The Newhampshire gazetteer — Exeter, N.H., 1792-10-19 00:00:00, page 3

'' Supposing these powers have
occasion to guard their immense terri
tory, of which the extent is 21,562
fpnare German miles, 15 to the de
gree, and to keep in awe from 38 to
40 millions of people, the inhabitants
of this country, who are ready to re
volt.
P HILADELPHI A, 00. I.
This comparative statement of rhe
forces of the concerting Kings,
cppofed to the numbers which France
may bring into the field, is extracted
from an Essay on that fubjefl, lately
published at Paris, by an ingenious
geographic writer, M. Fraflenfrat. —
" France contains twenty-seven
millions of inhabitants.
“ The number of persons capable of
bearing armsis6 700,000 —2,880,000
of whom are a&ive citizens, 3,820, 000
ina^ive.
" The regular army of France con
fids of 270,000.
" If the French who will defend
their liberties, were to decimate them
selves, that is, if one in ten capable of
bearing arms, marched against the
common enemy,France would have an
army of 670,000 men.
" The actual forces of the powers co
alesced against France are,
Austria - 200,000
Pruflia , 183,000
The contingent
of the empire 40,000
Naples - 50,000
Sardini - 30,000
Tuscany - 6,000
Total 509,000
" Supposing that they are obliged
to keep at home half only of their
troops, it will follow, that all the force
which these powers can bring against
France, will be 250,000.
" The department of Paris also con
tains ico,ooo a&ive citizens, and
140,000 inactive ; among whom are
180,000 men capable of bearing arms,
80,000 adives, and 100.000 inac
tives."
PITTSBURG, L^/rg.] Sept. 15.
ON the 7th inst. the In
dians wounded a man,
by the name of Carpenter,
as he was riding,near Grave
creek, in Ohio county, and
took him prifoner —Find-
ing he could not escape, he
got off his horse and let him
run ; and the Indians find
ing they could not catch the
borfe, gave the man Some
salt, and ordered him to go
and catch tbehorfe,the man
accordingly went, but
watching his opportunity
made his escape, and got
fafe into the fcttlement.
" The number of male citizens be
tween 16 and 20 years of age is ten
millions—that of its active citizens,
and fans of atlive citizens, 4,300,000,
which leaves 5,700,000 inactive citi.
zen%
NORFOLK, September 12.
A negro man belonging to Thorny
Lawson, Esq. bad stolen fam p thing 9
ont of the blacksmith's (hop in which
he worked, for which Mr. Irons (the
matter of the (hop) told him as soon
as he had finifhed a plowshare which
he was then about, he would give him
a flogging. While Mr. Irons was
Pooping to Jinifh some work at the
bench, the negro tock the ploughshare
and flruck him a violent blow cn the
back of the head,and he expired with
in ten minutes a f ter. The negro did
^ot attempt to make his escape, and
was committed to jail.
American Advices.
Extrafl of a letter from Aux-Cayes, da
ted Aag^ft 18, 1792.
'' Referring to my last by Captain
Stites, 1 am now sorry to inform you
that, since his departure, the political
filiation of affairs in the inland has
undergone a moil unfortunate change.
Gen. Blanchelande, it is supposed,
encouraged the negroes who were in a
,Rare of infurre&ion : they consequent,
ly descended from the mountains, and
killed many of the inhabitants, and
burnt many valuable effaces. The
troops and the inhabitants immediate
ly assembled, to the number of 1300
or 1400, under the command of Gen.
Blanchelande, and attacked them,but
unfortunately were entirely defeated,
with the loss of 7 officers, and about
200 men killed, and a great num
ber wooded. This unexpe&ed defeat
obliged the planters to take refuge
once more in town, and encouraged
the negroes to revolt, to the number
of about 2000. They have since burnt
and destroyed near one half of the plain.
Finding themselves entirely masters of
the country, they have now made
propositions of peace, which are, free
dom to all uho are in the Rate of in
furreaion, and Les Platoons (a de
lightful coffee country, in the moun
tain) for themselves. Whether or not
these terms will be accepted to, 1 can
not pretend to determine—if not, hea
ven knows what will be the confe
qaence-.-fhould they be granted, the
entire infurredion of the remaining
negroes will inevitably follow, I there
fore look upon every thing as certain
ly loft. I am sorry the immediate
departure of this vessel will not
admit of my entering into particu
lars."
Last Sunday week, arrived in this
city, Capt. Eaton and h,s company of
infantry, on their march to Pitefburg.
About lixty of Capt. Eater's corps
were railed in the state of Vermont,
near Bennington, and thirty joined
them at New-Brnnfwick and Trenton,
on their wav here through New-Jer
sey." This party was joined by part of
Capt. Pearl's company of artillery,
and the whole detachment, confuting
of nearly 2co marched from hence for
Pittfburg last Friday, completely ac
coutred—making a very handsome
and martial appearance.
We hear from Albemarle county,
Virginia, that an inhuman murder
was lately oerpetraied there. The
particulars, as related to us, are as
follows, viz. A man having occasion
to go a snort distance, to receive a
turn of money due to him from an
other called in at a tavern by the way,
to take some refrefhment ; a party of
pcTellers happened to.be in the house,
whom he imprudently acquainted with
his business ; Returning he halted at
the fame place, when one of the gamt
fters asked him if he had succeeded in
getting the money—he answered in
the affirmative. Soon after his de
parture from the tavern, ic was dis
covered that tbe gameftcr, who asked
the queflion was also miffing, and a
suspicion arose among his companions,
that he had followed the man with no
good design. They, accordingly, went
in pursuit, and their conjectures, alas !
proved too true — they found the un
fortunate man lying weltering in his
gore, his throat being cut in a manner
Chocking to relate. The assassin had
hastened to a neighbouring brook,
whither he was quickly traced bv his
pursuers, who found him in the a& of
wafliing the blood off his hands, and a
penknife, stained with blood, laying
on the bank close by him. So bare
faced and atrocious an ad excited in
their breads the utmost indignation,
and they did not hesitate to hang him
noun the foot.
We are forty to fay, that the gene
ral appearance of our affairs in the In
dian country, is very unfavourable—
the Indians ale said to be collecting in
swarms, atthe place where St. Clair
was defeated,—They are so much elat
ed with their late fucceffs, as to spurn
N E WYORK, September 22.
"I am now living in the
village of Marietta, and
inform you that the Indians
are very troublesome in these
parts —they are daily killing
or taking lome of our peo
ple. The week before lass
there was a party of our
men, confining of a Serje
ant, Corporal, and sixteen
men, out reaping, about a
mile from Fort-Jefferfon,
when on a hidden they were
saluted with a volley of
shot, which laid fourteen of
our men dead on the spot,
and two elcaped —the party
of Indians were supposed to
be about eighty.—General
Wayne is now at Pittfburg
—and we expect to be call
ed away daily, or at least as
soon as he reaches this place
—and then we do suppose
that .we Shall have another
spirit with them.—We are
now .very well off, and re
ceive the best of provisions,
clothing and money every
three months—bolides that,
the pleasure of hunting and
fportirig upon the beautiful
banks of the plea fant Ohio.
I would not really exchange
places, with the best man
of you, for I never lived bet
ter & more at my ease than
Ido now,and nothing want
ing, but the presence of my
old friends, to complete the
happiness of
"Your most obedient, P.C."
at all offers of accommodation. It is
much to be expected, that the British
polls at Detroit and elsewhere, are no
Imall afliftance to these brutal bipeds.
DOVER, Sept. 26.
The following letter, from a
private Soldier in Captain
Cass' company, 2d United
States regiment —to bis
friend in Durbam, being
of a late date may contain
Jametbing new.—
Marietta, July 25.
September, 17 1792.
WHEREAS pursuant
to the fifth feaion
of the ad of Congress intit,u
led, " An act,Supplementary
to the a6 tmaking provision
for the debt of the United
States," passed the eighth
day of May hft, provision
has been made for ^charg
ing the debts due to certain
foreign officers, on account
of pay and services during
the late war, the interest
thereof; as expressed in the
certificates granted to the
TREASURY
OF THE
United States?'
This is therefore to give
notice, That provision has
been and is made for the
payment of the principal of
the laid debt at the Trealury
of the United States at any
time after the fifteenth day
of October next, upon de
mand of the parties re
spectively to whom the laid
;certificates were granted, or
their respective lawful re
presentative or attornies
duly constituted and author,
iifed, and the production of
the certificates in each case
granted; and allo for the
payment of the interest
which Shall be due upon the
Said certificates to the thirty
firft day of December next,
inclusively, at Paris, in con
formity to the tenor of the
said certificates.
Y— iiER ea sS^^^VLe^W/f
of Stratham, has a
Note of hand against me,
for Four Pounds lawful mo
ney—all persons are hereby
cautioned against purchas
ing said Note as it was frau
dulently obtained I am de
termined not to pay it.
JOHN SINKLER.
Stratham, October 16, 1792.
In consequence of the fore
going provision, interest af
ter tlie said last day of De
cember next, will cease up
on all Inch of the laid debts,
for the payment whereof
application flhall not have
been made pursuant ro the
tenor hereof, prior to the
firft day of January, one
thousand seven hundred and
ninety-three.
laid officers, by virtue of a
resolution of the United
States inCongrefs assembled,
is payable at the house of
Mf.Grand, Banker atParis.
Should there be any who
prefer receiving their whole
dues,intereft as well as prin
cipal at the Trealury afore
laid, it shall be in theirop
tion lo to do ; but in this
case all such who are not
within the United States, at
the date hereof, must make
known their election to the
Minister Plenipotentiary of
the -United States, at the
Court of France, or to the
person whom he Shall ap
point for that purpose, and
must obtain from the said
Minister Plenipotentiary, or
from the perlon appointed
by him, a certificate of his
having made and communi
cated his election So to do.
SAMUEL MEREDITH,
Treasurer cf the United Stales.