The Mirrour — Concord, N.H., 1792-11-05 00:00:00, page 3

'THE town of Orebies was attacked and tak-.
,en by the auftrians the 14th July ; to cover
their design they made a feigned movement
towards F^ars. The small garrison of Or
chies retreated to St. Amand,after a most vigour
ous defence, with the loss of eight men and
some wounded. The auftrians had twenty
one killed ; and upon retiring from the town
at seven o'clock, after keeping five hours pos
session, and pressed by a strong detachment of
troops which M. Dumovrier sent to dislodge
them, they massacred the Mayor and Com
mandant of the national guard, and two other
citizens, whose houses they had previously
plundered. They had three carriages loaded
with their wounded.,
' M. Merl l n , at the tribune of the Jacobins
in Paris, made use of the following expreflion,
“ Is there not one worthy citizen to befound, who
fall plungeaponiard into La Payette's body ?”
Extaa of a letter from a* aglijb get
liman at Dunkirk, dated dug. 1.
" Yesterday morning we left Li/te,
About four miles on our route, at a small
village between Lille and Armentwes,
we met eight auftrian deferteri. At
„w»/OT„ tfo were keeping
guard. This town appears entire),
devoted the nation.
"In all the villages along the road
there were guard houses, where cannon
were oofled, and the citizens were
doing duty. At B # W% which is a
fortified town ? new ramparts and ditch
eswere making, and the people all
Say, what is liferwith all its empty dreams,
Its gilded fbedows, and delusive feenes ?
What, but the rack where patience must be try'd.
Where hope is mock'd, fruition is deny'd?
In youth we view each future profpea gay,
Midlife appears but one unclouded day ;
Yet lo! toofoon misfortune's forms arifa
And each fond bleffiig, like the phantom flies.
See bumble virtue with her heavenly train,
In deep affliaion branded with disdain,
Spurn'd by the menial Great, the white rob'd maid
Forsakes the world, andfeeks the di/lant jhade ;
While daring vice afomes the wreath of fame, ,
Aniwoos damnationfor a titled name.
See modest merit with deje&ed mein,
Pass by the crowd, unnotic'd andunfan ;
While haughty impudence imposes rules,
And laurels deck the leaden brows of fools.
Yet, Providence, th, vbays are surely right,
Stop then, my Muje, tby bold aspiring flight :
For tho' ne'er dampt by fortune's partial hand,
'' 'Tis ours to merit ; 'tis not to command,"'
Then let me read the turning page of fate,
Its Various bleffiigs, or its ills await,
With equal temper, and an even mind,
Nor think my lot of all the mtf unkind. ,~
Os may Itread the thorny path of life.
Remote from grandeur, and remote fromftrife ;
At virtue's ferine forever lowly bend.
Each illform'd habit of my youth amend.
Benevolence through every flage my guide,
Far distant from me felfconceit and pride,
With independence nobly to return ^
Thefneering injult, or contrasted frown.
^ Thus let me pass my ever, day in peace,
Till the last throb of naturespulfe fball ceafe\
Then my paji life with pleasure I'll review,
And failing, bid the world a long adieu.
anecdote.
AN oldgentleman at the point of death, called
afaithful negro to him, telling him he would do him
an honour before he died. Thefelloe thanked him,
and hoped mafa would, live long. I intend, Ca-
ToJaidihe master, to allow you to be buried in my
family vault. Ab, maffa, returns Cato, me no
like dat, ten pounds would be better to Cato, be no
care where he be buried —>besides, maffa, fappofe we
be buried logeder, and de devil come, look for rnaffa
in de dark, be might take away poor negro man tro
miflake !-—-——= GOOD! # ^^
ENGLAND.
LONDON, August 18.
REFLECTION ON LIFE.
THE PIERIDES.
FOREIGN.
ffiein preparing formic reception of
the auftrians. %
" We came at lengths Dsmtirk.
Here also steps were taking &the de
fence of the place ; cannon dragging
through the streets to the ramparts,
people employed on & wotl&, &c.
It is said that an attack is to be made
here. The troops ofihe line nowte
Dunkirk, are the regiment of Auxerrois
complete, except the grenadiers, which
are on the frontiers, a battalion of the
regiment of Pentbie^e, and one of the
swiss guards. These with the national
guard may amount to about 5000 men.
Soon after our arrival here, the decree
came down from the national assembly,
giving their fandion to a foreign le
gion, when eighty foreigners, princi
pally dutch patriots, resident in this
place, enrolled their names to serve
in it.
" As it is our intention to come
to England from this place, we can
give you no more news on the affairs
of France, and therefore I mill close
toy letter witha few observations made
in the course of this little tour.
66 There is one circumstance not
generally known in England, which
will always give the french a decided
advantage in every general action.
It is the great superiority of their artil
lery over that of the auftrians.— This
fad is admitted by both armies. To
this is to be^attributed the great loss
which the auftrians have fuffered in
many actions, where the french have
experienced very little loss.
" There is another fad, and a very
important one, that is certainly not
known on your fide of the water,
which is that the foldieri of France hold
thote of Avflria in the most sovereign
contempt. How often have I heard it
said in England, " What will these un
disciplined soldiers do against the au
ftrians and pruffians, where all is obe
dience and order !" and yet nothing is
more true than (excepting the affair of
poor Dillon) that the auftrians have
been uniformly beaten in the various
ikirmifhesthat have taken place since
the war begun. Ido not mean to fay
by this, that the auftrians have always
run away, but the advantage has been
always on the fide of the french. It is
remarkable too, that the soldiers of the
national guard have uniformly done
more than the soldiers of the line.
Upon these the trench nation count.
The affair of Orcbiti, ip which none
but citizen soldiers were employed, has
rendered them dreadful to the auftrians.
In my last letter, I told you the most
favourable account made them destroy
406 men; but it is now known that
one german regiment, when muttered
after the a&ion, was deficient near 500
men. The auftrians are so enraged at
this affair, that they have given out
that they will hang every blue coat
they catch (for the national soldiers
are dressed in blue, but the troops of
the line m white.)^
" The auftrian officers too acknowl
edged at Mexia, that the national sol
diers were the most formidable. "We
are not afraid, fald they, to meet
the regular troops. If we kill their
officers, they arc broken. If they are
made to retreat, they retreat in a regu- f
lar way. But as to these little ragged
citizens, we never knovXhen we have
done with them. If t&r officers are
killed, they appoint o^r heads, and .
all are as well skilled so command asl
to obey; There is no Such thing asl
breaking them. If we fLcy they have I
retreated, and we advante, we are as- 1
failed from behind walls, bushes, banks,'
&c." This is the opinion of the au
ftrian officers concernig the national
guards; and a very happy circumstance
it is for France, that these in particular
should have acquitted themselves so
well, because of these France has her
millions to have recourse to. I (hall
only add, that in the accounts which
come from the french camps are daily
feats of the most brilliant heroism in
individuals, and that the inhabitants of
the little village of Redmark which is
on the frontiers, and soon expeas to be
attacked, have come to the resolution
to live free Or die. In consequence of
this, every man in the village, without
exception, has subscribed hisname to
the following article :—" That when
ever the attack commences, they will
deliberate on the practicability of cut
ting their way with the bayonet
through the auftrian army to Tbionville.
If this appears practicable they will at
tempt it, if not they will admit the
enemy into the town, and blow up the
enemy & themselves together." Since
this resolution the place for the maga
zine has been chosen, and the powder
laid."
Extras of a letter from Cayes, August 18.
" n EFERRING to my last by Captain
Stites, I am now sorry to inform you
that, since his departure, the political situation
of affairs in the island has undergone a most
unfortunate change. Gen. Blanchelande
it is supposed, encouraged the negroes who
were in a state of infurredion ; <hey conse
quently descended from the mountains, and
killed many of the inhabitants, and burnt ma
ny valuable estates The ;roops and inhab
itants immediately assembled, to the number
of 1 300 or 1400, under the command of Gen-4
era! Blanchelande, and attacked them,
but unfortunately were entirely defeated, with
the loss of 7 officers; and about 200 men kill
ed, and many wounded. This unexpeded de
feat obliged the planters to take refuge once
more in town, and encouraged the negroes to
revolt, to the number of about zooo. They
have since burnt and destroyed near one half
of the plain. Finding themselves entire mas-,
ters of the country, they have now made prop-/
ofitions of peace, which are, freedom to gll
Who are in a state of infurredion, and Les Pla
tos, a delightful coffee country in the moun
tain,' for themselves. Whether dr not these
term's win be acceded to, I cannot pretend to
determine—if not, Heaven only knows what
will be the consequence—Should they be grant
ed, the entire infurredion of the remaining
negroes will inevitably follow. I therefore
look upon every thing as entirely loft. lam
sorry the immediate departure of this vessel
will not admit my entering into particulars."
"MASSACHUSETTS
BOSTO N, October 20.
The dirertors of the national manufactory,
bate eftahlifhed the feat of manufactory at
the town of Paterson, at the foot of the ^
Fa//f where they are proceeding to eftablilh a
cotton manufactory, & the printing and flam
ing of calico-There are near 200 hands em
ployed to carry on the buildings and other
works—The committee have recommended
the appointment of an able fuperintendant.
PENNSYLVANIA.
PHILADELPHIA.
DOMESTICK.