The Columbian informer, or, Cheshire journal — Keene, N.H., 1793-08-14 00:00:00, page 3

[ ance from Congress, their situation would be
§ intolerable. According to a late letter from
Algiers, every na. ion are ranfeming their pri
soners, except the Americans, moji of whose
captives there have been eig be or ten years in
a fate of bondage.
An end Am.nt has been found a~aird Mr.
Joseph Ravara, Corjid for the Republic of
Geneva;for a miJdemeanoi * ; —and the Cir
cuit Court, now fitting, having over-ruled
the motion of bis Ccufel, to piafthe ind:A-
ment, on the pls, that the Supreme Court,
alfoe bad jurifdiaiGu of the cause ; the Court
determin.ng, that it had concurrent jurifaic
tion with she Supreme Court, refpebling Con
fab, although not rcfp<Aing Ambafadors. —
Judges Wifon and Peters, were of this epi
nion—Judge Iredell of the opinion of Rava
ra's council.- 'I be motion being thus over
ruled, the defendant was direfled to plead to
tho indiament.
I "he 3panifo mincer tbre, to procure a peace
I 'or Portugal, with the Dey, hut without ef
fta. Spain, however, bat meditated more
faccefsfull, for Prifia ; the terms 70,000
Jequins, (140 oco dollars) a tribute every
two years, and consolatory prefects. The
war of this piratical fate with Portugal,
operates much in favor of America ; when
ever a peace fall take place, there will be
nothing to prevent these rovers from infilling
toe^&lantic, and intercepting o.r European
trail. There are many American captives
yet h Javery, at and about Algiers, and were
st not 'that th, receive a fault annual allow-
.MASSACHUSETTS.
1 BO>l ON, August 7.
A gerrenun 1, this town h^s received a
lener from London, dated June 6, 1793,
which informs, that the Natonal Conven
tion of France, ha h lately passed a decree,
thatJl property feurd in neutral bottoms,
ht ^ngng to an enemy, ihall be a lawful
„rizr :And that all neutral vefl'els belong
<4 an enemy's port laden with pioptions
„:,, ken and carried into France,
tbs pa the prices.hey would have re
r at the destined market. A similar
^ is pail I in England.
, (tra?: cf ^ letter from an American gentle
-1 &ia< j formation, who has lately sassed
■ thru' France and the Netherlands, to bis
friend in this town, dated London, 'June 5 j
lam very confident that the
# The misdemeanor here sl'uded to,
was fending threading letters to the Pre
sident of the United States, Secretary of
the Treefury, and others, for the purpose
ofabbtaining money—menacing the def
wuaion of their houses, &c. in case of re
fufal.
By 3 gentleman who came passenger in
the Brig Chilcomb, which arrived on
TucfD) lair, in 30 days from St. John's,
Newfoundland, w± are informed, that a
violen. ^fi^.T had beer made on the King
ofSpain, b five of his own body guards,
at his f alate in Ar^juas, dittant about
7 leagues fom Madrid, on the 16. hof
Reared tali. I.e coufpirators tired two
thanes ea.h, being within 40 paces of him,
without d mg any 'other damage than
tearing his cioaths ; there men were im
^cdu'cly erreited, and will co doubt fuf
fe. ^°\}donpw(l to a French regi
©ent whichne kept in pay, but he imrne
curdy disbanded it, and featured the
men hroupheut o?her regiments.
Z^ 24. The Blip Hare, Capt. Dekay,
who mi cd in this py: on Monday, in 64
d:ys from Jourdcaux, brings no late news
.—we were, however, favoured with the
^ght<fa Paris paper of the 1 Ith of May,
by which we find, that Gen. DAMPiER
RE is certainly dead of a wound in his
thigh; f me eulogiums are here recorded
of his many virtues—he exclaimed whet
dying, " ft and not to look at my axounds—
you artin danger.—wive la nation, 9:^o la
re,oblique,"
On Sunday the brig Mary, Captain
Langdon, arrived here from Cape Fran
cois, which he left July q. The passen
gers, which are 40 in number, inform,
that it was not foppafed m re than from
( sto ^hundreds (iAtead or 10,009 as we
hc^lc) loft their lives in the affair of the
zero—that about two thirds only of the
town was burnt—that upwards of ,o,coo
mulatc e 4 are under arms there, well for
tified—that the negroes never came in
from the country on the late occafion—
that the Spaniards, from their part of the
ill.nd, h d taken a town, and were on their
inarch against them ; and it i° said, joined
bv the ardhe^ts and country blacks.—
iff? we shall hear of bloody work soon.
N E W-Y O R K.
N E W-Y O R K, Ju'y 20.
And Ido attest the truth of the before
mentioned copies of letters, No. I. ana
11. as aifo the letters to Mr. Salter, to
have been signed by M. Le Brun, Mi
nister of Foreign Affairs in France, in my
presence ; to have received the letters so
delivered to Lord Greenville, (as alio
copies of the fame into the hands of Mr.
Salter ; and I do hereby authorize and
desire the publication thereof.
1 JAMES MATTHEWS.
Biggin Hose, Surry ? May zi, 1793.
French cannot be subdued ; and in case
Cor.de and Valenciennes Should be taken,
the combined powers will not be a tingle
step neater the oljed they aim at, than
they are at prefect ; because Lille, and se
veral ether towns are so Wrongly fortified,
that it is impoflible they fhouid advance
into the country, even were they superior
in the field, which 1 am lure is not the
calc."
A letter firm Lisbon, to a merchant
in this town, dated June 19th, fajs, “The
war hill continues without any material
advantage to either party." —This mull
be the latest intelligence from Europe.
There are real prufpefts of a favorable
ifoe of the treaty now making at Sandul
ky — The Indians with for peace, and it
is (aid, will agree to any honorable
terms.
A letter from Charlefown, S. C. da
ted July 18, lays, " Advices were yelter
day received from the President of the
United States, to the Governor of this
State,' and Georgia, to have the miltria
ready at a moment's warning."
Aug. 10.
Latef FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
NAi'IUN.iL CONVENTION.
Wednesday, May 25.
Letters from El. ie Brun, Mimjier jor foreign
Affairs in Frunze,
[The following letters were delivered to Lord
Grenville, (No. I. and No. 11 ) on
Friday the zLih April las, by Mr. John
Salter of Poplar, at bis Lordjh.p's office,
Wbiechad, on his Lordjbf's rtqufition,af
ter bavin? perused Mr. Salter's authority.]
°NUMBER 1.
My Lord,
The French Republic being desirous to
terminate all its differences with Great-
Britain, and to end a war,which by the
manner it is otherwise likely to rage, can
not fail to bring miseries dreadful to hu
manity on both nations. I have the hon
or to demand of your Lordlhip, as Mini
iter ofhis Bii annic Majesty, a p<fyort &
fafe conduct for a perlon pefieffed with
full power to repair to London for that pur
pole-
Mr. John Salter,Notary public in Lon
don, will deliver this co jour Lordlhip &
on the condition of its being requtfite, ano
ther letter containing the name of the per
fin, who will have the confidence of his
nation.
1 have the honor to be, my Lord, your
Lordship's obedient humble fervent. th*
Minister for Foreign Affairs. LE BRUN.
Paris, April 2, 1793°
Second year ct he Republic.
His Excellency, Lord Grenvilie.
NUMBER 11.
MY I,ORD,
Agreeable to the intimation given
in my full letter, and which has for it# ob
jed, the restoration of peace 1 have the
honour to inform your Lordlhip, that
Mr. Marat will be deputed to give to
our nation that ' definable event.
I need not re nind your Lordlhip tha.
it will be necessary to attach to him three
persons, as his Secretary Valet-de^cham
bre, and a Courier; but I claim of youi
Lordlhip the necessary protection for
them.
I have the honour to be, my Lord your
your Lordfllip's molt obeaient humble
lervant, the Miniller for Foreign Af
fairs. LE BRUN.
Paris, April 2,179 g.
To bis Excellency Lord Greenville.
Copy of the Mincer's Letter to Mr. Sal
ter.
SIR,
You will deliver to his Excellency
Lord Greenville, Minister and Se
cretary of State to his Britannic Majesty
for Foreign affairs, the incloltd letter,
No. I. and if his Lordihip demands it, al
so the inclofed letter, No. If. •en behalf
of the French Republic.
I am with confidcration, fir, your very
humble and mo* obedient servant, the
Minister for Foreign Affairs.
LE BRUN.
Paris, April 2, 1795.
Second Year of the French Republic.
so Mr. Salter, Poplar, London.
Those pointed and immortal expressions
which we find recorded in it, ought to be
engraven on adamantine pillars ; and I
advise this Committee to preserve them far
the embellishment of their own monu
ments, for doubters they are in the milita
ry line. " And hope you will meet with that
crown of glory which will prepare you for pro
motionin the armies above:" exalted:bought !
ennobling idea ! A crown for a footstool !
tha: which is the ultimate & extent of all our
wishes and happiness, is here but a prepa
ratory flep to advancement.- " General
cf Generals" —we have not heard of any
new appointments in heaven, nor of any
wars since the expnlfion of the rebel hafts
by Michael, and he is filled an Archangel.
1 shall not attempt to conft.-ue much cf
this intricate and amazing production,
but wilh to be informed of the meaning cf
these (I foppofr) all-important phrases• —
“ H'ben ycu fall be plsajed to appoint to dif
fufe abundant,, We."—" See the unculti
vated geniuses of our streets, tho' capable by
nature, reduced to a regular audfria dyx
pline, ^c. —and many others which seem to
he tinged with the celestial. But enough,
I move that the town of Keene may be re
quested to assemble and appoint a proxy to
frame an apology, and present it to his
Excellency to atone for the barefaced af
front put upon him, by this unknown,
felf-appointed Committee. —I for inyfelf,
ufk his forgivenefs.
An INHABITANT,
for himfeif.
Left evening came up from Sandy-
Hook, the Revenue Cutter. Capt. Den
nis, who at 4 P. M. a league E. by S.
from Sandy Hook, spoke the Britilh Fri
gate Boston, Capt. Courtney, who infor
med Capt. Dennis, he would be very
h-ppy to fee the Ambuscade. The above
Ihip carries 32 guns.
Citizen Bempard, will wait on Capt.
Courtney to-morrow agreeable to invita
tion ; he hopes to find him at the Ilook.
An immediate order for failing was is
sued by the Consul of the Republic cf
France, on hearing cf the challenge, all
hands were seen at work, bending fails,
Mooting top-gallsnt-mafts an end, &c ; all
day on Monday, and yesterday merging,
at 5 o'clock' she dropped down, where she
lay, waiting for the tide and wind, until 6
P. M. when flic set fail for the Hook, to
meet her bravado antagonist, but the wind
being at an end, she dropped anchor again
for the next tide ; the result of this inter
view we shall, doubtless, be able to give in
cur next.
A number of parties of citizens, went
down yesterday, in different boats, to be
eye-witnesses of the battle, and many bets
are laid on the fubjed.
August 1,
GRAND NAVAL COMBAT.
The following information is given us
by one of the hands belonging to the Pilot
Messrs. Printers,
As impartiality appears to be the palladi
um of your profffon, I doubt not but this
will find a place in,our ufeful paper.
J OBSERVED in your hft, ^<he
copy of an Addreh, presented to the Edi
tors for publication ; drawn up by a com
mittee appointed for the purpose, and pre
ferred to Brigadier General George Al
drich, congratulating him on his late ap
pointment to that office :"
And, as it is presented in the name cf
the town cf Keane, of which Ism an in
habitant, f should be glad to know who
this Hon. Committee are, and who autho
rised them to draw and prefect this fu
blime compfirion; as lam not willing
that any thing should be done in my name,
without my knowledge or consent. I are
willing the Hon. Gentleman addressed,
should receive the laurels of his merit, and
the approbation cf united freemen, but 1
would not wilh to be deprived of my righ
of voting or of giving my client to any
address which may be presented in in)
name, efpecia:l, when made public.
The draftfman of this elevated and tur
gid corapofiticn, seems to be moved by
the melt foa.ring cf ideas, which could be
gathered from his mental vocabulary.
We luppofe that this Committee, elated
with their late elevation, had nothing but
ideas of knight-errantry, and military
fears, when they compiled this elegant
Address.
For the Columbian Informer, %.
NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
KEENE, August 14.
From New-York, July 30.
Boat Hound of this port : On Wednesday
night laftat 8 o'clock, the pilot boat fell
in with, to the southward of the Hock the
two frigates L'Embufeade and Boftoa
Handing on one course, and tock a birth
between the two until towards day-light,
when the boat Sheered off cut of the reach
0: their guvs, and lay to. After day-light
the Embufeade fired a gun and hoisted the
National flag of France, which was short
ly after done by the Briti& frigate. The
Embufcade bore down upon the B^fton,
beth ships being then between the Grove
and the Woodlands, di an' about 5 leagues
S. E. of the Hock. The Boston endeav
ored several times to get to windward of
the Embufcade, but not being able to ac
compiilh her point, ihe was obliged to
come to close adion, percifely at 57 min
utes after five o'clock A. M. The action
continued from that time until half past se
ven, during the course of which, the Em
bufeade's colors were shot away, which in
duced our informant to suppose she had
ft-uck, but shortly hoiked them again. la
a little time after, the fame accident hap
pened to the Boston, which was as soon re
placed. Trie Embufcade attempted to
board the Boston, but failed.
About seven the fire from the L'Em
bufcade somewhat flickered, but let meet
to be renewed from the Borton, when a
shot from the L'Embufcade struck tha
main-mast of the Boston, and carried ic
overboard ; on which, site immediately
ceased firing, crouded all :he fail she couldl
And ran off. The L'Embufcade fired
three guns more at her, as a token of vic
tory, and as soon as she could get under
^ay, to follow the Boflor, of which she
was delayed about half an hr ur, owing to
her rigging and fails being very much mu
tilated, she gave her chace—which our
informant assures us she continued until
past nine, when both ships were out of
tight. They were both fleering to the
southward.
From Providence, Auguji r.
A Packet from Ne^-York to uay,
brings accounts of the Embufcade having
arrived there, very much shattered in her
rigging an( ifpars, having had two and a
half hours close engagement with the En
glilh frigate Boston ; when she cut away
the Englilhman's main-top-matt—who
then up helm, and put away before tha
wind. The Embufcade hove to, half an
hour to repair her rigging, then bore a
way after him ; Kat her marts oeifirTto"
bine, with federal flux in them,after eight
hours chafe was not able to overhaul him.
—1 he Embufcade had seven men killed,
and twenty-two wounded. The French
man, while out, took a Spanilh vcffel,
loaded with sugar, ccffee and indigo.
DIED,] at Boston, Mrs, Ann Eayres,
2Et. 55. Mrs. Elizabeth Keyes, /E:.
37. At N-tick, Lieut. Nathan Stone,
^t.47. At Freetown, M s. Sarah Bliss,
JEt. 100. At Newport, Mr. Charles
Handy, merchant. At B son, Mr. Isaac
Wendell, JEt. 44. At Providence, Mrs.
Elizabeth Gadfre, —Mrs. Hannah Logani
At Newport, Mrs. Ellery. At Attleboro',
Deacon Jonathan Titus—Mrs. Sweet.
In 3d col. ift page, 11 lines from the
top, for “ extenuate" read '-fimate."
In the Historical account pun ifhad in
our last, itt col. ift page, for "1769" read
“1569."
To be fold at Public Vendue, at the
House of the Suhfcriber in Dublin, on
WEDNESDAY, the 28^ of August,
inst at one o'clock P. M.
(By order of the General Court)
A QUANTITY of ammunition, con
fining of two barrels Powder, 2
few hundreds cf Lead, and about eight
hundred of Flints — Conditions of falc
will be made known, at the time and
place.
JOHN MORSE.
PubK 4ug. 13, 1793.
This day publijbfd,
—and for sale at this Office—•
THE
PLEASANT HISTORY
OF THE
Fryar & Boy;
OR THE
YOUNG PIPER'S PLEASANT PAS
TIME.
CbmAININ g—lbe witty Adventures be
tween the Fryar and the Boy ; in relation
to his STEP-MOTHER, whom he fairly
fitted for ber unmerciful eruck,.
Erratum.
NtTCOI