The Newhampshire gazetteer — Exeter, N.H., 1792-07-18 00:00:00, page 3

MAY 14.
M % Servan gave alarming accounts
cfthequmber of troops which conti
nue to dtfert. He said fpiet fenc by
.Gen, Kellerman into the enemies ter
ritories, brought certain information
that 80,000 men are daily expected in
thb environs of Mayence. It fee ns to
be the object of the commanders of
those armies from the plans which
thjy have adopted, to fix their quar
ters, within fix weeks in the very cen
ter of the kingdom — but he added,
that there was no reason to be difeou-
—
Weft-Indies.
St. Domingo.
CAPEFRANCOIS, May 22—26.
SOME deftruQive fatality appears
to pursue this colony to its utter
deftrudion. While we live, or rather
while we expire under the sword of out
assassins, instead of uniting to ward off
the blow that is threatened, by our en
emies, we tamely content to become
their victims,, merely for the pleasure
of feeing each other destroyed, .The
enemy, is well known, have taken an
oath to each other to destroy the white
population of the Island —so that we
are in fad executing upon corfelves
th : s execrable proscription. It is use
less to dissemble any longer—things
have come to a crith, and our perfidi
ous enemies are only waiting &junc
tion of forces, and some further i n for
mation,to effed our ruin—while near
ly one half of our brethren are either
murdered, or wholly exhausted by the
fatigues of this abominable warfare,or
the diseases that attend Should we
continue longer in our lethargy, what
a fpe&acle fhali we exhibit to the
world —how incredible will our con
dad appear. It is high time to emerge
from our Humbert, and bring our
selves to beleive that we have no re
source but in ourselves, and by uniting
hearts, minds and means, to march
, out again#our enemies, conquer them
and punish them—we are still a formi
dable force against an army of cow
ardly affaffins,if only a union of hearts
are our concomitants —let us recoiled
- that a single glance from a man of re-
Solution is death to a coward—Let us
keep a steady eye upon the band of
African robbers,& they will be either
extirpated or scattered—their legions
will fly before us,and the sword of the
raged. He demanded that a severe
law be passed to prevent defertion,and
to deter officers from resigning their
commiffionst He said that Post-Mas
ters in Alsace entirely refufe to take
any Affignats.
The War Mihifter informed the
Assembly that 92 soldiers of the Regi
ment de Saxe and 88 horfs have been
brought back to France. Tae Mare
chal des Logis, by whose means they
have been brought back, was inrtant-
Jy prompted by Ger.. Kellerman, to
the rank of an Officer.
. Mi de Luckner was to set out yes
terday for the Army of M. Rocham
beau, who ^as resigned. , ,
M. D'Eflaing has succeeded Mar
shal Rochambeau, as commander of
the French troops intended to ad a
gainst the Auflrian Netherlands!
Mr. Iznard made a very Spirited
harrangue.—He concluded by mov
ing, having previously averted that
the country is in danger—that theLe
giflature mall meet in some private
place, on those evenings when there is
no fitting; and that a message be sent
to the King, drfiring him to declare
Whether he loves or hates the Confli
tution, and whether he means to sup
port or destroy it..
The Order ts the Day.
.Decreed that the 300 000 000 of
AffignatsJately issued, (halt be exciu
-6 vely appropriated to defray the ex
feenfes of the WAR.
MAY 16.— Evening.
MAY 17.
ir. this city, dated
Fort-Wafoington, Maj 6, 1792.
" rirtHE Indians are very trouble
some here— they have killed
§ or 6 perfoos veay near us. A flag of
truce went from hence on the 6th ulc.
and have not since been heard of—l
much fear they never will. The In
dians, elated with their last vi&ory,
will treat us with contempt, until the
scent is reverted : When that event
will take place it is difficult even to
conjecture —many lives, in all proba
bility will firft be loft. We have a
chain of forts extending 69 miles into
their country —but even this does not
prevent from killing people within
fight of the garrifoDS. A few days ago
a Capt. Montford, Rationed at Fort-
Jeftrfon, about day-break, hearing a
noise resembling turkeys, went out of
the fort with his rifle,accompanied by
his waiter, and was immediately kill
ed and scalped——This stratagem the
Indians made use of to decoy him out
of the garrison."
WINDHAM, [C^.J June 23;
Last Sunday afternoon a thunder
cloud, which collected but a little to
the noftheaft of us, passed over this
town, and though not uncommonly
high charged with eledrick fluid, was,
in some other refpeas, very fingufar.
Soon after it was firft observed, it ap
peared extremely wild and in great
commotion, and a heavy rumbling
noise proceeding from it, gave the
most fearful apprehensions of an ap
proaching hurricane or whirlwind—
fortunately it was not the case, but a
torrent of rain, accompanied by the
largest hail ever known by the oldest
person here, was difeharged from the
cloud in the greatest plenty ; and, had
the' wind been high, as was firft ex
pefted, must have done inconceivable
damage to the fields of grain, glafs
windows,&c. —Three of the hailstones
picked up by a person and put into a
teacup of common fize,'filled it with
water when melted. In general, the
hail was about the bigness of walnuts,
though many were much larger. In
one house, fourteen panes of glass were
broken—several others fufferedjn like
manner, but in a left degree,and con
siderable damage was done to some
fields of grain. The extent of the
Rorm was not more than three miles
in any direction from the meeting
house, and the severest part of it was
towards the western and southern ex
treme. #
law shall devour tbofe that escape that
of war.—Then, and not until then,
will happiness return to St. Domingo,
and peace and prolperity will revilit
her shores—but if we continue in pet
ty quarrels with each other, lurking
in our houses, and leaving the open
country to the enemy, we (hall be lort,
and we shall deforce to be loft. „Vhat
part will then be left to be a&ed by
the truely brave and truely patriotic?
(What but to imitate the conduct of
Cesar, who in similar circumstances,
covered his head with his mantle,and
bade his enemies ilrike !—One main
reason of the inactivity so observable
at the Cape, is the expectation of the
troops that have been io long promil--
e d—this .expectation for a time was
excafable, and the arrival of a power
ful army feezed to be the moment for
making a fuccefsful attack—byt,nQ%
when we rind.ou rfelves fobafely de
ceived, we should only take coupfel
from despair— ve must, in short, con
quer or die -but if,ur union is firm,
and our plans judiciously laid, we
shall not fink under our enemies, we
shall conquer and redeem the country.
Extras of a letter from an officer belong
ing to the Weftern Army a t@ bit friend
N EWYORK, June 25.
American Advices.
years of age—and has a wife and fix
children. During his confinement he
was sometimes, melancholy—at others
delirious. But at the time of him tri
al he appeared to be more composed
than he had done at any other peri
od.
There were at the fame Court a
number of other trials of a criminal
nature—such as thefts, forgeries, &c.
ed, who at the fame moment ap- 1
proached Abbot with hands uplifted,
but whether his fills were clincked, or
not, did not clearly appear.
Abbot, as he rad, took up 4 piece
of an ox fled, about two feet in length
and 3 or 4. inches thick at the largest
end. With this he struck the deceased
on the head and knocked him down.
He with some difficulty got up, and
then continued to abuse Abbot. He
was again requeued to go home, not
only by Abbot, but by Benj. Gub
tail, brother to the deceased, who was
present during the whole tranfa&ion,
and who was the only witness es any
importance in the cause.— After some
perfection Gubtail went home. With
in half an hour he loft the use of his
left arm—then of his, left leg—after
that of his right leg—and then be
came speechlessr —He lived about 36
hours.
Messrs. Parsons and Davis were
for the prisoner. They were each of
them on their feet upwards of two|
hours, During which time, if the
most clear and judicious flatemeht of
evidence—if the profoundeft know
lege of law—and the utmost in genui
ty in the application of it, could have
prevailed, Abbot had escaped death,
The attorney General closed.— —
His address was Ihou; but pointed
and fatal.
Trial and condemnation of
JOSHUA ABBO T, Junior.
At the Supreme Judicial Court,
held the last week at Old York, Jo-I
fhua Abbot, jr. was tried lor the mur
der of Moles Gobtail. (both of Ber
weik) and found guilty.^
: From the evidence which was pro
duced at the trial, it appeared that on
the 7th day of February last, about
sunset, the deceased went to the house
of Mr. Abbot, and asked him for a
flax-break, which was at that time in
Abbot's possession, but which was the
property of- another person, of • horn
the deceased borrowed it. Abbot
refuted to give up the break, till he:
had finished his flax, which would rot|
be till the nextday at noon ; at which'
time, he said Gubtail might have it,
if he had obtained the owner's con
sent. At this Gubtail appeared to
be in a violent pafion, and told Ab
bot that he was a '' damn'd,a'ifobliging
old fellow," but that notwithstanding
this, he mould have had the flax
break had it not been for his" darn'd
old bitch of a uf/c."—Abbot replied
to this by ordering him to go cut of
the houie. Gubtail immediately went
out ; and when about i 6 feet from
the door again abused Abbot and told
him "if be would come out he would
tuff bim." Abbdt went hazily <0 the 1
door ; but there flopped and told the.
deceased to go away, or to go home ;;
and then returned into the room.—/
Gubtail again called to Abbot, and
again told him-!' if be would come,our
be would cuff bite." — Abbot was now
more exasperated than before,, and
ran cut of the door towards the deceaf-
At one o'clock on Thurfdey morn
ing the Jory retired ; and at eight
o'clock came into court and pronounc
ed the prisoner GUILTY.
There were nearly two thousand
persons present at the trial— not two
individuals of whom perhaps,expelled
this bloody verdift.
Abbot is between sixty and seventy
Their Honors the Judges then gave
the cause to the jury. They were
lengthy in their observations — —in
which they difeovered great ability,
with a tinware of legal severity.
PORTLAND, July 9.
MARRIED] — ln this tram by th
Rev. 3/r; Rowland, Captain hiMON
Wiggin, to Mis Joanna Thurston.
DTD] — At Hampon/allj, Mr. Ne
hemiah Cr am, cn bonefl andindufricue
man, and a good member of Jeciety.
— In thirteen, Mr. jvHN LEAVITT,
Jr. aged about 22.
4© ^>© <,<^>©sss@<, $$Q ©*
ALL persons are hereby
cautioned against pur
chasing of Joseph and Sarah
Gordon, of Exeter, Cordwainer,,
a Note for Shelve Pounds, sign
ed by me to Sarah Gordon, wife
to said Jofeph,as it was fraudu
lently obtained, and I am deter
mined not to pay it. <
Daniel Smith.
London, July 12, 1793. ^ 0 ^
CtCifo—CßCt—— —-——=* =^^
ALL perlons indebted' to, or
who have demands against
the estate of Naiban Prefcot, late
of Brintwood, deceased, are de
sired to fettle the fame with—
Jeremiah Prescot, Ex'r. ,
BritfoHuly 17, 179^
{^ Tie Potrons of the New-
Hampshire Gazetteer, are
informed, that in fuime it zvill be
fab!fled on Friday mornings.
TH E Commiffiohers duly,
appointed by the Hon.
Oliver Peabody, Esq. Judge of
the Probate of wills, &c. for the
county of Rockingham, to re
ceive and examine the claims
of the creditors to the estate of
Simon Pottle, late of Strat
ham, deceased, reprclented in
solvent, hereby give notice, that
we will attend said business on
the firft Wed neld ay of August
and the five following months
from five to seven o'Clock,P.M.
at the house of William Pottle,
in Stratham, in the county of
Rockingham aforefaid.
Jonathan Wiggin,
Enos Hoag,
Joseph Merrill;
Stratham, July 16, 1792.
Wetarn from Windsor, (Vermont)
that on the evening of the 2o<h uit.
the Diflillery and Brewery in Middle
bury, belonging to Mr. Rofar, was
confirmee by i.re, luppofed to have
been communicated from the chimney.
A large quantity of Grain, Brandy,
Gin, Porter, and other liquors, were
likewise confirmed. The bußdingwas
150 feet in leng h, and completely
finished.
IN confequehce of a Circular
Letter from the late Officers
of the Maffachufects Line, those
Officers of the New-Hampfhue
Line, who kiv.cd in the Conti
nental Army any term of time
after the beginning of the year
1 777' are rt q'ellcd to attend at
Cel. Giddin^e's in Exeter, on
Ihurfday the 20th day Septem
ber next, at io o'clock, A. M.
to consult upon a matter of
cenfequence to them and thole
under their command.
Nottingham, July 17, 1792.
LXt 1 L K, July Ib.
Joseph Cilley.