The Mirrour — Concord, N.H., 1792-11-19 00:00:00, page 3

NEWYORK.
N EWYO R K, Odober 30.
It is currently reported, that as a gentle
man was walking in a certain street of this city,
early in the morning of Sunday last, he espied
a woman under a stoop, who was casting earth
oh something the was endeavouring to conceal
—and imagined that on feeing him, (lie dis
covered tokens of guilt :—He passed on some
distance, and again returned, when the woman
had gone into the house. He then made search,
and with his cane levelled the dirt which he
saw her heaping up, and, to his astonishment,
drew out a child, to appearance recently
murdered its head being most inhumanly
brnifed and bloody.—He immediately gave
notice to proper persons, and had the woman,
.whom he firft dilcovered in the aft of burying
the infant, and her sister taken up—who
made confeffion—" That the child was born
of her sister ; and, in order to prevent its be.
ing known, (and thereby escape the censure of
the world) they had united in the resolve of
murdering the child atthe instant of its birth,
and concealing it in the place where it was
found " We likewifeare informed, that they
were both committed to prison, there to re
main until trial ; when, probably, they will
receive, what the cruelty of their deed justly
merits.
Extrafl of a letter from a gentleman in Philadel
phiato bisfriend in London, dated July 4.
" This country was never in so flouriihing a
Bate as at present; the increase of people,
riches,and agriculture is almost incredible, ex
cept to those who are eye witnesses of it. The
prefentwar with the indians for a while flop
ped emigration to the wettern territories ;rand,
from the influx of germans, french, irish r &c.
the scheme for deepening rivers, cutting ca
nals, making roads, &c. which twelve months
ago I thought impossible to be accomplished
for ages, is now in such forwardnefs, that I
believe this state will, in the course of 12 or i„
years,be in as good a situation, in this refpe&,
as England ; as our assembly spares no expense,
but is liberal in encouraging these improve
ments.
" We have a? present a Profpe& of a good
Harvest. 'Some few Manufactories' have been
attempted to be erected in this State; but
from the high Price of Wages, the great Plen
ty of Provisions, and above all, the Cheapoefs
of Land, they do not succeed, excepting those
for bulky Articles, the raw Materials of which
are cheap, and the Expense of bringing over
heavy.
" The Leather Manufactory, for instance,
is in a flouriihing state; a good raw Hide
can be purchased in our Market for zs. It is
not long^fince the Flashers gave as much to
carry them off ; and Oak and Bark can be
- had for a Trifle.; yet the Tanners are obliged
to pay such high Wages to their Men (from 7s.
to 9s. sterling per Day) that the British Lea
ther is often imported in such Quantities, as
to have necessitated the Tanners here to apply
to Congress for Relief. Congress have increas
ed the Duty on Leather, andon all Articles
mad.e of it, from 3 or 4 to 10 per cent.
" The Papermills, Manufactories, & heavy
Iron Goods flourifh best. Glasshouses and
' Manufactories of Stoneware are increasing.
" But all our manufactured Goods are a mere
trifle to what are imported from Greatbritain
+ and Ireland. To the fouthof Virginia, no Ar
ticle, however bulky or coarse, is manufactur
ed; every Thing used there is imported from
, Greatbritain or the northern States."
MASSACHUSETTS.
BOSTON, November 7.
^Yefterday arrived here, the Brig Po.l ly and
Sally, Captain Rich, in 36 Days from
Bristol by whom we have received the fol
lowing fate.
[ Interesting Foreign Advices.
AEGE OF THIONVILLE, a strong fortified
„Town, lying on the River Moselle, about 150
, Miles from Paris.
ter, as all the Incidents of the Revolution have
been here. Thank God, we continue to en
joy perfect Tranquility, and united as we are,
we hope to maintain it.
" Those of your Merchants who have riot
been credulous on the idle Stories made them
of the Situation of this Kingdom, & who have
fen/ us /heir Vessels, have mode much Money,
fay 30 to 50 per cent, and more."
'' The Enemy had erefled their Batteries near
the Chapelof Sainte Anne, between the Luxum
bourg Gate, and that of Me/z, iqa jmall Plain,
which commanded the Fort above La Hau/eguge,
bn the right Bank of the Moselle. The i roops
flattened 10 defend the Fort, perceiving that the En
emy were endeavouring to throw up Works, and to
form a Trench, with a View of est ablifeings their
Batteries in the Spot abovemenitoned, agreed" to fuf
fer them to proceed, until afavourable Opportunity
for interrupting alight occur. The Besieged being
informed that the Enemy meant to give the Signal of
Attack, by firing a Gun, waited patiently till Mid
night, each of the Cannoneers lying by the Side of
their Guns.—'As soon as the Besiegers gave the Sig
nal, their Batteries began to play, but their Fire
continued only a Quarter of an Hour, during which
time three Shells ,ell in the Town, one on the Parijh
Church, another on the Houje of Mr. Henrion,
in the grand Street, which did no Damage, and
the other in the third Story of the House of M. Jos-
SE,in Hojpitalfreet, which defrayed the Furni
ture and Jet Fire to the Bed.
" At the End of a Quarter of an Hotir, the Bat
teries of the Town and Fort, lighted by Firepots,
played for three Hours. Thefirft Discharge, which
was with Landridge, killed many of the Enemy, who
bad advanced in Order to attempt an Efcalade, and
this Fire obliged the Aflailants to abandon the Place.
The Garrison then being at Liberty to ,all, forth,
collected the Spoils left by the Enemy, among which
they found the Plunks defined to affif them infcal
ing the "Walls. Having carried all these Things
into the Fort, afecond Sall, was made to defray the
Works of the Enemy. It is aflerted that three Prin
ces were killed in this Aflion, among whom was the
Prince of Weldeck, who at leaf loft an arm ; arid
that the Enemy carried off three Waggon Loads of
dead Bidies. When the Garrison made their firft
Sortie, the, found near the Batteries of La Hau
feguge> Limbs and Arms of every Kind, together
with Cloaks, Watches, Uc. The Enemy, Jatisfed
with this firft Check, barite attempted Nothing face.
The DeJerters from the Camp of Richemont Jay,
that they loft in this Affair 450 Men, and that they
would have given jour thouf and to prejerve the
Prince of Weldeck. -The Environs of the Town
are at prejent inundated by the River Seille, the
Current of which has been flopped. Frejb Orders
have been given to the Citizens, to cut down all*
the Trees within 2^o Toifes of the Glacis. General
Kellerman's Army, composed uow of 35,000
Men, 12,000 of whom are Cavalay, quitted last
Sunday, Void fur la Menre, in Order to advance
towards Bar. Othersfay that a Part of this Ar
my have joined that of Dumovrier, and that
two Columns have blocked up the King of Prussia
in Verdun.
PARIS, September 14.
Thefollowing is the Account of the late Attack of
Thionville on the yb and 6th of September, and of
the Refinance of the Garrison, fated in a Letter
which M. Mealin read in the National Assembly
on Friday last, and the Authenticity of which be
warranted.'
Place. The Enemy have left there
only 1800 Men, together with the
Cannon which they employed in the
Siege. The Mortars and Howitzers
have been conveyed to the Army be
fore Thionville. The Municipality
continue their Operations, but the Dif
fria no longer exists. Great Mortali
ty prevails among the Horses, because
they have been fed with unripe
Wheat. The Camp of Richemont ap
peared this Morning as if about to
move towards Brig. It is, however,
pretended, that the Cavalry only have
departed, and that the Infantry have
descended into the Plain of Thionville,
where it seems they intend to carry on
a regular Siege.
"If such is their plan, and if they
once open Trenches, they will certainly
be detained there three Months."
September 16 —A Courier extraor
dinary from the Lower Pyrenees, has
brought an Account of a near intend
ed Invasion on the Part of Spain —
That the Court of Madrid, on heating
•' The following Fads refpeding
Longwy, are given on the Report of a
Person who arrived in this Town, by
Permission of the Commandant of that
NEWHAMPSHIRE.
•PdRTSMOUT H, November 10.
By a Gentlemari immediately from Canada
we are informed, that another Battle with the
hostile Indians will inevetably takeplace soon ;'
he has been amongitihofe peaceably inclined
forthe Purpose of purchasing Furs, and by
what he can learn from them, they are much
exasperated at the Insults offered by some of
those outlawed Vagrants who have fled from
Justice and took up their Abode on the Fron
tiers, and who are constantly doing something
to enrage them Our Informant adds, that at
the Place where he was, several Indians from
the hostile Tribes came in ; they were all paint
upfor'warj and looked more like Devils than
Men—they seemed to be of a morose Disposi
tion and were noc pleased at the Sight of a
white Person trading with those of their Co
lour ; they belonging to the Shawanefe, and,
he supposes they were in Pursuit of Horses, as
they fteeredrtowards the EngliffiSettlements—
Murders and Roberies are daily committed by
such ftroling Parties as the abovemen/ioned,
which renders the Situation of a Traveller very
critical.
Yesterday (faysa Richmond Paper of Octo
ber 12) the House of Representatives unarii
moufly resolved to inftrud the Delegates from
this Commonwealth to the Seriate of the Unit
ed States, to use their Iritereft and Exertions to
have the Doors of the Honourable Body op
ened to the Citizens of the Union.
It is asserted that the Savoyards defer/ in
great Numbers from the King of Sardinia's Ar
my.—9so of them went over to the French in
fix Days.
A Vessel arrived at Portjmoutb on ghe 9th
Inftan/j direct from France, the Captain of
which was in Paris during the Time of Massa
cre, which, took Place there on the second of
September, in which, it has been said, the
Women were the Principals. The Massacre
began on Sunday Evening, and ended the
next Wednefday—lt is supposed zhat about
Seven Thousand Persons were Butchered by a
Party of one hundred of.zhe National Guards.
The Princess De Lambella was one of the
Number slain —she was firft beheaded, then
her Inwards were taken out, and a String tied
to each of her Legs, and her Carcase dragged
through the Streets of Paris :— her Head, af
ter being dressed by a Barber, was carried
through the Streets on a Pike, and prefen/ed
to the Queen. —How mud the Queen's Soul
freeze with Horrour, at this horrid Sight :—!
The Head of a once lov„'d, lamented Company
ion, prefen/ed on a Pike, after having been
treated wi/h the most savage Inhumanity by a
barbarous, bloodthirsty Mob ! May Hea
^n prevent the Mobbing Curse from spread
ing far. The Captain of the above Vessel, is
of Opinion, that the French will ultimately at
tain the end for which they are ftruggling-wo
wit —Liber/yand Equality.—The above Cap
tain fays Nothing of the Duke of Brunjwick.
The National Convention of France,for the Tri
bal of the King, met at the Palace of the Tbuilleries
on the 26th of September. M. Petion chosen
Prefdent. Allwas Harmony !
The General Court of this State is to meet at Exe
ter on Wednesday next.
•^ ^ art informed that a Number of wealthy
Geidhmen, of Refpe&ability, bave it in Coi.templa
tioffered a Bridge over Merrimack River, near
Mr, Butters's Ferry." Our Informant Jays the,
are to meet THIS DAY, at Butters'/ INN,
ioconfelt on tbe Expediency of tbe Measure.—;
Wewife them Success.
The Congress of the United States met at the
City of Philadelphia, agreeable to Adjourn
ment, on the jgnftant.
of the King's Suspension, had put its
Forces on the War Eftablilhment, and
that the French Atabaffadour had
been ordered to withdraw.
CONCORD, November 19, 1792.
THE Duke of Brunswick's Army has been a
long 1 ime delayed at Verdun, about 130 Miles
from Paris: This hasgiven Rife to a Suppo
fitiori, that be had given up the Idea of march
ing against Paris, notwithnanding his haughty
imperious Threats—But 4, London Paper of
September 25th, informs, in Contradi&ion of
this Idea, that his Irruption into France was on
the Part of the Frontiers nearest Paris—and
his Determination was to pursue his March
thither with all possible Dispatch.