The Newhampshire gazetteer — Exeter, N.H., 1791-04-09 00:00:00, page 3

The number of Duels last year, amounts
to thirty-two, including Great-Brifain,
and Ireland. Fourteen only were fatal.
The number of fcientific and regular
Boxing-Matches, in the fame period, was
twelve..
The number of bankrupts in half the
time, namely, from the 29th June to the
28th of December, amounts to only two
hundred and /event,.
TRIFLE —LIGfiT AS AIR.
'Aniedote—Of Miss Catley, an Ac
tress at the Dublin Theatre. Some time
ago, Dean B , who was a very exam
plary and popular Clergyman in Dublin,
and who interested himfelf much in pub
lick charities, lent a message to MifsCar
l,y, requeuing he,r, to. give him a night
for that purpose in one of the publick gar
dens. Catley, who is generally good na
tured enough not to tefafe any aft of cha-
of three Tons ; they christened the firft La
'Nation, the second La Loi, and the third
Le Roi. The Nation and the Law died a
few days after their birth, but the King
still remains alive and well. .
Amongst the variety of Aidreffes, with
Which the King and Q^en of France have
been loaded, was one from the " Nosegay
Women" —who with it presented the por
trait of his Majesty, crowded by the peo
ple ; at the top of the pidure these words
are engraved, "the vows of the people"—
at the bottom— "Thofe who are their, peo
ple's fathers and proteflors, may depend on
their love?'
shot dead on the foot, two desperately,
and several others were severely wounded.
About five in the evening the mob dis
persed and public tranquility was again
restored.
smallest afefon to be thrown on their in
junfions ; re-efablifo discipline throughout
the 'whole army: wait with refpeaful f
lence for the military confitution. Every
officer who does not think it- bis duty to aft
in conformity to theft infractions, is hereby
at liberty to retire." , r
Mr. Sheridan is writing a pamphlet
to prove that France is riling to prospe
rity, and preparing a speech to prove
that Great- Britain is verging to ruin.
In a village of France, called Rome
court, a woman was lately brought to bed
image of the Lady Maria., Refinance was
in vain ; the poor inhabitants saw the
shrine they had so often knelt to, led by
the sacrilegious hands of. the soldiers, to
be a horrid facrifice,and prostituted, to the
most worldly purpofe,viz. to be coined.
M. de Rochambeau, who on the a.
larrtifpread of the expeded invasion of
France, from the north, had been dis
patched by the National Assembly to
command the patriotic army, and watch
the motion of the Imperialists, has issued
the following inftruftions to the general
officers lerving under him :
'' Let the most /acred refbed be paid to
all the decrees Jandioned by the King. As
every military min owes absolute fibmiffion
to the Law and the King, do not allow the
OF FRANCE, ..
THE National Assembly has decreed
2,000,000 liv. annually for the sup
port of each of the King's brothers, be
sides making grants of palaces for their
use. Apartments are actually fitting up
for the reception of the Count d'Ar
tois, who was, in the month of Decem
ber, soon expeded to leave Turin,
The national guard at St. Omer's, in
France, arrested a few days since, in the
Abbey of St. Berlin,at that town, by or
der of the Assembly, the sacred golden
-, Peter the Great of Raffia, Hiftory
informs us, once took the bells of his
churches, and Cast them into cannon. —
They " seem to manage this matter much
better in France" —for there they have
cast not only their bells, but their ima
ges into—^mj.
The ambitious empress of this immense
country, is likely to have a Efficient
number of enemies, to employ the forces
the ensuing Summer. An alliance, it is
laid, has been entered into, between the
Porte, Poland, and his Prussian Majesty,
which it is believed, will not be merely
defenfive.
The advantages offered to Poland, in
consideration of this assistance, it is said,
are thofc of commerce.
Foreign Intelligence.
By Yesterday's Mail.
PROGRESS OF SCIENCE.
LONDON, JAN. 8.
RUSSIA.
rity (though in the present case she found
from the variety of her engagements, she
could not comply) pretended to under
stand him in a different light, and in
consequence, wrote him the following
note, which soon found its way into
most of the fashionable assemblies about
town :—" Miss C— presents her compli.
ments to Dean B , and acquaints him,
from the nature of her present connection,
(he cannot (agreeable to his requell) give
the Dean a night: She begs leave at the
fame time, to acquaint him, thould this
connexion be dissolved, she does not
know any gentleman of the cloth, she
would fooncr indulge; but hopes that
decency will prevent the Dean, from fix
ing on a publick garden for the rendez
vous." ',
.march 6, 1791. ,
A 74 gun ship, and three frigates hav
ing arrived here from Old France, with
troops—immediately great , commotions
took place in this unfortunate and distres
sed city. The soldiery. are under no con
troul, and have become a serious mob —
they, in the afternoon of the 4th instant,
struck off the head of M. Chevalier Du
plessis Maudit, Colonel of Port-au-
Prince regiment, carried it through the
streets, and drew his naked body after.—•
M. Maudit served in the continental
army during the late war several years,
land was esteemed a brave and deserving
officer ; in 1777 he was engineer and di
re&or of artillery under General Greene
(then Colonel) at Red Bank. His crime
was, that in July last he ordered his
troops, in their own defence, to fire on
the populace. Search was then making
for many other officers, who, if, they are
taken, will probably be facrificed with
the like savage barbarity.—Bufirefs is
entirely at a stand; the American vessels
are crowded with men, women, and chil-
NEWLONDON, MARCH 24.
In such a dreadful date of commotion
is the Island of Martinique, that a ship
from Old France (a regular trader) which
arrived there a few days since, was com
pelled to flip her cable, after being at
anchor a little more han an hour, and
run down to Cape Francois. In Marti
nique there is no fafe y either for person
or property ; the military have associated
with them a numberof desperadoes of all
colours, whose excesses are indescribable,
and who scruple not to violate every obli
gation that could give security to either
inhabitants or strangers.
Ten thoufind disciplined Blacks have
joined the military in Martinique ; the
inhabitants are flying by hundreds tothe
neighbouring islands, in apprehension
that inevitable ruin will be the lot of
all, who remain."
" On Thursday last, Col. George I
rifli was apprehended and committed to
our jail, on a warrant charging him with
counterfeiting Public Securities, and o
ther high crimes and misdemeanors ; an
event long expected. 'Tis generally
thought he would have left the place by
this time, had he not been taken up the
day he was. The jail is full of this fort
of gentry —among them juttice George
Peckham. There has been a most atton
ifhing Scene of villainy carried on from
one end of the continent to the other."
[The above named George Irish had the
lead of all the iniquitous measures in the
State of R. I, during the Paper-Money ad
miniftration —and is pofeffed of property to
the amount of fixt, thousand pounds /]
On the 15th Feb. Capt. Martin Jame
son, of Freeport, a young gentleman
much eftee med, was loft on his passage
homewards from the W.lndies, In a gale
of wind, the hands were unwilling to
venture orit on the boom to reef. He did
not infill on their obedience, but perfor
med it himfelf—Ori His return, he fell
off.——-Brave seamen, be more cautious.
Your escapes in past dangers will not se
cure you in those to come.
The following melancholy intelligence
has arrived from Penobfcot. One Pargue,
a Frenchman, has murdered his uncle
M. Junin, to anticipate the enjoyment
of his estate, which was bequeathed, to
him in his uncle's will. The murderer
is apprehended and committed.
Extraa of a letter from Newport, (R. I.)
March 21. . 4 .
Columbian Intelligence.
PORTLAND, MARCH 21.
FROM PORT-AU-PRINCE.
BOSTON, APRIL 6.
On Monday night, the ^th inflant, the
dwelling house of Dr. Benjamin Page,
of Chester, was discovered to be on fire,
which with all the houfehdld furniture
(a deft and one bed excepted) wearing ap
parel, ^c. together with his barn and
Whatever relates to the prosperity of
our gallant allies, we insert with avidity
and pleasure. The report of the Com
mittee of Finance,of sth Dec. 1790,ftites,
" That the Receipts in November exceeded
the Expenditures, three Millions—.that
the receipts for December would be more
flattering—and that there were, in the
Treasury, Dec. 4'h, livres.
In Gold 2,242,000
Silver 9,475,000
Affignats . : 11,374,000
Contribution (extra) 2,000,000
The committee of IVays & Means, fays,
—" Since the caculations of your Com
mittee of Impositions and Finances, the
sum of 560,000,000 livres,tournois(about
26 millions sterling,) will form in 1791
the sum total of all the publick expendi
ture, which it is possible to forefee ; and
in order to make provision for defraying
this sum, we propose to you the following
means, namely:— , .livres.
I- Tax on Land 300,000,000
2. Personal Import 67,000,000
3. Contributions decreed 35,000.000
4. The duties on registers 40,0 0,000
5. And 6 duties on licenses 1,360,000
7. Frontier duties 2,000,000
8. Entries of Cities „ 24,000,000
9, Polls and Poll Houses 12,000,000
10. Produft of Forests 20,000,000
11. Debts of .the Americans 3,700,000
" All these objects form a sum total
of 560,000,000 livres : of which only
504,000,000 comes to the charge of things
payable, while the former charges, under
the De/poti/m, amounted to the annual
sum of 738,000,000 livres,as is proved by
the statement of the former publick con
tributions ugder the ancient government.
The real charge will then be diminished
in a sum of 170 000,000 livres annually.
The expense will not exceed 560 milli
ons. You will have abolished the Lotte
ries—you will have relieved the people
from the dudes on Tobacco, on Forests,
&c. &c.—the country will cease to be
harraffed, and the people pay at least 7
millions and an half less than under the
former government."
dren, and the. Greets .thronged with weep,
ing, diftrafted people—no one knowing
friends from foes.
[From so gloomy a picture right gladly
we turn to a happier one.]
WITH regret, and Jhame, the fabferi
ber finds himfelf under the necefiity, of
advertising his Wife. Although it is
praftifed by some white people, yet he,
though black, blolhes at the thoughts of
declaring to the world, that his Wife has
run away. But, disagreeable as it is, he
does, by these presents make known,
that LUCrhis Wife, has eloped from his
bed and board, and forbids all persons
harbouring or trusting her, as he will
pay no debts of her contrasting, after
this date. PRINCE HULL.
Hartford, March 7.
EXETER(Saturday) April 9.
Extrafl of a letter from a gentleman in Phi
ladelphia to his friend in Portsmouth,
March 1^,1791,,„
. " Last night a reputable young girl of
this city was married to a Chief of the
Cherokee nation. This has made much
conversation. The tawny Chief told her
that he would carry her the next year to
his people—it would be dangerous, he
said, to do it §his spring. Omnia vincit
amor —love conquers all things. If all
the Water in the sea was ink, every spire
of grass a pen, and every hair on the
h^ads of all the sons and daughters of
Adam .the hand of a ready writer, all
would be infufficient to describe the pow
er of love,"
, Yesterday the Dwelling House of Mr.
Benjamin Cram, about one mile from
this town, accidentally took fire, and was
immediately consumed, together with all
the household furniture. Mrs. Cram, an
old lady, narrowly escaped the flames.
Q,ere —Whether such matrimonial al
liances as the above, if more frequent,
would not save the expence, and prevent
the horrors,of Indian wars ? [N.H Spy.)
FRENCH FINANCES.
ADVERTISEMENT. -
wood,bouf was entirely consumed. fy
Doctor and his lady narrowly efefyd by
/necking out a glass window, thro' which
they maae their exit. The bed-room in
which they Jlept adjoining upon the ketching,
where thefire was frf discovered, the Doc'-
tor on being alarmed, attempted to open the
door ; but the fire had becomeso powerful as to
burs it open on its being unlatched, and the
fames came into the room in Jueb a manner,
as it was with the utmost difficulty be could
Jhut it again to prevent being fathered,
A large family of small children who were
seeping over the kitchen chamber, mus un
doubtedly have fallen viaims to the merci
lejs element, bit for the praise worthy con
duct of the maid, who difeovered the fire
but just timely enough to alarm the seeping
family and conduct the Children out of the
bau/e ; which by the affiance of the doctor's
eldef son, which fee happily accomplifed,
tbo' at the rijk of her own life. .
— Oh fad variety !
To day we rove in pleasures high in hopes;
To morrow grim poverty and keen difpair
Sits frowning on our brow.—.
Died, in this Town, on Monday last,
Miss Nancy Beal, daughter of Mr;
Josiah Beal.
‘— On the 7th inst. Mr. Nathaniel
Conner, son of Mr. Benjamin Conner.
A^^ »^<>&< >^f^A^'>^ < >^/ < ''>^/
'J™ HE fubferiber begs leave
A to inform the Public, That he car
ries on CLOCK MAKING, at his shop
in Exete.r Ashe has done something at
the Business for several years part, he
now flatters himfelf of having a thorough
knowledge of it—and while he is endea
vouring to promote so ufeful an Art, he
requests the particular encouragement
of his Friends and Customers.
CTRAYEDor
/OTT^r^ ''°' en "° m methe
fff^&gfubferiber, on Thurs
- " e 2 4" inftanc,*
till I near the house of Mr.
Be NJ a MIN NuD D,
in Pittsfield, A Grey MARE, about i§
years old, (with a Saddle and Bridle)
having a bunch on one of her sides.
Whoever will takeup the thief or thieves
so that he or they may be brought to juf,
tice and the Mare recovered (if stolen)
Ihall receive the above reward—or the
Mare and saddle and bridle, shall have
Four Dollars Reward.
JOSEPH SMITH.
Loudon, March goth, 1791.
^Cafe and the highest price
given for Old BRASS.
BENJA. CLARK GILMAN.
April 8, 1791.
, Those who wish to purchase
either large or Small Eight-day CLOCKS
or TIME-PIECES, may depend on hav
ing them warranted to be well made and
keep regular Time. The price will be
reasonable, and payment made easy to
purchasers, either in Case, Country Pro
duce or Foreign Articles.
RAN away from the
fubferiber, the 25th March,
an indented apprentice boy,
IH named Joseph Eaton, in the
„LLti 18th year of his age, is a flout,
thickset fellow —had on when he went a
way a grey, homespun jacket & breeches.
Whoever will return said boy to me, free
from charges, ffiall receive the above re
ward, All persons are forbid harbour
ing, trusting or employing said boy as
they would avoid the penalty of %,*•
ABRAHAM FRENCH.
Kingflcwnft4fril^f]9f „ .
: ^ WANTED,
A N apprentice to the Bar-,
41 for's Bufnefs.— An adive, Ready
Lad, about 14 years old, who can be
well recommended, will be preferred.
Enquire at the shop of
Williams & Randel.
Exeter, April6j79i.____ _
CLOCKS.
\X7Hereas John Broun, of
VV Hampftead, in the county of Rock
ham,has in his possession a Note of Hand,
signed by me the fubferiber,. which he
unfairly obtained, for the fom of Four
Pounds Ten Shillings, dated Nov. ift,
1788 —This is to caution all persons a
gainst purchasing said Note, for I am
determined never fro pa, said sum or any
part thereof. CALEB WEBSTER.
Hampftead, Dec, 27th, 1790.
One Shilling Reward.
'lew Dollars Reward.