The Newhampshire gazetteer — Exeter, N.H., 1792-11-21 00:00:00, page 2

A FEW months since, at
hishoufe in Devonshire
a gentleman in good eir
cumftances, put an end to
his exigence, by taking a
quantity of laudanum. The
deceased was a man of ir
reproachable character, ofa
philosophical turn of mind,
and poneffed a heart capa
ble of the most diffufive
benevolence. About fix
weeks previous to his per
petrating this rath adion,
being in company with lev
cral of his most intimate
friends, introduced the fub
jeft of suicide, and to their
lurprife and concern, con
“ This discovery was ve
ry fatisfacfory, as it cleared
the Lafcar from suspicion,
and in some measure ac
counts for the conflagration
ip Fort William, in March
1782 ; particularly as that
ire is said tohave broke out
in a painter's /hop."
" Several experiments
were immediately tried, and
it was found that by par
tially wetting a peice of
cloth with the fame kind of
oil, rolling it up, and put
ting it into a small box, it
began to smoke in three
hours, and on the box being
opened, itimmediately burst
into flames.
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'T)" opening a storeroom
'in the New Fort lome
days ago, it was observed
that a bottle of linseed oil
was thrown from a table,
and had been broke by its
fall upon a chest which stood
near it. The chest having
been opened, it was discov
ered that a checked cotten
dress, which had been left
in it by a Lafcar, was nearly
reduced to tinder, and was
then on fire. A circum
stance so extraordinary oc
casioned an alarm, and the
Lafcar was confined on sus
picion of having set fire to
his clothes, with an intent
to burn the building, and
of having broken the bottle
of oil upon the chest, to as
sist the conflagration ; how
ever, after some time, an
idea was suggested, that the
oil, which wagdrying linseed
oil, might possibly have oc
casioned the fire.
Extrafi from the Calcutta
_ Magazine of November,
Extraordinary Suicide.
LONDON, Aug. 30.
Head Quarters of the army
on the Rhine, Aug. 18.
There is nothing new
here. Our patroles have
been reinforced and multi
plied all along the Rhine.
Every military aid has been
recurred to in order to pro
te& us from being taken in
the rear or in the flank,—
Redoubts and intrechments
abound here. We are well
situated. The defiles of
Porentruy, of Biche and
Pirmofers, are well provid
ed with cannon, and can be
The imperialists & Prus
sians begin to infeft our
frontiers, and commitevery
kind of depredation. Sever
al French detachments at
tack and repeal them. They
seem at once to threaten
Thionville, Moyenwie and
Longwy. Our army is be
coming more formidable ev
ery day ; reinforcements
are pouringin upon us with,
out interruption : Patriot
iim cannot /well higher in
every breast.
tended that man had aright
to deprive himfelf of life,
as soon as it ceased to be
happy. He allo took fre
quent occasion to talk to
his wife upon the folly of
inconsolable grief for the
loss of the dearest relative,
and made her promise not
to give herfelf up to sorrow,
in case the should be his
survivor. The day before
his death he visited a gen
tleman whom he has left
his executor, and on enter
ing his apartment, " My
dear friend, lam come to
take my leave of you. The
prejudice of the world, and
the rigour of the law, are
both against me, I have ar
gements that are unanswer
able. The world affords me
no longer the least prolpe&
of happiness, I will there
fore remove. I will seek an
affylum where I shall not
be an fwerable to any one for
my thoughts ; to thole hap
py climes, where men are
judged by the purity of
their intentions, and not by
their opinions. Without
waiting for a reply,he went
home, and the next morn
ing, in his own apartment,
(wallowed the poisonous
dole.
CENTRAL ARMY.
(Late La Fayette's.)
Sierk, Aug. 21.
Paris, August 26.
VALENCIENNES, ^^.
The commissioners ap
plaud Gen. Dillon's frank
nefs very much ; and if that
officer's order given out the
14th instant, could have
caused a momentary bad
impression, in like manner
if M. Dumouriez's refufat
to publish it could have been
disapproved—the two fol
ilowing letters will juftify
both the Generals, and will
prove them worthy of the
confidence of their soldiers
and the nation.
General Dumouriez's answer
to General Dillon's order
of the 14th of August.
" I am very much con
cerned my dear General,that
you should have given such
an imprudent order I
should be very sorry to cause
itto beexecuted in the camp
of Maulde ; you should have
waited for official accounts,
or the arrival of the com
missioners, and above all not
to have issued a declaration
which is a crime against the
sovereignty of the nation. I
have no leisure to explain
the reasons to you ; but I
hope that on more mature
deliberation you will thank
me for my disobedience,
and that you will do away,
yourfelf the bad impression
which your illtimed order
may have caused in your
army—l tell you the truth
as to a friend."
(Signed) DUMOURIEZ.
General Dillon to the Com
missioners of the National
Assembly.
" Gentlemen,
"As I was going my
rounds, I received your let
ter from Valenciennes ; on
my return,! eagerly take up
my pen to answer it. I
should inftanlty repair to
Valenciennes, if I should
quit my post in the hour of
danger, I had just dispatch
ed a courier to M. Dumou
riez, at Maulde, to give him
notice, that the enemy were
in motion towards their fide
when I received a letter
from him, informing me of
the fame movements on his
quarter. —M. de la Noue
experts to be attacked to
morrow.
defended against a whole ar
my. There is not a day
but a new battalion arrives
to us, but to be lure they
are recruits ; but their cause
is good, they will beat veter
ans.
to cut off Gen. La Fayette's
head, and to lay it reeking
before the National Assem
bly.
Another citizen appeared
alone at the bar.—He offer
ed to go to Sedan by him
felf, and be bearer of the ar
ticles of impeachment a
gainst General La Fayette.
I (hall unattended, said the
petitioner, execute the de
cree, and drag La Fayette,
dead or alive, to this bar
The commissioners ofthe
National Assembly, deputed
to the Rhine, transmitted
the particulars of their firft
operations of joy, and Gen.
Biron paid them distinguish
ed honors—they called up
on the troops to take oath
of liberty and equality; and
they all contrasted the sol
emn engagement with visi
ble marks of fatisfaftion.—
The ftaff officers, however,
seemed to hesitate ; but the
commissioners proceeded to
point, and alked them gen
erally, whether they would
submit to the decrees ofthe
National Assembly ? All the
officers then took the oath.
General Broglie, however,
Meflrs.Cazarelii &Dufarge,
soon after recanted—they
were immediately fuperfeed.
ed/eaft the contagion should
spread through the troops.
M. J. Debrje communi
cated dispatches which had
"It is very evident that
the enemy mean to strike a
great blow. We are on our
guard on all sides, and well
disposed to die for the Rate.
At break of day I shall fend
out Icouts to watch the
enemy's motion, as far as
the froutiets ; if, in the
morning, I fee no appearance
of an attack on this camp,
or that of Maubeuge, I shall
be at Valenciennes about
four o'clock : If they
march I shall let you know,
and request you to come
here, where you shall be fafe
and comfortable in a castle
removed from all danger. I
long to know the motives
of your mission. Deeply
afflicted at what I heard im
perfe&ly, my courage can
never vary wheh there is a
queftiel of defending the
state.
National Legislative Affemblj.
Sunday Night, Aug. 20.
Several citizens came to
the bar. Some wished to be
formed into legion, destined
FRANCE