The Mirrour — Concord, N.H., 1795-01-16 00:00:00, page 2

the late tyrant, and as desiring to
bring back the reign of terror which
the Convention had so happily dis
persed. The Convention decreed,
;that a report should be made refpeft
• iag this society, whether they were
regenerated, or whether they continu
ed the fame party which had taken
part with the confpiratora, on the
night of the 30th July.— This spirit
ed ffep in the Assembly, in feme
meafore cooled the ardour of these
flaming patriot!—they saw that the
people at large approved of the pro
ceedings of the Convention, and were
ready to fopport them against any
• power that fliould set up in oppontibn
to them ; they therefore prudently
drew from the field until their forces
thould be more equal to the combat.
Whoever shall, hereafter read the
hiftory of the French Revolution, will
chill with horrour at the different
feenes of blood and havock of the
humin race, which nwk the several
ft^ges of its progrefi During the
fWay of Robespierre, almost every
part of the Republic was covered
with mourning; but at Nances, par
ticularly, this system of cruelty was
carried to the most shocking pitch of
barbarity ; the inhabitants of this de
voted city were carried by boat loads,
.and funk together in the river ? and
so common was this scene that they
had large boats conftruded on pur
pose, with a valve or trap door in the
bottom, to spring and let them down
—from an hundred and fifty to two
hundred victims to this new invention
were facrificed at a load —-amorig
which were crouded, indiferiminately,
old and young, women and children,
anH, in many inftinces, womeq with
child—numbers were llkewife bound
and pushed from a rock like viaims
of ancient Rome, into the river, to
perilh nea¥ their own dwellings ; and
so unfeeling were the authors of this
brutality; that they made to them
fel ^ fpsrt on these occafipnta man
and woman ^ere stripped necked, ti
ed together, and thrust into the sea,,
and this they called a republican mar
riage: At other times, to clear the
prisons, and make room for new vic
tims, numbers were taken out at once,
carried into the fields, and (hot like
dogs. Just before Robespierre was
denounced, one hundred and thirty,
two of the accused inhabitants of this
city were sent for to Paris—they were
difparched with a guard, who had or
ders to (hoot them by the way, 94 of
them reached Paris, and were impris
oned ; the rest met the face destined
them on the road, These 94 were
npw brought among the rett of the
prisoners liberated for trial, they were
acquitted, and their trial laid open the
tragedy which had been performing
at Nantes. Carrier, a member of the
Convention, who resided at Nantes in
quality of a Representative, or mission,
was accused of being the author of this
blood and carnage—he was one of
• the ficobio party and the warmest ad
vocate in that society, for continuing
the system of terror, and the firft and
, principal hand to urge this society to
protest against the moderate measures
which had been adopted by the Cm,
vention. In Oftober a Tribunal was
eftabtimed, to in veftigaie these horrid
proceedings at Nantes, to wbofe bar
Carrier, together with the Revolu
tionary committed of Nantes, were ar
, raigned to answer for their conduct in
this affair.
The liberty of the press was for
feme time a fubjeft of difeuffion, both
in the Rational Convention and in the
Jacobin society. The most violent
facobins were opposed to^he unlim-^
/ited tftabtiihment of this privilege,
whilst the Revolution was still prog-
teffive. In theCSrvendor miny c;
the leading members were «%g ad
vocates' for it ; and the Ass mbly fi
nally agreed, that the conftrewion hav
ing providc^for this dfentist right oi
Jcitizen; that as they said foer in
vaded this right, a decree of thti,
was not necessary to tdabfifli it—ami
that if it had beep checked by the„-
ranny of the late faction, it would re
vive of itfelf row the influence of that
faflion ra deftroyeJ.
During all these evils, confpiraciel,
factions, cabals of parties; and diffen
tions at home—the arms of the Re
public abroad were every where fuc
cefiful; never was a more glorious
campaign in the annals of blood, thm
this has been* to the French nation,
a train of uninterrupted successes hat
crowned their armies through the
whole course bf it. Barre re, in a re
port to the Convention, takes this
flion; but comprehensive view of the
victories from the 19th May, to the
middle of July only, viz. “ 2d Prai
rial—in the firft battle near the wood
of Good Hope, ijooflaves were kill
ed or taken. 51b Prairiai—at the bat
tle of the Abbey de I'Obbe, 1500
more. 7th Prairial—at the attack of
Mooting, loop vagabonds—-from
7th to 15th, at the beginning of the
investment of Charleroy, 2000 Au
strians—in the briliant affair of the
28th, undg the walls of this place,
6000 of their accomplices. 30th the
Chapelle of d'Herlayement, saw 200
perish. 7th Meffidor—^t Trefigne,
,800 bit the dust. Bth—at the cele
brated battle of Flanrius, by the suc
cessive reports from deserters, the fate
of the enemy was 15,0004 We reck
on in this part of the frontiers, 600
deserters from the imperial standards,
we may join to these, the garrison of
Ch'arleroy, which Surrendered at dis
cretion 3000 (laves—total 31,600."
. These were but preludes to future
successes, and the conquest of Leigg
fort ' Liilo, Isle : Cadnanf, Anven,
Landrecies, Quefnoy, Valenciennes,
the important post of Slays, on the
frontiers of Holland, Conde, Bois-Ie-
Duc, Worms, Frankental, fort St.
Andrew, Benheim, Coblentz, Cleves,
and Venloo, by the Nothern armies ;
and Belgrade, and Sr. Sebaftians, by
the Southern, followed in quick suc
cession—ind the Spaniards were driv
en on the one fide, and the combined
armieron the other from every part
of the,Republic..
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Miscellany.
'FOR THE MIRROUR. ' '
OBSERVATOR, No. X.
WHAT vice is more mean, more crim
inal, or more ridiculous, than Lying?
The end that its votaries defigq by it, is sel
dom, if ever, accomplished, for lies are very
apt to make their appearance some time or
other ; and yet, there are persons who give
way to this notorious vice. These persons
are foolifh enough to imagine, that if they
can recite any thing wonderful, they draw
the attention of the multitude, and-if they
themselves are the objeds of that wonder,
they are looked upon to be persons ex raor
dinary. This has catifed many men to fee
things that never were in being, hear things
that never were uttered, achieve feats that
never were attempted, dealing always in the
marvelous. But unless such people have the
best and most accurate memory, they will,
perhaps, very soon as er, contradict their
former affections, and fubjeft themselves to
contempt and ridicule.—Nothing but ftri&:
truth ever carried a man through, life with
honor and credit. Liars are very disagreea
ble and dangerous members of society, and
the greatest liars are ever accounted the +
greatest fools. , Therefore, the man who
adids himfelf to tfiis vice, will ever be held
in the highest contempt and derifioo, by all
virtuous and true-minded citizens.
WISDOM.
HE who is sensible of his own lgwm, may
truly be termed #l,.,z^
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LAWS,'&
Faffed by tlr& Legislature of Newhampfiiire,
at the Session holden at Concord.
r'Priu fam woffled Copies.
An ACT to prevent damage being dent bj Herfa,
'Males, and Jacks.
'' e " a " e d^^e Senate and
House of Representatives in
General Court convened, That
from, and after the firft day of,
March, until the last day of No^
vember, in each year, no Horse,
Horse Kind, Mule or Jack, more
than fix months old, shall be fuf
fered to go at large on any high
way or common, in any town in
this State, unless such Horse,
Horse Kind, Mule or Jack, fhal|
be fettered,with good and fuffi_
cient fetters, on penalty that the
owner or owners thereof, or
person having the care of such
Horse, Horse Kind, Mule or
Jack, forfeit and pay one dollar
; for each offence ; to be recover
cd by action of debt, before any
Justice of the Peace, by any
person who shall sue for the
fame, with costs of prosecution ;
unless it shall appear that such
Horse, or Horse Kind, was go
ing at large without the knowl
edge or negligence of the own
er, or perlon having the care
thereof, as aforefaid.
And be it further enabled, That
from and after the last day of
November, until the last day of
March, in each year, any Horse,
Horse Kind, Mule or Jack, go
ing at large, with or without fet
ters, in any highway or com
mon, as aforefaid, the owner or
owners, or persons having care
thereof^ shall be liable to the for
• feiture of one dollar, to be re
covered by any person who will
sue for the fame, in mariner a
forefaid.
And be it further enabled, That
any person sustaining any dam
age in the public highway or
common, by any Horse or Horse
Kind going at large, with or
without fetters, shall recover of
the owner or owners, treble the
amount of damage, with costs of
prosecution, by a&ion in any
Court com petent to try the fame:
Provided nevertheless, that noth
ing in this a& shall be construed
to tolerate any Horse, Horse
Kind, Mule or Jack, going at
large, that is known to be unru
b'rbypufhing down bars, or any
kind of fence, and the fame
hath beeri made known to his
:owner; in every such case the
owner or owners thereof, shall
be liable to the penalty of one
dollar, to be recovered as afore
faid ; said Horse, Horse Kind,
Mule, or Jack, being fettered
notwithstanding/' +'^
Approved January 14th, 1795.
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'LegiJlature of Newbamp/bire.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
CONCORD, TAN. 8,1795.
In Senate, Jan. 8. Voted, that hit
Excellency the Governor, be requefe
ed, with advice of Council, to issue a
;Proclamation, appointing Thursday,
the second day of April next, to be
observed u a day of public failing &
prefer dirbughaut this Rate. Concur
red by the Houle. ,
'Melfa. Brewfler, Smith, and Burt,
were appointed to ieport the rates of
tod co be received by J. Chafe, E:q.
at the bridge to be by him built.
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Jan 9. An aft for the relief of
David Batchelder, passed.
Meffo. Soever,#, Alcock and Bad
ger were appointed on the petition of
J. Hate, Esq. and others, prayiog to
:be incorporated for nuking a turnpike
Iroad from Concord to PifeaUqua
bridge.
The ccm rtriiee reported, that the
towns of Wakefield and Middletown
be cuffed, that Worfhoro' and Brook
field be cuffed, and that Mouhonbo
rough and Tuftonborough be classed,
for the purpose of fending Reprefen
ratives to the General Court. Thia
report was accepted. ~
Leave was given Peter , Green, and
other#, to build a bridge over Merri
mac river near Butters's ferry.
Voted, that the General Court,
which bv the Constitution are to meet
: in June next, meet at Hanover.
Jan. 10. An a& sassed, granting
a toll bridge to Jonathan Chafe, Esq.
over Connecticut river. " Also, an
ad to incorporate certain persons for
building a bridge over Connecticut
river, at or near the boundary line
between Haverhill and Bath, m Graf
ton county. Also, an aft, in addi
tion to an aft, to prevent the deftruc
tiori of Salmon, Shad, and Alewives,
in Merrimac river.
The Senate chose Meffri. Smith,
Blanchard and Gordon to confider of'
the propriety of taxing the lands and
building# of non-refidenti, in all taxes
except ministerial taxes, and taxes for
building and repairing meeting house
es—the House joined Meffri.Connor,
Harper, Smith, Bingham & Hough.
Voted, that Meffra. Peabody, New
comb, J. Hale, R. Parker, and M'-
Clary, be a committee to report whe
ther any persons who held the office
of Judge of any Court, or 'Judge of
Probate, or Sheriff of any county,
when the amendment in the present
Constitution took effed, can constitu
tionally hold said office after he has
attained the ege of 70 years.
Jan. 12. The committee reported
a draught of a Remonstrance to Con
gress, which was debated, and recom
mitted for alterations, —and Meffri.
Hough and Goddard joined to the
former committee.
Sundry ads passed,-
Jan. 13. The committee reported,
in four of a day of hearing, on the
petition of J. Hale, Esq. and other#,
praying a turnpike road, and the 2d
Tuefday of next session was assigned.
The committee unanimously report
ed, that no person, who held the office
of Judge of Mny Court, or Judge of
Probate, or Sheriff of any county,
when the amendment of the prefenc
Constitution took place, can consti
tutionally held said office after he has
attained the age of 70 years. The
report was accepted.
Jan. 14; The committee reported
that the petitioners for an academy in
Salisbury have leave to bring in a bill
for that purpofe—reporc accepted.
Several aas passed—and f^ndry
petitions read.!
Jan. 15. The committee reported,
Thatthe courts of law be held as fol
lows: Superior Court, in Strafford t
county, at Dover the Ift Tuefday in
February and 4th in Auguft=Com
mon Pless, at Dover, ift Tuefday in'
December, at Rochester, [ft Tuefday
in March, at Gilman town, yd Turf