The Columbian informer, or, Cheshire journal — Keene, N.H., 1793-08-28 00:00:00, page 3

N E W-Y O R K.
NEW-YORK, Aug. 7.
In addition to rhe accounts from Europe
bylhe packet, which were to June 8, in
clmive, we have been favored, by a cor
respondent, with London papers of June
10 and 11. The following quoted para
graphs are taken from the Courier cf
June 11:
" By letters from various parts of Spain,
the scarcity and dearth of grain is ex
treme. The people have been reduced to
the necessity of grinding the most unwhole
some substitutes for corn, to mix up with
the little Hour they can procure.
" By the French papers, of which we
<ave given an abdrad, it appears, that
the plots in Paris against the Convention,
are much less formidable than they have
been represented. The fedions of Mar
seilles, who were said to be in a state of
counter revolution, seem only to have de
clared for the moderate Republicans, in
opposition to the Mountain.
" An adjutant general from the army
1 ofthe north, with a pair of colours in his
hand taken from the enemy, announced,
in the Convention of May 25, that on the
^4th, in the morning, the division under
«&e command of General Lamurlier had
4 attacked the Dutch army near Menin, in
fbree points. The enemy loft all their;
bofts, three pieces of cannon, seven wag
ftons of ammunition and provisions, 500
pen killed, 300 taken prifonets, among
Shorn are 28 officers, and one of superior
aiff of battalien Ferandy, of tie nth
regiment. - This otricer, whole talents
and bravery are known to me, has con
ducted himfelf,as well as his corps with the
greatest diftindion.
I had informed you, Citizens Repre
fenutives,of only three-hundred prisoners,
but they are actually four-hundred ; 58
of whom being wounded, have been lent
to the hospital, where they experience that
fare which becomes a generous nation. I
Alee seen one of our brave volunteers,and
8 Dragoon of the 6th regiment, carrying
each of them a Dutch officer, whom they
had vanqudhed and dangerously wounded.
I (hall make this night, a second ex
pedition, which I think inseparable from
the firri, and will have an important oh
je&, without appearing so 'brilliant.
(Signed) L'A MARLIERE.
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PENNSYLVANIA.
< PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 3.
(^APT. Henry Hawkins of the brig
Planter, on his passage from St. Croix to
this port, was on the 23d of July brought
too by a Spanilh privateer schooner mount
ing 10 guns. Capt. Hawkins went on
board and was detained about two hours,
and found on board the privateer the mate
and five seamen, the latter with heavy
irons on, belonging to the brig Jano, of
Middletown, Connecticut, commanded by
Captain Samuel Johnson, from Cape
^ancois to New-York, with forty French
passengers.
Letters from Jamaica mention the ar
rival of the fleets from London and Cork
sn the 24th of June, convoyed by four
men of war. This is the fleet reported to
have been taken by the French off Cape
Finiftre.
Accounts from Manchester, in England
fay, that so deplorable is the situation of
the poor there, for want of employ, that
upon an average four persons are found
dead every morning in the Greets, abso
lutely perilled of hunger.
Aug. 14. Intelligence appears in a
,'cw- York paper, that all the British ports
in the Weft-lndies are opened to American
yeffclsjo carry in all kinds of provision.
Salt provisions, in particular arc much
wanted, and the prices very high: beef
from 6 to £7 British Iterling per barrel,
pork 8 and £.9 ditto. The very high
price is occahor.cd by the great supply
sent to the European powers in alliance
with England agair.it France, as the fait
provifioßS that were usually sent ta the
British Weil-India islands ate sent to these
powers. So much for the English joining
,he European powers againit France.
Capt. Heylham, arrived at Charleßon,
from Cadiz, informs, that the day be
fore he failed a packet arrived at Cadiz,
who brought accounts of an adion having
taken place between the French and com
bined armies ; that the latter were de
feated with great Slaughter ; and that the
Duke of York was dangerously wounded.
Aug. 10.
It is said that there is a letter in town
from a French gentleman at Baltimore, to
a French gentleman in this City, announ
cing an arrival at Cape-Francois, from
France, with orders from the convention to
Governour Galbau d, (who is new here)
to arrest the Commiilioners Santho
nax and Polverel, and fend them to
France. This knews was 24 days from
the Cape.
Yesterday Capt. Seton arrived here in
12 days from Jaric Rebello,about 80 miles
to leeward of the Cape, uho heard nothing
of the above circumltance. Capt. Se
ton fays, the negroes have joined the
Spaniards again, the commfdries ! And that
it was thought that they would be foie
p Bcffjrs of the inland soon. This is a dif
ferent account from any before received.
Aug. 17. Extrad cf a letter frera a
gentleman, at Lilb in, dated May 18.
“ I believe lean write you very little
news from here—the lat=ft is that the Na
tional Convention in the beginning of
this month, sent an Ambassador to the En
glish Court, to detach them from the gen
eral combination against France. If this
Embassy does not succeed, the commerce
of the French, together with their ships
and tea-port towns, must be inevitably
destroyed. A Republic they are deter
mined however to eltzolifh, or be buried
in its ruins—on this account they have de
clared war ag&inft those Monarchs who
refufe to acknowledge them asa Repub
lic.
“ American produce must be high in
every part of Europe soon. Indeed we
have every reason to suppose that provi
sions of all kinds are high in France.
Grain is extravagantly high up the
Streigbts —but the Algerines, keep our
vcffels from this excellent market. The
Dutch have lately had several vessels tak
en by them because they have refufed the
customary tribute."
M ASSACHUSETTS.
BOSTO N, Aug. 14.
We Bill continue to receive accounts
of the diftaßers which have fell to the lot
of the ill fated inhabitants of Hispaniola.
Capt. Howland, arrived at New-Bedford
from Cape - Francois, informs, that when
he left the Cape, the negroes and mulat
tos were continuing their havock of the
former citizens of that almost deserted isl-
and; mooting them; heaping them in
piles, and burning them in affics, and
that the Bench from this, and various 0-
ther causes, was so great, as to render it
next to impossible to walk on ihpre.
All the French Consuls, in the United
States, are advertising for those French,
or other, citizens, who with to serve in
the ships of the French Republic, to re
pair to the several Consulates. We may
therefore, expert that an expedition is in
agitation.
Aug. 17. The southern papers are filled
with accounts of the insolence and wicked
ness of the privateers fitted out by theßefa
gees in the Bahamas, and the British in
the Weft-India islands, towards the Amer
ican vessels. Thefefres- hooters violate ev
ery principieof decency, honour and ci
vility in their greediness after French pro
perty, and exercise a species of piracy
which ought to bring them to the gibbet, &
thole who commission or connive at their
proceedings, to disgrace and infamy.—
Their masters ought to be made acquaint
ed with their scandalous condud.
Aug. 21. Reports in town, yesterday,
were, that a veff:l>id arrived at the south
ward, from Bourdeaux, bringing informa
tion, that the new Conftitytion of France,
having been submitted to the people, 42
of the 84 departments had voted for the
Constitution of 1791. We do not vouch
for the authenticity of the intelligence.
The President of the United States, it is
confidently asserted, has ordered a spirited
Representation to be made to the British
Government, on the fubjed of the insults
loffered to the American trade.
rank. The military chest was taken, as
well as much property ; and fitch was the
rapidity of the flight; the French were
obliged to carry into Lille 22 waggon
loak of wounded, left by the enemy on
the field of battle. A grenadier, named
Groflambert, took the colours."
Thus we fee that a battle was had on the
24th May, of which we had not heard, and
which was glorious for the arms of the Re
public.
Arrived, Capt. Thomas Lovell, in a
schooner from Gibralter, after a passage of
42 days. He informs that the fleet under
Lord Hood, failed from Gibraltar, zd of
KEEN E, August 28.
As a proof of the horrid carnage (fays a
paragraph in a late London paper) caujed by
this war of Kings against opinions, the
French generals assert, that the near, calcu
lation of the loss of men fu, aired by the Re
public in Flanders and the country of Liege,
face the firft of November last, amounted to
150,000, that is, 70,000 men killed in the
field of battle, and 60,000 that have died in
hospitals, and deferred, befor., and at the time
of Dumourier's defedion ; therefore, as the
French army, now oppoftd to the allies on the
Fieri, frontier, is chifly composed of new
levies, there can be no wonder that they found
it prudent to retreat from the camp of Famars
before an allied army, composed of their be,
veteran troops, in every refpea well appoint
ed, enjoying the advantage of the immen,
florefei^ed by them at Leige, the then great
depot of the French for carrying on the cam
paign. To add to the above carnage, the
French affirt the loss of men sustained by their
opponents in Flanders and the country of Liege,
to have been greater than their own. How
happy mu, this re,e&ion make the sanguinary
authors of the war !
The la, papers from Bo,on contain a
number of reflations from different towns in
that State,rtfpeaiag the United States observ
ing B,ria neutrality with regard to the pow
ers at war, all of which concur with our
beloved Pre,dent, in bis late proclamation.
The French Mini,er Genet, causes
much talk in the Bo, on and New-York pa
'pers, who, it appears has abused the Pref
dent of the United States, by faying he would
'appeal to the people of this country, from cer-
VERMON T.
WINDSOR, August 19.
On Wednefrtsy last, at half past two
P. M. came on a moB violent dorm of
rain, attended with as dreadful peals of
thunder and lightning, as were ever
known in this town. The- rain poured
down in torrents on all sides. No focn
er had one collection of clouds, to appear
ance, nearly exhausted ibelf, than its
want was fapplied with dark and heavy
clouds from every quarter, which ruffl
ing together in contact, fecmed to meet
at the N. W& corner cf the Rev. Mr.
Bell's houfeffwhen instantly a Sheet of
lightning burst forth, and Brack the ga
ble end, and tore almost every flick of
timber, together with the clapboards,
into pieces. It then proceeded to the
eld house which flood contiguous, and
entering, a buttery destroyed a quantity
of pewter and crockery ware. It then
parted into too streams, one of which
burst off part of a fide of the house into a
notber room, where flood a loaded gun,
and tore the breech of it in pieces, but
did not difehatge the contents. This part
of the Bream then took a turn towards
some joiners tools, and tore up the floor
on which they lay. The other part of the
Bream of lightning went out cf the but
tery door into the kitchen; where the
family were collected, and instantly cover
ed them, and Bruck force of them to the
floor, and gave thera a moB violent shock ;
but happily no lives were loft. Let all
who have escaped, learn to adore the pow
er, wisdom, and mercy of God, and
prepare to meet him in his terrible judg
ments.
It is remarkable, that Mrs. Bell had
but a few moments before been fencing up
some of the fame furniture which was dc-
Broyed.
We hear frcm Cornish, that the light
ning struck in a number of places oppo
site to this town.
. On the morning of the 10th of June at
Weft Point, a foidier belonging to the
12th company of infantry, and the 3d fub
legicn, was guilty of the horid deed of
suicide: In a very deliberate manner
loaded his muiket, and after feating him
felf on a bench, tied a Bring to the trig
ger of his guo, and the other end to his
toe, placirg the muzzle diredly under
his left ear, and in a second sole his march
for the garrison cf spirits. —The man was
John Mullen, an Englishman, he was
generally fend of whisky to cxcefs.
QxhOO^ OO*^ ©@§Q<QoQ§C<
July, to form thz blockades of the foath
ports of Franee, in union with the Spanish
fleet from Cadiz. It was said their chief
intention was to bombard Toulon,forwhich
purpufe gun-boats and batteries were pro-;
viding at Carthagena.
NEW-HA MPSHI R E.
J/ie ^Tiformier, fc.
On the 2if infl. a French privateer,
called the Rol and, arrived at Befou,Jrem
which place fa was fitted cut by French Ci
tizens, and cemmiffioned by that Republic.—
Some suspicions aroje that there were Ameri
cans on board of her ; accordingly Jearch was
made, and three persons were found, said to be
American:—fhir names are Batterman,
Morgan and Shaw.— They were carried
before 'Juftice Barrett, when after seve
ral hours examination, they, together with one
Jonathan Nutting, who was found
on beard of a prize which the said privateer
Roland bad sent in the day before, were
ordered to be committed to the common gaol,
without bail, to take their trial at the next
Circuit Court, to be bolden in Befeu on the
12th day of October next. The charge al
ledged again, the perfas ri-Aiding and
affixing in manning and fitting out veffell,
and piratical) and felonioufy capturing ilia
vessels of nations; with whom the United.
States are are at peace.
WEEKTY^EriEWf
Within the la, week, no later intelli
gence from Europe, than before received,
(which was to the middle cf June) hath
reached us. The public mind mu, therefore
continue in a flats of anxiety. A vtffel is
daily expelled here from Brifol; by her we
foall, doubtless, receive very important intelli
gence—Ferwhat left can be expensed, when we
conf Per the vaf bofile armies encamped in the
vicinity of each other—& the immrafe number
offeating cafles, on various parts oj tbe ocean.
We know the public are on the tip-toe cf ex
pectation ; it jhall be our care, with the vigi
lance of a Centlnel on the watch-tower,
to relieve them from their fixation, by the
earlies and me, authentic intelligence.
[Boston Cexjr ijy Eb^Aug, 17.]
From fevtral recent circumfantes, w<
;are led to believe, that the Brittjb will very
I Jhortly farrender up the wefern poss to the
United States.—-Report fays, that troops ara
aßuall, new raiding to garrison Niagara,
tAc. and that materials have arrived in Al
bany, by direction of the Mini,er at War,for
building magazines in that neighborhood.
The following inhuman circumfance-tooh
place not long since at Martinico. A party
of English and Arifocrats, having captured
about 30 patriots, made them march out one
by one, and fleet them down. The las man
thinking to excite compeffion, took a child in
bis arms, but the unfeeling monfers foot them
both.
DIED] At Bolton, Mr. John Lang
don, /E;. 45. —At Woburn, Mr. Samuel
Fewle, ^;. 89. —At Little Compton,
Mr, Richard Hart, ^t. 92. —At Newbu
ry-Port, Miss Sibyll Sawyer ?Ec 17. —At
Kenneburk, Mrs Cole.—At Augusta,
Mrs. Lilius Jack, 2E 78. —At Andover,
Mr, Peter Kimball
tain decisions of the Prefdent, r@£;n^ wi
treaty between France and America.
WANTED immediately a Imart ac
tive £ AD, to serve as apprentice
to the Tanning and Carrying business.—
For further particulars enquire of
WILLIAM LAMSON.
Keene, Aug. 27th, 1793.
DEEP ECUE DYE.
THE Subscriber takes this method to
inform the Public, that he has
set up colouring deep blue, and has got
the dye to work to good perfedion—thefe
who with for this colour, may be accom
modated therewith, within three weeks af
ter the cloth is delivered for dreffng.—
All the other branches of cloth dr&ffingj
carried on as usual, by the Public's hum
ble Servant.
RICHARD STRATTON.
Swanz^i, Aug. 2.6th, 1793.
STOLEN cut ot the pasture oj the Sub
) criber, in the Night following the
6th inst. a light red MARE, 4 years old,
with a final! star in her forehead, a light
coloured mane, tail and feet, with a light
yellow spot on her under lip; trots all;
and very handsomely.—Whoever will take
up the Thief and ^:rt, so that the Snb,
scriber may have said Mare, shall receive
TIN DOLLARS Reward, and for the
Mare only, FIVE DOLLARS; and all
necessary charges paid.
ADAM DICKEY,
Bedford, (N. M.) Aug. 8, 1793.
N. B. The max who it is fu,,tfdfole the
Mare, is one WILLIAM BARKER, a
Blackfmitb ; be was taken the Saturday be
fore with two Horses in Bow, State of New-
Ham,fire, that be sole in Stafford, Con
necticut.—He is a middling sized man, le^g
black hair ; wore an old brown Coat, flower
ed Jacket, nankeen Breeches or chintz Trow?
f er „ and it pitted w^b the Small fc,
AN APPRENTICE WANTED.