The Eagle, or, Dartmouth centinel — Hanover, N.H., 1797-08-21 00:00:00, page 2

that sense of contrition, and remorse,
which can alone expiate your danger,
oofly wicked crimes.- Had your trai
terous project been carried into execu
tion, who is there in this numerous
audience that would not have felt the
Consequence among his friends and fe^
.lations er in his own person ? But as
it has pleased Providence to baffle your
pernicious designs, I ihall press this
fubjed no further.
" This government which you wish
to overthrow, has like all others, pro
vided for its security againftthofe who
wish to destroy it. In the scrutiny of
offences it is more lenient than others,
but is equally severe in the punishment.
That punifhmenf you have justly in
curred, and it Would be highly un
charitable to beguile you with the ex
periarion that it will not be indited.
Let me, therefore, most ferioully ex
hort you to emplby the short time you
have to live, in fubmuting yourfelf
with humiliation and 'repentance to the
Supreme Ruler of all things, , whole
goodn^fs is equal to his power.
It remains that I fhoyld discharge
the painful duty of pronouncing the fen
rence of the law, which is : That you,
bivid M'Lane, be taken to the place
from whence you came, and from
thenceyou ate to be drawn to the place
of execution, were you mutt be hanged
by the neck, but not till you are dead,
for you must be cut down and your
bowels taken |out, and burnt before
your face; then your head must be
fevered from your body, which must
tie divided into four parts, and your,
head and quarters to be at the king's
disposal ; and thf Lord have mercy on
your foul."
ALBANY, AUG VST 4.'
We are informed by a gentleman of
this city who left the county of Onon
dagoon Saturday last, that on the pre
ceding evening a gentleman arrived
there from Niagara, who gave infor
mation that the British troops in that
quarter, with a general muller of In
dian; headed by Colonel Brandt, had
marched towards the Miffifippi, in
hopes of meeting a large foceof Span
iards and French, in their progress to
wards Canada—and that a company of
American artillery had also marched
on the fame route for the purpose of
protesting the neutrality and honour of
the United States.
august
Extraa of a letter from a gentleman in
Majfabufetsjn bis friend in this city daft
—ed'Jul) 26 1797.
" Ihavejuft f-cn a gentleman from
Canada, whose reputation for veracity
is unquestionable. He has afforded me
some information relative to the " Ca
nada plot," which has been mentioned
in the papers. He faysthat Butterfield,
on his examination, declared that three
members of Congress were in that con
spiracy—that the 20,000 stand of arms
purchased by Ira Alien, were for the
use of the confpiratbrs. A reward of
two hundred pounds was offered for an
Efquir^ Smith, formerly of Lenox, but
now resident in Vermont—and a re
ward of one hundred pounds was offer
ed for the.apprehenfion of a Mr. Mar
vin. One of the M'Lane's was doom
ed For execution about a fortnight or
three weeks ago ; the other will proba
bly eferpe, as Butterfield does not im
plicate him in the conspiracy. The
obje& of the conspiracy was the reduc
tion of Canada, and then an attack up
on our government. Butterfield has dis
closed about 300 names. One Duplas a
Frenchman, is apprehended, and will
certainly fuffer death. The conspira
tor were to tike possession of Canada
for France.
" My informant speaks with certain
ty of an express having been sent with
the difeoverers in Canada, to the Pre
sident of the United States."
;, DUBLIN, may 29.
This country is now completely under
martial law. The orders issued to the
military oblige them not to wait for
the intervention of the magistrate, but
to use their own disc retion. No bufi
nefs is tranfadedin the mercantile ''
world: the customhouse has nothing
to do; the diftiller*have flopped work
ing ; and thus the two great channels
of revenue, Customs and Excise, are
nearly dried up.
MAT 30.
The horrid stillness that prevades the
city, the gloomy looks affirmed by al{.
moftevery man, and the general ab
jeftion of the community, raise in the
refleaing mind ideas tire most ferion<
Bur, can the citizens look cheerful,
knowingthat in the callle yard there
are cannon ready charged with grape
and cannister (hot, to fwecp the inhabit
ants from the ftieets in case of the
left (omul:?
fl The seizure of the papers of the U
nired Irishmen, the difc^very of their
plans, and the very sanguinary plans
imputed to them by government, hav
ing exci'ed the attention of the'public,
we are induced to lay before our rea
ders the following extras from the
Laws of the Donaghader Society, the
papers of Which also have fallen into
the hands of Government.
ift. All found philosophers, ftatefmeh
and divines have thought that the pow
er was radically in the people. 2.
Where tyrants, usurpers and opprefforq
grasp at domination, or even when such
as are legally delegated by the people,
degenerate into tyrants, the people
ought to claim their right, ;nd the
power ought to retorn to its original
channel. 3. The people of Ireland
ought to arm. 4. That a fund ought
to be provided for the families of these
whodo arrn.fr The estates or prop
erty of those who shall prove " hostile
to the cause of liberty," shall be con
fifeated for the benefit of the nation.
6. Many rents and tytbe salfo to be a
bolished. #7. " The Civil law must
always be kept up, and proper men ap
pointed to prevent outragein the coun
try."'
By one of the papers seized and
identified, it appears that an individual
had pff?red 4000 guineas to assist the U
nited Irishmen in their cause.. Their
number is variously reprefcnted. Ift
our last it was stated at 74,438 ; anoth
er account make sthen 99,411. This
variation may be accounted for from
the lifts that have fallen into Govern
ment's hands having been taken at dis.
ferent times./—
Two clergymen in the neighborhood
of Belfaft, have been obliged to fly to
Scotland on account of their loyalty.
NEWYORK, JULY 2g.
Letters from Canada mention, that
the people are greatly difaffded, and
Government taking measures to pre
vent any revolutionary attempts. A
number of gun-boats are getting ready
at Montreal.•
We understand that the bail of 2000
dollars given by Mr. Blount was for his
remaining in the city of Philadelphia till
the time of trial should arrive. $
AUGUSTA, JULY 28,
A corrlfdondent who lias lately been
engaged in the service of the U. S. to
make surveys in order to) fettle their
Eastern Boundary with the dominions
ofG. Britain, has favoured us with the
following communication relative to
the settlement of that boundary..
The commiflioners appointed by both
nations, with an agent from each
nation, met at S. Andrew's in August
last, and examined-,he entrance of the
rivers Schoduc & Magagandavie, which
run into the bay of Paffamaquoddy :
the agent of the U. S. laid hisclai^o {
the Magagandavie, and the agent of
his Britannic Majesty laid his claim to
the Shoduc, as the river St. Croix in
tended by the treaty of peace. y-
Tbe Commissioners at their meeting
ordered a survey to be made of both
rivers in dispute, and a map to be laid
before them, who agreed to meet in
Boston on the 14th day of August next,
for the final settlement of that boundary,
and surveyors have been employed by
both nations for that purpose; but
those surveys will not probably be
completed until late next fall, and per
haps not this year. The Commissioners
will probably adjourn their meeting to
a future day, in case the decision fhould'
depend on the surveys being completed
The entrance of the two riverain,
dispute are about 12 miles diHance
from each other. The town of St.
Andrews and other considerable settle
ments are between these rivers amount
ing perhaps, to one thousand families,
now under the British government ; a
considerable part of which are refugees
►from the United States.
BOSTON, AUGUST fr
On Thursday last arrived in this
harbour, his Britannic Majesty's armed
btig Earl Moire, commanded by Capt.
Foster. In her came the honourable
Thomas Barclay, Esq. commissioner on
the part of his said Majesty for fettling
the eastern boundary between the U- 1
nited States and the British dominions
in America ; also Ward Chipman, Esq.
Solicitor General of the Province of
New Brunswick, agent for the British
government in that bnfineG ; and Ed
gard Winslow, Es. Secretary to the
!Roa rd of Commissioners. The Honor-;
abJe Egderd Penfon, Enquire, and the
Hon. David Howell, Efq.the other two
Commissioners, will be in town as early
as Tuefday next.
„ How much preferable is this mode of
fettling national contests to that of the
bayonet!•
Extract of a letter from a titton of Bof
, tan, in France, 10 bis friend here, dated
Faris, May 14,
" The fecorid fan of Mr. Adams
(Ptefideut, arrived here about sixteen
days fmce, and yesterday received any
order to quit the republic. There
are also several o<her Americans, who
landed from Bologne, and not being
able to obtain passports, for Paris, came
without ; they have orders also to leave
the republic forthwith/'
(Chronicle..)
SALEM, AVGUST 3.
The depredations of the FrenA are
still severe; so that, notwithftandiog
the remonstrances of some individuals
in that country, their plan with regard
10 America seems not to be in the lead
filtered. We find the disputes iu the
American newspapers have got across
|he Atlantic ;fo that the eflayifts in
France are opposing their strength to
those in this country. We heartily wish,
that if a war commences between the
two nations, it may be only upon
, paper.7
One of the Privateers lately taken by
the English, aftually belonged to New
York, Her name was altered.
A number of cased Dollars are now
in circulation. The method of detec
ting them is, to poise the fgfpeded
dofar oh the finger, and strike with a
kep or piece of hard metal. The
genuine dollars will give a clear sharp
found ; the other a dull heavy one like
lead.' (Carey's Gazetie.)
, CRAVES2ND, JUNE 4.
I MPORT A.N T.
On Friday last a mpffengcr failed in
a flag of tpec, from Dover to Calais,
with difpitches to the Executive Di
rectory of France. These dirpatches,
we underhand, contain the request of a
passport for an Englilh Ambaffadar,,o
repairs to Paris, to propose terms of
raft. Lord St. Helenas is the person
who has been named as likely to be em
ployed upon this occasion ; but we be
here that on this head, nothing de
finitive is determined. It is certain,
however, that the Rig of truce, which
failed on Friday, was for the express
purpose of preparing the opening of nc
gocation.
— ~t—
^lmportant from Newyork.
* Agentlemanjn town has received let
ters ly one of the latest arrivals, which
menfon that in corifequence of intelli
gence from Paris great hopes are enter
tained that all the differences subsisting
between ihe United Sutt,a„d France
will soon be amicably adjusted, as mat
ters were in train and considerable for
wardlcfs for effecting so defircable an
event —no names were mentioned—but
it was ,hot that a communication had
been commenced between the minister
of foreign relations and General Pinck-,
ney.
.Another letter of a date posterior to
the above, mentions the fame—and
adds, that orders were adoally given in
France, to cease privateering against
American yeffels—that those which had
already been brot in Ihould be released
—and reftituiion made for such as had
been condemned and fold.
And another Jetter from Bristol by the
Patty,' fays, ' that reports are in circula
tion, and generally credited, that a
Speedy settlement of the differences be
tween us and France will take place—
and that within a short time, it was be
lieved that American Commerce will
be freed from all interruption^
'PHILADELPHIA, AUG. 7.
Saturday evening last arrived the lhip A
merica; Capt. Ewing, 52 ,days from Ham^
burgh. Capt. £ failed from that port on the
tgth of June ;oh drenjth he pa(Ted through
the British fleet under Admiral Duncan, of 18
fail, and from the officer by whom he .was
informed that good order and discipline
had, been rc-eflablilhed on board the
fbipr at the Nore, and that federal of those
ships were then in the fleet. On the 16th he
had a view of the Dutch fleet in 'the Texel,
and had a gyn fired at him by an English cut
•
t,r reconnoitering. On the 1 7th, b~r< ,of
Dover, a boatcame from the fbore, and C<pt.
Ewing inquiriogfor intelligence,was informed
that Mr. Pitt was removed from office, and
that the disturbances , among the Tailors of the
men of war were fettled.
ALBANY, Ave.B.
Dreadjitl Conflagration !
On Friday night lass, a little before
eleven o'clock, the inhabitants of this
city were alarmed with the cry of fire,
which broke out in a stable belonging
to the widow A. Bradt, in Monr
gnmery street, and which, notwith
standing the alacrity dtfplayed by the
citizens,to check its progress, was soon
communicated to the adjacent build
ing 3; the wind blew frelh from the
southeast, and great apprehensions were
entertained for the fateof no inconfidi
erable part of the city ; the rhifery and.
didrefi concomitant on this dreadful
calamity can be more entity conceived
than described.
Eighty three dwelling houses were 4
burnt,:ind a number of others much ify
jurea forty nine storehouses and work.
fhops,and eighty stables were deftfoyed, '
a greater part by theflames—a few wer^
taken down to obftru& the Threading of
the terrible element.
It is said that nearly one thousand
persons are driven from the friendly
roof.which protested them previous to
this distressing accident. The wife and •
oil of charity we cruft will be adminis
tered, with a ready hand, to the neces
sitous.
We date not attempt to mention the
amount of property defttoyed by this
unfortunate accident, as no accurate
calculation has yet been made, nor do
we think itzafy to afceffaip ir ; we do
not hefirate however to pronounce the
to® greater than ever has been expert
enced in this city*hy fire.
By the last Mails.
KEWYORK, AUG. 7.
Republican principles are creeping into the
dominions of Tgrkey, and the Pacha of Wid^
din has publilbed a manifefto, declaring him
felf independent of the Porte ; as the Pacha
of Scutari had done before.
The Emperor of Russia has. published an
edi&, fixing the line of succession to the
throne in the male defeendanta of his family,
and in default of males,in the female issue of
the last monarch.
Affairs inlreland have not affirmed a more
alarming afped—rather more favorable.
The senate of Hamburgh have openly re
cognized the French Republic,and the French '
wear the national cockade in that city.
After a careful examination of the foreign
accounts, and comparing the pacific fenri
ments of Barthelemv, with the reception of
an English Ambassador to treat of peace.
We cannot befrate to pronounce our opin
ion, " That there is thefaireft profpea of &
general peace. On this consoling hope, we
most cordially congratulate our fellow cit
.izens.
AUGUST 9.
A gentleman arrived in town yesterday
from Quebec, who left it one hour after the ^
execution of General M'Lane, informs, that
he hung 32 minutes, was then cut down, his
head fevered from his body by the coMMOX
Hangman, who held it upto the public as the
head of a traitor,, and a small part of his bow
els taken out and thrown in a fire for the pur
pose. The remainder of his sentence was
not put in execution. He behaved with un
common fortitude; and the last words which
the criminal uttered, were, " You may think
yourselves fafe after I am out of the way, but
you are much miftakeo." The greatest as
semblage of people ever known there, atten
ded on this occaEon.
It was said M'Lane wou ! d be refeued, but
only a captain, lieutenant, 3 non-commission
ed officers, and 30 private,; attended the ex
ecution, to show that government was not a
fraid of such an attempt.'
His brother is now confined at Montreal,
whose trial will soon come on. It is expe&~
cd he will fare the fame fate.
Quebec is completely fortified, and 2ooe
troops daily mount guard.
BOSTON, AUG. 11.
, MUTINY in JARVIS'# FLEET.
Captain- Percivai, from Lifb?n, who failed
the beginning of July, and who arrived
this morning, informs, that the day before he
failed a report was in general circulation, that
a Mutiny bad brokernoutin Jarvis's fleet,
and that coercion had been used by the Ad
miral, and 26 sailors hang at the yard-arm.
From Haltfax, Auguft^. Our latell For
eign news is by merchant (hips—No Packets
having lately arrived. It is Gated that symp
toms of revolt had appeared on hoard the
Vi&ory, one of Jarvis's fleet, and that they
had been defrayed by the execution of fame fr
of the Tailors.•
EptraAtfa letter from a gentleman in France,