The Newhampshire gazetteer — Exeter, N.H., 1791-06-17 00:00:00, page 3

Extrafl of a letter from the Ohio country
dated the ninth in//ant, hv a geri
- tiemari <who arrived- in Philadelphia
Monday las, on his way to Richmond,
the object of whif journey was to la,
• before the E*ecutii)e of this state the dis
tressed situation of our frontiers, and to
beg im mediate (ffiftarice.
«• DUR situation on the frontires, is
at present very alarming ; and
.daily experience teaches us th^t we are
marked out for the objects of lavage bar
barity.— The following account you may
rely upon as authentic. Oa Taelday
the 26th of April, a blockhoafe was at
tacked at the mouth of Yellow Creek,
upon the Weft bank of the Ohio,' about
4 o'clock in the morning the c^ntinel
was (hot, and immediately one of the
Indians entered the house, tomahawked
one man, and retreated ; but the guard
being then under arms, confining of 20
men, immediately afeended to the left,
upon which a smart fire commenced,
which continued about half an hour,
in which time the man that was toma
hawked/ in attempting to ascend the
•Reps after his comrade#, was (hot dead,
and the captain slightly wounded ; the
enemy's los not known.
" Sunday theist inst. nineteen per
sons were killed upon the head waters of
Big Wheeling and Grave Creek. Mon
day the id, the houf%of Capt. Kirkwood
at the mouth, of Wheeling, weft of O
hio, was vigorously attacked by a party
.of the enemy, about go in number, who
set fire to the house in two places, then
railed the War halloo, and fired briskly
into the house, where were Ensign Biggs
and 12 men, who made a brave defence,
although himfelf and four men were
wounded, yet the remaining part,fought
with resolution, though in a dreadful
situation, being determined rather to
perish in the flames than fall a prey to
the savages ; but under the direction of
Captain Kirkwood, though exposed to
the enemy's fire, they threw down the
roof of the house and preserved them
selves from deftrudion. The enemy
finding they could, not effe& their
design, retired about 5 o'clock in the
morning. One of the men is since dead
of his wounds, who in his iaft moments
desired to be buried with the honors of
war, which was accordingly done. Had
the enemy continued the attack one half
hour longer, the whole muff inevitably
have perished ; as the fire which was
communicated below had made consider
able progress, and nearly burnt one cor
ner of the house through.
"On Tuefday the 3d inft.Capt. Enoch
from Washington county, Pennsylvania,
who was Rationed opposite the mouth of
a small creek, known by the name of
Capareen, which empties in, weft of
It is to be regretted that their Ihort
Bay ia this city deprived our principal
characters from paying that refpedful at
tention, dae to their diftinguihed merit.
While the President is exploring one ex
tremity of the empire, these enlightened
patriots are doing the fame in the other.
How different this from the leaders of
the old corrupted empires of the eall,
(Pitt excepted) who are wallowing in
every species of luxury and dissipation,
regardless of the happiness or prosperity
es their country ? While oars are indus
triously prying into an accurate know
ledge of the iitoation of every part of
the union, from personal observation.
With fach men at the helm, -we pafen
gers can promise ourselves nothing less
than a prosperous and pleasant voyage.
The Federal-Ship is found, and well man
ned, the Captain is grown grey in expe
rience, he has weathered out many a
storm, and by his uncommon prudence,
he has avoided the effects of sudden
fquals, byhaving his fails handed in
time; the feamea are expert, and the
mod fkilfal pilots on board, well ac
quainted with soundings; which will be
readily admitted when it is considered
bow dextroally they have fleered the Ihip
among shoals, rocks, and quickfaads,
without the least injury. The ere v in
deed appeared half disposed to mutiny
at times, while failing through this criti
cal navigation, but at length (he has ar
rived in bold water and plenty of fea
room, and barring thecommob accidents
to which all Ihips are exposed, the has
little to apprehend,
FRED EXI C K.SBURGH, MAY 19.
American Intelligence.
VIRGINIA.
NEW-HAVEN, JUNE 21.
On Saturday evening last, a horrid
robbery was perpetrated in Milford, or
lover end of Derby, by a very intelli
gent gentleman of this city, who spent
yederday doing bafinefs with the Select
men of Milford, we have the following
particulars, viz :
Mr. -, Who had been at work
some time at Milford, and having ful
filled his engagements, received his wa
ges in caffi, in presence of a transient
person —and towards evening set out on
his way through Derby to go to South
bary, in company with the other person
-—when they arrived at a place known
by the name of Turkey Hill, (being a
desolate place) the.labourer, who had
just received his wages, was assaulted by
the other, who demanded his money and
clothes, but being refufed, he began to
use violence, but would probably have
been overpowered, had not a third per
son interfered, (who had been secreted
in the bulhes) and with a club knocked
the man down, and both together beat
him till they supposed him dead ; after
which they robbed him of his clothes and
money, and then dragged him into the
bushes: one of them then proposed to
cut his throat, for fear of difeovery, the
other replied, c d--n him,he's dead enough,'
and fd left him —ln this situation he re
mained till morning, when he was so
much recovered as to crawl to a fifh hut
on the bank of the river where he found
an old pair of trowfers, and after some
time, was enabled to get to a house, and
relate the above. Great pains have been
taken to apprehend the robbers, a par
ticular description of whom we have not
learnt. —•'
The French National Assembly has
abolilhed all titles of diftindion—The
Legislature of Conne&idut has reduced
the roll of members to simple Mafters—
and still the State of Massachusetts is
holding faft to the "bubble of fame" in
continuing the " Honourable" marks of
diftin&ion above mentioned. Possibly
this conduct is- calculated to conciliate
the tender mercies of the Honourable
Edmund Burke, Esq.—or possibly it
is regarded as the condud of a MOB—
If so, the reason for its existence is abyi
ous—“Bofton 'Folks" did not begin
Onio, lent over four spies early in the
morning, to fee what discoveries could
be made ; they had not gone far before
the two 'on the lower fide of the creek,
difeovered three Indians ; upon which
they attempted to regain their canoe,
but were prevented by the Indians, who
(hot one ; the other deposited his gun in
the river, and chose to rifle his life
by fwiming, rather than to fall into
the enemies hand. He gained the Ihore
and soon communicated rhe unhappy
news to Captain Enoch, who with Ens.
Enoch (his brother) and what men could
be collected, crossed in nediately, not
expAing a large party of the enemy,
becuufe, prior to their eroding three of
the enemy had made their appearance,
which led our men to believe that was
the whole. The enemy made as if
recreating for some distance, until they
led our men into an ambufeade of about
thirty, who fired a volley without killing
one min ; but far from being intimida
ted by the enemy's number, our men
took to trees and diluted the ground
for some time with great bravery ; and
by the belt accounts that can be col'ed.
ed,killed eight of the enemy. But Ens.
Enoch being killed and three more, ob
liged oar brave veterans to quit the field
—The fame evening, a man by the
name of Telus, was killed and scalped,
near the mouth of Short Creek, distant
about fix miles from ^ Weft Liberty, the
country town of Ohio."
Extract of a letter from Baltimore, dated
May 24.
" A veT?l arrived lift evening from
the [fle of France—he had a short pas
sage, and brings iate accounts from In
dia, unfavourable to the British: Gen.
Meadows was attacked by Tippoo in a
defile, his own life, and a great part of
his army either killed or taken,"
HARTFORD, JUNE 6.
It is truly lamentable to observe the
influence of an aristocratic party,cherifh
ed by the Legislature of Massachusetts.
In the lift of Representatives convened at
Boflon, there are several fibres of Colo
nels, Mojors, Captains, Reverends, Ho
nourable, and DEACONS:
CONNECTICUT.
[^Perhaps the omission of titles, by
ourConneflicut friends,originated as much
in economical motives, as in Republican
ism ; —or perhaps the Legislature, to o
blige their typographical 'fellow citizens,'
made the erasure from their roll, in order
that their reading constituents might be
entertained witi lengthier details of the
Wonderful Wonders with which their pa
pers so copiously aboun I.—For exanple,
in &iz'4%dbaa-Herald of the |A in ft. be
side three or four cola nns of Carver's
(landing.di/h-remirkables, there are, in
reality, accounts of three Maders =\N^
Downings —three Execution' —one terri
ble Storm —one fatal Occident—one Fire,
one 'Suicide —a lift of Bixby's Hunting
Feats —an advertisement of the loss of a
Cork Rump-—an old-woman's stories of
the "wonderful appearance of a Fiery-
Ball, as big as a bread-ba/ket ,3.nd as broal
as a dm;" —of aThuader-ftorm,in which
fell a ffiower of powder, resembling brim
fane —of a Bidden shower of honey, feea
by a Mr, Wilcox, the morning after the
earthquake too, when the weather was
serene, and'not a cloud to be seen: With
a dissertation on earthquakes ; and a pic
ture of Negro Slavery. And all this
in one paper. Surely ' folks' thus de
lightfully entertained,can stand but in lit
tle need of titles toamafe themfelves.]
and they have a divine right to head all
mobs, and infurredions.
It mult give fatisfaliin alf? to find,
that the labours of the National Assembly
are drawing towards a happy conclusion,
and that that people which affixed us in
establishing our liberty, (hould also en
joy the advantages of a good constitution
framed by themselves.
The pacifick difooution of the neigh
bours to the French nation, and the re^
fpedable military force, which, even in
the miJft of disturbances, they have been
able to set on foot, -is intelligence as
agreeable, as it is contrary to what we
have been taught to expert, by informa
tion from other quarters. Philosophy
mutt rejoice at the triumph of reason
over bigotry and prejudice, which their
independance of the will of St. Fefer's
facceffor exhibits—and their tranlDtion
and valuable comments bn the late per
formance of our Common Sense, (hew
that they are willing not only to be incited
by treaty, but by the strong ties of friend
lhip and regard, which timilarity of
opinion mull eftablifkh
The war in India between Tippco
Saib and the English, by the accounts,
even of the English rhemfelves, hitherto
received, appears to have gone sorely
against the latter.' & ?
The success of the Ruffian arms against
the Turks, needs a checks to keep Eu
rope upon its centres-=if it fhouldonce
tip over, all; its inhabitants would be
spi t into the^abyG of deftrudion.——
The mediating powers, Pruffid, England
and Holland, request her Imperial Ma
jesty to leave off fig'fog the Turks,
otherwise they will all fall foul of her,
and beat her as long as she can stand ;
but file fays the does not care for them—
and declares, that as the Sovereign of an
independent State, (he will aft as (he
pleafes,:and it is none of their business —
and that other States may ad as they
please without consulting her. This in
foletit language has increased the rage
of the Mediators, and it is expected they
will soon vent it in hard blows upon the
Emprefs' head. f'
Os the troops defined for the Weftern
Indian expedition, upwards of 1500 have
already marched. Capt.Pn a lon, of the
2nd United States Regiment, will march
in a few days with a fine corps raised
in this State.
Mr.PiTT, in the debate in the British
House of Commons on the fobjed of the
King's meffage^equefting fopplies for
augmentinjtUhhral force, observes —
that by unCTHfe strides of power and
atchievem#^^fa|Ruffian Empire was
not only tyq|^^E±s vast boundaries
With what pleafire mat every Ame
rican peruse the extras of a letter from
Paris, which we give id this day's paper.
The partiality which our good allies
(hew for us, must be grateful to the feel
ings of our countrymen, and we hope
will meet with a return.
MASSACHUSETTS.
BOSTON, JUNE 11.
Salem june 7.
THE Subscriber gives Public Notice,
that he will attend to receive the
Excise due in the county of Rocking
ham, from the firft day of Oftober 1790
to the fifft day of January 1791, at the
times and places following, viz.
Newmarket 27th June Gen. Hll\
10 o'clock. A. M.—Stratham do. do.
Ward's, 2 o'clock, P. M —Exeter 2sth
do. Lamfon's, 10 o'clock A. M.
BRADBURY CILLEY,
,^ IQtb, 1791.
throughout half of Europe, but waa are
ally endeavoring to extirpate a whole
nation, and to extend its conquests over
the richest and most fertile country
of Alia. The Ottoman Bates, he said,
were falling faft under the rod of its
pro vefs,& unlimited fivay appeared to e
the only object of its all-conquering arms
and all-fubduiog machinations. —ln an
swer to the question whether theßtf^/sor
Ottomans were the aggressors when the
war began,he said, "Admitting that the
Qttomans were the aggressors, he did
not chink that was an argument now o
be used. It was oily now to be con
sidered how we Should check the arms
2nd ardor of Raffia : and lie could not
help remarking, that had the Ottomans
been pruportionably victorious, it would
equally benove Europe, and consequently
Britain to check (heir wild career, in or-
That compound of mahiovs wi # *-d
ingenious jd.tire —ha< 'atew pebbtheca
3d Canto-to his LOUSIAD- ^hict con
tains some of his bed lines —as s uch ue
have Selected from different parts of it
what firikes us to be replete with genius
and poetick beauty.
The following description of Nighr,
contains an admirable Satire on modern
Nobility :
" Now like our quality.who dark! ng ri
" Each far had op'd its fa/hionabh eye
" Too proud, to make appearance, t:o w. I
bred,
" 'Till Sol, the vulgar oc" u s be;
gone to bed."
After lamenting the Rate of cel r < 3,t0
which the amiable /Wneffotrc re
sent confined, the follow -ng whinl-.1
portrait of a German Potentate ^ intro
duced :
" But ppffbfy fame German Dke may
move,
" And make a TENDER 0/ hf heavy
love !
" His wide dominions- —miles frbfs,nine
or ten;
" His myrm-do^iar phalanx—fifty men 1
" B-tb! Ns hea rt, the , an; -whence
honours springs,
" Soil'd with the ricbe/l bleed 0, anci
ent Kings!
"He comes ! not fir hib bir& hi; own
before !
" Great Duke !he comes is wooour golden
ore,
" And add (bow tot, '%(, Flynn's
fate\
" Another leachto fuckt^e~^gu ::%:+'
The female attendants on Ma fy,^fl
probably be the on!y perlons ©fplcafed
with the following Stanzas :
'' Still was the place, save where now
and then,
" The tell-tal: feet of t'ove-dfgmrg men,
" Night-wane: ring Lords, foft pasting 0%
the floor
" Os Maids of Honour,Juglt the ciar^
ber door; • .
" Obliging door \that ob'ning totWta(,
'' Aamitted Lords, to take a jocf: vrfy
'• And chafe most kindly from each tin^d
maid, • °' *
" The ghofs that frightful Laux' th,
midnight fade.
'' For very horrid 'sir, we all must own,
66 For poor defenc elef. Nymths to lie alone ;
" Since nights often are doleful,cark,akd
drear,
" And raise id gentle breads a world of
"Nay, were not Lords ordain'd for Ladies
charms,
" To guard from perils dire, and dread
alarms.?
" Yes, ano like lock'dup gems, thoje charms
to keep
" Amiaf thefte&redfolitade offeep."
EXCIS E.
der to Support a due balance of power."
PELER PINDAR;