The Newhampshire gazetteer — Exeter, N.H., 1791-11-12 00:00:00, page 3

The importance of the Poft-Office
aid Port Roads, on a plan fufficientiy
liberal and comprehensive, as they re
fped the expedition, fafety and facility
of communication, is encreafed by the
instrumentality in defufing a know
ledge of the laws and proceedings of
the government ; wnich, while it con
tributes to tbs security of the people,
serves allo to guard them against the
effects of mi freprefentation and miscon
ception. The establishment of'ldditi
onal cross-posts, efpeciajly to some of
the important points in the weftern and
nothern parts of the Union, cannot
fail to be of meterial utility.
The disorders in the exiting curren
cy, and especially the Scarcity of Small
change, a Scarcity so pecularly diftrefi
iog to the poorer classes, strongly re
commend the carrying into immedia e
offea the resolution already entered in
to concerning the ettablithmenc of a
Mint. Measures have been taken pursu
ant to that resolution for procuring
some of the most necessary articles, to
gether with the requisite aparatus?
An uniformity in the weights and
measures of the country is among the
important objects Submitted to yga° by
the Conftituon, and if it can be derived
from a standard at once invariable and
universal, must be no less honourable to
the public councils than conducive to
the public convenience.
A provision for the Sale of the vacant
lands of rhe United states, is particu
larly urged, among other reafoas, by
the important considerations—- that they
are pledged as a fund for reimbursing
the public debt ; that is timely and
judiciously applied they may save the
necessity of burthening our citizens with
new taxes for the extinguishment of the
principal ; and that being free to dis
charge the principal, but in a limited
proportion, no opportunity ought to be
loft for availing the public of its right.
G. WASHINGTON.
; <l StPT. 24t11,
SINCE my last, about
700 men, un^er the
command of M. de Toufard,
were ordered to penetrate in
to the country as far as Le
monade. They crossed the
ferry, on the night of the
17th, and penetrated to Pit
it-anje. On the morning of
the 18th, the main body ad
vanced towards the Quartier
Maurin. Several parties of
the blacks were seen in arms,
and many of them near the
army. The advanced guard
of dragoons were attacked
from the cane pieces and
hedges, though without loss,
and the troops were all halt
ed at Cbaritte. A reconnoi
terring party, confiding of
about 80 dragoons, headed
by M. de loufard, explored
the neighbouring eflates and
were returning, when they
were surprised by a body of
the enemy, drawn up in the
main road, consisting of a
bout 300, one third mount
ed, and supported in front
by a 12 pounder and two
swivels. The Commander
in Chief gave immediate or
ders to charge, and this lit
In letters from JAMES PER
KINS, Est. reJident at Cape-
Francois.
Further particulars of. the
Hispaniola Insurrection—
Boston, Nov. 5.
loft, but to the aftonifliment
of every body, not a man was
killed. The niain body of the
army lodged at Dupla, and
the next morning proceeded
towards Lemonade. On their
return they attacked Bullet,
where the enemy were nu
merous and supported by five
pieces of cannon.—The affair
at Dupla, however had so lic
kened them, that it was
•carried without any loss. How
many of the fugitives were
slain, we cannot afcertain,but
it is affirmed, by good judges,
that from the -17th, to the
2 ift,they must have loft,from
806 to 1000. In this number
I mean to comprehend their
loss in an attack upon M. de
Rouvray's camp; at Lemon
ade, where they were routed
with great daughter.. This
action was immediately after
their defeat, it dupla, Two
white men;, loaded with
chains were relieved at Bul
let. From, them., we learn
that numbers of the planters
taken at Doridon hath been
recently executed by the
blacks.
tie band advanced full speed,
with.the moss determined
bravery, within 30 yards of
theit canncin, when they re
ceived a momentary check,
by the aifehargeof the pieces;
which being loaded .with
, " SEPT, 25th.
" A reconnoitering party
of dragoons in the neigh
bourhood of our camp at
Haut du-Cap, fell in with a
band of the enemy a few
days past—appeared to with
a conference, and proposed a
Momentary cessation of hof
tillities.—They atked what
were their designs ?' What'
could have induced the rava
ges they had committed ?
And finally what were their
expectations? Their object,
they replied, was the droit de.
I'homme—it ^as obferyed in
return, that a grant of that
nature was i'mpoffible, but
th^t if they had any particu
lar abuses to' complain of,
they would undoubtedly be
r^drefted, if they would re
turn to theif duty and throw
down their arm's.—Thetlug
Ipikes, old iron, glais bottles
&c. wounded four of the bo
dy, among whom I am grie
ved to mention poor Burling;
who being in front was ex
pofedto this whole, shower
of deftruaion—Jie, however,
kept his saddle, and advanc,
ed, with the others, sword in
hand. A total rout of the
robbers enlued—about too
were cut to pieces & the rest
took refuge in the canes—.
Several of our Horses were
gefted-an apprelienfion that
they had proceeded tod far to
expe& a favourable reception
—The officer of the party re
plied, that if they would meet
him at a certain rendezvous;
he would engage to bring
them the pardon of the Ge
neral on condition of obedi
ence to their masters—The
assignation was fixed, and, at
the appointedhour-feveral co-
S>f a proclamation pro
g them forgivenefs were
delivered to the party. —The
next day was appointed for
their reply, and they parted
with mutual affurapces that
no violence should be offered
to either, on .their return.^ —
Eightdragoons weredifpatch
ed for their arifwer—about
twenty negroes appeared in
the road; agreeably to the ap
pointment- The „ unhappy
victims, were inticed into an
ambuffi—the hedges on either
fide were laid by a perfidious
band—the unfufpeaing de
tachment , advanced—three
men were killed' I ° n the ipot
--two captured, and the other
three happily escaped to the
Camp at Haut du-Cap. —
"Sept. 27th, 1791.
FROM PHILADELPHIA. ,
r, Oct. 26,17^1, ,
" The Senators p'refent are the Vice-
Prefideht of the Uniced'S rates, and Pre
sident of the senate=Meffrs. Langen,
Wingate, Sherman, Cabot, Strong. Sten
tori,.Fofler, Burr, biehinjon, Rutherford,
Morris, Read, yghnden, HawiiAj, Butler
Izard, Few.
" Fifteen hudred troops
yesterday morning at three
o'clock, were detached from
Haut-da Ca, and Petit-ahfe,
with 8 pieces cannom—they
directed their march towards
Gallifait, where the enemy
had established their grand
camp. At 5 o'clock, a heavy
cannonade commenced, and
in a few minutes the cavalry,
arid a principal part of the
infantry, were in,quiet pof
session of this terrifick bigbear.
The banditti flew without
ariy other refinance thari a
dilcharge of their cannon. So
precipitate was their flight,
andfo great the terrour cau
sed by the artillery, that little
or no good, effect was pro
disced by thi^ long premedi
tated forties About 100 were
killed, arid a number of yeo
men and children taken. We
had only one man wounded.
Eight or - ten whites were
relieved from : captivity,
and many laudable effe&s
bfo't 6ffby the troops— The
two dragoons before-men
tioned were found with their
throats cut—they were bor't
out, ind Sacrificed on the ap
proach of the army. , :
[^^ are obliged io leave the rest of
this matter, qviib three letters from James
Perkini, Esq, till next week.],
"Members present of the House of
Representatives—MeTr. A&s,Boudixct,
Bourse, M. Bourne, R. J. Broun $ Fitzf
mons, Gerry, Giles, Gilman, Griffin, Gor
don. Helper, Huger, Larned, Liwermor,,
R. ghl't, Lowrance, Madison, F. A.
Mufc&her^ Smith, N. H. Smith, S. C„
Steele, Sturfo, Sterrett, Syfafer, Trzfr
hull, Tucker,CTb^cher, Treadwell, %.
ing. Ward, Wadf^t'o, ^lltamfa, Wil
let. x
t" The Senate have s^of en the Rev.
BISHOP White, their Chaplain • —
The House have chofea the Rev. Dr.
Blalr, theirs.
" The Speech of The President
is to be referred to a Committee of the
whole House, this day."
EXETER, (Saturd.)N^. 12
Yesterday morning the
Dwelling-House under the
Printing-Office, in this town,
accidentally took fire in iome
shavings which laid near the
chimney—but by the exerti
ons of the people of the house
and a few generous neigh
bors it was happily extin
guished before it had done
any material injury. Q^,We
can enjoin this as a caution,
for (ourselves, and) people to
be more careful of fire, as we
had like to have experienced
its fad effects.
ZR.Z^<%s< >¥< >¥<>¥<>¥< %'s.
ANY person inclining to
procure the FRAME
for the Court: RoUse, to be
built in Exeter, are requeued
to offer their proposals to the
fubferibers (a committee ap
pointed by the Court of feffi
oris to build laid House) any
time before the twenty-fix!h
day of November current, by
which time the committee ex
pert to cohtraa. The dimen
sions of the Frame, and every
piece of timber, will be made
known on application.
COHERE ASElizabeth, wite
'' of the fubferiber, has e
loped from my bed and board;
and still refufes to live with
me any longer—l hereby for
bid all perfohs truftihg her 6ri
my account, as I am deter
mined not to pay Any debts
ffie may contract after this
date. ° JOHN GOSS.
Wm. PARKER,
J. T. GILMAN,
,O. PEABODY.
Exeter; Nov. 10th, 1791. .
Witness, [AmherfNov.], 1791.
Daniel Campbell,
Stephen Abbot.,
STRAYED from the sub
scriber, some time lass
spring, a red,liriedback, year
ling STEER, with a crop off
his left ear. Whoever will
give information' of the fame
so that he mdy be recovered
again, /halt be handsomely re -
warded, and all neceftary
charges paid-rby
KENSLEY LYFORD,
Exeter, Nov. 10, 1791.
A BARGAIN!