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wnen Mr. Jeffcrfon,in the hour of dan
ger, deserted his post as Governor of
Virginia, and ignobly fought his fafety
in fight. He has omitted no opportu
< nity free his return to public life, te
flatter ns with a “ tender of the homage
of his highest refers, and to inculcate
the belief, that he is The Man of the
People —Yet he Jets over us a hateful
Foreigner, without a shadow of claim
for services rendered ; unable to speak
our language, and who is indebted to
the clemency of goverement that he
was not exposed to the danger of expi
ating on a gibbet the crime of High
Treason agsinft that insulted country
whose councils he now governs—The
man who excited an infurredion to pre
vent the collection of the Revenue, is
with singular propriety placed at the
head of the Treasury. To end the cli
max of folly,inconfiftency, injuftice,and
oppreflion, we fee our citizens firft pun
iflied, then accused ; and by a fatality
attending the measures of Mr. Jeffer
fon,thofe only whom he has feleded as
the obje&s of his favor, and whom he
has exalted upon the ruins of the good
and the virtuous, come directly within
the terms of his own accusation—in a
word, we fee a system adopted, and ac
tually put in practice, which is nothing
short of an outrage upon society itfelf.
The INNOCENT are punished —THE
Guilty rewarded.
The eredion of wooden buildings for
livery stables, in Charleston, S. Caroli
na, has been prohibited by law.
Several incendiary attempts have
been lately made at Charleston, S. C.
A Proclamation has, in consequence,
been issued by the Governor.
The Santee Canal in South Carolina,
has been much improved this season in
the tranlportation of produce,from the
interior to Charleston.
The Rev. Dr. Moore, is elected Bishop
of the Protestant Episcopal Church of
the State of New-York, vice Bishop
fiovoft who has resigned.
✓lt the time when Mr. Jefferfon entered
upon the Admindlration of the gen
eral Government, he bad awful pre—
sentiments of the important trust that
had devolved on him, and doubted exceed
ingly bis own abilities to perform the
duties appertaining to so high an office.
His apprehensions were not groundless,
Republic from wbaj the, have fen, begin
also to doubt. In bis speech, be tells ur,
we are all Republicans, we are all
Federalists, and after pointing out the
'' efential principles of our Government,
which ought to Jhape its adminifra
tion," be fays, it is thebe principles
which form the bright coiftell^tion that
has gone before us. He freaks of Wash
ington as well as bis administration
in the highest terms of approbation.
But in bis next breath as it were, be
makes aver, Bribing contrafl, be ex
press very different sentiments. We
are not all Republicans, we are not
all Federalists, but the majority are of
the former description, and the minority
of the latter, whom be dfgnates by the
opprobrious epitl^t of a fell, as though
we were interlopers and bad crept in
among the former. He forfakes the
path of a Washington, and while be de
clares the Government left by him and
an /.dams to be in the full tide of fuccefs
ful experiment, be is making another
tide of experiment againfl it.
With rejpeß to difmifols from office, there
is not one we think, in which the con
duit of the President has been so rep
rebenfible as in that of Governor Sar
gent. The whole tranfa ftion relative to
bis removal, and official conduit, has
been published in a pamphlet, and a
flatcment of a few of the fafts therein
contained, have already been given to
our readers through the medium of the
Oracle. Let those who have read either
or both, judge for themselves. But it
must be observed, that it is not his dif
placemont barely, that is to be complain
ed of, a deeper root is f ruck at, that of
character, which is invaluable to ever,
upright man.
When we confider the character of Mr.
Sargent in all refteß; ; the zeal, firm
nef, and patriotism with which be
served bis country in the arduous firug
gle for liberty ; his integ it,, and fer
ling honefly, while acting in a public
capacity : bis bautinef, with ever, other
fault which his enemies can
alledge againfl him, vanijb at once. On
the other band, what shall we fa, of
Mr* fefferfa ? Where is honor, dig
nity, and jufice? are the, in him ?
there they ought to be. But alas !
I, has often been ver, forcibly urged,
that we ought to be in fubjeedion to the
powers that be, for they are ordained of
God ; but who will reajon from hence,
that we ought to fife the voice of truth,
and be peaceably fubjefl to the powers of
duplicity and injustice ? face, upon the
feme principle, we ought to be fubjefl to
the devil. Truth cannot be fifed, nor
can vice,in whatever Jhape, Jland before
it, for it beams insufferable light. Look
at the conduit of IVadoington through
the whole of bis political life, can you
find duplicity, low art, or bypocrify, in
him ? Let no one dare to lay either of
these crimes to bis charge, left thefoade
of the injured hero Jhould arise, and
before it the brazen faced affertor crum
ble into dujl!
Received by tbe Minerva, Sprague, from Liverpool,
and Nancy, Atkins,from Briflol—Dates to Sep. I].
" The relations of amity between the French
Republic and the United States of America, had
been interrupted : the Convention by which
they are re-established, has been just ratified by
the First Couful, and the exchange of the Rati
fication of both governments has taken place at
Paris.
" The merchants of both States had indeed
previously resumed their intercourse with confi
dence, and the union of the two people was a
happy omen of the fpecdy agreement of their
refpe&ive governments. It was but a family
quarrel, which only required a little explanation
io terminate it." Moniteur.
BOURDEAUX, AUGUST 4.
THE Agent of the United States of Ameri
ca,has requeued us to publish in our paper
of this day, the following Note, which he had
received from Mr. Murray, Minitier Plenipo
tentiary of the United States, for the exchange
cf the ratifications of the 30th Sept. latt.
" Mr. Murray has the pleasure to inform
Mr. Barnet, that this evening (3rd July) he
has exchanged the ratifications with the French
Ministers Plenipotentiaries, jofeph Bonaparte,
Fleurieu, and Roederer, at the house of the last
mentioned. " J Cox Barnet."
AUG. 6. “At the audience of Ambassadors
yesterday, M. Murray, Minister Plenipotentiary
of the United States presented to the firft Con
sul, M. Story, Citizen of the United States."
The intelligence of the surrender of Cairo is
confirmed. Two messengers arrived yesterday
with dilpatches from Copftantinople and Vien
na, to government and the East India company.
The dispatches to government are from Lord
Minto, who continues to congratulate his Ma
jesty's Mipifters en the fall of Cairo. The dis
patches, however, to the East India company,
place the intelligence beyond all doubt. They
are in substance as follows:
Freffi from Europe
Extract of a letter from Peter Tooke, es, to W.
Ramsay, cfq. dates Constantinople, July ic).
" I had the honor to address you,on the 17th
inftant,* by an express Courier, in order to in
form you of the reduction of the caftlc and city
of Cairo, by his majeftye and the Ottoman ar
my, after some severe actions, wherein the ene
my had loft 200c men, in killed and wounded ;
and that the remainder, confiding of 4000 men
had surrendered. I have only learnt since, that
the enemy capitulated on honorable terms, and
were to march to Rosetta, to be embarked for
France, under the escort of Britilh ffiips of war.
VIENNA, AUGUST 7.
Lord Minto, received yesterday a courier -
from Lord Elgin, at Constantinople : and in the
afternoon communicated the important intelli
gence, which be had received officially, that the
City and Fortress of Cairo, with the whole
corps of French troops which were there, part
ly in garrison, and partly in an entrenched
camp, had surrendered by capitulation to the
unitedTurkifh and British forces.—The French
troops are made prisoners of war, and are to be
conveyed to France. The joy of the inhabitants
of Cairo at the signing of the capitulation was
indescribable ; and had it not been for the En
glish, the populace would have proceeded to
barbarous exceffts against the French prisoners.
By the middle of June, the Grand Vizier,with
the assistance of General Hutchinson, and the
rest of the combined forces,approached the forts
and threatened them with a general assault.—
The French judged it unadvifable to attempt
to refill the attack of a force so much superior,
and therefore laid down their arms, rather than
expose themselves to the CGpfequences of the
forts being carried by assault. The number of
the prisoners is estimated to about 5000,among
which are included Greeks, Armenians, &c. In
confcqucnce of this event, the whole of Upper
and Lower Egypt is in the power of the En
glish and Turks, and Alexandria is the only
place in Egypt remaining in the possession of
the French—lmmediately after the entrance of
the Grand Vizier into Egypt, that Commander,
in conjunction with the English, proposed to
march immediately,with all the force that could
be spared, against Alexandria ; and it was ex
pelled that General Menou would soon follow
the example of his comrades at Cairo, and sub
mit to a similar capitulation. —The Porte and
the Public at Constantinople have expressed the
utmost joy at this intelligence of the surrender
of Cairo; and it is now considered as certain
that the French mufl soon be driven entirely out
of Egypt.
Ratification of Am. Treaty with
Aug. 17. The remarks we made the other
day now need only be repeated. Thefall ofCairo
enables us to concentrate our whole force, and
to dired it agaiuft Alexandria, the last possession
which the enemy have upon the Egyptian terri
tory. Pressed by such an army on the land fide
and blocked up by sea : in want of provisions
and of water ; it is not probable that Alexan
dria will long hold out. Perhaps it is not now
ofmuch confidence to inquire where Gantheaume
landed bis troops, or whether he landed any.—
If white he was at anchor on the Egyptian coast
he heard of the surrender of Cairo, it is not un
* Net received.
Theferender of Cairo to the Eng.
LONDON AUG. 15.
HAMBURGH, AUG, 8.
The intelligence of the fall of Cairo has caus
ed the most lively joy to prevail here. As you
have, probably, by this time received the official
account, it is unnecessary for me to enter into
any particulars.
The number of troops who surrendered ms
SQOO, and their determination to submit was
accelerated by the dreadful ravages which the
plague had for some time continued to make.—
I have this moment learned that the fall of Cairo
rendering the situation of the enemy at Alexan
dria entirely hopclefs, General Menou proposed
a capitulation, by which his troops were to be
conveyed home to France. The proposal was
instantly sent to General Hutchinson, whose
answer was not received at the departure of the
last accounts, but there is no doubt of its having
been agreed to. This important intelligence
has been received from Constantinople, and as it
seems extremely probable, I think I may ven
ture to congratulate you on the entire subjuga
tion of the enemy in Egypt. The next advices
are expected to bring the particulars.
On Monday Lord Nelson failed in a frigate
from Harwich, with a division of the ffiips un
der his command. He fleered to the south
ward. Several (hips have failed from the
Downs to join him.
FRANCE.
LONDON, AUGUST 1%.
PARIS, AUG. 5.
likely that, feeing of how little use such a rein
fui cement mud be, after such an event, he re
turned with the troops to France. If however
he did actually land them, they will only serve
to swell, the number of our prisoners without
being of any use to the enemy. [Courier.)
LONDON, AUGUST 17.
A second attack has been made upon the flo
tilla at Boulogne, and we are sorry to date,that
it has not been attended with the desired success.
Late last night the Providence cutter; arrived
at Dover with dispatches from Lord Nelson.
The attack commenced at about a quarter
flood, at 12 o'clock on Saturday night. Our
squadron, confiding of 70 boats, was divided
into four divisions ; these divisions were covered
by 16 flat bottomed boats, each of which carri
ed a howitzer or carronade. The enemy ap
pear to have expelled a second attack, and to
have been prepared for it. They had thrown
up frefh works, and had sent a large reinforce
ment of troops into the town. As soon as our
divisions approached fufficiently near the shore,
a tremendous fire of grape and round (hoc was
opened upon them from the gun veffcls & shore
batteries. The farmer had between 1 & 200
men on board each, and were well covered by
flanking batteries &f mortars. Troops, 3 deep,
lined the shore, for three miles.
Our brave sailors advanced to the attack with
their usual steadiness and courage amidd this
heavy fire, and boarded the enemy's gun vcffels.
Great daughter ensued ; but the decks of seve
ral ol the enemy's gun vcffels were cleared and
the Ihips taken possession of, but they could not
be got off. The enemy had taken the precau
tion of chaining their gun boats to each other
head and dern; intermediate chains also fatten
ed them to the shore. While our gallant coun
trymen were unfailingly trying to get them
loose, they were exposed to a dreadful discharge
of grape (hot, shells, and musketry. At length
they were forced to retire, bringing with them
one lugger rigged vessel. Our readers may
form some opinion of the carnage,from the loss
which this lugger experienced—of 70 men, 14
only were left alive, and mod of these were
wounded. Our loss in killed and wounded is
estimated at about 200 men. Capt. Parker, of
tbe Medusa, a most excellent officer, had his
leg and thigh fhotoff; the Master of the Medu
sa was dreadfully wounded ; rhe second lieuten
ant, and other officers, were also wounded, and
about 30 men in Lord Nelson's ihip.
Yefterdey afternoon Lerd Nelson in the Me
dusa, with fcveral cutters, returned to the
Downs, but whether to reinforce his squadron,
or to proceed against some other place, we know
not. The remainder of the squadron was left
off Boulogne.
After this paper was at press, we learn that a
rumour of a very different nature from the a
bove had got into circulation, namely, that
Preliminaries of Peace bavin, been fened between
this country and Prance, an express had been sent
to lord Nelson, deuring him to return, which he
has accordingly done. Stocks were even getting
up on this rumour. A ffiort time will deter
mine what we are to give credit to.
If we may trust to the reports of private cor
respondence from France, this seems also to be
the opinion of the chief consul himfclf, for the
rumor is, that trailing no longer to the posses
sion of Egypt, as a ground for demanding the
restitution of all conquests we have made, from
the allies of the French Republic, he has; with
in the last ten days, offered a new project of ac
commodation to the British Minifter,more like
ly to conciliate the two nations
We pretend not, however, to state this fa&
upon any other authority than that of the let
ters from Paris, upon which the rumour has
been freely circulated here for several days.
Soon after this paper was put to press yeftcr
day, we received the Paris paper to the 12th,
and communicated in a second edition a fhorc
account of their contents. The intelligence is
not important. A convention has been conclud
ed with the Pope, upon matters relating to the
Gallican church. The terms have not been
published, but the Moniteur fays, that “ the
government has good reason to hope that, in a
few months, the Pri^fts, who call themselves
constitutional, those who have taken the pro
mise of fidelity, and all the others united in
sentiment and opinion, will peaceably occupy
themselves with the cares of their ministry, and
that none of them will forget that this ministry
is a miniflry of peace, concord, and union.
LONDON, AUG. „..
Letters from India express appichenfions of a
new war there. A letter dated from the head
quarters of the Mysore army, December 15,
lays, “ We expe& that the Defeat of Duonheah
would have terminated our toils, but we are un
der orders to march against the Cotiote Rajah;
I do not know the entire occasion of hostilities;
but, from the extraordinary natural and artifi
cial defences of the country, and the extensive
preparations of the enemy, we are to look for
more than common hardships,"
A conliderable degree of alarm pervaded our
new conquests in India, by the intended intro
dudiorrof European laws into the Mysore ; the
British Government has, in conftquence, deem
ed it necessary to declare, that the rights of fa
thers, and matters of families, as exercised by
the Hindu and Mahomedan laws, are to be pre
served.
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LONDON, AUG. 1,.
The Hamburgh Gazette of the loth inst.
Hates, that the chief Consul has expunged the
name of Gantheaume from the lift of counfel
lors of date ; for not having obeyed his express
order to land the troops, entrusted to his care,
on the coast of Egypt. It is lingular that such
a circumstance, if true, should firft tranfpirc
through a Hamburgh journal. It is not how
ever altogether unworthy of credit on that ac
count.
Yellcrday we also received Paris journals to
the 12th inst. inclusive, and this morning those
of the 14th. The most important article in
them relates to the harvest. Our readers in
general will rejoice on being informed that the
abundant harvest with which Providence has
bleft us, has not been limited to this country. —
In France they eflimate the crop at one third
more than that of last year, which was abundant.
In their corn Provinces the harvest is almost o
ver, though it appears that they have had a
good deal of rain in the southern diftridh.
The French journalilb begin at length to
speak of Ganthcaume's expedition as being
hopclefs. The papers contain fevcral rumeurs
refpe&ing him, the most important and most
probable of which is, that though he got with
in 60 or 70 miles of Alexandria, he got only
one vessel sent in, and could not land his troops.
The natives on different parts of the coast threat
ened opposition, and he has failed in his object.
We may therefore soon expert to hear of the
fall of Alexandria.
o
Second Attack on Boulogne.
' MISCELLANEOUS.
New War w Ndia.
Capt. Griffiths, 19 days from An
tigua, informs, that prior to his failing,
part of the crew of an English ship had
arrived, being one of four cult away on
the east end of Martinique ; they were
part of the outward bound fleet of
merchantmen, consisting of upwards of
one hundred fail, which would have been
entirely loft were it not for the light
ning,which was so vivid during the gust
that it enabled them to dcfcry the shore.
The whole of the cargoes, and most of
the crews and passengers on board the
ships cast an ay, are loft.
WASHINGTON, SEPT 21.
~ LHE total population of the United States, as
taken in 1790, amounted to - 3,929,326
The present census amounts,
to - - - 5,064,801.
In this statement Tennessee
is wanting, the numbers of
which state, with those defi
cient in New-York and Mary
land, may be estimated at 150,000
Inereafe in ten years, about - 1,185,475
This increase is at the rate of about one third
in ten years, which will double any given num
ber in about 24 years.
In 1790 the slaves in the
U. S. amounted to - - 697,697
In this census they are, cx
clufive of Tennessee, and the
other deficient diftrids, - 869,768
Absolute increase, - - 172,071
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An article contained in a London paper some
time ago which supposed, that under the present
circumftanccs, the residence of M. Otto in this
captital might not be secure, is noticed with
proper severity in the Moniteur, which pays a
merited tribute to the virtues of his Majesty,
and attaching to Mr. Addington the epithet of
relpedlable, expresses a belief that he was highly
displeased with the article alluded to.
Yesterday we received Paris papers
to the 13th, & this morning to the 15th
inst. Their contents are by no means
of importance. Os the situation of af
fairs in Egypt they make not the slight
est mention ; but they contain a very
detailed account of the taking posses
sion of the sovereignty of Tuscany in
tbe name of Louis I. king of Etruria.
The ceremony was conducted with
great pomp and splendor.
By private letters from Vienna, we
are aiTured the English Cabinet has pre
vailed on the House of Austria not to
disarm until a general peace be effected ;
that our government in return, will in
sist upon rhe modification of the treaty of
Lunveille.Thenegociation on this fubjeft
has been carried on through Thugut,
and it is upon this bufmefs he has of
late had so many interviews with the
Emperor.
LATE on Tuefday evening arrived
at Fort Royal, his Majesty's snip
Bonetta. It is with extreme concern
we must communicate, that the brings
an account of the loss of fix fail of the
last home-ward bound fleet, and of the
Loweftoffe frigate, which happened on
the night of the loth inst. on the great
er and smaller islands of Heneaga.—
from the most diligent enquiry we
have been able to make, u e are enabled
to Gate, that the fleet went off the
north east end of the island, confided
of 96 fail, and that on the morning of
the day on which this melancholy event
took place, viz. 14 days after leaving
Port Antonio, were pretty well collect
ed, in the evening they were very much
fcattered,and the commodore consider
ably a-head ; the ships then crouded
all fail to come up with his vessel, and
when very close upon her, the noise of
the breakers which surrounded these
islands were heard,and in a few minutes
the Loweftoffe frigate, with the Jason,
capt. Watt; Fanny, capt. Melville ;
Swansea, capt. Warden; Buffi Park,
capt. Brown, and Roftock,capt. Kelley
run ashore, and are totally loft. The
money which was on board the Lowef
toffe, is saved, but the purser and five
men, who were in a boat engaged in
that service, unfortunately periihed. B.
Waterhouse, and George Bogle,Efqrs.
who were passengers on board the Low
eftoffe, and about 400 seamen belong
ing to the different vessels, arrived in
the Bonetta. TheAcafta proceeded to
England with all the Ihips that collect
ed together, which amounted to 18 fail.
Beside the lift given above, there is
an account of two vessels which ran a
shore on Little Heneagas, one of them
unknown, supposed to have gone down,
the other confidently reported to be the
Milford, Capt. Robley.
By information received by the Flo
rida Packet, only 60 hours from Cape-
Francois, we learn, that an American
vessel arrived there, gave accounts ofi 1
fail being ashore on the Heneagas, and
that when ihe passed the lesser island,
one vessel with English colors flying,
union down, was at anchor in deep
water near to another perfectly aground
—the had cut away her malts.
The Chief Consul is indisposed. We
learn from Brussels that the Ex Director
Barras lives there in the most expentive
stile.
Thirty two Ihips are now expected to
arrive from Bengal, freighted entirely
with rice. The quantity thus engaged
amounts to 16,464 tons.
BRITISH AMERICA.
JAMAICA. KINGSTON, AUG. ZO.
United States.
NORFOLK, SEPT. 12.
BEVERLY, SEPT. 24.
Capt. Knowlton, 31 davs from St.
Lucia, informs, that about the ift of
August, the London fleet, of 11 fail
(consisting originally of to) arrived at
Martinique, 6 fail having been driven
alhore to the windward of that iflard,
by a violent squally N. E. gale and a
strong lee current—two of them left
the whole of their officers and crcv,
and the remainder saved a trifling pait
of their cargoes, and loft a great num
ber of their people. On board the Ihips
totally loft, there were a great nurrlu
of passengers.
What could bale been the occasion oj thismelan
choly event is totally unaccountable,unlefs it proceed
ed Jr om a mistaken religious fanatacfm —it ts how
ever evident from a number of circumjiances, that
the aEI teas cooly premeditated :—The daughter
who was sent away with the 2 children,on tbeSatur
day preceeding, expressed a wijb to be absent at a
neighboring village Jar two or three days, observing
that Jhg bad but little to do at home—'ibe mother
replied, "you will have enough to do on Monday."
The daughter said jbe did not know of any thing par
ticular.— The mother again replied, that it was no
matter —foe might depend on having enough to do —
It is fuppofedJbe alluded to the burying of the dead—
Another circumfa-ce, more firiking, occurred after
the close of the melancbolly seene —the neighbors on
examining a chef for linen to lay out the deceased,
found in it articles exaßly necessary for the purpose
parcelled out for each individual, and cash pas cel laid
by itfelf. Mrs. Deo, was devoutly religious, prac
tying prayer every night in her family —yet natural
ly cheerful and placid—apparently happy and con
tented in her family — was highly esteemed in the
neighbourhood, and bad never discovered the leaf
trait of insanity.—She was a member of the congre
gational ebureb, and partaker of tbe sacrament but a
week or fortnight before.
Letters received in town yesterday,
fr< m officers of the ship Pegafus,of this
port,date that she was captured on the
2d of January, at the island of Maffa
Fuero, (150 leagues from the Spanish
coatt) by a Spanish ship and brig—that
the officers and men were kept in irons
until their arrival at Lima, which was
60 days—that they were liberated on
the Sth of May—and that some of the
crew had taken their passage in the ship
Diana for Canton and Boston ; and
others in the ship Alia for Philadelphia.
The Pegasus and cargo were condemn
ed ; but from her being captured so
far from the Spanish coast, and some
other circumstances, there is yet a hope
that the property may be recovered.
A sloop from Guadaloupe has been,
spoken, from which information was
obtained,that five British transports had
been wrecked on that island, and four
hundred men drowned. The commo
dore was blamed and ordered home for
trial.
A gentleman from Hurley, near Kingston,
Ulster county, has given us the following narra
tive of one of the most (hocking and tragical ca
tastrophes, which took place yederday fe'nnight,
that ever blackened the catalogue of human
vents. The wife of Mr. Jefiah Doe, of a place
called the Paltz, about two miles from Hurly,
a woman of exemplary character, as to piety,
modesty and sensibility, rose in the morning, and
went about the ordinary business of her family,
getting breakfaft &c.with all her apparent cheer
fulness and composure. After breakfaff she con
trived to fend out all her family, excepting three
children which foe had designed for deftru&ion,
viz---a boy about nine years old, a girl about
seven, (both of whom were children by , former
husband by the name of Zachariah Huffman)
an infant daughter about nine months old,
which she had since her last marriage.—Her
hufbaud she had persuaded to go to a "cornfield
at fame diflance, to fee if there were not crea
tures in mifchief—a daughter of Mr. Dee, by
a former wife, a young woman, she sent home
with two children who had slept at her house
the night previous, and who belonged to Mr.
Deo's filler, living in the neighbourhood a lad,
also a son of Mr. Deo, by his firft wife, she told
to go to a hatter 's about a quarter of a mile dis
tant to get a hat, and to take with him a child,
between two and three years old, which with
the infant above mentioned, were the only two
she had by Mr. Deo. Having thus arranged
the family, file told the boy, one of the vi&ims
of her delusion, that he might go with some
boys who were at play near by, while she comb
ed his filler's head, but not go out of call, as she
would comb his head also in a few moments.
She then took the girl into a back room which
flic bad darkened for the purpofc, by letting
down the window curtains, and with a razor
cut her throat from ear to car—The boy whom
she had told to go to the hatter's, in the mean
time, inllead of going had seated himfelf on the
dot r steps, with the child, to wait as he fays, for
bis brother s head to be combed, that he might
go along with him ; he heard the little girl cry
out directly “ don't mamma" and the mother
rather sternly replied "hold your tongue"—force
faint flruggles ensued, but not enough to alarm
him Ihe mother then came to the door and
called the boy from play, and as soon as he en
tered, took him to the back room and performed
the fame operation as upon the girl, tho' not
quite so effectually —the boy at the door heard
enough of the tranfadlion, together with the
recollection of having seen his mother take a
razor from behind a looking-glass and place it
under an oil- cloth upon at able,to frighten him, 8c
he ran from the house with the child—He had
not ran far,before he heard a noise behind him,&
on looking round difeovered his brother, (who
in his flruggles had got away from his mother)
with the blood spinning from his throat—he
passed him a little and then fell down dead.
Another (married) daughter of Mr. Deo, who
had also been absent on this fatal morning, hap
pened, with her husband, to arrive at this mo
ment upon the Ipot—the husband took up the
boy, and perceived he was dead and covered
with blood, but did not discover that his throat
was cut, till after haflening to the house, where
he was witness to the moll shocking fpedacle—
the mother, her little daughter and child, all
with their throats cut and weltering in their
blood—A jury of inquest, of which our infor
mant was one, was immediately fummoned—
their verdid was, MURDER and SUICIDE,
%vitb one inflrument, a razor.
Horrid Murder & Suicide !
CATTSKILL, (nEWYORK,) SEPT. 2;
BALTIMORE, SEPT. 16.
NEW-YORK, SEPT. 2J.