The Mirrour — Concord, N.H., 1794-11-21 00:00:00, page 1

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CONCORD, (neWHAMPSUIRE,) PRINTED AND PUIL,HED BY ELIJAH RUSSELL AND MOSES DAVIS. .
[VOLUME 111.
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Miscellany.
Tbe Devil killed by a Shepherd.
qrWE following story m, fe r veat
i a Specimen of the pious frauds
made use of by the over-zealoiH io all
profeffions ; though it tore particu
larly exemplifies a deteaion to the
church of Rome, related the en
counter of a Protestant Shepherd with
1 Counterfeit Devil, that attempted to
persuade him to renounce his faith,
• for PoperytyC a creation from
• the Dutch, prilled August 7, (N. S.)
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The account is dated from Um
mendorf, July 29, (N. S.) 1676, and
is thus: —ln the bishopric in Halber
ftadt. near lifeburg, there lives a poor
Shepherd, bred up # i, the Protestant
religion, but of that kind, which, from
Martin Luther, are called Lutherans,
differing in' many points from the
Romifh church, and holding confub
ftantiacion, &c. Not far from the
plains where he kept hit sheep, was
floated a monastery, or convent of
Monti, who had frequently laboured
with all the^rguments they could ofe,
to withdraw this Shepherd from,his
profeffion, and bring him over to the
Romifh religion. Hoff our Shepherd
was furmlhed with logic, I cannot fay,
but it appears he wanted nbt a fettled
refolurion, which renftined proof a
cainft airtheir attempts ; wherefore,
finding neither perfection nor flatte
ries would prevail, they proceeded to
threatenings, telling him that if be
perfifrm heresy after so many ghoft
fy admoniriont, he Ihosld immediately
be plagued with the Devil, who would
carry him away quick into Hell. But
• he not reg#rdin%focb ridiculous men
aces; persisted ffifl in hie religion.—
•Wherefore two Monks dressed up
themselves in wonderful shapes ; the
one very gay and beautiful, with a
brave pair of wings, and other accou
trements, fit tp represent him as a good
angel ; the other in a frightful habit,
ptrfonating the Devil. And being
thus prepared, they came one night
to the Shepherd, as he was Keeping in
the: fields, in his carr, a small hut, go
ing upon wheeh, commonly used by
Imen of his profc flion.
The counterfeit Apgel fift ap
proached him, and with fair words
, and insinuations, tempted him to em-?
brace the Romifh religion. ° But the
^ good Shepherd (possibly remember-,
. iag^hat text, If an fligel from Heal
#o flbraid leach you ro other doHrine
than wbit you have received, let him
he aceurfed) would io no wife hearken
to him, so as to return to Popery.—
Whereupon, the teeming Angel told
him, if he would not obey bis message
t he muff forthwith deliver him over to
the Devil; and Ending his threats
made no impression, he retreated ;
and then presently came up his con
federate, representing the Devil's own
proper petfon. with 2 dreadful ncife
arid mustering, and to the great dif
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'wreeived that'the Devil was no: able
kerp off the dog, his courage re-
FRI DA Y, NayiMßER 21, 1794.'
turned, and, leaping out of his carr
with his book in his hand, knocked
down the supposed Devil dead upon
the foot , whom at daylight difeover
ing to be a neighbouring Monk, he
ta ied him in the Devils dress, to pre
vent further trouble. But the con
federate Angel having fled at the fight
of bis companion's 01, returned next
day r/rth more Monks, to demand
their brother. The Shepherd at firff
denied the fad ; but being carried
before a magistrate, he scrupled not to
deelw, “ That as for the Monk, he
could give no account of him ; but
that he had killed the Devil, who at
tacked him lift night io his carr, and
buried him, as related above." —The|
magistrate immediately ordered the j
ground to be opened ; but the Monk'
being found in hi, heNifh dress, thel
Mooks thought it muff prudent to
drop the profecurion of the murder.
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*, On Newspapers. *,
" 71/1"™ " as ' ee ° '" a"' wr ' tten ° n
the utility of Newspapers — but one
principal advantage which might be derived
from these publications has been totally ne-;
gle&ed—we mean that of reading them in
fchoo!s,and by the children in families— Try/
it for one fe^fon —Do you with your child to ;
improve in reading solely, give him a Newf-}
paper—it fernifhes a variety, some part of;
which must infallibly touch his fancy.—Do I
you with to inftrud him in Geography—no- ;
thing will so indelibly fix the relative fitua-|
tion of different places as the stories and e-1
vents published in the papers. In fine—Do|
you with to have him acquainted with thej
manners of the Country or City—the mode|
of doing business public and private —or, Dol
you with him to have a /mattering of every |
kind of science, ufefuland amusing, give himl
a newspaper. Newspapers are plenty and;
cheap, the cheapen book that can be bough', ;
and the more you buy the better for yourj
children, because every paper furnifhes some;
new and valuable information. Instead ofi
being a luxury, it is a matter of economy, ;
and the poorest family that exists, may and ,
ought to be furnifhed with at least one paper ,
pdf week.' Encourage newspaper, and you !
encourage learning ; encourage learning and ,
you secure the liberties' posterity.. ';
Learning in the hands of a few effe&sa no-1
biiity, but generally dififed is an effectual /
barrier against every inv; fion of the rig h rs)
OF MAN.= —Newspapers supply the want'
cf schools, the want of company, and the
want of preaching. They have the power
to mitigate the pains of the afflicted, alleviate
the distresses of the fortowful, check the wild
extravagance of the licentious, bring home
the prodigal, and in fine, to do good o all
ranks, denominations, characters and situa
tions in life " ,
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Latefi Foreign Intelligence.
France.
NATIONAL CONVENTION,
26th THERMIDOR.
A DISCUSSION on the constituting of
various Committees, was interrupted
.by the iatroduaion of the Minister Plenipo
tentiary of the United States,
JAMES MONROE..
Not being familiarly acquanted wiih,the
wfe of the French language, he asked that
one of the Secretaries would be good enough
to read the transition of his discourse, which
was as follows:
Ciri^n Prefihnt, and Refereft ntatil£i oftbt
French people,
MY admission into this affcmbly, and in
to the presence of the French nation, (for all
citizens of France are here represented,) in
order to be received, as the reprefernafive of
the American Republ&ftas my fepfibility
in a manner, that I cannot explain. 1 gon
fider it, as a new proof of the friendihip and
Sthe French nati%has always
faallies, the v¥&te
ingot .0 draw nearer
interests, out a
erally true, is particularly so with refpe& to
I the French and American commonwealths.
( Their governments have much analogy to
each other. They both cheriih like princi
ples, and repose on afimilar basts, to wit, the
unalienable and equal rights of man. The
remembrance, even of common dangers, can
btit augment thejr harmony, and cement
their union. America has had her days of
oppreffion—of difficulty; and war ; but her
loos were brave and virtuous, and the florin,
k^ch so long obfeured her political horizon,
is dissipated, and hatlFleft her, in the full en
joyment of peace, of liberty, and of hidepen.
dence.
France, our ally and our friend, who assist
ed us in our struggle, is now launched into
the fame honourable career, and I am happy
to be able to add, that whilst the perfever
ance, the magnanimity, and heroic valour, of
her troops, command the admiration and ap
plauses of an astonished world, the wisdom
I and the firmnefs of her councils, equally pro:
§mife the most fortunate success. America is
I not an infenftble fpe&alrix of your efforts in
; the prefect Crisis —I lay before you, in the
I declarations ofteach branch ot government,
declarations, founded on the affections of the
mass of o;ir citizens, the most, convincing
proof of their fincete attachment for the iib # i
erty, prosperity and happiness of the French'!
Republic. Every member of Cougrefs, ac
cording to the mode of deliberation establish
ed in tha(, body, hath desired the President
to inform you of : hefe sentiments, and in ful
filling the desire of the two houses, / ami^
: frufied, by the Prudent, to add, that thy ^
exferea bis rax failings.
I The powers, confided to me, being recag-
: mzed by you, Lpromife mvfelf the greauft,
Ifatisfaaion in the exercise of my fundions, as
I I am intimately persuaded, that, in obeying
1 the impulses ot my own heart, and in form
• ing the warmest wishes for the liberty and
Ihappinefs of the' French nation, I Ihall btft
I explain the wishes and sentiments of my own
I country ; and, in doing every thing in my
Ipower, to preserve and perpetuate the good
i harmony, so happily existing between the two
I Republics, I shall render the best service to
I them both.,
Towards this obje&, all my efforts Ihall be
Idire&ed. If I am fortunate enough to mer
it the approbation o7 the two Republics, I
i shall regard it as the happiest event of my
j life, and I shall afterwards retire with con
i feious pleasure of having shared feelings with
I those, whose intentions are upright, and who
i serve the cause of liberty.
The loud and universal applause, which
!had accompanied the minister ut his entrance,
;frequently interrupted his discourse.
The Secretary then read his letter of cre
!dence, whereupon the President of the Na
;tional Conventional toade the following an
! foer:
The French people have not forgotten,
that ft is to the American people t^ey owe
their initiation into (he cause of liberty. It
j Was in admiring the sublime infurreftion of
the American people against that Albion,
once so haughty, but now so humble was,
in taking themselves arms to fecoud yesr
courageous efforts, and in cementing your
;independence by the blood of out bravest
! 'warriors, that the French people learned, in
their turn, to break the fceptre of tyranny,
and to elevate the statue of liberty, on the
wreck of a throne, supported, during 14 ceh
tuties, only by crimes and by corruption.
How then fhonld it happen, that we should
not J>e friends ? Why should we not aficciate
the mutual means of prosperity, that our
commerce and navigation offer to two peo
ple, freed by each other ? But iris not mere
ly a diplomatic alliance ; it is the sweetest
fraternity, and the most frank, at the fame
time, thit must unite us. This it is, that
indeed unites us f and this union shall be
forever mdiffoluble, as it will be forever the
dread of tyrants, the fife guard of the liberty
<rf the world, and the preserver Os all the so
cial and philanthropic virtues.
In bringing to us, citizen,
this union, so dear to us, then, could it fail
to be received with' the liyelieft emotions ? It
& how five years, since an usurper of & the
fovertignty of the people would have received
thee, with the pride which belongs dione to
vice; and he had thought it much, to have
given, to the minister of a free people, some
tokens of an insolent proteAion. But to day,
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thee; and thou feeft the tenderness, the ef
fufion of foul; that accompanies this simple
and touching cetemony. lam impatient to I
crown thee with the fraternal embrace, which
f am ordered to give thee, in the name of the
French people. Come and receive it inihe
name of the American people, anklet this
fpeaacle complete the annihilation of the left
hopes of an impious coalition cf tyrants.
The minister then advanced and mounted
up to the President Y chair, where liereceived
the embrace in tbemidft,of the Iguceft and
most reiterated plaudits.; after which he took
his feat among the representatives. .
The Convention then declared its recogni
tion of the Minifies of the Bench Republic.
The Speeches, pronounced on the occafiop.
Were ordered to be translated intoall languag
es ; and the American colors were fufoend
ed from the roof of the hall of liberty, with
those of the French, in teftimenial of the in-'
timate union of the two people.
Imagination cannot do fufficient jufiice to
this majestic scene, so touching, affecting and
penetrating to every fpedator. The hall was
as full as it could hold ; the minister himfelf
being most deeply impressed.
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Germany.'
FRANKFORT, AUG. 18.
The report of the Prince de Cobourg, be,
l ing about to quit the command of the Auf
tri^n troops in the Netherlands, feercs to be
confirmed even by letters from Vienna, which
mention that M.jor Gen. Fischer, one of the
Prince de Coboutg's aids de camp, whom
he had sent to Vienna, will not return to the
army on the Meaze, having been appointed
to the command of the Übtans in Italy, and
the 2cco horie, whom the Kin? of the two
Sicilies,has fem for the defence ofLombardy.
_„iII am. I imw
AIX. AUGUST 20.
Fifteen thousand Austrians puffed the
Maefe in three columns at Vifet, Exfden and
Macftricht, and attacked the French, under
General Jourdan, near Email and Ebenne.
The a&ion commenced on the 19th at four
o'clock in the morning. The cannonading
ceased at ten o'clock. The French loft threw
pieces of cannon, and 800 men, including
zoo prisoners. We have not received any
account ot what the other column did who
attacked the enemy in flank. ^
At 5 o'clock in the afternoon the Austrians
2g3in crossed the Maefe, and took up their
former portion, after destroying the French
camp and redoubts.,
The above action is looked upon as a pre
lude to a thore considerable one.
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Pruj[fa.
Berlin, aug. 16. Various ate the ret-
Tons alledged that Warsaw is not yet in the
hands of our troops Some fay thatKofciuf
ko has threatened the life of the king of Po
hind, if they attempt taking the capital ;—
whilst others assure us, that the emptefs of
Russia, has inlifted, that in the attack upon
Warsaw, every thing mill be avoided that
may endanger the fafety ot the Polish Mon
arch—besides which; there has long been a
talkof private fiegociations, which have Rop
ed the operations against Warsaw—However,
that they are Slackened, (if not entirely Rop
ed) is most certain ; and it is now laid, that
the Prussians are in want of heavy artillery,
that which they have before the city bearing
no proportion to the Polish artillery in War
saw, which is very excellently served ; for
which reason the king of Prussia has ordered
a frelh supply of artillery from Breflaw, that
is already on its way, and expeded to arrive
tit the army before Warsaw by the 20th.
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England.
lon doit, aug. 23. The following is the
Rate of the British naval force now in adult
commiHioD; viz. ships of the line from 11®
to 64 guns, 96, fifty gun ships 10; frigates
from 24 to 44 guns, 12$; sloops and cut
ters, 100 ;in all 35 i vessels, exclusive of hir
ed armed vessels, excise cutters, gun boats,
and tenders employed in the impress service,
which are but little ffiort of 100 more.
Letters from Scotland state, that ten fail of
tyffian ships ofthe line and 4 frigates, have
arrived off the Firth of Forth, The above
squadron is sent by the Empress of Russia, to
be employed, it isfaid, upon any service we
may think proper. .
Aug. 26 Every friend to the human race,
will hear with inexprefftbte pleasure, that the
sanguinary measures which have so long dis
graced the annals of France, and fixed an in
delible fain even upon humanity itfeff, are
at length about to be abandoned. The left
topapers from that country &
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[number 109.]
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