The Eagle, or, Dartmouth centinel — Hanover, N.H., 1797-10-23 00:00:00, page 1

MONDAY
A remarkable case of an i„mcee??t pefnfra
'lt^rr^d ^ de^b,rr^fr^d by be ^njefcn
of 'be ,il'j one, as related*by, an bifo
author.
Irfomeriimes happens that men, who
made the noft dangerous deviations
from the laws of society, and the prin
ciples of virtue, in a grearmeafure, owe
their crimes to the very benevolence of
their hearts ; and that in the mid# of all
their guilt we find a dignity of foul
which commands our high.ft adffiira
tron.,.
Frank tofon was the only fen of a
country gentleman in Ireland, who pos
sessed a little eftatefabout ;ooL a rear,
bug who, wih that liberality of feni
ment, so peruhrly the tha ra&riftic. of
his nation, gave into an hofpi«ality ra
the: beyond the dower of bis circum
ft# trees, in and promoting the happiness
of his friends, too frequently foN
got a necessary attention to his own ;
the consequence may be eaftly forefeen
by the intelligent reader ; old Mr. Lee
fpn was involved in perpetual difcul
ties, and was upon the eve of being
thrown into prison, when he was fared
% from a disgrace of bar naure by the
extraordinary pet, < fhts son. Frank
to a very excellent arnderftanding,joined
to a very amiable peifon ; on whichac
count, a young lady with an irdepen
dant fortune of 8000. had long beheld
him with a favorable eye; but Frank
being attached to another whofr beau,y
?,d-m?'rir were her only recommenda
tions, had hitherto declined to profit by
this lath's partiality ; however, whenl
he".faw there, was no other meth
od of saving an infirm father and mo
ther from poverty and bondage, of bis
filial aifeaion got the better of his love ;
he tore himfelf from the woman of bis
foul, and married the eight ihoufand
pounds : with this more,, he paid off
the ol+gentleman's debts, 2nd entered
t he world with a degree of reputation,
c onsiderably superior to the generality
o f his acquaintance.
As nothing Could feparatc Frank, and
bls father, the old couple and the young,
.lived for some time in the meft perft&
ftaie of harmony under the fame roof;
and the severity of their former situa
tion producing a necessary regulation
in their cxpencci, they were every day
rifibg no less in opulence than in feli
city , when an unexpected misfortune
left them in the moment of their nune^
fepurity without shelter and without
bread; old Mr. Leefon, finding his
health very much impaired, and con
ceiving a disgust moreover at the part
in which he feuded becaafe his friends
.had not formerly been so ready to assist
X him in his nee ffities^as he had reason
to expefl ; re/olved with the concur
te fence of his son to dispose of his estate;
J and to make ah adequate purpose in
the neighbourhood Os Dublin,w he re he
, he might have an opportunity of con
sulting the best ph, ficiahs, and egablifh
ing a more agreeable circle of^cquaiu
tance t pursuant jo this plan Jie fold ey
ery acre he possessed, had the purchase
money home in bills;ana was preparing
to set off for another part of the king
dom in a day or two, when an heap of
ashes, destroyed all his effects, and gaf/e
him Scarcely a Moment more than what
_was absolutely peceffary for the pre fer
vafen of his family. Frank whose
whole property was dfo in bills, and
packed-Op ready for the intended de
<pasture,left all in the general calamity,
and was obliged together with his father,
hi( mbrher, and hi# wife, to take refuge
at' a neighbouring gentleman's for
/ a few days, till they were in a capacity
of reaching the met,typify; where Frank
exprded, from some letters which he,
obtained to thelord lieutenant, to pro
cure * little* establishment either in the
army or public offices. ;^
On the arrival of our ut fortunate
Volume
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— -rEDICATED TO POLITICS, &<I) THE BELLLS-LEIIRLS.
QUID VERUM, atquedecens, cvno.—lmpartial Truth and Ufejulnefs we Study.
==~=R4zzz3ra&*fa#&i&«^tate_tt^ : —I .
family in town, young Mr. Le?fon ap
plied himfelf inJuftnuufly to profit by
his recommendations ; but, alas, though
himer with civility, he could obtain
no belief, every troth application, gave
him nothing but frefh occasion to
lament the mifrable prbfe4 before
him : and while he was continually
cheering every bosom at home .virh the
tyeed) expectation of halcyon days, be
had nothing but .despair in his own.
At length, destruction became too
evident to be concealed! his father,
who was now confined to liis bed, had
been a whole day without sustenance,
and young Mrs. Leefon was every,
hour tumbling, leak the pains of pa
turiency should oblige her to solicit the
charitable assistance of the public ,• thus
feuated, torn with a thousand pangs,
tor a wife who possessed his highest
etem<: for a father whom he almost
woJhipp-d, and a mother whom he
tenderfy loved ; Frank (allied out one
evening into the ftreers and flopping a
gentleman whose appearance indicated
opulence ; he demanded his money with
such a wiidnefs of accent, that the
gentleman certified out of his wits, im
mediatefy gave him a purse of fifty
guineas, sand Frank eagerly rerreated^to
his lodgings, depositing the m ney with .
/hifljtber, grid fe'diog iriio he had re
ceived it from the lord lieutenant's^
order, as an earnest only of future ob-I
ligations ; the family at home nut I
doubting the truth of .this rotation,
poured out their whole fouls in acknow.
ledgment of the vicero, '^ goods?fs,a nd
cnee more refreflud themfeives with a
.comfortable repatt.-
(To be continued.)
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FRANCE. <
PARTS, AUG.
.ARMY OF ITALY.
Head Quarters at Milan, Aug. 1.
The Commander in Chief to the Executive
DireHory,
Citizen Directors, - .
After i§ days prefoerups fail, the
fleet, co.mpGfid of several ships of the
line and a number of frigates, under
the c mmand of Capt. B>u ! de which
left Venice wih a body of troops on
bpard, commanded b, General Gen
tili, cast anchor in the road of Corfu.
Four Venetian ships of war which were
there, reinforced our squadron.
Upon the loth M^hdor our troops
landed, and lock peffeflion of the forts
of Corfu, where they found 600 pieces
of cannon, the greatest part of brass.
An immense concourse of people was
upon the shore to welcome our troops
with those shouts of joy and enthusiasm
by which men are animated on the re
covery of theft freedom.
At the head of theft' people, was the
Papa, or Chief of the religion of the,
country; a man of intelligence, and
ndw in a very advanced age. He ad
vanced to Gen. Gentilli,^ and fa id,
" Frenchmen, you will find in this isle,
a people ignorant of the feiences and
the arts which adorn nations. Do not
however, despise them upon this ac
count. They may yet become what
they have been ; redd this book add
, hard loefteem them." The General;
with cinioftty, opened the book thus
represented to him by the Papa, and to
his no small futprife found it was the
Ody/le, of.Homer., ± „
The files of Zantes, Cephalonia, %
Mature, are animated by the fame de^
fire, and express the fame sentiments of
liberty. The Tree of Liberty; is plan
ted in every village. All the Com
munes are governed by Municipalities,
varal the people expert that with the pro.
I teafon of the grande nations they will re-
cover the feiences, the arts, the com
mence, # ,the, had ioft under the tyranny
of the Oligarchs.
The iflind ot Cotevra, according to
Humer, was the country of the pripcefs
Nauftca. Citizen Arnaud, who en
joys a well merited reputation in it lie
Letters, informs me that he „ about to
embark, in order to plant the tri col
oured standard on the ruins of the Pal.
ace of Uh ties.
The Chief of the Manloies, a people
the .real descendants ut the Spartans,
and who occupy the peoinfula wherej
the Cape of Mataflau ts fixated, has ,
feat me one of the pi.tqrip-l men, up the
country to intima e to me tbe define he |
hat to fie in his baiboufo ft,me Enoch;
vefffe, and to be useful in any rtfp<&;
to th|: grande people. 1 have frn^ him 1
the letter of which annexed ,cu have
a copy.
• | BUONAPARTE.
CADIZ, JULY 17.
Yeterdar Admiral Jarvis ieut a flag
of trufoe, reclaming from Gen. M<@,
redo, 9 officers, among whom was bis
nephew, whom he thought prifonefs ;
but 'id was difepyered from tbe wrecks
driven ashore, that the chaloope on
,boards ,f which was his rephew, hart
I gone down during rhe last action, which
was very brisk.
PHILADELPHIA, SEPT. 2t.
A 'French agent at Havaunah is the
partner of Santhdnax in mod of the U
privateers from that place.
Capt. Paul from Curracna informs,
that an infurreftion of a very Frimus
nature had been plotted at L^nira,
which was upon the point &f a fuccefs
fol comple-ion, when the government,
a&iog with all the energy and impe^
tuofi# of the French character, march
ted out a superior force, and, after a
Iferf obstinate and bloody engagement,
Imade many prisoners. A large party
were, however, still embodied in the
country, who had demanded the release
of their companions before they would
lay down their arms.&
Capr. Paul further informs, that nol
American vessel is permitted to remain
at' Laguira more than five days, and
no person from them allowed to go on
shore. T
Dumourier, late general in chief of
the French army of the North, is now
engaged in conducting a Literary Jour
nal at Hamburgh.
PORTSMOUTH, OCT. J.
A Mrs. Jenkins of Lee, lately ap
prehended in this town for passing coun
terfeit ten dollar Salem bank bills, was
on trial before the Superior Court Ihft
week at Exeter, found guilty, and sen
tenced to pay a fine of three hundred dol
lars and costs of court, which amoont
edriom hundred more ; she is commit
ted until fehtence is performed.
DIED.—-On Thnefday !aft, Doßor
HALL JACKSON, in the 68th year
of his age, after a short and painful ill
ness, occasioned by a fall from his car
riage the proceeding week, and on Fri
day his^ remains sere committed to its
kindred earthyproceeded by the Grand
Lodge of Masons and St; John's Lodge
in ample form, over uhi^h he had pre
sided d loug tithe as Grand, Matter;
with the Fire Society; b'f which he was
amembet; followed by a large trein of
relatives and friends whose countenan-,
ces bespoke ihe toss ofadeat friend and
a valuable acquaintance.^-He was ce
lebrated both in Europe and America
for bis fltill in Surgery, as well as in
the Medical art; [„ the 'obltatic and
OCTOBER 23, 1797.
and inoculating branches of the pr o>
fe^on be was unrivalled.—His oenids.
wMbribimt; his knowledge orofoiut
bis wake extenfirt ; & fuccefshn
common, and his diligence and bene
volence unbounded. The bleding.of
many ready to perish fill on him.—Hi; 1
merit alone will be his heft panegyric,
and will erect the molt durable monu
ment to bis mem)rv.
. On the fohofiALij^
Etq, a dirtinguidieJ Phjficiaq, ant
Grand Matter .of the Society of Free
%nd Accepted Maso n % in New. Hamp
'hi,, a gentleman who not ony (hone
eminent in his profeffion, but a'fo for
his phUan hr>,hy and private virtues,
Ye jons ofjei^ce, and f freedom mourn,
Rclentle/s d p ath from you a gem hat torn!
In fable tweeds, ,r p^r, your lof deplore ;
The great Phjjuiau, 3' voter friend's n>
more !
Eu/brine bit urn, each orphan <wi 5 jour
J^^.
Wb:je aid & bounty, hijb'dyur infant
cr ; m
lefrom ivhfe eyes, bis hand hat wip'd the
tear/
OfkeeaQ hrrozu; drop one e'er hb bier.)
Genius, and meric, quit your jacred dome,l
fith flowers ^ <#//;wr, deck you rfavo
rit's tomb. v
Hit cv ry a&ion, merits nobler prafe,l
Than fculptur'd honor, or poetic lays.l
Hit d-eds Jball jhine on Fame's refu T oen!■
For emu 'a'% to ertfofog ^g.^ —
Within bis bfm, virtue fix'd her throne.
In bird each grace, with brilliant lupre
phone.{
The tender pa'ert, and the hujtand hind.
1 befriend ^ patriot were in him combin'd.\
frepar'd for Heaven, Ip;foul has wing'd
its way.
To feenes of glory and eternal day,
7 hr re u ^conceived blifsybt thoughts employ,
There firings the fountain of eternal joy.
Tnere ftr+ins of Seraphs ar# forever b°ard,
1 here deutblefs virtue, meets a greet re -
ward. t
CERNOWITZ, JULY 6,
The rebels of Poland have chosen,,
Bakowine as the theatre of their op--L
rations The day before yefterdav the,
eo'ered that province in two divisions.
Twenty five men were taken, and a'
dragoon dahgeroufly wounded, by one
0I those parties.
The Poles are all qn horseback, arm
ed with pifoh and pikes, ornamented
with frail red flags. A corporal who
Was recruiting in the diftritt of Ebi
badb, was killed by the rebels.,
GOSHEN, SEPT. 19.
On Friday morning, the 18th in& an at
tempt was made by a negro boy about 15 or
16 years of age, to murder Mrs. Van Inwagen,
the wife of David Van Inwagen, with whom
he lived, at Pehnpick, in Ulster County.
Mr. Van Inwagen having been from home
the evening preceding, he attempted to go to
bed to her, but she struck him feveril times,
and ordered him out, which he at length 6-
beyed. In the morning Mrs. Van Inwagen,
after milking, ordered hir nto drive away the
cows, and go to ploughing, he flatted, but & ,
soon returned ; (be ordered him a fecund time
but be refused ; he took an ax, whetted it, anl
fat by the leach tub, where she had been at
work, when she ordered, him a third time to
goto ploughing, telling bim,£he did not go,
Ihe would acquaint her father-in-law, who
owned thenegro, and who lived about a qtiar.
tor of a mile distant, and Parted to go—3u
having got about half th^ way the uegr'
caught'her & attempted with a large knife to
cut her throat, but cut so high that the jaw
bpne prevented it from killing her ; he made
a feernd attempt on ,he other fide, but by
her ^rfiftaidce wag prevented, she then eudca
voured^a wrest the knife from him winch'fhe
at length cfleded, hairing cut her h^nds in 15
places to the bone : be then threw her on the
gr^uidand pulled her,y ' the arms about fix
rods and fork a ftont with which he struck
her federal times, bpt it not' being large e
noa, to diffach her, he threw it down and
took a larger one, frith which he cut five
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