The Mirror — Concord, N.H., 1798-02-27 00:00:00, page 3

,ff<ognoife, leaving him in
" the utmost exacerbatibn of hu
mao terror." *
T§e prifoneri m general further
declare, that almost every night, a
bout twelve o'clock, there appear#
a large ball of fire at interval#,
which illuminates every room io
the jail for a time.
'' Doom'd for 4 certain term to walk tbs
@t,
And forth da, corfA d to fafl infree,
Till th foul crimes done in m, days of nature
Ari font and purg'd away. Bit that I
am forbid
To till th secrets ofmyfrifon boujt,
I could a tale unfold, whole lighttfl word
Would barrow up tb, Joul, freeze all tb,
• blood;,
Mahth, two % like ft are flart from their
fyber% '
Tb, knotted <?nd combined locks to part.
And each particular hair to ft. and on ena.
Like quills upon the fretful Porcupine." ;
United States Legislature.
FIFTH CONGRESS—.-Second Session.
HOUSE, &c. —FEB. fr
Lyon's Affair.
MR. S. Smith's testimony. When
th" house was balloting he left his
feat to take his letters from the letter
box; the house had not adjourned but
the members were in conversation in dif
ferent parts of the house. He passed by
,Mr. Lyon and the_Speaker, who were in
' conversation. He was either reading or
writing when his attention was called by
a conversation behind him ; he heard
something of the conversation, and a
question was alked Mr. Lyon as to an
opposition in Vermont to the ffamp a&,
and as if Mr. L. was to have brought for
ward petitions against it) He did not
pay particular Attention to all the con
versation, though it was loud enough ;
fometbing was (aid by Mr. Griswold
. which he did not hear, but which occa
sioned a loud laugh ; he was afterwards
infotmedthis was the question about the
wooden sword. , Mr. Lyon appeared to
he addressing the Speaker and faring to
him that the members from Connedicut
aded against the opinions of their con
stituents. Mr. Brookes asked whether
be had gone through his diftri&. Mr.
Lyon faid,he had, and mentioned a few
towns, Mr. Brookes jokingly observed
'that he had been in the back ground as
he had frequently ten before. Mr. L.
pbferved on theWnty information the
people of Vermont h^d, compared with
those of Connecticut On this Mr. B.
good humoredly obferved,that they prov.
ed this by the greg luminary they had;
lent. Mr, Lyon then observed that the
members of Connecticut would always
be willing to accep&f offices froth 9000
idolbrs fdlary toicoty. He heard Mr.
Lyon in the coorfe ,pf the conversation
fay, that the members of CoHnedicut did
not speak the fentimimts of the people,
and he seemed to {fatinuate that they
were willing to receive any office ; that
there were many democrats ir. Conne&i
cut ;—then the Speaker said, perhaps
this might induce him no longer to con
fefs he had/f^e C^nneaicut blood in
j&veins. MfLyon said, democrats in
the manner he understood the word ;—
Mr. Griswold removed near Mr. Lyon.
He (Mr. L) observed, that he had to
fight the people of Conneaicut in bis
own diffria, who endeavored to indis
pose the people towards him ; but he
had repelled their attempts and thought
^be could effe& a revolution in sentiment
in Conneaicut and change the reprefen
tation ; in which the Speaker said he
would spare one perhaps ; he said per
haps he might, for his condu& was more
ton formable to the Opinions of his cop
ftitue,t. But all this was said jocularly.
While Mr. Lyon was repeating some of
those observations refolding the ! differ
ence of opinion of jhe people of Connec
ticut and their representatives, and of his
intention to go into that state to effeda
change, Mr. G laid be would not be a
' ble to change the opinion of the meanest
hostler in the state. ;
Mr. Lyon then said he was of a dif
fereot opinion, and that if he wentthere
he would be able to effect what he said
he could. Mr. G. then replied ; when
do go there, you had b,rter takethe
wooden sword that was attached to you
at M r . Lyon here spit in his face,
land Mr> Griswold with seeming compo-
Mr. Lyon asked, whether he heard the
beginning of the conversation resetting
Vermont, and of his turning it from
Vermont to Connecticut.
Mr. Smith—He heard a very few
words, with some indirect allufims, he
did pot know who from, as if Mr Lyon
bad something to do with the oppofirion
to the ftimp actin Vermont.
[Meffrs. Brooks, Hofmer, Dana; Coit,
Judge Chipman, of the Senate; Mr.
Goodrich, Gen. Sumptec, Col. Varnum,
and some other members gave testimonies
on the fubjed. They vary but little from
the fads stated by the Speaker. Some
of the evidences' were adduced in order
to prove that Mr. Lyon heard Mr. Gris
wold mention the affair of the " wooden
sword," twice ;—mothers that Mr. Lyon,
when in Vermont, declared, that no pee
fons in Philadelphia, should mention the
fubjea of his being cashiered with impu
nity ; and others, that the eXpreflion df
Mr. Griswold, which gave Lyon the of
fence. was " wooden sword, and candle
flick, the last words alluding to anoth
er story, in general circulation in Ver
mont, and elsewhere: At the last dates
no question had been taken.] '/
r FEB. 6.
Blount's Impeachment.
Mr. Sitgreaves informed the Hbufe,
that the managers of the impeachment
of Wm Blount, would present the arti
cles to the Senate to-morrow.
FEB 7.
Several reports were received, and ad
ed on.
Blount's Impeachment.
> Mr. Sitgreaves (aid, as the time
was ne^ at hand (12 o'clock)
when the managers of the Im
peachment intended exhibiting
the articles to the Senate, it was
tifaal on all solemn occasions like
this for the house to give fanaion
to its managers by an attendance
at the time. >-
A message tom the Senate
was received, informing the House
that they were ready to receive the
articles of impeachment'./
The managers of the impeach
ment. accompanied by the mem.
bees of the House, accordingly'
went up to the Senate for the pur
pose of exhibiting the articles of
impeachment against W. Blount ;
when being introduced, Mr, Sit
greaves made known their mission
by an address to the President of
the Senate ; after which, the Pres
ident having said the Senate were
ready to receive the articles of im
peachment ; and the Serjeant at
arms having proclaimed silence,
the other managers, having taken
their feats appointed them, Mr.
Sirgreaves proceeded to read the,
articles of impeachment ; which
having fioifhed, the President of
the Senate returned for answer,
words to the following effed:
“ Gentlemen, managers on the
pirt of the House of Reprefeota
tives, the Senate will take such or
der on the articles of impeachment
which you have exhibited before
them; as foil seem to them prop
er, of which due notice will be
given to the House of Representa
tives."
Upon which the managers and
members retired.
The Speaker laid before the
House a communication from the
Treasury Departments, inclofing
a report and fuedy ft dementi of
expenditures in the military and
naval departments, in conference
of three refolutioos of 3d of March
179% which were ordered to be
printed ; those which had relation
to the naval department were re
;ferred to the committee appointed
to,squire into the expenditure of
monfey in that department ; and
those which related to the military
4 eftablifhmeot were referred to the
'committee of waya and means.^
\Via ;I^L
"AMEIUcANrewS^
NORFOLK. FFB 6. ;
' Late European News.
BY an arrival last night from
Goemfey, in 44 days, we
have London papers as late as De
cember 17th. By these we learn,
> That the genera's Buonaparte
and Joubert had arrived on the
6:h of December at Paris ; that a
great part of the army of Italy had
returned into France—that a new
conspiracy has taken place at
Paris, and that a number of the
conspirators were committed to
the Temple ; that the Pope r|fuf
es to acknowledge the independ
ence of the Ciftipine republic; 'to
conkque nee of which ten choufand
republicans are marching toward,
Rimini, ro support the demand of
the CiWpice ambassador ; that
every exertion is making io France
to organize the army which is ton
ad against England. It is alio
said at Paris that the Pope has en
tered into a secret treaty with the
Emperor of Russia; that the King
of Prussia is dead; and that in con
kquence of the ratification of the
treaty between Portugal & France,
the Eoglilh troops at L^fbon ae
reduced to extreme want ; Earl St.
Vincent still continues cff the bar
bor of Lisbon.
NEWYORK, FEB. 12.
Important and Satisfactory.
By a gentleman of efpeaabili
ty, and of this city, arrived yester
day, io 18 days from N. Orleans,
we have the pleasing information,
chat the Spanish posts at the
Natchez, and other places within
out- territory, on the river Miffi
fippi, had been at length given up
to the American Commissioner, &
the troops under his direaion.
By the happy accommodation
of the differences which have sub-
Gfted, we may expea the restora
tion of harmony in that quarter ;
and that the boundary lines will al
, so be run and determined agreea
ble to treaty,and future altercations
be thus also prevented.
BOSTON. FEB. 17.
FROM SPAIN.
We are informed^ by a gentle
man from Marblehead, of the ar
rival there yesterday morning, of
Capt. Hooper, in 45 days from
Bilboa, who fays it was reported at
Bilboa, before he failed, that Gen.
Buonaparte had arrived at Paris,
from Italy—that he had been com
plimented with a civic feaff,at which
all the foreign Ministers had been
invited, except the Envoys of the
United States ! !-- That an em
bargo bad been laid throughout
France ; and that an American
vessel, commanded by Capt. Dix
ey, of Marblehead, had been t^ktn
and sent into Bayonne, notwith
standing the had ; the so much
boasted of amulet, a Role d'equip
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^CONCORD,/
TUESDAY, February 2% 1798.
(, On receipt of the letter sent to the
wife of Mr. Oliver Johofon, as mention
ed io a late Mirror, the handwriting by
, examination was found to Cofopare with
that of one George H. Pike, of Norwich,
in Connedicut, who was Johnson's inti
mate acquaintance, and had formerly
done some writing for him. Means were
therefore immediately taken for having
Pike arreffed ; and oh Monday 12th inst.
he was taken at Norwich. The originate
^ ^jaLkLA^iraflii
i^7T77tK>n7or apparent condition, xhajß
wrote it at Ntwyork, by the reqiieW^ ;;
Johnson, who being Zeep^y iovulvm
deb:, had decamped with 311 the rots
he ecuid collet; and that the letter W
designed to deceive his crtuicurs
belief of his death.—ft is Giothu
fon's wife received a previous letter, ■
plaining the rifraof theabove.—Pikm
conveyed to Hartford prison, to trail
further clearing up of this da k bufinm
Patriot Lyon's Affair U
.% &c#,!M tiiatafa^ c^grr/f I
greater part ^ lb? time,or one it # k, and
cofi the zaron nun) bu^r^s if a^^rt. ■
^l^'l7, a^fib#//^ ^^^j^^n']^
to Feb, 3, urcer tbg u@jl be^b. fie U
maindir ?spoftpo^ed,for want of room.
' ^W^, &6.I 2, lb?f^^ ^ 1/J
SU& tu&», u6M%ffiCWpf#J<.sl !
if it, and 44 ego*// if. B^t, qj rbe
lution rtqoiru tbraom of r^oib^rds 0 /
foaft, inorder to ttpri a mtmber, be ft Al ■
f ains on feat. It m„ be well to 06/6,7
fat e-ven tbe,& ^rov^dagerntt txp^U
him, <vim:< b1 conduQ a$ (&mfe;ettl, urjA\
tfable, B-rs th, did not coofidir tb?
~: :n fi:m, ^ ben tb: tn,/t qc4i fred U
Mr. Gribu>eld. •U
The Ordination I
Os Mr. Asa M'Farlan d, irfthis town,
will be next week on We/nefdayl
CENTlNEL— bosion,zfeb. 21.■
Late,^ Jorr^what latere/iingM
The Editor yferjgy afternoon rererve^ /be
following Note from bit friend Cufbing, the U
Editor of the Salem Gazette.
" SALBM, FEB. ' 20. .
\ " Capt. Townfeno is this moment a- ■
shore, 49 days from Bourdeaux, or rath- ■
er the Cordavan, [lighrhoufe at the
month of the river Garonne ]-I 'mtf&l
told, he fays OUR COMMISSIONERS ■
remain info/a quo ; and it was expected
they may remain like any other private ■
gentlemen who behave well, but that no |
notice will be taken of them, whether ||
they flay or quit :— That American vef-■
fels, having rolls of equipage are coufid-1
ered and treated as neutrals ; but are .
condemned if they lack them :— 1
“That there had been an embargo of
thirty days in France, preparatory to
their important proj-ried expedition;
that they are putting into requisition and
arming all vessels above 40 tons burthen,
and that if any thing can be judged from
appearances, they feriovfly intend an in
vasive blow against England, or ber sis- c
ters. Yours, &c." I
After thanking our friend for his at- ■
tention, we meft observe, that the above ■
intelligence is ihe latest we have received t ■
—ls the vessel had 43 days from the city
of Bourdeaux, allowing eight days for ■
the arrival of the mails from Paris to 1
Bourdeaux, accounts, from the formerH
could be as late as the* fitft of January,
which is four or. five days riater than be
tore received. JFWe have not learnt
whether any dispatches to our govern
ment came by Capl. Townfeod.
FOR THE MIRROR. I
Mr. DaviS,
WHEN the 'central situation, andl
other advantages of a town, ex-■
cite the jealousy of those who with to con
fine the offices of the Stale in some othersl
—they will naturally make every exer- 1
tion to strengthen their own interest and
weaken their rivals, that they may pre-I
vent a removal of theto. Therefore the
Electors of a town so circnmftanred,'
ought to fee that they give their fi ffrag
es for men who, not beholden to any
residents of other places for favours or
gratuities, are fettered by no dependen.
cy, nor tied by any local attachment, ..
that may militate with the interests of
their constituents. No man can fe^
two masters, and be alike devoted ta two
different objeds.— In affair, so circum.
ftanced, when the /oov<, and ffai of a
7 government come from the corner of a
State, they who aspire to enjoy them un
der such ah acminift/ation, will not be so
zealous in fervirig the interests of the 1.
&f% MAJORITY, No 5
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'Meredith; Feb. 23. ^9^ ;':&