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The above conneaion lasted but a
ffiort time ;he was again distressed
and again set his invention to work,
to raise bis finances: To this end he
wrote to Lord Howard, under the
feigned signature of an officer who
was well known to his Lordship, and
who at that time stood in need of pe
cuniary aid ; by which means he
obtained a sum of money ; he was
indided for this offence, but by an
oversight in the solicitor for the pro
secution, he was acquitted. After
this, he pradifed the fame fraud on
various gentlemen, until at length
he was deteded in writing the name
of an officer in the cold stream re
giment, to the Duke of York, and
obtaining from his royal highness
twelve guineas, for this offence he
was tried and convifted ; but at the
instance of the Duke his sentence
was .a very mild one.
After this,the firfl account we have
of him is from Ireland, where he was
tried by the name of Redman for
fhop.lifting, and was sentenced to be
iranfported for seven years, but esca
ped from the prifog by lowering him
felf from the top by ropes, in which
he fhoald let them in about three
o'clock in the morning to flrip the
house. On being afkcd how he was
to get out ot the chest, which was
strongly corded andlocked,he (hewed
them a part of it which opened by a
Aiding board, and by which he could
come at the rope so as to cut it—the
key of the lock be had in his pocket,
and which was made to open in the
inside as well as the our. He was
taken before a magistrate, and com
mitted for re-examination, as they
are in great hopes of being able to
apprehend the rest of the gang, who,
by- this man's conduct have been
guilty of a great many robberies-
DUKE of ORMOND.
As many erroneous conjedures
have appeared in the publick
points refpeding the real name and
family of the unfortunate young man
uQ,w confined, in the prifou ^Birming.
bam, in the name of Henry Grifti
charged with defrauding the Banker
at Newmarket in the name of the
Duke of Ormond, we are now enabled
to lay before our readers the follow
ing particulars, which may be de
pended upon as authentick.
His real name is 'James Mole,worth
Hubard, son of James Hubard, Elq.
late his Majesty's Judge Advocate to
the [province] of Virginia and was
born in North-America.
The virtues of tbs father were a
fufficient recommendation to Lord
Dunmore, who immediately took the
fin under his proteftion r and ^placed
him in the rank of an officer in one
of the regiments ofLoyalitts, in which
he was distinguished loop for his per.
fogal and mental accomplishments,
having added to a genteel and hand
some person a very liberal education.
In the above regiment he was also
distinguished for his personal cou
rage, and was looked upon as a very
promiffi ng officer.
With this charaaer, he marched
with the corps in r o winter charters
at New-York, where difyatiohs and
extravagance were at their height.
Naturally ofa gay difpofivioo,carr^lTed
by his superior officers, and his vani
ty fluttered by the particular atten
tion of the firff and firieft women in
the place, it is not to be wondered at
that he launched inconfidarately into
the follies and vices of the town. His
income not being equal to hit extra
vagant way of living, he abfeonded
with some money belonging to the
army. He was then forced to fell his
commiHion.
Wnen he came to this country, the
money he obtained by the sale of his
cammiffion was soon expended, and
having ran intollerably in debt, he
was arrested, thrown into die King's
bench prison, from which he was li
berated by a certain lady of high
tank.
it is reported he was assisted by the
keeper's daughter.
' He then went to France, where he
again got connected with a woman
of feme rank, from whom he obtained
upwards of igooL and here kept his
carriage, and was afterwards con
cerned with a famous English gam
bler who has found it convenient to
reside in that country for Tome time
back. They kept a Faro Bank, but
quarrelling about the profits, separa
ted. He again came to England, and,
by a detainer lodged against him at
Birmingham, appears to be the per
son, who, under the title of Lora
Maffy, defrauded Messrs. Willerton
and Green, ofjewels and trinkets to
the amount of 7001. After this he
puffed upon a watchmaker in He
bron ; hs the Duke of Manchester,
and ordered two watches to be sent
to his lodging, Cbarkdreet, St.
James's Square; but, as the watch
ranker was informed his Grace was
abroad, infiead of watches he sent
him two officers from Bow-ftrcet,Hg.
bard, being at this time near his:
own lodgings, and feeing the officers,,
whbm he well knew, decamped.
At New-market, he went to the
house of Mr. Hammond,a Banker, of
that place. He said he was the
Duke of Ormond, and told Mr. Ham
mond he wanted two hundred pounds
for which he offered a draft upon a
London Banker. Mr. Hammond,
without hefication, advanced two
hundred pounds, and received the
draft in return.
The Duke then.double knocked at
the Dike of Qteenfbary's door,
(which is within tight ofHammond's)
and inquired if the Dake was at
home ? Being aniwered in the ne
gative he left the name of Ormond,
and went away ; and very soon after,
hi% Grace left the town.
Tae next morning Mr. Hammond
found upon inquiry, the only securi
ties he had for his two hundred pounds
were, ^ falfe title and a forged draft.
After this, he went to York races,
where,he met Shaw,who is admitted
an evidence against the mail robbers,
and Was by him advised to reform
his life, as lie had got off so well from
Newmarket. He assured Shaw he
would, but that there was a girl
at Leicester, whom he tenderly
loved, and that he would obtain her
at any rate. The sequel is well
known ; he was taken in running
away with her. :,
He has for some time kept a ser
vant in livery, has a borfe at this
time for which he has been offered
a hundred and fifty guineas,and lives'
in prison in the molt sumptuous Hile.
The elegance of his address gained
him admission to the tables of the
firft gentlemen in the countries
through which he has travelled ; and
he boaffs of having evaded the search
made after him ; at the fame time,
that he walked publickly about Lon
don, disguised only by wearing spec
tacles, a cokced hat and cockade.
At Leicester, in the house from
whence he took the daughter of the
landlord, he gave several publick
entertainments, at which the mod
refpe&able persons in the neighbour
hood were prefect.
Were his whole hiftory laid before
the publick it would, perhaps, exhi
bit a combination of the most extra
ordinary incidents that ever concen
tered in any one man of his age,
which apparently is not more than
five or fix and twenty. He has a
mother, two filters and a brother now
living at Williamsburg, in Virginia,
with whom he has never corresponded
Once he loft the favour of Lords Cor
nwallis and Dunmore. His mother is
a native of America ; her maiden
name was Morton ; (he retains very
large pofTeffions in Virginia..
Jn unfortunate En^liJb family.
A lady died lately in Yorkshire, at
the age of 62, who has had 12 filters,
who have lived to a considerable age,
and, as well as hetfelf, all died un
married.
PHILADELPHIA,MARCH 28.
Extras of a let terfrom FortWafeirgton,
dated February 15, 1792.
" AN the evening of the 12th inst.
U we received the di agreeable
intelligence, that Capt. Shaylor, his
Son, Lieutenants Biffell and Bradley,
one Mafoa, a Commissary, and a few
soldiers, having unadvisedly gone
about half a mile from Fort Jefferfon,
were attacked by a few Indians, their
retreat cut cff, and only Lieutenant
£iffel and one soldier efeaped through
the woods to Fort Hamilton : But an
other expreft arrived late last night
with information that Capt. Shaylor,
founded in the back with an arrow,
got into the Fort, with the rest of his
party except his Son and theCommif
fary, who were supposed to have been
killed."
Monday iaft the Chiefs and Warri
ors of the five nations assembled at the
State House, and were welcomed to
the city of Philadelphia, in an addict
delivered by the Governor. Three of
the Chiefs made a general Acknow
ledgment for the cordial reception
which they had experienced,but post
poned their formal answer until anoth
er opportunity. The room in which
they affembled, r was mentioned as the
Ancient Council Chamber in uhich
their ancestors and oar's had often met
to brighten the chain of Friendship ;
and this circumstance, together with
the presence of a great part of the
beauty of tie city, had an evident ef
fect upon the feelings of the Indians,
and seemed, particularly,to embarrass
the elocution of the Farmer's Brother.
We hear a loan of three millions of
guilders for account of the United
States has been effeded at four per
cent, interest in thecity ofAmferaam.
The lall season an ear of corn,not 7
inches in length, which grew in the
field of General Porter of Hadley,
yielded 1288 found kernels which
measured nearly a pint, and weighed
one pound.
" There is much talk of a medita
ted attack on France by the forces of
the Empire and of. Spain ; it is how
ever, very doubtful whether it will
ever take place.—The government in
the mean time is taking measures to
render the nation formidable: The
army is recruiting with diligence —
and the Minister of Marine has been
called on for a Bate of the navy, and
to inform in what space of time 40
fail of the line could be made ready
for tea. In this date of fofpence be
tween peace and war, our paper-mo
ney has depreciated 40 per cent—
fpccie is disappearing—and commerce
languishing; many veffeJs are laid up
afad multitudes of seamen deftiute of
employment. These evils, however?
are expected to work off as the go
vernment matures and acquires ener-
gy." ——
The King of the French has con
curred in the Decree of the National
Assembly, declaring the succession to
the Regency, in Monsieur the King's
brother, forfeited.
A question has lately been debated
in a spouting club,in London, “<u>bicb
of the thru event, is to be considered as
the mtf firing infance of oftofaion to
political grata,, the exclusion of James
if, -and bit pefleritj from the throne of
England—Me independence atebieved b,
the United States ~ America — or the
late Revolution in the ancient govern
ment of France," Thelatter had the
preference.",
WORCESTER, MARCH 22.
From BOURDEAUX —via Salem,
Feb. 15, 1792.
Columbian Intelligence.
By the last MAIL.
BOSTON, MARCH JO.•
Extraftof a letter from Capt.
Cass, commander of the
2d United States Regiment,
to the Editor hereof, dated
Carlife,January 18, 1692.
" I am now at this place,
I2omiles from Philadelphia,
with 100 men in my detach
ment, and have this day re
ceived orders from the Se
cretary of War to push for
ward to Fort Pitt with all
possible expedition.—There
not being at this -time any
troops in that place ; the
people are much alarmed,
more especially on the Alle
gany branch of the river.—
On my arrival,lhave orders
to dispatch a subaltern and
30 men to reinforce Fort
Franklin, which it is tho't
to be in danger of falling in
to the hands of the Six Na
tions, who since the defeat,
have thrown off the maik
of friendfllip, and fay they
are determined to have that
Fort, which at present is
very weak. WhenJ arrive
on the spot, shall fend you a
more particular account of
our proceedings."
" SINCE my last to you nothing
material has occured. The want of
Dipping to carry off our produce, has
occasioned Rice to fall down to 9/.—
at this price it seems fixed—Tobacco
12/.—No; since 1 came to this country
has our harbour at this season been so
clear of (hipping as it is.at present.—
One day hftweek & number loaded
vessels went over cpr bar, tie wind
blowing frefh and squally, the Pilot-
Boat, that tock the Pilots out of hel
different vessels, after having them al,
on board, fay, 9 pilots and 4 seamen
by a sudden flaw of wind upset the boat
by which unlucky accident, the town
has loft two-thirds of the best branch
pilots —8 widows and 15 children are
left co lament their loss !"
^ Fer the relief of the above un
fortunates, we are told, a fobfcription
of near 500 b sterling, was filmed up,
in a few days.
& On Taefday the third instant, the
dwelling house of Col. Samuel Osgood,
of Epsom, accidentally took fire, and
with their provifions,and feme of their
furniture, &c. Was coufemed.
On Weduefday the fourth inst. Mr.
Reuben Sm?tb,ot Great- Hill, (so called)
went into his lot with'h^ team to
move some ftenes into the highway—
a child of his being with him, about
three years old, he takes and fits her
on the draught before the wheels, in
order to ride to the way—but by some
means or other she fell backwards on
the hard grass ground, and the wheel
passed over her just below her breast
bone, with 15 or 1600 wt. co. But
what is mod remarkable,in three days
after she was able to run about hoJe
as usual.
On Friday last a Chil< | of Ebenezer
Clifford, Efq b of Kensington, about
three years old, unfortunately scalded ,
himfeif to death by overfetting a
cq£;o; of coffee upon him.
Extras of a fater from a gentleman at
Cbarltflon, S. C. dated March i§,
1792, to a merchant in tbit town.
EXETER, April 11.