The Mirror — Concord, N.H., 1797-12-26 00:00:00, page 3

gers and Carey, Tbefe persons were ex
amined, and Major Grant gave bond for
his appearance before & Senate.
=- To complete the ferks of correspond.
ence between Mr. Blount and Mr. Ro
mayne, the letter Nd. 0, seemed to be
wanting. On the iijlb /"% " w " re
eetied by the Secretary of State, waff
a^anorymous cover,tea foreign to
faring heard of Capt. Q&lmfl
having failed from Philadelphia, in ayes.
fel belonging to Mr. Wm. Davy, they
fat for Mr. Davy and examined him ;
U>is garnination led to the examination
Os George Letter and others. L .
The Committee mentioned that the
^ Chevalier Yrujo called upon them and
nude a communication which implicated
a person by the name of Mychal., They
immediately wrote to Maj, Lewis on
^thefuty& he received their letter, but
could not find the P&^. A fecund
communication was made by the Cheri
f^^ m,mfoW%b& irrf<
ctes, Which ire were not able to, colle&;
^°^fc committee con,laded their refe,
%regretting th,! #& ^ not been, +
* , ble io bbtifo <n6re complete ibformaus,|
? 0n the fa^e&, but afire theH^fe^hat :
nothing in their pdaieLhas been wanting
The rawing of the document! was
than eufy so.—From No. I, to 9,
were Utter, between Dr. Romayne and
M. Blount, No. 9, was written in Span
iffi,but by an American. From No ; io
to ±6, were tatm^ Blount, to various
prions , from Dr. Romaine to Mr; B,
and others ; and one of them frenr Rob,
err Litton to Dr. Romayne. No 28, a
pfrrindorfed by Judge Turner, con
taining an account of different military
, posts. No. 30, the deposition of Dr. Ro
. mayne, before the committees - Thede
polled fives, that he had been acquaint
gd with Mr. Blount since 1782 ;'thit he:
became acquainted withChilholme whilft f
. In treaty with Mr. Blount, in lend fpec
-I,^ ; some time after, the deponent
intended going to London to fell land,
but the falling in price- of property, pre
vented. him ; that Gov. Blount was to
have procured a law passed in Teneffee
to enable aliens to hold land, the depo
nent spok e of the different letters which
• had puffed between W. Blount arid him
felf on the fubje& of Lovifiana, which
, the former regretted the English did not
fyffeffy end fyke of going to England on
@tofoe& he regretted the Floridas did
^m^ u^
favorable for LOUifiina te belong to the
.Spaniards, but that tteEoglifh had touch
better have it than the French ; they a-:
greed that it was necessary to found cer
tain perform in Philadelphia oh the fub
je&us well as in Virginia and the south
ern States, fyoke ofc rib conversation to
Blount about going to England ; but
'/ 4talMr. Blount negleaing to infer Mi
tetters, he gate up^the projefl."
f Sifter the evidence, follows the craft
^examination of the Committee. The
letters mb puffed between W. Blount
and * Romayne, bear date from Feb.
to M^and are chiefly on the proje& of
WffiO England oft the buffers of Lon,
fo^ Mr; R. frequently fft
'great confidence of success, and often in
fr^ in his letters the critical fitua.
tion of the European foes, arid the,
improbability of petiee; +•^ 'r
^w^
Philadelphia, which rehra to, the,
fete of Chilho^e Wthe brig
3^^ msfy««<
ec? &wt for Hamburg bu: was
^ b n ud for London on the 20th of
^^um^t
jpean, of Mr, Thornton : Mr, D.
^pem conversation which took
-place betwixttheni as to' hi^
Arts 1 that he was to command ,
,@ and 1
'^ ^^l"^"^
4»mm
from nil
hu' ri^^nrc hr c*ve him arv he
3%. .Eridereet of George Le # .
(her relate# to Chi&olton te°g
Mbit boufe so a pattr, of ^
#i£ of hi, conversion about
going to Europe, and of hit hufi
neh there $ that whilst le waiat
bit Q be to we^ teje.
dollata, rod that be iota tok
wti obliged ra Sacrifice MffyV
Mr. Bona'a tor 500 , do!lari .at aj
lofeof five or fix dollar, io the:
100, to fatilf, the demr.d,
. 22. The examination d W,
Bell return what ii Aid so
about foifcing &„# &'^^
dollata, . he fe that he gave
Chifholme credit, from time to
time, and that the note ot 400
dollCTwfoo^pSdat .l
^ 24. .Aietttfrom the Secret
;fo#&te to % committee,
&tott whit had Biffed between
which amongst c!her things, it to
asserted that Mft Lfo grt
Chiffiolme' no mone, folfrfc
he only paid hit passage to the;
.deter, -I^,gt^ .I-Rder;
for 20!. on bit banker in London.,
36. Lord Grenville's note to
Mr. Liftoc, iuwhiefr the British
Government deciioe to accede to
the MOl#* ffiMle f ° them re
fpe&ng the Fioridar, &c.
37. Evidence of EliAn o.t
Hopkiot with refpe& to convert
farienheld with Cbrihaltne. <
38. DrvCtyffi'fy
femoMion related tty torreerfy^f
between him and Dr., Romayne.
''39^ John Fratkiin : wM ex#m-i
imed with refpea to Chiftiolmetej
iog at Lefher'f at the fame time
withhim. Spoke of hit cenver
fation rtteatog Lxmi^
Florida,, W. Blount and the Brit,
The reading of the paper, hav
ing continued for more thta two
hobflood it beirig the o'clock,
Mr. Dent laid, at there were seve
ral more paper# to read, he Should
-move the House to adjourn. The
motion war carried, 34 to,/
CT =^^
AMERICAN NEWS.
'fh:lad. dec. 7.
ALL our''mtotri from Eu
rope 'free in representing
the potiti&l fixation df that fc
ter a highly ioffieftin^ New
. feats are daily unhiding, *@
fam to tot tre cafeufationa of
toffiW&K The ,4,
i whies teemed tailing to a dole
*& th^'focceffive feceffia of ihe
variom foert eigt^d it, now
'&^nt nrore mtnacm g attitude,.
Bd foe to deludeto iia ¥&-
rboil of Ute United States &n^
keep beyond i 4 influence, ft
credit will be due to theft who;
coauaMarM ^ #
; settee must be prepffed for the?
^offt. ^Obr tefeurcCT are iro,
menfe,a&d tht9 ought to be frt,
sitea ffifyepfop-i
-Thing! fra&,>* ,H
monioud, in Congrefa We have
: more America% ana fewer r%-
;tirfb and Frenchmen, ;muogft our
intend ^W' : ct" %'f'
h^^^ ^^=«ri»^^^^
I?^y btisToiicWc (5, -#
i^^CTMPQRtfri
, %. frf¥ artiva at
11 nurteay morn-
I hue mlnrmon Ato 'ri&&Mt F irt^ehts
Ithwhtteriri th#
Zl^&gd.,# HetrffluA ^1
44th October, announcing the im
parted intelligence of a complete
via„ feinggained b, t& &-1
lun feet commanded by Brimtai 1
Dune,o, over the Duicb fleet un
der the orders of Admiral, de |
Winter I and that tea or eleven
/fail hid ulleo id Dancin'; bands,
scs&g two Admirals' and orb- 1
er large (hips. After the a&ion one 1
of the captured ffiip wat stranded.
^.kite, tore account ty ibihea-1
tie, the event it relatea i? of the I
!fi r fc teporfc. It , give.
Jitth spirit, to the Enghih nation ty
and induce the luonied men ton
come'forward in liberal loan# to
govmmeßtb in fopport of war.l
wh&brimMe them the mas
4ert of the ocean :— It .will Brew,
jhat #he IMP .mutiny in the fleet,q
wat ootrinaured rtbd&lty^
and that the can olE^gl^nd whito
ihey knew ho#to wfk hx^
of grievance?, alwaya knowhow|
to conquer ao enemy. Th, date
of the account does not impair hi
authenticity $ but we cannot eafi^
fy petfeade omfelvea, that de)
Winter would quit u hit life,
mooring, in the Texebto cem'
I bat an enem, every way hit fu-,
perior. especially so loan after
mutiny im hit fleet.:
t/« r r >#?R Mircur,,pmiQ. 1
Ite $ '™'^ ty of information
I h# been received since our
!,U& which serves to confirm
lute Important News,we were
the firft to announce, of an
Engagement between the
btfteh arid English fleets—-,
and that the v&ry On the
part ofo was,as
,Complete as we stated it, ,^
On Saturday evening we
saw a letter from Ca pt. Lord
l at Ponfmouth, to bit owner f
in which he fityg The Efr
hglith and Dutch fleets had a
;ivery severe a&ion on the
11th oa. The British were
conquerors-— The Dutch loof
'lng 9of their largefl (hips,
and the remaining veffcls, to
.''die number of rg, returned
to Port. On the fame even,
ing we were shewn a letter
from Mr. Sheaff, of Pottf
mouth, wherein he acquaints
; of thearfeal rs Capt, Lord,
jfrom Holland ; That he bar
had a particular convention
, ;with him, and is able to fay,
iheßrit&bave gairied a great
%iaory over the Dutch fleet ;
f That the Dutch fleet failed from the
Tfel to form a junaioff with a French
to fromOreft, when they were jointly
io have proceeded on fume expedition ;
; That it was reported in Holland,theßrcA
fleet had also failed to join the Dutch, &
I ^d fallen in with an Englilb fleet, and
lifrife met defeat 4 && #wr, ^
i .mmcmfotov# tfth W&, tf^ B±
;„F/^-n, Q^g^fye ^
tofatYto, —a fe *„, a & 5 for
=&^u f&gQfi — to, wnb
''^^falfette—
ITUESDAY. DECaMMa 26, rm
'^ General
A^ fini&f'their' Seffinn Pons
Q and kfe,t
. kinton, th€ &&fr@% s^^
°"The Legtariure h^ granted^he
& Itaitv
ana vier, Dime nouigi
Ifor travel to and from CouCTe^ht mfa
perffife-the Hon. C U ncTHn?h t «fa ^
of the Court, two dollars fifty cern^ach -
per day, and travel as at the prfntfefc
^The" Governor's Sal ^^^
Was mentioned in our lift paper to. be
1000 dollars—The Legislature deeming
I thefum not an tdnftuiHtfM^tnffl?ihj
I coefidering the magaiade of the office
Ihe sustains, have ,Med zoo dollars ta
I his former fahry, which bow ftinds at
STrtTE TaX. j
r A committed appointed for tfr. pnr-
I pose, have reported that it wiH be necef-
I fary to la, a tax the current year ; and
Ithat twilrt, fx/bcttfaad, fa bwftXrf^td
I fc,faddlan toft,FIG <<<% isi
I proper fpm to be raifed;<nd made pay,.
I bfe oh @r before the firft day of March,
I f799=whicb report fa-ifad amt ag.
I•-=*=— T"'™±'l">
I^''^?b CORRisPQND^N^.
I "TYPO" it thanked for his Poetical
1 Communication, b this day's paper—.
1 Any thing from bta will be acceptable.
t and receirafrith gMti^
T" Avbertol Fragment,communkated
I by fl absent Friend, &&W, *#«•
linner next Rivulet.—,The Apthor and
ICommuni&or art b^^
I grateful acknowtedgments o£ the Editor
I for their, present and fylfoti jfefo
I ones we can Q aik for. 1 . .
^& editor prefects compliment#^
I J. R. for hte Services offered in electing
I pieces for the Miaßoe— —~Th,pxs ft
I due to him. Any papers ffty re «fr'»
I will be at hitfervice for perufil.
I A. &H. LOVEJOY,
BEG leave to inforM the public, that
they have lately fallen th^ ftahd
I formerly occupied by #.< T. WIGGIN,
I in Hopkinton—wtoe they have, plfto
I about to receive.
|A general affirlftrat ts
EUROPEAN and INDIA
GOODS,
IConfininglConfining at &M ever, article wanted
:I in the County,. ^ r
F 1 They hope, as they are determine! to
I pet their GOODS on the very lowest
I terms, (together with the punaual at-
I tendance that shall be given) so meet
I with such encouragement as they may
I merit.
N. B. Bufinefi will be traaf
-1 aded after thh &ft M Jammry. Mt the
I Store of Andrew Lovejoy, in Sand-
I bornton, under the above firm of A. and
I H. Lovejoy— where a conftaat supply of
J? ^jta& India Golds'
)1 will be kept for file, at reaf.>nable pricer.
Andrew & Henry Lovejoy.
I Dec. 18, 1797. 69
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I ]°f e pb Towne;
Rare FOR SALE, ,
At his STOKE in Hopkinton,
ENGLISH tfIWDU
GOOD S,
Hard and Hollow Ware,
Paints, Dye Stuffs,
BOOKS & STASITONARY;
! With a General Assortment of other
,Artida.-\ :
He intends to receive John
C>,fyA#/fy. a< a partner, the fiftef
Jan. next ; after whicu, business, ar hid
Store, will be trinfiard under the firtwof
L TOWNE & BALLATCO.;;
Tt will then be te&ryjo make an
estimate of his property ;—he therefore
request those, who have Blunts with
him, to call and fettle as soon as coove
hient,
* # Those who are indebt
ed, will particularly oblige by making
payment.;
Hopkinton, D0T.19,17„,^ 69
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