The Columbian informer, or, Cheshire journal — Keene, N.H., 1795-01-06 00:00:00, page 1

MR. FENNO,
Ptofc !0 infers in jour paper the jollotjing
Directions to a PAiTiTE^.
SPREAD your canvas, take your pal
let and pencil, and (ketch
FRANCE,
As a tigress breaking her toils ; hunted
.by all the imperial and royal brutes of Eu
rope; place on her head the red cap; and
repreient her dancing, in wooden shoes,
10 the tune of Five la Re, unique :—de
vouring her own offspring,& dealing dead
ly wounds t all her furroundiug adverfuries
at the fame instant. The country of an
enthusiastic, gallant military ; and the the
atre, of Philosophical cut threats ; who are
facrificing an hundred lives annually, to
convince the world that they can weave a
cloth, Strong enough for amid (hire, from
the flimfey filaments of a cob-web.
RUSSIA,
The Fifteen UNITED STATES,
As an ancient sachem of America, re
clined under the Shades of an aged oak,
on the wefte^ bank of the Delaware,
smoking the calumet of peace with all the
ambassadors of Europe ; and shaking his
Tomahawk at a company of ragged hunt
ers from the wilderness, who are dan
cing a war-dance round a keg of whiskey
The country of independence, peace and
fafety—Long may (he enjoy them, unin
jured by domestic faction, or foreign in
trigue !
Depia in the back ground of the United
States, a motley group of figures ;- re
prefect feme of them working with the ut
most adivity to tear up by the roots an il
laftrious thriving native of the American
groves, called the national executive; and
others holding in reading's a mifereant,
creeping, ycleped jacobin club, which they
defigfl to pktit in its place. To diverfi
fy the group, you may dKtinguifh some
by volunteer cockades, ahd others by se
natorial robes. • To one you nfly give
the general's batoon, and to another rhe'
plume of his amsnuCTfri. Turn their fa
cet, grinning a ghastly smile, $ towards the
„gpdcbrt l myrfn ; thefa-griW, as if
approving.& drunken freaks. Cover
As an enormous, woman with a mon
strous hoop-petticoat ; one fide of it sprea
ding over half the kingdom of Poland :—
Shaking her fill at the Gaelic tigress, and
looking aslant, at the fame time, on a
map of the country, bordering on the Ar
chipelago and Black Sea. The country
cf boundless ambition, driving vast hordes
of ignorant Haves, tocultivate inhospita
ble forefts.
As a wolf, wounded in his hind quar
ters, sneaking off from the combat, and
hugging ponderous bags of gold, boons
up with tri-culored ribbands. Tbcregior.
of ladies and nunic faith.
~ —Q. ^CTRiA,
As a huge bear, lifting both his paw
against the tigress, who had just torn tff
the head of one of her cubs. A country
bloated with pedigree ; and composed 01
marts ardiSimilar,as was Nebuchadnezzar's
image; incapable of perfed union in the
field or cabinet.
SPAIN,
As a cat, stroking her whifkers,and with
a paw uplifted, squalling and spitting at
the tigress. The region of pride, fquirtt
ing with jealousy at all her neighbors.—:
The common channel, through which the
riches of Mexico and Peru pass to the in
duftrous part of Europe.
GR EAT-BRITAIN,
As a bull-dog, fattening on the limbs
ofthe tigress; held back by a monster with
a thousand beads. The hot-bed of liecn
tioufnefs and corruption—adion and re
aflion—both potfoning the public manners
and equally sapping the fair temple of li
berty.„
Mix your richest colors, and paint
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Columbians Informer ;
Or, C HESHIRE JOURNAL.
PRINTED and PUBLISHED by HENRY BL AK E, & CO. in KEEN E, New-Hampshire.
SLUYS or PEctafe—A sea port town
in Flanders belonging to the United Prov
inces, formerly one of the belt on that
coast, capable of receiving five hunched
vessels, but daily growing worse, i: is
now capable of receiving small vefth
only. It *as besieged in 1987 b, the
Prince of Parma; in 164.0 by Pr:nce
Maurice of Nafftu. Twelve leagues rorth
of Courtray, ig N N. W. hoA Oude
narde. and 14 . N. from Lisle.
Maeftricht—One of the largest and
mod ancient towns of the Netherlands, ta
ken by the Prince of Paima in 1579, af
ter a siege of four months, when it was
pillaged and Packed, and above 8,00 per
sons mifcrably perished; it was again ta
ken by Frederick Henry Prince of Or
ange, in 1632.
It was taken by Louis 14, in 1673 ; i:
undirwen another memorable liege in
1676 by the P ince of Orange; n was
attacked by Court Lowcuhal in 174.8,
and was on the point of tyng taken,
, lu| tb^ ?4ets of .& ^ Chapelle i^K
place.
The ramparts of Maeftricht are flan
ked with (mail towns and bullions with a
-overt way, in some plages double, in
others treble, supported by avast num
ber cf mines. They can form twoinun
dations, one on each fide of the town.
It has a magnificent bridge over the
Maefe,which river runs through the place.
It was bombarded by a division of Du
mourier's army under General Miranda,
in 1792, who destroyed a great part ofthe
town.
IT is laughable to observe the fhifts and
quibbles of men who feel themselves
in the wrong. Last spring our violent
war/^fo infixed upon it, that a sequestra
tion of British debts and a prohibition of
commerce with Great Britain were the pro
per means of humbling that infqlent coun
try, and procuring peace. These mea
fares were defeated—a negociaxion took
place, without the aid of Inch rough in
ftrumenU—a pram is procured— and now
It is 47- leagues E. from Bruges, 43
S E. from the Hague, 18 E.N. E. from
Namur, 37 S. E. from Rotterdam, 15
S. from Yenlo, and 93 N. N. E. from
Paris,
Flushing—a town of Zealand, of which
it is the key ; Situated on the North fide
of an arm of the Scheldt ; it defends the
passage of that river, and is the second
town in Zealand ; it was taken by the
dates Gen. in i;„ —9 leagues N. from
Bruges, eighteen W, from Breda, and 5
from Sluys.
Bois-le-Duc—a city of Dutch Brabant,
on the river Dommel, by which it is
surrounded. it is defended by three
forts and a caftje ; its fortifications are reg
ular, and planted with battions ; the ap
proach to it bv land is cn causeways. —-
The diftrid of Bois-le-Duc is titrated
between Holland on the N. and Upper
Guelderland and the Dutchy of Cleves
un the E. and comprehends three cities
and 102 vilages, some of which arc very
confi ierable, 21 leagues S. E. from Am
tlerdam—lo E. From B p eda, 42 ^N.
E. from Bruges, zz N. from Maeftricht,
and 94 N. from Psris.
the whole with year ftroßgeft shades, as
best adapted to their dark machinations,
as well as expressive of their general wish
of concealment. Finally, summon the
utmost powers of your pencil, and repre
sent the ancient facbem on the bank of the
Delaware, although intent on the bene
volent works cf peace, looking with an
air of pity, mingled with contempt, on
the whole of these worthless figures.
GEOGRAPHICAL.
FHEAIRE OF WAR.
FROM THE MINERS
TUESD Hr, January 6, 1793.
The tyrannical measures of Russia and
Prussia have produced a revolt and a rev
olution in Poland in the heart of Europe.
Had Rullia and Prussia been just, this
would not have taken place. And as if
heaven had given special directions in this
business, the Austrians ard Prussians on the
fouth and weft of Poland, were permitted
to exhaust their resources against France
before they were called upon to resist the
more feeble Poles. Indeed the wars and
immerse debts of nations seem to have
been the prelude and the means of pro
ducing revolutions. There is a connected
chain of causes and effeds in the course of
great national events, that diltindly mark
a Supreme, intelligent, controlling Pow
er; and furnifhes an evidence of a Provi
dence that might silence all the Atheiftsof
the Universe.
^ will not try to reafo'n these people
ontpf this good humour with themlelves.
It ti certainly a great lource of happiness
for %>en to be fatisfied with themselves.—
Tht end is obtained ; and it has been
obtained in defiance of popular zeal and
pnffi>n. The President has been openly
vili^fd for the appointment of Mr. Jay,
and Mr. Jay was fcandalonHy abused both
in fegw-York and Philadelphia even at
the uioment efhis embarking on a mission
of peace. Even yet, the partizans of
violent tfealuia manift it strong regret at
the p^fped of a bnplete difappointtnent
of .heir execrations. The leatt hint or
iufi^atih that there is f- r ne uncertainty
of otrEnvoy's success, affords them a
mater of triumph and exultation.
Tret America is likely to enjoy peace
is fortunate not only for its own citizens
'l* '" *°'"° "— '"' often men
>:,bc& r#p-^b^lc*^ *ii gme•
al convulsion and revolution will take
place speedily in Europe. The opposition
of the allied powers to French principles,
and their foolish crusade to conquer re
publicanism, will batten this resolution ;
perhaps a three years war in Europe has
accelerated a general revolution at leak
fifty years.
In this time of convulsion in Europe,
toinvolve America, this fruitful,exteniive
country, in the troubles of the old world,
would be a calamity to all mankind.—
Here let the oppressed of all nations, the
banished prince, who has the misfortune
to be born and educated a noble ; the
Have or the begger ; the aristocrats of
France, and the democrats of England :
all who feel the scourge of power, wheth
er from the courts of England or the Jac
obins of France ; here let the wretched,
the houfelefs Tons of misfortune find fafe
ty and repose. We have an excellent
country and a free government,what need
we more ? What would we contend for ?
All men are here free—let us be brethren
among ourselves and friends to all the hu
man race.
KNOXVILLE, NOV. I.
Cap) y a loiter from Double- Head, to Gov.
Blount.
Coofawatee, Oft. so, 1794.
PtllND AND BROTHER,
I SEND you this talk from this town, on
fay the <war folks, we hardly believe Mr.
Jay has succeeded, but if he has, it it
orrnfe we threatened a prohibition of
w-ir commerce and Sequestration of their
^W' A' ''" rate whatever be the if
for fthings, these blusterers will always
Shift off blame, and take to themselves the
merit of every favourable event. If war
had been found necessary at lift, thef
g^ patriots would have had all the
mpit—.hey would have cried, one and
all, we told you so. As there is now a
pofped of peace, why, ne believe fa,
the 1 , it is belt ; but it is because the
Era <h arc fuccefsfu!, and we threaten
ed $ secure the British money in our
ha^i.
my way home, just returned from our
father the President, and our beloved
brother Gen. Knox. Now, my bibibci
Governor Blount, you know very well#
ind the rest of the white people, when
t and feme of our people went to Con
gress, we were sent by our head men of
our land, to go to that place. Now we
have returned back; the head-men and
warriors, and young men also, are fatis
fied with what we have done, and are de
termined to hold the United States fail
by the hand and keep peace. Now this
is the talk of them all, and I am glad to
inform you so, my friend ; and it is pleas
ing to me that I did not spend my breath
for nothing. But it appears now we Shall
have a lading peace between us, which
the old head-men drove a long time for;
we shall now live in peace like brothers.
My people are now wanting to go out a
hunting, which ycu know is high time to
be out. You all know very well where
our hunting ground lies, that is on the
other fide of the big river, ard on the
mountain, and on the waters of Cumber
land, though you know very well where
we hunt; and we hope you will all keep
the white people from coming to hurt thy
hunters, as we all want to live in peace
now with you all. Now if feme of cur
mad young men Should go & deal a horfc
from some of your people, you must not ba
in a padion,or mad with ui ; but wait and
the horfc or horses shall be returned to
you again. This is what the great beloved
men told as, to return all fucn horfes#
and keep our voting men from doirg any
h # a iKZfto ihYwhne people. Vher. I
was at Oconee mountain, we sent for all
the head men at the big river(the Tenefee)
to come down there and hear the talk we
had brought with us. But, however, the,
did not all come, on account of some peo
ple having come in and killed feme of
them : But, however, when they came
down we told them that it was not our own
people's rioings that made the white peo
ple come in and kill our people; but it
was the Creeks doings that caused all this.
And when we gave them the talk, they
all received, and have taken hold of it
faft ; and we all mean to hold the talks
that are given us by the President and
General Knox, and we hope the white
people will not let our hands go, but
hold us by the hand, as we mean to do.
What mifehief has been done was done by
the Creek Indians' doings; and if the
white people hold us by the hand, we ma,
Bill stand our ground with them : For it
is they who have made us to be angry
with one another. We hope you have
now found them out,and our fuolifh young
men who used to be set on by them. We •
fend the Quadroon and his friend to carry
this talk toyou, and we hbpe you will
receive them kindly and treat them well,
that they have a good talk to tell their
friends who they come home; and wc
hope you will fend us the truth about our
people's going cut a hunting, for the,
will all be wanting to hear the news from
you, whether they may hunt in peace of
not. lam your friend and brother,
his
DOUBLE + HEAD.
Governor Blount. mark
[Tbe after to tbit mat perje£g fatisfa-
80© OP&O&QO© OPO
LATEST FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE^
VIA HALIFAX.
THE army of the North, which
ads against Holland, under the com
mand of Gen. Pichegru, is from 70 to
80,000 men strong of which number from
STATE of & FRENCH ARMIES
IN
THE LO^ COUNTRIES.
[Whole No. 9^.]
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