The Mirrour — Concord, N.H., 1794-09-01 00:00:00, page 2

LONDON, JUNE 21. The Committee tfl
American Merchants had an interview with
Mr. Pitt, on Saturday last, to know whetherl
they might with confidence prepare their
goods for the American markets, as usual;
I or whether-,under the existing circumftanc
- { es, the alarm of a rupture yvas Sufficiently
.grounded to make them hefitate'in execut
?ing the orders they had received? Mr. Pitt
declined - giving them any advice as to exe
curing their orders ; he said he was happy in
being able to assure .them, that the govern
ments of the two countries were disposed to
preserve a good understanding ; but it could
not be concealed, that Jacobin dodrines had'
made their way into America to such an ex
tent as to make it doubtful what would be
the issue of the differences now to be fettled.
He trusted however, that they would be
guided by moderation and wifdomin the pro
positions they had to make to this country,
and the Gen leman whom they, had deputed,
on the occasion, would find his Majesty's
Ministers earnestly disposed to preserve the
peace which so happily subsists between the
two countries.
JUNE 22. Those Powers in the North of
Europe who have long, under the mask of an
affected Neutrality, been fupposting the
cause of the general enemy of order and gov
ernment, as well as the United States of A-,
merica, the people of which have long fliown
a disposition to give the most active aid to:
France, will now scarcely provoke the enmity
of Britain, whose naval superiority is eftab
,Mihed beyond the luftre of any former period,
however bright, of her hiftory. This vido
• ry then, so flattering to the national pride,
and so truly honourable to the national cha
rafter, will probably have saved us from a
war with two other European Powers, and
the transatlantic States
FRENCH HEROISM.
Extrad of a Letter from a Lieut, of out of Lord
Hogue's Fleet.
(" The Mutius Sca^ola was one of
the best fought ships belonging to the
French, in the late adion. She was
engaged with the Orion for five hours,
during one of which the men could
°be picked off the guns with piftoli;
" The Captain of the Mutius Sefc
vola was a man of the most undaunt
ed courage. During the adion he.
fun 20 of hi# men through their bo
dies for attempting to desert their
quarters. He was easily distinguish
ed by a lar^e bonnet rouge, ornament
ed round the bottom with gold fringe.
He had only one arm ; but whether
the other was (hot off in the adion,
I have not been able to afeertain.
" After the engagement was over,
1 went on board the French Chip La
Jufte; the officers of which told me
that The had not (offered, so much, as
the other ships, having only loft 300
men.
46 The finking of the Vengeur was
one of the most awful fights I ever
beheld. She went down within a
quarter of a mile of our ffiip. We
had not a tackle to hook to a boat,
and bur main yard was gone.
“ The Roller cutter went with a
brnsi fix boats to save the crew of the
Vengeur, but when her main detk
guns came on a level with the water,
the boats rowed back, the fusion be
ing so great as to render itimpoffible
for them to proceed nearer the ship.
Her upper works remained upon the
furnace of the water, to our astonish
ment, for the space of 20 minutes at
the expiration of that time the funk,
thecrev univerfallv crying out Vive
La Repute ! Vive La Liberte 1
The tea hot shot fired by the
French did considerable deal of dam
age. The B utus, a large frigate cut
down from a line of battle ships, was
employed in heating ffiot. Sbe paff
ed,within gunshot of us and killed 8
men on board the Queen." ™^
Defeat of the Poles.
BERLIN, JUNE 9., A Messenger
arrived here this day from the Prus
sian army in Poland, He brings m
' telligence that on the 6thjolt tin Pro^
ffian Majesty attacked the Polilh PY
. triots ueder G^n.etal Kofdufko, near.
Geekozing. , After a bloody battle of
I/Jour hours the Poliln , Gen. was fort
-6d to yield tonhe superiority of the
^ force, arid to retreat., Hit
I retreat, however, was conducted in a
I maflerly manner, and his Prussian Ma
jesty did not think proper to follow
him. The number of the killed and
wounded on the part of the Patriot
was iodo.—They loft also 15 pieces
of cannon.—Our loft is said to be
near 10TO. — Prince Louis, who with
the dragoons of Biberftein firft broke
the ranks of the enemy, was made a
Major General on the field of battle.
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Domeflic Articles.
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ftp \ WINCHESTER, AUG. 4.
I HE following melancholy accident hap
penedthe firft ult. at Shelbyville, Kentucky.
A difference happening between Maj. Shan
non and Mr. Feite, an affray tock place, in
which Major S. stabbed Mr. F. in the breast
with a dirk, of which wound he died within
half an hour aftfr he received it. After re
ceiving the wound, Mr F. threw a stone at
Major S. which struck him on the head and
fractured his scull. An inflamation succeed
ed, and his life was despaired of when our in
formant left that place, being then speech
less. We firice learn that he is dead.
On Wednesday last Opiamingo, and the
rest ofthe Chickasaw Indians, passed through
this town, on their way home from Philadel
phia. We hear the President of the United
States, has honoured feme of the Chiefs with
officers commissions in the army, and that
they are to lead on a chosen band of warriors
against the hostile tribes opposed to General
Wayne.
Baltimore, aug. 11. Capt. Lombard
in 21 days from St. Thomas's, informs, that
previous to his departure from that place, in
formation had been received of Admiral Jer
vis's having withdrawn all his forces from
Guadaloupe, except two frigates, which he
left to crude off that Island.
PHILADELPHIA, AUG. 9. By the
arrival of Capt. Tremble at Fort Mif
flin, from Dominique, the truly dis
tressing mtelhgence is received of the
death# of Mr. Higginfon, at Domi
k nique, and of Mr. Rhea, his brother
in-law.' Mr#. Higginfon is, we learn,
on board Capt, T ? # vessel.
By the fame conveyance, informa
tion is received, that Admiral Jervis
has left Guadaloupe, and is arrived at
Dominique.
Aug. it, Gen. Neville and Maj.
Lenox arrived in town last Friday from
the weftern country —they wen, down
the Ohio as far as Marietta, and from
thence croffed'the wilderness to Vir
ginia.
We are assured that the above gen
tlemen found the people in the weft
ern counties of Virginia, well dispos
ed to support the laws of the Union,
and very generally reprobating the
condud of the rioters in this state.—
The public papers from that quarter
hold that language— indeed it is the
language from eyery part of the Un
ion whence intelligence has been re
'ceived.'^ r °.
Aug. 14. A person arrived in town
from Pitifburgh, on Tuefday night
last—the intelligence by him is sub
stantially as follows: That the meet
ing proposed to be held in Braddock's
field last Friday week, took place—
that between four and 5000 persons,
in arms, were supposed to be present
'—that the whole body marched from
thence to Pitifburgh—that they sent
a deputation to Major Butler, com
manding officer of the continental
troops in the garrison there £ inform
ing him, rak the movement of the
people towards Pitifburgh was merely
tb fee their friendi, and that they had
no hostile intention, refpediog the
garrison or public ftoret.
That Major Butler informed them
he was under no apprehenfiuni, but if
they meant to keep out of danger they
muff not come within reach of his
cannon—that the .whole body took a'
circuitous diftaot route by the tort-*
entered and marched thro' the town
and dispersed. fr
{* We are further informed, th^t Ma
jor Isaac Craig, of Pittsburgh, has
been proscribed by tte rioters—butb
1
Ifafe within the fort—We also learn,
that Meffri. Findley, Smilie and Gal.
latin are indefatigable in their exer
tions amonri! the people to restore
peace and good order.
The military stores sent on from
this city some time ago, have arrived
tafe at Pittsburgh.-
There are no certain accounts in
town of the insurgents having inter-,
cepted the provisions, &c. intended
for Gen. Wayne's army.
Newport, aug. 12. Last Friday ar
rived in this harbour, the British schooner
St. George, prize to the French frigate La
Concorde. She was from Jamaica, bound
to Novafcotia, her cargo consists of forty five
puncheons of rum, 15 of which were put on
I board the Concorde.
august Is. Last Wednesday arrived at
this port; the Britiflt brig -of about
120 tons, prize to the French privateer
schooner Sans Pareille. She was from Turks
Island, loaded with Salt, Rum, and Molasses,
bound to New-Brunfwink; (Novafcotia.)
The prize master's name is John Baptiste
Bernard, who came on shore, and the next
day was taken up and was confined in our
gaol, in consequence of a Proclamation issu
ed by the Governorir of Southcarolina, offer
ing a reward of • # for ap
prehending said Baptiste, for murdering in a
most barbarous manner a citizen of Charlef
* ton. ^. . ''
BOSTON, August 20.
FROM S%, DOMINGO.
An account of the massacre which took
place at Fort Dauphin, the, 7th of July, at
II o'clock in the morning, brought by Mr.
Simon, of Philadelphia, wfowas there irran
American yeffel at that time.
" Monday the 7th of July, at.ll o'clock
in the morning, arrived at -Fort Dauphin a
Spanish friar, escorted by fix guides, coming
from Laxabon ja small borough, 4 leagues
distant from Fort Dauphin) several persons
enquired what news he brought. ' He an
swered. None, and said ail was very fafe. —
About an Hour after Jean Francois (General
of the banditti who has always been upon
good terms with the Spaniards) and Benja
min, his firft Captain, entered the city, with
§ or 600 negroes, and 58 mounted on horse
back. In that number there was about 400
armed with guns, the others had only fwotds
and cudgels. -When they arrived at the mar
ket, Jean Francois ordered them to kill with
out diAfodion all the French <wbite pofle.
“ No sooner was the order given, when
the banditti separated in all the Greets of the
city,but the greatest part assembled upon the
sea fide, where a great number of white peo
ple had met together, without arms, to get
on board the vtffele that were in the bay ;
but in vain : they were all massacred with
out mercy, while the fame feene was afted in
the different quarters of the city. This hor
rible daughter lifted till fix or 7 o'clock at
night. Though a great number were killed
in their houses during the night. A few
days after, the account of the dead given to
one Dupinois, who a&s as secretary to Jean
Francois, amounting to 742, amongst whom
were three women, not including a great
number that have been drowned. There was
at that timeat Fort Dauphin 7 or 800 regular
troops. Some of them were even under arms
Upon the market place, beholding with in
difference that horrible Daughter, and used
to fay loudly that it was what the French
deserve. A few of the unhappy victims fled
to them, being pursued by the negroes, but
the unfeeling Spaniards pointed their bayo
nets at them. The cry of those villains dur
ing the massacre was Leng live the King !
The unhappy Le Ray Dumaine was killed
by the Spaniards, and Mr. Carabas, who
swam to save himfelf, and rested on the cable
of r Spanish sloop, was pursued by the crew
with their oars.
,'Seven or eight Frenchmen whowere
fettled at Laxabon for some years past, had
their houses plundered of every thing by the
inhabitants of the fame place on the Sth of
J ul y-.
" The fame gentleman broughtwith him
a lift of 120 names of the unfortunate vic
tims.
“ Two Americans are miffing, and are
supposed to have shared the fame fate."
Extraßtf a letter from a rejpaable bouftin Liv
•er,&cl, 64tea the 29'b 'June. .;t
“ Had it not been for the uncertainty of
pltie times, the Aftrea, would have made a
great freight out, but at present our manu
@to„ are afraid to ship, in consequence of
some of your members of Congress having
'$ proposed a fequeftrationTof British property ,
therefore UhtiltonfiddaCe is restored, we erf
;pa there will be but few goods Whipped for
:Affifla,uffe hpvweyery radon to believe
the inratfopiof our government are pacific
towards America. We confefs many on your
„§fide i have fuffered confidetable by our cruif.
>ers is the Weftindies. But Mr. Pitt has
'promifed restitution to the fufferrowho can
prove their losses ; this we trust will recon-^
I cile matters."?
Englifo Revolutionary Symptoms.
Extraa of a letter from a gentleman in Leadm, to
bis friend in Boston, gated June 8.
" I have not heard a single person speak in
favour of the war with France, except he en-1
joyed a place or pension under government.l
You may judge of the apprehension of minis
ters, when I inform you that I cannot walk
' theJtreets in the city without meeting nearly
one third as many soldiers as inhabitants ;
three months ago it was a rare thing to fee a
soldier in the city, except at night at the
bank. The livery stables and taverns with
in five miles of London have from Bto ten
light horse quartered on them, which they
are obliged to maintain or give up their li
cence, which many have done, not being a
. ble to maintain them, for they are allowed no
pay. There is three regiments of soldiers to ~
be encamped in Hyde- Park next week, where
they are to remain for the summer."
d! letter from a rejpefiable gentleman in London, l
to bit bit friend in Boston, of tb, date of June 7,
relates among a variety of interfiling information
tbefollroing: ^^
“ Ata meeting about a month ago, of the
London Constitutional Society,at the Crown
and Anchor, a dinner was given, it being the
Anniversary offaid Society. Our behaviour
(for I was present) alarmed government very
much; and finc'e fleh, a great many men
who Were present, have been taken up—some
committed to the Tower, & others difeharg
ed, just as the immaculate Privy Council
who examined them thought proper
" During dinner, ca ira, the Marseilles
Hymn, and Carmagnole, were played by a
fine band, prepared for the purpose ; and af
terwards several Liberty Songs were sung,
and many patriotic Toasts given ; some of
them follow :•
", The Rights of Men—2. A free Coh
ftiturion. 3. The ^wine of England—the
Rabble of Scotland, & the Wretches of Ire
land. 4. May despotism be troden under
the hoof of the Swinish multitude. §. The
Armies, contending for Liberty. 6. May the
abetters of the present War, be its Viaims.
7. Equal Laws and Liberty. 8. The reign
bf Peacteand Liberty. 9° Citizen Stanhope,
(meaning Lord Stanhope.) io. Wisdom &
unanimity to all the Patriotic Societies in
Greatbritain. 11. May all Laws be those
of Government, and Government that of the
People. 12. The persecuted Patriots of Eng
land. 13. The most approved Friend td ci- ,
vil and religion Liberty, He r,ne Tooke.
" There were about 300 perfongr^ffQ^
among whom were two members of Parlia
ment. The Chairman of the meeting is a
man of large fortune, and a Representative of
the people in the House of Commons ; since
this dinner, he has been examined before the
Privy Councjl, and they wished very much ,
to know what was meant by the fifth tuaft ;
Mr. Wharton replied that when it was hand
ed in to him, the person made this observa
tion, that as he armies of Greatbritain were
supposed to be contending for the cause of
liberty, no person could be against drinking
that toast. This reply fatisfied them.
, “ With refpe& to the celebrated Horne
Tooke, I will refatea short anecdote : When
this gentleman was examined before the Pri
vy Council,after being asked many questions,
and being determined not to answer any of
them, he said, “ Citizens, Mum is " the or
der ofthe day," —and would fay not a word
more in their presence. They committed him
to the Tower, where he still remains, & may
for aught I know, as the prisoners in the Baf
tile used to, remain for years, and sometimes
for life, without knowing for what they were
accused, or who were their accusers."
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French Accounts.s
FROM PHILADELPHIA, AUG. 12.
Our last accounts from the feat of
war io Roufillon, left the Spaniards
yet in possession of Port Vendre; Col
liour and Bellegarde, in the French
territory. The following tranCated
from a hand-bill published at Bour.
deauc on the gift of May, by order of
the representative of the people there,
is the latest intelligence from that
quarter. The hand-bill was received
by the Vulture, arrived on Monday,
from Bourdeaux.
Copy as a letter written by Gagnou, direaor of the
. ~f-sc«.'wi<b the army of the Eafern P„en
ars, to*Artaudffreaor of the ,if office, Toit-
Head -Quarters, Boulon, May 26.
Just at the post is about starting,
we have taken Fort St. Eime, Coul
lioure and Port Vendre. The ene--
my has retired to Puix Aurioli, a /
mountain where we eftabtifhed, last i
year, some redoubts and batteries. It /
stands before St. Elme, and it kim-}g
possible that they can hold out there;/
any time. They will be totally fa