The Mirrour — Concord, N.H., 1793-09-02 00:00:00, page 1

Maryland.
GEORGETOWN, June 22.
DIED, the zrft instant, in George
town, Mr. Thomas Nichols, jun.
His premature exit affords an inftrudive
lesson to all ; but particularly to those
addided to gaming. It seems Mr. Lew
is Coxen and Mr. Nichols had been
playing billiards ; a dispute arose between
them about the trifling sum of one quar
ter of a dollar ; blows succeeded, Mr.
Nichols received a blow from his antag
onist which fractured his scull, and in a
very few days brought him to his end.
Ye gay licentious youth, and all ye who
accustom yourselves to gaming, look at
this, and suddenly break off, from so mis
chievous a practice.
Newyork.
NEWYORK, August 7.—The inhabit
ants of Dantzick have taken the new oath
to the King of Prussia, under circum
! fences of much pomp and solemnity.
There were exhortations from preachers,
from texts felle&ed by the Pruflian Com
missioners ; then speeches from these
Commissioners, and answers from two or
three Magistrates ; then a procession to
take the oaths ; and, lastly, the populace
Touted, " Long live Frederick William,
the good Father ofhis People !"
TranJlated —authentic^ particulars of the
Battle between the Embufcade and Boston
Frigates.
The challenge given by Capt. Court
ney to Capt. Bompard, on the 29th ult.
has become a topick of common conver
sation. The morning of the day when
§the challenge was received, the crew of
the Embufcade had been permitted to
make a holiday ; not withstanding which,
as soon as they received information of
^—L-fchte-Qf^p^er 2nd cre^pePeri Jfert
monsM^y assembled with a distinguished
cheerfulnefs and zeal, worthy of the cause
in which they were engaged ; and though
the situation of the frigate would, on
common occasions, have required the
work of three days to fit her for sea, she
nevertheless, by their extraordinary exer
tions, weighed anchor in 24 hours.
Owing to contrary winds, we did not
reach Sandy Hook until gift ult. at two
o'clock P. M. when the Captain ordered
to steer to the eastward, in anxious expec
tation of feeing his antagonist at the
place of rendezvous, but we did not find
him there.
Capt. Bompard, stimulated by the nat
ural feelings of a soldier, to gratify Capt.
Courtney in his with, steered on to the
eastward five leagues further, in hopes of
meeting this new champion of chivalry,
and at four in the morning of the tft of
August, having then our larboard tacks
on board, the wind being nearly north,
we discerned a ship dole hauled with her
starboard tacks on board, feeing at the
fame time an English brig, at which we
fired a gun, and hoisted our national col
ours, whey the brig wore and hauled her
, wind on the fame tack with the ship,
which we were then convinced was a frig
ate with French colours flying.
On this, Capt. Bompard ordered the
> private signal to be made, which not be
ing-answered by the other, left no room
• to doubt that Ihe was our challenging
rival..
In our approach to each other, the Bos
ton endeavoured to get to windward, but
without success; at last we got so close,
that Capt. Courtney relinquilhed his dis
guise, substituting in its room the royal
colours.
This was at three quarters past five,
,when Capt. Bompard, in his jacket, with
the cap of liberty on his head, come for
ward, and sundry times, in a very loud
voice, called Capt. Courtney by name,
who, instead of a common reply, very/o
anfwerd with a broadside..
fathoujand huzzas! Athoufand cries oj
'Five la Republique Francoise I announced
to the Georgifs of Halifax, the impreffton
which their royal artillery made on the
hearts of Republicans ! !£
—,, . — , p- .-r-r- ——
[Vol. L-=Num. 45.
The crew of the Boston was silent, and
the netting prevented us from feeing the
face of her noble commander.
The Embufcade permitted the Boston
to shoot a head, and then attempted to
put about, but milling ftays,.continued
on the fame tack. The Boston then
wore, when the Embufcade backed her
main and mizen topsail, and as she passed
began her fire ; it was not quick, but
time will probably prove that it was well
directed.
The fight continued until three quar
ters past seven, when, a (hot carrying
away the Boftoa's main top mast, she in
stantly wore and made fail before the
wind.
She must have fuffered severely, and
we were so much crippled in our masts
and rigging, our braces, bowlings, &c.
being cut to pieces, that it was some time
before we could wear, nor Could we work
the ship with the fame dispatch the enemy
did.
The enemy by this means had gained
a considerable distance from us, being still
before the wind with all the fail the could
poflibly crowd ; but we found that the
state of our masts would not admit of a
press of fail, we nevertheless continued
the chace until, ri o'clock, when feeing
that we had no chance of coming up, and
difeovering at the fame time a Portuguese
brig, within two miles of the Boston, we
made fail after and captured her, as proof!
of our vidory and the enemy's defeat.
We then hove to until the necessary
repairs were completed, and afterwards
made the best of our way for Newyork.
We had seven men killed in the adion
and 15 wounded.
Our people fay they saw a number of
men thrown overboard from the Englilh
frigate ; their wounded, we have great
reafortto believe, are numerous, as our
fire during thewhn^ nf thA edion.w^
direded with that deliberate coolness,
charaderiftick of republican valour.
The fire of the Boston did much more
damage to our rigging than to our hull,
and I wilh, for tte honour of human na
ture, that I had it not in my power to de
clare to the world, that contrary to
the rules of war, generally adhered to by
civilized nations, they fired at us a quan
tity of old iron, nails, broken knives,
broken pots, and broken bottles : A
mode of warfare with which their^nemy
was then, and I hope eve- will be unac
quainted.
I will fay nothing of our intrepid Cap
tain ; it would be doing him an injury to
attempt his praise.
Our (hip's colours, torn asthey were at
the close of the action, have been present
ed to the Tammany Society of this city,
as a token of that refped which those vir
tuous patriots merit in dur opinion, from
their Republican Brethern of France
Dunlap's (Phil ) Advertiser of Mon
day, gives the following Interesting Nar
rative:'
" Yesterday evening two of the officers
of the Republican Privateer, who were
captured by the Boston Frigate, and of
course were on board during the action,
fay, that the engagement between the
Embufcade and the Boston began about
half past five last Thursday morning, and
lasted one hour and three quarters pre- 1
cifely, during which time each frigate be
haved with the utmost bravery.. The
firft broadside was given by the Boston,
and all the firing from this ship was ex
tremely sharp and rapid ; that from the :
Embufcade was better direded, scarcely a<
shot miffed telling.।
" One shot from the Embufcade about ,
the middle of the adion,, killed Captain
Courtney and his firft lieutenant of ma- 4
rines, and afterwards all the officers were
wounded. In another of the Embufeade'sj
broadsides, the Boston received five fho'
between wind and warter, and soon aftei'
her main top mast was carried away b,
another shot, which threw her men intc (
confufion, and had they received another
broadside from the Embufcade, it is the
opinion of our informants, she must have
Iftruck ; but she was lucky enough to be
BY B. RUSSELL.—CONCC^D—NEW^J AJVH^^
able to sheer off under all the fail she
could crowd. The Embufcade soon af
ter, fay in 20 minutes; chafed the Boston ;
they could fee her after them for two
hours—in the interim, a British brig hove
in fight, and the Embufcade, not being
able to come up with the Boston, captur
ed this brig and carried her into Newyork.
" The Boston arrived at Cape May,
almost a wreck, and would have come up
here to refit, but she was informed of two
Frerch frigates being in port, which o
bligtd her to change her course."
In a statement in the General Advertif
er of Monday, from these fame officers,
fomr circumstances, not remarked above,
are inserted, viz. That the Republican
was taken by mifinformation from the pi
lot ; that Capt. Courtney, himfelf, said
to Capt. Dennis, " Tell Captain Bompard,
that I have come all the way from Halifax,
on purpose to take the Embufcade, and IJhali
be very bap,y to fee ber out, this way ;" that
the I'eutenant assented to the proposition ;
that Captain Bompard, dressed in a white,
short jacket, who they often saw take a
pinch of fnuff in the action, was the con
tinual mark for the mufquetry of the
Boston:
We are assured, that the crew of the
Embufcade consisted, when engaged with
the Boston, of only 220 seamen, 35 ma
rines, and 40 odd boys—inlilT 300.
In addition to the accounts from Eu
uope"by the packet, which were to June
8, intlufive, we have been favoured, by a
correspondent, with London papers of
Ju/ e ioand 11.' The following quoted
par graph: are taken from the Courier, of
Ju f r. ;
l By letters from various parts of
Spa % the scarcity and dearth of grain is
ext,me. The people have been reduced
to . e necessity of grinding she most un
wholesome substitutes for corn, to mix up
!l^^ flour fey can produce.
By the French paper), dtii<frn<
have given an abftrad, it appears, that
the plots in Paris against the Convention,
are much less formidable than they have
been represented. The fedions or Mar
seilles, who were said to be in a state of
counterrevolution, seem only to have de
clared for the moderate Republicans, in
opposition to the Mountain.
" An adjutant general from the army
of the north, with a pain of colours in his
hand taken from the enemy, announced
in the National Convention of May 25,
that on the 24th, in the morning, the di
vision under the command of General
Lamorlier had attacked the Dutch army
near Menin, in three points. The ene
my loft all their posts, three pieces of
cannon, seven waggons of ammunition
and provisions, 500 men killed, 300 tak
en prisoners, among whom are 28 offi
cers, and pne of fuperjour rank. The
military chest was taken, as well as much
property ; and such was the rapidity of
the flight, the French were obliged t<
carry into Lille 22 waggon loads of
wounded, left by the enemy on the field
of battle. A grenadier, named Groflam
bert, took the colours."
Thus we fee, that a battle was
had on the 24th May, of which
we had not heard, and which was
glorious for the arms of the Repub
ick.
Accounts in the London Even
ing post of June 8 and 11, and
he Oracle, the Star, and the Sun,
of June 11, all ministerial papers,
state, that (by letters from Oftend)
the Prince of Orange, with 13,000
men, and 60 pieces of artillety, was
flbout to attack Gevel, near Dun
kiik ; that the Spaniards were in
great force at Perpignan, having
aken the towns of Aries and Ceret,
cut to pieces 300 national guards,
aken two colours and 40 regulars ;
hiat'Geo. Don Paolo de Sangro'
quarters are at Fuefca, in Atragon;
that a variety of distempers infeft
ing the camp, where 100 surgeons
attend, has retarded their progress;
that the Spanish fleet at Carthage
na, is ready to fail on a secret ex
pedition ; that Conde still holds
out ; that the feige, or cannonade,
of Valenciennes was to commence
about the 10th June ; that 35 o®o
men are here employed, 700 at
Conde, and 500 at Maubeuge ;
chat General Cuftine has quitted
the banks of the Rhine, to the
great sorrow of his troops, and tak
en command near Valenciennes, to
oppose Cobourg; that the parlia
ment was to adjourn about the
15th June ; that Hastings's trial is
postponed until the 2d week of that
feffion'; that when Valenciennes
was summoned to surrender, the
answer of the commandant was,
" It gives me great pleasure, that
the city is invested by the best
troops, and the g-eateft generals in
the world. I trust, that my beha
viour in the eyes of these generals
and armies will be such, as not on*
ly to deserve their commendation,
but that of the universe, who are
to be our fpeSators." That a fleet
of 90 fail passed Plymouth, June
8, from Gibraltar and Cadiz ; that
a fleet of nine East Indiamen had
arrived at Portsmouth, to the great
'joy of the company, and naval of
firernwhn exppa~tnen from the^
A DREAM.
From the RICHMOND CHRONICLE.
66 IMPRESSED with the fingu
1 larity of a Dream I had last
night, I am induced to communi
cate it to the publick.
I dreamed I was in the federal
city in the year 1820, and saw at
the entrance a large and magnifi
cent house, the stately and lofty
pillars whereof drew my attention
so much that I was filled with a
mazement, and feeing at the door
a man superbly dressed, 1 conclud
ed that he was nothing less than
he President of the United States,
which fi led me with awe and re
fpea ; the man observing my sit
uation, bid me take courage, and
come forward, and sfk him an,
questions, as he flood there for no
other purpose than to gratify the
mriofity of all strangers that came
to vrfit the city. Encouraged by
his looks and kind expressions, I
asked him whose superb house it
was ? he told merit belonged to
the old chief cook to the Vice Pre
sident, who by artfully persuading
his master to live a kingly life, had
amassed a large fortune, and was
now supervisor of the city, with
all the pomposity of a lord mayor
—Oh 1 fays I, it is a pity that in
this free and equal government,
where it has been taught us to def
fife kings with all their pageantry,
our chief magistrates should imk
rate them. He replied that it was
not hit fault, so much as our fore
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{September 2, 1793.]