The Columbian informer, or, Cheshire journal — Keene, N.H., 1795-01-06 00:00:00, page 3

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The ship Louisa, Capt. Cow
ard, 41 days from Amsterdam,
arrived on Monday night last.
Captain Coward brought no par
ticulars, but informs us, that
between the French army and
Amsterdam, there was no op
,u Jon, except the remnant of
^ ^ Duke of York's army, which
Kwo generally believed, was
panic struck and would run, ali
as, fail back, alias, take up a
new pefition, at thefght of the
enemy without firing a Ihot —
and that couriers were hourly
expected and hoped tor by the
generality of the people, announ
cing the arrival of the Sans Cu
lottes at their gates.
He was boarded off the capes
by the Cleopatra frigate, the
lieutenant of which laid he was
in hopes the French would be
in possession of London, before
To shew how the crusade is
execrated by even the Dutch of
ficers themfeiVes, Captain Cow
ard was boarded by the lieuten
ant of one of their frigates, who
informed him, that the war was
looked on by the majority of the
people of Holland, as a minifte
ria| one, and the idea of profc
cuting it universally reprobated
—that for his own part, he tho't
some ads of the French were
rathercrucl—but still had not
the least enmity against cither
the nation, or the people, indi
vidually —and that he sincerely
hoped, that the valour of the
French was crowned with the
poffeffien of Amsterdam. But
to fight was his bread, and he
was compelled to do it.
Captain Coward further in
forms, that the French are
bending their whole force to
wards Amsterdam, thinking as
soon as they take that, Rotter
dam and other places must soon
fall.
fiom the Senate, to eonfider of, end re
port shat bulincfs is receffary firft co be
entered upon, and done at this Seffidn.
The committee appointed in June lali
to examine the river Merrimac from
Thornton's ferry, to Kelly's ferry, fc
called, and report to the General Court
at their next session, the place that will in
their good opinion be reort fuitabie to build
a bridge, and belt commode the public,
reported that it is their opinion, that about
50 rods below Thorton's ferry will best
commode the public, if judged by arti
ficers, who are acquainted in that bufi
nefs, that a bridge can be built and likely
to Band ; if not, they would recommend
at or near Cromwell's falls to be the
place for a bridge. Signed,
Robert Means, John Be/1, Jere. Prichard,
Which report was read, acd voted that
it be accepted so far as that a bill be
brought in, allowing Samuel Chafe, and
others, the petitioners for building a
bridge at or near Thornton's ferry, to
proceed on said business
Voted, That Meffis. Dole, Cilley and
Willard, be a committee to join one from
the Senate to confider of the petition of
the Seleamen of Weftmoreland, praying
that the limits of said town may be exten
ded to the weftern bank of Connecticut
river, and of all petitions of a similar na
ture.
Voted. That Mfffrs. Gains, Badger,
and Simpson, be a committee to join oae
from the Senate, to consider of the petition
of the Selectmen of Orange, praying for
abatement of the tax for deficiency of Sol
diers, &c.
By Yesterday's Boston P@ft.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 1,.
Os AMSTERDAM.
These works were begun early in the
summer of 1793, about 250 workmen were
employed through the whole of that sea
son, and about zoo more thro' the latt;
and although they were at firlt considered
as new, dangerous and ex >enfive, were un
dertaken and executed under the fuperin
tendanee of Mr. B. Prescott of Northamp
ton (and with much honor to his genius)
without the aid or direction of any foreign
or experienced Engineer.
This Ca>al is the firlt ever begun in N.
England, and the rird of any confidera
tion, finished in the United States, and
the Inclined Plane, with the machine an
nexed, is the firft of the kind in America.
The works being thus completed, the pre
ftdent, directors and other proprietors,
met there yesterday ; where allo a large
number of other gentlemen were colledi
ed to view the fame—when the fuperinten
dant, to gratify the curiosity of the com
pany, and to fatisfy the proprietors and ci
thers of the practical fuffiriency of this lin
gular Qiachine, by exhibiting a specimen
of its operation, received from the Canal
above, on to the grand carriage, a boat
loaded, not with ordinary merch indif-,but
with a number of gentlemen prefect ; then
let the fame down to the edge of the wa
ter in the canal below, and returned the
fame with 60 or 70 persons, gentlemen &
ladies aboard, to the place where they set
out; when the proprietors gave it the
name of the Hampshire Machine, and the
company then gave three decent and joy
ous cheers, on beholding io pleasing, in
genious and ufeful a novelty in the coun
try-
These works comprise a Canal about 2
miles and a half in length, and about 25
feet wide, cut thro' various foils and of
different depths, one fourth of which dis
tance the Canal is thro' solid rock, and the
average depth cf 100 rods thereof, in the
rock, is near 25 feet.
At the head a very strong dam is erected
tranfeverfely up the river about 160 rods,
and terminates on a rock; over against
the head of which dam another dire& dam
is built on the main Channel, from one
rock to another, eight rods in length,
where the ordinary depth of water is 18
feet, and the current exceedingly strong ;
these dams, with a guard Lock, are erec
ted to overcome the rapids above, and
throw a fufficient quantity of water into
the Canal, and to regulate the fame. To
wards the fouth end of the Can 4 is an In
clined Plane, which with the Hydraulic
machine ann xed, (much improved be
yond the European plan) is designed to
effeft and facilitate the passage of Boats,
&c. over a defeent of fifty feet, without
the ordinary use of Locks —this new in
vention, however it may a&d the pro
prietors in point of expence, will certain
ly much oblige the passenger in regard to
difpateh, as a passage in this way, will be
effected in less than one fourth part of the
time it would take to pass the necessary
number of Locks.
The motion of the carriage seemed per
fectly under the command of the director,
to accelerate or retard it ; and was so easy,
regular and uniform, that the passenger
would difeover by obfervation,rather than
his feelings.
The company were highly pleased with
this new exhibition, and the proprietors,
on feeing the works thus completed and
in such operation, were fully confirmed in
their apprehension, that they would be of
great and extensive benefit to the public,
and indulged some additional hopes, that
in due time they themselves might realize
some small compensation for their great
rifque and expense ; and that having so
boldly led way in an attempt of this
fort, and cai ttheir bread upon the waters,
they Should receive it again, ,though it
might not be till after many, days.
From the rapid Settlement and popula
tion in the northern parts of this country,
the profane annual tranforutieA of pre
IT may be agreeable to many, and pro
bably will be to all, who are pleased with
new and ufeful improvements, to be infor
med, that the LOCKS, CANALS, and
other works at the Falls on Connecticut
River, at South Hadley, are now com
pleated in every part, except the labor of
a day or two at the lower end of the ca
nal.
the end ofthe Campaign. Ufcd
very politely.
Messrs. Hooker & Stebbins,
MASSACHUSE TTS.
SPRINGFIELD, Dec. 50.
The Englifb and Dutch armies, bad united
the principal part of their forces about Nime
gaen and Gorcum, with an intention to pass
the Meuse, make a general attach on the arm,
of tbs Republic, to endeavor to force it to fall
back hibi id Bois le Duc ! and by this means
io binder its penetration into Guilderland.
Pho military operation was executed the day
before ye,erday between the city of Grave &°
the fort of Crevecarur, but with the wer,
success possible for the coalefcedjatellites. The
enemy mat not only repulsed, after a very ob
,inate engagement ; but loft 700 prisoners a
mong whom are 60 French emigrants, whom
a Court-martial will immediately judge.
Be,des this the enemy lofl,four pieces of can
non, and a standard.
They write from Cologne, that a very ac
tive correspondence is carried on between Ge
neral Jourdan's and the Auftrtan army.
Flags of truce pass and repafs incessantly.
without any one knowing the objefl of the
negotiations. A few days face an Austrian
Col. arrived at the (French, bead quarters,
at Cologne.
The garrison at Maeftriebt made afpirited
sortie the day before yefarday ; but it was as
ujuai, npuljed. Thefage of tbis fortrefs goes
on ; and we have every reason to expe& it will
speedily be obliged to capitulate.
'' I hasten to announce to you that Cob
lentz, ibe famous haunt of the Emigrants, is
in our pcffffion. A divifon of the army of
the Sombre and Meuse, commanded by Gen.
Marfcau made thtmjclmes muflers of it jefer
day. Jourdan, the commander in chief, has
just communicated to me this pleefrg intelli
gence. The enemy were entrenched before the
city ; they were beaten, and their redoubts
carried by the bayonet. The city was taken,
and the enemy obliged to pass the Rhine. The
action ceft the enemy a great number of killed
and prijoners.
(Signed) GILLET.
P. S. I also announce to you the capture
of Clever, by the left diwfon of that army —
besides which we now occupy Gueldres.
Delmas. This is, without doubt, the mo
ment to reply to certain individuals, who out
of these walls, injinuate, that the govern
ment wishes our arm, to retreat on the fron
tiers, and to make peace. It results from the
newsyon have just beard, that if that pro
je& has been formed, that neither the armies,
nor thoje who dire& them, are in tbe secret.
The convention ordered the news and the
observations of Delmas 10 be inferred in the
bulletin.
NATIONAL CONVENTION,
O^ober 2.,.
Delmas, organ of the committee of Public
Safety, reported the news by the Telegraphs,
which confirmed the intelligence announced
yferda, ; and read the following letter :
From Gillet, Representative of the
People— dated, Head- Quarters, before
Maeftrieht.
Delmas also read a letter from the Cen. of
the arm, of the Eafern Pjrennes, dated from
La Bidoane. Hsfpeaks of the entbufiajm with
which the arm, receded the tri coloured
standard presented by the Convention. The
letter announced, that the Spanifo General bad
endeavored, b, artifice, to conceal from their
armies the capture of Bellegrade ; but the tri
coloured fag which waved on the walls, and
the difebarge of 2§ cannon, left them no room
to doubt, that the place was an, longer sulli
ed b, saves.
LATEST FROM FRANCE.
Yesterday arrived the schooner Sea
Flower. Capt. Rich, from Bourdeaux, 54
days. By her we have received Paris pa
pers to 30th October, and Bourdeaax to
Nov. sth. We hasten to give the follow
ing translations.
duce up and down Conneaicut river is
truly surprising, and yearly increasing be
:yond what, without calculation, any one
I would probably conceive : The interest oi
I the public, therefore, must be essentially
promoted by every improvement like this
at the falls of South Hadley. The canals
that are contemplated and even begun at
Miller's, at Bellow's & White river falls,
when they shall be completed, will be of
mutual advantage to each other, and the
great and increasing benefitaccruing there
from to the public, will be diffufed into all
parts of the country, and effect more or
less the interaaref every description of per
sons, efpe^^Rin the neighborhood of
Conne&ic^.Rr.
Decern
BOSTON, January 3, 1795.
PARIS, October 27.
We bear from Landean, that the arm, 0^
BRUSSELS, OBober 22.
We learn by the above papers, that faccefs
bad attended the Patriot army in South Fruy
fa, as it is called ; and that a national civic
sea, had been inflituted to commemorate these
jucceffes.
The PreEdent has lately made fomt impor
tant communications to Congrejs—wba: they
relate to is not known out of that body, but
from circum,antes we suppose them to be the
correspondence in, and progress of Mr. Jay's
mission..
&&O O< OOOsOOQCxQOO
On charging her with the fad
she confeffed, that Ilie had put
rats bane into the coffee; but
not with intention to kill —that
it was given her by a neighbor
ing wench, who told her that it
would only make them sick for
awhile and afford her fun.—-
They are both lodged in jail.
[Trenton paper.]
BOSTON, Dee. 3 i.
Last week a drove of Fifty Sheep were
sent to this market, which were railed by
Artemis Howe, Esq. and Mr. Matthews,
of New-Braintree, and which fold in the
market by Mr. Ebenezer Smith, for
Eight Dollars and upwards a head.
Two hogs bought by Mr. Wheaton,the
last week,of one Farmer,weighed 1073,^5
There is a letter in town from Halifax,
which mentions the capture of the Newfound
land,see, by the French. We have teen je
veral other letters from the fame place, which
do not mention the event.
KEENE, January 6.
On Friday last the Rev. El
hanan Winchester, paffcd thro'
this town on a visit to his bro
thers in Weftmorland,—and on
Sunday next (we are informed)
he purposes to preach at the
Baptist Meeting House, in laid
town.
THE above contains the out lines of the
information from the armies and she frontiers
—The Convention is hourly employed in cor
reding the abuses of their predeceffrs —They
have ordered the arre, and trial of Carrier,
by whose orders the faceting: and shoumirgs
at Nantz, took place—and of le Bon, tie
Monk who ravaged Arras. The " Moniteur
National" of tie yh Oaober, is filled with
the proceedings on tbo, trials ; and the evi
dences bring forward fads at which human
ity foudders. Tranquility feme to have Juc
ceeded to the terror which pervaded all France,
during the tyranny of Roberfpierre. The de
crees which tended to paralyze Lyons, Bour
deanx, & other manufaanring & commercial
towns, are repealed; and meafares are taking
to reflore to France the ufeful arts and feun
ces. Since the fall of Roberfpierre, the,topic
appear in high spirits, and from the appear
ances in the interior of France, a ,ranger
would hardly cenjeaure that the nation was at
war. The axe of she guillotine is wholly ua.
employed.
Farms to Let !
TO be Let, three good FARMS ly.
ing in Keene. The fubferiber nil!
stock them wholly, or half, as may bed
suit the persons who with to hire.— Far
farther particulars enquire of
ALEXANDER RALSTON.
K:cne, Jan. §, 1795.
We hear from Sussex county
(NewJerfey)that a negro wench
belonging to a Mr. Warren late
ly attempted the deftrudion of
the whole family by Poison!
Our informant lays that three
are dead, and the lives of the
remainder (four in number)
doubtful.
the Rhii s marches forward. The Prussians
retire towards Offenheim ; and the riuflri
ans ba-ue crossed the Rhine below Worms.—-
Two of thetr regiments are yet on this fide of
the Rhine, but they will jeon bo on the other
f^
FTe wait with impatience for news from
the interior of Holland. Vce last received
announced that an infurreaiex was organi
zed and ready to break out the firfl favoura
ble moment, particularly at Awflerdwa, Ley
den, Utretebt, Dort, Haerlem. and all
Nortb-Molland. Ca Ira !
FROM POLAND