, than two dollars a day, when
money isfofcarce— Ifoall therefore vote,witfr
the ref of my brother farmers, for
'Squire Bradley, or Captain
Benj. Emery.
They are good [old Farmers; and 1 ima
gins it « ill bi for the inters, of the town to
/end one of the, ton. Brother Farmers, let
us try it =— Now I am for baling a Gro.
near she middle of thr State. Ifbali vote for
Judge Walker.x
If ,on'*ijb for a good Councillor, 1 @7
nominate fAMtS SHErfFE, Erf, as it
ftatable teientifill that cff:t=md
Henry Gerrifh, Esq.
as Senator for the ^Fd:ftria. New for a
Recorder of Deeds —We bfy always been
troubled to fend to the remote corner of th
State to get- our Deeds receded— 1, ue fol
at intertft, Qt foeU be for remroirgrbss of*
file to a more central part ythe Stau==l
think t^at
; } Charles Walker, I^^%^
"f^f'"^!^"^ r^f
AN OLD FARMER: