The Columbian informer, or, Cheshire journal — Keene, N.H., 1793-09-25 00:00:00, page 4

Bold Captain Bompard, when this chal
lenge he heard,
Yet sent back his bumble regards -
The challenge accepted--ail hands warn'd
on
Beat §h*ir fails. swore evenge, and the
frigate unmoor'd.
The Boston, at sea, being under her lee,
For windward manoeuvred in vain,
Till night coming on, both lay by till
dawn,
Tho'his fails were unbent from the yards,
His topm^fts flruck down, and his men
half in town,
As the Frenchman (hot past, Boston gave
him a blast,
Glafs-bottles,cafe-knives and old nails ;
A score of round-lhot and the devil knows
what,
To cripple his masts and his fails—
Madam Boston fuppos'd it the best of her
P^l
To prevent him from chafing, if Die run
away.
The Frenchman most cool, not a hot-head
ed fool,
Return'd the broad- fide in a trice,
So keen was his logic, he brought down
their cro'jick,
And gave them some rigging to splice,
Some holes for to plug, where the bull
dogs had gone,
Some splinters to draw, and some heads
to put on.
Three glasses and more, their cannons did
roar,
Shot flying in horrible fquade;
'Midft volumes of smoke the Republican
spoke,
And frighten'd the Anglican gods—
Their frigate so maul'd, they no longer
defend her.
And Courtney Ihot down, they bawl'd
out for surrender.
O damn their French thunder, said Cap
tain O'Blunder,
I think with the devil he deals,
But since we dislike to surrender or strike,
Let us try the fuccefe of our heels ;
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fuelJ Earner.
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From the NATIONAL GAZETTE.
On a late memorable Engagement.
RESOLV'D fora chafe all French
men to face,
Bold Boston from Halifax fail'd.
With a fall flowing sheet the pride of the
fleet,
No vessel she saw but (he hail'd :
With Courtney commander, who never
did fear,
Nor return'd from a fight with a flea in
his ear.
As they fleer'd for the Hook, each swore
by his book
No prayers should their vengeance re
tard.
They would plunder and burn, " they
would never return
Urettended by Captain Bompard ! ! !"
No Gaul can withstand us when once we
arouse—
We'll drown the Monfieurs with the wash
of eur bows !
A fail now appear'd,when tow'rd her they
fleer'd,
Each crown,d with his liberty-cap ;
Under colors of France did they boldly
advance
And a small privateer did entrap.--.
(The time may have been when their na
tion was brave,
But now they prefer to cajole and deceive.)
Arriv'd at the (pot where they thought to
dispute,
Thus Courtney obferv'd in a heat,
" Since fighting's our trade, their bold
A@bufcade
Must fiorte or be forc'd to retreat :
Tell Captain Bompard, if his Itomach'e
for war
T' advance from his port and engage a
Then to it they went, with a bloody intent
The fate of the day to decide,
By the virtues of powder—(no argument
louder
Then met on the watery plain :
The wind at northeaft,and a beau.iful day.
And the hearts of the Frenchmen in trim
for the fray.
Was e'er to a fubjed apply'd :)
A Gaul with a Briton in battle contends,
Let them Hand to their guns, and we'll
fee how it ends.
true tar."
ITis truly laughable (fays# corref
pendent) to read the pompous orders issu
ed by the Governor of Bermuda, for the
defence of that island I am told the; ) talk
much of their prowess, should our great
and good allies attempt a defeent on tvir
illand. I will give one or two anecdotes
of that place. In the year 1772, being
on that Island, I went in company wfth
In thy dealings with man, be impartial
and just, and do unto them as thou woaldit
they should do unto thee. Be faithful to
thy trust, and deceive not the man who
relieth upon thee ; be assured it is less e
vil in the fight cf God to steal than to be
tray. O,prefs not the poor, and defraud not
of bis hire the laboring man. —When thou
felleft for gain, hear the whispering cf con
science, and be fatisfied with moderation;
nor from the ignorance of the buyer make
any advantage. Pay the debts which thou
oweft, for he who gave thee credit relied
upon thy honor ; and to withheld from him
his due, is both mean and unjust. Finally
O fen of society ! examine thine heart,
call remembrance to thy aid ; and if any
of these things thou findeft thou haft trans
greffed, take sorrow and shame to thyfelf,
and make speedy reparation to the utmost
of thy power.
We may save the king's frigate by run
ning away—
The Frenchman will have us; all hands;
if we stay.
So squaring their yards ; on all captain
Bompards
A volley of curses they shed ;
Having got their difeharge, they bore a
way large,
While the Frenchman purfu'd as they
fled :
But vain was his haste and vain was his
speed,
He ended the fray in a chafe,
The Gaul got the best of the fight, 'tie
agreed,
The Briton the best of the race.
To be neighborly and friendly is one
stroke in a goad character. The good men
fneweth favor and lendeth ; and the good
neighbor takes care to make a seasonable
return cf his loan.,
The peace of lociety dependeth on jus
tice ; the happiness of individuals, on the
fafe enjoyment of all their peffeffions.—
seep the desires of thy heart, therefore,
within the bounds of moderation; let the
hand ofjuftice lead them aright. Cast not
in evil eye on the goods of thy neighbor ;
let whatever is his property be sacred from
hy touch. Let no temptation allure thee
nor provocation excite thee, to lift up th,
hand to the hazard cf his life^r-Defame
him not in his characler ; bear no falfe wit
nefs against him. Corrupt not his servant
to cheat or foifake him, and the wife of
his bofem, O tempt not to fin ! It will be
a grief to his heart, which thou canst not
relieve ; an injury to life which no repa
ration can atone.
So great is the number and population
of the human species—such the nature of
the foil,the danger of enemies,and accom
modations for bufinefs,that in general they
find it convenient and necessary to clutter
into vicinities and neighborhoods. In
these interferences in interest, tabling, evil
speaking, negled and a thousand acci
dents, are apt to excite jealoulto, difaf
feftion and jangling.
The rule for maintaining good neigh
borhood, is for every one to do to others
as they would have others do to them—to
speak evil of no mar—to reveal no secrets,
nor be officious in other people's matters —
to be occasionally obliging, and careful to
return benefits—to take heed of giving of
fence, and never take it without good rea
son—to harbor no groundless surmises, nor
retain a silent, fallen dillike—to reward
not evil—to be ready to forgive and, glo
riously pass over a little affront or suppo
sed transgression--to be ambitious in excel
ling others in every ad of goodness, ac
counting it more blessed to do good than
to have it returned, to give than to receive
from others.
]\ EIGHBORS and friends are a
clats of social connexion, demanding a re
ciprocity of affedion, kindness and mutual
aid and assistance.
From the City Charleston Ga-
The MONITOR.
EXTRACTS.
zette.
WANTED immediately a smart ac
tive LAD, to serve as apprentice
to the Tanning and Currying business.—
For further particulars enquire of
WILLIAM LAMSOR
Kcot, dug. 271 b, >793-
2 et, that fometbing may fill gnaw their
entrails, and be cofuming their vitals, 1
would just put them in mind, that all are not
feeep-fealers, or horfe-truckers,or penny-squee
zers, note-forgers, or grog-fuzzlers,or weneb
whafpers, or lie-blabbers, or fl-knockers,
or fpleen-fretters, or wife-drubbers, or cj
der-waterers, or cloth-clippers.
All these I efeem as th fits in the field,and
as briars, and as cockles and as weeds, and
as rocks, and as snakes, and as wood-chucks,
and as bears, and as hornets, and as grafeop
pers and funks. But, I fay, all are not so.
Some are not afbamed to bold up their beads
Many are so nigh what they should be, that
malice berjelf is nonplufid, and dares scarcely
to wbifper what ingenuity confess —that all
are imperfeA !
an Irish officer, to fee a grand review—
the militia, in number about 400, were
drawn up, when their colonel, in a moll
pompous manner, gave the following
words of command :
• I FIND the, all have
their hobby borfes. Tour little men, and your
great men, end,our little women, and your
greet women, all make their flips, and difeo
ver their foibles, and expoje a weak fide. —
This dodrine is a very delicious morsel to en
vy, and ill nature, and Jlander. They snap
at it with their black teeth, and Jquint over
it with their haggard eyes, and spurt it round
them with their putrifed tongues, and bloat
their lean visages with it as with fevering
canker. Should they hear of any body who
is perfea the, would pine to death, and en
taint the world with contagion. But now
the, may glut themselves ; for there is no body
perfed.
STOLEN out of the Pasture of Gen,
George Aldrich, in Weflmorland c
on the night of the 12th ultimo, a ligh,
sorrel HORSE, about twelve years old
14 hands high, with a star in his forehead'
a small white spot on one buttock, newly
Ihod all round, something fubjed to the
heaves.
Whoever will take up said Horse and
Thief, ffiall receive twenty Dollars re
ward—for the Horse only, a handsome re
ward, and all charges paid, by
OBADIAH BLAKE, jun'r.
Keene, Sept. 16, 1793.
" Gentlemen, you that have ffiort
kneed breeches and whole (hoes, Hand in
the front ; you that have long trowfers
and no shoes, stand in the rear." Second
word of command : " Turn your faces to
cousin Sue's potatoe patch and lire."
Unfortunately, at the firft volley a large
bull, which was tied to a tree, broke loofc
and made directly for the regiment ; on
which the colonel cried out, “ The bull's
loose, tree yourselves, you are in danger."
The regiment immediately dispersed, ev
ery man securing himfelf as well as he
could. My friend the Irilh officer obser
ved to me in the following words--" That
the cattle in Ireland would in one night
dung an island as large as Bermuda, and
yet they could not boast of half so many
Colonels and Majors."
If our allies should take it they will find
only two good articles worth having, viz.
the fineft fiffi, and the fineft women in the
world.
ONE PENNY REWARD.
RAN away fiom the fubferiber, on the
night of the 16th in/!, an indented
servant Boy, i 8 years of age, named Da
vid Laughton. Whoever will take up said
Boy and return him to the fubferiber, Ihall
receive One Penny Reward, and no char
ges paid.
SAMUEL SEWARD.
N. B. All persons are forbid b^boring or
trufling said Boy, on my account.
Sullivan, Sept. 17th, t 93.
TWENTY DOLLAR'S 'REWARD !
STRANGE as it may feem,there wa^
a time before all times ; when there was
no day, but the ancient of days ; no good
but God ; no tyr,but the father of lights;
when arts were but ideas ; the heavens a
book in folio ; the earth one in quarto ; &
men and angels, were but capital-letters in
the margin cf God's thought!
A CURIOUS THOUGHT.
A FRAGMENT.
As an APPRENTICE to the above bufi
mefs, an active Lad, from twelve to four
teen years of age, who can be well recom
mended.
Keene, Sept, g^j/gfc
BLANK DEEDS, JUSTICE'S WRITS,
and EXECUTIONS, BLANK NOTES
of HAND, and RECEIPTS, for sale
at this Office.
fo/ex J'. /ext,
GOLDSMITH and JEWELLER, 1
from Europe:
Respectfully informs his friends
and the Public, that he has open
ed a Shop opposite the Goal in Keene,
where he carries on the Goldsmith's and
Jewellers bufioefs, in a'l its various bran
ches.—He makes and repairs Tankards,
Cans, Cream-pets, Table and Tea-
Spoons, Ladies and Gentlemen's silver
and plated shoe, knee and bridle Buckles
—alf% plated with hard folder, all kinds
of Jewelry.—Engraving done in the neat
est manner. Those Ladies and Gentle
men who wilh to favor him with their cus
tom, may depend on having their com
mands executed with fidelity and dispatch,
and the smallest favors greatfully acknow
ledged by the Public's very humble ser
vant.
N. B. CASH, or any cf the above
work, given for old Gold, Silver, B;afs
and Copper.—Wool, Flax and Grain will
be received in payment for work.
Brigade Orders.
THE infpettion of the fifth BRI
GADE of the Militia of New-
Hampfhirc, will commence, and be con
tinued in the following order—viz.
15th Regt.—ill Bat.—Oct. ift, 179;
2d do. 2d.\
16th do. Ift do. 3d.0
2d do. sh.
12th do. lit do. 16h.
2d do. 17th.
6th do. iftdo. zzd.
2d do. 23d.
20th do. ill do. 24th.
2d do. 25th.
And all Officers and Soldiers belong
ing to said Brigade are to take notice
hereof and govern themselves according
ly. The infpeaion of each Battalion will
commence p.-ecifely at half past ten of the
cleck A. M.:—after which the parade
will be dismissed until one of the clock, (
P. M. then to assemble at the beat of the
Drum, for exercise.—The Brigadier dis
approves the firing of single guns, on re
view or training days ; or aflembling in a
disorderly manner at Officers hcufes, on
the night before, cr on the morning of pa
rade days, at unseasonable hours ; as such
conduct :s not only difgraceful to the Sol
dier, but it also unfits him for the duties
of the day. It is expected that all Sol
diers will be provided with cartridges of
Powder only, to exerc.fe with.
The Commanders of the several regi
ments are directed to fend the Infpe&or re-'
turns of their regimental and battalion
parade, before the time appointed for in
fpedion.
By order of the Hon.
GEORGE ALDRICH, Esq.
Brigadier General.
LUI HER EMES, lafpeflor,
and Brigade-Major.
Keene, Sept, lyh, 1793.
63= The Printers of the Walpole pa
per, are requeued to publish the above
orders.
THE Subscriber having established a
Pdft-Rout from this Office, thro'
the towns of Surry, Gilfum, Sullivan, Stod
dard, Packerfold, Dublin, Jaffrey, Rindge,
Fitzwilliam and Marlborough, now will
fell out, provided any perlon will give
good security for what papers they ;,mre
from the Office—there are nowijt sub
scribers on said root, and ire^ii; g teller
than at any time since its con me TCcmesi,
For further particulars apply ,0
N. B. All perlons indebted to laid
William W. Bloke, are d-fired to make
payment by the firft day of October. •
Ke-ne, Sept) 11, 1793.
WANTED a, an Apprentice to the
Blacksmiths' business, a ftcutar
tive B^y, 15 or 16 years old.—For trims
apply to THOMAS FIELD.
A Fine Chance.
AN APPRL> Iled WANTED.
WANTED,
WILLIAM W. B^AKE.