The Mirrour — Concord, N.H., 1794-04-28 00:00:00, page 2

Late Domestic Intelligence.
-Virginia.
Winchester,) DY a gentlehm from
march 31. ,D Alexandria we learn,
that the beginning of lift week three vessels,
belonging to that port, which had been car
fied into the Weftindies by British cruisers,
arrived there. The fad, therefore, of the
Britiftr King's proclamation to liberate all
American vessels in the Weftindies, iris pre
sumed is now fufficiently established. We
also hear, the proclamation extends to far as'
to fpecify a reparation for all damages sus
tained by the American vessels illegally cap.
tured and detained in their ports.
Important Intelligence.
Baltimore, APRIL s. —We are informed
that a Barbadoes taper has been seen con.
tailing ah ord& of his Britannic Majesty's,
.under date of the 20th of Jan. that all mon
ies arising from the sale of American prizes
fooufd be referred in the hands of the agents
of thelhips of war by which < hey Were cap-;
thuds of the wool of animals and orfe
third of the hair of men and women.
A petition was made praying the Con
vention to au/horife these eftablith
ments—referred to a committee of
commerce.\.
LONDON, JAN. 8. Poland is report
ed co have joined the league against
France, and offered to fend an army
of 15 000 men confiding mostly of
tavakf.
In one of the lift fittings in the Ja
cobins in France, Dubois Crance pro
posed thar the following question
ihou'd be put to all members previ
ous co their election into the society ;
" What have you done that would
insure you to be hanged, if a counter
revolubotr should betff&d ?" This
propofuioo however, was not acceded
to.
teOVRDEAuX,)nrtHE military com
dec. 20. ) I mission proceed!
in a revolutionary manner ; the head#
of conspirators fall on the (caffold.—
The fafpeded are shut up till peace
shall be concluded ; and the moderate,
the indifferent, and egotists, are pun
ched by rhe purse.
Lately all the adors-of the grand
theatre, to the number of 68, were ar
rested. It was a focus of anftocracy,
we have destroyed it. On the even
ing before, the theatre was Surround
ed, when there were upwards ot 2000
perfont in it ; and all fufpeded per
sons, who were re-united in great num
bers, were imprisoned ; the fame night
200 capital merchants were arrested,
and seals put on their papers $ and the
military commission will soon do them
justice.
The guillotine, and great fines, will
purify the merchants, and will exter
minate the monopolizers and money
changers. Reason makes here a great
progress ; all the churches have been,
shut : Plate arrives in great plenty at
the mint, and on the decades we fhail
celebrate the feaft of liberty. The
forced loan succeeds rapidly, 250.000
livres were y+ fterdav poured into the
receiver's chest. Bourde^ux will con
tribute more than one hundred mill
ions to the Repubiick ['Tis thus
they finance in France.]
Every year F^ore imported fix
million pounds of foreign Wool for
the making of cloth. She has shut
up her ports, and matter# of the fiift
nec^ffity are abfolwely wanting.
In confeque.ee it has been propof
cd to eftabiilh new marufaaories of
&ctraa from thi ,&srnil de France, pvlifadby
Eniexnr Feuillant, No. 394-
cloth, in which (hall be used only two
Latest Foreign Intelligence.
ARTS AND TRADES.
England.
France.
The Captain of the brig arrived yesterday
in 18 days from Martinique informs us, that
the British forces^ had not got poffeffioh of
Fort Bourdon, in Martinique, on the 20th
March, they were erecting new Batteries a 1
gainft it every day. A great Mortality pre-'
vailed in the British Fleet,, and among their
troops on land ; sick and wounded were car
ried in great numbers every day to the hos
pitals. Upwards of 50 fail of Americans lay"
in St. Pierre's. Two Captains whole vessels,
were taken from them in Martinique, came
passengers in the above brig ; one belong
ing to Philadelphia, the 01 her to Providence,,
Rhodeifland. All rhe American sailors are
confined in a PRISON SHIP, except 60,
who were pressed on boarfy^he fleet
By the schooner ———, from Norfolk,
arrived yesterday, we are' politely ^ffured
that the Embufcade lately fell in with the
Haffar, British frigate, and a Bermudian pri.
1
present war. Bravo!
Yesterday Mr. John Spear arrived at this
port, 14 days from St. Martins. He assures
us that the New inftrudions from the Court
of St. Jameses have produced no kind of es
fed in the Weftindia Blinds. The British
cruizers continue to capture every Ameri
can vessel without diferimination, and carry
them into port for lawful adjudication. And
from this " outrage on common honesty"
no vessel is exempt whether destined to a
French, a Dutch or even a British port.
Mr. Spear's own vessel and cargo were con
demned, altho' the Judge admi ted that
,Mr. Spear was a native of America, arid that
both the vessel and cargo were evidently his
property. Better yet !
We have since learnt from the best
authority, that the above account is
true, and that in the fleet are 7 fail of
the line.
We hear that a disorder rages in Newha
ven, which appears to baflie the skill ofihe
physicians ; many die with it in forty eight
hours after they are attacked. The Stu
dents of Yale College are all dismissed in con.
feqnence of that mortality.
The flhip Lord Middleton, is taken by the
French privateer schooner Sans Parielle.—
It is also reported that the French Frigate
Ambuscade has captured the British Frigate
Huffar*
luted, until it should be known what part
the United States or America will take io the
PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 5. A tefo
lurioo was moved in the House of
Representatives by Mr. Clark—the
purport of which it, to interdict all
commercial intetcoufe between the
United Statas and Grearbritain, until
reparation and fari^aion be made to
the citizens of the United States, for
the losses occafiooed by the depreda
tions and fpoilationt of Brinth cruizers
on the commerce of this country—
and until the Weftern Pofti (hall be
delivered up.' —The resolution to cake
effed from the day of —laid
on the table.
APRIL 8. Letters from Newvoik
by this day's mail, fay, that reports
are received, by veffel# from the Weft
indies, that a French fleet is arrived
there.
The confideraribn of Mr. Davton'
motion for the frqueftration 01 Briulh
property, was further postponed this
day.
newyork, APRIL 12 By Capt. Stan
ton, arrived on Thursday in the packet Apol
lo, from Newport, Rhodeiflind, we have the
following marine intelligence :
The schooner , Capt. Samael Jeffers,
arrived there on Sunday the 6th inst. from
Cape Francois. On his passage he was
taken by a Bermudian Pirate bearing a Com
mission from the King of sea robbers. The
crew were all taken except the Captain and
mate, and a prize master and hree hands
put dn board, to carry the schooner Yor Adju
dication, alias Condemnation. They had pof
session of her for several days, till Capt. Jef
fers seizing a pair of pistols, while two of the
pirates were below secured the other two;
and with the assistance of his mate, after
calling them from below, 'put them all in
irons, and in 14 days brought her fafe into
Newport,with 6000 dollars in cash on board.
A few days before his arrival, his mite
fell overboard, and it was with much diffi
culty Capt. Jeffers got him on board again*
Same day arrived at Newport, a brig from
Wilmington, N. Carolina, in distress bound ;
toEurope.
A Malignant Fever which rages among the
troops belonging to the British king, seems
to be as much deftrudive as the calamities
of war
vateer, which She engaged, both together,
and after an obstinate battle, took, and sent
them into that port, where they had fafely
arrived last Thursday. Our informant adds,
that the Capt. of the Embufcade, finding
then jointly of superior force, nailed his col
ours to the ftaff, and swore, with his (hips
company that they would take them or fink !
On Wednefda, the 4th ult. James
Russell, Robert Shannon, and Wil
liam Cox, on their way from Nafh
vilie to Knoxville, were ambufeaded
on the Cumberland Mountain 18
milts from South Weft' Point, by a
party ot Indians, consisting of about
25, who fired on them, and wounded
Russell through the body and arm.
Riffdl and Shannon were coming
from General Roberson to Gwern
our Blount, with public dispatches.
That these men were not killed, may
be counted among miracles. The
lads refpeding this tranfaaion are as
follow : As these men passed Olid's
river, the preceding day they discov
ered a fire which induced them to
push forward about 14 milei, when
they turned off the road and laid out
all night, judging they would be
followed by Indians, The nex fmorn
ing they kept the woods 4 miles be
fore they struck the road, and find
ing no sign of Indians, they pursued
their rou^ in confidence that they had
not been difcoveted ; but they had
not proceeded above half a mile, when
they found chemielves in a well cho
sen spot for an ambufeade, furround
by Indians, the molt diftanc of whom
was wi bin 30 feet —They all fired,
and many of them threw their tom
ahawks, without doing any inju r y
except to Russell ; the ball which
struck him was turned in its direction
by a large metal button, or it would
have passed through the most vital
part of his 'body—Mr. Russell is now
at the blopk house, South Weft Point,
under the care of a Turgeon, and it is
hoped the wound will not prove mor
tal.
HARTFORD, APRIL ~
Extrafl of a letter from a gentleman in Newyork,
to bis friend in this city, dated March 30.
'' Publick affairs wear a gloomy afpe&,
and are every day changing. Five days ago,
a war was soon expected — fix per cents at
16/9. The last inftrudions of the Brjtilh
Court arrived on Thursday evening, and
flocks rose 4or 5 per cent. Yesterday he
Philadelphia Mail brought Mr. Dayton's
resolutions for sequestering British debts—
and down goes flock again. The Embargo
has taken place and business is at a stand.—
I believe we shall get through without war;
but it will be because France is fuccefsful,
and will reduce her enemies to a humiliating
situation. Franceis now a match for all Eu
rope, Russia excepted ; and file will com
mence an offensive war the enfuiog campaign.
She has a million or more of difciplin'd troops
and a treasury fpll of specie. Our most diffi
cult talk will be to keep our own padions
under—restrain he spirit of licentiousness
which begins to appear among our hot heads,
and prevent the fatal effects of internal fac
tions. The efforts made toftrengthen oppo
sition to our government by establishing de
mocratic societies in all quarters of the coun
try, breathe a spirit of hostility which to me
is alarming. It was this plan of uniting the
scattered forces of fadion into a system, that
has'enabled the Jacobins to break down all
oppofipon in France, to overturn all order
and morality, and fill that country with
blood. In this manner a good government
may be destroyed, as well as a bad one ; for
these popular societies are moved by poffion
.nd party spirit, and are always under the in
fluence of violent demagogues, whole bufi
On the fith inst. a company of 13 per
sons, amongst which Was one Hartgrove, car
rier of the United States mail, between Dan
ville and Hawkins Court House, on their
way in from Kentucky, were attacked in the
wilderness by a large party of Indians—four
of the company were killed, and one wound
ed—Hartgrove, in endeavouring to effeft his
escape, was thrown from his horse in Rich
land Creek, and broke three of his ribs. Our
information is not fufficierit to enable us to
fay what became of him afterwards. His
horse and the mail, however, were secured by
the remnant of the company which escaped
the fury of the savages, and taken back to
Kentucky.
INDIANS!
nefs is to raise jealotrfies & diContents where
no real evil exists. People may think little
of such things in the beginning ; but if I
know any thing of hiftory or human nature,
it is a serious question, whether, if the war
continues in Europe, two years longer, we are
not to fuffer another revolution. All the
steadiness and good sense of eastern republi
canism will be necessary to keep the vessel of
state from foundering in these florins of pop
ular freaks and passion.
P. S. Genet has shaved his head and put
on the " mantle of mourning :" that is, he
has cut his hair short and goes in very plain
dress. In this he imitates his crountrymen
in France ; but he i§ still plotting mifchief.
The democrats in this tewn have been try
ing tome time to put a mark upon their op
polers,the y£u^ moderate republicans. It is
said by some of them, that they have taken
down the names of those pe ple whom they
call tories and ariflocrats —that is, such cool
men as stand by the laws of the country, and
will not join in all their noise and parade.—
Genet has at last fixed upon a badge of dif
tin&ion ; a democratic button ; and weare
well arfured the manofa&urers are employed
in making them. This but on is to be worn
by all the fadion ; and those who refufe or
negled, will be considered as tories. I need
not mention the ill effeds of such a difiinc
tion—the unfoeial passions, the jealousy, the
hatred that may spring from such a trifle—
It will be obvious that the harmony of socie
ty may be thus disturbed ; and on some pub
lick occafin, when a mob (hall be colleded,
this diftindion will mark out objects of pop
ular fury."
Extra& of another latter, dated Feb. I 1/L
We have wrote you particularly
about the Algerine business—it is bad
as can be; the Troce was made on
the 12th of September last for 12
months, and we hear this day there
are eleven fail of ftrocg armed flhip;
without the (heights.
Admiral M'Bride, it is fiid is or
dered to cruise on the ' American
coast, with 4 feveoty four#, 5 forty
fours, and 3 Ingres.
Gapes. Burchmore and Ome ar.
rived last week from the Weftindies
—their vessels and cargoes condemn
ed.
We learn that no vessels had been
tried at Dominica from the time of
the arrival of the last inftfudiona t@
the B:hu!t.
The last accounts are to the 12th
February, via. Newlondon. Nothing
paruculary new. Intelligence of a
truce between Spain and France, was
in circulation there. Orders were
published in Littwin, for the restora
tion of all French, property taken by
the Portuguese which indicates -that
Portugal wili not jon the league a
gainst France.---Provifion^ were scarce
at I fb>n~ =and at Cauiz, flour was at
15 dollars per barel, wheat two dol
lars, and corn 7/6 per bufhek
Extras of a letter from a re/pedable House in Lis
bon, to their friend in this town, Feb. io.
We are forty to lay, that Colonel
Humphreys has returned froro_G&
raltar without having been ,able to ef
fect any thing refpe&ing Peace or
Truce with Algiers 3 And we believe
noth;ng wilt be done with these Pira
tical Scoundrels, till America shall,
like the European Powers, offer the
Sword in one hand and the Purse
in the other. Last faturday a Por
tuguese Schooner, from the Streights,
brought certain advice of the Alge
rines being our ; with one of which,
a 16 gun Brig, she spoke to the north
of Cape St. Vincents. — Befoie this
the greater part of the. Americans
here had determined to fail the day
after to-morrow, tired with the delay
of the second convoy, which has been
promised them for about a month,
by this Court, now however not one
dare stir, and they have no other rem
edy than wait with patience, till Mr.
Chuirch, who is continually applying
for it, can obtain from the secretary
of State the appointment of vessels
for said Convoy and day of their de
partore.
BOSTO N, April 16.
From LISBON.