The Federal mirror — Concord, N.H., 1796-05-31 00:00:00, page 3

* LONDON, March 25.
~ oFFrc/ric
I 4 Letters from Capt. Draper, of
l the Porcupine in Mount's Bay,
L March 21st, mention, that hear-
F ing a French privateer had takeri
■ a brig, he flipt his cables, and
■ . the Porcupine came in fight—
I 4 gave cbace, retook &e brig; and
I captured the privateer. She
■ was La Courieur, brig of 144
I' ,40ns, 18 guns an d 80 men.
Dilpatches from Com. War
■ ren, dated March 24, at Fal-
I w month, relating,that on the 20th
hedefciied a fleet of vessels; and
L made signal for the veffcls of
his squadron Pomone, Artois,Ga
r fatea and Anson, to give chzfe- —
they were a French convoy
[ fteeririg iri for the land. fria
■ j few hours captured four of the
merchantmen, and sent them
to port ; then continued to chace
Ithe men of war,a short engage-
L ment ensued ; when giving the
, French the opportunity, by a
I manoeuvre to get to the wir^k
I ward, they made fail and efeap
ed, among the rocks of Ras de,
L Fontaney. Os the English there
} were two killed and fix wound
[ ed. The French fleet consisted
■ of the Proserpine, 44 guns, Uni
ty, 40, Cogville, 40, Tamife, 32,
Cygnone, 22, Mowch, 10, which
I escaped. And the Etolle, 30
1' gum \ a ship of goo tons ; brig
I of 300 ; brig of 200 ; and brig
1 of 150, which were taken.
march 28 Yeftadey afternoon
an expreh arrived at the admiralty
,' from admiral Rainier, commander in
chief of his Mafefty'a naval force# in
the Eaftindies. The difDatcher^
an official detail of our nival an^~ifr
itary operation# in that quarter since
the capture of Ceylon, which have
not yet been circumstantially known
, in this country. The Dutch Settle
/ meat of Batavia haa been added to
our conquefti ; and a very important
and valuable acquisition it is.
march 30. Matter# expected to
have received before this time at least
L *sW^fo °' ^ '°^° Lffi% have
not received morelhan nine million#;
,$ and of course they are not so full of
money as might be wished. Itic
were not that we are likely to have a
campaign neither of peace nor war—
neither the exertions of war, nor the
tranquility of peace, but something
Ibetween both, which may be called
I^ state of armed inactivity, it would
'be impossible to go on without more
~ money. A# it is, they may perhaps
$e able to get through the summer,
without any; new stratagem of finance.
Peter Paulus, president of the&p
r\ tavian National Convention, io che
-speech whicft he addressed to that bo
'( dy, after deploring the effta# of tnf
Itilitiei, ftyi—" This republic fees it
felf in the midst of a bloody war, to;
to which it has been drawn bythe
~ perfidious condua of, the English
Minister."
•Fro, Prophets are confined in Rome
for predicting the downfall of that
%' empire. What a pity it it that all
the Prophets are not confined in this
country, who have prided the down
fall of the French Republic.
ritEXIN^TON, MARCH 22.
SATURDAY last was announced
in this town, by a letter received
from, member of Congress, the free
j ^^^i^ Os the river Miffifippi go
'the citizens of the Upited States. So
I ardent were the inhabitants on recciv-
ing & fang looked for and imporei
and information, chit, in the evening
every individual seemed to vie with
each other in leftifying their anxiety
to celebrate it, by fhe^aking of boo
fiffi, firing (mill amir, and other
demonftrariom of joy. ' 7
No doubt the utility of this great
and advantageous privilege mutter
cite in the breast of every friend and
: well wither to the wtdern country,
the mod lively feafarions, as it will
be the meant of encouraging agricul
ture, arts and manuUfturei, and en
riching thir fertile and flyu^hiog
1 cotmtr, #
- fofatror- —- —
, ft}.KNOXVILLE, APRIL 1,
& a proof of the sincere friend(hip
of the Cherokees, we with pleasure
inform oaf reader,, that in the course
• of the past week, three families arriv
ed at Fort Grainger, on their way to
Nathalie, confining of 20 perfoal,
men, women and children, staring
travelled from Tugtlo, in Georgia, .
through that nation, distant about
' 140 miles. On their journey, they
were beared with the greatest hafpic
ality and Friendship by the Chero
kees, and plentifully Supplied with
corn on moderate terms.
CONCORD, TUES, MAY 31, '96.
—, ° SENATORS.
'1 HE following gentlemen are chosen for
the year ensuing : For Diftri&number
Motes Leavettffi
2. Jeremiah Eogg, Era.
3. Jufeph Blanchard, Esq.
4. Michael M'Clary, Esq.
,6. Ebenezer Smith, Eiq.
8. James Flanders, Esq.
10. Elisha Whitcomb, Esq.
11. Amos Shepard, Esq.
CANDIDATES for Diftria No.=
5. John M'Duffee, Esq. 401
William Hale, Eftyl
7. Robert Means, Eft|.iQ&
Timothy Taylor, Esq. 206
9. Eph. Hartwell, Esq. 369
{, Charles Barrett, Esq. 203
12. Moses Baker, Esq. 269
Thomas Crawford, Esq. 108
DIBD—At Henniker, last week, of the
canker rath, a child, about 3 years old, of
Me. Oliver Noyes.——We are forty to hear
sickness has been very prevalent there for
some time past.
i^ ^^kflMfo"*™- ,
The Latest NEWS.
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: ? f ' LONDON, APRIL fr
From last Night's Gazette.
Horse Guards, March 1.
Difoatchty from Major Gen. Stuart,
Commanding his Majefty'a and the
Eaftindia company's troops in the ill
and of Ceylon, dated Triocomale,
Oct. 30, 1795, have been received
by the Re, Hon. Henry Dundas, one
of his Majefty'# principal fecrecariea
of state ; by which it appears, that
the Fort of Batticalee in that island,
surrendered on the 18th of Sept, to a
detachment under the command of
M&jor Fraser, of the 72d regiment.
That on the 24th of the fame month,
Gen. Stuart embarked from Trioco
male, with a cbnfiderable detachment
of troops and artillery on board of the
Centurian man of war, the Bombay
frigate, the Bombay ftorefhip, and the
swallow and John packet, and on the
27th disembarked the troops at Point
Pedco about 24 miles from Jaffnapa
tam,of which important place he took
possession on the following days. —
That on the ift of Od. Capt. Page
of his Mij^fty's Ihip Hobart, with a
part of the 52d regiment, unfofefy!
command 01 the hon. Cam Mohfoo,
on their return from Point Pedeo to
'Trincomafe, took poffiffion of the
Factory and roifary post of Molloti-
voe ; Ind that on the sth of the fame
m^h, the fort and idarid of Maner
(^rendered to Barbutt, whom Gene
ral Stuart had detached on that service
with the flank companies of the 73d
regiment, and two companies of Se
poys, immediately on his having ob
tained possession of Jaffnapatam.
A letter from Col. Brathwaite, dat
ed Madras, Oct. 1,, 1795, announc
es the surrender of Malacca, and it#
dependencies, on the 17th of Aug.
to the troops lent on that service, un
der the command of Major Bown,
COPENHAGEN, JAN 3,
In the last year passed the found,
7952 vcffeli- ,2549 Eqglifh, 2336
Swedish, 1629 Daoifh, 849 Prussian,
127 American, 84 Roftock and 32
Hamburgh,
PHILADELPHIA.
Th following ewraa h taken from a letter to a
refaaabh gentleman in Philadelphia, dated at
Loudon, March 2§.
, I have no political new# to commu
nicate, of any import. The last ac
counts from the Rhine, fay that both
armies are making vast preparations,
and dreadful will be the carnage no
doubt—and when the feene of def
trucrion will be at an end God only
know?. The only thing we can cal
culate is taxes, but how they are to
be paid, ! know not ; and yet we are
goto that the commerce of our coun
try is in a most flourifhing fitter The
bank of England has come to a deter
mination, to be very circumspect io
discounting, which muff be a fatal
thing to many, and the failures that
are expected, are very alarming—by
many it it dreaded to be a, counterpart
of 1793. All this it of little coofe*
quence to placemen, pensioners and
contractors Nothing but the gidri.
ous war can answer their purposes,"
, WHITESTOWN, MAY 4.
A spring has lately been 'difco«er'
cd in the Sufauehannah country, im
pregoated with nitre, from which fait
petre is made in the fame manner that
common fait is made from the Onon
daga Salt Springs. Some of the crude
faits may be seen at this office.
KEWYORK, MAY 16.
The president of the Holland Con
vention, Peter Paulus, and one of the
principal authors of the revolution in
that country, died suddenly, on the
!r)th of March.
May 17. We have put into out
hands a letter from Paris, disclosing a
nefarious coofpiracy ; no lefa than an
attempt of certain American citizen
to inffigate the French government
to takes decided part in opposing thel
execution of the Biitifh treaty by this
country, and to insist on our guarani
tee of their possessions in the Weft
indies $ thus compelling us into the
war with Greatbritain and France,
BOSTON, MAY 25.
Congress, we learnt yesterday, will not rife
until the last of this week.
£ :C4PT^RE of DEMERARA.
Capt. Gage arrived tcre jdta%,4nforta,l
that about seven days Since, he (poke & |
on board Capt. Low, of Providence^Mm l
days from Demerara, who acquainted him,l
that an English armament of 12 fail, had ar, 1
rived before Demerara, and summoned the I
place to surrender, only conditioning, thatl
officers should (wear allegiance to the Stadt-1
holder, and that property fhouid remain as it I
was—which was complied with ; and when I
Capt. Low passed the fquadroa, they indorfl
ed his register as from a place belonging to I
foe ftad(holder. •*,.,,, I
, IMPORTANT.
Meafufes are taken by the President, and 1
by Lord Dorchester, for the furrendery oftfel
Weftern Polls, as soon 4s American foldiefsl
tat^ty to take pufleffion of them:,ty
PORTSMOUTHr^
Wednefdsy arrived here the brig|
Nancies, Capt. Kennard, in 34 daysl
from Tobago-left there Capr, I
James Bown in the beig /fefmr of
this port, all well.—ln IM. 3^. 30.
lon. 69. 3.0. (7 or 8 day. firict)
Ipoke a brig fix weeks from Bristol,
with paffangers, bound to Phi^ee 1 .
phia; the Captain of which inform
ed Captain Kennard, that WAR'was
declared b, Spain agai, ft G^v
britain,=-pa uiog e<ch n^er qukk,
could not learn any thing further.
™ Four frig/es with about Beo or
1000 troops, had failed from B,tW ,
does about the middle of April to
bffiege Demuara and the Dutch,
Maine.
Arrived here, the brig Union.
Captain Cbatlrs Treadwell, in 33
days from Gonaiv<s. Capt. Tread
well informs that-the expedition of
Leogane faied of lomls; the fh,pi
of war w^re driven from, the Fdru,
and the troops em^ed, with .%#
much of the ammunition mod bag
gage as poffibte, for so fhori a ritr%
A hrge quantity^ of cotton thit was
carried down for bre^ff works, w^s
burnt; and a number of horityand
mules were left. Ac the commence
ment ofthe preparation, an embargo
took place, all the American veffelt
and long boats, were imptrffedand
carried down to Leogane ; several
American veffrls forced into the fez
vice, among which was the b>ig VQ
hub, Capt. Hammond, of Welk ; he
firft had his mate and all his men
pressed £ his veffcl being partly $)F±
feft for home, they ordered him to
get his vtffel into the wharf, <0 take
on board troops anc horses ; he re
plied, he had no men ; they told
him togo on board the American
vessels and get them ; but C*p£°
Hammond not inclining to, they
went on board hirveffel and unmor
ed her ; brought her to the wharf in
the evening, and ordered him out of
her, or even took him by the ffioul-
Idm and pushed trim out ;he mads
I every entreaty for his chest before
I he could obtain petmiffion, and then
they followed him down into the ,
I cabin, and afterward by main fhengh >!;
I forced him again out of his vtflfel,
I at 12 o'clock at night, end treated
him with every abuse and infc!ence ;
hit vessel was finally returned, but
much damaged ; hit mate died fifty
I hours after.
I Capt. Treadwell had two h^a
I impressed by the English ship of
I war, Sovereign, Capt. Trip ; both '
I belonging to this town, v% Mr. Jo
seph Stoodly, and Mr. Alexander
Connel, the former has a family,
I % —^^
1, The biece containing theft flora's, " that 1^
may as well preach to the damn'd in hollas
to his congregation," isjQm ; ffibh, w t fo ,
a realfigner —We veife not to hazard our interM
I 'a_eraqraxnratoQiMfofoßHratatotamraptowo ^
• — — - —filets— CT— —— — — —
A Runaway Boy. '\
RAN away from the febferib
er, a boy, named John Swett, about
[•.'feventeen years of age ; light cempiex
1. ion= blue eyes, andlag ht colooted hair— a
bout five feet fix inches high, can play on & ,
fifthad on when he went away a new Lon
fen Drown tonnrfprnr coat, < green waifc ^
coat, and striped tow and linen troffers?
,'Whoever shall take up at&e^, /
cure fiid runaway, and give informatiOTqr
that the fabferiber may recover him^ityr
have FIV^ DOLLARS REWARD, and all
necessary charges paid by me the fobferiber.
A» p„fons are forbid employing, battering
strutting him.
JOHN^^
Gilmantown, May 22, 1796. $
* ——_——^ —___——-—==- —1
$; © Reward.
RAN away from me the ftib-/
O-ffritehto indented negro boy, named^
Robert Mingo, 19 years of afe. ±fo
Whoever will return said b?y,
to me, shall have the above reward, rind no
charges paid. All persons are forbid harbor.%
ing or trusting him, on penalty ^ the law.
LEMUEL FOWLER. „
BofcaweOj M^6, 1796. , 8 1