The Newhampshire gazetteer — Exeter, N.H., 1793-01-16 00:00:00, page 2

" IT gives me pain to informs you,
that I have been obliged to give a
cruel example of severity to prevent
the devaluation of the unfortunate town,
the plundering of which 1 was so hap
py as to fop, at the time it was-tak
en, tho' carried by assault-—having
been obliged to drive the enemy from
street to street. Without doubt, hap
py enough to possess the confidence
of the soldiers, and to have convinced
them by order which I had given, be
fore my entrance into the empire, and
by the speech which I delivered at
the time when I reviewed them, and
took the oath, and which I fend you a
copy. - I was congratulating myfelf,
citizen, on the success of ivy cares.
" Yesterday, the rft current, every
thing was Calm at eight o'clock in the
moaning, at which period some of the
refufe of the army began to plunder
the boules of the Canons ; I immed
iately ordered the general to be beat,
and the whole army, which I had hi
therto faffered to remain in town, to
retire to an incampment. In the
evening, 3 battalions, whom I had
left there as a garrison, began again
to plunder :---[ was however, able
to flop them by perfaafion ; but at fix
o'clock this morning, they carried
their irregularity to agreat excels. A
battalion of grenadiers, and above all,
the national volunteers behaved with
the greatest irregularity. A compa
ny of this battalion, headed by their
captain and two subalterns, broke op
en chests, and carried away silver plate
and other efcds, decla ing that this
pillage waslawful. Theywere going
to become general, and a dreadful ex
ample was neceflary. Those villains,
loaded with rich booty being atrefed,
were acccled of having been the pro
movers of the disorder, and were de
non need'by their own companions in
arms, and by the whole battalions,---
They were therefore immediately
shot ; after which good order was re
established, the pillage was flopped,
and the plundered effects carried back.
There were no other means of check
ing this disorder, and of laving the
honor of the French name. This ter
rible example met with the approba
tion of the army ; for the disorder was
occasioned only by a few villains who
milled their companions^
" I hasten, citizen, to give an ac
count of this event- —They must have
been highly 1 guilty, for I had no fbon
er Ihown my indignation against diem
than the grenadiers (hewed the utmost
readiness to execute this terrible ex
ample. It fills me with grief, but I
owed it to the glory of the French
name, and 1 will die rather than fee
it tarniflied.
(Signed) "CUSTINE.”
BRUSSELES, Oft, 17.
Austrian Netherlands.
We hear ftom the provinces of Na
mur add Luxemburg, that the army of
xheir Royal Highneffet. Man fieur and
ROME, Sept. 79.
IN, this place the friends of the French
are more numerous than you can im
aglne, and the people want nothing hut
a leaser to crusts the Papal authority,and
re/cue themselves from superstition and
opfereffion.
Four thodfafad men Were last week
raij ed, and ordered to the banks of the
Tyber. They difaed to know for what
purpose they were embodied, but their re
quifcion was denied. However, hav
ing come to the knowledge that they were
to embark for the purpose of aflifting the
Austrians to fight against the liberties
of France, these citizen soldiers to a man
laid down thelr ' arms, and fold their re
gimentals to the Jews.
DUBLIN. Oa. 20.
National Convention.
, Saturday, O&. 6.
Letter from Citizen Gen Cufine.
Spires, Oa, 2, 1792.
" Citizen Mini ftei,
Foreign Intelligence.
FALMOUTH,CTot.) Oft. 2.
ON Thursday evening last,
a melancholy accident
happened in Martha Bte at
the hotife of Mt. Jbteph Giles.
While the family and some
company were drinking tea in
the piazza ; two lovely boys,
General Dumourier took his departure l
from Paris for the arm, on 1 uefda,
evening. He went on Sunday night to
the Jacobins,and made a speech, in which
he Jaid,
" Citizens, Brothers, and , Fritnds,
you have begun a great epoch, you have
torn to pieces the ancient bijiory of France
which afforded nothing ^but the piaure
of dejpGtiJm. A new era arises out of
this revolution, which elearifas our ar
mies, and which have given them the
nectfar, courage to tepulfe Juperor force.
We are not fatigued. Pain, miser, and
hunger do not exhauf us ; we are more
courageous than ever. We /ball render
unto depots what the) would have giv
en us. Before the end of this month I
hope to have fat, thoafaud men to attack
kings, aud to jave people from Jldvery."
" Since my hit, the face of things
in this country are much changed,
which have also for the moment, made
a deep imprefflon on other nations— —
The Duke of Bronfwick, with his
army of Prussians and Austrians of
80.000 men, not finding it so easy to
reach Paris as he apprehended has
been for some time retreating ; the
bad roads,occa £oned by the late rains,
his army very sickly, (much diminish
ed) in want of provisions, with Keller
man's army of 20,000 men, hanging
bon his rear, renders his progress flow.
One of the French armies have over
run the King of Sardinia's dominions,
not for conquest, but leave the people
to set up such government as they
(hall choose (monarchy excepted.)—
Another has entered Spire, Manheim,
and Worms, in Germany, who opened
their gates to them —it is somewhat
expe&ed they will go to Frankfort, but
I think there may be danger of their
going too far. Dumourier is expelled
to carry a large army into Brabant,
but what has more immediately afted
ed us favourably here at present is,the
liege of Lille being raised ; it was not
long, but very furious with bombs and
red hot balls. They destroyed several
hundred houses, and damaged 2000
more : ft was invested by 31,000 Aus
trians, who committed the most atro
cious crimes on the inhabitants of the
suburbs ; neither age nor tex fecored
them from depredation. If this place
had feller, Dunkirk would probably
have been the next objed : We are
but 48 miles from Lille, and within
found of the cannon in a still night
during'the Gege; under these circum-
Hances,you will not think our situation
was very pleasing ; but through fa.
vour, we are for the present relieved,
and remain quiet, whether it will be
only momentary, or for continuance,
is uncertain.
the Count d' Artois, is disbanded, as
well as that under the command of the
Duke de Bourbon, the individuals of
which these armies were composed are
in the greatest diflrt&s, wandering &
dispersing, without knowing where to
go,or what is to become of them ; ma
ny without money— others felling their
horles,watches, tad even their clothes.
I have seen some with no other cov
ering than a blanket. A great many
have only the shirt upon their back, &
are wading through thick and thin
with half a pair of (hoes.— All these
poor unfortunate men have got their
difeharges in their pockets and anx
iously de fire to return to their native
country.
A letter from a rejpedable merchant at
Dunkirk, datea Oft. 18.
American Intelligence.
PARIS, Oftober 16.
It is said the Hon Phillip Schuyler,
Esq. of this city, is appointed by the
Executive of the United States one of
the commiffiOaers for negociating a
peace with the Weftern Indians, at
the treaty proposed to be holder the
ensuing fpririg.
It is with the most lively pleasure
we can inform our readers, that in
addition to the truce which has been
agreed on, between Congress and
other nations of the Weftern Indians,
that a doubt cahnot now exist, but a
lading peace will be titerefult— Gen.
Chapin of Ontario, passed through*
this city, last week, On his way west
ward, carrying with him the Olive-
Branch to those hostile tribes.—Con
gress having acceded to their proposals
ofholding a great treaty bt the falls
of the Miami, to, fettle all difference,
as foonas the leaves are outin the
fpri " g .
BOSTON, Jan. 12.
By the Intellgence communicated
this day, our readers will fee,that the
RICHMOND, Fir.) Dec. 21.
On Wedntfday lalt ditd at
Urbanna, in the county of Mid
dletex Arthur Les, Esq after
a short illness. The loss of
this virtuous and enlightened
patriot is no lets to be deplore
ed by united America, than by
his native ftace. The long and
faithful lervices tendered to his
country, during her arduous
ftrugglc for] independence, in
the ahernate characters of,Am
baffador and statesman, are uni
versally known and acknow
ledged. —
ALBANY, dec. 27.
We congratulate the publick, on
the complete success of the Canal-Bill
as amended, not withstanding the ob
je&ions of the council of revision,
there was but one diffeating vote in
the Senate, and only 9 in the boufe of
assembly. By this bill, the prayer of
the petitioners (the President aud
Directors) has been fully granted —
the fubfeription will, of confiquence,
fill immediately—and new vigor and
animation be dififed through all the
departments of the canal operations.
The votes which have been given
in the refpedive Bates for Vire-Prefi
dent (fays a correspondent) will decide
the fate of the national pulse as to fe
deral principles. The two candidates
are represented at extreme points—
the one a full-blooded anti-federalill,
the other a reputed aristocrat, at the
fame time an hooeft mar, the noblest
work of GOD. The Electors being
chosen by the immediate representa
tives of the people, doubtless carried
with them their sentiments iri the
aggregate —hence a very important
point will be decided.
the delight of their parents,find
who engaged the attention of
community,the one about eight,
the other five years of age,
knowing their father had pur
chaled a keg of gunpowder tor
the purpose of. tealfhootiog,
which was deposed in a cellar
underneath the houle, and 0-
pened,.taok the key, unknown
to their parents, with a naked,
candle, to fatisfy a mulatto,
who begged them for a little
gunpowder, and carrying jhe
candle too near the keg which
contained about zolbs, weight,
blew the whole three up : the
eldest boy was mangled in a
dreadful manner ; and lived
until fix the next morning,
when he expired in great agony.
AFRICA.
Major Hough:on, the celebrated
facetffor of the,intrepid Ledyard, is
prosecuting his travels in the interior
parts, and it is said, has difeovererf
a hithefto unknown city, which in re
gularity and population exceeds Lod
THE greater part of those king
doms which form this gaand
division of the globe, as jet groen
beneath the iron hend of tyranny ;
or are fcttned in the chains of men
tal faperflition. The annals of time
record a period, when the regions
of the Eall illuminated the rest of the
world, and taught to baibaticus na
tions, the arts of life, civilization,
and even leligicn. This period has
palled away, and the chmes of the
fitting fun now exhibit the ancient
oriental foleodour of feience and gov
ernment. Not a fpaik from the alter
of freedom, hath visited these present
benighted realms, unUfs we extent
the attempt of an Arabian to tffaffinace
the Grand Seignior ; and some fpiiit
ed manifeftos, which during the late
war of the Ottomans and Ruffians,
have been flack up on the gates of
Constantinople. One decree, the
offspring of liberality. All MtrfuL
men are forbidden td mal-tteat Chris
tians, under severe penalties. The
decided \viaory of Lord Cornwallis,
the capture es Seringapatam, and the
total subjugation of Tippoo, promise
to Great-Britain a momentary domin
ion in the Eaft-lndies, Necessity,
however, will finally oblige them to
abandon their expensive couquelb,
and the unhappy natives of this torrid
clime, affuire a commercial rank a
mong the nations.
Invaders off rance bare been driven
out of that Commonwealth ; and that
the French sons of Freedom are plan
ning thetree of liberty in the domin
ions of their late invaders, from whence
the flag of equality, will unfurl to the
benighted fubjedts thereof,the feelings
and the rights of man! Lavs Dlo!
On the 29th of Oelober, the
weftern pares of the Island of
Cuba experienced a leverc hur
ricane^ Ten or twelve vefills
were driven to sea from cheHa
vanna—and in that city 250
houses were totally destroyed.;
LUCK.
The wheel of fortune,which in con
tinual rotation rolls up prizes for fom^
and blanks for others, has rolled up a _
prize of Five Hundred Dollars, iu
Enfield Lottery,to an induUriousOyl
terman, a native of England, now a
resident of Norwich Landing. The
old fellow, as may well be supposed,
seems so elated with bis unexpected
flood of money that when queliicned -
as to his former calling and filiation
in life, appears to have hut a faint re
colledion of his marine vocation.
We are able to add, on the infor
mation of a gentleman of relpe&abili
ty and veracity,diretfly fromPbifadel
phia, that the meafuie is so far effete
ed, that an immediate redu&ion of the
army will take place; and that but
two Regiments will be retained in ser
vice : That the Chiefs now in Phila
delphia, and who were perfcnatly en
gaged in the unfortunate defeat of
November 4, are highly fatisfied with
their reception ; and that the Com
mifliMhers for fettling the definitive
treaty with the tribes, which have not
fentChiefs to Philadelphia,were pre
paring to proceed on their emb^ffyiat
the Miami towns ; the treaty at which
is to be held as soon as the leaves ap
pear on the trees.
POLITICAL REVIEW.
ASIA and the EAST,