The Newhampshire gazetteer — Exeter, N.H., 1791-10-07 00:00:00, page 3

The contemptuous filence,with wßicn
the National Atfembly liße^ed to the
threats of the King of- Sfain —their la
conick a&fwfr,and their Spirited refoive
to put^{the-trontiers into a Rate of de
fence—^muft convince His Cdtbolick Ma
faftj, that words atone.(ire, n^c Efficient
to bully the French nation opt of their
liberties,or to induce them td pick up &
mend thtir broken chains, and fuffer
them to be rivette^ on forever. This
he cannot hope to effect, without enga
ging in an open war, of which the e
vent muff, at least, be precarious : but
which con@ering the present tempter
pf the French nation, can hardly afford
him any hope of success ;—whereas, in
case of failure, he may involve his own
kingdom in serious calamities,* or at
least hazard the loss of bis authority.
„Should the King of Spain attempt to
effect a counter-revoluton by force, te
may perhaps fare as Saul did, when He
ordered David and the Prophets to be
apprehended by His Myrmidons, who, in-
Read of seizing them were themfe/ves
seized by a spirit of prophecy,& " Pro
,hefted aijo." For it is probable, that
the Spanish troops in&ad ofbeing able
to extinguish Will themfel^es catch the
flame of Liberty ; and, warmed with
the generous enthusiasm, will alfd begin
to prophecy th'e downfall of Despotism
, Spain ;—th'e fame feenes, that were
naed at Paris and hrfailles, will tie
exhibited anew as Madrid and the Ef
curial; —Until at length the Spanifo Mo.
march will be obliged like Soul, to
",?> ts his royal robes, an< prophecy
in like manner."
PHILADELPHIA SEPT. 2g.
We hear that an applica
tion was made Yesterday, by
the Minifler of France, to the
Government of the United
States, for a considerable sum
of money, &c. for the pur
pose of fupprefOng the un
happy infurreaions in the
island of fli/panio/a, and for
the relief of the unfortunate
inhabitants, which was im
mediately granted.
[^, ^e know not the mean
ing of this paragraph —Con-
gre/s not being in jeffion—Wbat
authority could comply with
the requeft?]
The sum of 20,000! was
voted by the Senate to be in
serted in the Federal Building
Bill, to defray the expenses
incurred by the Corporation
for the accommodation of
Congress, &c. and to ereft a
Houle for the Prefdent of the
United States.
A Correspondent observes
with pkafurethe relolutions
of the House of Representa
tives of the Commonwealth;
relpeHing the chartering of
two vessels, for the purpose
of relieving the distress of
the inhabitants of St. Domin
go^ Gratitude is one of the
brightest ornaments of the
publick, as well as of. the
private charadfer; and the
inhabitants of. the inland,
whose relief is intended, will
find, that the -American Re
publicks are not deficient in
that virtue ;.but are willing
to acknowledge the assistance
oFFr^nchmen, ip laying the
foundation of their glorious
Empire.
By Yesterday's Mail.
On the 24 h inst. in.the Legislature
of Pmilvanta, Mr Wills faid,that pre
viouflv to entering on the order of the
day, Ge would beg leave to solicit the
attention of the house to an event which
mail intere ft,he feelings of every mem
ber present ; the very recital of which
was fu fficient to make the boldest heart
to tremble —that it would readily be
conceived he alluded to the recent intelli
gence received from the Island of Hifpa
nioia, where with the most savage. fury,
the Negroes and Mulatpes were commit
ting an ind. (criminate and horrid car
nage. In this trying situation, the mis
erable surviving inhabitants have sent
to the United States for relief—the Con
gress are no: fitting—the Prefaent, is in
Virginia —and the Legislature of Penn
fylvama is the only body that cah af
ford timely fuccour. Whilst therefore
these savages are carrying the dagger
to the breads cf the affrighted, inha
bitants, it is our duty, said he, to step
forward : —He therefore would fub
nit the following motion :
" This House taking ihto considera
tion the melancholy accounts received
from he island cf Hifpanioia, where a
cruel and baroerous massacre of the
white inhabitants had commenced on
the 23d of August, ^nd continued
with unremitting fury to the 26th,
when the vessel which brings the intelli
gence, left the island—and feeling a
deep sympathy for the distressed and
dreadful fruation of the wretched inha
bitants of Cape Francois, then closely be
sieged by an enraged and brutal multi
tude of Negroes and Mulatoes—as citi
zeni of the world—as men enjoying rhe
blessings of peace, and in duty bound to
relieve our fellow creatures in an hour
of fucti terroar ind misery, rihich will
not admit of delay until the meeting of
Congress, do enter iAtb the following
refclution:
" Resolved that the Legislature will
immediately draw forth a portion of
those resources, with which this state is
eminently pleffed,to fuccour the unhappy
inhabitants .of Cape Francois, besieged
on the 23d of August lait, by a murder
ing^bd deftrate hbft of Negroes and
Mutytoes.'
" Resolved, that a committed be ap
pointed to bring in a bill to enable the
Gdvernour immediately to charter two
vessels, and load them with provisions
to be feric to the island of Hifpanioia,
and be disposed of in such a manner as
may most effectually contribute to the
relief of the ^iftrefted inhabitants, and
if required, the said vessels shall receive
as many of them on board with their
effects,, as can be accommodated, and
proceed either to some of the neigh
bouring islands or such part of the con
tinent of America as may be judged
most expedient."
V^hen the motion was laid On the ta
ble, every member present so fully felt
an inttantaneous impression of humanity,
that it was called up for a fecbnd read
ing in order io be carried into immedi
at : efcd; but it was thought necessary
to possess the Hodfe of some more au-
thentic documents than were then in
their hands, it was determined to sub
mit the motion to a Committee of five'
members, viz. Messrs. Wells, Boys,
Clymer, Gallatin and Evans, to make
inquiry into the intelligence and report
to the Houf^.
By the two last Mails the Editor
received let era from his correspondent
at New-York, w^ich inform him of the
arrival there of a vessel in a short passage
from St. Mark's in the inland of Htfpani
ola, the Captain of which confirms the
accounts of the infurreaion of the Ne
groes,,in that island, their devaluations
and barbarities; and adds, that after
glutting their diabolical revenge on the
planters, they attacked, in l^rge force,
the Cape ; that the Cape-Frgneoife regi
ment and the armed whites, sustained
their onsets, which Were fnade by the
negroes with l^rge book-knives, defend
ing their botfes against the balls with
cotton mats, fattened to their left arms:
That the cannon and mufquetry of the
SUCCOUR FOR TH^ FRENCH
W_SFINDIA ISLAND/.
BOSTON, OCTOBER §
from Hispaniola.
Sanguinary News !
A body of armed rioters have lately
diflurbed the intericur parts of Pennsyl
vania Its origin was personal. A
judge Beals, it seems refufed to fit on
the bench with a judge &,/o±qho had
made himfelf obnoxious to some of he
people —A brother of the Sheriff of the
county, and a nephew of Judge Bryfon,
headed the Infergents who proceeded to
the Court-House, which they attacked,
but which was defended by the Court
and its officers; The obje& of the mob
appeared to be injury or infujt to judge
Bryfod, who after Much (wearing, gaf
coriade, and outrage, was prevailed on
to abfeond ; and the other Judges assu
ring the mob that he would not again
fit on the bench until their complaints
against him were, inquired into, they
dispersed. The next d„, rom the
fame cause, I personal reencontre took
place between judge Biyfan and the
Sheriff, the latter of whom was commit
ted to goal, but was liberated the next
day. Affiance from the Supreme Ex
ecutive of the State was solicited to pre
vent further infurreaion ; and at the
date of.our accounts, the affair had been
made tie fubjed Qf legislative discussion;
Os what fluff are some of the Pean
fylvanian Judges made, is not easy to
conjecture—The following may assist in
•forming an opinion. When the above
mentioned mob were flopped at the
Court-ftoufe, the general cry was,
" March on, damn you, proceed and
take him." To which, so fay the of
ficial accounts judge Armstrong replied,
ts,1 he following, copied from the Sa
lem Gazette of ptferdny, is addrefid to
the Printer, from Marblehead. Sept. 21.
" Si„ —Capt.. William Hooper, in
the Schooner Union, hath this moment
arrived here from Blboa, which place
he left the 9 h of August last ; and
brings the following intelligence: That
while he lay in Bilboa, several veffels l
arrived there frern England, which all
brought the following accounts uni
formly, viz.—That the courts of Great-
Britain and Spain bad combined toge
ther to make, war on France, for the
purpose of compelling her to reinstate
the French Monarch on his throne—
That there was never known a hotter
press, nor greater preparations for war,
which was momently expected to be de
clared in form. The principal mer
chants in Bilboa, as well as ocher rahks
of people there, had no doubt but that
a war was inevitable."
troops and citizens notwithstanding,
made a great slaughter among the ne
groes, and accounts Rate, in the round
numbers that two thousand were killed,
besides fifteen hundred taken prifeners,
every tenth man of whom was beheaded
in presence cf the,others : That this suc
cess had given frefh spirit to the whites,
who if joined by the great body of the
mulattoes, who were then in arms, had
hopes of being able to quell the negroes,
and bring'them again to fu bjeftion,
Bv Saturday night's mail, the Editor
received a New-York paper,which con
tains iimilar accounts, and which are
here added.
NEW-YORK, SEPT. 2,6. ''
The schooner Peggy, Capt. White,
arrived on Saturday in 19 dayc from St.
Marks, Hifpanioia. He confirms the
accounts we had before received from
that Island. The distressed situation of
the white people almost exceeds diferip
tion. The negroes having desolated
and destroyed all the open country,pro
ce ded to attack the Cape (Francoise.)
They were defeated with great daughter
in three feperate attempts on that town.
In one defeat 2000 of them were killed
and I§6o taken prisoners, of whom every
tenth man was beheaded. Many of the
white people were also killed in these
conflicts— ore regiment alone left fifty
men killed in one engagement. The
mulattoes had. not ary of them join
ed the negroes; they were in arms
for their own defence,and had informed
the white people, that if they would
conform to the decrees of the National
Assembly, they would affiftthem to fop
prefs the infur/e^ion. ,We do hot learn
whether any or what answer has been
given to this mtffdge.
Upwards of sixty fail cf American
vessels are detained at he Cape.
PIO T IN PENNSYLVANIA.
COUNTER REVOLUTION.
Witness,
Simon Wiggin,
Christopher Page.
Exeter, October 4, 1791.
THE Commissioners on
the estate of Stephen L.
Creighton, hereby give notice.
That the time for receiving
accounts against said estate is
lengthened out One Month
from this day.
Exeter, Sept. 24, 1791.
" You damn'd Rajcals ceme on if „u
Dare ! "'To Yankee ears this is rare
language for a Magistrate.
EXETER, (Friday) 08. 7.
Last Wedaefday morning Mrs. Glid
den, the wife of Mr. John Glidden, of
Lee, put an end. to her l;'e by drowning
herfelf in the mill-pond at Wadleigh's
falls.
Mr. Samuel Barnard of Amcibury, in
attempting to go on board a vessel on
the flocks, accidentally fell between the
(hip ana brow, which bruited him in
such a manner that hB died next day#
=At Gilmantown, Mrs. Folsom,
wife of Mr. Peter Folsom of this town.
YX/HEREAS 1 the ftib.
VV scriber did, in the
month of June or July last,
give to JolEpb Dearborn of
North-Hampton, a power of
attorney to appear for me in
all cases rrioved or to be mov
ed for me or against me,
and in my name to appear,
plead and pursue to final
Judgment and Execution—
I do now absolutely revoke
the lame<
Extraa ofa letter from a gentleman at
Cape Francois to another in this tows.
"On the 23d August the negro
flares erected the standard cf revolt in
the country, and have destroyed all the
plantations between Port Margot and
Limonade —massacred the whites —
plundered and burnt every thing. The
diflance of country ^cw laid wafle and
in allies h sixty miles in length, and
eighteen miles wide. The 26th,*
the negroes are continuing their rava
ges,—.every precaution is taken to le
cure the city—as many sailors as could
be fpar'd from the (hipping are on (bore
doing duty.—All the slaves in the city
are confined in the Church," .
DIED] —At Portfmoutb, on Toefdav
last, John Parker, Esq. High Sheriff
for the county of Rockingham.
Extraa of a Letter from a gentleman at
Nova Scotia to bis friend in this town,
dated September 3, 1791.
"General ArNOLW,renderedhim
felf so odious that on 14irday 27th ulc.
he was hung in Effigy, in a confpicuoua
part of the city of St.Jhas, with JUDAS
written on his breast extending his
right hand towards the Devil —making
this Indian expression, Me all one jour
Brother -he has since decamped for
Frarntr ''
: 7# Pu^fr,
Divine % hymns- or,
SPIRITUAL SONGS;
For * the use of Religious Assemblies and
Private Christians—being a collection by
Joshua Smith —and others.
The Third Exeter Edi ion correCted=
with an Addition of THIRTY TWO
HYMNS —containing in the whole, 14^
Hymns of various metres. —
Printed and Sold at the Printing Of
fice in Exe.er, by whclefale or retail—-
Sold allo by Mr. Samuel Sleeper, at his
house in Poplin. October 7.
Smith's Hymns.
* The day this egt left the Case.
TAKE NOTICE?
David Page.