The Mirrour — Concord, N.H., 1792-11-26 00:00:00, page 3

A Letter from an Officer of the United States'
Army, of September nth, informs us, That
. Peace with the Indians is wholly out of the
Question—That the Savaged are determined
for WAR—That a Soldier who was captured
in.HARMER's Expedition, and another who
captured in St. Clair's, lately escaped
from the Shawanefe, who inform of the War
Determination of the Indians—that they burnt
to Death our Messengers of Peace, who went
to them unarmed with Offers of Friendship-
That every Circumstance indicates the next
Campaign to be a bloody one—That the In
dians will attack ten thousand Men, if brought
against them—That itis conjectured they can
jbring 20,000 Warriours into the Field—The
Oletrer fays, " There are very few Nights that
,weare not under Arms, being alarmed by our
Centinels firing on the Enemy, who, we know,
have two or three Spies constantly about us—
We dare not go beyond the Gates. However,
thank God, we want neither Provisions, Wa
ter, Ammunition, nor Men."—This Letter
concludes thus, " This War has now become
of Consequence to the Union, Our original
and bitter Foes, the British at Defat, supply
them with Arms, Ammunition, and Provi
sions; they will also use every Argument to
dissuade them fcm making Peace with us.—
Os this we have pofitiye Information by the
two Men abovementioned." ,f
DUKE oj/bRUNSWICK.
By a Ship lately arrived at Wfaftt, from
England in 29 Days, it is reported, That the
Duke of Brunswick had advanced so far to
wards Paris, as that the French Forces had
surrounded him—and it is expected he will ne
ver be able to return, without their leave !-—
Prisoners originated as fallows, in which the
Intentions of the Popurce have at teaft the
Appearance of Justice Aews arrived in Paris
that the Duke of Brunmick was progreffihg faft
Howards the Capitals with his armed Legions
,fßu ffians—that t^ combined Armies had
"arrived at Vendun, rain 150 Miles of Paris—
that the Duke had Ammoned that Town to
surrender, which could not withstand his Pow
er more than eight Days—The Assembly or
dered the Barriers to be ffiut, and authorifed
the Seizure of all Horses for military Service —
Khat all fufpeded Persons Ihould be difarmed—
that the Citizens Ihould hold themselves rea
dy to march on the firft Notice ; and invited
them to meet in the Champ de Mars, that sixty
thousand Men might be raised immediately for
the Service of their Country—Suggestions a
rose in the Minds of the Friends of Liberty,
that jt would be highly imprudent to leave
their Enemies in the Capital, and the Prisons
teeming with sanguinary Culprits of every
Description, hired by maddening, defponding
Despotism, to wreak the expiring Efforts of its
Vengeance on the Pec ple, the Moment the
aimed Citizens were gone to the Defence of
the Frontiers. This Circumstance had been
fully proved by the Confellion of a Man who
was placed in the Pillory the preceding Day,
and who vorpited forth the bitterest Expres
sions against the Nation. On his ,Examina
tion, he discovered the horrid Plot which had
been formed by the Abettors of Tyranny, to
let loose thole Miscreants on the City of Paris.
Immediate Precautions were taken ; and the
Sons of Liberty determined immediately to do
themselves and their'Country that JUSTICE
which Design, or the Law's Delay, had here
tofore protraded.—They repaired to the Con
vent of the Carmes, where many refractory
Priests were confined —161 of these, among
whom were one Archbishop and four Bishops,
were instantly expoled to the popular Rage,
and expiated, by their Blood, their Infidelity
and Treachery to the Nation. Numbers of
the Clergy fell Viaims in other Parts of the
Town. The People, convinced of the im
mense Talk they had entered on, and deter
mined to cleanle the Augean Stable, in Order
to assume in their Proceedings, # all the Dignity
of Justice which Circumstances would permit,
appointed twelve Persons, fele&ed from their
own Body, to examine the Registers of all the
" Yffibns, liberate thole detained for Debt and
flight Offences, and condemn to Death those
who deserved to luffer.—All the Prisons were
emptied—those in them who were found guil
ty, were delivered to the irritated People, who
nftantly cut them to Pieces !
INDIAN NEWS./
We are willing to beliete Rlmoft any Thing
favourable to the Carafe, Freedom—But this
Report, perhaps, likejfity of the English Re
ports of French !Arars, has—wings!— We
WISH it may prtfOe true. '
CONCORD BRIDGE.
^ The Editor commuicates the follow
ing with Pleasure—A Number of patriotick,
publick spirited Gent cmen, met on Monday
Evening last, at Bui ters's Tavern, and a
greed to build a. Bridge over Merrimack River,
about a Quarter of a Mile below Butters's
Ferry. The Property of the Bridge is to be
vested in sixty Shares, of 100 Dollars each—
Nearly half the Number was subscribed for by
the Gentlemen who were present at this Meet
ing——The, then adjourned, to meet THIS
DAY at the Court House, in this Town, at
THREE o'clock, P. M. to consult further on
the Business.—We hope to be able to present
the Publick a more particular Statement.
Lieutenant Jonathan Stickney, died,
in this Town, on Sunday Evening, the ißth
Instant, of the Small Pox—We fympathife in
their Loss, with the bereaved Family and Re
latives. =Our last Information of his farviving
Family, who are mostly sick of that Disorder,
is—That they are in a fair Way of a speedy
Recovery.
. Indian War !
VIRGINIA.
WINCHESTER, Odober 2%
By a Gentleman from Knoxville, Territory
fouth of the Ohio, which place he left on the
12th instant, we have been favoured with the
following Particulars.
" On the 7th of September John Watts
rendezvoused 500 Creeks and Cherokees, and
declared War against the United States. A
part of the Teneffee Towns pretended to be
averse to this proceeding, and wrote Letters to
Governor Blount of Watt's Intentions ;
they also, in Council, wrotea Letter to the
Governor, which was signed by the Bloody
Fellow, wherein they informed him that they
had put a stop to their young Men going to
War and desired him to acquaint the Inhabit
ants of Cumberland (who were under serious
Apprehensions for their Safety) that they
should not be molested.
" The Hypocrisy of the Indians on this oc
casion cannot be too severely reprehended ; for
in the fame Council, they agreed to Rendez
vous on the 19th uft. for the avowed Purpose
of making War—sent a,Meffenger to the
Creek Nation, desiring them to furnifh all the
Warriors they could spare—and Dispatch a
Frenchman and a half Breed to reconnoitre
Cumberland, who^on their Return,were to serve
as Pilots. These intended Spies, instead of
fulfilling the Object of their Mission, acquaint
ed the People of Cumberland with the true State
of Affairs, and warned them so be upon their
Guard, whereupon General Robertson or
dered two thirds of the Militia of that County
into actual Service. The Hanging Maw
has informed Governor Blount, that on /he
19th of September (/he Day appointed, as men
tioned above) about 1000 Creeks and Chero
kees assembled at/he Running Water, on Tennes
see, and abfolu/ely marched against the Settle
ment of Cumberland. No Information of their
having made an Attack on that Place had been
received at Knoxville on the 11ih instant,
66 The Frenchman and half Breed,
abovementioned, were lately employed
by the Spanish Governour to carry
Letters to the Creeks, Cherokees, Chick
efaws & Choftaws, encouraging them
to come to Pensacola for Arms and
Ammunition, and instigating them to
make War against the United Stales.
, " About the latter End of July, a
Treaty was held at Neworleans, be,
tween the Spaniards and the Creeks,
Cherokees, Chickefaws, and Chodaws,
at which the former offered them Am
munition and Arms to go to War a
gainst the United States, and told them
it would be for their Interest to do to—
they also made them large Presents of
FROM PHILADELPHIA,
November i.—This morning arrived here
the Schooner Abigail, Samuel Cooch, Mafler,
from Malaga; The Captain failed from Gibral
tar the 29th September; and informs the Editor,
that it vjas currently reported and generally believed
at that Fortress, that the King of Spain <u>as "
equipping 7o;doo Men to march against the Armies
of France—&/ the Ruffian Army had joined the
Auftrians-=and that tbere had been an Engagement
V>itb the French Army, in vjbich the French Troops
proved viaorious, having not only kept their
Ground; but Jlain immense Numbers of their Ene
mies.
Goods. The Creeks and Cherokees
of. the Lower Towns, received their
Talk.
“ Certain Intelligence had been re
ceived at Knoxville, that a Spanish A
gent resided for some time at M'Gil
livray's House, who inveigled him,
together with a Number of other Chiefs
of the Creek Nation,to attend a Treaty
lately held at Neworleans —and that
they are now on their way Home from
that Place.
* Governohr BibuNT has ordered
near one half of the Holflein and
French Broad Militia into adual ser
vice, under the Command of Brigadier
general Sevier."
From the Detail of Fa&s, it appears, that
the return of Watts, as mentioned in a for
mer Paper, was merely a Finesse.
About the 6th instant some Indians attack
ed a Station of Little River, and killed 3 Men,
and about the Bth or 9th, a party of them fir
ed on some Persons coming in from Kentucky,
killed 1 and wounded another.
The National Affembl, ma, have been perfealy - 1
right in deposing the King, and calling a Conven
tion to decide tohether France jbould be governed by
a Republick or b. Monarch,, and La Fayette
ma, not have coincided in Opinion with them, and
yet not be a Traitor.
La Fayette, finding the Republican Party
backed by a Majority in the National Affembl, and
Army, left bis Country.— not to join the Enemy;
but to avoid airimpending ignominious Death: And
in this be aßed like aman of honour,and not the part
ofa Traitor.t
November 3.— A Correspondent observes that
the late Advices from France must be ver, distress
ing to the Friends of that Country, as well as to the
Friends of a free Government. The Anarch, that
appears in various Parts of the Nation, and the
Want of a regular System of Defence, threaten the
mos alarming Consequences. Patriotick Entbufi
am, though bigbl, honourable to tbofe Citizens who
exhibit it, yet cannot of itfelf avail against the well
dijciplined,f,flenlatick and powerful Armies of Aus
tria, Prussia, Russia, and Sardinia, on the one
Hand, and the numerous Classes of discontented
French on the other ; and however Americans may
deplore the Issue, they ma, Joon exped to fee the
French Revolution undergo the Fate of the Polife.
Almanack, i"]%.
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