The Columbian informer, or, Cheshire journal — Keene, N.H., 1795-03-10 00:00:00, page 3

craft) of ruins, and the roaring
!of the waves, which appeared,
/like a liquid fire.
A great number of boats cov-j
ered the sea, and were tolling,
about on its furface : The niofc
active had soon left the shore,;
and exerted themselves with^
their oars, to hasten their es
cape: A long range of thefe^
boats was seen, which extended
till out of fight, difeovering, by^
its continuity, the course to-!
!wards the squadron ; other boats;
were filling and moving on by]
Idegrees. Os these, some that;
Iwere too heavy laden, inlhntlyl
went to the bottom, and cover-!
ledthe sea with wrecks ; whilftl
[others, which were not filled,
Iwere pursued by them who hadi
[thrown themselves into the wa-
iter imploring their affi fiance.
ISuch was the fliocking feene]
,which opened upon me when 1I
Centered on the quay, carrying]
,an infant in my arms, and fol
lowed by a number of frantic^
[women.
I We jumped into a boat, atl
the very moment it was Bulbing
but scarcely had the oars
Rjl^rnovc, when I expe
feteJyim^oJ^
Votes for John T. Gilman, £jq. Go _ern
or, 76.
I Daniel Newcomb, Esq Senator, 86.
Thomas Bellows, Ejq. Counfclior, 73.
Daniel Newcomb, Erf. cbofen Represent
ative.
I Votes for Recorder of Deeds. Benjamin
Bellows, Esq 26— Mr. Lockhart Willard,
'l2.
I Votes for Count, Treafrsr. Mr. Lock
Ihart Willard, 50 — John Hubbard, Esq. 9
lElijah Dunbar, Esq. Capt. Asa vVarc.
;Mr. Lockhart Willard, a committee upon ac
founts-refpe&ing the Poor.
|Peleg Sprague ,Daniel Newcomb, E/qs
\Mr, Lockhat Willard, a Committee to ge
!vife ways and means for the fapport oj th
"Poor, and Report,
I Mr. Lockhart Willard, Peleg Sprague
Noah Cooke, Est a Committee to reckon
with the Treasurer.
John Jay and Robert Yates, Eqs. are
held up as Candid-tea in the State ci New
-IYork, for the office of Governor ; anc
I Stephen Van Ranfalaer, and Wiilian
IFloyd, E qs. for that of Lieut. Governor.
I University of Edinburgh, hav«
Iconfuted the Degree of Doftur tn Divini
fry on the Rev. Thomas Barnard of Salem
land the Rev. Jedidiah M>rfe of Chdrlcf
I own. 1
I We arc informed, faysa Whiteftown
I paper cf Jan. 9, that the late Biron Stu
IDen has left his inrereft co CoL Waike
i?f New-York, and M j ' T -fDaata
Iborough. These tw atytr-
I lids-de-Camp 10 j
Iwra, and v-e^gl
nent fervi.es rendered by their father to
he United States, during the revolution .
This is an aft worthy a free and great na
ion.
Since our last, two Chiefs and Head-
Men of the Six Na ions, have paid this
own it visit.— They are of those whe
igned the treatv with Col. Pickering, th<
iaft year On Monday evening, they vif
tted the theatre.
Extras of a letter from an American gentle
man at Havre tie Marat, to bis friend to
Boston dated, Dec. 3.
64 I fend you, by this opportunity, feme
French newspapers, as well as a few pam
phlets. refpeaiog that villain. Carrier.
" Ever since the death of Robespierre,
every thing io this country wears a differ
ent afpe& Those flaming Jacobin prin
iples, that used to deluge the country ir
food, are now done away : The ver,
name of a Jacobin in this Republic is a
eptoach.—Reafon now bears sway, an
every one dares avow bis fenthnerts. Fo
clong time previous to the execution c
hat firnd Robespierre, t. .. let's than 60'
Jay fuffered by the fatal axe—l have late
I<been in Paris three weeks, and not .
tingle execution took place. We are in
daily expedition ^f hearing of the execu
ion of that monster, Carrier: Read bu
ie horrors contained in the inclofed pam
ohle% and you mul f rely be impatier
.o hear the death of such a wretch.
' The French armies are every wher<
accefoul—You have doubtless ' '-
NATIONAL CONVENTION - dTZI
A member demanded, that alf
those temporary laws which
breathe the oppredive tyranny
of Roberfpierre, should be im
mediately expunged from the^
criminal code — particularly that
of the 23d Ventfcfe, in conse
quence of which vre often law
conducted to the icaftold in the
fame cart, the cookmaid, the
ex-marchionefs,the financier,the
rich capitalist, (Le Millionaire)
the barber's apprentice, the gen
eral officer, and the fans cu
lottes, a'l condemned under the
general accusation ; as authors
and accomplices of a conspiracy,
which, &c.
It is asserted in Paris papers,
'hat there is scarcely a jingle
family in Fiance, which has not
loft one or more of fts mem
hers, by the shocking barbarities
r hat have been exercised during
the reign of the las tJacobin ty
rants.