The Columbian informer, or, Cheshire journal — Keene, N.H., 1794-09-09 00:00:00, page 3

MASSACHUSETTS.
SALEI4, Sept. 2.
People from the Weft Indies fay, that
. thecoadua cf Admiral Jervis has render*
id him equally an object of abhorrence
there, as with as. We would not wi(h to
defame even an enemy ; but the English
themselves confidently relate the following
anecdote of him : That the little Ilhnd
Defeada, which had surrendered to the
British arms, on the arrival of the French
armament hoisted again the national col
ours; after which, a British (loop of war
arrived there, which they beat off: This
being reported to Admiral Jervis, he or
dered verbally, Capt. Ross, of the Re
source frigate, to proceed to that island,
and cause every man to be (lain, every
woman to be ravished, and every male
child to be brought to him to be made im
-9 perfea. How far he intended these sav
age, brutal orders (which were probably
given in his cups) (hould be executed, is
uncertain ; but it is a forrowful truth,
gat they were too ftrialy adhered to ; for
had thrown away that talk, and taken up
the hatchet. The prisoner was then charg
ed on his indiament, which being ex
plained to him by the interpreter, he con
fefftd the fad. But the court being will
ing to afford the prisoner the benefit of a
trial by jury, (permitted him to withdraw
his plea) and plead not guilty : Whereup
on, a traverse jar, was empannelled, aid
(worn in due form, the prisoner being
firft informed of his right to challenge.
The prisoner having counsel aligned him,
the Attorney General proceeded upon the
trial, and the jury, upon the fulleft tefii
mony, brought into court a verdid, ' guil
ty of the murder of Jahn Ith, as. charged
in the bill of indictment.' Whereupon
the prisoner being a&ed, what he had to
offer, why sentence of the law should not
be pronounced upon him ? He replied he
hid not any thing ; that he came cut with
an intention of killing and stealing, or be
ing killed; that he had killed the man
for which he had been tried ; and that it
had been his toufagtune to fall into the
hands of the whites ; but that be should
have escaped item if it had not been for
the Cherokees ; and that if he was now
put to death, there was plenty of his na
tion remaining to revenge his death. The
judge then proceeded to pronounce sen
tence of death in the usual form.
withdrawn themselves from the
confederacy against France, and
rumor fays the troops es the
former are to follow,, to crush
, the insurgents in Poland. It is
even said Austria is treacherous,
and that they about abandoning
the crusade. If fe, John , Bull
may be left, not only to do-all
the paying but all thefigHti^ —
Peace muff be implored of
France, and on very humble
terms, France may grant it. —
But whether there Should be
peace or not, France will soon
have no armies of consequence
to encounter upon her frontiers.
In confeqseoce of the above sentence,
the Creek Indian, Abougpohigo, was ex
ecuted this afternoon, at 4 o'clock.
Extract of a letter from St. Luria, dated 13th,
%so 1794-
<d I heard at St. Vincent's b, a fhipihat
arrived from Liverpool, now four days
fiuce, that (he met with as Englilh fleet,
in the latitude of Madeira under a strong
convoy, and that there were 5000 troops
on board intended as a rc-inforcement for
the army in the Weft-Indies.
There are now 1548 efcßive British
troops with General Grey at Guadeloupe.
It is said a large fleet was to fail from
England, for the Weft-Indies the latter
end of June or earl, iri July, and that se
veral regiments were coming out at the
fame time to garrifja the iftinds —ihould
this be the case, we doubt not but the A
mericans, or whoever they are that have
been fern carrying fuccours to the enemy
at Point a petre, will soon pay very dear
for their extraordinary temerity.
NEW-YORK, Sept, i.
By the latest advices from
Europe, it appears that the King
of Prussia and the emperor had
PENNSYLVANIA.
PHILADELPHIA, August xi.
when the frigate arrived at the island, the
inhabitants sent a deputation of 18 men to
make their fubmiffien ; the, were taken
on board, 8 of them blindfolded and (hot
upon the forecaftle, the rest hanged at the
yard-arm, and the general daughter fol
lowed in the island.
FROM EUROPE.
Yesterday arrived a febconer frem Halifax,
12 days. Exghjb papers to the yh July,
receive d by the July Packet there, have been
received by the Editor :—They contain but
feu; particulars not before received :—'Thefe
few follow ;—
It is reported that the packet brings ac
counts very favourable to the continuance
of peace to this country—that reftituiion
of our property will be made—that com
missioners are appointed to fettle all mis
understandings refpeding the treaty of
peace ; and that the British Government
are engaged to negotiate the ransom of the
American prisoners at Algiers. We fia
cercly wifli these flattering reports may be
verified.
A veffcl arrived at Marblehead,on Sun
day, from Halifax., It is Lid (he was dis
patched, in eonfequence of the arrival of
a packet fre m England, for Capt. Lewis,
master of the American Indiamaa lately
carried in there and condemned, to come
and refeme the charge of her for the origi
nal owners.
Dispatches were immediately, sent off to
Philadelphia.
LONDON, JULY fr
Yesterday a servant of Mr. Trever's ar
rived at the Secretary of State's office,
with dispatches from Turin. We under
stand he brought an account of Lord
Hood's having blockaded up the 'French
squadron from Toulon, confuting of seven
Ships of the line, and Some frigates, in
Guns Bag, to the enftward of Toulon.
The Marquis Cornwallis is on his re
turn to England, and our readers will hear
perhaps with surprise, the cause of his fa
Speedily retracing his steps. The King
of Prussia has officially lignified to the no
ble Marquis, that in consequence of the
unforeseen burst of Jacobine principles in
Poland, and that they infamowfly refufe to
Submit to the happy servitude so anxious
ly, kindly, and honourably provided for
them, he finds it inconvenient to fulfill bis
treaty with the Englilh Court. He ack
nowledges having received from Britain
fix hundred thousand pounds ftcrling in
advance, and this i'um, as it is inconveni
ent to him to repay at this time, he will
carry it to account ; but he would be hap
py to fee the Noble Marquis at Berlin, to
explain to him how perfectly he enters, in
sentiment, into the views of his cousin with
regard-to France, and how earnest he is
to preserve the good understanding which
so happily subsists between the two coun
tries. Lord Cornwallis did not accept of
the royal invitation, but returns forthwith,
and his dispatch has just been in time to
prevent a third installment of three hund
red thousand pounds from failing to Ham
burg.
The fo!lewing letter was yesterday
morning received by the matter of Lloyd's
Coffee-Houfe.
CAPTURE OF OSTEND.
“ Margate, fw, 3, ft half,a,
It o'clock, P. M.
" Oftend is now indeed taken! The
Trial Cutter is just arrived, and the diS
patches are forwarded from hence. The
French marched in on Tuefday; our
troops are all fafely embarked, and are
gone to Holland. Almost, if not all, the
shipping got out. One large one run on
Shore in earning out, to which they set fire ;
and as the French had only one small boat
to cross with, one of our frigates annoyed
them very much in passing. They were
not permitted to fire into the town, or they
could have done much mifehief to it."
It is next to jmpoffible to collect the
whole truth from the confuted mass of
European Information ; affirtien and con
tradiaiox following each other there, with
the fame celerity they do in the United
States. Notwithftaading, the following
events may be relied on :—
iff. That Ypres has capitulated to the
French—the garrison obtaining, in confe
queuce of their gallant defence, the hon
ors of'Wir—They were to remain prison
ers of war, and they amounted to near
6000 men. The Hanoverians and British
BOSTON, Centincl-Office, Sept. .
LATEST EUROPEAN NEWS.
FOREIGN SUMMARY.
were net pit til the sword as has been re
ported ; but the French emigrants all fuf
fcred.
2d. That Charleroi, [a strong town oj
Aaftrian Netherlands, on the river Sam&re]
has been evacuated by the combined for
ces ; and taken poffeffien of by the Re
publicans.
3d. That Bruges and Ghent, had been
taken by the French.
4th. That Ofend was evacuated the Ift
July, and taken possession of by the French
the fame day.—But no accounts are re
ceived that either Antwerp or Brussels had
fallen into their hands, er that Yaencien
xu, l^uejnoy, or Mons, had been evacuated.
It is in point, however, to observe that
these last mentioned fortreffes are in the
rear of Charleroi.
sth. That the French Northern army
had been increased to upwards of 100,000
men; and that the combined armies to op
pose thefc were about 40,000 strong; but
were in expectation of receiving reinforce
ment from England, particularly by those
landed at Oftend, the latter part of June,
under Earl Moira, (formerly Lord Raw
don).by a detachment from Namur, and by
the Prussian subsidy from the Rhine —
These together may make them 65,000
Ilrong.
6th., That Mr. Jay had received assu
rances from the King and Miniflry of
Great Britain that restitution should be,
fully made for the losses sustained by the
citizens of the United States, in the Weft-
Indies. His having proposed himfelf as
a Mediator between the contending pow
ers, is not so authentic.
7th. That both the English and French
fleets were fitting for sea with the stmoft
expedition : And that the firft account pub
lilhed in the Centinel from Rotterdam of
the loss sustained in the late naval action
has proved accurate—The French losing
fix ships taken, and one funk.
Sth. That the only fymptora of Peace
which appears, was an expe^ed change
in the British Ministry, to make room for
the Duke of Portlands Earl Fitzwilliam,
Mr. Windham, andothers late of the op
position.
" There will be no commencement
this year—College ha# broken up. The
fame fever that deflated Philadelphia last
year, bat broken out in New-Haven, and it
rapidly spreading through the town —the in
habitants flying—Several families are come
to this place.
DIED.] At Newmarket, (N. H.)
Capt. Edward Hilton. At Kittery, Capt.
Samuel Weeks. Near Portsmouth, Capt.
Robertson Trefethen. At Hampton, jo
fish Moulton, Esq. At Woodbridge, (C)
Dr. John Alfred Foot. At Weftborough,
Capt. James Godfrey, &. 50. At
Grafton, Mrs. Hannan Merriam, & 76.
At Yarmouth, Mrs. Mary Videt. TEt. 76.
At Dorchester, M;s. Thankful How, so.
73. At Boston, Mrs. Lucy Tilefton, &.
35. —Mrs. Martha Thwing.
pr this town, a child of Mr. Abel Blake,
which makes the second he Bas loft within
a week, of the tbroat-dSflempar.
Tie Situation of the weftern part of Penn
sylvania, commands primary notice. No
accounts of any frefh degaftation were re
ceived by the left mail; but our readers
will fee under their proper heads, the mea
sures taken and taking to Suppress thia La
Vendee of the United States. The term
prescribed in the Prefident'& proclamation
for the return of these insurgents to their
allegiance to the laws, expired the ift inst.
and we learn, that part of the troops desti
ned to a& against tnem were assembling.—
in the mean time the commissioners both
of the United States & Pennsylvania, were
Sedulous in their endeavours, to effect their
Suppteflion without the affiltance of an ar
med force.
In all the other states, perfect tranquili
ty, content and happiness. appear to reign:
and under the smiles of heaven, the hus
bandmen expeft to gather one of the most
luxuriant Harvests they have been fav
oured with for a number of years.
The New-Haven fever we ere unhap
py to learn, does net diminish. On the
27th ult. the committee published in their
lift of the mortality of the proceeding
week, that eight persons had died, seven
of the putrid fever, and one by consump
tion.
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NEWHAMPSHIR E.
KEENE, September 9, 1794.
Extrad of a letter from a gentleman of rot.
racity in Windham, (Con.) dated Sep. iff.
)N OUR DOMESTIC SUMMARY,
THOSE who are ambitions enough to
appear as Soldiers, ox Field and oth.r
training days, are informed they may be Ap
plied with the following clothing, at the mo
derate price of seven dollars per fait, and at
a credit of three months —viz. Ax elegant
cock'd Hat, with cockade, plume and geld
cord, for loop and land—A genteel blue
broadcloth Coat, with buff facing and lining
i —X buff Vefl —white linen overhalls, with
knee flraps complcat.
As there are but a few fails to be difpefed
of, those who wife for a choice, will do well
to apply jeon to the fubferiber,
LUTHER EMES,
Keene, Sept. Sth, 1794.
R^^DOLLNRS REWARD.
RAN away from the fubferi
ber on the night ofthe gift
ult, an indented servant boy,
named Nathan Butterfield, abort
13 years of age; —Had on wh:n
he went away, a mix'd colour
ed furtout, fuftian trousers and
a Gripped waistcoat. Whoever
will return said Boy, shall be en
titled te the above reward. —
All persons are forbid harboring
01: trusting said B@y, on the pen
alty of the law.
ALL Persons who arc indebt
ed to the fubferiber by book
or note, are notified that pay
ment rauft positively be madeto
him by the firft of ()Qober next
^. F. EL^KE,
Keene, Sept. Bth, 1794.
BROKE into the fubferiber's
"enclosure, on the firft inst.
a three year old HEIFER, with
awhite face, of a darkish colour,
and some white spots on her fide.
The owner is desired to call, /
prove property, pay charges and
take her away.
SAMUEL M'CURDY, jun.
Surry, Sept. Ith, 17,4.
TO be fold a FARM lyingin
Rindge, containing about
Ifo Acres, with good buildings,
pleasantly situated on the main
road'from Vermont to Boston,
in a convenient place and well
accotfimodated for a Tavern,
(for which it is now improved)
or for a Store : For particulars
enquire of Benjamin Kingsbury,
Innholder in said Rindge ; or the
Printers hereof.
Sept Bth, 1794.
FOR 400 dollars only, and a
considerable pay day given
for the,greater part ; —One hun
dred acres of excellent LAND,
for plowing, mowing, pasturing
and orcharding-, lying in Keene :
40., acres, thereof into good paf
turipg, _within three and half
miles of the meeting-house, and
on the great road' to Weftmor
land, with a dwell ing-houfe
thereon —and a large brook that
constantly. runs- through the
whole, with a Fulling-Mill on
the fame. For further particu
lars enquire of David Whether
ell living on the premises, or the
fubferiber who is empowered te
fell the fame.
N. COOKE.
Keene, Sept. 3d, 1794.
ALL Persons indebted to the
fobfcriber, in any name or
nature soever, are hereby re
quested to make iinrr -diate pay
ment, or else look out !-
ISRAEL HOUGHTON.
i Keene, Sept. Btk, 17^4.
REGIMENTAL UNIFORMS !
, THOMAS EDWARDS.
Keene, Sept. 8, 1794.
A BARGAIN !