The Newhampshire gazetteer — Exeter, N.H., 1792-02-04 00:00:00, page 2

* Thefirft qualification necefar, for a
commander, is courage, the second is ge
nious frong and fertile, he ought to ,of-
Jess a talent for sudden and bap,, re
fogrecs—to have the art of penetrating
into other men and remaining impenetra
ble bim/elf—the third is health, if this
fails all others its feme mtajnre are ob
flrußed.
bill to be engrossed for a third read
ing.
The report of the feled commit
tee refpeaing the Secretary of the
Treasury's exhibiting annual accounts
of the receipts and expenditures of
public monies, was taken into consi
deration—This report consisted of two
resolutions —one requiring the ac
count, the other that a committe
ihould be appointed to examine and
report thereon.
After considerable debate, the fi/ft
refolation was adopted—the other dif
agred to.
MF. PRINTER,
THE melancholy tale, given by
sundry letters ; of the proceed
ings and defeat at the southward, is
truly deplorable and diftreffing.—lt
must rouse the feelings,coropaffion and
resentment of every citizen— — Not
only our feelings and compassion for
the wounded, and for brave men that
have fallen ; but for the unhappy pa
rents, widows,and relations; uho are
now weeping and bemoaning the loss
of their friends. —Doubtless their fall
ing bravely, in, the defence of their
country, will afford feme consolation;
but I remember well, in conversation
with the Lady and Widow of the late
General Montgomery, some one in
the company, observed that the Ge
neral fell like a Hero, in the cause of
liberty and his country : yes, fays
the good Lady ; but a living man, is
better chan a dead lion.—Although
the men fought bravely, it appears to
me, that their lives, in some measure
were thrown away: if so, it Calls se
riously and loudly for o^r resentment
—To raise troops, few in number,
for such an Expedition, and march
them from one end of the continent
to the other, headed by a General
worn down with age & infirmities* ;
and delay co cut a waggon road into
the heart of the enemies' country,
and when within a tew miles of their
town detach one third of their force
and the remainder encumbered with
fifty women; and not to know the
strength and fixation of the enemy ;
and for one of the principal Officers,
to receive feme important intelligence
the evening before the aftion and not
communicate it, discovers there was
something wrong somewhere: But
whether the expedition was badly
planned, or badly executed ; I leave
for others to determine; this 1 can
fay if these who planned, Or he who
executed, had read and attended, to
the 17'h. 18 h, 19 b and 20 h verses,
in the thirieenthChap'er of Numbers,
it might have saved the lives of many:
there they would have found, it was
necessary to spy out the land, and lee
what it was; and the people that dwell
therein, whether they were strong, or
weak, few, or many; or whether
they dwelt in cities, or /Long holds,
or ranged ic the woods; or whether
there were rivers, or fwa&ps to pass
to come at them ; or whether they
were forming alliance with other
tribes ; or whether they must b^ hunt
ed as a patridge on the mountains ;
the latter, I suppose must be the case:
if so, there was no need of fifty wo
men in the camp, nor any artillery,
at that distance in the country : An
enemy of that kind Should be taken
by furprile ; instead of being 6 months
catting a waggon road an hundred
miles, they Should have marched it
in fix days—so as not to have given
time for the enemy to colled—
burnt and destroyed what they could,
and returned instantly. I remember
when the noted Maj. Rogers was
feat to destroy an Indian town he
On the death of Jonathan, and lit
friend Corry ; or. Correspon
dent.
AH hapless Jonathan & his friend
are gone,
And in the tomb of falfehood laid !
Alas! they left the walksof truth forlorn
And fell by tools themselves had
- made.
Jonathan the falfe, the biggotted, the
proud.
him. Mr. H although brave,
was no: thoroughly acquainted with
checking an army in that way—Ge
neral Hazen ordered him to quicken
his march and he would manage the
enemy. The Gen. then tnrew a lage
body of troops into a swamp, keep
ing enough in fight to tole the enemy
into the snare—he succeeded. Tne
enemy met with so unexpected a re
pulse, and finding they had an old
hand to deal with ; pursued no farther
and rhe General brought off the whole
party fafe.
The famous battle fought with the
Indians at Pigwacket, by Captain
Lovel, is worthy of notice—they be
gan at fun-rife and fought till dark.
Each party took his tree, slump, or
log, as circumstances required —and
left off to appearance so good and so
good ; but it proved a complete victo
ry in favour of Lovel—for the Indian
loft so many of their warriors, they
never made any head after, f mention
these things, only to Shew that any
attack upon an enemy Should be sud
den, and that bravery does not conffft
wholly in Standing up in the ranks to
be fired at. When your enemy fchulk
behind trees, or lie on their bellies
covered with bathes—it is necessary
co know whom you have to deal with;
and give them their own play. I
have been told by huutfmen,that they
have been obliged, to catch an old
fox, to set their trap, bottom upwards
and succeeded.— Now, all we can do,
is co rectify abuses. Raise a good
army of enterprising men—leave the
artillery with the minister at war,and
the women at Congress, employ good
fpics and guides* ; and make a fad
don attack upon them, or their allies
and 1 think, under providence, we
may be fare of success.
An old SOLDIER.
* Spin and Guides serve as eyes to
the head and are equally efential to a
commander; money therefore foould never
be wanting upon a proper occasion such
as are good are cheap at any price.
found he was discover'd at a diftar.ee
from his place of destination; imme
diately forced his march—and at day
brake,made an attack upon the town,
rook the place, burnt, killed, and de
stroyed what he could, and in the
coutfe of an hour, set out upon a dog
trot through the woods, upwards of a
hundred miles, to the wefternrcoll
part of Massachusetts. Another
instance of General Hazen, who was
sent down the lake, in the French war
to reconnoitre. He landed his troops,
went into the connt.-y, and was at
tacked by a party of French and In
dians— he found by the weight of their
fire they would be too many for him
—he ordered his men to ruSh upon
the enemy, and turn them if possible
—he facceeded. And when the ene
my were well under way —he ordered
his men to make the belt of their
way to their boats 4 —and was out of
the reach of the enemy before they
could recover and be upon him. And
in the late war, a Mr. H com
manded on the lines-Qhe enemy
came out—General Hazen was or
dered to reinforce and take command
—by the time he arrived they were
engaged—General Hazen threw his
men into a piece of woods in ambush,
and order Mr. H to retreat upon
the run. When the enemy came up,
he gave them a severe check and fol
lowed Mr. H and fuon overtook
For the GAZETTEER.
An ELEGY,
The Ghost hints that 1 had not faga
ci:y enough to know when my prin
ciples are overthrown. 'Tis true, I had
not jagacit, enough to find one reasona
ble argrment against them : and I aft
if any bod) elje did? Or even if the
Gboft him Sty did ?
He likewise faysi that nothing was
taken for granted by them, but what I
endeavoured to eftablilh : Then quotes
the following idea of mine which, is i
ta/icized, to prove it. That fin was
necessary, in order fo r the exhibition of
mercy, and in order, by divine influence,
to efta the noblest of ends : and that
the Deity, from a benevolent principle,
was the Cause of it. Is this all they
can obtain to favour them in this re-
Ipeß ?---Slim, indeed !
But to be brief. They are called my
opponents : But 1 have never conjur
ed or treated them as finch ; but only as
' opponents to what I never harborued
an idea of, or as promoters of error. If
their frighted weakness promptest them to
Suppose, I refleaed blame on the Deity ;
" tvsas low, teas paring low ; 'twas
pitiful, 'twas meanly pitiful." But,
pray, let their raging prejudice cool
I down. I averted not what they fay I
aid, and a proof if their assertions a
gain, me, has been requeued, which
I the, have avoided. As to the pardon
of their fas, I am not Pope enough for
'that ; I only meant to pardon absurdity,
z Now if the Deity cannot cause fn in
Satan,without excising bimfrom blame,
as they fay ; then Satan cannot cause fa
in man, without excusing man from
blame : Yet they may be weak enough to
fubpofe Satan is the only cause of Jin,
I God causes boline/s in man; ye' man is
free, accountable,and rewardable in the
exercise of it. He likewise causes Jin,
yet man is free, accountable and punilh
able in the exercise of that.
It seems, however, they have found,
that Alcander is but a youth. But do
the) reject truth and scripture on that ac
count; and because of their per/ona:
prejudice against him ? have they
refuted hs arguments ? Or have they
even taken them up ? Will they not
fund on their own ground ? OrJuppfng
they were publicly approved of by their
iroftfd /riend would the, then oppose
them? Ah ! prejudice is the root of all
error. It the, have no regard for Al
- the, ought to have regard for
the Bible. But alas ! the, have not e
ven had fo.rfe to it. One thing is re
quefed of tbe # public ; which is this.
That the, would not exclaim against
Alcandei 's fenriments, before the, have
examined, or even read them.
§ Hinting that I may deal out my
sarcasms without interruption. But
this Eleg, is the las laurel due to their
defpicallt merit :| for the, are gone-.,
ah ! laid in the urn of falfehood.
* The garb of falsehood, in which
Corry again appears ; continuing fill
in bis disguised wa, of blackguardifm,
without one scriptural or J olid argument.
He n fubtil; it is true; but as falfe as
Jultil ; and thus we fee, Joining talents
are often devoted to bad purposes. Truth
ought neve^ t. be withheld, let people
draw what confluences they will from
it.
With Cerrj, his dup'd friend well
known;
Corr,, the grov'ling, fubtil, and the
fhreud,
Ah ! both, unpitied, I bemoan !
Bat fee ! thegboft in lurid garb ap
pears,*
Qjefting feme Muse to deck their
tomb;§
And none, but me, lets fall bewailing
As men,they claim my pity & regard,
For ah ! they've funk themfclves
in Shame !
Still none,but me, pays an elegiac tear!
Ah ! none, but me bedecks their
tombs !
tears,
Because 'twas their^eferved doom !
Tho' they to represent me falfe Strove
hard,
To black with heli-born terms my
name ;
WINCHESTER, DEC. 4.
TUESDAY afternoon arrived
here from Fort-Washington,
Lieut. Scevenfon, of the Virginia bat
talion of levies. He was in the un
fortunate action with the Indians on
the 4th ult. and has favoured us with
the following particulars, viz.—That
the number killed on our fide, amounts -
to 637, including officers—That Ma
jors Brown, Clarke, and Gaither,
Lieut. Hopper,Quarter-Matter Ward,
Reynolds, and Sample,are not among
the flaiu, as formerly Stated ; but that
Ensigns Williamson and Reeves, not
mentioned before, loft their lives in
the unhappy conflict—That Col. Gib
son's wounds, it is thought will prove
mortal—that Col. Darke is but Slight
ly wounded—that Capt. Darke, a
nioft promising youth, received a
muftet Shot in his face,which fradur.
cd a jaw, and rendered him fpcech
lefs, but that he is Stilt alive—That
the Kentucky militia, which were to
march with Gen. Scott, did not go ;
Gen. St. Clair having Signified to
that officer, that the Fort had been
amply supplied with provisions, and
every other requisite from head quar
ters—That Major Hamtramack, of
the fifft United States regiment, is ►
put under an arrest, for some suppo
sed mifeondua on the day of the adi
on—that he had information of the
defeat, and was detached, but decli
ned giving the necessary fuccour to
the retreat*— that the enemy's loss is
conjeaared to be between one and
two hundred —number of our troops
engaged 1400—number of the enemy,
supposed to be between 2 and 3000.
Since the arrival of Lieut. Steven
son, three other officers, and a few
private soldiers have passed through
this town, on their way to their re
fpedive homes, from the feene of ac
tion. •
hl, acquitted.
Ah ! luckless fate ! he will not hear
my moan !
Nor does he pity, nor compel !
For Corry's falfebood piompt from
heaven a frown,
And fan 'than'; Stole a smile from hell!
ALCANDER.
O Plut'o ghastly, Pluto ugly, stern !
O pity the bewailing ghost !
But if, to pardon vice thou canst not
learn,,
Then, angry, force them from thy
coast !
AMERICAN ADVICES.
False John'tban and his friend, O
kindly spare !
And thou shalt win a throne in hea
ven !
Pluto thou grim,thou ugly god,attend !
Let pity once control thy breast !
O spare ! O pardon ! Jonathan and his
friend ;
For if thou hopeft to be bleft ;
And thou against Plutonian law can'll
swear;
Spare ! if to thee such power is gir.
en,
And now I'll borrow fabled Orpheus'
lyre,
And found a tributary strain!
Who knows but mufick's magic power
can fire,'
And win them back to truth again!
None deigns, but me, the ghost's fad
plaint to hear ;
Because from Pluto's realm he
comes ! \
• He has face been tried and bonora-
I From the realm of falfebood.
By the lafl MAIL.