The Newhampshire gazetteer — Exeter, N.H., 1791-10-21 00:00:00, page 3

They farprifed and cut to peices 306
Brigands fur I'agitation du Nord, with
out any loss on our part,—Four pieces
of cannon were brought off.— Dandon
was burned a few nights past, and about
twenty people massacred. This we
regard as a heavy loss.—Many of the
inhabitants have retired into the Span
ish territory and others to our Camp
at the Monnet, which was yesterday a
bacdoned for want of numbers.
" We yesterday presented a petition,
and effected an abolition of thi Droit
, auhaine. I will fend you a cops.
" We have no fear in town, and art
personally easy.
66 The Mularoes have been in armt
at Port-au-Prince, but as the decree of
the 15th of May is granted it is expec
ted they will be quiet."
The British papers received yesterday
farther.inform, That Lord Cornwallis
had captured Bangelore,a capital city of
India, belonging to Tippo Sultan, in
which Were-found vast quantities offtores.
It was taken by flarm, and the garrison
were massacred to the number of 4000
The British loss is stated to have been
inconfiderable:—That the Ruffian and
Turkish Monarchs had agreed upon an
amiftrice for eight months, in order to
give time for adjusting a definitiveTrea
ry of Peace ; That the British fleet had
been hauled up, and the seamen dif
charged,except 20 fail : That the Natio
nal Assembly had not completed their la
bours, but were steadily engaged therein:
London, -aug. 9. Advices, which
He have received this day, flare, that
the Ruffian General de GUDO
WITSCH, has defeated a large body
of Turks, Rationed near Anapa, and
that he has even taken poff?ffion of the
fortrefs, and made the garrison prisoners,
which confined 0f6,000 men. The Ma
gazines, and every thing else in the place
even the vessels in the port, have fallen
into the hands of the conqueropra.—
Some accounts Rate the number of the
girrifon at 14,000 # m;n. Thus has this
General completed the reduction of the
Cuban, by seizing on the only strong
place of which the Ottoman forces were
in possession.
This loss will oblige the Porte to ac
cede to the terms proposed b. Raffia,
A London, paper of Sept: 5, received
by the Editor yesterday, furnifhes the
following article.-—
BRITISH GONSUL-GENER AL.
''Mr. Hammond, the new Consul-
General to the United Stares ofAmerica,
and late Secretary to the Embassy atMa
drid, will set off in the course of a vary
few day for Philadelphia. His appoftit
tacnx is of the higher importance to this
country, as he has it in comrtiffion to
conclude a treaty, which has been for
force time in agitation, or offenfive and
defenfive alliance between this country
Order.comes from Court, If their dress
is after the falhion of France, they are
fare to be rejected, for they think that
they who follow their falhions love their
opinions.
MADRID, [Spain] AUG.I.
NEVER was the Inquisition, civil
and religious, carried to such a length as
at this moment. The Code of CHAR
LES IIJ. was a chef d'ceavre of gentle
ness, in comparison of the pfefentlaws.
Not only the foreign artists are con
demned to make profeffion of the Catho
lick Faith, and to renounce all connexion
with their native country; under the
pain of confifcatiori, the gallics, or im
prisonment, but ever! merchants are in
volved in the fame doom. This barbarity
occafiont a great deal of emigration. To
gain admission into Spain, it is tieceffary
to have the Kig's order, and strangers
are watched on the Frontiers, until an
RECEIVED
Per the Ship Friendship, Capt,
Frasier, in 35 days from
'LONDON^
^d America. Tire outlines of this trea
ty have been already difcuffcd ; and we
learn that feme Very great commercial
advantages are held out to America as
the befit of it,which will in time fopplant
the greater part of the trade of Raffia
with this country."
TURKS and RUSSIANS.
That the profpea of an invasion of
France, by the Emperor, I'ruffia,Sweden
&c. thickened : But that the patriots of
France smiled at the folly of the foes of
freedom, and dared their strength.
The brig Recovery, Capt. Dougherty,
lately failed from Boston for Liverpool ;
but the wind coming east, was obliged
to put into Mount Desert, where, on a
gain coming to fail, a boy, in drawing
rum, fat fire to the spirits in the calk,
which instantly communicatid to the na
val stores on board, and burnt with such
fury as to preclude the possibility of sa
ving any thing but the lives of the crew.
17000 dollars in ca(h were left in her.
She was owned by Mr. Dennison of
Georgia.
Capt. Waffon, arrived at Philadelphia,
left Cape-Francois on the 14th Sept.
About 42 fail of American vessels were
detained there by the embargo; which
was so regulated, that when twoor three
vessels arrived from America or else
where, two or three others are permit
ted to clear out ; the intention being to,
detain so many vessels only, as may be
neceffdty for support & and assistance of
the inhabitants.,
Capt. Stevenfon,lately arrived at Phi
ladelphia, on the 20th Aug. In lat. 13,
56, long. 44, spoke fliip Light Horse,
from Salem sos the E. Indies, 27 days
out, all well.
Prince Kaunitz, Prime Minister to
the Emp^rour of Germany, on the 24th
of July, informed M. de Noailles, that
his master, "would not recognize him as
an Ambaffadour, until theMoft Chriftain
King was in the full and complete pos
session of Regal Power."
The French and GermanCounter-Re
volutiooifts now find rest for their hopes,
on the retufal of the King to ratify the
New-Cohftitution. They intend, if he
should refufe,to Manifefto his right so to
do, and then tc " cry havock, and let fife
the dogs of WW."
The ostensible cause of a refufal on the,
part of the king, will be the modifica
tion of the Legidarive power. He will
insist, it is laid, on the establishment of a
fecohd House to be elected from the ci
devant Nobles, agreeably to a plan some
time since fcbmitted to the National As
sembly. The Princes in exile declare
they will not return to France unless
such a branch is established—& there are
Converts tb a balanced form of goveri
ment. - -
Among A variety of accounts from
Cape-Francois, the following has been
related :— A widow who bwned a plan
tation on which there were about 500
negroes, having always treated them
with humanity and kindness, on the a
larm from the inlurgents, these slaves
applied to their owner for arms to de
fend her property, —and when the plan
tation was attacked, they repelled and
beat eft' the assailants, by which means
the estate was preferred from deftru&ion.
Humanity as ,well as honefy will be
found to be the belt policy.
ORDAlNED]—^@&^,^#)
on Wednefda, the sth infant, the Rev.
Nathaniel Howe.
Sept. 3d, in lati 39, 30, long. 64,
the brig Brothers was spoke with, five
days from Salem bound to Martinique.
Portland, O&, 14. —Tuefday last, ar
rived here, Capt. Stickney, in the Mi
nerva, 45' days frbm Liverpool ; by
whom we receive the melancholy tidings
of the total loss of the Hiram, Capt.
Freeman of this port, which was wreck
ed on a shoal of sand near Liverpool.
By this event, many families are
brought into mourning ; arid Mr. At
kins of this town hereby laments the
death of a third son, having loft three
fops Within three months.
= M Hancock, New-Hampshire, the
Rev. Reed Paice,—^ Sermon- was
delivered on the occafan by the Rev.
Thomas Holt, of Hardwick,from 2,Tim.
1.13.
DlED]—^ Philadelphia, on Sun
day 25th Sept, inthe 73d year of hit age,
Mr. William Bradford, man, years the
Editor of the Pennsylvania Journal, and a
Colonel of a rigiments of militia during the
MARINE INTEL L IGENCE.
SALEM, OCTOBER 18.
ORIGINAL ANEDOIE.
TWO Sailors passing by
a Churchyard, one
had the curiosity to examine
atombftone, situated close in
their way—The Epitaph
Contained an address from
a wife to her husband
and concluded with—"l am
not dead but sleeping here."
" Now d- — -n me Jack,"
replied the Sailor, " I'd scorn
to tell lies about these things,
for when I'm dead I'll own
it."
late war. He was descended from one of
the firft settlers in Pennsylvania ; and was
one "of 4 generations of printers, who have
uniformly diftinguijhed themselves, by de
voting the. Press to the preservation and
extension of the liberties of their country.
given,
Who fparklcd, bloom'd, and was exhal'd
to heaven.
On the Death of Marcus C. Knox,
Sort of Major-General Knox—
Aged 9 years.
BRIGHT as the gems, the wealthy
Orients boast,
Sweet as the odours of their fpiey coast;
A pearly dew-drop,fee some flow'r adorn
And grace, with ail its pride, the rising
Candidelta for High-Sheriff,
Rockingham County. -
Gen. Nathaniel Peabody,
Col. Nathaniel Rogers,
Col. E^iphalet Giddinge,
Mr. Eljphalet Hale,
Gen. George Reid.
morn :
But soon the bun emits a fiery, ray,
And the fair fabrick rushes to decay ;
Low in the dust, the beauteous ruin lies,
While the pure vapour seeks its native
skies—
A fate like this, to the sweet youth was
EXETER, (Friday) 0^. 21 .
Dr, Hemminways difeourfe, con
cerning the church, &c. " Designed to
remove the scruples and reconcile the
differences of chriftians,” —abounding
in originality, in. demonflration and in
charity, is, very soon to be published.
Sebfeription papers are filling up with
great rapidity. Almost every person of
character to whom papers have been of
fered, has encouraged the work.
"It is to be willed, that every family
among os may have one in their posses
sion. It is .the decided opinion of able
judges, that the Doctor's sentiments will
be adopted, by the greater part of our
churches, especially in New-England.
Should the eventjuflify the foregoing
opinion, the efta upon society and
manners would be raore fubflant ially be
neficial, than most of the writings upon
Divinity for a century past.
[Gazette of Maine.]
t^We have received an anonymous piece,
Jatyrifng a Brother Townsman, —which,
for want of wit and merit, must be defer
red to make room for matters of greater im
portance.
4^><^<^Q*tys^^^^^>^,<,s^,^^^^<,4
WANTED—lmmediately
AFEWTHOUSAND of
CLAPBOARDS, Jor
which good pay will be given —
Enquire of the Printer.
Wanted a BOY
14 or 15 years of age, as an
Apprentice to the Clothier's
Bufaefi.— Enquire of
DANNIEL CLARK.
Exeter, O&ober 20, 1791.
From the Gazette of the United States,
DIVINITY.
AMICUS.
State of New-Hampshire.
To Jojiah Moulton, of Hampton;
in the County of Rockingham tn said
State, Clerk "of the Proprietors of the
Town/bip of Tamworth in the Count,•
of Strafford in said State. —
WE the Subscribers, being
owners of more than an eighth
part of said Tamworth, request that you
would notify and warn a meeting of said
Proprietois to meet at Col. Amos Cogf
wells in Dover in said County of Straf
ford on Thursday the 24th day Novem
ber next, at three of the Clock in the
afternoon to consider of, and aft on the
following matters, viz—
To choose a Moderator.
To choose a Proprietor's Clerk.
To vote to raise such a fpm of money
for the use of the proprietary as they
may judge necessary ; or to vote, to
grant certain tracts of Land, for clear
ing Roads, or for any other purposes,
that may be thought beneficial to the
proprietary.
To chcofe a Committee or Agents to
perambulate the Lines of said Town
agreeably to charter,and to prosecute any
peffon, or persons who have, or may
trespass on the fame, ar to compromise
with such trespassers or others as , they
may think best—and further to do and
tranfad on any other things that may be
thought beneficial to the proprietary.
Thomas Cogswell,
John S. Sherburne,
John Hale,
Nath'l A Haven,
Bradbury Cilley,
Thomas Leavitt.
Pertfaouth, Gather 6, 1791.
PUBLIC notice is hereby
given, that a petition hath been
p efented to the General Court by the
Selectmen of Chicheffer, praying that
they may be Empowered to assess all the
lands of Non-refidcnrs 'lying in said
Chichefter, at tivo pence per acre towards
repairing roads, &c. Upon which
petition the General Court ordered an
hearing before them on the fee ona" Wed
nesday of their next session, and that in
the mean time they cause the substance of
said petition and order of Court thereon
to be published in one of the Nw-
Hamp/hire Newspapers three weeks fuc
ceffively,fix weeks prior to the fitting of
laid Court, that any person or perfoos
may then appear and shew cause, if any
they have, why the prayer thereof may
not be granted.
Pursuant to the foregoing
request I do hereby notify and
warn the Proprietors of said
(L. S.) Tamworth to meet at the time
4. h and place aforcfaid,for.the pur
pose therein mentioned.
JOSIAH MOULTON, PrfoC.ta.
Fort/mutl 02&r6, 1791.
— ——-. ——_—_____;
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
A LOT ofLAND in
Effingham, N°° 41 in the second
Stock orLuinker.
Said Lot is within half a mile of Esq.
Drake's Mills,lying on the main road*
Enquire of— THOM AS SAVAG.
Deerfield, Oel. zetb, 1791.
STATE OF NEW.HAMPSHIRE.
ALL-persons having de
. mauds on the Efare of William
Moore, late of Stfatham, Efa. deceased,
are desired to exhibit them immediately
—and those indebted to said Estate, are
requeued to make immediate payment to
HarVy Moore, ? Execute.
Peter Moore)
Dr Watts' Plain and Easy
Catechisms for Children,
Just published —and ready for fdh at this
office, oa. zu
Attest—JOSEPH PEARSON, Sec'ry.
Secretary's-Office, Sept, 29,1791.
TAMWORT H.
ROCKINGHAM—SS.
To be SOLD
Division —for