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UTAK^^^
THE Administratrix on the Estate of
the late
John Stevens Efauire;
is particularly desirous, that both Cred
itnrs and Debtors to fyd Estate would
call on hr fa the FIRST Week of AU
GUST ne±t, for a Settlement of all De
mands. Circumstances will be peculiar
ly favourable that Week for the Business,
SARAH STEVENS, A®x.
Concord, Julyig. fl
NOTICE.
II^R. Lincklaen takes this
X Method to inform the Publick in gene
ral, and tho/e Huftandmen in particular, who
wife to fettle in the Back Countries, that he
has the Dij,ofal of upwards of. one hundred
thousand Acres of choice Land in one Body ; ly
ing and situated in the Counties of Herkimer,
and Tioga, in the Stale of Newyork. Being
T&wnjbip No. I, of the invent, Townfeips.
Also, the Road T&wnfbip, and lying between
the Military Lands, and the, twenty townships,
Which Lands were formerly granted to Wat
kins and, Flint, and Watkins and
SACKET.,,,
Mr.L\NCKLAEN,being sen
sible that the Progress of the new Settlements,
though going on ver, rapidly, bas, notwift
ft anding, been very much retarded for toe
want ^ proper Affifi ance and Encouragement,
wifas to obviate this by turning bis confant
Care and Attention to. whatever bas a Tend
one, to promote the good of the Country at large,
and his Lands in particular. With this View
be is forming a Settlement in the Road Town
ship, at the Outlet of a beautiful Lake, of about
three Miles and a half long ; and one Mile
wide. Where be is laying out a Town, for
the Accommodation of Mecbanicks ; building
Mills ; ereaing a well assorted Store ; Potafb
works ; & opening different Roads to Whitef
town, tbe Saltfprings, the Chenango Riv
er, and Catskill.
Tbe main Road which leads
into th, Genefee Country, paffis at fix miles
Difance only from the abovementioned Town,
quaere Mr,Lincklabnmeans to rtfde h
felf, and where be will be ba,p, to fee the
Emigrants, and give them fuco Descriptions
of the Country, and Information with refpea
to the Terms of fettling, as tbe, may wife.
Tbe Terms of Payments will
be made very easy, and Encouragement given
tb all Kinds of Mecbanicks.
N.B. Mr. Lincklaen must
inform the Publick, that be Willfell no Lands,
, but to aaual Settlers.
Albany, April 5,1793. 34/8,
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Latest Foreign Intelligence.
From tbe COLUMBIAN CENTINEL.
Political State of Europe.
IMPARTIALLY TAKEN FROM THE
MOST AUTHENTIC DOCUMENTS,.
RUSSIA*
THIS great empire of slaves—or
more properly speaking, its Mis.
trfs, the imperious Catharine—isat
present doing little more than threatening
to become one of the league of crowned
heads now warring against France ; but
Ihe is active in subjugating the citteens 6t
300 miles extent of the late TW^ terri
tory to the degraded state of her own vaj
fals, 'While observing towards the ' Poles
this detestable fondue ; she is offering
ah asylum to the French Noblefs in the
hospitably, temperate crimes of Siberia ;
where in company with the Bruins of the
sorest, they may enjoy their despotic prin
ciples, and suspend their m^, and oth
er trappings of nobility, from the shag of
an elegant bearskin. % Notwithstanding
feme humane measures (he adopted at the
commencement of her reign, to atone
perhaps for the murder of her husband ;
her, late condud has been detestably
abominable.
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IBY 8., VSSELL. CON COR D—N EWHAMPSHIRE.
All gracious Heav'n, if mortals claim th, care,
And th, wing'd bolts are at the murd'rer
burl'd:
Hear thou Humanity's united prayer,
And quick remove this " She Wolf"jrom
our world.
* This empire is a large country, partly it
Europe ; and partly in Asa; and taken alto
gether, with its late conqueftsin Aft, may be
likened to afquhre, whole sides are 2000 miles
each. It can raise at any time 300,000 men ;
and generally keeps 100,000 in pay. Its na
vy is considerable ; and two of its Commo
dores are natives of this Commonwealth.
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SWEDEN.^
Under the minority of its young Mon
arch enjoys tranquility. She has lately
fitted for sea a considerable fleet ; and it
is said that it ts to join that of Russia; but
for what design we are not able to con
jeaure..
\A large kingdom in the N. of Euro,e=
the ancient Scandinavia. Its armies amount
to 80,000 men ; and it is said it is able to
quip 50 men of war.
DENMARK.+
Quiet —But whether ifs tranquility
arises from real happiness—or whether
"Something being rotten in the state," pre
vents the voice of complaint being heard,
remains yet to be developed by time,
I A Kingdom of Europe, not very large.
Its armies amount to 40,000 men ; and bas
something of a navy.
POLAND §
Late the happiest kingdom "the fun
sane upon." All her citizens, united as one
family, with Stanislaus at its head, in
the full enjoyment of the best blessings
of peace and good government —Now
turn affander by the rapacious claw of the
Ruffian and Pruffan Eagles— Its citizens
neceffuated to pay homage to sovereigns im
posed upon them. Its King obliged to
dance attendance on a Ruffian Viceroy —
Its commerce and Arts, in a measure, an
nihilated ; and the full cup of sorrow held
outto them without one abiding consola
tion.—And to.complete the measure of
the iniquity, all the powers of Europe,
calmly observing its lamentable situation,
and not an hand stretched forth to its re
lief.-
§ Late a large kingdom, (or rather a re
fablick) of Europe ; but lately cut up, and a
very considerable proportion divided between
Rufia and Prussia. Its force or reverse we
cannot, therefore, afeertaih.
Tbe German Empire.*
The foremoft in the crusade against
France, is making every exertion for car
rying on the war.—All the circles have
their quotas of troops allotted them ; and
there is an appearance of entbufafm in the
fubje&s thereof, to " bind their chains fill
fronger." The great armies of German,
are still commanded by the old Duke of
Brunswick, who appears solicitous to
furbish up his tarnished ladrels. The
present theatre of war is in the Austrian
Netherlands. To give some idea of the
armies of the crowned heads ; we shall
briefly 'ftate,—That the Prince de Co
bourg, commands one on the Notbern
Frontiers of France, consisting of Aufrian,
Hanoverian, and Britifo troops. —The
whole number said to be 80,000; but in
round Lumbers very little reliarice is to be
placed. About 250 miles to the eastward
of COBdGRG's army, we find the Prussian
army, on the banks of the Rhine, under
the orders of Gen. Clairfait. As
cending the Rhine, about 50 miles, we
find a German army under Gen. Wurm
ser. [The armies opposed to these we
(hall state under a subsequent head.]
These armies, consisting of troops of va
rious nations, are eftimatedat 130,000
foen f Their obje&, at the date of the lafi
accounts, (May 23d) was still the sieges
of Conde, Valenciennes, &c. on the north
ern; Mat* and C@ on the Rhine, and
Landau in Alsace. The plan of the war
appears to be that of the Duke of Marlbo
'rough, sieges and blockades.
• A large country in the middle of Eu
rope, bounded on Hungary, Poland,Den
mark, the Netherlands, France, Switzer
land, and Italy—64o miles long, 550
broad.
PRUSSUf
As a unit in the Confederacy, we (hall
just take a view of. Its Court being re
moved to the armies, we know little of the
internal state of the, kingdom. The
most rigorous measures have long been
pursued to quench every spark of liberty
in the kingdom and we believe fuccefsful
ly ; for the embers appear extinft. The
chief part of the standing troops are on
the frontiers of France ; except afmall
army, in Southern Prussia (as the part of
Poland lately stolen by Frederick is
called) and large garrisons in the once free
cities of Dantzick and Thorn.* The
Treasures of Frederick the 2d. which
wire rather augmented than lessened by
the Third Frederick, are now dissi
pating in the most rapid manner ; in a
Don QuiXotte expedition. The con
sequence is easily to be predi&ed.
t A large country of Europe, bound
ed on the N. by the Baltic sea; on the E.l
by Lithuania and Samogitia; on the S.
by Poland ; and on the W. by Branden
burg, Pomeranit, and Caffubia, about
500 miles in length, and ioQ_in breadth,
where it is narrowest.
* In this new acquired territory, its
n©w matter is raising 8 regiments of in
fantry, 5 battallions of fufiliers, three
regiments of dragoonsfand one of artil
lery. This augmentation of military
strength to the House of Brandenbourg,
will amount to 30,000 men,
^T&I^
Are moving on, Mynheer-like,in their
preparations for war. We do not hear of
many of their troops being in the fielrt;
but frequent mention i^ made' of the
Prince of Orange, and his fon§, as in
garriion duty. The States General are
operated upon, with ease, by Lord Auck
land, the British Ambassador ; but we
do not perceive that they do much more
than to persecute those French citizens
who come among them, and denounce
the National Convention. Os the Dutch
fleet, we hear but little; indeed scarce a
word : But they heve between 12 and 20
afloat. %
Greatbritain
Is severely fuffcring from the shock of
private credit, which, like the eledric
fluid, appears to have pervaded every
part of the kingdom at the fame moment ;
and to have operated on every profeffion
The Gazettes for one month only, an
ounced 137 bankruptcies. To remedy
the evil a Bill has passed Parliament for
loaning on goods 5,000,000). fterl. of
Exchequre Bills. Whetherlhis will pro
duce the effed'defired, is dubious. Some
of the English politicians contend that
it will : While others affirm that it will
tend to augment their difficulties. The
credit of the nation, however, still re
mains firm, if we may judge by the price
ofits stocks ;•thofe bearing 3 per cent,
interest being at 761. for tool.
The equipment of theirfleeft goes on
with much vigour ; and above one half
of their whole naval force, is now in Com
mission; but whether fully manned do'nt
appear. The advocates for " Reform'?
in the Government daily increase ; and
such is the' temper of the people, fays a
late letter from Liverpool, " That their
complaints, if not speedily attended to,
will assume a different form than that of
fupplicatiqn.—The almost total (hip
wreck of private credit — the annihilation
of confidence between man and man—
he increase of publick taxes, already in
tollerable—with the decline of manrn
faaores in consequence of'tlie War—
fharpen the asperity of the advocates of
Reform—why even suggest the danger of
being driven to an imitation of the re
formers of France."
. [July 29, 1793.;
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Tbe Freneb Republick.
Our last accounts from this great cen
tre of expedation, through the medium
of its own papers, are no later than the
beginning of'May. At that time, the
animating Principle of the Republick (the
Convention) were pursuing the most vig
orous measures to oppose the myriads who
were meditating the overthrow of their
order of things. The army establishment
of 600,000 men, was then completed ;
and the Minister at War had appropriat
ed to him, an immense sum of money, to
defray the exigencies of the war. The
Convention, it is true, were much divided
in their subordinate measures ; but in the,
main point there was much unanimity.
Denunciations succeeded to denuncia
tions, every moment—and the violence of
party zeal frequently occasioned conse
quences of the most serious import ; nor
was the entire dissolution of the Conven
tion, with an appeal to the Nation, an
event, deemed improbable soon to take
place. The affignats had not depreciat
ed more than three for, one. Os the late
tumults which are said to exist in the de
partments, it is difficult to give precise in
formation. In Brittanny, the insurgents
are formidable in numbers, and their op
pofers are also numerous. But in all parts N
of France, the lands, from the nature of
the tenures by which they are now held,
are in general, highly cultivated : and <,
gentleman who lately travelled through
the Republick, fays, its resources are in
exhaustible ; and that the Republick can
not fall, except it is through the intestine
commotions which appear to agitate her.
These commotions, he fays, are nume
rous—and time alone can reveal their ,
consequences. To their frontier we will
now carry our readers. The army of
the North, commanded by Gen. Dam
pie rr.e, is greatly recruited — And, part
ly poffed in the frontier cities, and partly
in the field, oppoles to the Prince de Co
,OURG,a formidable head. Custine
is tathe Rhine, with 40,000 men, ad
vantafooufly posted ; and that on the
Mojelle has lately entered Deux-Por.ts.—
The combined armies carrying on the in
vasion by regular approaches, the French
are necessitated to make frequent attacks
on varions posts of ttyir enemies ; and,
therefore, without any thing decisive tak
ing place, much blood is Ihed. Whether
the combined armies mean th enter France
—or only to attrad ihe attention of the
French armies to the frontiers,\in order
the better to give the insurgents opportu
nities to effea their plan of counterrevo
lution in the bosom of France, is only
within the sphere of conjedure .•Bufyf
this we believe we may be certain, that as
FalstaFf fays in the play, Ihould the,
invade France, they will "find no Boys'
play there." In assistance to this opinion,
we beg leave to lay before the readers of
the Centinel, tbe following historical
(ketches of the principal towns on the
northern Frontier of France. They fol
low:
Life. Never taken but once, by Marl
borough and Eugene ; to them it
goft a siege of more than 3 months.
Conde. A very strong place in French
Hainault, and. among the few not taken in,
that war by Marlborough.
Maubeuge. Another fortrefs of French
Hainault, conftruded by Vauban, and
capable of a good defence.
Valenciennes. A place of strength and
importance, little inferiour to Life, and
which also has a strong citadel. The
country round it can be oversowed by
sluices fram the Scheldt.
^uefnoy. A small fortified town in tbe
diftrid of Valenciennes, taken by the Al
lies in 1712, and the next year retaken by
the French under Vitlars.
Cambray. A large town well fortified
with a citadel. The garrison has, like
that of Valenciennes, the advantage of be
ing able to overflow the country.
Landrecy. Befeged to no purpose, in
1712, by.Prince Eugene.,1
Bouebain. A place fortified by nature
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