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rifh Bay; After the return of Gen.
Du Furnia, the commander io chief,
the coloured people appeared plainly.
Order# arrived from the Cape to ap
prebend Mr. Gavanon, the former
ordioator, which pet done, & he war
committed prisoner on board the Af
rican (l<>op of war in the harbor.—
On orabout the 27th, an order was
issued to apprehend a Mr. Ferong,
late commandant at St. Lucia, a man
of colour ; on his being brought to
Aux Cayei, under guard, fl he war
going from the place of landing to
the delegation, he ;fk d permission
to (peak to a gentlemen of colour,
which was granted ; and he immedi
ately drew hit (word, and cried " to
archi 1" he was diredly joined by
Col. Rigaud and other#, peop'e of
colour, &c. to the amount 1
or four hundred, marched immedi
ately into forts Torrill and Glee,
which commanded the town and har
bor. The National guardi immedi
ately turned out; some fkrmifhing
ensued, in which several were killed.
The commander in chief attempted
hit escape in a Danish (loop, but the
people of colour lent two boats after
her, and the wind being light, took
her and brought her t,^ck ; but the
General, with two of the delegates,
let off in one of the row boats. The
day following, they commanded Mr.
Gravanon, with one thousand rations,
to be lent to the forts Totrill & Le
let, which was complied with—& co
let all matters rest until Rig,rd re
turned ; to be dicided by him on the
gift of August. Rigaud cameip
town with his troops ; loon after
which, in spite of him, the coloured
people and blacks were so exasperat
ed that they began to fire on the
whites. The night was attended with
confufion, plunder, robbery and mif
facre. The troubles continued for
three or four days, in which between
80 and 100 whites were mtfftcred.—
Those that were taken, whom the
people of colour had a particular an
tipathy agaioft, were inhumanly
butchered, and carried off in pieces,
as trophies of victory. In a few days
Gen. Rigaud became commander in
chief, and had be not returned, it was
believed by most people, that a gen
eral miffacre would have taken place.
The whites were disarmed ; they
went so far in disarming them, as to
search all the American veffek in the
road, and wherever they found a muf
kec or pistol, took them, >kh a
promise of returning them; g
The diflurbancet had "ignited all
bate-No produce c^e into
town tor weeks.veireis wait
ing for pay.
in AuxCayes for different ports in
Where were 40 or 40 fail in the fame
'lntiftd the nronertv American the,
should be acquitted and allowed to do
mDififed. ?’'>"? ' "/.:.^ F ^
';——-—— ^-
?7:i,ffiCTfr ADDRESS <^f
~nf •pre/hantt staffers &?
^fr towto,g&
Canaral Andrew Rigaud
aux-Lari, Dept. 2, 179°-^
• jWv ap W.CT& 'wares ~ a asps,l
forded to the harbor; rd ourselves,
ve&ls and propane.
We fhal! not failon cur return to
our native land, to pubhfo and de
clare that your pretence alone has re-
Bored peace and order which seemed
de (paired of, and that to you alone,
we owe the preservation of ourfeira
and properties.V
Signed „ 44. American merchants, mafr
lers and /*,lingoes.
[To which Gen. Rigaud, made
fl polite reply.]
boston, oa. i 9. I
rift, NEWFOUNDLAND.
The attack on the iflaod of St.
Johns, by a French squadron is con
firmed ; with the deftruftion of the
hamlets at Bulls bay and Placentia
A vessel from thence, arrived yester
day, in three weeki—by her we
learn, that the fleet confined of 10
fail, 2'moft all of the line, but not
supposed to have many troops on
board—that they had cot attempted
the town of St, Jehns, but continued
cruising off the coast. It was how
ever supposed they would mike the
attack 1 and would be refitted, a, the
itiand could raise nearly 7000 men.
A djfpifch had been lent to Admiral
Murray, who could not find any as
sistance. Capt. Girdler at lea, fyke
a brig two days fail to the g of New.
foundland, and was informed by her,
that a fleet of 10 fail of the line, and
two frigatet had take# Newfmdtad,
a 50 gun ship, and two legates, un
der Ad. Wallace.— The brig had dis
patches for England. Tbit last is
the latest. A Marblehead fifhing,
fchdoner was spoke, having p^ffen
gets from Newfoundland on board.
Capt. Curtin from Hallita, about
15 days since, informs, that Admiral
Murray lay there, with a 74, and 4
frigates—The people expeded a Vis
it from the French. —He supposes
there are about 1000 troops there.
HALIFAX MENACED.
We flop the press to inform
our distant friends of the report
of the day, that a French squad
ron had, been spoken with off
the Hie of Sabres, bound to Ha
lifax. This report was received
by a gentleman of veracity,
from G!oucefter---where a fil
ing fehooner had arrived, which
on her passage from the Banks,
fell in with a fleet of it fail of
the line, and several frigates,
I bound, by their Gourfe, to Hali
fax, which was distant about 50
L The Dipper went on board
I one of the frigates, which ap
peared full of men ; and the of
ficers after making several in
quiries, did not hesitate to avow
their destination for Halifax.
Since then we have received
Idiction. ^.^^ fo\ >y^ :/
I Lire • k
A.AO.T P Jo.:"-
1 itate or defence ; and tne gar.
J If hptner thA infrfnnt nf thp Krtfr
«* possessions in America, must
neceffanly contain large quant:-
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CONCORD,
O^ CTUESDaY, November 1, '796.
^^^^ - -DROWNED.
On Wednesday, the i 9 th wit. was drown
ed at Conway, Dodor Josiah Chase,
Physician of that place. He had been to
an ordination in Bartlett, and on his return
homeward, which was about 7 o'clock in the
evening, and very dark, he rode his horse
into a deep creek, within about a rod ot
where it emptied iqto Saco river ; it is sup
posed his horse plunged from the mouth of
the creek into the river, as he could get out
! no other way, and teas found upon the op
| polite fide of the river—The Dolor's hat &
jwig were found in the creek, where he firft
I fell in ; but endeavoring to climb the bank
I of the creek, which was but 3 or 4 leet wide
betwixt that and the river, he flapped off the
bank, which was very steep, into the river,
where the water was about 10 feet deep ; he
floated down the river about 10 rods, to a
tree turned up by 'he roots, where his body
was found about 48 hours afterwards, with
one arm around a root of the tree, and his
body lying across it. Thus the town are
deprived of a very ufeful citizen ; his friends
of a benevolent companion ; while his wife
and family have to mourn the loss of a ten
der and affedionate hulband and father, t^k
en from them in the midst of their enjoy
ments.
THE papers by the last Mail abound with
Foreign News ; we are obliged to omit sun
dry articles this day tor want of room
Don't murmur, patient readers, you (hall
have it by and by Here some of the m&ft
prominent articles follow.
BOSTON, OCT. 26.
WAR!
Between Spain and Greatbritain,
may now be considered inevitable :
It any doubts remained, they would
be dissipated by the following, receiv
ed since our last from Halifax :
PROCLAMATION
By bis Excellent, Sir John Wentworths
'Baronet, Lieut Governor and Cam
' wander in Chief in and over bis Mg
eff, s Province of Novafcotia, & its
Dependencies, &c. &c. &c.
WHEREAS inloimation has
been communicated tome by hit
Grace the Duke of Portland, one
of hit Majesty's principal Secretaries
of State, that the molt indubitable
proofs of the hostile intentions of the
Court of Spain against Greatbritain,
have determined hit Majesty to order
hi# Naval Forces, in every quitterof
;fbe world, not to neglect any favor
able opportunity that may offer of at
tacking the Fleets of Spain, either sin
gly or united with those of France &
Holland,; pt of striking any other
blow ar the poffeffiona of that Crown.
And also fignifying to me his Majes
ty's commands, that I Should, in the
0)00 public manner possible, give
such inforotirion to his Majeftft fub
je& in this Province, as may best en
able them to prevent oh rhe one hand
any mrfchtef which otherwise they
might fuffer from the Spaniards, and
on ifepther had to do their utmost
to distress and annoy them, by mak
ing captures of their (hips and by de
ftroyieg their commerce.
I have therefore thought fit, by &
with the advice of his M^jefty'i
Council, to public this Proclamation,
hereby calling on, and requiring all
hit Mijefty'a liege febj& within hit
Province of Nov.fcotia and its De.
pendencies, co take doe notice, and
^?l% 'f&°& #<
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^„. J. V^^ORTH.
FROM HAMBURG, Aug. 30.|
TOPtA%f when the French were I
fI
fit AtalA G Y I* 1 >mhrito ' A'lfmfu at 1
before C.^im & felted, The F^r,^
reupred hem the F.-efcA fob;
whicb ocofiontd t'tAt it pui^,
monflf'iced'bj iM@it©ito. Big ^
gum, and a bioceffitn on hui feb^k
of traffic burghers in the lifted ii
martial uniform preceded by melt?
The national cockade is much warn
at Hamburg, a& it h the ger,e?el 0%
pinion the French will compel ih^
city to become fa6;ea to D-mark
Our Halifax papers, to the 13 h
m.ke frequent mention of the French
squadron, at Newfoundland. They
ft ate its f.?rce, by reports to be from 6to 10
fail of the line :—That they had deft rayed
the Bay cf Bulls,find were extending &dbue
tion through the fisheries —that a perfofi
from Cape Eroyle, who efciped theio:h
September, few seven fail off Placentia, and
he Ibppofcd their intention was to enter fc.t
bay, and deihoy the fetrlements and fifferies
there—A letter from Trep.iffty, dated Sep
tember 9, fays, the squadron Ended ~000
men, and burnt the buildings at the Bay of
Bulls—that St. John's was theirolfra; but
that there were 4^oo the e.—The general
opinion was, that whether they fucceededin
their attempt on St. John's, or not, they'll
destroy the out h^rbr.rs.
From Halifax, oa.6<
The Quebec fleet, of 14 fail, homeward
bound, under the convoy ofihe Pearl Pirate,
met a severe gate of wind off the coast of Lib.
radore, on the 18th of Sept, and were bifr
perfed, only the frigate; and three of the
convoy being to be seen the next morning
from the (hore Anexprefs from the (freights
of Idleifle, the zad i formed, that thAe
French frigates were seen near the Quebec
fi^et, which was at that time in the narrow
est part of the freights.—Twelve fail of
square rigged vessels, half loaded, in the ad
jacent harbors, are exposed to the deftruaiva
ravages of the French. The militia of the
town have been paraded, for iofpe&ion ;
they amount to about ,oo men.
JOURDANS MISFORTUNE,
Is mentioned in a variety of private no
conuts, to have been of much importance.
While on his retreat, the Peafems of many
of the places tie had recently conquered,
turned againfthis Scattered troops and gall
ed them considerably. His army, those ac
counts fay, retrograded in great disorder.
From Bourdeaux—We were favored
with a file of papers re Sept 6 —WAIt was
then said to have been declared against %/,•..
From Malag A=The Spanifli Merchant
men are all ordered out of Gibraltar. All
Englilh Clips at Malaga are detained—their
colours fretted, and hoisted under the Span
ifh flte: It was said 24 coo Spaniards had
marched to the lines near Gibraltar— A Spf
nigh and English war is inevitable
INVASION of PORTUG AL,
It is said, that a Spandh armyof
25 000 men, are marching at thia
moment through ^he Edramandoure,
[a part of fyiin on the frontier of
eoriug&] which, with a French ar
my of the fame force, under General
Scherer, toadvance on the other fide,
jvto cause tbit kingdom to fwbmit to
the crown of Spain. [0 Accounts
from Lifan Bate, that every prepara
tion was making in the frontiers, to
m°fe'be entrance of an, boflile force ;
and that the nobilit, bad greatly exert,
ed tbemfelves feraife corps of far
/errs.] „ ^
'"■'.. ; ,, 1 ;
CTRAYED from the Subfcrib-
J er, a large brindled yearling HEIFER,
with a white foot on one of her thighs—
marked with a crop off the end of the right
ear, and a flit in the end of the fame ear.—:
Whoever will take up and return said Heifer
tothe fubferiber, or give information where
the may be found, (hall be rewarded for their
trouble, and all necessary charges paid.
JAMES WALKER.
Concord, Oft. 31, 1796.
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