The Mirror — Concord, N.H., 1798-03-27 00:00:00, page 3

American fems.
GEORGIA.
SAVANNAH, FEB. 20.
WE learn from Louisville,
that difpatchea have been
received by his Excellency the
Governor, from the. Agent of
Indian Affairs, informing him of
a niuft barbarous a& committed
on the 5 h infl. in Jackson county.
Two Indiana came to Mr.
John Hilton's, in that county, &
after being kindly treated by Mrs.
Hilton, one of them proceeded
to the abominable aft of ravishing
her, which he accomplished.——
The conduct of Mr. Hawkins on
this oceafion does him great cred
it, he gave the offender up, and
he it now in Oglethorpe jail.
The Governor has allo receiv
ed depositions and complaints
from most of th, frontier counties.
Camden and Montgomery coun
ties are full of their parties com
mitting depredations
PENNSYLVANIA
PHILAD. MARCH §.
Capt. Paine, from Gibraltar, Jan. io,
informs, that 17 Britfh fail of the line
-still blockaded Cadiz, in which port was
36 Spanish fail of the line ready for sea.
There was a report that Algiers had de
, clared War against England, but could
not tell whether this was true.
NEWTORK.
N#W YORK, MARCH 7.
Defeat of the French at St.
Domingo.
By a gentleman from Port'de-
Paix we learn, that on the 20th
Feb. a body of 200 French troops
left Port-de-Paix, to attack the
. Mole, and make a diversion there,
while Gen: Touffaint, with the
grain body, made an attempt a
.gaioft St. Marks.— They got
within 6 miles of the out works,
when they were met by the Brit
ish and defeated, with the loft of
400 men killed, wounded, and
captured. They also loft a strong
fort, called Cape-de Fer, with sev
eral cannon, and one standard.—
The whole was commanded by
Gen Badaix, and a mu ato Gen
eral, who has been confined, and
probably would be shot for his
cowardife.
March 9. —A letter from Bour
; de,ux observes, that hostility ' will
not follow the departure of our
Envoys from Pari,, unltfs pro
voked by reprifah 0; our part.
/Another article from that place
fays, “ Money growl scarcer and
scarcer—the Americans, to whom
large turns are due, ft rip us of
most of it.”
~ marc H„&; The Philadelphia papers
were again miffing in yefterdaft fauth
ern mail. This' produced an inconve
nience-foe yesterday it was reported,
and perhaps justly, that a predion for
ARMING, and a proportion fr ,
iB^RGO, were both argued in Congrffi
^fy 1
SALEM, MARCH 16.
Lateftfrom France,
: Capt. James Hays, of the fchr.
Violet, arrived at Gloucester on
Teufdav night, from Rochelle,
which he test the Bth of Feb
'ruary. So short a psffsge, from
a country which aspires to govern
# even the fates themTHvei, we hop
ed would have afforded fome
thio^ to gratify the solicitude et
'ar expecting public ; but on ap
phcati^to &pt. Hays, we were
'difabDointed to find that he did
rot bring a single paper. The
rude verbal information which he
gathered in the intercourse of bu
siness, he politely communicated,
and is nearly as follows :—
That the French government
expressed the utmost resentment
against the American governments
accusing them of being a party
with England against France.—
That it was +xperted our negled.
ed Envoys would return home in
the fpriog, as, their longer con
tinuance there was hopeleh. ——
That the preparations for the in
vasion of England were vigorous
ly continued ; every French ves
sel was in a date of requisition, &
sailors were constantly pressed lor
the service. That England, Scot
land and Ireland were declared in
a slate of siege, and all neutrals
bound to or from those countries,
fubjedi of capture and condemna
tion ; and that it was a common
fentimeot among the enthusiastic
, populace, that France was to give
law to the universe. But not
withstanding appearances, there
were those who believed the pro
je& of an invasion was a mere pre
text for railing contributions.—
The taxes had become enormous ;
the merchants and others were
very uneasy, and wilhed a new
order of things ; and even the
privateerfmen would frequently
curse the republic. Buonaparte
was said to be still at Paris, and
100,000 troops, devoted to him,
in its environs. A report was in
circulation, that a mifuaderftand
ing had arisen between the Con
queror of Italy and the Executive
Diredory, in consequence of the
former having proposed a new
modification of the government,
one feature in which was, that in
stead of five Directors, the Exec
utive power (hou!d be vested io
ONE MAN.
Capt. Hay further informs,
that the (hip John and Richard,
of Philadelphia, from the Isle of
France for Hamburgh, had been
captured and carried into Rochelle,
. where the cargo was taken out,
the ship striped, and he supposed
(he would be condemned.
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Concaro, .
TUESDAY, March 27, 1798.
- ' -Cm — 1
& ARMING—This febjea was to
be difeuffed in Congress on the Iph inst.
The next mail will probably furnilh us
particulars on this important fubject—
'The belief of every true American is,
united we STAND, divided we
FALL.
AUTHENTIC.
From Grafter, March IZ,
" Capt. Hays has arrived here this
day from Rochelle. He confirms form
er accounts of French politics being
much opposed to the American govern
ment; or rather that they were carry
ing their system bf depredation to the
summit. He gives a report that was
current in France when he failed, that
the Executive Directory had proposed
to the Council of Five Hundred to pass
a law making all American vessels good
prize which should have on board pa
pers signed by John Adams ! ! as they
view him an emissary from Pith He
adds, that it was the general opinion at
Rochelle, that the request of the Direc
tory would not be refufed.
'}]fr^^
, Capt Henry Atkins, arrived last e
vening, from Malaga, which place he left
Reh 4, informs, tl,at just before he fail
ed, it was reported and believed, that the
French had renewed heftilities agaiuft
Portugal, and ted marched an army of
50,000 men towards Lifeon.—The Frcn.(
capture all neutrals, bound to ^ny ports
, fri the Mediterranean, and carry them in
• for abdication.M^ 7 ^
From Bourdmux, via, Nrayork.
Jan. 3. “ Twenty two vessels have
been launched at Naruz, within a short
time ; intended for privateers, totoaunt
from 18 to 26 guns, foe of which are
specially designed for the coast of Amer
ica io the spring ! The Americans at
Paris are treated with pointed difrefoed.
The Portuguese Ambassador at Paris
has been imprisoned, but upon what
pretext we cannot learn."
A gentleman who came passenger in;
the British January Packet, informs,
that the voluntary contributions in G.
Britain were numerous ; and that it
was the general opinion they would a
mount to ftven motions sterling ;—that
the number of troops in arms amount ro
one huhdred and thirty thousand ; —and
that the people of England were in no
dread of an invasion.—-The Racks stood
at ^.'
We have accounts from Bourdeaux.
of the condemnation there of FORTY
SIX American vessels. .
From PHIL4D. March 4.
" Perhaps you will leant by
this focner than by the newfpa
peri, that Mr. Rutledge of Sou h-
Carolina has a letter from Mr.
Pinckney, cur Envoy at Paris,
under date of 171 b November
left, which fayi, the Envoys had
then been at Paiit 50 dayi, and
had not been noticed by the gov
ernment of France ; that 17 or
18 days before, the Envoys had
pretented tothe Minister of For
eign Relations, a refpedful and
conciliating letter in behalf of their
country, in which they had studi
ed to insert every argument of
good will and submission not de
rogatory to their-country, but had
received no answer and found
themfelvei pointedly negleded on
every occasion. That the news
paper under the immediate direc.
tion of the government contained
the vilest columnies against chit
country, and the Executive ad
mioiftration, which could be uu
tered, and very great personal a
buse of the Envoy# ; singularly so
co Mr. Pinckney, who wat spok
en of at a man fold to the British,
&c. That the Envoys had re
ceived no advicet from thia gov
ernment fioce their arrival, and had
written and should write continu
ally, and by every opportunity to
the government. It is a fad that
many letters have gone fiom the
government, to the Envoys, and
that not a letter hat b^en received
from them, since the commence,
ment of their journey to Farit—
There can be no doubt that there
it foul play used in the French
poft-officet, and by that mean
the letters have not arrived.
" Io Coogrefs we are still de
bating the amendment proposed
by Mr. N. co the foreign inter
course bill, a thing of no great
consequence in itfelf ; but the par
ty in oppofiiior ihave brought for
ward, in the dilcuffion of it, all the
principle of bad and good gov
erbmeots—have railed at our ad>
mioiftration, and determine if
possible, to limit the power of
ihe Resident, as to foreign inter
coUrfe. JOUS gave us on Friday a
very excellent speech well guard
ed, and although eloquent, not
excessive in ornament. ft, ap
proved by all parties. Harper
on tlie fame day, gave one of the,
most nervous and bold addresses
that I ever It was too
justly severe to be thoroughly rel
ished by one party."
march 9.
“ The committee upon the
President's Message refpeding the
fate 'Communications rfrom dor
Commissioners lit Paris, have re
ported^ in favor of arming met
^?£ < -.•^i .^amf^l<• Zfe'^^..^%^l .x'rantea & *rtl:. %X v +'
chant's ships, and equipping fe
frigates with all poffiuledifpHch."
The U iced States, at this mo
ment experience all the evils or
war, without any of its benefits
Instead of *#& coding money, if
it were declared ac this moment,
it would be potting money 'into
the pockets of our citizens, and
Igiving life and activity to busi
ness of every kiod. Centinel.
The Italian Prince of Paterno has fatfea
into the bands of tbt Atyrines, <wbo demand
700,000 ducats for bit ranfem
; —
Married, at Hanover, Mr. Benjamin
True, Printer, to Miss Betsy Kim
ball, daughter of Capt. Steuben Kimball
of that town. )\
At Portsmouth, Mr. ,?fe,b Dodge, to
Miss fine Dtnr.at.
In this tow^,.by rhe Rev. Asa M'Far
land, Mr. Samuel Walker, (0 Mils fc.%
Haughton.
M«, rolling years increase yourjw.
And blooming girls andJprig bit, bop
Tour frugaliublu grace;
And may „u all live peaceful liDtfi
All bapfey btfiids, bapp, <wimj,
And tlife crown all your days.
' OBITUARY.-
On Wednesday last, departed this Iran
fitory life, Mrs. Annas Abbott, ag
ed 40, the amiable contort of Mr-Ezra
Ab bott, and daughter of Capt. Choate,
of Bofcawen. In her sickness, which was
short tho' diftreffing,fhe endured the pain
with the magnanimity of one of Christ's
disciples, and revealed, to the great com
fort of surviving friends, that her trust
was in the Lord of Hojis, —the chriftian's
shield. Her charader was without fpnt
or blemish— Her fuavityof mannets aid
agreeable deportment, in addition to her
examplary virtues, endeared her not on
ly to her difconfolafe bufband, his chil
dren, and her relation, but to all who
were her neighbors and acquaintance.
At Hanover, Mije Luc, BrewJLr,
Eastern Lands for Jale.
THObE persons who have
applied for,or wilh topurchafe lands
in Townships No. 1,2, 4 and 5, on San
dy and Webb's River, and about 20 miles
weft of Kennebeck River, are hereby in
formed, that the Subferiberexpeds to be
at Moses Starling, Esq's. or at Maj.
Ezekiel Porter's, in Farmington,
on Sandy River ; or at Mr. Samuel
Linscutt's, in Chester, from about
the 15th of April to the 15th of May
next, where he fog be ready to Contrast
to fell by let er larger quantity. In one
Os those Townships there are about 20
families, and a Saw and Grist Mill ; and
three families in another township, where
a number of persons have purchased and
expeft to move on this season.
The Subscriber is determ
ined to expedite the settlement and im
provement of those Townships, by ap
propriating lands for the ufe\of the ia--
habitants, in supporting a School-Master
and Public Teacher, in each township
that he shall fell by lot—and by felling
tothe last lot, if purchasers shall apply,
and by giving a choice of lots to th^ firft
purcbafers, adual settlement being a con
dition.
As the Lands are of a good
quality, and are found by experience in
those and the adjacent towns, to be ex
cellent for railing Indian Corn, as well as
Grass and English Grain, ,nd conveni
ently situated with refpea to the naviga
ble waters of Kenneb^ck, and adjoining
Farmington, which town contains about
180 ratable poles, has two companies of
Militia, and a Post Office efablifhed in
the fame ; and every necessary may be
obtained in said Farmington on reasona
ble terms —It is expeaed the settlement
will be very rapid. For further particu
lars, inquire of
JACOB ABBOT.
Concord, March 24th, 1798. 2
Wanted to hire, § or 6 months.
An Active Young M A N,
UZ"° " capable of working at dis-
YY ferent branches of bufinels ; who
can wield with nimbtenefs, the broad and
narrow Axe,the Saw,the Fore- Plane, and
can lay Shingles, and do wok upon a
Farm, if occasion fhoold call for it. —
Good wages will be given..
\ r Inquire of the Printer.
March 27. ^^Y"'^ c 'f^^
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\^Mr. CHOATE wants an App%,
ti€e to fh^Cabinet and Chair^Mating &, v
wefe, 14 0: if years old. tA^^^^