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Wilbraham, June 19, 1791.
ON Saturday the 28 h ultimo, about
noon, my little boy, aged 4 years,
was playing with his fitters in the cham
ber, whose floor did not extend over the
whole room ; when by some Unfortunate
accident he fell, and firft struck was his
head against the lower floor :Fwas a
roused by the noise occasioned by the fall,
and out-cry of his filters, and ran with
all possible speed to his affittance ; but
previous to my entering the room, his
mother had taken him from the floor ; [
,saw him gasp once, and then, without a
groan, he seemed to fink supinely into
the arms of death. There was a total
f^fpenfion of the vital functions ; howe
ver, Z could not but hope that the la
tent spark of life was not wholly extin
guished ; —that hope Simulated me to
make use of every effort in my power 0
feftore him to life again ; auxiliaries
were called, the windows and doors
thrown open, and his body fttipped ;
Simulants were applied to his nostrils,
&c. we threw cold water into his face,
' agitated his limbs, arid for want of 0
ther spirits, bathed his head, bread,
arms, and legs with vinegar. I rubbel
his flon, and efed the lancet several
timer, but in vain. He continued for a.
coffUderQble time apparently dead.
Warm fomentations were applied to the
body, but frte patently to his break arid
legs ; soon after I dilcovered a tremour
about the region of the heart, Succeeded
by convulsive frictions—on these signs of
life, F opened his month and breathed
forcibly into his lungs, he gasped; a
gain I med the lancet, and he bled.
However, it was more than three hours
after his a! mod fatal fall, before he reco
vered so 'ar as to foeak a single word.
His lethergy for a considerable time
was very great. The night following
he was attended with a delirium, violent
fever, excedive vomiting, and his fore,
head was prodigiously discoloured —
These fympioms made me fufp&9,thatthe
scull wasfrafluated ; £ therefore, repeat
edly applied clothes, dipped in warm
camphorated spirits, with vinegar to the
wound, in order to evaporate the extra
vafed blood. We administered cordial
, draughts, mild febrifuges, and cooling
'cathartics, occasionally; and in a short
time he was happily reffored to health
again. —.——
Aristocracy is^in a deep and rapid
decline, in the examples of the United
States, the world has seen, that the ener
gy and dignity of government, may
be combined with the just and equal
rights of men. Power ought ever to
spring from the people—and being de
legated for a given time—those who use
it, must at the expiration of that time,
revert to the general mass, and thereby,
be fabjeS to every ad which in the ex
ecution of that power, they may tiave
made. Thus arises a security paramount
to all others. Hereditary executives, and
hereditary legislators are now rapidly
growing into political mongers —while
the genuine principles of open and mag
nanimous republicanism is growing every
day more amiable arid falu'ary. In this
cftablifhment; the annihilation of jealous
democracy as well as aristocracy will
be seen—and in their deftru&ion the
world [hall rejoice.
On Friday last betwen four and five
•'clock, P. M. we had a very heavy
mower, attended with fliarp lightning :
A new Hoop laying at the wharf had her
raft struck, and so much damaged as to
be useless, and a plank burst off of One
side—several men on board received a
heavy (hock, and a Mr. Smith appeared
to be lifelefs for some time, he had blood
let and soon revived, and is likely to re
cover.—At Woodbridge,nearly the fame
lime, the lightning struck a barn be
longing to Mr. Eber Downs, which was
consumed with a quantity of grain and
other property.
Extraordinary infance of Reanimation.
Mr. P ri NTER,
Please to give tbe following a place injour
paper.
PHILADELPHIA, JULY 12.
Columbian Intelligence.
NEW-HAVEN, JUNE 22.
By Yesterday's Mail.
Extraa of a letter from Cape-Francois,
June 18.
''Our friend Bourne, who Was ap
pointed Consul of the United States for
this place,has not been officially acknow
ledged by the government here—the rea
son aligned is; the errour of the minis
ter who has not forwarded the conven
tion to the government to this place.
This is only the auftenfible reason, how^
ever, the real cause is seated in their ap
prehensions cf # losing feme fees in the
Admiralty, in cases of protests, declara
tions, &c. and that they will ho longer
be able to take the property of our coun
trymen under the law of DroitD'Aubaine,
which they put in force on the death of
Mr. Mykes at Aux Cayes about eight
weeks since—whose property was imme
diately ccnf.lcated. I was much surpris
ed to find some writer in a Philadelphia
paper of March, deny that this law was
carried into execution in the Islands, as
it is a fad that it is—which mull be con
fidertd as a great injury to the citizens,
and an indignity to the government of
the United States. I with re fad rt
fpe&ing Myres may be made fully
known, that the people of America may
know, on what footing they Hand with
their Allies in this refped."
JULY 5. . :
YeHerday morning the cbmmiflion
ers, appointed to receive fubferiptions
for the Bank of the United States, met
at the bank in this city. At an early
hour many refpeftable gentlemen of this
and other dates, assembled before the
doors were opened, for the purpose of
delivering in their fubferiptions, which,
we learn from the best authority,amount
ed to twenty-four thousand shares—4ooo
more than could be received. The num
ber of persons ready to subscribe, was
so great,and the amount of their intend
ed dubferiptions, .so ar exceeded the li
mits prescribed in the cooftirution ci the
bank, that the commissioners thought
proper to adjourn,in order to form some
role, by which to regulate the business,
so that no preference or partiality should
prevail in the eftabliihment ofan institu
tion that so much concerns the welfare
of the United States, and the interests
of, the individuals who are disposed to
become ftockbolders.
Every heart that heard the story
was moved with commiferatioa for the
TN Lower Sloan-street, Chelsea, a few
days ago, was witnessed a most afflicting
fight : An elderly lady reduced in her
circumstances, lived on a small annuity
—As she was dying, (he told an only
child a daughter,about sixteen years old,
that if the expired a few days before
the quarter was run out, it would be
prudent to conceal her death, .otherwise
the money would not be paid, and her
body lie unburied. One morning as
the woman of the house paired by the
chamber door, where this wretched mo
ther and child lodged, and smelling a
horrid stench, The looked in, and difeo
vered the dead body, and that ithad
been in a putrid state above a week, al
though the forlorn young creature had
slept in the bed with it every night !
The poor little girl was taken up and
carried before a Magistrate, under suspi
cions of poisoning her when the whole
truth came out.
Norwalk, June 20, 1791.
The following melancholy accident
happened on Tuefday, the 14th inff.—
Mr. Samuel G, umman,jqn. John M'Lee,
and Abijah Hoyt, all of this town,
were in a small fail boat, near Crab-
Meadow, Long-Island, when a violent
thunder gust came up, and without any
previous warning of their awful destiny,
the boat was overfet, and a watery tomb
received them into its cold embrace.
Extrafl of a letter from the Weflern Coun
try, dated June 23, 1791.
" I make free again to arrest your
attention by a few hatty lines, though I
have nothing of importance to commu
nicate— The report goes, that general
Scott, of Kentucky, is returned from a
fuccefsful expedition, and has brought
150 scalps—this is not confirmed. There
have not many depredations been made
in the settlement lately,though there are
either Indians or some other fculking
incendiaries in the settlement."
BATH, MAY, 28.
A SHOCKING DISCOVERY.
DANBURY, JUNE 27.
' From an EDENTONPAPER—June Is.
V °? Friday afternoon lad, a melancholy
accident happened here, which involved
THE impeachment of WARREN
HASTINGS, is like to fink into oblivi
on. The House of Commons have urg
ed a trial, but as it is held by many,
that alt impeachments expire with the
dissolution of Parliament—and as an in
termediate diOblution has taken plpce —
it is generally conjectured that the Arifto
cratick branch will negative the proceed
ings of the lower House.
We congratulate America, that her
favourite Son, WASHINGTON, has in
health, peace and love,returned from his
Southern Tourto Philadelphia ;—having
now experienced, that however the dif
ferent interests of South and North, may
clash, yet Unity is the bond of affection
towards him ; that where he comes, Love
fires the intense of adoration, and that
esteem, veneration and refped, are ffiewn
to him, unmixed, with envy, hatred or
distrust.
wrechednefs of the girl, who could ad
here to parental command, tho° attended
with such horror in the compliance.
the merciless waves. His situation can
scarcely be conceived, much less def
cribed——didraaed with grief and des
pair, it was only by the interposition of
bis friends that he was prevented from
plunging in, and probably from falling
2 viftim to his zeal and parental affec
tion. Notwithstanding the mod diligent
warch, owing to her having drifed
some distance from where the boat funk,
it was upwards of twenty minutes before
the body was found, which was immedi
ately conveyed to her father's house
(only about two hundred yards diflance)
where several gentlemen of the faculty
used every endeavour for her recovery
but in vain.
She was in the 17th year of her age.
Her engaging manners and amiable dif
potition had endeared her to her relatives
and all who had the pleasure of her ac
quaintance, and gave the faireft prof
.pr^ls of her becoming an honour to her
family and an ornament of her sex.—
Her funeral was attended, the next day
altho' the weather was very bad., by a re
fpe&able number of friends & acquaint
ance who teftified the fincejity of their
affection by the poignancy of their grief.
Cambridge, July 13, 179!.
Yeflerday, about two o'clock in the
afternoon, we had a very severe (bower
of rain, accompanied with the most tre
mendous thunder and lightning, that
was ever experienced. In the course of
which a barn belonging to Mr. Noah
Wyeth of 'this town was struck. The
Town and College engines were imme
diately dispatched, and notwithstanding
the most fpiited exertions, was unfortu
nately consumed together with twelve
tons of English hay. The ele&rjc (hock
was plainly perceived by people in the
house. Humanity must sincerely lament
the lot's of Mr. Wyeth, he is a poor man
and had but the day before collefted all
his hay into the barn. Let those who
have not experienced his misfortune,
pity and relieve his distresses.
Early, bright, transient, chafe, as morning
-GSW,
She fparklel, was exalted, and went to
heaven.
a worthy family in the deepest affidtion,
and spread a general gloom over the
whole town. A small party among whom
were three young ladies; Mils' Fanny
Gray, Miss Sally Littlejohn, and Miss
Jane Littlejohn, having proposed to fail
in the harbour in a whale-boat, just after
they left the wharf, the boat struck upon
one of the sunken wrecks, when the boat
bilged, immediately filled with water,
and being heavily balalled, funk to the
bottom. Some of the gentlemen not
being able to fwjm added to the fright
and confirmation that ensued, it was
with great difficulty that they, Miss
Gray and Miss Littlejohn were saved,
but alas, Miss Jane was miffing.—The
news of this dreadful catastrophe soon
flew thro'the town, and the wretched,
diftra&ed father arrives at the fatal foot
to be an eye-witness to the tragic feene
hands of death, and the other burried in
From LONDON—May 15, 1791.
BOSTON, JULY 19. ^
^1 OPT by the fublcriber,
on fufpjeion of its being
stolen, a large Silver Spoon—
; the owner may have it again,
proving propeitv and paying
charges, ty apply ing to
BENJA. C. GILMAN.
l Exeter, July 21, 1791,
ON the 17th June, deferr
ed from this town, one
Daniel Day, a Soldierin the
^nd United States' Regiment,
about g 3 years old, five feet
nine inches high, dark com
plexion, pitted with the final!
pox, and short dark hair.—-
Whoever will apprehend laid
Dav, and deliver him to the
fubferiber, (hall be entitled to
the above reward.—And in
order to prevent any further
defections, the good people
of this State, are humbly re
quested to apprehend or give
information, on feeing any
Soldiers straggling about the
country, without a permit, in
writing, from one of the com
miflioned Officers of the 2nd
U. $. Regiment.
^'All reasonable expenses
Jhdll. be paid by the publick's
mofl obedient servant,
JONA. CASS, Captain,
[2W U. S. Regiment.
E^/er, %/v2j, lygi.
^L L persons indebted td, or
' that have any demands,
againftthe eflate oj WILLIAM
SHUTE, late of Neivmdrkett,
deceased, Inteflale, are defredto
exhibit the fame to William:
Shute, Admini/irator to /aid
eflate, in order Jor aJpeedy Set
tlement.
EXETER; (Friday)j^/v 22.
. Veils dill keep- their fashion on the
bonnets of the fair, but the texture of
their materials' is 'ingeniously suited td
the different degrees of beauty in the
wearer. Coarse and rhi<k substances
obfeure course and thick ficins, and fine
and transparent ones foftly shade fine and
tranfparenc Complexions.— probatum est.
Extras of a letftr from Greenfield, dated
June 30. ,^
" On Monday last, the following ac
cident happened in this place. Mr Da
rius Grant, a blacksmith, was employed
in blowing a rock, and having charged
a hole, and set fire to the match, the
powder flaihed in the q ill, but the
charge remained in the ftek ; df.cr
waiting a few minutes, Mr. Grant went
to the rock and begin to bore out he old
charge ; when he had bond feme dis
tance, the charge exploded without brea
king the rock *ni tore from his left
hand the thumb and and 'ore-finger to
gether with the greatest part of the prim;
the fpindie was thrown a confiderahle
diflance, and the auger has not yet been
found. Mr. Grant's apprentice bey who'
was pouring water into the hole, had
his wrist considerably hurt, and a gen
tleman who was fitting by the fide of
Mr. Grant, was thrown off the rock but
not hurt."
A late arrival, in England, from h
dia, has brought advice, that Gen. Mea
dows had defeated Tippo Saib, whose
lo(s is dated to be, icoo killed, 900 ta
ken, &c.
The Pope was burrit id effigy, at Pa
ris, on the 4th of May lad!'
Mr. Paine is in France, writing an
appendix to his '' Rights of Man."
!!^afcttJfo^79i^
len Dollars Reward.