The Newhampshire gazetteer — Exeter, N.H., 1792-11-21 00:00:00, page 3

LEXINGTON,fKm^Q Sept.ig.
I Extract of a letter from a cit
izen of Cincinnati, Sept.
9th, 1792.
"THE day before yefter
l day, General Wilkin
son returned to this place,
from a visit to the out post,
and an extensive excurlion
I to General St. Clair's field of
slaughter, and around the
head waters of the big mi
ami—l am informed that
A he has discovered two piec
„es of the brass ordnance loft
{ on the 4th of November—
that he explored the coun-
I try in front of the field of
;battle within eight miles of
the old Miami village, which
iturns out to be sixty miles
from the field—He has also
# explored to the east of Gen
/rtal St. Clair's trace —from
) whence it appeared that the
Governor bore much too
, 1 far to the westward. —We
I, ,are told the General passed
[ 'through leveral extensive
k encampments occupied bv
V'the savages about the month
[ of May on the head waters
of the Miami but that he
was not able to discover any
been sent to him by the de
partment of L'Aifne.
The administrators of that
department had received
two letters from General
La Fayette, exhorting them
to adhere to the re solutions
entered into bv the depart
ment of Ardennes, of which
Sedan was the chief town.
In the general's firft letter
he observed, that Paris was
in a horrid Rate of anarchy.
—He spoke of the captive
king—of the monarch, sus
pended by the guilty sons of
fa&ion, both against the
people's will, & against the
letter and spirit of the con.
ftitution. As a foldier,Gen.
J a could not but acknowl
edge his conventional king
—as a citizen, he reminded
the department that he was
among the firft to proclaim
the sovereignty of the peo
ple; and that iince he drew
his firft breath, his every
idea had been in favour of
Freedom. When he consi
dered the actual state of the
National Affembly,he could
not think them in posses
sion of more liberty than
the king ; for all their de
crees, laid the young Gene
ral, are directed by a lawless
banditti !
American Intelligence.
party of thele murderers —
indeed it is probable, that
was not his objed, as he
does, I am informed' still
confider himfelf restrained
from offenfive operations."
Thursday last arrived the
schooner Abigail, Sam'l Gooch
matter, from Malaga. The
captain failed from Gibraltar
the 29th of Sep. and informs
that it was currently reported
and generally beleived at that
fortress, that the King of Spain
was equipping 70,000 men to
march against tie armies of
France —that the Ruffian army
had joined the Aultrians, and
that there had been an engage
ment with the main body of
the French army, in which the
French troops proved victori
ous, having not only kept their
ground, but Gain immense
numbers of their enemies. Par
ticulars the captain had it not
in his power to relate.
NORWICH, November 15.
Extras of a letter from a gentleman in
Lebanbn, (State of New-Hampshire)
to his friend in this City, dated Odo
her 28th, J 792.
" On the night of the nth inflant,
between 11 and 12 o'clock, the Meet
ing.Houfe belonging to the Shaking
Quakers, in Enfield (this date) was en
tirely consumed by fire, with between
20 and 30 beds, and a considerable
quantity of clothing, the property of
those of that fed, who improved it for
an habitation. Although there were
upwards of 20 people in the houfe,the
fire was not discovered until too late
to save any thing ; and some narrow,
ly escaped from the raging element,
with their live?. The loss is estimat
ed at 2000 pounds.
P O RTTaWNov, 15.
A late writer in a W. India paper
recommends ballasting boats and small
craft with water, in kegs of about 15
or 20 gallons each, made in such a
manner as will take least room in flow
ing. In this case, if the boat upset,
(he will float with the calks and per
haps save the lives of all on board ; &
when you are becalmed,ftart your wa
ter and the boat will row easier and
when the wind breezes fill up your calk
which you may always do by the help
of a tunnel and bucket. A boat bal°
lasted with water in calle, fails much
livelier on the water than one with
done.
A gentleman in New-York at alate
court, recovered nine law suits ;
they were refpefting the fulfilment of
contrasts in the (peculating way, to
the amount of 90,000 dollars !
Wagers of five hundred guineas to
fifty, have been laid in Dublin; that
if the duke of Brunswick should ever
reach Paris, he will not escape alive.
The Items of common field nettles,
prepared in the fame manner as flax,
will yield a thread capable of being
wrought into durable cloth.
We are happy to hear that Mr. Haf
well, whose printing-office at Rutland
in the slate of Vermont was lately
coufumed by fire, is again re-inflated
in his business.
A vessel has arrived at Wifcaffet in
29 days from England.—She brings
intelligence that the duke ofßrunfwick
was surrounded by the armies ofFrance
—ls this be the case, farewell royalty
and]defpotifm to France.
A strong fleet was arming in Eng
land by the last accounts ; their desti
nation unknown—ls,ooo tons of (hip
ping are likewise engaged by the go
vernment of that country to carry
troops fomeiuhcre.
PHILADELPHIA, fo 3 .
The colonial Assembly of Gauda
^upe we hear, had a meeting about
the middle of September last to delib
erate on the property of admitting ves
sels of all nations into their ports ;
but we have not yet heard the result.
NEWBURYPORT, Nov. 14.
Last Thursday 2 Oxen were driven
through the town of Concord, to Bos
ton market, for sale, one of which
weighed 2576, and the other 24 2 4
pounds—The least ox measured fix feet
and two inches in height.
When Quin, a famous comedian,
was one day lamenting that he grew
old, a pert young fellow asked him,
what he would give to be as young as
he was ? "I would even submit (laid
Quin) to be almost as foolifh."
Yesterday the Rev. Mr.
yofeph Brown, was installed
over the second Church and
Congregation in this town.
The Rev. Dr. Haven made
the firft prayer —Rev. Dr.
M'Clintock preached an ex
cellent sermon, from A&s
ii. XXII. —Rev. Mr. Thayer
prayed previous to the
Charge—Rev. Dr. Langdon
gave the Charge —Rev. Mr.
Rowland the Right Hand of
Fellowship—and the Rev.
Mr. Buckminfler made the
concluding prayer.
AMOSKEIG BRIDGE,
In this state, was begun the
3d of August last, at which
time the timber was grow
ing, the rocks dispersed in
the river. On the 29th of
September following, which
makes 57 days inclusively,
the bridge was passable for
travellers, and is now com
pleted.
556 feet in length,is fop
ported by five piers, and an
abutment on each fide—the
piers are 60 feet in length
and 80 in width—the oufide
made of hewn timber, and
filled with rocks ; a brace
extends 20 feet from the
upper end of the pier,mak
ing the whole length Bofeet
at the bottom —the fartheft
distance between the piers
is 89 set—the top of the
bridge is 30 feet from the
bottom of the river—about
2,000 tons of timber were
used in conftruding the
wood work.
Among the Member, of the Assem
bly of Conneaicut, now in session, there
are, one Gunn, one Pond, one Fox, one
Starling, four Smiths, one Taylor, one
Marfo, three Hulls, one Sivan, two
Kings, one Baber, three Hydes, one
Weed; one Bull, one Battle, one Lake,
two Clerks, one Robbin, one Ensign,
one Potter, one Porter, one Beach, one
Leach, one Cook, one Berry, two Harts
one Miller, t< 0 Peeks— and strange in
deed to be told, among the whole
number there it but one Silliman !
EXETER, November 21,
NOMENCLA-TURAL ODIIY.
DIMENSIONS.
From the Knoxville Gazette,^ oa< 10
IT is an undoubted truth that the
governors of Louifania and of Pensa
cola, have opened the dores of the
King of Spain, in Weft Florida, to the
Creeks and Cehrokees, and delivered
them arms and ammunition in abun
dance, advising and (Emulating them
to go to war against the frontier inha
bitants of the United States, and that
quickly, that now or never was the
time, while the States were at war
with the northern tribes.
On the 30th of last month, about
midnight, John Buchanan's Ration, 4
miles fouth of Nashville (at which sun
dry families had col.le&ed and fifteen
gun.men) was attacked by a party of
Creeks and Lower Cherokees, foppof
ed to consist of 3 or 400. Their ap
proach was fufpe&ed by the running
of cattle that had taken fright at them,
and upon examination, they were
found rapidly advancing within ten
yards of the gate, when they received
the hill fire. They immediately re
turned it, and continued a very heavy
and constant fire for an hour, and were
repulsed with considerable loss, with
out injuring man, woman or child, in
the Ration.
During the whole time of attack,
the Indians were never more did.,nt
than ten yards from the block-boule,
and often in large numbers close round
the lower stalls, attempting to put
fire to it. One afeended the roof with
a torch, where he was fbot, and fall
ing to the ground, renewed his at
tempts to fire the bottom logs, and
was killed. The Indians fired 30
balls through a port hole of the over,
juting which lodged in the roof in the
circumference of a hr.t. Upon view
ing the ground next morning, much
blood appeared, and signs that many
died, and had been dragged off to
their horses, which they had left a
mile from the station.
An opinion has prevail
ed that the Americans fall
short of the longevity of
the inhabitants of Europe.
After premising that we are
less attentive in collecting
the instances of long life
here than inEurope,we shall
enumerate a few extracts
from the newspapers during
1789 and 1790. Mrs. Ken
ze,,Northcarolina,aged 114.
Mr. Elitbrop, Connecticut,
105. Mr. Carter, Connec
ticut, 107. Mr. Williams,,
Conneaicut, 101- Mrs.
D^fey, Conneaicut, 103.
M.s. Dixon, Maffachuletts,
lot, and Mrs. Newton, 106.
whose mother was 113, and
sister, 102. Mrs, Chapman,
Massachusetts, 101. Mr.
Hayley, Newhampfhire, 101,
and Mrs. Ulrich, 105. Mr.
Van Verts, Albany, 124.
Dr. Vanlear, Pennsylvania,
104. Mr. Montz, 100, and
Mrs. Benneifon, 100.
Just Publijhed,
fed to be fold at this Office,
a'DIALOGUE BETWEEN A
Believer & Unbeliever-
Exeter, Nov. 1792. ,
IX7ANTED a few pounds
LAMBS-WOOL Enquire
of the printer. Sept. 1792.