The Newhampshire gazetteer — Exeter, N.H., 1789-09-26 00:00:00, page 2

PHILADELPHIA, SEPT. IZ.
BY the ship Young Eagle, Capt.
Kerr, arrived in this port the last ev
ening in 3; days from St. Sebastian in
Spain, we learn, that the gr a at patriot
and friend to America, Lev, ; the
x6 s h, had joined with the Commons
of France against the Nobles ; that a
battle ensued in which 7000 were kil
led on the spot, and that the Baltile
Was totally demolished.-
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& ^ ^ Maffacbifam
BOSTON, SEPT. Ifo
On Thursday last, agreeable to the
polite invitation of the VISCOUNT
,E PONTIEVRS, His Excellency
the Governour, His Honor the Lieut.
Governour and Council : together
with the Gentlemen of-the Clergy,
find other Citizens, dined on board
/ the (hip Illuftre. — At rz o'clock the
boats arrived at Foster's wharf, and the
company were politely conduced on
board by officers who attended for this
purpose.—On palling the Caftfe, the
Governour was saluted by a discharge
of 13 cannon ; and on a signal from
the Admiral, the colours of all nati
ons were displayed from the ships,
Which in an instant presented a most
enlivened and romantick: profped:.-
On the arrival of the Governor's barge,
the marines were paraded : The Vis
count with his officers came forward,
and With the most sincere congratula
tions welcomed his Excellency and
Honor on board the Ilbtfre.^
The jo, and fatisfaaion experienc
- ed on this occafibn, were fully depic
tured in the countenances of every in.
dividual.
After being conduced to the ViG
Icount's apartments, and taking some
refreshments, the company were re
quested to tow the Ihip; and if any
and fifty men. In their approach the
Sweds were so fortunate as immedi
ately to dismount some field pieces,
with which the Ruffians disputed the
entrance of the village, and soon after
the powder magazine of the enemy
blew up, bv ^hich a great number of
them peri (heck
The batle then commenced, and
continued with great obstinacy for up
wards of three hours. Major Gripen
berg computes the loss of the enemy
at about 4.00 killed and a considerable
number wounded; He quitted the
field, however, though he had only
17 killed and so wounded. The Ruf
fians also after the action evacuate!
Ru&iala, and retreated to Sordawalla.
The Swe les fired red-hot Short, being
informed that the Ruffians had depo
sited their powder in one of the ad.
joining houses. Major Gripenberg
has been promoted to the rank of a
Lt. Col. every officer under his com
mand has been advanced one degree,
and a reward of a Swedish ducat is
ordered to be given to each private
soldier.
es the regiment of Tavaftelius, and
four cannon, resolved on an attack
the i,th ult. though his whole force
consisted only of abut two hundred
A CORPS of hoo Ruffians affem.
bled at a village Rufkiala, on
the borders of the province of Camelia,
waiting onl, for the arrival of a faffi.
cient number of pieces of ordnance to
make an irruption into that province.
Major Gri penberg, whq was polled in
the neighbourhood with a battallion
American Occurrences.
Foreign Intelligence.
STOCKHOLM, JUNE §.
Peniifylvania.
Sweden.
Manufactured
(/noticing the progress of manu
fadures in the United States, it ought
not to be omited, that Mr. Wetberb
of this town,has lately erected at Ded
ham, works for the manufacture of
wire, &c. which promifa.to be ad
vantageous. We also mention, that
from native ore, which Mr. Robert
Pope, of this town, manufactured into
wire, that ingenious artist has made a
; number of the true kerby Codhooks,
which have been pronounced by gen
tlemen of Marblehead and Capeann
to be greatly superior to any import
ed— Numbers of them were used the
late season —and Mr. Pope has orders
to manafaaure a quantity fufficient
for tire next.
A few years since there was not a
Paper-Mill in Connedicut— now there
is annually manufuaured there, above
§OOO teams, besides paftboard. &c. In
this ltate,mills'are continnallyereaing.
Five thousand yards of cloth, have
been manufactured in Hartford mana
fa&ory, from Sept.i, 1788 to Sept, f,
1789—rfonve of which has been fold
for § Dollars per yard.
About 6 o'clock, the several boats
were again manned and odic^red.
The Vifeount, after expressing the
bappinefe be experienced in this facial in
terview, attended his Excellency
and,Honor to their barge ; the yards
being manned, their departure was
announced by the discharge of 13 can
non ; which was followed by three
huzzas from the whole crew ; and
whi^h were returned from the several
boats with equal acclamations of joy.
The company were landed about
daft ; his Excellency and Honor were
cqnduded to their coach, amid the
affectionate frailes of 'a number of fpec
tutors.
thing could add to their pleasure, it !
, was to find the great degree of happi-
Inefs and harmony which prevailed
through every department.
Dinner was announced about half
past two o'clock ; when the Viscount
introduced his Excellency and Honor,
followed by the company, to an ele
gant and brilliant entertainment. —
The order and arrangement of the,
tables were superb beyond description
—but the attention and politeness of
the Viscount were particularly conspi
cuous in displaying at the head of the
AMERICAN FLAG: and on the
opposite fide the FLOWER de LUCE
with a STA R in the centre—emble
matical of the national alliance.—>This
compliment was noticed by the com
pany, as it fully expressed not only
the cordiality and friendship of the
French riaiiori; but the particular ad
dress arid politeness of the Viscount.
Dinner being over, the following
Toasts were drank- viz.
I. Thefrefident of the United
States; Bi/ch^rge of cannon.
z. Uis Mot Christian Majeffy, do,
3; The Commonwealth of Maffa
chufetti, dd.
4. Thri Vice-President and Con.
grefs of the United States,
5. The Town of Boston.
6. The Arts, Science and Agricul
tures.
7. increase and vigour to the Com
merce of America and France.
8. May wisdom and public spirit
ever mark the Councils of the Ameri
can Union.
9# May the citizens of America, by.
their union, render their liberties per
.petual,
10. The brave and the honest.
ti. The virtuous daughters of Co
lumbia.
12. Perpetual alliance between
France and America.
13. The Day.
The tables being cleared, the Vis
count recondufted his guests into his
apartments, where they were served
with coffee, &c; The company then
amused themselves from the gallery,
each person enjoying himfeif with
that happy ease and sociability, which
so peculiarly diftingui/h the manned
of the French nation.
the firft lover arrived in town — top
ped at the house of a friend—who in
formed that in cdn sequence of the let
ter he bad fenc the lady to whom he
formerly paid his addresses, that the
was that night to be married to ano
ther —astonishment f,i zed him—he a
vowed his innocence —Declared the
. letter a forgery—and begged the gen
tleman to set off immediately and pre
vent the marriage, if possible.—The
gentleman arrived just as the parties
were preparing to join hands—he re
o-uefted to speak with the lady a mo
ment in the next room —he acquaint
ed her with the circumstances of the
wapofitiou— and that her firft and fin
tor 4o**r w^s at hand—an exclalf
cifeaent took place, her real lover
handed her into a chaise which flood
waiting at the door—and immediately,
rode off to a friend's house in a neigh
bour ng town,where the lady was kept
concealed. —The intended brdegroom
and.:he com, any, after waitingimpa
tiently for some time, at length fought
after tife lady—ut "the bird was
flown.''- After huirlefs search the
c mpany dispersed-- to the great mor
tification of the duping and duped
intended bridegroom.
The young Student, after finiffiing
"Ml Judies at the University ; return
ed andmaried the lady, who had full
possession of hie heart— and a pleas
ing feene of connubial happiacfa enfa
ed.
^,. ~,. .■,.
did not prove true in the prefeo&cafe
— Th? young gentleman was Jater
mined to supplant her firft lover, by
the vilest means—fan this purpole he
forgeed a letter, and fenc it to the la
day as from the man who had vowed
to her eternal fidelity —informing her
that he had changed his sentiments
Entirely—that the was at liberty to
make another choice —and concluded
with willing her happy in the arms
of some other person.—The artifice
apparently succeeded.—• The lady was
fer provoked, that she inftuntly gave
her consent to bellow her hgod on her
second admirer. —The matter was
Very handsome waistcoat patterns;
have been manufaaured here, of fine
, leather, and promise from their neat
-Ifiefs, hrength, and the durability of
the colours, to be much worn.
He imparted to the fair object of his
wishes, the favourable impredion the
Ifr&AXde on bis heart—,\e acknow.
^'^ her partiality for him —and re
turned " love for love." — I'ne young
gentleman was a votary of fcience=
he found himfelf soon called on to
quit the presence of his admired fair
one, and pursue the path of learning
—They parsed—but not without ex
changing vows of lading fidelity.
Soon after the young Undent left
town, a fecond,admirer presented him
felf, soliciting the young lady's hand,
and favourable opinion—but, afar!
soon agreed on—the wedding night
was fixed—the company invited—and
one half hour more would havejoined
them in the bonds jof matrimony.—
When behold at this critical moment
for him, he told the tender tale of love
in ain—the Lady had bat one heart
to dispose of— ihe had pledged her af
feeons to another,— Dhe old faying
however, that
I^l a town within the boundaries of
Massachusetts; resided a young
lady, amiable in her perlon, and man.
ners; and elleemed by all who had the
happiness of her acquaintance—A
young gentleman, who relided in the
fame town, saw her —he loved her.
Th HERALD of FREEDOMS
'' By no uncommon care oppref,
'' He did not labour to conceal
'' The gentlefl passion of the 6reafl,
" ifhich all can feign, bat few
can FEEL."
" Love unreturn'd soon dies,"
Th Deceiver Deceived.
A FACT.
6 Mr. Preffderit, t could with to
:' conceal from,the knowledge of the
' Representatives of the Nation, from
' Frenchmen, from the world, the
' dreadful portrait of the bloody ca
' taftrophe that has taken place at the
' Cattle of Quinfay ; I lofemyfeLf, f
' fhuddet with horror. 4 have to re
'late to you a crime engendered id
' blacknef sitfelf, in the bread of a
' demom; but to inform you of the
' particulars, it will be proper to read
' to you the information taken by the
' Marechauffee on the spot.
' We, &c, Brigadier of the Mare
' chauffee, &c. &c. certify and swear;
' that we repaired to Quin fay, near
'Vezoul,where we found a dying man,
' attended by the Curate of the parilh,
' who informed us, that Monsieur de
' Memmay, the Lord of Quinfay, had
' announced to the inhabitants and
' troops in garrison, at Vezoul, that,
'on account of the haopy event, (the
' Revolution at Paris) in which all the
'Nation took apart, he (the Mons
• u !) intended g!v% ^piuto^ b
' ment to all those who chose to re
' pair to his country feat ; which was
' eagerly accepted ; but that M. de
' Memmay withdrew from the enter
-6 tain ment, alledging that his pre.
' fence might check the gaiety of his
' guests ; besides, that he could not %
'decently appear himfelf, as he had
' hitherto been one of the protesting
< Nobles, arid a Parliamentary Parti
'zan against the popular cause. Thatl
'an tomenfe crowd of Citizens and }
' Soldiers being assembled, they were /
'defired to adjourn to a spot at some/
'di&ance from the house, where they ''
6 amuied themselves in ftfirity and
'dancing ; but that on a fudden^
' fire being set to a match,which com.
' municated with a Powder Mine, for,
' med undec the spot where the pro.
Minuted of the National Assembly.
.Mr. Punelle, one of the Deputies
of Franche Compte, desired the atten
tion of the Members, whilst he recited
to them a frightful event which had
happened at the Chateau de Qjhfav,
near Vezoul, in the night of the 19th
and 20th.
EXETER, SEPT. 26.
More Interefling Intelligence
from France, received 6, Cape. Barn,
ard, who arrived at Boston ®b injh
JuLwzg.. AMONG the dudua
ting reports of last night, one was
That the count de Artois had quisled
Bruffells, and had solemnly erected
the RorAL STANDARD in French
Flanders ; that he was attended by the
Prince de Conde, the Duke de Bour.
bon, and many other eminent persona
ges; and that the Marihal de Bargolio
had joined him with a final! body of
forces which he had colleded. and
was looked bp to as Second in com
mand, and the man who was to model
their forces, which were hourly en
ervating.
The following is a statement of a
Dreadful Massacre of the People at Ve
z^in Tranche Corate.
The feenes of horror displayed last
week in this Metropolis, as faintly
conveyed to you in my iatt, have af
forded matter doubtless of severe ani
niidverfion to the ferotry of the aftors
in this painful tragedy. Would to
God it were less in my power to pal
liate, if not to justify these (Keadful
excesses of a long abused, degraded
and patient people ! Many of our
hitiorians have almost seemed to cast
a doubt on the real evidence of the
horrid Gunpowder Conspiracy in ail
it extent. The faft I have now to
relate, happening as it were before
ur eyes, and in the end of the 18th
'century, will put an end to Sceptic
cifm refpeding that point of hiftory,
by humbling poor human nature ± and
proving what mongers occasionally
infeft the world in shape of men. Thix
exordium appears strong, jßead the
fad :
By last Evening's Mails