The Columbian informer, or, Cheshire journal — Keene, N.H., 1794-08-05 00:00:00, page 2

This Irtard is fixated rr degrees, odd
minutes, N. lat. Ito miles Toth of Earb^-
does, and about the fame distance from the
Spanish Main. Ie is about 32 miles in
length, and 9in breadth. ihe climate
here is not so hot as might be expe&ed so
rear the equator ; ana it is said that it lies
out of the course of the hurricanes that
have sometimes proved so fatal to the other
Weftindia islands. It has a fruitful foil,
capable of producing sugar and indeed e
very thing rife that is raised in the Weft
Indies, with the addition (if we may be
lieve the Dutch) of the cinnamon, nutmeg,
and gum copal. It is well watered with
numerous springs ; and its bays and rivers
arefo disposed as to be very commodious
for all kinds of Dipping. The value and
importance of this island appears from
the expensive and formidable armaments
sent thither by European powers in fop
port of their different claims. It feeros to
have been chiefly possessed by the Dutch,
who defended their pretentions against both
England and France with the most obfti
mate perseverance By the treaty of Aix la
Chapelle, in 1745, it was declared nets-
of conduft; nd let us recompense virtue
and ciVIL'S by pursuing and punishing trai
tors, ^
(Sign/d) :v ^
T'haddes Kosciusko.
Head- Qq^ters at Cracow, March 24.
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GEOGRAPHICAL.
Ltt-^-^e— —
Asfeme of our renders ma, not & acquaint
ed with the Geography of the IV. I. fiends,
we puhlifo the following description of those
lately taken by the British from the* French,
for their better understanding intelligence front,
that quarter.
MARTINICO.
VVniCH is fixated between i4and
re degrees of N. lat. and in 61 degrees
W. long, lying about 40 degrees N.
W. of Barbadoes; is about 6omiles in
length and join breadth. Ibe inlard
part of which is billy from which are pour
ed out upon every fide, a number of a
grfeahle rivers, which adorn and enrich
this Island in a high degree. The pro
duce of rhe foil is sugar, cotton, indigo,
ginger and such fruits as are found in the
neighboring Islands. But sugar is here,
esinall the Weft India Illands, the prin
cipal commodity, of which they export a
considerable quantity annually. Marti
nico is th' residence cf the governor of the
French islands in these seas. Its bays and
harbours arc numerous, fafe and commo
dious, and well fortified. Jo the year
1756, this Jfland was added to the Britifo
empire, but it was given back at the trea
ty of peace.
GAUDALGUPE.
Socalird by Columbus, from the re
femblancc of the mountains to thofs of
that name in Spain, is filtrated in 16 de
grees N. lat. and in 62. W. long, about
34. leagues north of Martinico, and al
1110H as many fouth cf Antigua; being
45 mites long and 38 broad. It is divid
ed into two parts by a small arm of the frs,
or rather a narrow channel, through
which no fliips can venture ; but the in
habitants pass it in a ferry boat. Its foil
i^ equally fertile, 2nd in the fame pro
dufhons of that of Martinico. This
island is in a flourifhing condition, end
its experts cf sugar almost incredible.
Situated in 14. degrees N. Lat. end in
61aegret, W. long. 8a miles nor:h*efl
of Earbadoes, is 25 miles in length, and
12 in breadth.. It received its name from
being diicoiered on the day dedicated to
the virgin Martyr St. Lucia. The Eng
gliffi firfl fettled on this iflind in 1637.
From this time they met with various mil
fortunes from the natives and French ;
as at length it was agreed upon between
the latter a@d the English, that this 11l
and, together with Dominico ard St.
Vincents should remain neutral. But th>
French, before the war of 1756 broke
out, began to fettle these Islands ; which
by the treaty of Peace were yielded up, t^
Great-Britain, and th s Island to France
The foil of St. Lucia in the vallies, is ex
tremely rich. It produces excellent tim
ber, and abounds with pleaiant rivers and
well situated hatbors ;• and is now declar
ed a free port under certain reffictions.
The English made themselves matters of
it in 1778.; but it was restored, again to
the French in 1783.
St. LUCIA.
TOBAGO.
" co-citizens, " Life, May 18
" VICTORY is bed the order of the
day.—The enemy is in full rout. Yester
day they attacked us on all points, and
obliged us to fall back in good order, to
Lannoy. Proud "of this success, they ex
peeled, by.another attack, to make further;
progress, and cut off our communication ;
but we did not give them time—we at
tacked them, charged and beat them. Our
villory was complete. We took a train ofi
artillery, and near 300 Hessians. to whom,|
notwithstanding the town (Lannoy) was
taken by assault, we gave quarter.—
Frenchmen are only to be feared in battle,
The enemy, we learn, was 60,000 ftrone
We took go. pieces cannon. The enemy
loft one thousand men. This divifiot
needed this victory. CHODIEU,
Representative of the people.
P. S. The communication between
Lille and Douay, is re-eftablifhed."j
tral ; though by the treaty of peace 1763,
it was yielded up to Great Britain : But in
June, 1781, it was taken by the French,
and ceded to them by the treaty of 1783.
Os the battle of the 17th May,
&c.
LATEST FRENCH INTELLIGENCE.
This was accordingly done, and the
plan fuccecded; for the dog flew to a
house at a great distance, howling with
pain from the operation, into which he
was followed by 2 person, who found the
woman of the place uttering curses against
these who maltreated so cruelly her dog
This was enough—the signal was giv
en to a party that stood at a distance, who
all entered the place, in a private room
in which they found the whole gang di
viding the booty they had taken, who
were all infiantly taken and dragged to
gosi.
We hear that fix men charged with
most cruel murders, were last week com
mitted to goal,and will be brought to trial
before the prefect Judges on the Leia
fter Circuit.
The savage deed is thus related :—A
farmer having gone to a fair, these def
persdoes attacked his house in his abfcnce,
in order to plunder it, in which was the
wife cf the farmer, with a very young
child, a man and woman servant.
Having got entrance at the Ureet door,
they fell upon the servants and murdered
them. The poor woman of the house be
ing above flairs while the murders were
committing, upon the firft alarm, covered
her child in a bed with the bed cloaths,
and forced herfclf for concealment up a
chimney.
Tne ruffians after dispatching the un
fortunate servants, fcarched every part cf
the house for thrir mistress, but happily
could not difeever her. Finding the child
in bed, they murdered it in a manner too
shocking to relate, by wh?fe cries the
merciless mongers hoped to draw the
wretched mother from her retreat ;. but fhr
had the mortifying resolution to resist lie
unparalleled barbarous stratagem, to pre.
serve her 6wn life.
In a short time after, the farmer re
turned to his houfe-rbut was aftoniflied
at not being able to gain admittance into
it. Upon which he alarmed his neighs
bors, with whole assistance he broke open
the door, and saw the ffiocking feene we
have described—who'e wretched wife,
when the heard her husbands voice, care
forth from the chimney.
The dog th»t the murderers left be
hind was feevred, and a Magistrate beine
lent for, a consultation was held for devif
ing the best means for difeovering the def
peradoes. • It was nt length agreed upon
to cut cff the dogs ears and part of his
tail, and set him loose, and pursue him
as he ran, as he propably would By from
where he came from.
After committing these murders, the
barbarians plundered the house cf a sum
of money, feafted themselves upon pro
visions they found there, and locking it
up, retir'd with their boot; —but lefube
hind them in the honfe a large deg by
chance, which belonged to one of this cru
el binditti, and which was the cause of
these barbarians apprehension.
j'ore^m ^it&lhgcnce.
TO THE CONVENTION.
Received via Philadelphia.
I'R E LA N D.
DUBLIN, MAY 12.
The public, no doubt, rely on the
Cbntinel, for a full and accurate
Happened in the squall on Saturday
last. A Mr. Chafe, of Amefbury with
his housekeeper and three children, to
gether with a man and woman who lived in
a part of his house, with two other men,
were crofting the river in a boat when the
squall came on ; the boat was overfet,
and all drowned, except Mr. Chafe, who'
swam with one child, in his arms, till he
was so exhausted that he let it go in order
to save his own life.
^oom.stto t y^//^^l2c6.
A E ir-ro r K.
ALBANY, July 14,
It is with the keenest sympathy,& grief,
we record the following drafter : On Sa
turday morning last, about 2 o'clock, thi
city was again alarmed by the cry .of fire,
vhich proved most unfortunately to b>
Caldwell's noble factory of Tobacco,Snefi
Chocolate, Mallard, fc. fitaated about
re mile north of thi# city, near the feat of
Stephen van Renffelear, Es% Car Citi
xens mattered with the greatest alacrity ;
but before any effectual aid could arrive,
this extensive and valuable pile of buildings
(eight in number) was wrapped in fiacres
=the enormous height of which, added tc
thcawful Rillnefs of the night-toe lowering
fyefc cf the iky.—the peculiarity of fitua
tion, being a deep vale, covered by loft,
hills and thick woods—and the interrupt
er reflexion cflight upon the tops of the
trees—altogether formed a feene, the hor
rr & sublimity of which is almost beyond
the reach of imagination — Finding every
h>pe of extinguishing it bladed, we were
forced to the disagreeable necessity of flan
ding useless fped ators of the deftruaion, it
is said. ofthe modcurious as well as a mod
extensive work of the kind, perhaps in this
p«rt of the world, in which Grangers, who
nave visited this city since their ellab ifh
ment, generally agree. The loss to a
worthy and enterprising individual, is com
puted at Fifteen Thousand Pounds, cn a mo
derate calculation—and it may also be
confidcred as a heavy public lots, from the
number it employed, and the keeping of
large sums of m oney within the sphere Os
our own circulation.
" Courtrai, Ma, 23,
" Citizens Reprcfentativcs,
“ We fought all yesterday, and drove
the enemy over the Scheldt ; taking a con
voy of hay, cats, &c. The affair was
bloody on both sides. We took 7 pieces,
and loft two. We made about 500 prison
ers. Traits of courage were numerous ;
but cowardice and treachery,in some parts
injured us—Many soldiers left their ranks
to pillage; and the enemy towards eve
ning drove us back.
From the Centinbl, of August 2.
DISTRESSING CONFLAGRATION!
" MAY 24.
" We promised not to fuffer the enemy
to rest. We kept our word. We, yester
day again attacked and beat them to
Tourray. The battle laded 15 hours; &
was well fought. The enemy were rein
forced, and we retired in good order, ha
ving taken a considerable convoy on the
Scheldt. We loft two cannon, dismounted
—we took seven, and 600 prisoners.
Gen. Fromentin, of the army of the Ar
dennes, [to the Eastward of the Northern
ar "%] informs that he had crolled the Sa
more, and taken many hospital fiores, cat
tle, &c.
The army of the Mobile, which is to the
earward of the Ardennes, tock on the 24th,
lieufchateflu—made 70 prisoners and loft
I§. The troops did not pillage. The
Vanguard cf Beaulieu has been beaten by
this army—loo prisoners taken. The ar
my marches on.
QO yq> OoOa&OoGx^^OO© I ^£>
"We this day arrived here. The
finiil number of the enemy made no re
finance. I march on, and expert great
success. JOURDAN,
By Yesterday's Boston Post.
MASSACHUSETTS.
SALEM, JULY 12.
A MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT,
PTCHEGRU,
Commander of the Northern army."
Gen. of the arm, of Mojelle.
" Arlen, Ma, 22.
CHODIEU, &c.
Mr. Jeffry Richardson loft a Rope-
Walk, with a quantity of hemp, cordage,,
tar, and tools—together with his dwelling
houfe,, and much of his furniture ;. two
other dwelling-houses (one improved by
Capt. Parker, Mr. William Clufton, and
Mrs. Scott ; the other by Messrs. Samuel
Abbot, John Kennedy and Corneliu#
Smith) —ar.d a large brick Hore, contain
ing hemp.
Messrs. Me Niels loft a Rope-Walk
containing near 30 tenstared spun threads,
confidexable hemp, tar, &c.—together
with a large dwelling houle, and furni
ture ; a dwelling house improved by
Messrs. Nathaniel Jerkins, ThomaaSmith
and George Geyer ; another dwelling-
Mr. Ifeac Davis, loft a Rope-Walk fr
two stories high, containing about 30 tone
of hemp, a considerable quantity ci cor
dage, all his tools and machines, several
stores adjacent, and a large Dweliing
houfe, at the head of the Walk, occupied
by Mr. John Read—who loft all his fur
niture.
Mr. Edward How, loft a Rope-Walk,
all his tools, account-books, and a large
quantity of hemp, tar, and cordage.
John Codman Esq. loft a Rope Waik^
two stories high, and a magazine, contain
ing about 7 tonsef hemp, and 60 tons of
c rdage and tarred threads ; all the tools,
machines, tar, &c.
account of the conflagration in thic
town, on Wednesday mernirg last :—
We have therefore devoted our attention
to the collection of particulars r?fy.€(-
ing i^
The fiery element began its devaluation
in the Rope-Walk owned by Mr. Edward-
How,about 20 mintues after four o'clock,
from accident. This careful and inducti
ons citizen, kindled the fire that morning
himfelf—a f[ ark from which caught some
hemp and tar, and instantly communicat
ed flames in all directions, baffling ever,
effort to extinguilh then—in attempting
which Mr. How was considerably burnt.
The alarm was instantly spread through
the town ; but before any number cf citi
zens could be collided —such was the
quality of the combustibles on fire-all
<he Walks adjacent, (fix of which were 60a
feet in length) were enveloped in dame.—
which,fed by immerse quantities of hemp fr
tar and cordage, spread with nearly the
rapidity of electricity.
The wind being N. two points E. the
fire inftartly, and at the fame time, reck
the houses on the East fide of Atkinson-
Street, (Greene's Lane) and the dree?
facing the Walks, and spreading through
he avenues contiguous, continued its de
ftru&ive progress to the sea. Happily,
the wind continued blowing from the fame
point, until nearly the dole of the devas
tation, when it fhifted to the N. E.—
Had this happened an hour earlier, a ve
ry large par: cf the town mutt inevitably,
have fallen an additional factifice.
The exertions cf the inhabitants were
never more coufpicuous, and they never
direaed them to more proper objects. A
striking instance was shewn in their arrest,
i^ from the flames, the houses of Meffis.
P^kard and Sturgis, in Atkir.fon-Street.
Notwi hftanding they were wocden build
ings, the out-fide of the former and the
roof of the ki# r were burnt to coals, the
fire was ccnftaraly extinguished, ad the
falls preserved—thereby preserving the
Rev. Mr. Belknap's meeting house, and,
consequently, is is thought, all the build
ings to Weeder's Point. Ocr fellcw-ci^
izens of the adjacent towns, are intituled
to every return cf gratitude and thanks for
heir prompt ^.d effective exertions 011
his melancholy occasion : Engines free
Charieftown. Roxbury, Dare-heller, Mil
ton, Watertown and Cambridge, arrived
in town within the space cf an hour, ac
-ompanied by numbers cf their inhabi
tants ; and at Salem, 16 miles dikance;
the fire was almclt Instantly difeovefed;
the alarm given, and numbers fat out to
afford their friendly assistance. The fa
thers of the town, have presented them
their thanks, and their benevolence bet
made suitable imprefions upon the hearts
of the inhabitants.
The loss fattened cannot he afeertained
—and in this lets the public are great
/offerers, as they have to lament the de—
druttion of seven Manufa€lcries of cor
dage, a great quantity of raw materials,
and a no less quantity of manufactured
rigging and cables. In attempting th>
recital of the general loss, we shall, with
out doubt, be coefficient, although our in
formation is derived, from the,cll sourc
es ; but even the fuflerers themselves can
not as yet afceruin the amount of thei#
losses.