The Mirrour — Concord, N.H., 1794-12-26 00:00:00, page 3

was concurred by the Haufe, and Meffieursl
Gains, Badger and Cilley appointed.
Voted, That Mess. Dole, Warner and Tay-I
lor be a committee on the petition of Stephen
Stark, and others. ',
Dec. 24. Voted, That Mess. Connor, Win
gate, Warner; Stevens and Hobard be a com
mittee to coufider of the situation of Brook-I
field, with refpeff to representation, and anyl
other town now uhclaffed.
The committee reported the following an-I
fiver to his Excellency's address:
sir, IMPRESSED with the importance of I
guarding the rights of the citizens oftbts Jiate —of 1
preferring the peace of Jociet, —officering tbofe l
immunities and privileges which tbe laws and con- 1
ftitution bare conferfred=of extending proteaion to I
individuals, where the, may be barraffed by de- I
' cifions fuhverfue of rights which this date never !
conceded— The Senate and Houft of Re,ref enta- I
tires most fall, accord with your Excellency, in 1
the expediency of convening tbe Legislature before I
'tbe time to which they were adjourned — Thy con- 1
sider it their duty, to protea tbe citizens and rights
of the flats, against ever, unconstitutional inters
ferance ; and this fubjea fall meet with their
candid and thorough dijeuffion, as it refpeas the l
dignity and independance of tbefate, and as it re
jpeas tbe rights and interns of the citizens.
Tbe due adminiflration of justice in this flute, l
was the great cause and objed of inflituting the
present government— Opprefo" on the one part, l
and delay'on tbe other, though not equally grievous, l
ought to be remedied by ever, conftit utional means 1
in their power —and tbe, fee! great fatisjaaion^ l
, that your Excellency did not omit, though painful\
the tofe, to. notice fueb delay in,our addrejs to the I
Legislature.
Tbe, will attend to, our Excellency's recommen- I
dation of tbe propriety of asf fog a tax at this time
—convinced that full and adequate provifionJbould 1
bemad# for all tbe exigencies of the fate.
Tbe Legfoture quill,receive with pleasure any I
communications, ou'y Excellency may maforfya
ing tbe intereJis of tbefate, or the welfare of the
citizens —and while tbe, feel with jenfbility the l
pleajure of frequently recurring to tbe principles of l
a conftitvtion, founded on tbe Rights of Man, tbe 1
frf interest of society, however objeured b, mof l
other governments; tbe, anticipate, with tbe high- I
of fatisfaaion, four Excellency's concurrence in
ever, meajure they ma, propose for promoting tbe l
lading bappinefs of our country. l
Voted, That Mess. Gains, Cilley & Brew- 1
fter be a committee to present his Excellency 1
with the foregoing answer to his address tol
both Houses of the Legiflature.l
A day of hearing was granted on the pe-I
% tition of Jeremiah Lock, on the 2d Thursday I
of the next session. < '
An ad passed, authorising the clerk of thel
Superior Court to bring forward a complaintl
on the docket of said court at the next term.
Refpaing the armed Jbip M'oar,, tbe commit- 1
tee reported that a remonfrauce be forwarded to I
Congress, and an agent appointed to fufeport it atl
Congress. After much debate, tbe House agreed I
64 that a remonfrance be forwarded to Congress," I
yeas 76, naysqo—but objected to finding an agent 1
to Congress to support it,jeas 22, nays 92.1
Dec. 2§. Thprayer of tbe petition of Sand- I
bornton inhabitants, refyaing town meetings,\
was granted.\
Mtf. Connor, Badger, Prichard, ~ loung, l
and Hough, were appointed to confider tbefate of I
the tfedjur,;tbe e,dimc, of railing a tax, and 1
wbat sum jhall be raifed. l
An aa passed, incorporating the northerly part
, of Middleton, in Strafford county, into a Separate
town by tbe name of Brookfield. /+]
-Tie committee on tbe petition of Dearing, re- 1
posted in favour of a day of Taring — accepted. I
'£ ''Mfrs. Crawford, Newcomb, and % Pierce, 1
weri appointed to consider of the petition of David
IVebfter, E/q.praying a new trial at law.\
Mesa. Peabody, Brewfler, and Sumner, were I
appointed on the petition of Jeremiah Eames, pray-"
ing leave to build a bridge over Conneaicut river.
-The cemmitteeon tbe petition of tbe Selea Men of
Weftmoreland, reported that tbe boundary line of
that, and all other towns on Conneaicut river, be
extended acroGjhid river to tbe wefarly line of]
this fate.„
ARefolie passed, empowering bis Excellency,
witb afyice of Council, to draw orders on tbe
fefu,,fir nectary sums of money, not to ex
md\oo dollars.
A Unanimous V, 0 f thanks, to bis Excellency
Governor Gilman, for bitgood condaß face bis \
ehaionidto office, sassed ;„& House this day-.
CONCORD, DECEMBER 16, 1794.
CHRISTMAS.
Yefarday, being th anniversary day of thena
d tiqdt, (four BitffidSaviour, was objerved with
+ grqttf^l hearts—ln the evening, an ingenious ,„-
teic difeourje,foiled to tbe occafon, was deliver
ed in the cou?t boufe, to a crowded and rejpeaabU
-auditor,, by tbe Rev. Joab song, an ordained
.ereader ifUforfal Salvafa,from the, words,
' 66 Fear not : for, bebold, I bring,ou good tidings
e s greaifoy, whkb^Qe to &LL people : For
ante you ii born this day,iotbe city of David, a
) Saviour, which irCbrif tbe Lord."
Kerf Intersfling fate Intelligence.
BY LAST EVENING'S MA IL .
Capture a s B^-DucQ^
.We are extremely forty to learo,that Bois-
le Due capitulated to the French, on Thurs
day the 9th inst. An event greatly unex
pe&d. Thepeople rose, and demanded the 1
farrender, before they would undergo the
horrors of a siege. The terms of capitula
tion are said to be nearly the fame as these
granted to the garrisons of Conde and Va
lenciennes. The French have puffed the'
Maefe ; and, as they seem determined to
force their way further into Holland, an eri
gagenierit with our troops, dispersed in the
Bommel country, and in the province of Ne
meguen, appears unavoidable./
* Bois-le Due, is a large, strong, hand
some town of the Netherlands, between the
river Dommel and Aa, 45 miles fouth of'
Amsterdam.
ROTTERDAM, OCT. 13.'
We have this day learnt that the French
have passed the Meafe ; but we know noth
ing of their further proceedings. The island
of Bommel is every where fortified,and a very
numerous English garrison has been lent to
Tiel, to defend the passage of the Waal near
there. .-
NORFOLK, NOV. 29. ,
From the verbal information of the Capt.
and paffengefs of the ship Richmond, we
learn, that from the immense body of Re
publican troops,on the borders of Holland,
the comparative small force drawn upto op
pose them, and the apparent inclinations of
the lower classes in Holland, the arrival of the
French at Amsterdam, may be deemed as a
matter of certainty,as the force of the French
. is nearly ten to one in their favour. •
BALTIMORE, DEC. 5. ,
Arrived yefterday,in 30 days from jacque
mel, the schooner Abeona, Capt. Martin,
Iwho informs, that on the 25th ult. he fell
in with a French fleet, confiffng of 12 fail,
one of which was a 64, and carried the Ad-
Imiral's flag,(poke him—-but it appears, did
Inot inform him what port they failed from,
I nor where they were bound—she was very
full of troops. As for the rest, the Captain
was not near enough, as he had no spy glass,
to difeover their force nor difeern the num
ber of men ; he thinks, however, that there
were at least 7 ships of war. They were in
I about latitude 30, long. 75, standing to the
Ifouthward and westward.
Capt. Martin connot poffitively assert that
the British had entirely evacuated Guada
loupe, but he fays, news had arrived at St.
Bartholomews, and was published as authen
tic, that Basseterre was taken, and that tbe
French had regained pofleffion of all the
Island.
PHILADELPHIA, DEC. 9.
Arrived brig Adventure J. Meafe
jun. master, 16 days from St. Domin-
IBefore Capt. M. left St. Domin
go, the French negroes had taken
from the Spaniards all their frontier
Ftown!, St. Raphael, St Miquel, and
Hincha. The Spanish army'had re
treated to another small town called
St. Jago, where they were in the
greatest fear. All the French emi
grants that have received the King of
Spain'^ pay at St. Domingo, have
been ordered to proceed to the fron-
Itiers, in order to join the Spanish ar-
I m y—but their fears were great left
I the counterpart of the Tragedy of
I fort Dauphin would be a^led. Many
I of them have refused, and were im
mediately put in prison Or sent to
I Portorico in irons.
dec. 13. From good authority
I we learn, that Mr. Jay has made ap-
I plication to the government of France
for permission to communicate dired
ly with our Minister in Paris, by
I means of 2 packet that should enjoy
Ithe usual privileges of vessels employ
led by diplomatic charaders, of not
being liable to search or examination.
This demand is tho'c by fonie to be
Vindicative of a desire in the British
Court of commencing a face nego
tiation with the French, in which
Mr. Jay should be the meditator
I This idea was some time since held
out in the English prints an'd the
circumstance above related appears to
I give it weigt.
I A letter from Paris fays, "M^
I Munroe has lately taken up the fub
je& of American claini, and the very
I important one of the present state of
[commerce between the two countries
I which has and does continue to dero-
Igate from some of the articles of trea-
Ity of commerce and amity subsisting
I between them, lam ip hopes soon
of being ab!e to inform you of Mr.
Munroe's complete success,"
The mite of the (loop Elizabeth
informs, that 12 French privateers
had failed from Chariefton on the
fame day they came out, in order to ,
intercept part of the Weftiudia home
ward bound fleet,
t\
Os Amsterdam, &&
* Bfon, Dec. 24. B, an arrival, eferday from
Amsterdam, we have received tbe lattf accounts
from that quarter. Od. fy, the French were at
Msefricht, & appeared to be bending their whole
force againf tbe capital of Holland-. The northern
army having afeended tbe Meuje, and taken d cir
cuitous rout for Amsterdam, leaving Roger jam on
tbe left. Tbe Duke of Fork, who was^^thin 12•
mile of Amsterdam, bad offered to march A bg ar
my for thy defence of the city,Jut was refuted,^
the proportion oj a general inundation was flfougT
l, opposed—which ap„ar.dto augur that propof- '
tions of accommodatory surrender would be made,
on tbe approach of the French. It was experif
tbe French would be in poJfffi° R es Amsterdam in
all Goober —" when that takes place, (fays an
extraa of a letter from that city 03, 6) I think
the game will be up, and ,°bn Bull ma,fettle ^
pay tbe reckoning."
[The following translations from Dutch papers,
afford much authentic information :]
Hulf, (Dutch Flanders) 03.6 L f Sunday
& Tuejda, all tbe Engljb, Hanoverian & Dutch
troop', evacuated this place, Sans dr Gand, Axel
& Philippine ;'& all the military fores, maga
zines,JSc. have been transported to Holland.
Grave, 08. 9. Ever, da, Ibe French
few ibemjelyes before this place •,all
our pavements have been taken up, and
tbe women sent out of tbe city. Numbers
of reinforcements of English and Dutch
troops have arrived to occupy tbe forts
opposite to this place. Fort St. Andries
has been demolished b, our troops ; but
all tbe batteries at'Rofam, in Bommel,
count,, are ffrongl, fortified. Tbe dyke
of Nimeguen, in Guelderland, has been
cat, to inundate all tbe country between
tbe Meuse and Waal-, in tbe neighbor
hood of Nimeguen there are ,et a num
ber of tboufands of English troops.
Since our last all the differences be
tween tbe Emperor and King of Great
britain, have been entirely fettled, by
paying tbe contrasted subsidies. Gen.
Clairfayt Kto advance with a large ar
my towards Wefel, to re-effablifo tbe
junction with tbe Duke of York's army,
for tbe defence of tbe Untied Provinces.
St. Andries has been retaken, by our
troops, with the affiflance of fix gun
boats •,and preparations are making to
drive tbe French back out of tbe coun
try betwixt the Meuse and Waal.
According to letters of a late date,
from the county of Bommel, every
thing was in a perfed state, the rivers
swelling every day ; but we have re
ceived, on the contrary, the news of
the capitulation of Bois-le-Duc3 the
garrison to leave the place on Sunday
morning at eight o'clock, with their
standards dying, drums beating, field
pieces, and all their baggage, with
liberty to go where they please, under
the condition of not serving against
the French.,
The taking of Bois-le-Duc is confirm
ed by the arrival of the French adju
tant general of Gen. Bonneu, command
ing at R ek, and tbe arrival of Col Van
Recbieren, from that city, escorted by
a French auditor, a captain, and three
French officers Tbe garrison to pass
through Grave on the 12th inst.
wesel. Tbe English and Hanove
rian armies extended on the 11th infl.
from Nimegnen to Emmerick, and their
out poffs to Wefel, wbilfl the* Austrian
arm, were on tbe other fide of that city,
which evidently foows that tbe allied
armies mean to defend the passage of
the Rhine with all their forces.
# Duffeldorp, has been saved by the
early retrieve of Gen. Kerpen, after
the French had thrown some bombs
into the city. On the 6th inst. Co
logne was taken by the French with,
out any opposition. On the 9th ult ;
every thing was quiet along the Maefe,
and not a Frenchman to be seen be
tween Wefel and Venloo. At Cfe
veld, (Ruffian territory) a,few Patri
ots had been seen, that kept very
frift difcip!ine< '1
'Bridle. Anew corps of artillerymen
to tbe number of 400, has been formed
for tbe common defence of tbe country.
Amsterdam, 08. 14. The heredita
ry Prince of Orange, has issued inthe
provinces of Guelderland and Holland
an invitation to all tbe inhabitants of
these provinces, to embody tbemfelves
for their mutual defence, with liberty,
that ever, company of 50 men /ball
have tbe privilege of choosing a Lieute
nant, and tio under officers'; that they,
fall not serve out of tbeir province, but
with their own content ; that they (batt
further be fupp!ied with experienced of
ficers, arms, ammunition, cannon &c.
Hague Oil. 11. We hove now re
ceived authentic information, that tbe
county of Bommel is put in a great state
of defence ; that 12 000 men have been
sent on'tbere by the Duke of York, to
reinforce tbe troops already Rationed
there ; and that the report of tbe Frer.cb
having penetrated to Tiel is fal/e.
PEACE !—prospect or.
The province of Friefetaty has petitioned
the States General, to occupy themlelves
'forthwith in restoring Peace jo the country —
even if they treat separately-
The King of Prussia is (aid to be in a ne
gotiation with the French for Peace. The
condition —the abandoning the attack on
Holland. This has been rejeded, not from
enmity of the French to the Dutch, but as
breaking therein the right arm of England.
Latest from tbe Wefiindies.
A brig arrived at Portland, on Saturday
fennight, in 22 days fiom Barbadoes, the
Captain of which informs, that a British Ad
miral had arrived at that island, about the
17th Nov. with four 74 gum drips, frigatesn
and transports, in 24 days from England ;
and that two days after the squadron failed
for Martinico or Guadaloupe,v It was re
ported at Barbadoes, that 10,000 B'ritilh
troops were daily expeded in the Weftmdies.
A Bardadoes paper of Nov. 17, jays, '' Gon.
Sir John Vaughan, K B. arrived herejefterday
morning, in bi> majeft,'sJhi, of war Ramelies, of
74 guns, & after paying bis refpeas to tbe Gro.
failed in tbe evening for Martinico,"
Newburyport, dec, 19. Capt. Richard
Tappan arrived at this port on Tuefday, 33
days from Point- Pe're —The French had
all Guadaloupe, except Fort S', Charles, be-i
fore he failed, which could not hold out
more than 3 days, as the Fiench had§ or 6
batteries open upon it, and 4 breach partly ,
made. The English had not more than 200 ^'
men. The morning after failing, saw a fleet
of ten fail, off the Point, 4 of them supposed
to be men of war, but could not learn where
from. ,
, Died, at Dunbarton, on Tuefday last, after
a short illness, Stephen Sewall Rogers,
Esq. Attorney at Law, in the 33d year of his
age.
Farm and Tan Tard for sale.
TO EE SOLD,
A FARM and TAN YARD,
WITH every convenience for the Tun
ing and Currying Business. Inquire
ofthe Printers. Dec. 23. 4
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Guardian to "JoJi ah Duncan.
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given, That
the Subscriber is duly appointed Guar
dian to Josiah Duncan, heir to George Don
can, late of Londonderry, deceased—This
is therefore to forbid all persons from trading
or bargaining with the said jofiah Duncan,
as said Guardian will not be responsible for
any contrast he may make.
JOHN DUNCAN, Guardian. ~
Londonderry, Dec. 23, 1794. 4
Adm'x. of Amos Hadley's estate.
HILLSBOROUGH,/:.
" Probate Court, Amberg, fol Tuejday inl
}December 1,94, }
DOLLY HADLEY,
A DMINISTRATRIX of the EG
11 tate of AMOS HADLEr. late cf Dun.
barton, deceased, intefta.e, exhibited her ad
ministration account— , ~
Whereupon it wa| ordered. That
she notify the Heirs at Law of the said de
deafed, by publishing the fame in the Mir
rour, printed at Concord, -,
That the aforetaid acceunt will be
passed the third Tuefday in February next,
at Amherst, unless caufe~be shown to the
contrary. &/f,
WILLIAM GORDON, Regifer.