The Newhampshire gazetteer — Exeter, N.H., 1790-09-24 00:00:00, page 3

PORTLAND, SEPT. 6, „
On Mondoy evening latt, a Mr. Adams belong,
ing to the county of York, was flopped m the woods
betwixt this town and Saccarappa, his money de
manded, and his life threatened. Mr. Adams
drew some money from his pocket; and presented
it ; but the highwayman in attempting to take it,
dropt a blanket that was wrapt about him, by the
fall of which Mr. Adams' horse was affrighted,
and sprang forward and left both the robber and
his blanket behind hira—-neither of which have
since been heard of.'
We are also informed that another person was
assaulted, during the last week in Saco woods ; but
the highwayman was obliged to make off. The
particulars have not yet come to hand.
PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 18.
Great commotions still continue to prevail in
many parts of France. Many valuable citizens
fall a facrifice to the rage ofthe moment by the
hands of unprincipled ruffians or lawless mobs. M.
Poland gave a most melancholy account to the
National Assembly of France, of some tumults in
the city of Nifmes. In this city the ariftocratics
have a flrong party which hey have been at great
pains .to strengthen by every possible means. On
the 13'th inst. the dragoons who had refufed ta as
sociate with the regiment of Guinne, for the fafe.
ciency in naval taffies, was displayed, the British
fleet at last came off vidorious, having sank two of
their ffiips, taken two, and so crippled four others,
that it is supposed they will not be able to reach^ the
port of Cadiz, for which they left them fleering.
The Dons, in imitation of their ally the French,
made dreadful havoc among our rigging—tofomuch
as to disable us from perfuing them—which it is
evident they had a presentment of, and provided
accordingly. lam forty to add that rewards the
close of the day we loft two of our moll experienc
ed commanders, with a great many brave tars.—
But further particulars, and the names of the cap
_ tains, who fell you (hall have in my next.
SAVANNAH, (GEOR.) JUNE 1%.
SO prevalent has the pradice of duelling be
come lately, that Maj. Small and Capt. Qua, two
men of colour, some few days pall agreed to meet
at a time and place appointed; each attended by
a friend with a pair of pMols, to decide a depute
which happened betwixt them.—Capt. C^a, with
a degree of courage for which he has ever been dis
tinguished, punaually attended ; but the Major,
from that natural desire of life which most men are
fond of, neglefted to make his appearance, other
wise 'tis more than probable the dispute had been
ended by the extinction of one of the parties. Ihe
captain, enraged at the cowardly behavior of his
antagonist, determi, s on confining the major a
prisoner in his own house, under the penalty of a
severe Hogging, and appears conkantly armed with
a cowlkin for the purpose.
Copy oj the* Challenge.
<< Capt. Qua tirk himfelf injure by Ma : . Small.
Esq. and require fatis fadion insult.—Maj. Small
mrit eider beg pardon, or fight tomorrow morning
on pistol. My fellow servant Dick fix a place and
will let me know where. You must eider do one
odrer of the two things mind me fay so.
Afternoon, near dark.
Major Small, Ffoire, gentlemens
$ Barber, Savannah."
The Answer.
"Major Small informs Captain Qua, that he has
received his ch^lcge, and will accordingly meet
him agreeable to appointment, in order to put
out of the world a rafesl and a thief that does not
deserve to live in it—By gar.
Captain Q/a. 9 th J une ? 179^
The reader will observe that Capt. Qua's lan
guage is fimpfe and unadorned—Maj. Stall's that
of a person educated in France, and who has seen
the world. Both the gentlemen got their titles
from the British during the war.
CHAMBERSBURGE, SEPT. 2.
Persons lately from the Ohio country inform,
that great preparations are making by the imme
diate direction of Governor St. Clair, for a formi
dable expedition into the Indian country. The
forces, it is laid will consist of <co militia, from
the frontiers of this State, and 1000 from Ken
tucky, to be fepported by a detachment of conti
nentaftrooos—rhe whole to rendezvous about io
miles below Whelen sometime in the beginning
of this month. Whether this force is designed
to cover some negotiation with the Indians on that
quarter; or to commence hostilities against them is
not vet certainly known : but the latter is eYpeded
and hoped for by the inhabitants of the Weftern
Waters.
guard of the city, appealed in the streets with
white cockadesin their hats. A riot ensued. They
were insulted in ail parts of the city, and M. Bou
don loft his life. On the day following the patri
ots shut themfeives up in the fort, and being be
sieged by the dragoons, the place was taken by
storm, and a hundred persons perished in the assault.
In another part of the city a similar scene ofblood
ffied took place between the patriots and their ad
versaries, and among the slain were found a num
ber of Capuchines. ft was strongly fufpefled that
this horrid massacre had been previously medi
tated, the greatest part of the officers of the dra
goons having leen provided with double charges
of powder and ffiot, above the usual allowance. It
was also fufpeded that the Municipal Officers were
engaged.
Extras of a letter from New-York, of Sept. 3.
" On the 30th of May the Spanish army in the
vicinity of Gibralter, advanced their line into tee
neutral ground. Gen. O'Hara, the commandant
there, immediately sent them a message to difeon
tinue their works, with an intimation that if they
perfilled, he would immediately commence a can
nonade upon them. This menace the Spaniards
treated with ncgled, and still continue advancing
their works—Gen, O'Hara therefore immediately
t-Qk every precaution for the Cfety of the fortrefs.
The number of men employed by the Spaniards
on the lines were 3000, and the exertions used by
them in forwarding their works, were such as
makes it probable that a regular siege had com
menced before the packet left England."
We mention the following authentic particu
lars, as well to (hew the spirit of enterprize of our
countrymen, as the fertility of the foil. Mr. Wil
lard of Charleftown, No. 4, a ihort time since built
a barn, 40 feet by 28, raised it, covered it, and
put into it nine hundred (hocks of Wheat, and all
in one day. The (hocks will produce at least One
Thousand bushels of wheat ; and part of the timber
of which the barn is conftruded, was growing in
the above day.
We learn from Vermont, that on Sunday the
15th of July, there was a great fall of hail in the
towns of Royalfton, Sharon, Strafford and Thet
ford, which passed from southwest to northeast. It
is computed that upwards of 10,000 bushels of
grain were destroyed in those four towns.
Tn the New-York City Lottery—No 16,789
drew the 30001. The Ticket is in possession of
Mr. John Robertson, of New-York to keep for two
deferring girls, who had, cut of their scanty earn
ings saved as much money as purchased a ticket
which has proved fuccefsful, and with prudent
management, may put them above the fears of
want or hard service for a livelihood.
D&6/iz— Livermore, 13—Sherburne, 13 —Smith,
13. Keene —Livermore,^ w-Gilman, 30 —Smith,
30. Sari,—Livermore,Smith, 16—Gilman,
16. Acworth —Olcott, 34—Livermore, 32 —Smith,
19 —Gilman, 10— Fotter, 9 — Barnfead —Liverm.
40 —Sherburne, 40—Cogfwell, 21 — Peabody, 191
Chichef er —Livermore, 17— Sherburne, 17 —Judge
Cogfwell, 9 —Peabody, S.Middleton —Livermore,2l
Sherburne,21 —Gilman, 21; Peterborough —Smith
66—William Page, 44—Gilman, 44—Livermore,
11 —Atherton, 11. Pakersfeld —Smith, Livermore,
and Foster, each 25. S/od/gr/—Smith, Page and
Judge Dana, 30 each. Hillsborough— Smith, Li
vermore, and .Page, 30 each. Franciftomn —Li-
vermore, Sherburne and Smith, 30 each. Litch
field-Sherburne, 14— Livermore, 13—Smith, 14.
We learn from Packersfield, that on the 4th
inst. the dwelling house of Samuel Griffin, Esq. of
that town, took fire by putting hot allies into a
leach-tub, which taking fire communicated it to
the house, and notwithllarding the best exertions
to extinguish the flames, the house, together, with
some of the household furniture, were entirely con
sumed. ~ : <
We hear from Richmond, in this state, that on
Saturday evening last, Mr. Jonathan Gaftill, of
that town, and late Representative to the General
Court, cut his throat, which immediately put ape
riod to his life,/
DIED)-- In this tranrMr. Spencer Wallis.
Extraa of a letter from a gentleman in Nemyork to
his friend in Philadelphia, dated August 10, >79°:
" This day the meeting place of Congress in
this city will fall to its proper Owners. May it
never be < ccupied again by a set of ungrateful men,
who think that expending 26,000!. for their conve
nience is a trifle. Men of such sentiments will be
a curse indead of a blel^ng to America."
EXETER, (Friday,) Sept. 24.
VOTES—For Federal ReprefentatiDes—
A FINE DAY'S WORK.
[o^^ tece not received any fafLern
papers by WeciheJday's Mail. We ase greatly obliged
to a gentleman from Pertfn^b for the loan of a
Wednefd^y [Bofon] Paper,firn which we have je
leßed the following.]
Since our last the following letter has been recei
ved by a gentleman in this town tycm his corres
pondent at Madeira, viz. \/
' Madeira, 18th A/guft, 1790.
'' Madrid, 24th July, 1790.
'' I have the pleasure :o inform you, tbat I this
day accepted, in his Majesty's name, a declaration,
signed by Count Florida Blanca, in t^ename
of his Catholic Majesty, and conveying to his (Bri
tanick) Majeffy the fatisfaflion and redress, ^hich
he had claimed from that Ccurt, for the capture of
the British vessels, at Ncotka Sound."
' As this is an authentick letter, I take the firft
possible opportunity of making you acquainted with
so important an event.'
'I have received a copy of the letter sent by Mr.
Fitzherbert* to Mr. Walpole, at Lifuon.—
It is as fol ows :
Capt. Davis, in the Ship Boston-Packet, arri=
'ved here last night, from London, in 6 weeks. Pa
pers by him are down to Augif 7 —and contain the
official Declarations and Counter -Declarations
of fatisfaaion given by Spein to Great Britain, by
engaging " to make full refutation f all the Britijb
vessels which mere captured at Nooka, and to indem
nify the parties interested in those vessels f&r the losses
they jhall have fufained, as soon as the amount there f
fall have been ascertained." Count Blanca, in
the Spanish declaration, then adds, " It being un
derfood that this Declaration is not to preclude or pre
judice the ulterior difeuffen of any right which his
[Spanifh] Majefly may claim to form an exeffve ej
tabli foment at the port of Ncotka."
These declarations were signed and exchanged at
Madrid, the 24th Joly.
John Bull grumbles hideoufly—abtfes the Mini
stry, and swears that the Spanish '' jatisfaaion is no
fatisfaaion at all."
Other information corroborative of the above has
been received in town from Madeira ; with the ad
dition of the following particulars : That all war
like preparations are to cease for three months ; —.
and that before the expiration of that time, winter
will effeaually suspend every naval operation.
Our readers will observe that the concession
made by Spain, is only for the vessels taken in
Nootka Sound. The right of the English to trade
on thh North-weft ccaft of North-America, is to
be the fubjed of future litigation. At present the
condud of Spain does not appear very humiliating
—for (he has paid only for what ffie has taken.—
But the Britiin nation must be greatly disappointed
when they find that Spain is no: to pay rhe expenses
of the British armament —And that the demand
for the vessels taken, was only 200,00 c!. ft rling:—
Whereas the extraordinary pxpenfes of fitting the
English navy for sea. amount to near Tito Millions.
This, as Teague fays in the play, "is gaining a
This event is important as it refpe&s Europe;
but, whether, as it refpeds the United States, we
ought to congratulate our readers on it, we readily
confefs that we are undetermined.
* The Ambassador sent by the Court of Great-Bri
tain to demand refitution from the Court of Spain, for
the Englifo vessels taken in Nootka Sound,
A LL persons indebted to, or have
A demands on the estate of Abra
ham Drake, late of Pittsfield, yeo
man, deceased, are desired to exhibits
the fame immediately for settlement,
to— SARAH DRAKE, Adm'trix.
Pittsfield, 241 b Sept. 1790.
! =fl^Advertifements, &c. emitted this
day,jbsill a,par in our neat.:
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A LL perlons indebted to, or have
demands on the estate of Hum
phrey Noyes, late of Atkinson, de
ceased, are requested to fettle the fame
with Joseph Noyes, tyoinf
Peter Noyes, Ex’tors2
Atkinson, 21st Sep. 1790.
AUTHENTICK INFORMATION:
OF TRANQUILITY.
BOSTON, SEPTEMBER 22.
CONFIRMATON.
NOTE.