The Columbian informer, or, Cheshire journal — Keene, N.H., 1794-12-16 00:00:00, page 2

The fpedators will observe five poles at
each place,exa&l, Similar to the rest, with
anobfervatory containing a telescope. The
high pole on the observatory,dittirfguifhed
by a ball in the middle, is called the meri
dian pole,& Serves to mark the precise hour
(a. m. or p. M) by the help of an index.
The other four are dittind, and titled in
telligence poles, and which,by the help of
separate-keys, and an apparatus affixed
to-each, can convey the intelligence at
the rate before described. For further
illuftratioh of the ferae, the fpe&ator will
observe conveyed on the foft pole this in
formation :—" The garrison of Valen
ciennes marched out of the German fron
tier." At the fame time the hour will
appear upon the meridian pale-ttwo o'
clock, p. M<' • ' 4
By a change of index on the four in
teHigehce poles, gz reports are contained
fa'the irft class, 39 in the fecund, and*
mare than 5000 in the third, g. Here
it is necessary to observe that each polefoas
1 + different keys, which being reduced to
three classes, and then multiplied 4Mb the
square number, are similar to the calcu
lations of changes rung on belli. The
persons at the two extremities being pri
vately furnished with the necefiry keys,
converse without the knowledge of the in
termediate assistants.
By this mode of correspondence, the
most important reports, qaeftions, &c.
rafpeaing the armies, can be conveyed,
and that on so fare and pldin a principle,
as to be easily anderftodd by those in pof
fiffion of the key, and by those alone.
What renders it of great utilty, is, that
Beware, my filters, offueh " good fel
lows ;" unleft ye love comfortlef days and
fkeplejs nights ; the wintry tto<m whittling
through broken windows, and cries of
hungry children. By t'.'ir impertinence ye
may know them.-
[HE Telegraphe, is an instrument
at present used in France, for the convey
ance of certain intelligence at the rate cf
zoo miles an hour, and which is eft'eded
without the knowledge of any perlon, ex
cept those at the two extreme distances.
The Scene is foppofed to represent the
country between Life and Paris; and to
try the cfe&s of the machine,, four dis
tances are appointed, as Sufficient to con
vey a true idea of the ingenuity and utili
ty of the Telegrapher viz.—ift. Riling
ground at Lille. 2d. Ditto at Peronne.
11 Pont St, Maxeuce. 4th Mcmart at
Paris.,.
Tim Tofpot was a " good fellow " 'Tim
could ride in his fulkoy, deliberately
drink his bumper, and as deliberately
break his bottle. Alas, said they," Tim’s
ia% was Short. He was the worst enemy
though to himfelf. " Had he but c^he
nough, he would know bow to use it. —
He would yet be ago®d fellow ;" but it
was his ^w4, to be high. 1 HahUid I, pon
dering in my mind the faying of my mo.
ther, and it is Satan's way co go ab >ut
and deceivefools —were it not for this, for
ought we know, his d&vilfei, might have
remained a good angel until now.
From such " good fellows" as these,
" Good Lord, deliver us!"
EXPLANATION OF THE TELEGRAPHE.
euffion.
< Good fellows" are the most supple of
politicians. Th„ are perfect matters of
the feience of tavern politics. In principle
or rather in interest, they are levelers ; and
it often mortifies them to think, that the
dodrine of liberty and quality is no better
pr^ttifed ; that prisons and bouses of correc
tion, those baftties of American defrotifm,
peopled with many a " good fellow," are
[offered to remain among us.
They call themselves ladies' men, and
talk loudly of their foccefs in pleading
the fair. This they pretend to do by the
facility, with which they relate the ad
ventures of pin balls. fans, and other con
wenient fubjeds. It is thought, however,
that they are not so fuccefsful in this kind
of commerce, as they pretend, cfpecially in
oar northern latitudes.
They are remarkably free from „eju
dice, especially that of education. Their
brains never receive an ex,riffion, of this
kind, to obftraa their natural enterprise.
They are exceedingly fond of braying at
clergymen, and talk much about " liber
ality of sentiment," which, in their lan
guage, means no jentiment.—Whenever a
fennmental fubje& is introduced, in con
versation, they immediately flow you a
face diverted much like one, whose olfac
tory nerves have met with a violent con-
ASTLEFs NEW CIRCUS.
THE House of Representatives, calling
to mind the blessings of the People of &
Unied States, and cfpecially the happi
ness of living under confiitutioos and laws)
which rest on their authority alone, could
not learn, with oher emotions than these
you have expelled, that any part of pur
fellow-citizens fkouid have fliewn thw :
feives capable of an inferred ion ; and we
learn with the greatest concern, that aa,
misrepresentations, whatever, of the gan
ernwent and its proceedings, either by in
dividuris, or combinations of men, fhbuld
have been made, and so far credited, as to
foment the flagrant outrage, which has
been committed on the laws. M
We feel, with you, the deepest regret,
at so painful anuccurreoce in the annals of
par country. As men regardful of the ten
der interests of humanity, we look with
grief at feenes which have flailed our land
with civil blood. As lovers of public or
der, we lament that it has [offered so fla
grant a violation : As zealous friends of,
republican government, we deplore th
ry occ^ion which in the hands of j:, er, I
envies, may be turned into a calum ,
gatyft it.!3
This afpeft of the crisis, however,
happily not the only one which it prefab,.
There is another which yields all the cou
folations which you have drawn from it, —
It has demonstrated to the candid world,as
well as to the American people themfclves,
that thegteat body of them, every where,
are equally attached to the luminous and
vital principle of our confutation, which
enjoins, that the will of the majority Shall
prevail ; that they understand the indif
fol able union between true liberty and re
gular government ; that they feel their
duties no lets than they are watchful over
their rights ; that they will be as ready at
all times to cruffi licentioufoefs as they
have been to defeat usurpation. In ,
word, that they are capable' of carrying
into execution that noble plan of Self gov
ernment, which they have chosen as the
guarantee of their own happirefs, and the
asylum of that of all from every clime,
who may wifli to unite their destiny with
ours.
These are the just inferences flowing
from the promptitude with which' the
Commons to the Standard of the laws hal
been obeyed ; and from the fentimenri
which have been witnessed in every de
feriptioi of citizens in every quarter bt
the Union. The fperiacle therefore, when
viewed in its true light may well be affir-'
med todi,flay in equal lulire the virtues'
of the American charader, and the value
of Republican government. All muft'
particularly acknowledge and applaud the
pataojifm of that portion of citizens,
who have freelv facrificed every thing,
lets dear than the love of their country, to
the meritorious' talk of defending its hap
piness.
In the part which you yourfelf have
born through this delicate and didreffing
period, we trace the additional proofs it
has aftordedof your solicitude for the pub
lic good; Your laudable and fuccefsful
endeavors to reader lenity in executing
the laws conducive to their real energy,
and to convert tumult into order, without
the efifionof blood, form a particular ti
tle to the confidence and pnife of Furl
constituents. In all that may be found;
neceffkry, on our part, to complete this)
benevolent purpofe,nnd to fecare the miu
they may be changed nt great pfeafure, or
every week, if it Should be found expedi
ent to wrest the Secret from the two indi
viduals intruded with it.
The manner of working the Telegraphe
as now practiced, will be Shewn to-the
Spectator ; —full as well, if not better than
if the whole line of the heights (which
are very numerous) were to be taken from
Lille to Paris.
N. B. The key cannot be explained
to each individual at the time 6f exhibi
tion, as it would take fix hours to learn ;
at the fame time no necessary information
will be withheld."
P. ASTLEY, fen.
Hercules Hall, Lambeth, Sept,l6, 1794.
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By Yesterday's Boston Post.
of the UNITED STATES^
— J., in ww yi' I jr^—>^ — ••
HOUSES REPRESENTATIVES,
November 28.
ANSWER of the HOUSE to the PRESI
DENT'S ADDRESS.
SIR,
Congress
H>ufe of Representatives Nov. 16.
The ball to empower the Pretident to
embody aid Station a corps of the militia
to the four western counties, passed this
day. Two thousand five hundred men is
the number.
FOREIGN ARTICLES.
—u—' .>
By the latefl Arrivals.
LONDON, Sept. 30.
THE POLES.
The dispatches received on Monday,
from. Wm. Gardner, Esq. the British Am
bassador at Warsaw, confirm the retreat of
the King of Prussia. It is also faid,that his
majesty has loft all his heavy artillery
which he had collected for the fiega of that
capital.
Kofeiutko has animated the Poles to
such a degree of enthufisfm, and his army
has been so amply fapplied with every ar^
ticle necefl^ry for the continuance of hos
tile operations, that the united armies of
Kuffia and Proffia would be unable to o
yerthrow those brave men, who are deter
mined either to die, or refeue their coun
try from foreign bondage.
Under the Breflaw head, of Sept. 14.
is the foltowing article : Private letters
from Poland assure ns, that the King of
prufa has entered into negotiation with
KofeinSko, and that it is hoped die reflo
ration of peace will be the consequence.
IThe King intends to return to Berlin thq
taler end of this month.
I feel also great fansfaaion in learning
that the other fubjeds which 1 have com
municated, or recommended, will meet
with due attention ; that you are deeply
impressed with the importance of an eft?c
trial organization of the army under Gen.
Wayne as regarded by you, no left than
myfeJf, as a proof of the perseverance,
prowetit and foperiority of our troops.
G. WASHINGTON.
I am happy that the part which I have
riyfelf borne on this Jepation, receivea the
pprebation of your house. For the dis.
barge ofa Constitutional duty, it is a fuf.
ficientreward to me to be assured that you
will unite in consummating what remains
co be done.
Gentlemen^
I anticipated with Confidence, the con,
cerrence of the H.ufe cf Representatives,
in the regret produced by the infurredion.
Every effort ought co be used to difeoun
tenaace what has contributed to foment it,
and thus d;feourage a repetition of like at
iempts. For, notwithSUnaing the confo-
Nations which may be drawn from the issue
es this event, it is far better chat the art
ful approaches on such a fraction of things
Should be checked by the vigilent and duly
admnoifhed patriotism of car fellow citi
zens, than that the evil should iocreafe ur
til it become necessary to cruih it by the
ttrength of their arm.
ifter, and friends cf the laws against the re
mains of danger, our due co-operation wil
be afforded.
In "nothing can we more cordially unite
with you than in imploring the supreme
Ruler of Nations to multiply his bieffings
on the United States—to guard our free
and happy Cenftitotion against every ma
chination and danger—and to make it the
belt source of public happiness, by verify
ing its character of being the bed fife
guard of human rights.
The other fubjeas which you have re
commended, or communicated, and of
which Several are particularly ioterefting,
Will all receive the attention which they
demand. We are deeply impressed with
the importance of an effeaual organiza
tion of the militia.
We rejoice at the intelligence of the
advance and success of the army under the
command of Gen. Wayne ;— whether we
regard it as a proof of the perseverance,
prowess and Superiority of our troops, or
as a happy presage to our military opera
tions against the hostile Indians, as a pro
bable prelude to the eftabliihment ofa lif
ting peace, upon terms of candor, equity,
and good neighborhood—we receive it
with the greater pleasure, as it encreafes
the probabifty of sooner refioring a part of
the public resources to the desirable objed
of reducing the public debt.
We Shall on this, as on all occasions, be
difpefed to adopt any measure which may
advance the fafety and prosperity of our
country.
To which the President mifwered :
oct. 9.
The Dutch mail due on Monday, not
being arrived when this paper Be put to
press, makes i t impoffiblc to determine a
ny thing refpcding different rumours that
have been circulated, of riots in Rotter
dam, Amsterdam and the neighbourhood;
of the Stadtholder and his family, being
busily employed in making preparation#
to come to England, his enemies being
so numerous, and becoming so powerful^
as to threaten the entire overthrew of, the
prefall Dutch government, of Utrecht
being taken by the French ; and many
other reports, partly originating in the
views and wishes of those who gave them
currency.
Sunday evening, Mr t Scott, (a third
messenger in course of 24 hours) arrived
ns Mr. Bundles office, with difpaj&M
We are toured that the fortrefs c£
Crevecoeur has been retaken by derm on
the 30th ult. by the Hr&n and Dutch
troops Rationed on the ifte of Bommel.—
This fad rests upon the bed authority
from the Hague, and is generally believ
ed by the Dutch government.
It is with concern we hare to Bate, that
on the 28th Q. Crevecoeur, which com
mands the parade of the" Maefe to the
Bommel, was taken peffeflion of by the
enemy. It was given op either from the
cowardice 0? treachery of the Command
ant, who is now under arrest, and will he
tried by a court martial.
Letters from Mentz, dated the 26,h
ult. informs us of a considerable advan
tage gained over the enemy by Prince
Hohenlhne. A plan bed been concerted
for the recapture of Trever. It was to be
executed in concert by Gen. 'Meilendorf;
Prince Hohenihee, and Duke Albert,
who commands the Andrians, A gene
ral attack was to be made on the aril, on
the enemies polls in the neighbourhood
of that place. On the evening proceed
ing the defined attack, Gen. Mollendorff ~
received intimation from Gen. Clairfayc
of bis disaster near Maellricht ; and
concluding that Duke Albert would pct
execute his part of the projeded attack,
but move to the fuccour of Clairfayt, he
relinquished bis part likewise. Prince
Hohenlhoe, however, at the head of the,
Pruffiaus under his command, fortunately
receiving no counter oideri from General
MoHemdorff, advanced to the attack of the
enemy, and drove them from Kaiser llau-,
tern, and all their polls in its vicinity,
with very great Daughter. Two thousand
French were killed ; thice tboufand went
made prisoners, among whom were up
wards of one hundred officers. Five
pieces of cannon were likewise taken.
Yellerday Several persons of diffindion
arrived in town from Holland.—Great
numbers of persons were on the eve of
embarking for this country as an asylum.
Letters from Duffeldoif fay, that from
the 15th to the 23d September, General
Clairfayt's array left more than eleven
choufand men, in killed and wounded,
besides a great number taken prisoners ;
above one hundred pieces of cannon, and
all the ammunition anti baggage of the
left wing. On the 24th the French were
Still continuing to puriue and attack the
Austrians wherever they could overtake
them, with the evident intention of driv
ing acrof# the Rhine, all whom they could
not destroy or take prisoners.
The Stadtholder has gone in person to
the Bompel to take the uecefi'ary peafures
for preventing the enemy from eroding
the Maefe.
SITUATION OF HOLLAND.,
The accounts from the continent af
ford little reason to believe that Holland
can be protected. Both the Austrians and
the Britiffi armies are obliged to retreat,
mid leave the United Provinces to their
own means of defence. In the mean time
the French I^e advancing and meet with
little opposition from the fyrtreffes garri
soned by Dutch troops. It was yesterday
reported that they had advanced to and
taken poffeffiori of Utrecht, between which
and Amsterdam there is nothing to oppole
them.
Itis said, that preparations are making'
for the departure of the Stadcholder of the
United Provinces for this country, arid
that part of his effects have already been
Sent off.
Great consternation prevails in Hol
land ; and we are forty to add, that a fpi--
rit of difaffeßion to the present govern
ment seems too prevalent among the
Dutch.
Successes of the Allies,
CREVECOEUR.