The Newhampshire gazetteer — Exeter, N.H., 1792-02-29 00:00:00, page 3

, DANBURY FEB. Ij.
. Tn the night of the 17th ulr. Mr.
' Joseph WhitmanHanford, of Norwalk,
merchant, was awaked out of his
Ibep by a person apparently perish
ing with cold,who begged in moving
terms, that he would rile and let him
in, as he had miffed his way and was
then part frozen. —Mr. Handford,
taunted by the tender feelings, of ha
raanity, sprang out of bed and Opened
the door, &hen he was immediate
ly seized by three ruffians ; he soon
disengaged himfelf, recreated to the
hearth, caught a fire-dog, which he
threw with futh force that he knock
ed down one of the ruffians— He next
ran to a calk behind which he recol
leded was an axe, but before he could
get the axe, the two villains feiz
cd him,- and being aided by the
other, who by this time had recover
ed, they bound him dpwn to the bed,
and Went to plundering the room —
Finding the key of Mr. Sandford's
theft, they took from it about 70
dollars, and then demanded of him
the key of the ftofe, threatening to
kill him if he did not deliver it, and
drew a knife federal times across his
'^ throat tb frighten him intis a compli
ance; bat he perilling in his assertion
that the key was at the house: They
failed in their attempts to enter the
£ore, and Went off.
In that uncomfortable ftuhtidn
Mr. Handford remained until morn
ing,whea being liberated by his fa
ther be was so benumbed by the cold
and by the pressure of the cords that
he was unable to fland, and scarcely
to speak.
A few nights fabfequent_ to the a
bote mentioned, a Mulatto man was
fobbed and his throat cut, though not
dangerously, in the ttyn ftrect in
Norwalk, by three failart who had
engaged on board a vessel inthat har
boar.— They were taken the next
^THE POSnOFFtE BILL,:
"Is passed. It takes place she frft
of jane next, and is to continue two
yeats. By the Senate's amendments
agreed to by the floafe, there is a
' grett addition of roads; but the prin
ciples of the Bill continue much the
hint. Printers may fend to each
ether, exchange papers, free of poll
age, but all Other papers pay one cent
for the firff too miles, and i| cents
for any greater distance. One amend
ment takes the privilege of franking
fiom Deputy Poll Masters."
ALBANY, FEB. 9.
THE emigrations from the New-
England dates toihe weftern
parts of this ftarc are truly asto
nishing ; and what is worthy of par
ticular remark, these emigrants ap
pear all in tollerable circumftances—
and molt of them go to fettle a new
and fertile country, with ever, arti-^
de of necessary ho^fhold furniture,'
farming utensils, frock, 2c.
The Indians fettled at Brothertown
iaHerkemer county, we are told, have
sent a petition to the Legislature,
praying to be pat on the footing of
free white citizens, except that they
do not with the privilege of felling
their lands- They Rate as reafdus
for being admitted as free citizens,
that they hive been brought up in a
civilized life, and that they profefs
the qhriftian religion.—Many of the
Indians fettled at Brothertown can
read and write, and some of them
foeak the English language with no
final! degree of gramitica! proprie
ty. # —#
At Dorcbefar, early on Wednesday
morning left the dwelling-house of Mr.
fames Humphrey, of that town,was ac
cidently confirmed by fire. Twochil
dren of Mr. William Humphrey the oc
cupier of said house, who slept in ;
chamber, were fiercely fared from the
devouring flames.— The lob of consi
derable part of the furniture, adds to
the calamity.'{
FIRE.
DIED] —Suddenly at Berwick, on
Friday the 3d inst. Nathan Lord,
Esq, From a fatal! wound in hishand.
—AißafringtOD,Mr.JoHNSttLEs,
by a waged from an old gun-barrel,
as mentioned in oar paper ft few weeks
fence.
-On ThnrfJay-the 2d inst. as feme
sleighs were pacing up the river from
Newmarket to Exeter, one, of them
varied the course a little near (bore—
.the ice brok%the ^a er ^as about ten
feet —The gentleman leaped Rom the
sleigh with the lady on bis erm, the
ice was too weak to fappert them,but
gave way several timet.—After Re
peated attempts, aided by the floating
pieces, he raifedthe lady on the ice,
rind then secured himfelf.— This hero
ic exertion " deserves a rich reward."
chaise—which after being almost con
vulsed with Jasghter 4t the story, they
did,and found it at feme diftancg, sur
rounded by a multitude of people,
who, following, were eye witnesses 10
the ceremony of the parties dressing,
and returned to Margate.
This propofol not according with
Rheir ideas of delicacy, was strongly
objected to by the brothers—however
Ihe-hero of the -hammer, refolding not
id be dftapptointed,tired a fingic horse
chaise, ,nd traveling along the fan,ds,
until they came to a tovte convenient-
?DOVER, FEB. 15.
We hear from Berwick, that a mur
der was committed there on Tuefday
the 7th inst. A &.Guptail was at
the house of a Mr- Abbot, where they
entered into a dispute, in which abu
sive and irritating language was used
Whereupon Mr. Abbot seized a club
about two feet long,, and (truck Mr.
Gupail a violent blow on the temple:
—'he was thrown into a dizinefs by
it-—- and' in this fituaticn ran home,
where having drank Coffee with his
family, he was soon ^confined to his
bed—And after remaining about 24
hoarse in-, the mod dreadful anxiety,
died in agonies.- Mr. Abbot is com
mitted .to thegaol inYork,for his trial
at the Supreme Court in June next.
, # \
As a fan ;Mr. Robert- Hutchins of
'Madbury, *as yesterday driving a
team with a lead load of wood,he Bip
ed andthe fid polling over his leg
ciafhed it to pieces.—F^m accounts it
is supposed impossible to save the leg.
E XET E R, February 2§.
From fomt late Dublin Papers.
Tbc following laudable 0 ccurrence took
place lately at Margate, and has been
the occafan of as much conversation as
qt \he fplalhing of the water—or, per-
Iraps, not conceiving it proper to wit
ness their eccentric aquatic Sports,
proceeded with hasty Reps towards
Margate. _ < #
The parties in this ftrahge situation,
were left for near two hours, without
a hedge or tree to hide their naked
ness. At length a carriage appeared
in fight, with two gentlemen in it,
The aaioneer applied to them, in a
fapplicating manner, to return, and
endeavour t'o overtake the horse and
risibility t-^
A certain auaioh^e/, in the neigh
bourhood of Penton ville, who is ex
tremely fond of amorous and sportive
dalliances with his wife, applied to
the owners of federal of the bathing
houses, to permit himfelf and his lady
to bathe in Hie fame machine 0
ly situated for their purpose, about 3
milet from Margate.
The parties then proceeded to un
dress =2nd in they whnt,leaVing their
clothes id the chaise.
Unfortunately the horse took fright
day, when they confeffed the fa&,
were publickly whipped, and fafely
lodged in Fairfield goal. One of th4
fellows had a large bruise on his
shoulder, supposed to be the effects of
the blow with the fire-dog mentioned
in the proceeding paragraph.
For a day of Humiliation, Fafl.
ing and Prayer', i
AS the disposal of all
events are under the
direction of the Supreme
Governor of the universe, it
highly becomes mankind, as
well in their national as in
their private capacities, to
dcknowlege theirdependence
bn him, to rejoice in his go
vernment,and to seek to him
for the blessings they need ;
& I have therefore, by and
with advice of Council, and
at the request of the General
Court, thought fit to ap
point, and I do hereby ap
pointTHURSDAY the fifth
day of April next, tp be
bbferved as a day of humi
liation, fading and prayer
throughout this fate : and I
do earnestly recommend it
to Minders and People of
all denominations, to assem
ble on that day in their ufa
al places of public worship,
and with true contrition of
heart, to confess before God
their aggravated tranfgref
ons, and to implore his
pardon and forgivenefs thro
the merits and. mediation
of Jesus Christ, and with
fervent and united suppli
cations, to pray that God
would be pleased to bless
the people and government
of this date—That those
wlro are in public trust,
may be endued with wis
dom and integrity—That
he would ever grant to the
President, and to the Con
gress of the United States,
his gracious guidance and
direaion, that the Union
may be preferred, and that
its allies may be blessed and
profpefed —That we.may
be duly humbled under the
frowns of heaven on our
weftern army—That the
Ravage tribes may be dispo
sed to an equitable peace,
mid the further effufion of
blood be prevented —That
he would be pleased to con
tinue otir health, bless our
husbandry, give us Suitable
seasons, and cause the earth
ta yield its increase—Pros
per our trade, navigation,
fifhery and* manufactures—
Smile, on the means of e
ducation, promote ufeful
knowlege— Continue our
precious liberties, religious
and civil—Cause that a fpi
JOSIAH B A RTLETT, Esq.
Prtfdent of the State of New
, Hampshire.
A PROCLAMATION,
By bis Excellency
An ACT to extend the Time limited
for fettling the Accounts of the U
hited States with the individual
States,
Sedicn 1, T) E it enaaed 6, the
, Senate and House of
Refetefentatives of the United States of
America in Congress efrmbkd. That
the powers of the Board of Commis
sioners which by an a& passed in-the
second session oft» firflCorgrefs was
enabliflied, to fettle the accounts be
tween theVnitedStetes and individual
States, ffiall continue until the firft
day of July 1793, unlefi the business
thill be footer accomplished.
Seft. 2. And 6t it farther erased,
That the the aforefaid af| (ball extend
to the settlement cf the accounts be
tween the United States and the State
of Vermont; and that until the firft
Day cf December next, shall be al
lowed for the said State to exhibit its
claims..
Se&.j, And be it further enaaed,
That frqm and after the puffing of
this ae, the pay cf the principal
clerk of the said Board shall be the
fame as the pay of the principal clerk
in the Auditor's office.
Jonathan Trumbull, Speaker
of the House of Representatives.
John Adams,Pice-Pref dent of the V.
States, and Pref dent 0/ the Senate.
Approved— fan. 23d 1792.
George Washington,
Prefdent of the United States.
Five Dollars Rewards
0 CTRAYED or
im ~ftolen, from
r '" e '"" °' °°
[fubfcriber,on the
LAm#! night of the 16th
.I infant a black
MARE, with a small flar on her fore
head, one white hind foot, and one
hip lower than the other, 13 years
old, trots and paces. Also —
A dark brown COLT, with
a star on her forehead, a white spot
on her nose, three white feet, trots all,
about nine months old. Whoever
Iwill return them to the fobfcriber, shall
Ireceive the above reward.
IJOSIAH SHAW.
Hampton Feb, 27, 1792.
rit of harmony, and love of
fidelity, 'temperance, indus
try, frugality, and all the
moral and chriftian virtues
may increase abundantly
—And above all, that the
knowlege of the gospel of
Jesus Christ may be made
known to all nations, pure
and undefiled religion uni
versally prevail, and the
earth be filled with the glo
ry of the Lord. . And I do
recommend,, that, all per
sons religiously abstain from
all fertile labour and recre
ation on said day.,
GIVEN at the Council-
Chamber, in Exeter, this
twenty -seventh da, of Fe
bruary, in the year of our
Lord, o,ie thousand, Jeven
hundred, and ninety-two,
and of the Jovereignty and
independence of the Edited
States of America the fx
teentb.
,JOSIAH BARTLETT.
By his Excellency's com
mand, with advice of
council,./
J. Pearson, Sec'ry.
Congress.