The Columbian informer, or, Cheshire journal — Keene, N.H., 1793-09-04 00:00:00, page 3

is said to bring an account of an import
tfnd action, between the combined armies
Aid the French, in which the Dutch were
cut to pieces, on or about tte firft of June.
This h^ been circulated as an article of
vast importance, but is surely no more
than the battle at Furnes, in which the
French to be fare were completely victo
rious, but of which we have the circum
stantial detail in our papers, some weeks
since.
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K E NT U C K Y.
KNOXVILLE, July 13,
IN consequence of the depredations com
mitted by Indians, in Wear's cove, a
number of the inhabitants, alarmed b)
shefe enormities, affemblcd together t<
consult for the common fafety, to condole
with each other on their fufferings, and t>
lament the too long neglect of succor from
«e general Government of the United
Stales, when they concluded to follow the
trail of these daring barbarians and difeov
er from what source their mife'rics origin
ated. About 60 men met, chafe their of
facers, placed Col. Samuel Wear at thei
head (which was given up by Lieutenan
Henderson, who had the command of a
party of men in that neighborhood by or
der of government) and with a determi
nation to check these villains, marched t<
the mountains, where they difeovered fev
oral trails, winding various ways, which
al latt terminated in one plain beaten path,
leading to Tallaffee, a town situate in the
mountains, boasted of by Indians as inac
ceffible to white people. Near this town
they overtook a number of Indians on the
north bank Os the renneffee, when a hex
vy fie bigun on b^th fidts ; but the In
dians soon leaped into the river, on which
the whites ran to the bank, killed fifteen
fellows, and took four squaws prisoners,
which they have brought with them, anc
with to exchange for the property take
from them. During the engagement or
che nerth. a Iharp fire was kept up by the
Indians from fr faith fide of the river.—
It is to be regretted that a squaw was b
accident killed iu the water.
has received the letter which you ^dreff
ed to him from New-York, on the Ijh
inst. and 1 am desired to observe to you.
that it is not the eltablifhed course for the
diplomatic characters residing here, to
have any direct correspondence with him.
—:he Secretary es State is the organ
through which their communication fhouid
«ass.
AThe President dees not conceive it to
be within the line of propriety or duty for
him to bear evidence aganft a declaration,
which, whether made co him or others, is
perhaps immaterial, he therefore declines
interfering in the case.
I have the honour to be,
with great refpe£, Sir,
Your raoft obedient,
humble servant,
TH : JEFFERSON.
The Minifler Plenipotentiary of >
the Republic oj France. J
We are happy to add,that not a man be
longing to this scout was hut. Anditi
to be remembered that government had li
mited offenfive operations to the north bank
es the i'tyutalee.
A letter however by this vessel to a mer
chant in this city, dated June 12, men
tions, that in an action near Mayence, the
French had been victorious, and the Prus
sians loft their general, Kalkreuth.
By the brig Molly, Capt. Morris, ar
rived here from Madeira, which (he left
Sth July, we learn that on the 3d of
rnomh^ frigate arrived a Madeira,in
xJue days from Falmouth, which brought
English newspapers to about the rad of
June. These papers contained an account
of a very bloody battle having been
Just as this paper was going to press; a
gentleman arrived in town from the weft
ward, who informs that General Wayne
had left Fort-Jr£rfon, and that General
Scott had joined him with 2000 militia
from Kentucky, and intended to march
diredly into the Indian towns.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 16.
The ship Cheefman, in about 60 days
from Amflerdam, arrived at New-York,
PENN S'Y L V ANIA.
FREDERICK-! OWN, Aug. 8.
MARYLAND.
IMPORTANT INTELLIGENCE.
Yesterday arrived here the brig Barba
ra, Capt. Loring, in 67 days from Got
tenburg: Aug. 2d spoke with the Ihip
Andrew, Capt. Makins, from L'Orient,
49 days out, who informed him, that the
Jnfarre&ians in France avert principally ptl-
BOSTON, Aug. 24.
On Wednesday the Spawfo ship Comets,
prize to the America, a 74 gun French feip,
arrived in this harbour. She is laden prin
cipally with white Sugars, cotton, and dye
woods, and was bound from the Ha-oaunab
for Spain. She is said to be worth about
70,000 dollars.
SALE M, Aug. 27.
Capt. Wellman arrived here on Sim
la}, in 53 days from Corunna, in Spain
de could learn nothing there of the poli
ics of Europe, or the progress of the war
—except that the Spaniards had been
oundly whipped by the French down the
Bay, and reinforcements were slowly go
ing off to the Spanish army. The Spani
ards he fays, tremble at the name of a
Frenchman—have no hope cf success a
gainlt them — and the vulgar opinion cf
that ignorant debased people, is, that the
Franco have swore revenge against Spain,
^d will inarch into their country, and ex
cute it without mercy,—A Philadelphia
effcl, which touched at Falmouth abou
the 17th of June for orders, arrived at
Corunna, and said, there were accounts in
England of some late important success
over the combined Armies in the Nether
lands—but we cannot find of what date
It was also said, that the French had made
arge oft'ers to Great-Britain to detach her
trom the combination.——Capt. Well
nan saw a letter from Holland, which fait
the Dutch have no ffilps cf war at fca, ex
cept two or three guarda coftas, and art
not fitting out any : Their large merchant
hips are also laid up, and they have no
vessels out but small craft.
Another fifherman spoke a Hoop, the
matter of which said, he was diredly from
Halifax ; that the French had attacked
that place, set it on fire, and killed many
of the people—this vessel made her escape.
Whether the above are fads or not,
time will determine. It is well known,
that the inhabitants of Halifax have been
under great apprehensions, since the troops
have been drawn to the Weft-Indies;
fought near Lisle. betweeeft the combined
i r m:es and the French forces, which ter
minated to the advantage of the latter ;
ind it is added, that 17,000 men fell in
he field,
Capt. Morris fays, that this account
was believed at Madeira, and that he had
conyerfed with several persons who had
seen the papers containing the above in
telligence.
On the 14th init. the brig Eliza, Capt.
Wood, arrived in this city in 57 days
from Bourdeaux. By this vessel very lit
.le intelligence copid be obtained at that
ime—yet, feme passengers favoured a
Printer with a Paris paper of about the 4th
if June, extracts from which were given
.hepublic ; they also reported, that the
amours we had received, of the grew
progress of the royalills, were groundless.
3, form magic, however, these accounts,
.n their traverse to Philadelphia, have af
limed a terrific hue—behold a majority of
ihe departments cf France become royal
l/is ! the Spaniards victorious &c. On
neie we do not absolutely pass lenience,
out advile the reader to suspend his judg
ment.
Yesterday arrived at Beverly 4 filling
fehorters, with great fares. On Satur
day last, one of them spoke with a fchuon
er from Jamaica, bound to St. Mary's
Bay, cut 4 weeks; who reported; that
previous to his failing, an engagement
took place off Jamaica, between a French
and English Squadron, in which the En
glish got the better, tho' they loft a 74
gun Chip, and the French loft nothing.—
Admiral Gardner might then be in the
Welt-India seas, but we know of no French
fleet there of much force. This vessel
failed from Jamaica in company with a
homeward bound fleet of 80 fail, under
convoy of the ships which had the engage
ment, as the Matter laid.
MASSACHUSE T T S.
NEW-YORK, Aug. 21.
N E W-Y O R K.
REPORTS.
That thefege of Valenciennes, which bad
been concluded under the direction of the Duke
•J York, had been raised, after an ineffedual
Jtege of federal weeks : The befaging armyf
hng tf> an * advancing into Old France.
That the common Jentiment in England was,
that the combined armies would not be able
to fed any thing againfl the French :
Ibat it might be retied on as a sod, that
Citizen Egalite; the cousin of Louis XVI. had
been brought to the Guillotine, and that bis
bead bad beenfevered from bis body at Mar
jailics ; and
Flat the Departments of France, wbofe l
Representatives were lately denounced, and
confined, bad highly rejected the bufnefs, and
toad t^n threatened to march an army to Pa
ris to obtain their rel,aft.
"On Monday last, the Commerce,
Capt. Philip Ulmer, arrived at Duck
Trap, in the county of Hancock :—He
left White-Haven, in England, the ig-h
of June; and brings intelligence that
ihe DuKE of York, had been totally
defeated in the neighbourhood of Ollend
—that three G&erals of th? combined ar
mies had been killed, and three thousand
men. Capt. Ulmer brought English
papers containing an account cf the above
defeat. A Scotch gentleman, passenger
in the Commerce saw the papers ; and
adds, that itis the prevailing opinion in
Scotland, that within five years their will
not be a crowned head in Europe.
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AN four paper of the 14th of Augu'd
last, a writer under the signature of an
L^haUtant (of Keene) for himfelf, has
published his remarks on an address pre
sented to General Aldrich, and
signed by my hand, for, and in behalf of
others.—Every person has an undoubted
right to publiih his thoughts upon what
ever appears in print, so long as he keeps
to truth in matters of fad— but when a lie
is told to make a case, it discovers great
malice and great mearnefs.—l shall leave
the Inhabitant in the full possession of all
his ftridures uponihe stile and compofi
tion of that address, myfelf not pretending
to frill and learning in the composition
and harmonious arrangement of words and
fentences;—But as his satire and inventive
is wholly founded upon a palpable falf
hood in a matter of fad, I think it my
duty to detefl and expose it publicly.—
Mr. Inhabitant fays, it is presented in the
name of the town of Keene, &c.— The
words of the address are, " We the late
officers and others of the inhabitants of
the town of Keene"—Do these words im
port that the address was an ad of the
town ih its corporate capacity ? No ! Do
the words imply, or can they be construed
to imply any thing more, than that those
who lent that address to the General, were
inhabitants of the town of Keene and pre
sented in their private capacity? Moll
certainly they cannot! —Mr. Inhabitant
concludes his remarks by moving " that
the town of Keene be requested to assem
ble, and appoint a proxy to frame an apo
logy and present it to his Excellency, to
atone for the ban 'actd affront put upon
him, &c."—Hear let me elk to what be
ing or charter tes this word ^ Excel,
Aug. 28. Yeflerday arrived in this port,
the Jhip Industry, Capt. Barges, from Briflol,
which he left the 9th July ; by an intelligent
gentleman who came pafenger tn the Indifry,
we learn, —That the combined armies, had
not been able, with all their efforts, to make
any impreffons on the French forces :
That alms every day poduced some en
gagement between the bofile troops, in which
Juccefs alternately crowned the parties : But
that the (failing powers, received a very for
midable reception from their French adversa
ries.
Xug. 29. A gentleman who arrived in
town yetterday from Salem, which he left
on Tuefday noon, informs us that Capt.
Stone, in a brig had arrived there, in
50 days from Q/iend, who reported that
he French troops near that place, were
carrying all before them. The gentle
man could bring no particulars, as Capt.
Stone went est immediately on his ar
rival, to Beverly, the place of his red
dence. We shall probably be able to
give more particulars in our next.
The Eastern Herald, printed at
Portland, of the 24th ir.ttant, has the fol
lowing highly important paragraph.
Fer the Columbian In former, &c.
M§s. Printers,
led; and that all was in good order
and the nation in high spirits.
Respectfully informs his friends
and the Public, that he has open
ed a Shop opposite the Goal in Keene,
where he carries on the Guldfmith's and
Jewellers business, in all its various bran
ches.—He makes and repairs Tankards,
Cans, Cream-pets, Table and Tea-
Spoons, Ladies and Gen'letnea's silver
and placed ihoe, knee and bridle Buckles
—a!fo, plated with hard folder, all kinds
of Jewelry.—Engraving done in the nest
ed manner. Those Ladies and Gentle
men who wiffi to favor him with their cus
tom, may depend on having their com
mands execut d with fidelity and dispatch,
and the smallest favo s greatfully acknow
ledged by the Public's very hurable ser
vant. .
N. B. CASH, or any cf the above
work, given for old Gold, Silver, Brass
and Copper.—Wool, Flax and Grain will
be received in payment for work.
WANTE D,
As an APPRENTICE to the above busi
ness, an active Lad, from twelve co four
teen years of age, who can be well recom
mended.•
Keene, Sept. 3d, 1793.
JOURNErMdN SHOEMAKER:
WANTED immediately a journey
man Shoemaker, who is really a
good workman—to such an one will be
given constant employ and good wages, by
DAVID SIMMONS.
Keene, Sepfttb,j 793^
HE Non-Refidert owners cf Lands
in the town of Gilfum, are hereby
informed, that unless their high way pen
ny-tax, which became due in the years
'9O, and '9l, is worked out, or fettled, by
the 15th of October next, their lands will
be fold at public vendue, for the payment
offaid taxes.
ZADOCK, HURD, Collar.
Gilfum, Sept. 3d, 179,,
" I had the honour (if it may be so
called,) of going from this to England,
o the fame packet with General Dumou
ier. As the General travelled in the
character of an Italian merchant, he waa
not known on board the packet ; though
from many circumstances it was thought
co be him; but I could hardly be persua
ded of it, for from his diminutive and
shabby appearance, I fhouid have sooner
taken him fcr a Jew pedlar, than a French
general. He faet with a very indifferent
reception in London ; and being ordered
to quit the kingdom, he returned here im
mediately, and three days ago left this
place for B:uffcls."
DIED] At Weathersfield, Miss Mary
Wells, dEi., 26 —At WilmingtcD£the
Rev. Isaac Morril, in an advance4,ge.
—At Andover, Mr. Peter Kimbalc-At
Salem, Mr. James Brown, Am-At
Fairfield; (C.) Mr. Gerihom ,Baco,JEt,
8; —Simon T.acy, Eq -Es. Bz.—At
ivocthwood (N. I-I.) Mils PeUf-Clwte,
?Et. 19.— At Amherd, a Mr. Parks of
Groton. (Mass ) In this town, „Miss
Either Edis, ^:. 62.
>o*o^o°o><^<>°o^sO+CNOK^OK^l
lency" relate ? Gznxral Aldrich ^
not addressed by the title of Excellency,
neither docs that epithet belong to any
cfficer ofhis rank.—Does Mr Inhabitant
mean the Governor of the State of New-
Hampshire, the President of the United
States or the Deity ? Or what does he
mean ? He has an undoubted right, and it
is his indispensable duty to aik pardon
when tytys done wrong.—lt may not be
improper to hazard a conjecture who this
Inhabitant is, that appears to be fa zea
lous and jealous for the honor of his town
and country —and firft, it could be no man.
of befip^fs, property or probity—but se
cond, it mutt have been some idle, worth
less pretender to promotion in the military
line, and who fcolifhly imagined that a
cammiffion would make him a great man ;
but being justly flighted and neglected its
th: late appointment of officers, he felt all
the rage' and fury of disappointed ambi
tion, and hath difeove ed his malice in a
way peculiar to little mean minds.
LUTHER EMES,
. -for himfelf.
Extras of a letter from a Gentleman at Of
tend, dated July 2, 1793
GOLDSMITH and JEWELLER,
FROM EußOPft
NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
J%& 371 former-, ft.
jolvn S'. 7'ent,
KEEN E, Sept. 4.