The Newhampshire gazetteer — Exeter, N.H., 1791-11-26 00:00:00, page 3

the bulk of a nation, are generally averse
to war, if left to themfelves,and would
gladly live at peace, were it not for the
worthless dregs of our species, who being
frequently placed at the head of affairs,
have filled the world with ruin and car
nage."
A black named Georgia major general
, In the St. Domingo cavalry, has been
killed. On him was found a note to the
following effca.: '' I permit and com
mand George, Major General of m,ca.,
valry to kill Paul Bliss and Bonqua^an
wherever he may meet with them.
(Signed) Francois King.
time they overtook them, Ind the mo
ment. they struck them with their har
poons all hree run aihore. In the af
ternoon they were brought' into the
North Qceensferry. One of them mea
fares sixteen feet in length, another
twenty feet, and the third .twenty-two
feet..... -
Extras sfa letter from Edinburg,
Augufl 22. ~
Yeftcrday, a Gentleman riding by
the sea cost betwixt Limekills and
North Qieensfcrry, observed: three
whales playing in the water. He rode
directly to the Ferry and gave the in
formation to the fiffiermen there who
immediately lanched their boats, and
set off in perfuit of them. In a short
ABOOM, Esq. Straff of the county of
Columbia, accompanied by two bihdr
gentlemen,went to the sale of some pro
perty, legally advertised, in the town of
Nobleiown, expefting that his deputy
had arrived there before him and had
commenced the sale. When he came to
the spot he found his deputy had not
DANBURY, NOV. 14.
,The person who (hot Sheriff Hoga
boom, with three others principally
concerned in that melonchally business,
were lately apprehended at Canterbury,
in this State, and fafely lodged in Cla
verack goal.
KOSfON, NOV. 16.
Tn circulating intelligence which may
affed the, commerce of our country, the
Editors of newspapers ought,o be pe
euliarly cautious. In several of the
southern papers an account has appeared
trom Point-Peri, Gaudalouft, under the
A letter received from a gentleman
at Cape Francois, by the flopp Hebe,
Capt Rogers, dated ORober 6ch, fays,
''The damage foftained in this province
is moderately estimated at 500. millions
currency, beside the coffee eftatefy the
number of which cannot be estimated.
Two hundred and twenty sugar planta
tions have been destroyed—We have
now feme hopes of an accommodation
with the. blacks on condition of a gene
ral amnesty. *
the deputy not arriving, adjourned the
sale to a future day-^and mounted with
his companions.— A pistol was immedi
ately oifcharged, no notice taken of it
by either of them—proceeded abdat §o
yards from the house — go(or thereabouts)
armed men, disguised like Indians,ftart
cd out of the bufhesnfired a foot from
the whole without eff ft: Mr." Hoga-
BOOM said to his companion, " They
only mean to frighten us." — A second
charge way fired, when Mr. Hogaboom
received a fatal ihot, and had tirae on
ly to fay, " 1 am a dead man," before
he expired.'
This,' of all murders, within our
knowledge, seems to be most horrid !
A public officer, returning, not from
the difeharge of his duty, but before it
bad been executed, murdered by a cow
ardly set of affaffas, who had titen up
on them the appearance of savages, a
badge, which even nature did not enti
tle them to ; and under this garb per
petrated a crime far below the meanneft
of savage brutality !! , .^
[Four of the murderers were purjued in,
to Connecticut, where they were laden,and
carried back to New York for trial.]
At Davis' Straits, forty-fix fbipi have
faugh: 151 fifti, which are computed to
yield 1812 tons of oil, and 120 tons of
whalebone. Fourteen Amsterdam ves
sels caugnt 17 1-2 fifh.
been there—waited a considerable time,
ALBANY, OCT. 24.
Saturday last, CORNELIUS HOG-
NEW-LON DON, NOV. %
John Trumbull, Esq. of Hartford^
Conneaicut.,,
; Hon. Increase Sumner, Esq. of
Rozburj),,: " f' y
Hpn.SAMuelDextE rc,Efq.e/»„on.
JohnCranch, Esq. of London.
Hon. John Pickering, Esq. of
Portfmoqtb, N. Ham;/hire.
Dr. William Paine, of Salem.&
Dr. Samuel Tenney, of Exetet,N.
Ham,fare. , ? f ,
'Hon. Elex^nder HamiLTON.Efq.
'Secretary of the Triafury of the U. S.
date of Sept. 2§, wherein mention is
made of great'diftarbance, there—This
account was inserted in the last Centime!
Since then, the Editor has seen let
ters from Point-Petre, as late as Oft 2,
wherein no mention is made of any agi
tation ; but that bufi^efs in the town,
and on the plantations,was as brisk and
regular as at any previous time.
DIED]—At Salem,Mr. John Symdn&;
in the lOOthjertr of bis age.
Horsemanship. On Monday, a
gentleman belonging to this town, trot
ted a horse, in a falkey, 30 miles in two
hours and 43 minutes. The time al
lowed, and oet upon, was three hours.
" We learn with concern, by captains
Os veficls from oar fide of the water, the
erroneous reports made you of the fita
ation of this country : We can assure
you chat we are in the most perfect
tranquility, and that commerce was ne
ver more flourishing, or better pro
tc^ed. \ —
So much talked of, raised by Mr.
Rich, of brdokfeld, was publickly ex
hibited in State-Street yesterday. He
is said to be the largest ever raised in
America—and to be equal to any Europe
can boast of. His weigh: at Worcester,
was 2520 lbs. ..'.,
FIRE!
: Yesterday morning about 3 o'clock, a
fire was discovered in a pile of old hous
es, in Marlborough fleet, occupied by
several black families—Thb'' it was at
considerable height when difeovered,
the activity of the citizens prevented
any further damage than the loft of the
buildings' immediately attached, which
were either burnt or pulled down.
TheLadies'Neckerchief begin toopen
as the weather grows cooler, as if they
kindly meant by the warmth 6f their
charms to counteract the influence of the
feaion. - . ;= r
;Among,the Revolutionills in Switzer,
land, on their celebration of the 14th
of July," the following was one of their
Tovfts—" To the happy and free nation of
America."'
THE WESTERN ARMY,
- Under Gen. St. Clair, moved from their
headquarters, at Licking, on the l„h of
O&ober, for the Indian country. So im
portant information from that quarter may
be daily expeUed. - .
Several attempts having lately bees; matte
to ffror,drt bf the city of Philadelphia,
by fire? tlx Governor has iffied a Procla
mation, fyring 500 dollars for deteaing
the incendiaries' To which federal citi
zens have,added ^OO dollars more.
At a Meeting of the American Academy
of Arts and Sciences, Augufl 24, 1791,
the following Gentlemen were elcaed Fel
lows
Mr. Nathan Read, of Salem.,
4Mr. Benjamin West, of London,
Hforic Painter to the King of G. Britain.
Mr. John Singleton Coptey, of
London, R. A.,
AMERICAN ACADEMY or ARTS
ATURNIP FOR THE GREAT OX.
Mr. Ward, of Shrewsbury; in Wor
refer county has a turnip which grew in
his garden which weighed with the top
i6lbs. and without the top Igibs, the
bottom of it ^2s three feet and one inch
in circumference, and fi ye inches thick.
.:, NOVEMBER 19.
Extr^a of a letter from a gentleman at
Nantz, to a friend in Baltimore,
Charles BulfiNCH,Efq.of&/<¥<.
Col. John Trumbull, of Lebanon,
Conneaicut. r ~'.
Sept. 10.
The GREAT OX,
and SCIENCES.
FASHION. - .».
'" Cape Francois, Od, 15, 1791.
" You have been informed of the
i^futfeaion of the slaves, in the north
ern pare of the island. Th,y have mur
dered a great number of tho inhabitants,
fyfunen and children. They have de
<ftroyed the following, plantations :
, pom'dSug.bfug.Coffie,Cotton.lnd
Petit Anfe&& 11, 1
Plain doNord j 44 7- 5 3
L'acnl&Lemoadgz 4 15g 4 ,
Qua. Morinet 7 "
Grande Revier 134 5
Limbe & Port ) , ' „,
Margot P+ 6 337 2 ,
Dondon 00-120 0 0
Total 15418 931 jo^ 13
"' The number ot Negroes, in infur
region, women and children included,
is estimated at 68,664.)
"There are many wealthy people re
duced to the King's allowance ! Those
who have loft their plantations have ta#
ken refuge at theC@, as it is free from
insult. They are reinforcing the camps
to prevent the infurgeht§ Spreading
their ravages; and interdict them from
every kind of communication, with the
other parts of the island, and put an end
to the ihfurfcaion—which will not be
very difficult ; as the Negroes are with
out means of subsistence, and Without
ammuntion. The rest of the island is
perfectly tranfojl.
Extraa of Letters from JAMES PER
-1 KINS, Esq. dated,/
tape-Francois, oa, 20, 1791.,''
"We are in flat, quo, refpe&ing pub
lick matters ; I mean refpeaing a cod
clufion of otir negro war. They are
not now so near the town —nor do they
appear so fircely, disposed to. make bat
tfe as in the beginning—They are moft
lyyinlheLimbe.fr>
?, Mr, de Toward, v^ith 300 horse,
and 200 foorfailetf from hence two day
past, for Port Margot—He means to
come and brush all the intermediate
country — M. de Camlefort marches to
morrow to meet and assist him with a
large body, from hence. We'.are ic
hopes this will disperse the banditti. -
'' Mx. Bourne, the Coaftfi, left this
place 9or 10 days past, for Philadel
phia. . ~ '<-=>•
'' The Caps has- tittle to fear—we
are secure against all the negroes in the
colony, if properly defended."
9.be following gentlemen are appointed
to the feveral.,fees affixed to their, names,
in the National hand 6, the United Sates,
with their Jalarier, viz.
4 - dollars.
John Kian, Caffiief * , .. 2700
fyorge Simpson, ift Teller 1500
Gplian M'Evers, 2d do. 1000
'Ma Lawrezte, ift Book keeper 1000
^bnßudd, 2d do. too
pb^ip Enk, Difeount Clerk. 1 750
tfy&rd Stow, jun. Affift.Clerk 6po
?Guftßubey, Runner 600
Committee appointed to report a,^Branches
of ^ National Bank, as fan as
may be.
Mr. Smith, South-Carolina,
Mr. Wadsworth, Conneaicut,
Mt^Watson, New-York,
Mr. Mason, Maffaebufetts,
, • Mr. ^lNgham ^Peuifyliania."
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i^Efr 26.
On Thursday last the Circuit Court of
New-Hafcpihire, Diftria, epened in this
town, before, the Hop: Chief Justice
JAY, and Judge CUSHING. After
the customary formalities were over, the
Chief Judice gave a short arid elegant
charge to the Grand-Jury. He congra
tulated them on the prosperity and
Many very melancholy accounts of the
recent losses, and- the present situation
of the French Weft- India Islands, hav
ing been in circulation ; and too much
credit being often giv, to vague re
ports ; the Editor b^s made it the fub
je& of attention, toinveftigate the truth
refpeaing them, that the, interns of
commerce might not be injuriously af
feded : He is, therefore,: happy, in
communicating the following account,
faroithed him by the Hon, Consul of
France ; which must be considered au
thentick..
News from Cape-Froncois.
FROM PHILADELPHIA.
„C A SH.
Will be given for a lew
pounds of
Hogs Bristles;
At the DuckManufactory
in Exeter.
VARlOUS'kinds of Fool
scap and Pot Writing,
Paper,to be fold at this office
re .
WHEREAS Abraham
Lock of Epfom^in the r
county of Rockingham, is ad
judge&to.be non compos mentis,
and not capable of tranfaaing
business for himfelf, and the
fubferiber being appointed his
Gurdian, hereby cautions all
perlons against trading with
him on any account.
Isa Sandborn.
Epfom, iff, Nov. 1791.. .'
tranquility which pervaded the country,
and observed that their continuance de
pended in a great measure on the due
execution of the laws. The duty of the
Jury, he faid,was to present all breaches
of the Laws of the United States in this
diftria, and crimes committed on the
high seas. Those Laws, he said, were
no; voluminous, and were generally
known. No great additions ,have been
made to them; in the last session of Con
gress, except, indeed,, the Law usually
called the Excite Law. From the arbi
trary and oppressive manner, in which
laws of that denomination were executed
inEngland—and which the learned Judge
said, were repugnant to the rights of a
free people—a degree of obloquy had
been attached to them ; but Qongrefs in
the law just mentioned, had been careful
to avoid every thing, of the kind, and to
remove all cause for just complaint. The
laws of the United States, were gene
rally mild, and if we might judge by
their effefts, were wife. —Thofafor the
colleaiondf the Revenue, raffed in an
^afy manner, the monies required by go
vernment to discharge those debts which
were the price* of our liberties & present
happiness.—Their observance and exe
cution had been prompt —and the voice
of complaint was no; heard in our streets
This ought not, however, he said, too
lull us rinto fancied security—The con
dition of the, world required vigilance
and cifcumfpe&ion. - Innocent men,
ought not,he said, to be vexed with pro
fecutioh ;[nor ought those who were not,
innocent, to . escape answering for their
faults. The oaths of the Jury, the learn
ed Judge concluded, pointed out their
duty, which he had full confidence they
would difeharge to the fatisfadion of
their country and their own consciences.
Z After the charge, the Rev. Mr°
Rowland addressed the Throne of
Grace in priyerJ.
-—- =——-y LOVELINESS—
f'Needs not the foreign aid ofornament"
s , <^>^^>^><> <>^><,<^><,<Q>^,^^><^><,^,<^»ify
AL L perlons having any
claims against the Es
tate of James Marden, late of
Chichefter, (in the county of
Rockingham,) gentleman de
ceased, ^re desired to exhibit
the fame to the fubferiber,
Administratrix to said estate,
and. all persons indebted to said
estate are desired to fettle the
fame with her immediately.
Sarah Marden.
Ch^cbeffer, 18 h, Nov. 1791,
<MARRIED] — Mr. Jonathan F.
Sleeper, to the amiable Miss Dolly
Tilton, both of this town.
, At Bridgewater, (Maffa.)
on the i?>tb of October laft,Dr.
Henry Sterling,of P, evidence,
to Miss Christian-Little. She
was dressed on the occasion in a
suit of ber own menufadlure.•