The Columbian informer, or, Cheshire journal — Keene, N.H., 1795-04-14 00:00:00, page 3

Setter informed us that boats with Fugi
ives were every infant arriving there.—
4ram his silence this day, and the non-ar
rival of the Mail, %e can only suppose,
that the French are now in possession of
the whole coast, and that all communica
tion with this country is in conlequence
cut cff.
An embargo has bml&»§^hf Dutch
e^^4i^oi=g'Upß'''"" Ports, Men of War
C as w^naMnerchantmen.
JANUARY 28.
By a gentleman who left Amsterdam
two days alter it was taken possession of
by the French, we are informed, that the
greatest harmony prevailed between the
Dutch and their new friends, and that no
contribution whatever, had been imposed
by Gen. Pichegru.
JANUARY 30.
The Packet Boats and Cutters which
- were ordered to Zealand, for the purpose,
if possible, of bringing away the British
troops which have been left in some of the
Dutch fortified towns, have returned to
England, without effecting the objed of
their voyage, the ice being in fach quan
tities on the Dutch coast, as to render ev
ery attempt to approach it impracticable.
„, Saturday, jan. 31.
Yesterday their Serene Highnesses the
Prince and Princess of Orange, the Duke
And Dutchefs of York, &c. dined with
the Royal Family at the Buckingham-
House, and, in the evening, the Sjadthol
der and family proceeded to Kew, where
i£V w '" "'' u P their residence until
Ilampton-Court Palace is fi@ up f or
theta;'
FEBRUARY 7.
The King of Sardinia having borrow-,
ed money of the Dutch upon his jewels,
and those being deposited in the Bank of
Amsterdam for the security, the French
have taken possession of the deposit to an
imraenfe value.
The following is the fabflance (nearly
the copy,) ofa Gazette published at Am
sterdam :
LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATER-
FBRVARY,§.
When the Prince Stadtholder left the
Hague; the Portuguese, Ruffian,and Prus
sian Ambassadors, as well as the Charge
de Affairs of the Court of Vienna, deter
mined not to quit that place ; and it is
certain, that they were Hill there when the
French entered the town.
Anno 1795. No, 9.
AMSTERDAM GAZETTE EXTRA.
Publilhed by Cornelius Van Leeuwen.
Tuefday the zeth Jan.
Amsterdam, Jan. 19, the ift Day of
Yesterday morning much sensation was
discovered among the people, occasioned
by the approach of the free French; and
some persons, who had been occupied in
bringing about a happy revolution in this
city, tho't it bell that the citizens should
be armed, and proposed the fame to the
presiding Burgomafa, Stataman, as the
means of preserving tranquility, which was
at last agreed to. In the mean time the
Burgher Krayenhoft and another French
officer arrived in this city, with accounts
of the assistance the Burghers had to ex
pea ts they wilhed to make themselves
free,which changed the scene. The Com
mandant Gollofkin entered into negocia
tipns ; and, being much pressed, gave the
necessary orders to the garrison not to op
pose or molest the Burghers. The Bur
pAiCT^kf T^
The number of French Emigrants cut
off in Holland by the Republican General
Van Damme,amounts to about 300, mostly
women and children.
whole of upwards of 700 British sick and
wounded soldiers, have alfe been abandon
ed to the enemy.
On Sunday the Dutch vessels at Har
wich attempted to get under foil for Hol
land, but were prevented by the D^delus
frigate, and their fails immediately unbent
by the Englilh seamen.
LONDO N,
FRIDAY, JAN. 23.
We are this day without any further
intelligence from Holland, which we are
he more furprized at, as our intelligent
orrefpondent from Harwich, in his last
Articles relative to Holland sub-
sequent to its surrender.
NITY.
Iri the Minerva came thircy-feven pas
sengers.
Four Dutch Mails are now due; no in
telligence either from Holland or Germa
ny has been received to-day.
By a letter received from Flushing, by a
mercantile house, intelligence has been
brought that the only requisition that has as
yet been made by the French from the in
habitanoof the United Provinces,has been
of a reasonable quantity of provisions and
eloathing, and for the due payment of
which, at a stipulated period, regular un
dertakings were to be given by the Na
tional Agents.
'' The night past the dwelling-house
of Mr. John Spencer of this town, was
consumed by fire,together with all its con
tents, stores of provisions, &c. His son,
about 18 year, of age, whom he looked
upon as the chief support of his declining
years—his daughter, of about 16 years of
age, and Theodosia Cleveland, a daugh
ter of Mr. Ezra Cleveland of Bristol, of
about 1 § years of age, who that night oc
casionally lodged at Mr. Spencer's house,
all periihed in the flames—His wife in at
tempting to relieve her children was much
burned, but it iy thought is in a fairway
of recovery. A lad of about 13 years old
^oTn&jitc Jftt&Utg,&nc6.
PHILADELPHIA, Mata z 3.
Extract of a letter from fohn Holland, mas
ter of the Snow Harriot, to a gentleman
in Philadelphia, dated Curracoa, Februa
ry 4.
I AM very desirous of getting away
as faft as possible, if, please God, I am
spared from this fever as it is raging very
bad amongst the Americans. There are so
few left, that it is hardly possible to bring
the vessels home. The American colours
have been hall mast every day, except one,
for fix weeks.
'' It is the fame disorder that was in
Philadelphia • well at night, dead in the
morning. There was a fueercargo died
yesterday: He was well and he^r, when
arrived, andh^b^enLx days in port, I
,^ every precaution that lays in my pow
er, I keep my people on board, bei ^ a
set of good steady men, by which Itooe
we fhuil c 4 <kpe it. she man of war buri
ed 135 man in the space often days."
Propofols are published for executing
a national monument to commemorate the
revolution in America ; the expense to be
borne by fubfeription. The artist is Mr.
Ceracchi from Rome, and the material
will be statuary marble. Its height 150
feet, and its circumference 300 feet. It
is exuded ten years will, be requisite to
accomplish it. The principle characters
in the United States are patrons of the un
dertaking. Particulars soon.
HARWICH, FEB. I.
OJr packets are arrived here, after be
ing off Flushing ; they spoke the Venus
frigate, which informed them that Flush
ing surrendered to the French last Friday ;
they also spoke a small Smuggling cutter,
that escaped on Friday night, which con
firms the above ; it is said they have taken
ever, /hip in the port. The Auguft,Cuf
tom-houfe cutter, and one of the other
cutters, are cruising off Flushing, to
(peak any vessel that may be going into
that port.
Yesterday arrived here in 26 days from
St. Marc, the schooner Minerva, Capt.
Anduaule, who informs, that a large body
of Republicans, amounting, it was suppos
ed, to about 6000, having been collected
to attack that place, Maj. Brisbane, on the
21st February, at the head of about 800
men, marched out to meet them, when an
engagement ensued, which terminated in
the flight of the British forces, with the
loss of their General and about 70 other
officers and men killed—that the English
camps were broke up the zzd, and on the
23d, when he failed,the French were with
in one mile of the town, which he believes
would fall into their hands in a few days,
being unable to refill so great a superior
ity.
Three Mails are now due. Some in
telligence,however,has been received from
Holland, which /hall be found in the foi
lowing letter from
CONNECTICUT.
NEW HARTFORD, March 18.
TUESDAY FEB. 10.
FEBRUARY 2.
Messrs. Bachellers, Port Rid
ers, present their compliments
to their cuftomers,and would in
form them that the want of
pun&uality in the delivery of
ithe papers, last week, was ow
ning to indisposition in their
^families. They solicit their
candor, and continuance of for
mer favors.
I MARRIED] In this town, Mr. Levi
Goodenow, to Mrs. Rebecca Capon
i—Mr. Peter Osgood, to Miss Lucy
Wheeler.
DIED] In this town, Nancy, daugh
ter of Mr. Benjamin Willis, aged 3
years.
[The following are the particulars of
the adion that took place on the Bth Jan.
between the Allied armies and the French,
in their passage to Amfterdam.]
LONDON, Jan. 15.
Os the aflion, which took place on the Bth
inf. we flopped the press to make brief men
non yefier day ; the following are the particu
i^rs if it, which were brought by Col. Cal
;vert, a' a late hour in the evening.
I -ft enemy basing, as we fame days face
^naunc ', crewedthe Waal, an attach was
dirtied to be made on a division of their army
./''''?"" taken pofl at Guildermaleen, be
tag about midway between the Wasted the
Rhine. This accordingly took place on the Bth
and the con^f was most obfinate. So much,
f indeed, at firfl, o „ the part of the French,
that tve, had at one time aflually taken part
°ftheflying artillery, attached to our caval
ry ; these however, were very gallantly re
taken by the 42^ Highlanders, and the 7th
light dragoons. The Allies were at length
fu'cefsful, and the enemy, after having Juf
fered severely, were at the conclusion of the
a^ion, compelled to retreat to the banks of the
Waal, under the guns of Rommel.
Major Gen. Sir Robert Laurie, ver, much
difinguifhed bimJelf on the occasion, and was
Jligbtly wounded on the head by a French drag
oon, who forced bis way through the ranks,
apparently with the intention of cutting him
down,but whofoon fell the viHim of bis own
temerity.
There has died in Royalfon, since the com
mencement of the present year, more that 30
persons, of the CANKER RASH; all un
der 18,ears of age. Rev. Mr. Lee was
called to attend four funerals last Wednesday.
There being by previous appointment, a Lec
ture,^ said day, a daughter of Mr. Jonas
r homfson ,0H€ ts Deacon Joh nßachel
ler'j and one of Maj. John Norton's,
were carried into the Meeting-House, where
the Rev. Mr. Lee delivered a sermon well
adapted to the mournffyiccajion, from 2 Sa
muel, xii. cbapm^ 2 if, 22d and 23d
verses. .
The loss of the foreign troops engaged on
our fide, is not mentioned, that of the Britifb
is etlimated as we yesterday fated, at about
'§° men killed and wounded, among the
latter of whom, besides Sir Robert Laurie,
are Lt. Cols. Buller and Hope ,Capt. • W.
Elliot. 33d foot ; Duncan Munroe,7Bth ditto ;
Lt. Lamont, qzd ditto.
The 42^ and 78th regiments,fuffired mofl ;
the weight of the a&ion having fallen on
them and the 14th, 27th and 28th regiments.
who lodged in the fame bed with the young
man that faffered, providentially escaped
unhurt.—A solemn call to the benevolent
for their sympathy and assistance !"
Perhaps it might be worth telling, that
since the ift. of Jan. last, 458 loads of
houfhoid furniture and almost as many
families, have passed one poor Cobler's
stall, on this plain on their way to the up
er part of this country,where they are fet
tling on the banks of Connecticut river.
'Tis probable as many more have passed
on the other fide of the river, betides ma
ny which have passed in the evening,and
on the other road.
By the extraordinary accounts of emi
gration from Connecticut and Massachu
setts, the winter past, a body would fuf
peft their hives had swarmed, and old and
young had ran away together.
A COBLER.
N. B. The above account was given us
by as honefl a cobler as ever grew in
N^whampfhire.<
HANOVER, N. H. April 6.
Messrs. Printers,
JCeene, i/l^iul 14.
COMMUNICATION.
Keene, April 4, 1795.
^artiard ^
BOOT AND SHOEMAKER;
Respectfully informs his friends
and customers that he carrries on
the Boot and Sboemaking Btfinefs in Keene,
opposite the Store formerly occupied by
Messrs. Goodale & Homer, in its various
branches p—Those who please to employ
hira, may depend on having their work
executed with neatness and dispatch, on
reasonable terms.
Kmc, April 4, 1795.
FOR ONE, TWO OR THREE YEARS,
AVERY good House, Barn, Garden,
&c. in an agreeable situation, with
in one hundred rods of the Meetinghouse,
on reasonable terms. For further partic
ulars, enquire of the Printer.
AS the Copartnership of Henry Blake
& Co. is dissolved by the death of
Henry Blake, all persons who have taken
the Newspapers of them, delivered by
Benjamin Ellis, are earnestly requested to
make immediate payment to said Ellis,and
his receipt shall discharge them from the
concern, to No. 104.
April, W.W. BLAKE.
A FARM lying in Jaffrey,
about three miles from the meeting houte,
which contains about two hundred acre#
of land—one half under improvement,con
lifting cf mowing, plowing, and pastur
ing, with a good house and barn thereon ;
it is well wooded and watered, with a gocd
young orchard, and about five hundred
rods of Hone wall. Any perlon difpefed
to purchase, will please to call on the fob
fcriber living on the premises.
TO BE SOLD,
I A FARM ling
^J^fo^Eb wiJ'r 40 rods
of the meeting henfe
°'^ ' n Krene,containing
^cct 3 acres of
^'d, "ith a good
h use, birr, and
- blackfmi h , (hop co
the fame. For further particulars, en
quire at this Office.
April 14th, 1795.
TO BE SOL D,
A FARM lying in Jaffrey, contain
ing about 100 acres; with geed
buildings, and a considerable part fenced
with flonewall ; pleasantly situated, about
two mi>es fouth of the meeting house; od
the road leading from R.ndge to Jaffrey—
with as good plowing, mowing, and pas
turing as is on any Farm within thirty
miles of it, (formerly known by the Pea
body Farm :) For particulars enquire of
THOMAS MOWER, redding on said
Farm.
7 a ff r % Mqrch 30,1795.
—TO BE SOLD—
A SMALL FARM, in Swan
zey, containing one acre and a quar
ter of land—with a good House and Barn,
a good Horse-Shed and Pearlafh thereon ;
payment to be made easy.—ls not Sold to
be let, upon reasonable terms, by apply
ing to
AS the Copartnership of Hen
ry Blake, &Co is dissolved by the
death of Henry Blake —and a call for all
those indebted to thePrefs to make a fettle!
ment immediately ; the fubferiber requests
all those perfons,inthetowns efPacker field,
Dublin,Jeffrey, Marlboro', Fitzwilliam and
Rindge, that are indebted to him, t@ fettle
the fame immediately with Mr. John
Bacbeller,jun. Post-Rider.
Boat Found !
TAKEN up afloat, on Connecticut
River, a large FERRY BOAT.—
Any peffon proving property and paying
charges, may have it,by affl/fy,
THOMAS ROCKWOOD.
Hinfdals, March 29th, 179”.
THOMAS FISK.
Jaffrey, April if, 1795.
JOSEPH SWEETSER.
Marlborough, April 14, 1795.
DAVID BROWN.
Keene, April 7th, 1795.
To Let,
—TO BE SOLD—
TAKE NOTICE!