The Columbian informer, or, Cheshire journal — Keene, N.H., 1794-08-19 00:00:00, page 3

CONNECTiCU T.
LITCHFIELD, July 3 0.
On Monday last, Sergeant Lent Mun
son, late of the firft fee-legion in Gen.
Wayne's army arrived in this town irom
captivity among the Ottoway Indians.—
Mr. Munson's intelligence, observation,
and integrity entitle him ufiull credence.
He wastaken by the Indices at their de
feat of the party under the command of
Lieut. Lowry and ensign Boyd, escorting
the waggons, on the 17th of October last,
four and an halfmile# advanced from Fort
St. Clair. The Americans confuted oficq
rark and file : Os the Indians there were
but „. How many Americans were kil
led he knows not ; there were only eleven
taken prisoners, one of whom a weak
ly boy, unable to travel, was killed
and scalped. The remaining ten were
diftribated among the captors, their heads
fnaved, and made to serve as Haves. He
was carried by his matter to their fettle
meet on the Maumee river, thirty miles
from its mouth on Lake Erie ; where
he continued until the 17th of June left,
when he made his efcapc.- The warriors
had gone off on the tach to join the main
body of the Indians that was forming, at
the Glaze about 40 miles up the river. —
He had before this rime learned their lan
guage so far that he could well underhand
their conversation. They told him they
expeded to have a great number of war
riors collected, enough to cut Wayne's ar
my to pieces; but the traders, there, laid
if the Indians collected 1600, itwould be
more than they expeded ; 1500 they tho't
was the utmost the Indians could bring in
to the field. He fays the indians talk with
great confidence of their own superiority
innumbers and bravciy ; and boali that
they are not afraid of fcur to one ; they
fay the American array is made up of cow
ards, and boys. Th^y seem however to
Hand in awe of General Wayne, though
-they despise his Men; and from all that te
underfired from the Indians and traders,
fee thidk^ P'" #a ' °' GviiCUahig >s^ vsin
paign will be by attacking escorts of pro
vision and detached parties ; and that they
will not attack the main army unit fa they
find'it weakened or expo fed.
Mr. Munson escaped by the way of the
rapids, Detroit and Niagara. He saw
the new Fort ere&ing by Gov. Simcoe at
the rapids of the Maumee, 15 miles from
Lake Erie. The party there at workin
flead of quitting the place,as has been re
ported, had been lately reinforced by a
bdut too men. Gov. Simcoe had been
there a short time before ; but was at Ni
agara when he came through that place.
A regiment called " the tirft American
regiment, or the Queen's Rangers," was
raising at Niagara, where the bounty was
jo guineas. He was solicited to engage in
the corps by -a Mr. Fanning, one of Gov.
Simcoe's Aids, who told him that they ex
peaed a war with this country. They
were making great preparations for war,
repairing their forts,and arming veffcls ; 3
vefiels of war were failing on lake Erie ;
tweof them carried 12 guns, the other 8 ;
and several gun boars.
The Indians have no expectation cf bc
ingfubdued ; they fa, that when they have
cut offtwo or three more armies of Ame
ricans, the linked States will make peace
witli them. On the fourth of June the In
di^s received their supplies of ammuni
tion for the campaign from the King's
stores.
Defeat of the Spaniards.
PAR I S, June 6.
Letter from the Representatives near the
Eafteru Pyrennean army, dated Colli
oure, Ie 9 Praireal.
"— " Ci tokens Colleagues,
“ We have to announce to you a great vic
tory obtained over the Spaniards. Nothing
but the infant love of country could bave end
LATEST FOREIGN ADVICES.
Recetvid at Bofiem by the arrival of the Jhip
Alfredfrom London.
Events of War, between the
Combined Powers & France.
tiwatomies to join in the war ; the lad
was on the firtt of the latt moon, when
he promised to join as with fifteen hun
dred of his belt warriors as before men
tioned.
But we wish for peace; except a num
ber of cur young men.
Examined and carefully reduced to
writing, at Greenville, this 7th June.
By Yesterday's Boston Pwft.
,bled oar brothers* tn arms to rave overcome
the ulmyl brifrrafae obfaNes which opposed
their success, aid which jheldedtheir enemies.
St. Elmo, fixated an au alntyl inaccefible
mountain basfallen —and its garrison though
'thus.Jituated have capitulated,
I '' lh have this infant been to fee, accord
ing to the terms of capitulation, Jevon tbou
fand fives depojit their arms at tbejeet of the
Republicans, and take the oath, not to serve
againf the Fren, Republic, during the tear.
" The force of the Spanijb guard at Colli
cure, and its environs, are, fix battalions of
Spdnifo, and one regimens nJ Waloon Guaras
—in all eleven regiments not complete, bfdes
artillery and cavalry.
" Return of prisoners. Three Marshals
de camp, 10 Brigadiers, 1- Colonels, 60
Lieutenant Colonels, 300 Captains,and Lieu
tenants, 300 Sergeants, 6468 privates and
several companies of artillery and cavalry.
" Six tbofand four hundred and ,xty
eigFt mufuets, twenty fandard's, ico chefi
of tambour, all the borjes and mules, tbe
arms and equipments of the cavalry, and ar
tint ry.
" in bavefent two officers who are char
ged to prfynt to the Convention the Jplcndid
trophies of this villery of republicans, Vive
la Republic-re. Signed,
SOUBRANI"and MILHAUD,
Ypres is wholly surrounded, and the
French bombard it day and night—and it
is fuppofrd cannot hold out lung unless
fuccoured. The next objeft if it falls, will
be Nieuport, which is wed fortified.
Another visit from the French is expell
ed here. The merchants and opulent
people arc preparing to quit the town ; the
Flipping are hauling out, and the sluices
arc filling with water. We have hopes
however, that a junftion between Clair
fayt and York will be effected, and that
Ypres will be fuccoured.
JUNE 15. Ypres still holds out dourly,
and the beuegers as yet have done little
damage to the town, although their fire
has been tremendous. Several reports are
in circulation, one is that Clairfayt has
dislodged the French from Hoodiede, in
the vicinity of Ypres. The iluices are hop
ped filling.
* Ypres is a eonjiderWe barrier town, in
the Aufrian Netherlands, Jituated 12 miles
W. of Courtrai, 15 N. IV. of Life, and
130 N. of Paris. :;
"NEWPORT, JUNE |B.
" The French have retaken Furnes,
and all the posts which our garrison bad
possessed themselves the evening before."
LONDON JUNE 18.
The French collated from Lille, Cour-'
tray and Menin, who now farround Ypres,
IT has been mentioned that the French
were bending all the force of their North
ern army against Ypres, whica is defendeo
by a strong garrison ; and that Clairfan &
York were marching to force the Carmag
noles to raise the liege. The right wing
of Clairfayt's army commenced the attack
on the French, who immediately poured
in such numbers of troops, a. to oblige it
to retreat precipitately, and with much
loss. The Duke of York's army is endea
voring to recover the dialler, and to as
-611 Ciairfayt, but as Menin and Courtray
obftrud the jundion, he mull hazard a se
vere adion to effect it.
§ Tbe Jfl and of Corfaforms tbe 83V de
partment c) France, and is represented in the
.AisUgcraalNatsnfv&utto^. —iLiLuolse —Meatter,
ranean, is about 8 1 miles in length, and 40
in breadth.
“ I have tbe honor to acquaint you, that
tbe town and citadel of Ba/ha, with tbe jev
00.1pojis on ibe heights, Jurrendrred to tbe
arms of bis Majefy on tbe zzd. The capitu
lation was agreed to by two Adjutant Gener
als, tbe Prejident of tbe department, and tbe
Major of Bafta, on the part of tbe French,
and by Tice-Admiral Goodfall, Capt. losing
and by Captain Inglcfald. (Here follow
elogiums on the otiicers aud men, and
the articles of capitulation ; in the latter,
good terms are given " In consideration
of the very gallant defence the garrison
had m de"— The troops in garrison were
3000 in number, who are to be fenc to
Toulon.J
Extract of a letter from Admiral Lord
Hood, to Mr. Dundas.
< Victory, of Eallia, May 24.
" Sir,
Capture of Corfica.§
SIEGE OF TPRES e
OSTEND, 'JUNE 14.
11,000 1,500 450 12,950
THE LATEST ADVICES
From Europe, that can be relief bn,
are contained in a letter bro't by a gen
'tieman, who came passenger in the Juno,
from Amsterdam : They date, that on the
A motion, that each department (83 in
;number) Should fopply a man of War and
;* frigate, was referred to the committee of
Public Safety.
Barrere read an address, denouncing the
Englilh nation,and concluded with a pro
position, that no Englilh or Hanoverian
prisoners should be taken prisoners, but be
immediately put to the sword. [gf We
underjl ndthat this decree was coldly received
by the French Notbern army, who had def red
tbe Generalybereof to inform the Convention,
that they were determined to fight like men,
but were not willing to at? like brutes—And
a paftnger, who came in tbe vessel from Am
ferdum, informs,,that tbe decree bad been re
voked.]
Extras of a letter, from Bafaterre Guada
loupe,dated July it,
" A gentleman who has just arrived
here from the Camp at Pete Burgh, in
forms, That nearly the whole of the French
that arrived at Grand Terre from France
have either been killed, died, or are sick :
The Negroes that joined them have defer
red and begged their Matters to take
ibem back : The Republicans are in want
l of every thing particularly water, being 0-
bliged to drink brackish well water, which
I not agreeing with their European conftitu
icion has brought on difenteries of which
Ithey daily die ; In short that in a very little
time, without making any more attacks on
them, they will be so much reduced as to
be under the necessity of surrendering at
diferetion ; The Negroes of the Guada-
Ibupe fide of the Siver Salle are faithful A-
Ulbxrata; the work on the Eftate^goes on
a, in the time of profound peace ; we are
not under the lead appreheafiod in thi#
townT:•
No news of a Foreign Nature were re
ceived by these ma:br—Of a Domestic,
the moll and onJyimportant, is of the An
ti Excise infurredion, in the interior of
Pennsylvania.—its alarming appearance
has ccnfiderSbly increas'd. The last in
formation from Pittsburgh, fays, between
5 and 6,000, of these insurgents affemblcd
on a green in that town —chose a commit
tee to point out those moftoppofed to their
measures— and then appointed another
committee to compel such to quit the town.
Among those several committees, the name
of the celebrated H. H. Brackenbridge is
conspicuous. The President has issued his
Proclamation, ordering them to desist from
such illegal affcmblages—and conduct
themselves ,s quiet and orderly Citizens
before the 6rft of September next—as af
ter which time should they perfume, he
will be under the disagreeable necessity of
enforcing the law in such cases provided
and calling out the militia to his aid.
The Governor of Pennsylvania, has also
HTued a proclamation for furpreffing those
riots—and declares his determination to
co-operate with the President in co-ercive
means ihoald they be necessary.
August 16.
The Prefidentof the United States has
issued a requisition for raffing 12,950 of
the Militia, of the following States, to
be he d in readiness to march at a mo-
amount to 60,003, Two attempts have
been made to Itorm the works ; and the
red hot balls fired into ±e town, have dc
rtroyed several fine hotties.
meat's warning, viz.§
Infant. Artil. Cam. Total.
Pennsylvania, 4,500 500 200 5,200
New.Jerley, 1,500 500 100 a,too
Maryland, 2,000 200 150 2,350
Virginia, 3,000 300 3,500
The repulse of Clairfayt's right wing
was attended with conliderable lot's; but
by no means prevents the operation of the
measures to fuccour Ypres. Our accounts
from Ottend; to the 15th, con<radi& the
report that Ypres had furrendcred the 13th.
However, such an event is to be expected,
if alliance is not speedily given the gar
rison.
MASSACHUSETTS.
BASSETERRE, (St. KITTT) July 17.
FRANCE.
NATIONAL CONTENTION,
May 13.
LAST NIGHT'S MAIL.
BOSTON. Aug. i 5.
PARTNERSHIP DISSOLVED.
qr A HE Copartntrlbip of ALEXAN.
DER RALSTON, & Co. is this
day, by mutual consent dissolved. All
Persons indebted to said Company, and
all persons indebted to the late Co. of
MACCARTY and DUNBAR, are re
quelled to fettle the fame immediately,
with THADDEUS MACCARTY, Who
is empowered by' said Co's to receive the
fame.
Kiene, Aug. xyb, 1794.
TAKE NOTICET
THE PRINTERS want their pay—
and they would thank all those
who are indebted to them for Papers (and
who have never paid one farthing} if they
would now advance a little.—We are sor
ry to be under the necefiity of dunking,
but it is that which compels us ; there
fore we hope our request will be attended
to.—The PAPER-MAKER calls loud,
and if the call is not noticed, perhaps the
next will be a Cheshire, fl Those of
our Patrons who receive their Papers of
Benjamin Ellis, are solicited to pay feme
regard to this call, his receipt for us will
be a difeharge to them, for whatever they
pay. We return our thanks to those who
have been pan&ual, and to the Public for
their encouragement; but unless punctu
ality is attended to, the Press will run
heavy.. HENRY BLAKE, & Co.
Keene,. Aug. 19/^, 1794*
GRAYED ^ stolen from thd fubfaio.
er's pasture in Keene, on the night
of the 12th inst. a reddilh roan MARE,
with a bulhy lighulh coloured tail, be
tween 12 and 13 years of age, trots and
paces, no shoes on her hind feet.-— Who
ever will take up said mare shall be hand
somely rewarded, and all neceffaiy charg
es paid by THOMAS THOMPSON,
Keene, August 18, 1794.
Erratum in our lafl. In the address
of the Rev. Aaron Hall, to the officers?
and soldiers, 4th paragraph, 4th line, for
" there can be just ground" &c. read
', for there can be no just ground" &c.
the iß:h June, Ypres surrendered go the
French, its garrison confining of 7600
men ; that on the 25th Charleroi also cap
itulated, before which,the Austrian Ger.
Beaulieu was killed : That the decree of
the National Convention forbidding quar
ter being given to the Enghfh and Dutch,
was repealed ; and that it was the general
expe&ation, that the French woulid over
run all Maritime Flanders.
. Sonje time about theraied^cf Jwly, at
fiominica, British Weft-Indies, Mr. Hig
ginfon, Elq. of Boften, an agent for enqui
ring into the legality of the condemnation
of American- vessels in thofe^parts. .
From FORT-DAUPHIN, 14th Joly.
" J arrived here this day, and feu^d
every thing in the greatest confufion. Six
days ago the Negrores came into town
and killed every French person they
found, in number about 800—several arc
now laying about the wharves ; no busi
ness doing, or any vessels permitted to go
cut at prefect, but Capt. A. Billings, who
will forward you this. Last night £Q9°
negroes went from thi= place to St. Marc,
12 miles difiance ; what the consequence
is, I have not jet heard. Numbers of
Americans loft all their cargoes by having
them cn fhjrc ; every veff:l is filled with
the inhabitants,who dare not go on faors.''
In addition to extrads, taken from the
last Boflon Papers, which we now present,
we find, That two British (hips, belonging
to Admiral Murray's squadron, have ar
rived at Halifax, having under their con
voy thirteen fail of j,'ffels, laden ui:h
flour and fait provisions, on account cf the
French Republic. These vessels are a
part of the convoy which failed fiem the
Delaware not lorg firce, and fell in with
the Britilh fleet. How many more they
have captured, is not yet known.—That
two convoys, containing seventy fail cf
vessels, belonging to the English and
Dutch, have been captured by the French.
That an Ambassador was to fail from Lan
don for the United States, the 20th jure.
From what nation is not known—conjec
ture from Portugal.
PORTLAND, A'AC. 9. Cipt. Scot, who
arrived here lad Monday from Rotterdam,
informs, that he saw a London paper,
there a day or two before he failed, dated
June 15, which announced that Mr. Jar
had an audience of the British King, and
was favourably received.
NEW-HA MPSHIRE;
KEEN E, August 19.
DIED,