The Mirrour — Concord, N.H., 1793-03-04 00:00:00, page 3

arrived at Marblehead, Capt. Hawks,
in 25 Days from Portrayal, Martinique.
He informs, that the greatest Confu
.fion prevailed in the Island : that the
ariftocratick Party were -deserting the
Island, expeding a Fleet with Troops
from France, for the Purpose of hoift
fog the three coloured French national
Flag : that every Customhouse Officer
had quitted the Island, and that the
Patriots, even those who had been the
Objects of their ill Treatment, were
helping to get away the unfortunate
Royal.fts. Three Officers belonging to
one of the Men of Warßationed at
that Place, came Passengers with Cap
tain Hawks. '*
February 23, —A Veffeb arrived
here 00 Thursday, in 20 Days from
the Island of Marunico. On the 29th
of January, Tranquility prevailed. As
many of the Royalists, as could obtain
Passage, have left the Island ; and a
large Fleet, with Troops, were daily
expeded to Arrive there from France.
The Spirits of the patriotick Planters
of the French Islands were much rais
ed ; as the National Convention had
appropriated 40 odd millions of Liv
res, for remunerating their Losses, and
refurnifhing the Plantations with
Slaves.'
= ; CONCORD;
Monday, March 4, 1793.
IN Ireland great Disturbances have lately ta
^en Place—The # French Disease seems to
have taken deep Root in that Kingdom—Lib
•RHODEISLAND.
PROVIDENCE, February 14.
Captain Richard Sprague arrived
herein a Sloop from Auxc,es (Hispaniola) on
the 6th Instant. He informs, That when he
failed the revolted Negroes, about 5,700 Men,
, Women and Children, were on a Mountain 12
Miles from the Town, surrounded by the
Whites, who had determined to destroy all
.above 17 Years of Age. —That the Negroes
had about 500 Stands of Arms with them, but
were ilmoft destitute of Ammunition, and
much "distressed for Provifipn —Their Camp
was to be attacked the Day he failed—the
Planters and Inhabitants were all at Camp,
.andno other Business doing—He received
-Accounts from Jackamela few Days beforetie
failed, that the armed Mulattoes were march
• ing into Town to surrender themselves, but
the Whites fired on them, on which they re
'treated, and the ^Whites gave out, that they
would kill every Mulattoe which attempted to
come into Town.
CONNECTICUT.
NORWICH February 21.
^ On Tuefday and Wednesday last Week a
very heavy Snow fell, which lay near a Week,
(the longest that has lain this Winter) when
it was succeeded by a violent Storm of Rain,
which has raised the Streams to an unusual
Height and rendered the River between New
- london and this Place navigable.
Throne. The Lives of the best Part of his Na
tion, which he fold to fill his Coffers, is a Cir
cumstance that will decide the Fate of this
Tyrant...
" Thou Monster, over whose Head is gath
ered a dark Cloud from the Carcases of the
German Nation ; the Tears of Widows whom
thou haft made breadlefs ; the Cries of Or
phans whom thou haft made wretched; ^nd
thy ill treated Soldiers ; will deliver thee to
the just Cause of the French. Thy Flight shall
not save thee, for how could it be possible to
expert a Nation in the World that will give
thee Refuge, Tyger as thou art ?
"Philip Adam Custine, French Citi
zen, and General of the Armfes of the
Republick ",
A smart Shock of an Earthquake was felt in this Town lait Thursday Evening—lt was also noticed ip &erf the fa Evening.
MASSACHUSETTS.
BOSTON, Feb. 20. —Last Friday
From London Dec. 14.
Yesterday two Barges, loaded with Powder,
&c. landed at the Duke of Richmond's privy
Gardens, from Woolwich.
A Riot, attended with some Circumstances
of cruelty and Perfecution,has arisen at Man
chester, and was not entirely quelled when the
Accounts came away. The Populace there
have imbibed, it seems, the wretched Errour
that all those Persons however refpe&able by
Property arid previous Charader, who now
discover, a With for parliamentary Reform,
are Enemies to the Constitution of the Coun
try.
The following is a Letter from Mancbejler,
dated December 11. "Last Night a Num
ber of People assembled about the Herald Of
fice till a late Hour, and broke several of the
Windows. There is now a large Mob about,
Ringing " God save, the King ,'tney have again
broke the Windows of the Herald Office.-
Where it will end, God knows, as they threat
en to destroy the House.
12 o'Clock ;Tuefday Night.
- '' The People have assembled at Mr. Wal
ker's, he has dangerously wounded two of
them, by firing out of the Window: They
have since dispersed, and all is quiet.
Wednesday, Dec. 12.
*f" The proceedings of the Multitude last
Night have this Morning (hewed themselves
in dreadful Colours; the Windows of both
the Houses ofMr. Walker & Mr. Faulk
ner being entirely destroyed. Mr. Walk
er, as I informed you in my last, fired upon
the Populace, whereby two Men were much
wounded : Indeed it is said that one is since
dead, but Ido not believe it. The Confe
quente of this Aft has been, that Vengeance is
denounced against him, and where it will end,
God only knows. '[
" Two Gentlemen have just waited upon
London Papers fay, Lord Adam Gordon,
the Commander in chief in Northbritain, has
received Notice from the Waroffice, that all
absent Officers and Men, either on Leave or
recruiting, are immediately to join their Regi
ments in that Kingdom.
Orders have been sent down to the different
Ports, for all the Guardfhips to have,their full
Complement of Men on board.
— —
Newsfrom Capefrancois.
PORTLAND, Feb. 21. —Capt. Parsons
in the Brig Maria arrived here on Tuefday
last, in 27 Days from Capefrancois. About a
Week before Captain P. failed, 1400 of the
Whites marched from the,Cape, about nine
Miles, to the Plains, where the Blacks were
entrenched. On the Approach of the Whites
they fled, and left their Entrenchments and
13 Pieces of Cannon. The Loss of the Whites
was three or four killed and 17 wounded.
When Captain P. failed, the Stores at the
Cape were shut, and a total Stop was put to all
Kinds of Business. The Commander in chief
had requested the American Captains and Sai
lors to assist as Guards, while the Inhabitants
were out of the Town on Duty; and the A
mericans had agreed to comply with the Re
quest. About two hundred Negro Women had
come in and given themselves up. This, how
ever, was thought to be a Piece of Policy, and
done only to preserve the Provisions for the
Use of the Men. Orders had been issued to
destroy the Cattle and Provisions of all Kinds,
that so the Negroes might be starved into Obe
dience. The most dreadful Mortality prevailed
among the Troops which had arrived from
France. Twenty or 30 died in a Day ; and of
4000 there were but about seven or eight hun
dred who were fit for Duty.
erty and Equality are the Rage of the Euro
pean World ; and it is predicted, that within
a few Years there will be no such Mongers as
Kings and Monarchs known under the Sun!
Happy, happy 2Era !
Mobs, &c. assembled in Cork, and several
other Parts of Ireland; and committed Depre
dations on the Farmers, whom they fufpeded
of Monopoly. The Dearness of Provisions, &c.
have caused various Mobs, who have destroy
ed many very valuable Mills, which were em
ployed in manufacturing Flour for Exporta
tion, and emptied all the Granaries of Corn,
Flour, &c. intended for Exportation They
despise military Powers—the PEOPLE have
turned their Minds on Politicks — and, danc
ing to the Tune of Ca Ira., they shout Liberty
or Death ! and when the People cry Liberty,
it is not in the Power of Monarchs to withhold
it fromthem. 1 c
We have N^ws from France to the 18th De
cember, by which we learn that Louis xvi.
wasJbrought to the Bar of the Assembly on the
I Ith, when all the Accusations against him
were read, which he denied, and after consid
erable Debate tie was allowed to chufe^his
Counsel—but his Fate was not then known;
Mr. Russell,
WHEN we perceive an Individual void of
Gratitude, and perfealyfenfelefs of his Ob
ligation to the Man, who, by his (hrewd, hind
Dexterity, hath grafted him from impending De
ftruriion—we are impelled to make this just Conclu
fan, that he is either a Fool, or a barbarous Mon-
Jler-— How then ought a Community, even the State
of Newhampfhire, important in their Numbers,
their extent of territory, and rapid increase offettle
taent, to be JligmatiJed,for not, in as full a measure
as possible, paying their refpett and gratitude to
the Men, who have spent their time, money, and
strength, to efefl the late glorious Revolution ; by
which, caving to thepatriotick exertions of a WASH
INGTON, a Hancock, a Peabody, andoth
er excellent Charaaers, the, were fnatcbed from the
jaws of usurped Tyranny, and placed in -a fate of
case and independency ? The anjwer to every person
is obvious .——There is nothing, I think, which is
valuable, fort of life, liberty, and property, that
ought not to be rendered for their Services ; therefore,
let us, as a grateful people, bestow Honour on those
to whom honour belongs, and particularly in choofag
our Chief Magistrate. Confder the Charafier of
General NATH^. PEABODY;
his earl. Penetration into the unnatural wishes and
attempts of Great britain to enslave America— the
ref peaablepart he a&ed as a member of our Congress
in one of theirfrfjeffons=~thefrmne/i arid genenai
fhip that were always his aids, in his various pub
lick flations, in forwarding and eftablijhing a sys
tem of political government, out of almost nothing life
than popular confufon, which enabled his constituents
to enjoy what they now do, one of the most independ
ent governments in the universe known. That we
fill have need of fetch advisers arid directors to fleer
us fafefrom foreign invasions—^ finally that Mr.
Peabody has uniformly, without the leaf felfilh
nefs, exhibited to thefreemen of this State, a degree
of concern for their publick arid private welfare, to
almost an, republick, by experience, unknown.
These considerations taken, he will have my vote,
and 1 conclude the votes in general,for Governour of
this State the enjuing Year
- NEO-HANTONIENSIS.
the Committee for the Froteaion of Property,
&c.«—one of them is Brother in Law to Mr.
Walker, who observed, that Mr. Walker
had this Morning been personally insulted:
His House was threatened, and tat the Inter
ference of the Committee was requested.
" A Deputation of ten Gentlemen in Con
sequence waited upon him, wilhing to be in
formed how he intended to aft-in the present
Circumstances, and offering their Affiance
and Support, in case he declined the use of
Firearms. He assured them that he threw
himfelf entirely upon their Protection, and
that none should be used in his JHoufe. It
was suggested to him,that by leaving the town
for a few Days, it might be a Means of appeas
ing the Populace. Seven o'Clock at Night.
" Information has just been brought to the
Committee, that the Mob are so violent in the
Neighbourhood of Mr. Walker's, that it is
with great Difficulty the Constables are able to
repulse them ; they vow they will have his
Head. Eight o'Clock.
" At present, all is quiet ; the People are
dispersed. Nothing but the Name of Our
Gracious- Monarch had any effed upon them.
God Save the King being given by a Magis
trate, it was received by the Populace with
three Cheers, and then they were prevailed
upon to depart. The Military are all in read
iness. The Officers attended the Committee.
Nine o'Clock.
" They are again assembled, and have just
passed my House to Walker's.
Half past ten
" All is quiet ; the People are gone quiet
ly home, yet the Committee have just been in
formed, that they will assemble at twelve
o'Clock, to burn down Mr. Walker's House.
It is nothing but a flying Report.— twelve
o'Clock. All quiet.
" Lord Sempel, a Lieutenant in the 3d
Regiment of foot Guards, received Notice on
Saturday from the Secretary at War, that the
King had no further Occasion for his Service ;
Lord Edward Fitzgerald is also dis
charged from the military Department, they
havingjoined the revolution Society."