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in Tyringham wax flruck by Lightning, and
considerably damaged ; 3 PerJons were in the
Barn, one of whom was knocked down and a
little fanned, the others received only a flight,
temporary Injury in their hearing. —l 9. ^
Tornado aroje in this Town, which blew off
one fide of the Roof of a Barn, injured a Houje\
near it, & proJirated about 200 rods of Fence.
Its progressive Damage not yet known.
WORCESTER, July 4 .—ln the British
House of Commons, on the 2d of May last, Mr.
Dun com B e prejented a Petition from Shef
field, with, no left than 8000 Signatures, for
a Reform of Parliament. And the next Day
Mr. Sheridan presented one from Glasgow
for the fame Purpose, which he informed the
House was go Yards long, and closely written,
.' and added that none could exceed it for Rejpea
ability of Signatures. Petitions were also
prejented from various other Places. The,
were ordered to lie on the Table.
SALEM, July 2. There is a Letter in Town
from Dominica, of the if of June, which
informs, that a SpaniJb Army had taken, and
were in Possession of Capefrancois. We be
lieve, though reluflantly, that this Informa
tion is true...
BOSTON, June 29;
From Gaudaloupe, &c.
By Captain Long, who arrived
from Gaudaloupe, and which he
left the 3d Instant, we learn, the
Arrival there of an American pilot
Boat, which left Martinico, the ift
Inst. the Captain of which inform,
ed him, that the British Fleet con
fiding of five 74, and four 64 gun
Ships, 4 Frigates ; together with
a 74 gun Ship, a Frigate, and Cor
vette, bearing the cidevant French
Flag, were before Fortroyal, under
fail ; Sue had not landed a Man :
That General Rochambeau was
determined to defend th6 IQand to
the last Extremity, being amply
supplied with Provisions and Am
munition ; and that a French Fleet
bad not then arrived.^
July 3, 1793.- —Capt. Oaks, in the
flip Fortitude, arrived here yesterday, in
51 days from Offend. By him we learn,
that the French, at Paris, and in the coun
try, were in high spirits; appeared deter
mined to defend their country to the last
extremity ; and that there was not the
appearance of want, in the Republick :—
That there were reports of a battle, in
which the Austrians and British were de
feated, with the loss of 1200 met :—That
abody of one thousand British Dragoons
marched from Oftend, to join the combin
ed forces, the day before he failed :—
That a body 6f English land forces had ar
rived, and some more were expeded —
The officers of those arrived, expeded,]
they said, the French would fight with;
more firmnefs than in anyformer wars :
—That all communcation with France
was cut off at the time of his failing :—
And that on his passage he spoke the
French frigate Bayonne, of 36 guns, that
eight days before had fought a frigate of
superior force, and had loft the Captain
and 40 men.
Extraa of a letterfron Douai, April 3.
The commissioners of the Con
vention, viaims of the perfidy of
Dumourier, were introduced to
the Prince de Cobourg by the trait
or himfelf, he took Camus by the
button of his coat, and led him in
to the room, " will your highness,
said he ; permit me to introduce
to you M. Camus, he is the Presi
dent of the committee of pensions,
of finances, of liquidation, in a
word, the President of all possible
committees." " Ah! is this M.
Camus ? said the Prince, indeed M.
Camus, I am overjoyed to fee you,
prav M. Camus (how me your citi
zen's diploma, M. Camus I really
think that aquene behind, & a little
powder in your hair, would suit the
air of yout face wonderfully well."
In this trifling and indecent manner
were the commissioners treated by
a petitmaitre German prince.
Mafoebufetts.
STOCKBRIDGE, June iffy Barn
TiS the general Cry, How go on the
;French, the Austrians, the Pruffians,tbe Ruf
fans, the Dutch, the Spaniards, the English,
[the Turks ? &>.— We have carefully pe
rused all the Papers—but we cannot an
swer the Question. We have given the
News in Detail, and leave our Readers to
form their Opinion on the Aggregate.
IMPORTANT.
Upon balloting for the Officers, it ap
peared that the hon. Jofliua Brackett was
eleaed President. Hon. Nathaniel Pea
body, Viceprefident. Decors Ammi R.
Cutter, William Page, Isaac Thom, Sam
uel Tenny, and Amos Gale, Counfellors.
Dr. Levi Bartlett, Rec. Secretary. Sam
uel Tenny, Correfp. Sec. Thomas S,
Ranney, Treasurer.
that the French National Convention had
privately sent but a FLEET, which has
since captured and Is now in possession of
QUEHEC-
A Gentleman from Bofov, has favour
ed us with the CENTiNEL of July 6th—
it contains nothing material in addition
to what we had before received—A letter
from Lyons, (Fra.) of April 16, fays, that
the nation is not disheartened by the per
fidy of her generals, but that they have
displayed more energy than ever— -that in
lejs than a month 600,000 men had enlifted—
tbatfathers dilute with theirJins the honour
of marching to the frontiers, ^c.
Not a j,liable of the Quebec Frolick !
400 Indians have crossed the Ohio, 200 ate
to attack the frontiers of Kentucky.
We are informed, That the Week before last
a Tornado arose in Andover, (Mass) accom
panied with Hhil, which sassed through San
down, Piaifow, Oidipfwich, ^c. In Ando
dover, the Wind blew a large new Barn to
Pieces, and tore down the Fences, &c. a large
white Oak Tree, about two Feet over, fund
ing near the Barn, was infantly twisted of
about two Feet from the Roots. The Hail did
great Damage—friping the Cornfields, leav
ing nothing but the Stalk of the Corn funding,
beating down the Englijh Grain, tile. which
our Informantfaw the Owners raking up in
Order to secure it for their Cattle—He saw
only one jmall Piece of Oats landing as he paf
ed through Plaifow in the Direction of the
Storm. In Oidipfwich, great Damage Was
done to the Houjes, several thoujand Squares
of Glass being broke, &c.—The unfortunate
Sufferers claim our Sympathy, and the Tear
of Commiseration flows from the Eye of the
feeling and humane, for the Diftrffes of their
Fellow Men.
By a Gentleman who left Dover last
Thursday, we are informed, That it was
then reported and believed in Portsmouth
The House of Capt. Whiting, of Hol
lace, was lately consumed by Fire.
At Jamaica on Longifland, a
Child of Mr. Betts of that Place,
was difeovered at Play in the Grass
with a small Toad in its Mouth ;
the Mother took the Toad from
THE Aewhamp/hire Medical Society met
at Concord, the 19th of May, pursuant to
an Adjournment from the 14th —When
(the President took the Chair—The Sec
retary being absent, Dr. Levi Bart
lett was appointed Secretary pro tern.
Toted, To proceed to the Election of
Officers for the enfuin^ Year.
His Excellency President Bartlett,
addrefled the Society, thanked them for
honouring him with the Presidency for
Itwo Years past, fignified his ardent Wjfh
jfor the Welfare of the Society— but, cir
cumstanced as he was, requested their
Suffrages might be given for some other
Gentleman.
We also hear, that a Showier of Hail fell
in Chester, but do not learn that any Damage
was done.
Died, at Cbarleftown, on the
26th ult. the Rev. Bulckley
Olcott.
the Child 4 —The Child was imme
diately taken sick with a Swelling
DIED, at Newgrantham, last Tuefday
Morning, after a long and tedious illness,
Samuel Duncan, Esq. In him the
Publick have loft a faithful Servant, the
Poor, a Benefa&or, his Friends a true and
ardent Friend, his Wife a kind Husband,
his Children a tender Parent—the World
AN HONEST MAN.
in the Bowels, and died the fifth
Day.
CONCORD, July 15.
MEDICAL SOCIETY.
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CENSORS for the Eafern Diftria;
Dodors Mail Jackson, William Cog(well*,
Levi Bartlett.
CENSORSfor the Weflern Difria.
Doctors Jonathan Gove, Kendal Osgood,
John Rogers.
Those Officers present, being qualified,
they proceeded to ballot for Fellows, a
greeable to the Rules of the Society, when
Dr. John Bond, and Dr. Jacob Kittridge,
were eleded—and Dr. Thomas Kittridge,
of Andover, in the State of Massachusetts,
was eleded an honourary Member of the
Society.
Totld, That when any Fellow is eleded,
the Secretary shall notify them of their
Appointment, and enclose a Book of the
Laws of the Society.
Toted, That Dr. Page, Dr. Osgood, &
Dr. Carri^ain, be a Committee to wait on
his Excellency Governour Bartlett, and
present him with the united Thanks of
the Fellows, for his Aid and Patronage in
forming and supporting the Medical So
ciety.
Toted, That the Clause in Chapt. firft,
Se&. firft, of the Laws of the Society, re
fpe&ing the holding the annual Meeting,
be so far suspended as that the next annu
al Meeting be held at the House of Ben
jamin Lamfon, Innholder in Exeter, on
the third Wednesday of May next, at ten
O'clock, A. M.
Voted, That the Majority of the Council
be a Committee to audit and fettle the old Trea
surer's Accounts.
Voted, That the Fee to be paid by every
Candidate upon receiving Letters Tefimonial,
shall be five Spanish milled Dollars, to be ac
counted for by the Cenjors to the Treasurer.
Voted, That the Secretary be directed to
publife the Doings of this Meeting of the So
ciety— and the Printers through the State are
desired to publish the fame in their Papers.
Adjourned fine Die.\
Atrue Copy from the Minutes=Attef,
LETI BARTLETT, Rec. Sec.
" The affair of (he Bth has been
most glorious for the arms of the
Republick, and proves in the best
manner the dignity of the cause for
which we are fighting.. At y in
the morning exactly, for such were
the orders of Gen. Dampierre, the
Commander in chief, the different
corps of which my small arm, is
composed, attacked the advanced
posts of the enemy. The firing was
commenced by the division under
the command of General Defpour
ches, who was charged to dislodge
the enemy from the Abbey of Vi
gogne, and from the different en
trenchments which they had in the
wood of St. Amand. The Gen
eral and our brave brethren in arm
presented themselves with unexam
pled courage and intrepidity
The, overcome incredible obsta
cles, as at every step they found
private accounts which he received. What
be Jays refpeaing the firmnefs of thefoldiers of
the Republick is ftrialy agreeable to truth.
"In an expedition in which all the wants
of the troops could not be supplied at the mo
ment, votwithfanding the attention of the
General and the Administrators, our brave de
fenders tejlifed no uneafaefs, except on accounts
of the enemy not being near enough that the,
might engage them. In the concise account of
the General, Ifind that he has forgot to mention
that at ten yesterday evening, as we were re
tiring to the bead quarters, we observed the
Abbey of Vigogne in flames. It wasft 0*
fire by our howitzers ; and as the flames rage
violently, lam induced to think that the maga
zines of the enemy must be consumed; and I
have no doubt that wefhall be master of them
to day.
'' P. S. Prisoners taken at Vigogne, are
continually arriving. There are a great ma
ny Englijh amongfl them. In the last convoy,
there were fourteen of English all wounded."
French National Convention.
May 11.
Letterfrem Citi%en Gaspir in,Commiffon
er with the northern Army, dated Orchies,
May 9.
''7 herewith transmit you a Report bf the
affair of yesterday, which has been just now
jent to me by General Lamorlier. lean war
rant the truth of it, as I never quitted him
U moment face oar department from Life, and
as I have fan every thing he did, and all the
Report of Gen. Lamorliere.
entrenchments, from which they
drove the enemy, who were every
where far superior io number, not
withstanding batteries of seventeen
pounders which they continually
employed against us.
Defpourches had taken post on
the platform of the Abbey of Vi
gogne, where he entrenched him
felf, and kept up a brisk fire from
a quarter past seven in the morn
ing until nine in the evening, I
fuccefsfully sent him a fopply of
provisions and ammunition, which
he in vain expected from Valenci
ennes. This general officer used
all his efforts to have his right
wing covered by the left flank of
General Hedonville, who attacked
Rhemes at the fame time, but he
could never succeed, except in re,
gard to the few chaffeurs, It ap
pears that the enemy loft a great
number of men ; we had also some
brave soldiers killed.
keep open my communications from Belle Forte
as far as Nache,jeveral times checked the ene
my, who endeavoured to turn my left flank, and
to cut off my retreat.
" General Dampierre bad written to me to
repair to him mjjelf, or to fend to him a confi
dential perjon. / charged with this mission
adjutant General Dupont, and 1 could not have
chojen one more diftimguijbed in ever, refpea, or
who is more zealous in the service of the Re
pubhek.
" I cannot too much praise the cour
age of our brave defenders. They dis
played republican valour, and observed a
discipline which gives the greatest hopes
ofthe success ofour arms. They are fa
tigued, but they never lose that cheerful
nefs that is inseparable from a good cause.
" My small army consists of troops
from Douay, the camp near Lille, and the
advanced posts of the latter.
." P. S. At nine this morning the troops
are under arms. They will keep the ene
my in check while Defpourches is making
efforts to drive them from the Abbey of
Vigogne. I have no doubt of their suc
cess, if they can be joined by Hedonville.
I am going to proceed to his post, when I
have visited thole which are in front, and
on my left flank." ,;
66 This division lay on their arms
all night in the wood of St. Amand,
retaining their petition, and will
this morning continue their attack,
which cannot be made with ad
vantage, unless they can unite on
the right wing with divisions or
dered to dislodge the enemy from
the wood of Rhemes.
, " At the moment when Def
pourches attacked with my advanc
ed guard, 1 marched against the
enemy encamped near St. Amand
in two different points.
" They made a more feeble de-
fence than they did the preceding
evening, and endeavoured to draw
me near the town or the cauleway ;
but having determined not to take
possession of it 'till they Should be
driven from Rhemes and Vigogne,
I occupied them in different points,
and at different times, to render
my diversion more ufeful.
“ I directed several attacks on
my left, both against Lecelles and
To be fold by E.Russell, RAWSON's
Compendium of Military Duty.
against a mill where the enemy
were posted, and from which they
were driven with loss. My chafi
feurs fired even under the camp at
Maulde, where they were entrench
ed ; and having received intelli
gence, that the Austrians were go
ing to establish them(elves at Bou
chain, 1 carried three battalions and
fix pieces of cannon to my post of
Belle Porte.
" General Chaumont, mho mas ordered to