The Newhampshire gazetteer — Exeter, N.H., 1790-10-09 00:00:00, page 2

An ACT, for the relief of disabled
Soldiers and Seamen, lately in the service of
the United States, and of certain other persons.
BE it enaaed „ the Senate and House ^Re
presentatives of the United States of A
merica in Congress assembled, That Stephen Califfe,
Jeremiah Ryan, Joseph M'Gibbon, Samuel Gar
retfon, Ephraim M'Coy, Christian Khan, David
Steele, jofeph Shattlief, and Daniel Culver; disa
bled soldiers lately in the service of the United
States, be allowed pensions at the rate of five dol
dars per month from ,the time their pay in the ar
my refpeaively ceased. That Christian Wolfe,
a disabled soldier, be allowed a pension at the rate
of four dollars per month from the date of his dis
charge. That Edward Scott, a disabled soldier,
be allowed a pension of three dollars per month,
from the date of his difeharge. That David Wea
ver and George Schell, disabled soldiers, be each
allowed a pension, at the rate of two dollars per
month, from the date of their refpedive difeharges.
That Seth Boardman, a disabled soldier, be allow
ed a pension at the rate of three dollars and one 3d
es a dollar per month, from the seventeenth day of
March, one thousand (even hundred and eighty-fix.
That Severinus Knoch, a disabled captain of colo
nel Jacob Klock's regiment of Newyork militia,
be allowed a pension, at the rate of five dollars per.
month, from the twentieth day of August, one thou
sand seven hundred and seventy-seven. That John
Younglove, a disabled major of colonel Lewis Van
Woort's regiment of Newyork militia, be allowed
a pension, at the rate of fix dollars per month,
from the thirtieth day of July, one thousand seven
hundred and eighty-one. That William White,
a disabled private of colonel Williams' regiment
of Newyork militia, be allowed a pension at the
rate of three dollars and one third of a dollar per
month, from the firft- day of April, one thousand
seven hundred and eighty-fir. That Jacob Ne\v
kerk, a disabled soldier of colonel John Harper's
regiment of Newyork Bate troops, be allowed a
pension, at the rate of three dollars per month,
fromthe twenty-second day of October, one thou
sand seven hundred and eighty. That David Poole,
a disabled seaman lately in the feryice of the Uni
ted States, be allowed a pension of five dollars per
month, to commence on the fifth of March, one
thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine.
And be it further enaaed, That Caleb Brewster,
lately a lieutenant, who was wounded and disabled
in the service of the United dates, be allowed
three hundred forty eight dollars and fiftyfeven
cents, the amount of his necessary expenses for
sustenance and medical assistance while dangerously
ill of his wounds, including the interest to the firft
of July, one thousand seven hundred and ninety.
And that the said Brewster be allowed a pension
equal to his half pay as lieutenant, from the third
of November, one thousand seven hundred and
eighty three, he firft having returned his commu
tation of half pay.
• And be it further enaaed, That Nathaniel Gove,
a disabled lieutenant, lately in the service of the
United States, be allowed a pension, at thl rate of
fix dollars and two thirds of a dollar per month,
from the twentieth of May, one thousand seven
hundred and seventy-eight, to the firft of July,
one thousand seven hundred and eighty-fix, and
that he be allowed at the rate of thirteen dollars
and one third of a dollar per month, from the said
firft day of July, one thousand seven hundred and
eighty-fix.•
And be it further enaaed, That the commission
er of army accounts be authorized and directed to
fettle the pay and depreciation of pay, of John
Stevens, a hostage in the late war at the capitula
tion of the Cedars, as a captain in the line of the
army, and that he issue certificates accordingly.
That he also iffae a certificate to Charles Markley
lately acaptain in Armand's corps, for the com
mutation ofhis half pay. That he also fettle the
accounts of James Derrey, and Benjamin Hardi
fon, who were made prisoners in Canada, in May
one thousand seven hundred and seventy-six, and
forcibly detained in captivity among the Indians,
and that he iffae certificates for the balance of their
pay refpeaively, to the third of November, one
thousand seven hundred and eighty-three.
And be it further enaaed, That the several pen
sions mentioned in this aft, due or to become due
from the fifth of March, one thousand seven hun
dred and eighty-nine, (hall be paid according to
such laws as have been made, or (hill be made re-,
lative to invalid pensioners: And that the arrears
of the said pensioners, due before the said fifth day
of March, one thousand seven hundred and eighty
nine, (hail be paid in such manner as Congress
may hereafter provide for paying the arrears of
penfion#.
CONGRESS.
REMONSTRANCE of ALMASA Q of AL
MAS ALI CAWN za Gen. HASTINGS.
II A*Y SttbjtarfabgHtffi'd—my whole kingdom
fpoiled^m^ @ rifled, and my hus
band slain.—O fay vil^ monster ! art thou fatis
fied ?— Haft thou, rapacious brute fufficient wealth?
Perhaps, infatiate, thoti art thirsting still for hu^
man gore f O mayest thou ever thirst ! And may
the righteous Gods deny thee water to tool thy
boiling blood ! Inhuman wretch ! have not the
braveftof my fubjeds bled ?— are they not all
butchered—all massacred ?—and , did not Indian
foam again with gore ! Where is the murderer
who has slain his fellow? where the robber? where
the paricide ? approach, for ye are Innocent arid
clean ! Your fouls are whiter than the ocean foam,
compared with him, the murderer of millions !
Yes, bloody brute ! the murderer of millions!
Where are the swarms that covered all my land ?
that cultured land, of which each foot was a garden,
doomed to fopport the millions of my host? Are
they not. buttered all—*all massacred and butcher
ed, bloody monster ! by thy hands ? But why ?
Because, vile brute ! thou mull have wealth ? be
cause thou must have wealth, my people bled ? The
land was floated with a tide of gore. My fields,
my towns, my cities foam in blood ! and through
all India one tremenduous groan—the groan of
millions, echoed to the Heavens. I : .
Curft be your nation ! and forever curft be the'
luckless hour, when India firft beheld you ! We
have a custom here, as old as time, of honoring
justice. Why ? Became it is justice ; and virtue
is beloved, because it i/VifethL' As Indians need
no hell, they know of none : Yon chriftians fay
you have one—it is weff you have—your crimes
call loudly for it—and I will swear. if Haftisgs is
not damned, your boasted God- is worse than he;
and heaven itfelf becomes a black accomplice in
the monster's guilt.
Hastings ! my husband war your prisoner : The
wealth of kingdoms flewto his relief—you took
the ransom, and you br&e ypur faith, ALMAS
was slain !--it was perjqg-to your foul I but per
jury is a little crime to jou; in fouls so bjack, it
seems aln,oft a virtue—Know, monster! know, that
the prodigious wealth you fold four foul for, was by
justice gained: Itwas n^ Acquired by rapine,
force and murder; it was. theatre afares of my fa
thers, their's by conquest, artd legal domination :
from old time transmitted by the father to the son,
in just succession. Now ,u call it four's; and
dearly you have purchased it : For know, when
the just Gods sh all hear the cry of blood, and at
your hands demand the fouls you have murdered,
that gold will never pay their price— will never
pay your awful ransom ! You must go where Al
mas fits on a lofty throne ; and every hour he stabs
an Englifhman> and fweetfy feafts upon his bloddy
heart and trembling so f For, monffrous wretch!
to thy confusion know, Almas can now reliffi no
other food than hearts of Englishmen ! Yet thou
art fafe ; yes, monster, %, arfifrfan tiri& re
past : A heart polluted @ ten thousand crimes
is not a feaft for Almas. Tremble yet, he will
tear that heart from its bloody case; and tois it to
hit dogs. Vultures ffiall be poisoned ty thy corfe,
and wolves thill run mad by feeding on thy mur
derous carcase. —MORE f—When some vile'
wretch, some monster of mankind, some brute like
THE following Epitaph is inscribed bn a tomb
stone in Kimbolton church-yard, in the county of
Huntingdon, over the grave of " John Lettuce, a
ged 21 years."
ALL,on that tome m, grate to fee^
As I am now, fo,ou must be ;
Therefore prepare, make no delay,
For lin m, prime was taex away.
PARODY.
John Lettuce complains, and indeed with forte reason,
That Death cut him off, ere be came in full season ;
Let's invoke Heaven's aid, then, to stop jucb dire ra
vage,
And grant that in future each Lettuce may Cabbage.
And hit further enaaed, That there (hall be
allowed to Seth Harding, for three months arid
ten days services on board the Alliance frigate,
during the late war, at the rate of sixty dollars per
month, being the pay of a captain, to be paid out
of the monies arising from imposts and tonnage.
FREDERICK A. MUHLENBERG,
Speaker of the House of Reprejintativess
JOHN ADAMS, Pice-Prefdent of the United
States, and PreJident of the Senate.
APPROVED, AUG. 11, 17,.
THOMAS JEFFERSON, Secretary of State
GEORGE WASHINGTON,
PreJident of the United States.
(true copy)
ENGLISH EPITAPH
\dated jfiguJ? 4, 1790.
" Since, my last, the gentlemen mentioned to
you are now forming themfefves into a company
for the purpdfe of building three vessels of force,
mounting from 24 to 40 24-pounders, compleatl,
manned and equipped ; they propose to load the
fame with tobacco, flour, &c, &c. and proceed to
sea by the Gulph of Mexico; with a full d'etermi*
nation-to punifli severely every infuh which in' vie,
lation of treaties, may be offered to the American
flag failing down the Miflifippi. It is generally
foppofed they will embark 12 or r];oo men, in or>
der to assert America's undoubted right to the'
navigation ofthe Miffifippi, &c. &c. ^
A number of wolves have lately been killed b, ,
the inhabitants near Calkill mountains.——Bears :
and other wild animals are pouring from the north
in great numbers, and are becoming very trouble
some to the country around. They have commit*
ted much mifehief already among the sheep, seve
ral farmers have sustained great losses by them, one
in particular, whose flock was Rationed on a moon*
tain, a considerable distance from his dwelling, had
upwards of 17 killed in one night by those vora#
cious beasts of prey.
CT NEWYORK, SEPT. 2^
Extf^a of a letter from a gentleman on th Obio^
BOSTON, SEPTEMBER 29.
Rxtraa of a letter from a gentleman in St. ,ol>n'e.
Ne^w-Brunfaiek, to bis friend in this town, dated
14th September ,1790.
" OUR whole conversation here is engrossed b,
an a&ion tried last Saturday, in which the wtll.
known General Bebedia Arnold was plaintiff, and
your acquaintance Mr. Monfon Hayt, was defends
ant.—The action was brought by the former to
recover damages for scandalous words spoken by
the latter, who had achufed him very publicly of
willfully setting fire to his ftore,(which was burned
down two years ago, with a large quantity of goods#
supposed near £.4000 fterlirig worth) and of rob
bing or stealing from him a large Jam of moneys
The trial lasted feventeeen hours, when the Jury
brought in a verdid for the plaintiff, with zof. da.
mages. So ^m,; do we eftimafe the charader of
such a Brigadier. General here. Nine of the jury
were for giving him fix-pence— and had it not bee,
fg the charge of robbing, that was not fully prq,
ved, Mr. Hayt would have cast him and got costs.
Every body here rejoices at it, as Mr. Hayt is ge.
nerally efeemed, and the other detested as much
ar amongst you.—There were many circumstances
brought to to the fire was deigned, bet the mg#
tis feared that not any of the said vessels wilt
ever be got off ; their situation is better conceived
than described : their cargoes are all fafe, and no
lives loft.——Only three escaped the fury of the
night and rode by their bowers, which are, the
brig Betsy, Capt.' RoWins, of Portsmouth—brig
Hamilton, Capt. Coilins, of Philadelphia—and
schooner Jane, Capt. Forbes, of this place.
The black clouds the face of heaven deform'd.
The whiffling wind Joon ripen'd to a farm,.
The waves tremendous roar, and billows roll ;
Dark night defends, impetuous rocks the ground,
And the hoarse railing thunders echo round.
It was not till arout 12 oclock that the ftornl
was at its height, when it blew a violent hurricane
attended with rain ; it continued unabated during
the remainder of the night. Wind varying from
N. E. to S.E.
T
he commander, and crews on hoard the veffelt
in 'he harbor of Port Louis, upon being sensible
of its approach, used every possible exertion to
brave its force, and keep the Shipping at their an#
chorage ; but the lempeft increasing; every exertion
proved ineffectual, & the following veflels unfortu^
nately drove on Jhore, viz. Brig OliveiCapt.Brown,
of Portsmouth—sloop Difpatch,Capt. Wyat, of Bof
ton—fcbooner Clarissa, Capt. Morrison, belong
ing to Ms. Gordon-Hoop Count Dillon, Capts
Carme, of Martinique—-sloop Neptune, Capt. Ron•
gine, of ditto —fchoonef Flying Delight, Capt.
Simmons, of St..Vincents—fchooner blossom, Capt,
Collins of this island.
Tobago, august 13.
ON Tuefday night lalt the inhabitants of this
colony were fpeftators to one of the most
(hocking and tempestuous nights that ever this i
land experienced. During the afternoon, the fore
boding clouds rapidly traversed from one quarter
to the other, and threatened us with all that ensu
ed; in the evening the elemental ftrife encreafed ;
and
thee, perhaps thy relative, laden withterimes with
out a name, (hall stalk thro' earth, and we want
curses for him, we will torture thought to curse the
wretch ; and then to damn him mod fupr<mely,we
will call him HASTINGS.
AMERICAN ADVICES.